Art
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. Till February 10 at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala; 2 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Sudip Karmakar. Till February 16 at Galerie La Mere; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of drawings and paintings by Ramananda Bandyopadhyay. Presented by Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture. 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 - 14 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Recent works by Nirmal Dutta. Inauguration today at 5 pm. Till February 20 (except Monday) 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. Direction: Sohag Sen.SYMPOSIUM
February 8 at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Symposium (in English, Bengali and Hindi) on Life and Teachings of Holy Mother Sri Sri Sarada Devi. Opening song: Swami Balabhadrananda. Participants: Swami Somatmananda, Swami Urukramananda, Swami Vaikunthananda, Swami Goutameshananda, Swami Atmayogananda. President: Swami Prabhananda.TALK
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. February 8 at CMA Auditorium, 1 Shakespeare Sarani, 1st floor (rear side); 5.45 pm: The CMA-Patton Tuesday Talkshoppe: Prof. Mrityunjoy Mohanty, IIM Calcutta, to speak on China & India: The New Kids on the Block. February 8 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.15 pm: Swami Satpravanandaji will speak on Naradia Bhaktisutra. February 8 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19A & B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Atmabodhananda will discuss Sri Sri Mayer Katha.performing artS
February 8 at Nandan 1; 5.30 pm: To raise funds for the chief minister?s relief fund for tsunami victims, Srutinandan presents an evening of classical vocal featuring Ajoy Chakraborty, Rashid Khan and Koushiki Chakraborty (Desikan). Accompanists: Anindya Chattopadhyay, Subhankar Banerjee, Subhasish Bhattacharya, Mehmood Dholpuri and Braja Mukherjee. February 8 at Sisir Mancha; 6 pm: Uchcharan presents a programme of recitation featruing Reena Dev, Ramchandra Pal, Tapasi Ghosh, Soumitra Bandyopadhyay, Somnath Nath and Kalyan Mitra. Till February 9 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6 pm: Government of West Bengal, in collaboration with EZCC, presents colourful folk dances: 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 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).FILM SHOW
Till February 18 (except February 13) at Max Mueller Bhavan; 4 pm & 6.30 pm: Germany in the Crosshairs : The TV crime series; Scene of the Crime and Police Call. Today: The Delicatessen Shop Owner (Der Feinkosth?ndler); Dir: Hajo Gi?s, 1978, 89 mins.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.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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