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Till July 16 (except Sundays & public holidays) at CIMA Gallery, Sunny Towers (2nd floor), 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, 2485 8717, 2485 8509; Mondays: 3pm - 7pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 2pm - 7pm: Summer Show 2011. Participants: Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Sumitro Basak, Jyoti Bhatt, Shreyasi Chatterjee, Rini Dhumal, Farhad Hussain, Abir Karmakar, Surendran P. Karthyayan, Goutam Khamaru, Bimal Kundu, Paresh Maity, Martin O.C., Shyamal Roy, Shakila, Paramjit Singh, Thota Tharrani, Babu Xavier and others from across India. June 20 - 26 at Taj Bengal; 12noon - 8pm: Aditi Chakraborty Sadhu presents her solo exhibition of paintings. Till June 22 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: Mukta Shilpa presents an exhibition of paintings and sculptures in support of social activities of Archi Foundation. Till June 22 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: Harmony — a solo exhibition of paintings by Anindita Bose (Jhumur). Till June 22 at Academy of Fine Arts, Gallery South B; 3pm - 8pm: The Sound of Colours — an exhibition of paintings by Shyamal Ganguly, Sanjib Narayan Dutta, Sujit Ghosh, Suprabhat Bhaduri and Naba Kumar Chakrabarty. Till June 22 at Gallery Gold, 11 Abdul Rasul Avenue, 9432359581; 2pm - 9pm: World of Art International Exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Showcasing works by Paritosh Sen, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Jogen Chowdhury, Alexandre Tokarev, Christian Schutz, Paresh Maity, Prakash Karmakar, Wasim R. Kapoor, Prabir Sen, Manas Roy (Roymans), Samir Aich, Rupchand Kundu, Renee Middelkoop and others. Till June 23 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2pm - 7pm: The first solo exhibition of paintings by Ganesh Das. Till June 26 at Tejas Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road; 12.30pm - 7.30pm: An exhibition of the works by Tanay Kumar Paul. Till June 30 at ECA Art Walk, South City Mall; 12noon - 8pm: An exhibition of paintings by Chandan Das. Till June 30 (except Sundays) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, 24653212; 11am - 7pm: Ganges Art Gallery presents The Aviary. Featuring works by Atin Basak, Sagar Bhowmick, Jayashree Chakravarty, Jogen Chowdhury, Sunil Das, Debabrata Hazra, Puran Singh Jhala, Mahjabin Majumdar, Avijit Mukherjee, Katayun Saklat and Mithu Sen.DRAMA
Till June 21: Thealight Natyatsab 2011. Today at Sisir Mancha, 6.30pm: Nandikar presents Pata Jhorey Jaye (Direction: Rudraprasad Sengupta); at 7.30 pm: Thealight presents Nakshi Knathar Maath (presented by Atanu Sarkar). June 21 at Girish Mancha; 6.30pm: Ekush Shatak will stage Krishna Ranga. Direction: Loknath Banerjee. June 21 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30pm: Natyam will stage Tagore’s Raja. Direction: Abhijit Sen.PERFORMING ARTS
June 20 at Paschimbanga Bangla Academy; 5.30pm: To mark the 75th anniversary of Banalata Sen, Chhandak presents Panchjaner Katha, an evening of solo recitations by Shikha Biswas, Kakali ghoshal, Papiya Chakraborty, Babli Das and Dalia Basu Saha. June 20 at Someplace Else, The Park; 8pm onwards: A performance by Melting Pot Jazz Quartet. Featuring Nishad Pandey, Paddy, Sahil Warol and Sambit Chatterjee. June 21 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30pm: Shinjan Nrityalaya presents Sthapatya Satya, an amalgamation of contemporary sophisticated Odissi dance and the rustic pristine Gotipua dance. Choreography: Aloka Kanungo. June 21 at the Sandre Hall of Calcutta School of Music; 6.30pm: Calcutta School of Music presents a Western and Indian music medley to commemorate the 30th World Music Day. All are welcome. June 22 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30pm: Academy Theatre presents Panchakabir Gaan, a solo recital by Riddhi Bandyopadhyay. Narration: Madhumita Basu. June 24 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30pm: A programme of three classical dance styles of India — Mohiniyattam, Kathak and Mayurbhanj Chhau — along with classical ethnic electronic fusion music. Mom Ganguly and Kunal Saha would take the audience through an enthralling experience. June 24 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre; 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7pm: A solo Kathak dance recital by Sanchita Chakraborty, disciple of Madhumita Roy.taLK
June 20 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6pm: Swami Omkaratmananda will speak on Yogavashisthasar. June 20 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6.15pm: Swami Somatmananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Mayer Katha. June 20 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7pm: Bimal Kumar Poddar will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita. June 20 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, Abhedananda Memorial Lecture Hall; 7pm: Dr Bhupendra Nath Seal will speak on Bharat Premik Swami Abhedananda. June 20 at the Ramakrishna Mancha of Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 7pm: Swami Satyapriyananda will speak on Vivekachudamani.LITERARY FORUM
June 20 at Sahitya Akademi auditorium, 4 DL Khan Road; 5.30pm: A literary forum on Mallika Sengupta (1960 - 2011). Speakers: Angshuman Kar, Aveek Majumder, Nabaneeta Dev Sen and Sutapa Sengupta. Chair: Manabendra Bandyopadhyay.EXHIBITION
June 20 - 25 at 8/2 Loudon Street, 2nd floor: earthy Myths showcases a summer collection of saris. Till June 20 at Ice Skating Rink; 11am - 8pm: Furniturex ’11 — a mega exhibition on home furniture. Till June 21 at Weavers Studio, 5/1 Anil Moitra Road, 24408926/27; 9.30am - 6.30pm: A fresh summer collection of saris, sets, tunics, dupattas and stoles. Till June 26 at Shop #B-002, South City Mall; 11am - 7.30pm: Mother Earth offers unbelievable deals on furniture, Earth Home and Earth Fashion and more. Till June 30 (except Sunday) at Azura, CNK Tower, 3 Royd Street, near Burlington’s, 2227 2219, 2229 6764, 2229 8651; 11am - 6pm (Monday to Friday) & 11am - 4pm (Saturday): An exhibition of colourful and stylish saris unveiled by Azura. Inspired by the rich floral power in traditional Parsee craftsmanship, the collection exudes elegance and contemporary chic with hints of vintage glamour. Till July 3 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 11am - 8pm: Thieving Magpie — Digital collages by Sunandini Banerjee.pHOTOGRAPHS
Till June 22 at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala; 2pm - 8pm: Silver Moments: Lights & Shadows, the second photography exhibition by the members of WideAngle Contemporary Foto Artist Forum. Till June 24 at The Harrington Street Arts Centre, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, No. 5 & 25B, 2nd floor, 2282 9220/21; 12noon - 7pm: Face of Bengal, an exhibition of photographs taken by the US Consul General in Calcutta, Beth A. Payne. Till June 25 at Gallery Kolkata, 41 Shakespeare Sarani, 22873377/88; 11am - 7pm: Metamorphosis — an exhibition of photographs by Mohan L. Mazumder. Till June 30 (except Mondays and national holidays) in the Portrait Gallery, Victoria Memorial Hall; 10am - 5pm: Hoppé’s Santiniketan — an exhibition of photographs from 1929 by Emil Otto Hoppé.WORKSHOP
June 20 onwards at Camlin Arts, Elgin Road: A summer workshop on Fine Arts (oil /water paintings, pastels, charcoal, sketching & shading, acrylics ) and Calligraphy, Fancy Writings & Lettering. Also certification courses in French, Spanish, Spoken English. For details, contact 9830647476; 9804791446 June 22 - July 10 at Gatewayz, 27B Camac Street; 6pm - 8pm: Harfun — a crash course on finishing school for girls and ladies: cooking, hair & makeup, yoga, sari-drapping, public speaking and more. July 1 - 10 at Happy Hours, CD-69 Salt Lake, 9830229898 / 9830227778: Vocaboom now in Salt Lake: Vocabulary enrichment programme from Mumbai —make your child love English and improve vocabulary through this programme, nominated for the ELT International Innovation Award by British Council. For Junior KG - Class VIII kids.BOOK SIGNING
June 20 at Oxford Book store, 17 Park Street; 5pm: Oxford Bookstore, Calcutta and Penguin Books present a special book signing session of River of Smoke — The second title in the Ibis Trilogy — by Amitav Ghosh. To be followed by a reading session on the theme of the book. June 20 at Starmark, South City Mall; 7pm: Starmark, in association with Penguin Books, will hold Amitav Ghosh’s book signing session for his new novel, River of Smoke. To be followed by an interactive session between the author and Rimi B Chatterjee. For more details, call 99039 85097.SCREENING
June 20 at Nandan 3; 6pm: Alliance Francaise du Bengal and Cine Central Calcutta present the screening of Tirez sur le pianiste (Shoot the Piano Player) - François Truffant - 1960 - 80 mins - b/w, accompanied by a lecture by Ashoke Viswanthan.QUIZ
June 24 at Bengal Chamber premises; 4pm onwards: The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry presents the Sunfeast Health and Lifestyle Quiz. Teams of 2 cross-corporate and cross-students are allowed. Entry fee: Rs 2500 for corporate teams and Rs 1500 for student teams. For registration and other details, contact Sukanya at sukanya@bengalchamber.com or call 9830296033.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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