Archive: Diwali Dhamaka Dance Party, Westmont 2014
A 2014 Diwali dance party at Saffron Restaurant in Westmont, IL — a slice of Chicago-area desi community life, from the TI archives.
From the TI archives — a community event notice originally published October 2014. The event has long passed; contact and payment details from the original have been removed.
"Every Body Dance Now!" — 'tis the festive season to be jolly.
The Diwali Dhamaka dance party took place on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 7 p.m. at Saffron Restaurant, 6020 Cass Avenue, Westmont, IL.
The night promised Bollywood, English pop, and Latin dance music, with singer Shree Mohanty and DJs San and Mike. Activities included an "East or West" fashion-show catwalk with prizes, and Indian cuisine for dinner. Tickets ran $35 for adults, $30 for children 8–15, free for kids 7 and under.
A small, joyful artifact of the Chicago suburbs' desi community in the mid-2010s: dress your best, bring the family, dance.
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