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Till September 5 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 4th floor-International Hall; 4 pm - 8 pm: Sukanya Sparsh, an international exhibition of painting and sculpture in support of an education project for girl children — a project by Rotary district 3291. Participating artists: Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Jogen Chowdhury, Shuvaprasanna, Partha Pratim Deb, Samir Aich, Wasim Kapoor, Sunil Chandra Pal, Manish Moitra, Vishal Sabley, Raju More and Shipra Bhattacharya from India; Manas Roy (Roymans) of Netherlands/ India; Lynne Davis and Dripta G. Roy from UK; Aliza Souleyeva from Canada and Rehany Akan from Turkey. Till September 5 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 2nd floor; 4 pm - 8 pm: Contemporary Group of Modern Artists presents Durga, a group show of paintings. Participating artists: Arup Ratan Chowdhury, Chandan Baitalik, Debendra Nath Laha, Jhulan Sarkar, Manas Mohan Bhaumik, Manish Kumar Baag, Purnima Datta, Rama Acharya Basu, Santanu Ghosh, Soumen Das, Sovon Das, Stuti Laha, Sudip Chandra, Sujata Chakraborty Pandit, Sujit Das, Susanta Das (Asit), Subhendu Biswas and Swaraj Das. September 1 - 9 (except Sunday) at Eye on Art Gallery, 3 Pretoria Street, Chandrakunj Bldg, 2nd floor; 12 noon - 8 pm: The second solo exhibition of paintings by Debesh Chakraborty. Inauguration today at 6 pm. September 1 - 15 at ECA Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Aloke Roy. Till September 1 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Recent works by Biswanath De, Sankar Chattopadhyay, Shamba Biswas and Bhargab Mukhopadhyay. Till September 1 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Tempora Moments — a group show of paintings and graphics. Till September 4 at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, #4001 2289 / 2463 0465; 11 am - 7 pm: This is Unreal, a contemporary art exhibition by Raqs Media Collective, Susanta Mandal and Yamini Nayar. Till September 8 (except Sunday) at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #24613145; 10 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Rudranil Das. Till September 10 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street, #22293886; 2 pm - 7 pm: Verve: An array of colours — an exhibition of the works of Anita Tanwar, Dhananjay Mukherjee, K. Salve and Sukanta Das. Till September 11 (except Sunday) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #2290 2274; 11 am - 7 pm, Monday: 2 pm - 7 pm: Confabulations — an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Mahesh Baliga. Till September 12 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: Twenty-five Years of Kartick Chandra Pyne: An exhibition of paintings and drawings. Till September 30 (except Sundays) at Ahuja Museum for Arts, 26 Lee Road, ground floor, #40034974; 12 noon - 7 pm: Asian Art II — an exhibition of paintings by artists from Bangaldesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam from the museum’s collection.drama
September 1 at Purbashree, Salt Lake, 6.30 pm: Closing session of Purba Paschim Theatre Festival. To be staged Tagore’s Raktakarabi (Music: Ayaan Ali Khan & Amaan Ali Khan; Direction: Gautam Haldar, filmmaker). September 1 at Khardah Rabindra Bhavan; 6 pm: Sukhchar Pancham Repertory Theatre presents Tagore’s Bisarjan, directed by Moloy Mitra. September 1 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm & 6.30 pm: Anya Theatre’s silver jubilee drama festival features Mahua Upakshyan (Dir: Debabrata Acharya), produced by Cooch behar Compass, at 3 pm; and Anya Theatre’s latest production Tairey Nairey (Drama, music & direction: Goutam Halder) at 6.30 pm. September 1 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Chetana presents Putul Nacher Itikatha. Direction: Arun Mukhopadhyay. September 1 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Durgadas Smriti Sangha presents Amla Madhur. Direction: Tirthankar Chattopadhyay.PERFORMING ARTS
September 1 at Sisir Mancha; 5 pm: Students of Nivedita Centre for Challenged Children of Institute of Child Health present a programme of Tagore songs and dance to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of the Poet and also the Foundation Day of Nivedita Centre for Challenged Children. September 3 - 5 at Madhusudan Mancha; 5.30 pm: West Bengal State Music Academy is hosting a dance-drama festival. September 3: Jhiki-Miki-Roddur by Angikar North; Man and Tree by Baharapore Kalakshetra; and Mukti by Kasba Nabadiganta Society. September 4: Anandadhara Behti Bhubane by Nrityangana; Kanya Ambalika by Nrityangan Kathak Kendra; and Shikal Bhangar Gaan by Chhayanat, Calcutta. September 5: Majar Tuli by Indian Cultural Ensemble; Yagnaseni by Dancers’ Guild; and Chand Sadagarer Pala by Pather Panchali.PHOTOGRAPHs
Till September 8 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road, #2455 6942/43; 11 am - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Still, an exhibition of photographs by Prarthana Modi. Till September 25 at The Harrington Street Arts Centre, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Harrington Mansions, 2nd floor, Flat # 5 & 25B, 22829220; 12 noon - 7 pm: The Harrington Street Arts Centre, along with Chivas, presents a show on photography: A Critic’s Eye by Richard Bartholomew (1950s - 1970s) & A Tale of 3 Cities by Pablo Bartholomew (1970s & 1980s).ALBUM LAUNCH
September 1 at Weavers Studio centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place; 6 pm: Release of the audio CD, Diye Gechho Tomar Gaan, a compliation of Tagore songs on monsoon and spring rendered by Roma Mandal and Koel Adhikar. Direction: Biplab Mandal. Produced by Ananya Music.FILM SHOW
September 1 - 4 at Max Mueller Bhavan; 6.30 pm: Screening of a series of films by Werner Herzog. Today: Fitzcarraldo; 16 mm, 1981, colour, 158 min.BOOK LAUNCH
September 1 at Oxford Bookstore, Park Street; 6 pm: Oxford Bookstore, Calcutta and Macmillan Publishers India host the launch of Understanding Cryptic Crosswords: A Step by Step Guide — A compilation of intriguing crosswords & comoplex puzzles of the world by Vivek Kumar Singh, IAS, secretary, Art, Culture & Youth Department, Government of Bihar. The book will be released by Bickram Ghosh.TALK
September 1 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.45 pm: Swami Aghorananda will speak on Life and Teachings of Bahgwan Sri Krishna on the occasion of Janmashtami. September 1 at Ramakrishna Mancha, Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 7 pm: Swami Ritananda will speak on Geetar Aloke. September 1 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math; 7 pm: Swami Buddhatmananda will speak on Vani O Vichar.MEMORIAL LECTURE
September 1 at Rathindra Mancha, Jorasanko; 6 pm: To mark Abanindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary, Abanindra Memorial Lecture to be delivered by Ramananda Bandyopadhyay. To be followed by songs by Chitralekha Dutta, Samarendra Dutta, Alo Mukhopadhyay, Kaberi Mitra Sarkar, Madhabi Dutta, Krishnakali Dasgupta, Shinjini Acharya Majumdar and Barnali Maitra Ghosh. Hosted by Rabindra Bharati Society.EXHIBITION
September 1 - 4 at Anusthan Bhavan, Deshapriya Park crossing; 10.30 am - 8.30 pm: Jo’s and Simli’s presents its Puja collection of saris, salwar-suit, kurtis, patiallas, dupattas, bedcover, jewellery, tupperware & gift items. Till September 4 at Anusthan Bhavan, 132 Rashbehari Avenue, #98310 93115: Sundari Silks Chennai presents some of the best silk and cotton saris from the leading weavers of South India. Till September 4 at P-58 Dr Sarat Banerjee Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Sreemayee showcases its summer collection of saris. Till September 5 at Sushree, 4RA, 2/4 Purbachal, Phase-II, Salt Lake; 12 noon - 8 pm: Sushree showcases its Puja collection of saris, dress material, tops, salwar suits, bags, etc.WORKSHOP
September 3 - 5 at Senator Hotel, Camac Street; 9 am - 6 pm: Workshop on Basic Clinical Hypnotherapy for individuals who want to understand how the mind works, how we block ourselves with our limiting belief systems and how to overcome them. For details, call 9830129292.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to: Time out, The Telegraph, 6 Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700 001; Fax: 2234-8244All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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