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Till February 18 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: An exhibition of paintings by students of Canvas, a school of applied art. Till February 18 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road; 3pm - 8pm: Canadian Landscape and Abstract Paintings, paintings by Ashoke Chakraborty. Till February 19 at Harrington Mansion, Suite no. 4& 5, 1st floor, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 3pm - 9pm: ... and undated nightskin, a solo exhibition of paintings by Chittrovanu Mazumdar. Hosted by 1x1 Art Gallery. Till February 20 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2pm - 7pm: Triumvirate, an exhibition of paintings by Maumita Bhadury, Rumki Mahapatra and Shilpi Das Choudhury. Till February 22 at The Seagull Foundation for the Arts, 36C SP Mukherjee Road; 11am - 8pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Reba Hore: An exhibition of watercolour, oil on canvas, bronze and terracotta. Till February 25 (except Sunday) at Tejas Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road; 12.30pm - 7.30pm: Bikash Karmakar’s exhibition The Colours of My Dreams. Till February 29 (except Sundays) at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street; 12noon - 7pm: Tracing the invisible Points of Origin. Recent works by Sekhar Roy.drama
February 17 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30pm: Natya Chetna, Orissa presents Sosho. Direction: Subodh Pattanayak. February 17 at Girish Mancha; 6.30pm: Sudrak presents Dahanaanta, starring Debshankar Halder. Drama & direction: Debashis Majumdar. February 17 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30pm: The second phase of Arghya Natyasamaroh 2012, a festival of short plays, features Meghadootam, Streer Patra and Pandavani. Produced by Kasba Arghya and directed by Manish Mitra.performing arts
February 17 - 19 at Purbanchal Sanskriti Kendra, Salt Lake: Bhramara celebrates its golden jubilee with a cultural festival. Today; 4pm onwards: Inauguration of an exhibition of folk instruments, felicitation and CD launch, and Rabi Baul Kabi Baul, presented by Bhamara. February 17 at Rabindra Okakura Bhavan, Block-DD-27/A/1, Sector-1, Salt Lake; 6.30pm: EZCC and Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi host Songs for the Seasons, an evening of recitations by Dr William Radice and a bouquet of Tagore songs by Sreyashi Mitra, Debashis Ray Chaudhuri and Rohini Ray Chaudhuri. Translations and readings by Dr William Radice.photographs
February 17 at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road; 6pm - 8pm: Inauguration of French photographer Natasha de Betak’s Nightshade, curated by Aveek Sen.book reading
February 17 at Starmark, South City Mall, 2nd floor; 6.30pm: Starmark, in association with Leadstart Publishing, hosts a book-reading session by Jayanta Ray, author of Withered Leaves. The author will read out excerpts from the book in the presence of Dr Ashimpada Chakrabarti.presentation
February 17 at Sandré Hall, Calcutta School of Music; 7pm: Ajoy Ray presents, for the Jazz Listeners’ Forum, two big bands that emanated from World War II days, Woody Herman and Stan Kenton.screening
February 17 at Max Mueller Bhavan; 6.30pm: Screening of German film Von morgens bis mitternachts, directed by Karlheinz Martin.competition
February 17 at Techno India College, Salt Lake Sector V; 2pm - 5pm: Red Bull Paper Wings, a worldwide paper plane designing and flying contest. Participants will be provided with A4 sheets of 100gsm density, scissors and glue. Till February 20: British Council announces an all-India creative writing competition, After Dickens, in collaboration with Penguin India for writers between the ages of 16 and 21. Entries can be poetry, short stories, reportage, and writers can submit upto two pieces of work, of maximum 500 words each. Each piece must be given a title and must be in English. It should be inspired by Dickens or be Dickensian in flavour. The best six entries shall be uploaded on the British Council global website and will win attractive prizes. Visit http://www.britishcouncil.org/india-arts-dickens.htm to know more about the competition.exhibition
Till February 17 at Birla Academy of Art and Culture Lawns; 11am - 7pm: Concern India Foundation hosts Pause for a Cause, an exhibition of fine textiles, apparels and accessories. Till February 18 at 16/2 Gariahat Road, Ekdalia crossing; 10.30am - 8pm: MrigaShira presents Falguni Mela. Showcasing designer saris, dress materials, kurtas/kurtis, mekhlas, pearl, gold & costume jewellery, bags, nail decoration, beauty products and more.launch
February 17 at 1/3A Dover Lane, opp. Gariahat Police Station; 3pm: Television personality Rimjhim Mitra will launch Ruby Oinz Fashions, a boutique offering a wide range of saris, salwar suits, dress materials, accessories, costume jewellery, fancy bags and shoes.entertainment
February 17 at Saturday Club; 9pm onwards: The Saturday Club DJ night in association with t2 featuring DJ Sarah Robertson from Australia. February 17 at Plush, The Astor, 15 Shakespeare Sarani; 10pm: A breathtaking night with magicians of Indian electronic music Toyz in Panic, featuring Leon Russell and Doktor Daniel (Delhi).workshop
February 18 at Aayojan Banquet Hall, DD30, Salt Lake, Sector I; 8.30am - 5pm: Self-management of excessive tension (SMET), a stress reduction programme for total health will be conducted by DR HR Nagendra and Dr R Nagarathna of Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University, Bengaluru. Details at 9339610168.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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