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Till July 16 (except Sundays & public holidays) at CIMA Gallery, Sunny Towers (2nd floor), 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, 2485 8717, 2485 8509; Mondays: 3pm - 7pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 2pm - 7pm: Summer Show 2011. Participants: Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Sumitro Basak, Jyoti Bhatt, Shreyasi Chatterjee, Rini Dhumal, Farhad Hussain, Abir Karmakar, Surendran P. Karthyayan, Goutam Khamaru, Bimal Kundu, Paresh Maity, Martin O.C., Shyamal Roy, Shakila, Paramjit Singh, Thota Tharrani, Babu Xavier and others from across India. Till June 5 at Taj Bengal, The Promenade Lounge; 10am - 11pm: A solo exhibition of the works of Nirupam Ghosh. The artist will be painting live from 3pm to 6pm. Till June 6 at Gallery 79, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 4pm - 8pm: Shilpa Bhavna presents an exhibition of paintings by Swapan Kumar Pyne. Till June 8 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: Summer Show — a group exhibition of recent works by Amal Das, Ashok Mondal, Anindya Mukherjee, Atin Mitra, Bhaskar Lahiri, Nikhil Biswas, Ram Prasad De, Subrata Paul and Shekhar Das. Till June 8 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: The third solo exhibition of paintings by Sriya Datta. Till June 8 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: Chitri-O-Bhaskar Gosthi presents an exhibition of paintings and sculpture. Till June 9 (except Sunday) at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, 24630465, 40012289; 11 am - 7pm: The Young Man Was... (a few chapter): Naeem Mohaiemen. Till June 15 at ECA Art Walk, South City Mall; 12noon - 8pm: An exhibition of watercolour paintings by Subrata Paul. Till June 18 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, 2475 2275; 3pm - 8pm: Chitrakoot presents Summer Oasis, an exhibition of artworks by renowned masters. Featuring works by Abanindranath Tagore, Atul Bose, B.P. Banerjee, Chintamoni Kar, Chittoprasad, Gaganendranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, Gopal Ghosh, Hemen Mazumdar, J.P. Ganguly, Jamini Roy, Kalight School, Manindra Bhushan Gupta, M.F. Husain, Nandalal Bose, Nikhil Biswas, Prakash Karmakar, Ramkinker Baij, Ranada Ukil, Samar Ghosh, Somnath Hore, Suhas Roy, Zainul Abedin, Arun Goswami, Arup Das, Chanchal Mukherjee, Manoj Mitra, Pradip Maitra and others. Till June 22 (except Thursdays) at Gallery Gold, 11 Abdul Rasul Avenue, 9432359581; 2pm - 9pm: World of Art International Exhibition of paintings and sculptures.DRAMA
Till June 4 at Academy of Fine Arts: Swapnasandhani presents a festival of plays to mark its 19th anniversary. Today, 6.30pm: Sansriti will stage Winkle Twinkle, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay. June 3 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30pm: Kathakriti presents Tagore’s Malancha. Direction: Sanjib Ray. June 3 at Girish Mancha; 6.30pm: Prachya presents Bratya Basu’s Supari Killer. Direction: Biplab Bandyopadhyay.RABINDRA JAYANTI
Till June 5 at Rabindra Sadan Prangan Mancha, 5.30pm: In celebration of Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary, Rabindra Sadan, department of information & cultural affairs, Government of West Bengal has organised programmes of Tagore songs and recitation by distinguished artistes. Till June 5 at Rabindra Sadan; 6pm: Rabindra Sadan, under the I&CA department, Government of West Bengal, celebrates Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary with Tagore songs, recitation, drama and dance-drama by eminent artistes and well-known groups. Today: Jeebaner Dhrubatara (a song-based programme; Direction: Shukla Dasgupta) presented by Proyasi; Biraha Madhur (a song-based programme; Direction: Apala Basu) presented by Suroloke; Aamar Mukti Aaloy Aaloy (a dance-based programme; Direction: Priyadarshini Ghosh and Mohana Iyer) presented by Natyanova Performing Arts Centre; and Chandalika (to be performed in the North Bengal folk-dance style; Direction: Dr Saibal Basu) produced by Jalpaiguri Iman. Till June 4 at Rathindra Mancha, Jorasanko Thakurbari; 5.30pm: Rabindra Bharati Society’s tribute to Tagore with song, recitation, drama and dance-drama by well-known artistes and groups. Today: Songs by Ashis Bhattacharjee, Abhirup Guha Thakurta, Banasree Sengupta and Bishnupriya Ganguly along with Malay Mitra, Madhumita Bhattacharya, Nilakshi Mukhopadhyay Mandal, Sanchita Chakraborty and Mousumi Banerjee; recitation by Pankaj Saha and Kingshuk Roychowdhury; and drama Galposalpo, presented by the drama department of Rabindra Bharati University.PERFORMING ARTS
June 3 at Shrutinandan, 70 Golf Club Road; 5pm: Shrutinandan presents Tagore songs by Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty & readings by Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee as a demonstration of their performance at Year of India in Canada 2011, organised by Incredible India. The evening will also witness the announcement of Shrutinandan’s online training classes for global aspirants.taLK
June 3 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6pm: Dr Chirasree Bandyopadhyay will speak in Bengali on Jivana-Sangram O Swamijir Manava Prem. June 3 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, Abhedananda Memorial Lecture Hall; 7pm: Prof. Samir Kumar Basu will speak on Amar Jibankatha. June 3 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7pm: Gorachand Mukhopadhyay will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.EXHIBITION
Till June 7 (weekdays only) at Gorky Sadan; 4pm - 7pm: Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Calcutta presents an exhibition on nature, The Sky Filled with Light, by painter Dibakar Chakraborty and photographer Ildar Yambikov. Till June 9 at Nandalal Bose Gallery & Jamini Roy Gallery, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 11am - 7pm: On the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR Calcutta salutes a myriad-minded Poet with an exhibition series: (1) Tagore in Advertisements; (2) Of Tagore and Cinema; (3) Tagore in Philately; (4) Rabindranath Tagore: Pilgrimages to the East, a photographic exhibition on the Poet’s tour of South-East Asia and China; and (5) Tagore and Kantha. Till July 3 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 11am - 8pm: Thieving Magpie — Digital collages by Sunandini Banerjee. Till June 4 at 16/2 Gariahat Road, Ekdalia crossing banquet hall, 98300 54718; 11am - 9pm: Joyita’s Selection presents a designer boutique festival on the eve of Jamai Sashthi.ENVIRONMENT
June 3 at Renu Chaya Mukta Mancha (open area in front of Academy of Fine Arts); 4.30pm - 6pm: Linc with Green — An interactive evening of plays and fun activities which will see a number of schools and NGOs such as St Thomas Girls School, Mahadevi Birla Girls High School, HIVE India and HOPE Foundation, among others, highlight the hazards of environmental degradation and the importance of environmental preservation through skits and dance performances. The evening will also see fun contests for the audience in the form of quizzes and slogan-writing contests. Till June 5 at Sasha, 27 Mirza Ghalib Street, 22521586; 10am - 7pm: Tribute to Nature — World Environment Day celebrations. Special display of eco-friendly handicrafts, recycled textiles, painted terracotta, ceramic bamboo, cane, coir artifacts, recycled fun jewellery and live demonstrations of crafts.WORKSHOP
June 3 & 4 at 10, Gurusaday Road; 11am - 1pm: Little Chefs by Fruity Freeze! A fun, interactive ice cream workshop for children between 6 years and 13 years. Learn to make yummy ice cream desserts & puddings and visit the ice cream factory too! For details and to register, call 98301 27296. June 3 - 8 at Mocha, AJC Bose Road; 3pm - 5pm: Final Cut — Filmmaking workshop (for the age group, 8yrs - 18yrs) by Tathagatha Sinha. June 4, 11am - 1pm: SpeakOut workshop by Jimmy Tangree. For details & registration, call 9830863380 or 64991496. June 4 at Crossword, Elgin Road; 4pm - 5pm: Children Summer Fest. Barbie painting contest for the age group, 4yrs - 6yrs & 6yrs - 8yrs. Till June 13 at Remo’s Dance Institute, The Spring Club, The South City International School, Royal Jade Banquets on EM Bypass, and EC Block Community room on City Center: Remo’s Dance Institute, in association with t2, is conducting a dance workshop. For details, call 64523100. June 4 at Kriya Studio, 26/3 Ballygunge Circular Road; 11am - 1.30pm: Workshop on Burmese food. To register, call 9804829999. Till June 4 & June 7 - 11 at SmartTree, 514A Block M, New Alipore: Summer Camp (for 5yrs - 12yrs): Masks, kite-making, non-gas cooking, photo, theatre, vocabulary and lots more. Till June 6 & June 4 - 11: Act!vate Theatre Workshop to be conducted by personalities from Theatrecian group. June 6 - 11: The English Studio Workshop on creative writing to be conducted by Nilofer Sen from London Film School. For details, call 9830863300, 64991496. June 3 - 9 at Padatik Dance Centre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road: Padatik Dance Centre organises a Kathak dance workshop by Pandit Birju Maharaj and assisted by Saswati Sen for junior, senior and performer categories. June 5 - 9 at Madhusudan Mancha (basement); 10am - 4pm: Workshop on Bandha Nritya (an acrobatic limb of Odissi), to be conducted by Lingaraj Barik. For details, call 9432486637.pHOTOGRAPHS
Till June 4 at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala; 2pm - 8pm: Sylvan Dreams — a photography exhibition on the environment by RAIN (an organisation dedicated towards environmental awareness) and Perspective-Photopassionistas (a group of photography enthusiasts) on the occasion of International Year of Forests.QUIZ
June 4 at IBS Kolkata, Plot: J-3, Block GP, Sector V, Salt Lake City (near RDB Boulevard), 23577125, 23576576, 23576577: t2 with IBS Kolkata and Kwizmaniacs present World Quiz Championship (WQC), a written, individual quiz, for all quiz lovers. Registration from 3.30 pm. All quizzers are welcome. For details, contact Abhijit (9830487023), or Rudradeep (9836344694).All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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