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Till February 12 at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road, 24484925/ 24497931; 12 noon - 8 pm: Masks & Metaphors — recent works of Jaya Ganguly. Till February 12 at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, 22902274; 11 am - 7 pm, Monday: 2 pm - 7 pm: Snow Soliloquy by Amal Ghosh. Till February 12 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue; 3 pm - 8 pm: Chitri-O-Bhaskar Gosthi presents a group exhibition of painting and sculpture. Till February12 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 11 am - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by a group of final year students of College of Visual Art, Calcutta. Till February 13 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sudeshna and Tamalkrsna. Till February 13 at Taj Bengal, Promenade Lounge: An exhibition of paintings by Sarbani Ganguly. Till February 14 at ECA Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Suparna Mondal. Till February 14 at Emami Chisel Art Gallery, 687 Anandapur, EM Bypass, 40113182; 2 pm - 7 pm: ECA Art & Craft 2011. Exhibiting various art forms and artifacts from diverse segments of society. Various upcoming artists and designers would be participating fair. A major highlight is a film festival which will be held along with the fair. A bouquet of world-class movies from the 1970s and 1980s would be screened as well as a number of documentaries on some artists. Till February 15 at Oxford Bookstore, 17 Park Street: Brothers in Harmony, a painting and mask exhibition, focusing on human lives, by Dr Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar and Dr Debajyoti Basu Rakshit. Till February 15 at Gallery 79, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road, 1st floor; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of recent watercolours by Shyamal Sen. Till February 16 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Calcutta Sculptors presents its 18th annual exhibition of sculptures. Till February 16 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South ‘B’ Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: The 16th solo exhibition of paintings by Krishna Dey. Till February 16 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South ‘A’ Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Purnendu Das, Arun Mondal, Prabal Roy and Tanmoy Roychowdhury. Till February 16 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A group exhibition of paintings and sculptures presented by Living Art’s. Till February 17 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B, Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of contemporary and traditional art Till February 18 at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 11 am - 7 pm: The Dadaumpop exhibition, sponsored by the Italian ministry of foreign affairs, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in India, the Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai, the Consulate General of Italy in Calcutta and Italian Cultural Institute in New Delhi, is showcasing the works of 27 artists from Italy who represent the Italian new pop art style. Till February 26 (except Sundays & national holidays) at The Harrington Street Arts Centre, Harrington Mansions, Suite 5+25B, 2nd floor, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, 22829220/21; 12 noon - 7 pm: An exhibition of the recent works of Jeram Patel. Presented by Ina Puri. Till March 6 (except Mondays) at Shree Art Gallery, 11 Gurusaday Road, Kusum Apartment, Flat no. 61, 30222040, 30535982; 3 pm - 7 pm: A group exhibition of paintings. Till March 26 (except Sundays) at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, 40012289/24630465: Premonition by Raqs Media Collective. Till March 31 (except Sundays) at Ahuja Museum for Arts, 26 Lee Road, 40034974, 22894745; 10.30 am - 7 pm: World Art – with a focus on France, an exhibition of paintings by artists from France, Argentina, Brazil, the UK, Congo, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan Singapore and the US from the Museum’s collection.DRAMA
Till February 18 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Calcutta Comedy Carnival, a comedy theatre festival in memory of Ramaprasad Banik. Today: Bulbaaj, Man of the Match (Dir: Sohan Bandyopadhyay) by Nat-Ranga. Tomorrow: Chalo Patol Tuli (Dir: Arindam Ganguly) by Charbak. February 12 at Nazrul Mancha, Kamarhati; 5 pm: Chuildren of Dakshin Kolkata Orphanage Home will stage Juta Aviskaar, based on a poem by Tagore. Direction: Munmun Dutta and Susanta Dutta. February 12 & 13 at Khardah Rabindra Bhavan; 6 pm: Sukhchar Pancham Repertory Theatre presents Acharya Prafullachandra (today) and Sudrak’s Amitakshar (tomorrow). February 12 & 13: Sansriti celebrates its 18th year with the staging of Maanaansoi by Nabadwip Sayak and Uttoradhikar by Bansberia Brischik today at Girish Mancha, 6.30 pm. Tomorrow at Academy of Fine Arts: Sansriti will stage Surjo-pora Chhai at 3 pm and Phataru at 6.40 pm. February 12 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Binodan Kolkata presents Chunilal — The Indian Robin Hood. Direction: Rajat Ganguly. February 13 at Mukta Angan Rangalaya; 6 pm: 4th Bell Theatres, in association with Hypokrites, presents a triple bill: Hapi-D, Bhalo..., and Saptam Din. February 13 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Swapnasuchana presents its latest production, Kanyadaan, directed by Bratya Basu. February 13 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Nautanki Kolkata presents the multi-lingual play, Dhnorai Charit Manas. Direction: Abhishek Basu. February 13 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30 pm: Kalindi Natyasrijan presents Parashmoni. Direction & performance: Bilwadal Chattopadhyay.pERFORMING ARTS
February 12 at Bharatiyam, EZCC, Salt Lake; 6 pm: Offbeat Ideaz presents Uttam Kumar, the ultimate valentine of the Bengalis, with a music programme. Participants: singers Shampa Kundu and Monomoy Bhattacharya, and actors Madhabi Mukherjee and Sabitri Chatterjee. February 13 at Madhusudan Mancha; 10.30 am: Mentaid, an organisation working with the mentally challenged children and young adults, will present its Annual Concert 2011, with a variety programme. February 13 at Nat Mandir, Shovabazar Rajbari, 33R Raja Nabakrishna Street; 6.30 pm: Sutanati Parishad presents an evening of classical music with Sayonee Chavda (Kathak), Neha Tolasaria (slide guitar), Pravin Godkhindi (flute) with Arif Khan (tabla).CHAT Session
February 13 at Pala, ITC Sonar; 5 pm: Anandabazar Patrika’s Power Play, a unique foreward to cricket’s ultimate battle. The four lords of the game, Sir Viv Richards, Steve Waugh, Kapil Dev and Sourav Ganguly, are set for a chat with the inimitable Mandira Bedi, about their lives on and off the field and their World Cup memories. Television partner: STAR Ananda.FESTIVAL
Till February 13 at Sankara Hall, 93 Southern Avenue; 4.30 pm: Tamil Manram celebrates its 58th anniversary with a spiritual festival featuring teachings of Ramana Maharishi, Ramalinga Swamy, Tiruvalluvar and others saints. Tomorrow a grand music (Tamil music & aesthetic Hindustani music) recital by Purnima Venugopal. Also, release of Rabindranjali, the first ever Rabindrasangeet CD in Tamil.EXHIBITION
Till February 14 at Science City grounds; 11 am - 9 pm: CREDAI Bengal hosts Realty Expo 2011 — a real estate & allied products show. Till February 13 at 218 AJC Bose Road; 10 am - 8 pm: Bombaim presents its annual show of designer merchandise which includes women’s wear, kidswear, scarves along with jewellery and clutches. Till February 28 at Verandah, 75A Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road: Exhibition of export quality artifacts and wooden toys.AUDIO-VISUAL SHOW
February 12 at Harrington Mansions, Suit 5+25B, 2nd floor, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, 22829220/21; 6 pm: The Harrington Street Arts Centre presents Rivers of Blood, an audiovisual presentation of the project (a diary documenting journey through Bangladesh in 2008 and the story of countless families displaced by the Partititon) by Paula Sengupta.POETRY
February 13 at Rooftop, 120 Lenin Sarani; 4 pm - 7 pm: Srijan invites poets below 25 to An Early Spring Poetry Adda, to be anchored by Shuktara Lal. Special guests: Fay Seen Ejaz, Jordan Mills, Ketaki Dutt-Paul, Rajnedra Kanungo, Rimi B. Chatterjee, Srijato, Syed Kawsar Jamal and Vinay Sharma. Language coordinators: Anjana Basu (English), Boudhayan Mukhopadhyay (Bengali) and Vijay Jhunjhunwala (Hindi & Urdu). For registration, send one poem, not exceeding 30 lines, to srijan2000@gmail.com with copy to shahwarkibria@gmail.comLITERARY MEET
February 13 at Krishnapur Adarsha Vidyamandir for Boys auditorium, Dum Dum Park; 5.30 pm: Prayas Sahitya Sandhya to mark the seventh year of the literary magazine, Prayas. Featuring discussions, poetry-reading and songs. Also, felicitation to poet Nirendranath Chakrabarty and litterateur Swapnamoy Chakraborty.VALENTINE’S DAY
February 14 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: You & i... presents Lovingly yours — Featuring Aparna Sen in recitation/enactment, Soumyojit Das (vocals) and Sourendro Mullick (piano). Love letters of legends and timeless music of love across genres. February 14 at Kala Mandir; 6.30 pm: Aaj Premer Haatey Dhora Debo — A Valentine’s Day special with music and poetry. A Chinton presentation. Concept: Sounak Chattopadhyay. Script & direction: Chaitali Dasgupta. Songs by Jayati Chakraborty and Sounak Chattopadhyay. Recitation by Srijato and Chaitali Dasgupta.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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