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Till October 20 at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road; 11am - 7pm: Dialectica, recent works of Joydip Sengupta. Till October 20 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: 8 Minds — a group show of painting and sculpture by young artists. Till October 20 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South ‘B’ Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: The second group show of paintings by Milan Kuila, Tarun Rit, Parthapratim Talukdar and Debanjan Sil. Till October 22 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, 24752275; 3pm - 8pm: An exhibition of recent paintings by Anindya Roy. Till October 22 at The Harrington Street Arts Centre, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, 22829220/21; 1pm - 8pm: Debi by Narayan Sinha. Till October 27 at Gallery 79, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road, 1st floor; 4pm - 7pm: Different Strokes - Season 3 — an exhibition of watercolours by Shyamal Sen. Till October 29 (except Mondays & public holidays) at Gurusaday Museum Gallery, Bratacharigram, Joka; 11am - 4.30pm: An exhibition on Durga in Folk Art of Bengal. Till October 29 (except Sundays & holidays) at Mon Art Gallerie, 6 Hungerford Street, 22895438; 11am - 7.30pm: Lyrical Journeys, a watercolour show by Arup Lodh, Sandip Roy and Sudip Roy. Till October 29 (except Sundays) at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, 22893027/22895041; 12noon - 7pm: Zany & Visionary Debian Delight — an exhibition of the works of Rajesh Deb. Till November 7 at Belvedere House, National Library, Alipore; 10am - 5pm: Treasures of Ancient China. Hosted by Ministry of Culture, Government of India, State Administration of Cultural Heritage, Art Exhibitions China and Archaeological Survey of India. Till November 19 at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindustan Road: Two Stages of Invention, by the Mumbai-based CAMP. Till November 30 at Ahuja Museum for Arts, 26 Lee Road, 22894745, 40034974; 10.30am - 7pm: Indian School of Art — a group exhibition of paintings. Till November 30 at Srijanee, 11A&B Esplanade East; 10am - 8pm: The fifth collection of paintings by Sreesudip and Group. Till December 11 at Victoria Memorial Hall; 10am - 5pm: Kalighat Paintings, a collaborative exhibition presenting the finest Kalighat paintings from the collections of Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London and the Victoria Memorial Hall (VMH), Calcutta. Featuring 100 paintings, including 15 contemporary works by artists currently working in rural Bengal, acquired by V&A specifically for this exhibition.DRAMA
October 18 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30pm: Sudaram presents Ja Nei Bharatey. Drama, direction & performance: Manoj Mitra. October 18 at Girish Mancha; 6.30pm: Anweshak presents its latest production, Kacher Putul. Direction: Subrata Dutta. October 18 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30pm: Durgadas Smriti Sangha presents the comedy, Amla Madhur. Direction: Tirthankar Chattopadhyay. October 19 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30pm: Ganakrishti presents Ekhon Antigone. Direction: Amitava Dutta. October 19 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30pm: Akhar presents Preetilata. Drama & direction: Bhadra Basu. October 20 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30pm: Nandikar presents two plays: Aamar Priyo Rabindranath (Cast: Rudraprasad Sengupta, Swatilekha Sengupta, Debshankar Halder, Parthapratim Deb, Dulal Mukherjee, Sohini Sengupta, Samrat Basu and Swajan Mukherjee. Direction: Swatilekha Sengupta) and Mukya Ferot (Drama: Fritz Karinthi; Adaptation: Goutam sarkar; Direction: Sumanta Gangopadhyay). October 21 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30pm: Lake Town Sreebhumi Sansriti presents Bikele Bhorer Shorshe Phool. Direction: Debesh Chattopadhyay. October 22 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3pm: Ensemble will stage its new production, Lal Baksho. Design & direction: Sohag Sen. October 22 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30pm: Sayak will stage its latest production, Pinki Buli. Drama: Indrasis Lahiri. Direction: Meghnad Bhattacharya. Cast: Meghnad Bhattacharya, Dhurjati De, Runa Mukherjee, Sujata Basu, Rimi Saha, Indrajita Chakraborty, Bhaswati Chakraborty and Uttam De.performing arts
October 18 at Rabindra Sadan; 5.30pm: Geetayan Sangeet Academy presents an evening of Tagore songs by Goutam Baran Adhikari, Suchhanda Ghosh, Snigdha Kar Acharya, Sumitra Das and Kumkum Sen. October 22 at Sandre Hall, Calcutta School of Music; 7pm: Monthly guitar concert by Biplaw Singh. All are welcome.theatre festival
October 19 - 23 at Sisir Mancha & Rabindra Sadan premises: Kasba Arghya presents Lokoranga 2011, a national folk theatre festival, participated by folk artistes from all over the country.EXHIBITION
October 18 - 25 at 85 Lansdowne, 85B Sarat Bose Road, 24862136 / 24549484; 11am - 7.30pm: Diwali celebrations at 85 Lansdowne, presenting contemporary fashion statements with creativity and style. Featuring collections of men’s wear and women’s wear and a new line of accesories. Till October 20 at Ekdalia Banquet; 11am - 8.30pm: Sampurna presents a pre-Diwali exhibition featuring a wide variety of designer saris, kurtis, salwar suits and costume jewellery. October 18 - 19 at The Park; 12noon - 7pm: She Women Lifestyle Exhibition for Women, an exhibition of fashion and style including make-over session by Agnimitra Paul and special make-up and hair styling by Oriflame. October 18 & 19 at C-II Suresh Neotia Hall, City Centre, 9339437484; 10am - 8pm: Jhankar presents Diwali Dhamaka featuring diyas, bandhanwar, gift items, jewelley, designer dresses and accessories. October 18 - 20 at Ice Skating Rink; 10am - 8pm: 14th Diwali Haat Exhibition-cum-Sale 2011, organised by Rajasthani Mahila Sangathan. October 18 - 26 at Sasha Shop, 27 Mirza Ghalib Street; 10am - 7pm (Sunday, 10am - 1pm): Diwali Bazaar, an exhibition of candles, diyas and other goodies by NGOs Anjali, Asha Niketan and Silence. Also, the launch of RASA (Ruro Agro Services Association) skincare and beauty products. October 21 - 25 at Artisana, 13 Chowringhee Terrace; 11am - 7pm: Crafts Council of West Bengal presents an exhibition-cum-sale showcasing a collection of terracotta lamps, planters, dokra candle-holders, textiles and jewellery. Till October 31 at Vero Moda, South City Mall: Fashion Fest at Vero Moda — celebrate this festive season with Vero Moda as it unveils its latest fall / winter collection. Till October 31 at Jack &Jones, South City Mall: Fashion Fest at Jack & Jones — celebrate this festive season with Jack & Jones as it unveils its latest fall / winter collection.talk
October 18 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6pm: Swami Chidrupananda will speak on Yuganayak Vivekananda. October 18 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19A & B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7pm: Prof. Samir Kumar Basu will speak on Mon O Manush.photographs
October 18 - 23 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 2nd floor; 3pm - 8pm: One Nest, an exhibition of photographs by 14 distinguished professional photographers from eight countries. Curated by Mala Mukerjee. Inauguration on October 18 at 6pm by Tina Mehta, lecturer, Zoroastrian Studies and Participant, Interfaith Forums. Till October 25 (except Sunday) at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road, 2pm - 8pm: Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre and Tasveer present Pink is the Navy Blue of India, an exhibition of photographs by Norman Parkinson.launch
October 18 at 140B Sarat Bose Road, 9830223455: Launch of Mira, a fashion jewellery boutique, by jewellery designer Radhika Jain. The boutique will exhibit pure silver artefacts and jewellery, stylish, wearable art forms, soft-hued, semi-precious stones with Svarovski roundels, coloured stones and traditional pieces with a modern twist.DOCUMENTARY FEST
October 18 - 21 at Aikatan, EZCC, Salt Lake; 6pm: A festival of documentary films organised by Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre in association with Folk Culture and Adivasi Cultural Centre, department of information & cultural affairs, Government of West Bengal. October 18: Chhau Dance of Purulia (EZCC), dir: Dhananjay Mandal; and Nadiyar Putul Natak (FTCC), dir: Somnath Gupta. October 19: Bishnupur Gharana (EZCC), dir: Ashok Viswanathan; and Parampara (FTCC), dir: Kalyan Biswas. October 20: Rules of the Game (EZCC) (Folk Game of West Bengal), dir: Anirban Mukherjee; and Hariram Natua (FTCC), dir: Bikramjit Gupta. October 21: Gambhira (EZCC), dir: Bappa Sen; Charaiya Charaiya (EZCC), dir: Sikta Biswas; Fulti Gidaleer Katha (FTCC), dir: Subir Mondal; and Salabat Mahato (FTCC), dir: Manojit Adhikari.fair trade fortnight
Till October 22: Sasha is celebrating Fair Trade Fortnight in assocation with Fair Trade Forum India. This is a pan-India movement wherein all organisations associated with Fair Trade shall participate. A series of events have been organised as part of the celebrations, both in the shop and elsewhere. Today at Sasha Shop, 27 Mirza Ghalib Street ; 4pm onwards: Launch of RASA (Ruro Agro Services Association) skincare and beauty products. Followed by inauguration of a Diwali Bazaar (to continue till October 26) exhibiting candles, diyas and other goodies from NGOs Anjali, Asha Niketan and Silence.presentation
October 21 at American Center, Lincoln Room, 38A Jawaharlal Nehru Road; 4pm - 5.30pm: American Center is hosting a special interactive presentation to dispel myths and raise awareness about breast cancer. It also includes a fashion walkthrough by men and women in Calcutta from the world of film, theatre, dance, education, social service and fashion. Also, some truly inspirational music celebrating life by some well-known singers of the city. October 21 at Calcutta School of Music; 7pm: A video presentation featuring Joshua Bell — the violin prodigy, at the Nobel Prize concert with the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, playing Beethoven Tchaikovsky and Sibelius. A Bonus Friday programme by A.B. Ghosh.workshop
Till October 21 at SmartTree, New Alipore: Pre Diwali Workshop: 17th-19th Rangoli; 19th Cakes and Decorations; 21st Snacks by Taaja’s. All workshops will be conducted by eminent experts for all age groups. For details, 9830863300 or 64991496. Till October 24 at Camlin Arts, Elgin Road: Workshop on fine arts (oil/water paintings, pastels, charcoal, sketching & shading), calligraphy, fancy writing & lettering. Also, certificate courses in French, Spanish and spoken English. Contact: 9830647476, 9804791446.QUIZ
October 23 at YMCA Chowringhee: The October General Quiz. QM: Dhruv Mookerji. Registration from 4pm, prelims at 4.30pm. Three-member teams. Eight teams qualify. Registration fee Rs 100 per team. Contact dhruvmookerji@hotmail.comAll those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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