<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div id="yiv1731465208"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style="text-align:center;" id="yiv1731465208yui_3_7_2_17_1362763022203_40"><span id="yiv1731465208yui_3_7_2_17_1362763022203_76" style="font-weight:bold;">Asia Lens presents "Bön: Mustang to Menri" <br id="yiv1731465208yui_3_7_2_17_1362763022203_113"></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;text-align:center;" id="yiv1731465208yui_3_7_2_17_1362763022203_67"><span style="font-weight:bold;">March 13 from 7:00 - 8:30pm at the Urbana Free Library</span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;" id="yiv1731465208yui_3_7_2_17_1362763022203_58"><br
id="yiv1731465208yui_3_7_2_17_1362763022203_65"></div><div id="yiv1731465208yui_3_7_2_17_1362763022203_62" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">The preservation of Tibetan Bön
culture is portrayed in this beautiful
documentary. The film interweaves two stories: daily life of the Menri
Monastery in Northern India (rebuilt after the old monastery in Tibet
was destroyed) and the life of Geshe Sonam Gurung (who journeyed as a
young boy from the ancient kingdom of Mustang, Nepal, to study at
Menri). <i>Bön: Mustang To Menri</i> has a universal message: Inspired
individuals can overcome challenges and adversity and they can have a
positive impact on the world while giving back to the people, places,
and traditions that nurtured them.<br><br>AsiaLENS is a series of free
public screenings and lecture/discussion programs on issue reflecting
contemporary life in Asia. The series is organized by the Asian
Educational Media Service, a program of the Center for East Asian and
Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is presented in collaboration with the Spurlock Museum. <br><br></div><div id="yiv1731465208yui_3_7_2_17_1362763022203_79" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br id="yiv1731465208yui_3_7_2_17_1362763022203_83"></div><div id="yiv1731465208yui_3_7_2_17_1362763022203_85" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;"><span><span id="yiv1731465208yui_3_7_2_17_1362763022203_112" style="font-weight:bold;">Also coming up:</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;"> UFLive! presents Yellow Jacket Stringband on Sunday, March 17 from 2:00 - 3:30pm</span> - An eclectic mix of
old-time, blues, Irish, and Cape Breton tunes with our guests the
Yellowjacket Stringband. The group features <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kate Fritz </span>on fiddle and
banjo, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Claire Johnson</span> on fiddle, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tom Turino</span> on guitar, banjo, and
accordion. </span></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>