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Till September 15 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Reflection of Another Day presents Members’ Biennial, a show of paintings, graphics and sculptures. Till September 15 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Anup Sankar Paul. Till September 15 at ECA Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: Paintings by Aloke Roy. Till September 17 at Bengal Art Gallery (1st floor), ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 12 noon - 8 pm: A solo painting exhibition by Ketut I Suwidiarta, who is pursuing his masters degree in fine arts at Rabindra Bharati University on ICCR scholarship. Till September 18 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #2289 3027/5041; 12 noon - 7 pm: No Content Worries: Trends of Contemporary Art 2010. Featuring works by Barun Chowdhury, Debashis Datta, Ketan Amin, Mansoor Ali, Nantu Behari Das, Nobina Gupta, Pappu Bardhan, Partha Guin, Priyanka Lahiri, Sagar Bhowmik, Sandip Daptari, Saptarshi Naskar, Somit Gupta and Vivek Sharma. Till September 19 at Birla Academy of art & Culture, 2nd floor; 4 pm - 8 pm: We Are, a platform for contemporary artists, presents its 2nd exhibition of paintings, drawings & sculptures. Till September 19 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings and ceramic sculptures by Rita Jhunjhunwala and Usha Garodia, respectively. Till September 30 (except Sundays) at Ahuja Museum for Arts, 26 Lee Road, ground floor, #40034974; 12 noon - 7 pm: Asian Art II — paintings by artists from Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam from the museum’s collection. Till September 30 (except Sundays) at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, 2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Parables of Our Times — recent works by Mahbubur Rahman & Tayeba Begum Lipi. Till September 30 at Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art, 48/44 Swiss Park, #2424 6534; 4 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by the winners of Bengal Art Talent Hunt 2010. Till October 3 (except Mondays & October 2) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 1st floor & 3rd floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: Besides Paris, an exhibition of works by 18 Indian artists living in Paris. Curated by Shaheen Merali. Till October 5 (except Sundays) at Gallery Nakshatra, 2/1 Outram Street, 2nd floor, 2289 2982/83; 12 noon - 7.30 pm: Aquarelle — a watercolour show by Jacky Pearson and Pavithra Devadutta.PERFORMING ARTS
Till September 16 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: The Dover Lane Music Conference & The Dover Lane Music Academy present a festival of classical dance. Today: Ishani Paul Chowdhury (Odissi), Tania Dewanji (Bharata Natyam), Gopika Varma (Mohiniyattam), Amita Dutt & group (Kathak). Tomorrow: Debjaya Sarkar (Kathak), Sharmila Biswas & group (Odissi), Geeta Chandran (Bharata Natyam). September 15 at Kala Mandir; 6.30 pm: Third Eye presents the Bangla band, Dohar, in an evening of folk songs and Rabindrasangeet. Along with Ghulam Fakir, Shyam Khyapa and Tulika Mondal. September 15 at The Big Ben, The Kenilworth, 1 & 2 Little Russel Street; 8.30 pm onwards: Tuborg Unseen Underground Pubfest 2010, in association with TV Southasia, Rolling Stone magazine & Red FM. The bands lined-up for this evening are Odyssey (Surat), Cynical Recess (Calcutta), Gravy Theory (Calcutta) and Frosty Lemons (Calcutta). September 16 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: An evening of Bengali classical songs by Sugata Margit, with Subrata Gupta (tabla) and Hiranmoy Mitra (harmonium).drama
September 15 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Gandhar presents Kachher Manush, directed by Gautam Halder, filmmaker. September 15 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Lokkrishti presents Tagore’s Laboratory, directed by Phalguni Chattopadhyay. September 15 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Niva Arts & Mukhomukhi present Atmakatha. Direction & performance: Soumitra Chatterjee. September 15 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.45 pm: Sandarbha presents Bisamrekha. Direction: Soumitra Basu. September 16 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nandikar will stage its latest production, Madhabi. Drama: Bhisma Sahni. Adaptation, music & direction: Swatilekha Sengupta.PHOTOGRAPHs
Till September 20 (except Sunday) at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: Tasveer, Magnum & The Seagull Foundation for the Arts, in association with Ganjam, celebrate 100 years of Hollywood with At the Movies — Magnum ke Tasveer, showcasing rare photographs of yesteryear stars like Audrey Hepburn, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monore, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, etc., photographed by some of the world’s leading photographers. 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).TALK
September 15 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Narendrananda will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Lila Prasanga. September 15 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Sarvabhutananda will speak in Hindi on Manas Me Sri Rama Ka Charitra. September 15 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 15 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math; 7 pm: Swami Buddhatmananda will speak on Vani-O-Vichar. September 15 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7 pm: Swami Satprabhananda will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.SCREENING
Till September 15 at Nandan II; 4 pm & 6 pm: Tapan Sinha Foundation, in association with Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre, presents Sharatey Hemanta, a retrospective of films directed/produced/music composed by Hemanta Mukhopadhyay. Today: Atal Jaler Ahwan (1962) at 4 pm & Lalan Fakir (1987) at 6 pm.EXHIBITION
Till October 13 at CIMA Gallery, Sunny Towers, 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, 2485 8717/8509; 11 am - 8 pm: Art in Life 2010 — an exhibition of saris, jewellery, exclusive fashion & lifestyle textiles, brocade handbags, T-shirts, masks, decorative arts, furniture, and carpets/dhurries. Till September 19 at Artisana, 13 Chowringhee Terrace, 2223 9422; 11 am - 7 pm: Agomoni, an exhibition of saris, textiles & demonstration of Ajrakh-Neel-aal by Sufiyan Ismail Khatri (Kutch), Bherulal Chippa (Rajasthan) & Kapileswar Mohonto (Kotpad). Till September 18 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, 24613145: Exotic botanical prints and artist jewellery by Birgitta Volz. Till September 20 at Sasha shop, 27 Mirza Ghalib Street, 22521586; Monday - Saturday 10 am - 7 pm, Sunday 10 am - 1 pm: Sasha presents its garments and accessories exhibition, Paroma. The collection includes embroidered silks and cottons, block prints and khari, stoles, jewellery and other accessories. Also, a collection from Sonam Dubal. Till September 20 at 10 Satyen Dutta Road, #2465 1697; 11 am - 8 pm: Toontooni’s exhibition of exclusive handloom saris, Mekhla-chadar sets, Punjabis and Kantha items. Till September 27 at P-249 Purna Das Road, 40086878; 11 am - 8 pm: Darbari’s exhibition of handloom, embroidered & block-printed saris, fabrics, suits, tops, skirts, dupattas, stoles and men’s wear.WORLD ALZHEIMER’S DAY
September 16 at Rotary Sadan; 10.30 am: On the occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day 2010, Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India, Calcutta Chapter organises a congregation comprising Dementia Awareness (10.30 am), Memory Screening (1 pm) and Dementia Solidarity (3.30 pm) sessions. Guest of honour: Nabaneeta Dev Sen. A short film, Asampta, in which Soumitra Chatterjee has essayed an Alzheimer’s patient’s character, will be screened.QUIZ
September 17 at Rotary Sadan, 94/2 Chowringhee Road; 6.30 pm onwards: The Advertising Club (Calcutta) hosts the prelims of Fastest Finger First (individual open quiz for all).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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