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Keo Bou, a Cambodian, living in Providence, listens to the speakers today at the Cambodian/Laotion New Year Celebration, held at the Socio Economic Development Center in Providence.

The Cambodian New Year is beginning and in Rhode Island, there are plenty of ways to celebrate.

Tomorrow, the Cambodian Society of America is hosting a day-long celebration of the Year of the Rat tomorrow on the Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet.

From 9 a.m. to noon, there will be a free religious ceremony and and an offering to Buddhist monks -- and later to everyone -- of food.

Music starts at noon, with folk and classical dance music as well as a performance by Bad Boyz. There's a $20 fee for the evening portion of the celebration; admission is free for children younger than 12.

At the Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick, in room 4080, there will be a 4 p.m. blessing, followed by screenings of the Naga Buddha, a documentary by Associate Professor of Art History Natalie Coletta followed by The Flute Player, a documentary starring Arn Chorn Pond.

After this weekend, Naga Buddha will be shown continuously campus Art Gallery from Monday, April 7 through Friday, April 25.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

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