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February 12 - 17 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 2nd floor gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: The Verandah presents Continuity...amidst change, an exhibition of Indian art through the generations. Participating artists include Paritosh Sen, Prokash Karmakar, Suhas Roy, Shuvaprasanna, Chandidas Bhattacharya, Swapan Palley, Shipra Bhattacharya, Ashoke Mullick, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Somenath Maity, Partha Bhattacharya, Shyamal Mukherjee, Asit Sarkar, Arpita Basu, Sibsaday Chaudhuri, Sumon Roy, Sachin Jaltare, Sanatan Dinda, Kanchanmala Ghosh, Tapas Sardar, Subhendu Porel, Avijit Dutta, Saumya Bandyopadhyay, Priyanka Lahiri and Arunima Sanyal. February 12 - 17 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 4th floor AC gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: Samaya, a group of contemporary artists, hosts their third group exhibition of works. Till February 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Debjani Datta. Till February 12 at Gallery Kolkata, 41 Shakespeare Sarani, 2nd floor, Duckback House; 11 am - 7 pm: Young Contemporary India, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by established young artists. Till February 12 at Gallery Yapan Chitra, 12/1A, 3rd floor, Lift no. 2, Stephen Court, 18A Park Street; 3 pm - 7 pm: Srishti Art presents Images — a solo exhibition of paintings by Sekhar Kar. Till February 15 at Silpi Art Gallery, 32A Judges Court Road, #24792004; 1 pm - 8 pm: Fragments of Life, an exhibition of paintings by Munindra Rajbongshi, Debasish Ghosh, Biswanath Roy, Biswajit Saha and Rupa Rajbongshi. Till February 15 at Gallery with Difference, 152 S.P. Mukherjee Road, #24646927; 3 pm - 8 pm: On Paper — Paper works by 13 artists. Till February 16 at CIMA Gallery (except Sundays & public holidays); Mondays: 2 pm - 7 pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 2 pm - 7 pm: Freedom: Sixty years after Indian Independence. An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by renowned artists. Till February 16 at Kanvas Art Gallery, 53 Syed Amir Ali Avenue, Shivam Chambers, 2nd floor; #30523243; 3 pm - 7 pm: Figure in the Mind, the art works of Aloke Sardar, Chayan Roy, Habibur Rahman, Prabhat Basu, Sandhyakar Kayal, Tapan Bhattacharyya and Tarun Ghosh. Till February 20 at Ganges Art Gallery; 11 am - 7 pm: Retour en Inde (Return to India), a solo show of Paris-based artist Shahabuddin Ahmed. Till February 27 (except Mondays) at Anant Art Gallery, 18-A Alipore Road, #32584832; 11 am - 7 pm: Nishshabda — paintings by Siraj Saxena. Till February 29 (except Sundays) at Mon Art Gallery, 6 Picasso Bithi (Hungerford Street), Regency 3rd floor; #22895438; 11.30 am - 7 pm: In Search of the Abyss, a solo painting exhibition by Monoj Kachangal.PERFORMING ARTS
February 12 - 14 at Kala Mandir (B); 6 pm: Classic presents a festival of classical music and dance. Featuring Manilal Nag (sitar), Sanjoy Mukherjee (tabla), Dinanath Mishra (vocal), Shyamal Lahiri (vocal), Rajendra Prasanna (flute), Sunit Chatterjee (vocal), Harish Gangani (Kathak), Saswati Bagchi (vocal), Rajeeb Chakrabarty (sarod), Arpita Bhowmick (Kathak) and Gopa Bhattacharya and Rini Mukherjee (bhajan). February 13 at Kala Mandir; 6.30 pm: The Sound Craft presents a baithaki evening of Indian classical music and dance. Featuring Tarun Bhattacharya (santoor), Susmita Banerjee (Kathak) and Kaushik Bhattacharya (tabla solo). February 14 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: In aid of Child Care Home, Komal Gandhar presents an evening of classical music featuring Esha Bandyopadhyay (vocal) with Ashok Mukhopadhyay (tabla) and Sanatan Goswami (harmonium), and Partha Basu (sitar) with Ustad Sabir Khan (tabla). February 14 at St John’s Church; 7 pm: The Kolkata Consort’s inaugural concert includes works from the English choral tradition as well as a mixed bag from the world of secular music, including a little opera. Participants: Neil McGregor-Woodhams (bass baritone), The Reverend J.G. Stevens OBE (bass), Sudeep Pande (tenor), Dr Mohan Sundararaj (piano), Malsawm Dawngzuala (trumpet) and The calcutta Chamber Orchestra Quartet. February 15 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Sangeet Ashram presents a vocal recital by Subhra Guha, with Samar Saha (tabla) and Jyoti Goho (harmonium). February 16 at Gyan Manch; 6 pm: Anirban Foundation presents Anirban Memorial Concert (the 14th annual concert of Indian classical music). Featuring Nishant Sharma (tabla solo) with Sanatan Goswami (harmonium), Ambarish Das (vocal) with Sanatan Goswami (harmonium) and Bibhas Sanghai (tabla), and Sugato Nag (sitar) with Anubrata Chatterjee (tabla).TALK
February 12 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Amalendu Chakraborty will speak on Vivekananda: An Incarnation of Mankind. February 12 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 6.30 pm: Dr Subodh Chowdhury will speak on Kathamriter Aaloke Sri Sri Ramakrishna O Vidyasagar. February 12 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Atmabodhananda will discuss in Bengali Sri Sri Mayer Katha.DRAMA
February 12 at BD Mancha, Salt Lake; 6 pm: Eso Natak Shikhi will stage two one-act plays: Jantra-Na (No More Machines) and Ekta Mather Janye (Just for a Playground). Direction: Tapas Das. February 15 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents its latest play, Kah. Direction: Bimal Chakraborty. February 16 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Sansriti will stage its latest production, Sorjo-pora Chai. Direction: Debesh Chattopadhyay. February 16 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sansriti will stage Winkle Twinkle, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay.CONDOLENCE MEET
February 12 at Vidyasagar Hall of the Asiatic Society, 1 Park Street; 4 pm: A condolence meeting in memory of Professor Pijush Kanti Mahapatra, former library secretary of the Asiatic Society.PHOTOGRAPHS
Till February 12 at Alliance Française du Bengale Gallery, 217 AJC Bose Road, #22815538; 10 am - 5.30 pm: Eurography, a photo exhibit by Rono. Till February 13 at Gaganendra Pradarshashala; 2 pm - 8 pm: The students of George College, Sealdah branch (department of media science) hosts an exhibition of still photography, Chiaroscuro.FILM SHOW
February 12 at St Paul’s Cathedral lawns; 7.30 pm: Alliance Française du Bengale presents Retour de Flamme, a cine concert where one can witness a rare collection of cinema blended with fine music.INTERACTION
February 13 at Max Mueller Bhavan; 6.30 pm: Ranan presents Proximities (Volume II, Session IV), an informal forum of discussion and exchange. Presenters: Christopher Dell (musician/vibraphonist), Manish Chakraborti (urban planner) and Suman Mukhopadhyay (theatre/film director). Topic: Performing Arts in Temporary Public Spaces.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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