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We will be starting the celebrations with our Cultural performances on Sunday, January 26^th, 2020 at Bolles Middle School.

• Cultural Celebrations – Sun, Jan 26^th, 2020, 3:00 PM onwards
  • Venue: Bolles Middle School, 2264 Bartram Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32202
  • Please submit your group performance, skit, group song and/or fancy dress competition entry using links below, before their deadline.
  • Please scroll down to read the rules and details
  • Please email [email protected]  if you have any questions.

Entry is free for all. But there will be a fee for dinner for non-members - $5 per person. Dinner will be free for all ICS members.

Details for the Poster Competition

• Theme: Amazing India. Your poster should depict Places, Events, Culture or Personalities that make India Amazing and Unique!
• It will be on  01/19/2020 at 1.00 pm (registration between 1.00 pm to 1.30 pm). The competition will start at 1.30 pm sharp.  All participants should be at the venue by 1.00 pm.
• Duration 75 minutes.
• Children can use any paint medium (please bring in your color supplies).
• Poster paper will be provided to the children (9x14)
• There will be three age groups:
  • 4 years – 6 years
  • 7 years – 10 years
  • 11 years – 15 years
• Three winners will be awarded in each category. Participation awards for all participants.
• Prizes will be announced and awarded during the cultural celebration on Sunday,  January 26^th, 2020.
• Once this form submitted, an automatic email will be sent to your email address. If you do not receive that email, your form was not submitted. If you are certain that form was correctly submitted, please send an email to [email protected] for help.
• Please register using this link, by January 5th, 2020 (11:59 pm) to help us plan the event better.

For more information, please send your emails to [email protected]

Details for the Cultural Performances

• Venue: Bolles Middle School, 2264 Bartram Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32202
•  Cultural performances (song or dance) should only be patriotic or folk.
•  Groups must have 6 or more participants.
•  Performances should not be more than 4 minutes long.
• Once this form submitted, an automatic email will be sent to your email address. If you do not receive that email, your form was not submitted. If you are certain that form was correctly submitted, please send an email to [email protected] for help.
• Please submit your entry using this link, by Sunday, January 5th, 2020 (11:59 pm). 

Details for the Fancy Dress Competition

• Venue: Bolles Middle School, 2264 Bartram Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32202
• It must be based on India's national hero/ Leaders.
• There will be two groups:
  • 4 years – 6 years
  • 7 years – 10 years
• The Judges' decision will be final.
• Participants will have a maximum of 1 minute as the stage. (going overtime will disqualify for decision)
• Three winners will be awarded in each category. Participation awards for all participants.
• Once this form submitted, an automatic email will be sent to your email address. If you do not receive that email, your form was not submitted. If you are certain that form was correctly submitted, please send an email to [email protected] for help.
• Please submit your entry using this link, by Sunday, January 5th, 2020 (11:59 pm). 

Details for the Elocution competition:

• Topic: Amazing India 

          There will be two groups:

                    8 years – 12 years

                   13 years –16 years

• The Judges' decision will be final.
• The use of flashcards is allowed. However, over-reliance on these cards may negatively impact your score.
• The main judging criteria are Stage Confidence, Delivery Style and Content.
• Participants will have a minimum of 2 minutes and a maximum of 4 minutes of stage time. (performances going overtime will not be judged)
• Three winners will be awarded in each category. Participation awards for all participants.
• Please be at the venue at least 15 mins prior.
• Winners in each category to recite their speech at India Day event.
• Once this form is submitted, an automatic email will be sent to your email address. If you do not receive that email, your form was not submitted. If you are certain that form was correctly submitted, please send an email to [email protected] for help.
• The competition will be on 01/19/2020 at 3.00 pm sharp. (registration between 2.30 pm to 3.00 pm)
• Please submit your entry using this link, by Sunday, January 5th, 2020 (11:59 pm). 
   

NOTE: On Nov 29th, we changed the rule regarding kids. Kids below 12
are now allowed, and their admission cost is $10 less than adult price.

Get ready to party the night away and welcome year 2020 in style with JAXICS.

Festivities

• Games & Karaoke
• DJ:  Bollywood music & dance
• Indian appetizers (mostly veg, with some non-veg options)
• Indian dinner (mostly veg, with some non-veg options)
• Champagne will be provided (to adults only) at mid-night
• Additional drinks can be purchased throughout the night at the cash bar

Schedule

• Arrive at 7pm: check-in, mingle and socialize, take pictures at the photo booth.
• Enjoy appetizers; (optionally) purchase drinks at the cash bar.
• Enjoy a mix of games & Bollywood karaoke.
• Dinner at 10pm.
• DJ dance until mid-night.
• Mid-night: Pop a champagne to welcome the new year.
• Dance some more
• Leave around 12:30.

Rules

• Price is same for adults and kids 12 and above. Price for kids below 12 is $10 less than adults.
• All purchases are final. No refunds.
• You will see member price only when you login with your member account. Member price is applicable only to actual members, not to their non-member friends. If you are a member buying for non-members, please logout first. We will be checking everyone's membership status.
• Drink within your limit. You are responsible for your actions and minors in your family.
• You must follow all the instructions of the organizers. If you don't want to, you have the freedom to leave the party at any time.

Cost

In order to encourage an early decision, we have a progressively increasing price schedule between now and December 31st. As always, we give preferential treatment to our members by offering them lower price early on. You must login with your member account to see member prices.

Please note that tickets are limited, and we will close the purchase form once the hall capacity is reached, so purchase your ticket ASAP.

KIDS below 12: The prices below are for adults and kids 12 and up. For kids below 12, just subtract $10 from adult price.

After reading everything, please click the online purchase form above.

See you all there!

RSVP required - Go to Ticket Purchase form

Festivities

• Event starts with a Social hour for you to mingle in your Diwali best
• The main attraction: Dazzling dance performances
• Sumptuous Indian dinner (preceded by appetizers)
• Event ends with open-to-all, free-style dance to DJ music

How to attend

In order to attend ICS Diwali, you need to do at least one of the following:

• Become a member.
• Become a sponsor.
• Buy a VIP table (see below).
• Buy a guest pass ($30 each) - guest pass purchase form - 1 pass, 2 passes, 3, 4, 5 ...

Become a member!

Please note that you must comply with all instructions of the management and security staff at all times.

Booths, Sponsorships, Yearbook Ads and VIP tables

Support our community and help your business at the same time ...

• Get a booth: email [email protected] and pay $350 here.
• Become a sponsor: See packages here and then email [email protected].
• Buy a VIP table (full table for 8 people $500, half table for 4 people $250)
• Advertise in our Year Book (Diwali Booklet) - full page ad, half page ad, quarter page ad, business card size.

Please note that you must comply with all instructions of the management and security staff at all times.

Performance entries

ICS Diwali is the biggest South Asian event in Jacksonville, so it is understandable that lots of people want to perform on ICS Diwali stage. And we welcome that! But there are some rules. Read everything before submitting entries ...

• All participants must be current members.
• Children under 18 yrs cannot get individual membership on their own, they will need to be registered under a family membership.
• All participants can only participate in one dance/item for the Diwali program.
• You can register your entry online once the entry form is open for registration. Please register under the correct age group (most of your participants must be in the age range you select).
• Minimum 10 participants required per group entry.
• Duration for each performance is strictly limited to 4 minutes.
• You will be able to add more than 10 participants if you have a larger group. You will not be able to choose your spot. We will assign a spot to all items by a lucky draw system in the presence of all coordinators/choreographers.
• Multiple groups will not be allowed to use the same song so register your entry early to be able keep the song of your choice.
• You will not be able to make changes to your entry online, once it is registered. The primary group contact will receive a separate link to upload their MP3 track and group picture.
• Last date for submitting your entries is Oct 2nd (including your MP3 track and group picture).

We look forward to having a fun and entertaining evening, so let's rock it!!

JAXICS Diwali Yearbook 2019

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Free for members, $10 for Non Members

Reminder:  Early sign-up for 2020 memberships includes participation in Talent Show 2019. 

Details and Rules for Talent Show

• Performances are grouped in 4 different age categories - Ages 4 - 6,7 - 10, 11-16, 17+ 

• Performances can be solo or group performances.

• No language restrictions

• You can perform anything - sing, dance, play an instrument, speed painting or write your own poem and recite it. Anything which you can showcase in 4 minutes.

• You will need to bring your own track, instrument or tools for your act, if needed

• Time limit for performance is 4 minutes.

• All performances will be judged by professionals from our community.

• Top 3 performers in each age group will receive prizes if we have more than 5 entries. Otherwise only one will be the winner per age group.

• Send us your details if you are interested in participating - Name, Contact Number, Email Id, Item Description,Special Instructions. If your child is interested in Participating then we need Parent Contact details. Email should be sent to [email protected]

Register Here - Talent Show Entry form

It's time to get some exercise and enjoy a fun filled  ICS 2019 Sports Day. There are various game competitions we have planned for the day. This day you will be able to enjoy with your spouse as well as children. We have games for everyone. The venue, date and time for each games is scheduled as below. Please submit your team as well as individual entry as early as possible. We have limited team spots as well as individual spots due to Arena availability. Please register for the games below.

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We Indians love our music. And ready or not, we love to sing. And why not? So Let's get together to sing our Bollywood favorites with ICS friends. Bring your family, friends, and loved-ones to enjoy an evening of fun, food, music, and masti.

ICS Karaoke Nite is a non-stop bonanza of Indian music numbers. Enough of bathroom singing. It's time to embarrass yourself or annoy others. Either way, singing is so much more fun with friends and family!

Cover charge

• Cover charge covers dinner and venue cost. There will be a cash bar, which is separate.
• $10 paid online in advance, for members.
• $12 paid online in advance, for non-members.
• $15 paid in cash at the gate, for everyone.
• Kids under 12 can attend for $5 (paid in cash at the gate)

How to request your song

1. Find your song soundtrack (preferably with lyrics) on the internet. We recommend searching YouTube in advance, or MeraGana.com, and perhaps practicing the song in advance - for your own sake and for the sake of the audience ;-)
2. Pay $2 cash to the organizers (intake). Sorry, we have to charge something to regulate the deluge of song requests and cover misc costs. And you'd agree that $2 is a small, token amount.
3. Send the song link to us via SMS or email (phone number and email address will be provided at the event). Use the Share - via SMS or Share - via Email feature of your smartphone to send the link.
4. When your turn comes, we will tell you that you're next, so be ready. We will give you a mic, play your song on our projector display+sound-system. There's a 3 minute limit per song. We will only play from the beginning up to the first 3 minutes.

Please be respectful of everyone's time. We do events like this mainly for everyone's enjoyment.

Guest Experience Guidelines

Here's are the guidelines on how to make your experience as a guest most enjoyable.

1. Buy ticket online or at the gate.

2. Arrive at the gate on time (and buy ticket if not already bought).

3. Mingle socially. Take appetizers.

4. Go to intake, use their help to find and choose a song track.

5. Once settled on a song track, pay $2 to intake.

6. Wait for someone to take you to AV when your song will be next.

7. You are given a mic and your song track starts.

8. Listen to audio from the speaker, read the lyrics on the screen, and sing into the mic.

9. Track plays for 3 minutes. And then the music stops. Applause!!!

10. Come back to intake to request more songs. As many as you like. Tracks are played in the order of payment.

11. During all this, continue enjoying appetizers, drinks, dinner, and most importantly - the company of friends.

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Mark your calendars...don't miss out!! 

HSNEF and Indian Cultural Society of Jacksonville present Holi - festival of colors!

Rang De Holi... ICS and HSNEF invite you to celebrate Holi - Festival of colors, with your family & friends to shower in happiness and celebrate the colors of life! 

ICS has planned a variety of fun competitions for kids and adults, dance & rocking beats by MASTI MANIA, scrumptious home cooked food by HSNEF volunteers, famous ICS thandai, along with classic carnival games for children. The day will be filled with array of events and it will end with a riot of colors. Don't miss out, come and join the fun!

RSVP is required to participate in games, competitions and to win exciting prizes. ICS members will get free color and thandai (RSVP required)