BURLINGTON, MA—If you are attending Woman of the Year Awards Gala today, here is a brief guide to plan your evening and what to expect. First, some basic information about the event:
The event will be held today, Friday, April 26, 2024 at Burlington Marriott Hotel in Burlington, MA. Registration starts at 5:30 pm. A detailed program is included at the bottom of this article.
TICKETS: The event is sold out. There will be NO ticket sales at the registration desk. If you have not purchased or reserved your ticket directly or invited by someone who has purchased a table, we will not be able to accommodate you. When you come to the registration desk, please tell your last name or the person whose guest you are, we will tell you your table number.
SEATING: Since the program is jam packed and no seat is available, every attendee will be assigned a table. Please note that this is a celebration of women’s achievement and honoring them, please enjoy whatever table you are assigned to and just enjoy. In that ball room, there will be no good or bad seats. Just think about hundreds of people celebrating accomplishments and contributions of Indian-American women.
TRAFFIC: The program will start on time and so please be punctual. Also, please note that there is a lot of traffic on Route 95 around 5:00 pm on Fridays. Thus, please give yourself plenty of extra time.
ENTERTAINMENT: In addition to award ceremony, please note that we will have two entertainment programs: (1) AmudhaSri Dance School will present “Shakti Roopam” Dance; (2) Boston’s desi Bollywood band Din Check will present “Fursat Kanha”.
DRESS CODE: It is literally the Oscar night for New Englanders where fashion statements are made. Eastern or Western formal dress is fine.
Here is the tentative schedule of the program:
5:30 PM – Registration
6:00 PM – Cocktail hour starts
6:40 PM – Doors open to ball room
7:00 PM – MCs (Mandy Pant & Sheetal Acharya) kick off program
7:05 PM – Welcome by Upendra Mishra
7:10 PM – Dance performance by Amudhasri school of dance
7:20 PM – Manju Sheth speaks
7:25 PM – Chief Guest Desh Deshpande speaks and LAA segment starts
7:50 PM – Music performance by Din Check
8:05 PM – WoY ceremony starts
8:50 PM – Break for dinner by Gourmet India
9:30 PM – Post dinner segment starts – Welcome back by MCs and Thankyous by Upendra and Manju
9:45 PM – Judges introduced/announce 2024 WoY winner
10:15 PM – Floor opens up for dancing; Music by DJ Yogz
11:00 PM – Event closes.
