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Art
Till February 7 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: The first solo exhibition of paintings by Hari Narayan Das.
Till February 20 at Gallery Katayun, 4A Auckland Square, 2nd floor; 3.30 pm - 7.30 pm: A Winter?s Tale Phase III ? featuring works of contemporary Indian artists.
February 8 at The Park Banquets; 7.30 pm onwards: The Park, Calcutta and Spandan host an exhibition showcasing the works of Partho Bhattacharjee, Samir paul, Kanchanmala Ghosh, Shekhar Kar, Sanatan Dinda, Kallol Bose, Apto Bhattacharya, Partho Shaw, Alok Bhowmick, Kaushal, Debashish Das, Gouranga Beshai, Dipannita Das and Rabin Mandal. The proceeds of the show will go towards tsunami victims.
February 8 - 14 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Recent works by Nirmal Dutta. Inauguration tomorrow at 5 pm.
Till February 20 (except Mondays) at Akar Prakar, P-238 Hindustan Park; 11 am - 8 pm: A show of recent prints and paintings by Alex Stenghel
Till February 26 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road (near Taaja restaurant); 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: The Warmth of Colours ? an exhibition of paintings and sculptures.
Till February 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Drawings and paintings by Baniprosonno.
Till February 19 at The Palladian Lounge, 3rd Level, Bengal Chamber of Commerce, 6 N.S. Road: names-AN.art presents Between Ourselves ? an exhibition of paintings by Samir Sarkar.
DRAMA
February 8 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Anya Theatre presents Shodh Bodh. Direction: Bibhash Chakraborty.
February 8 at Uttam Mancha; 6.30 pm: Ensemble presents its latest production, Sirir Neeche. Design and direction: Sohag Sen.
February 10 at B.D. Hall, Salt Lake; 6.30 pm: Rangakarmee will stage Badnam Manto. Design & direction: Usha Ganguli.
February 10 at Madhusudan Manch; 6.30 pm: Sayak presents Daibaddha. Direction & acting: Meghnad Bhattacharya.
February 10 at Sujata Sadan; 6.45 pm: Sandarva presents Jajaatiyo. Drama, direction & acting: Soumitra Basu.
February 10 at Gyan Manch; 7 pm: Theatrecian presents Edward Albee?s The Zoo Story. Direction: Tanushree Das.
February 11 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Rangakarmee presents Sarhad Paar Manto. Design & direction: Usha Ganguli.
February 11 at Mukta Angan; 6.30 pm: Dream Theatre presents Godor Pratikshay.
February 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Rang-Roop presents Tagore?s Shesh Raksha. Direction: Sima Mukherjee.
February 12 at Gyan Manch; 6.30 pm: Little Thespian presents its new production, Yaadon Ke Bujhe Huye Savere. Playwright: Ismail Choonara. Direction: Uma Jhunjhunwala.
February 13 & 14 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: Perchance to Dream ? a play by Footsbarn Travelling Theatre, presented by Hutch. Direction and acting: Nilima Chakraborty.
TALK
February 7 at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Swami Rasajnananda will speak in English on Life and Teachings of Holy Mother Sri Sri Sarada Devi.
February 7 at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Balabhadrananda will speak in Bengali on Yuganayak Vivekananda.
February 7 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19A & B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Amalendu Chakraborty will speak on Swami Abhedananda O Bharatiya Sanskriti.
February 8 at KP Basu Memorial Hall, Jadavpur University; 2 pm: The Australia-India Council and the Department of English, Jadavpur University present a public lecture by Prof. Bruce Bennett, AO, on Australian Stories of India 1850 - 1950, to be followed by readings by Australian poet and biographer Barry Hill.
performing artS
February 7 at Purbashree, EZCC, Salt Lake; 6 pm: In celebration of 33 years of Institution of Public Health Engineers, Tagore songs by Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya and a Kathak dance recital by Amita Dutt and her troupe.
February 7 - 9 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6 pm: Government of West Bengal, in collaboration with EZCC, presents colourful folk dances: Raj Garba (Gujarat) and Lavani (Maharashtra) on February 7; Cheraw (Mizoram) and various folk dances of Nagaland on February 8; and Bhojpuri and Kajri (Bihar) and Chakri (Rajasthan) on February 9.
February 8 at Kala Mandir; 5.30 pm: IBP Co. Limited celebrates its 97th Foundation Day with an Odissi dance recital by Enakshi Das and songs by Haimanti Shukla.
February 8 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: American Institute of Indian Studies presents Remembered Rhythms - A Festival on diaspora and the music of India. Today: Rivers of Babylon: A group of Indian Jews, who perform music of the Baghdadi and Bene Israeli Jews of India.
February 10 at Srijan Rooftop, 176 Sarat Bose Road; 6 pm - 9 pm: Srijan?s listeners forum hosts a presentation, on the eve of his 88th birthday, of the phenomenal music of Radhika Mohan Maitra by Somjit DasGupta.
February 12 at Surya Sen Mancha, Jodhpur Park; 4.45 pm: Vistar presents its 28th Rising Talents Classical Music Conference in memory of Sangeetacharya Anil Roy Chowdhury.
QUIZ
February 8 at Vidya Mandir; 10 am: Fast-Forward hosts the finals of the WAI Inter School Quiz Competition for classes IV, V and VI. Quiz master: Gaurav Gupta. Details with Gaurav Gupta (#9830202715) and Rupinder Singh (#9830440441).
EXHIBITION
Till February 8 at Finesse, 11/1B Alipur Road; 11 am - 7.30 pm: Tussar sarees with borders, Katiya Pallas and hand-block prints by Sujata Sarawgi.
February 9 - 12 at Earthy Myths, 8/2 Loudon Street, 2nd floor: Handcrafted sarees, kurtas and indowesterns.
February 9 & 10 at 3 Alipur Road, Satyam Towers, Flat no. 9A2; 10 am - 6 pm: Namrata Kanoi displays an array of designer goods for valentines ? apparel, jewellery, bags, footwear, cards, etc.
WORKSHOP
February 13 at Satya Anusandhan (Gurukul), Narendrapur: One-day workshop on Understanding Pressures & Stresses for students of classes VIII & IX. Organised by Pramila Agarwal, chief psychologist & counsellor. Details at #22299013), 24772087.
February 7, 9 & 11 at 1A Palm Place; 11 am - 1 pm: The Elegance of Fine Dining ? a wide range of continental dishes at Mithoo Dhar?s cooking class. Details at #22400659, 22804288.
February 15 - 20 at 1 Park Lane; 7 am - 9.30 am & 6 pm - 9 pm: A six-day Art of Living (Part 1) workshop for those 21 years and above. Organised by Vyakti Vikas Kendra. Details at #2463-1018, 2229-2644.
February 11 & 12 at Nehru Children?s Museum: Workshop on Kathak dance for 16 years and above. Details at #2223 1551/6878 (except Monday & Tuesday).
February 8 onwards at 12/2A Bakulbagan Row: Kreasions conducts a Valentine Day Special chocolate and candle-making, and glass painting workshops (Febraury 8 - 10) and floral art (February 7, 9, 11, 14, 16 & 18). Details with Nandini Dhar (#24850080) and Meena Basu (#9830611961).
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