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August 21 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #24613145; 6 pm: Inauguration of an exhibition of paintings by Rudranil Das. Till August 21 at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, Abanindranath Tagore Gallery (2nd floor): Ganges 21 — a collection of paintings on ‘Ganga: From Gomukh to Ganga Sagar’ is the work of eminent Australian artist Kevin Pearsh. Till August 21 at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #24653212; 11 am - 7 pm: In Search of the Exquisite — contemporary miniature art from Pakistan. Till August 21 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue, 1st floor; 2 pm - 7 pm: Srishti presents an exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Till August 22 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by members of Young Artists Painter Circle. Till August 23 at SCA Gallery, 398 Rashbehari Avenue, Bypass connector Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Society of Contemporary Artists presents an exhibition of small format works. Till August 24 (except Sunday) at Tejas Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road; 12.30 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition of small, affordable artwork by established artists of the city. Till August 25 (except Monday) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 3rd floor gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: The US Consulate General, Calcutta and Birla Academy of Art and Culture present Picturing America, an exhibition which showcases the artistic heritage of the US and comprises 40 framed reproductions of significant American art. Till August 25 (except Monday) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Birla Academy of Art & Culture and Foundation B&G presents Sharpnel: The Chamber + Pandit Houses by Veer Munshi. Curated by Ranjit Hoskote. Till August 25 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sisir Kanjilal.drama
August 21 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Lokkrishti will stage Tagore’s Laboratory. Dramatised and directed by Phalguni Chatterjee. August 21 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Madhabi. Drama: Bhisma Sahni. Adaptation, music & direction: Swatilekha Sengupta. August 21 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30 pm: Durgadas Smrity Sangha presents Amla Madhur, a play by Harimadhav Mukhopadhyay. Direction: Tirthankar Chattopadhyay. August 21 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Hajabarala presents Abagunthita, directed by Chandan Sen. August 21 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 6.30 pm: Padatik & Oglam present Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana. Bengali translation by Shankha Ghosh. Directed and designed by Janardan Ghosh. August 22 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Bratyajan presents Ruddha Sangeet. Drama & direction: Bratya Basu. August 22 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Pancham Vaidic presents its latest production, Tagore’s Ghare Baire. Dramatised and directed by Arpita Ghosh. August 22 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Chaitanya — Bohurupee latest production, written by Alakh Mukhopadhyay and directed by Tarapada Mukhopadhyay. August 22 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30 pm: Natadha presents Ebong Socrates. Direction: Arna Mukhopadhyay. August 22 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sayak presents Jnan Briksher Phal. Direction & performance: Meghnad Bhattacharya. August 22 at Rabindra Sadan; 7 pm: Rangakarmee will stage Rudali. Design & direction: Usha Ganguli. August 22 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Niva Arts will stage Samaresh Basu’s Shashtha Ritu. Direction: Biplab Bandyopadhyay. August 22 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre; 7 pm: Padatik & Stage Passion present the comedy, Mukhia Manoharlal, directed by Pradip Roy.PERFORMING ARTS
August 21 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Sangeet Ashram presents a vocal recital by Sandipan Samajpati. August 21 at CC&FC (Ballantine’s Lounge & Bar); 8.30 pm: CC&FC, Blenders Pride and Open Doors present Conversation, Rhythm & Songs featuring Usha Uthup, Bickram Ghosh, Arjun Chakraborty, Jojo and Samidh. Anchor: Oindrilla Dutt. August 22 at the new auditorium of Blind School; 5.30 pm: Dakshin Kolkata Shastriyo Sangeet Sammelan’s 14th session features Anup Dasgupta (classical guitar) and Kumar Roy (khayal). August 22 at Shahid Surya Sen Mancha, Jodhpur Park; 6 pm: Sushiksha Tutorial’s 10th anniversary celebration.TALK / SYOMPOSIUM
August 21 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Special symposium: Sri Ramakrishna: The Prophet of Harmony. Participants: Miratun Nahar, Mani Sankar Mukhopadhyay, Sati Chatterjee and Fr George Pattery. President: Swami Bodhasarananda. August 21 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Tattwajnanananda will speak on Kenopanishad. August 21 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.55 pm: Discourse on Sri Ramakrishna Leela Prasanga by Swami Satprabhananda. August 21 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math; 7 pm: Swami Paramatmananda will speak on Mrityu Rahasya. August 21 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7 pm: Swami Pareshatmananda will speak on Vivekchudamani.PHOTOGRAPHs
Till August 23 at Nandan foyer; 3 pm - 8 pm: National Academy of Photography & Persona-International, in collaboration with Nandan - West Bengal Film Centre, present an international exhibition for the promotion of art photography. More than 150 works of well-known photo artists from China, Colombia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are featured in this exhibition. 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). Till August 24 (except Sunday) at Boi-Chitra, College Street; 2.30 pm - 7.30 pm: Centre for Peoples’ Photography presents Archive Photography by Aroop Datta. Till August 25 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Alok Rekhay hosts its 8th Members’ Photography Exhibition.BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
August 22 at Rabindra Sandan - Bangla Akademi complex & August 23 at Sisir Mancha; 6 pm: Debabrata Biswas Academy remebers the doyen of Tagore songs on his 99th birth anniversary with two evenings of memorial programmes, Shatabarshey Debabrata Biswas. August 22: Welcome address: Dr Partha Ghosh. Inauguration: Abhijit Bandyopadhyay. Address by the chief guest, Prof. Soumendra Nath Bera, and by special guest Mantu Ghosh. A discussion on Bangla Sangeeter Itihasey Debabrata Biswas (Participants: Abhijit Bandyopadhyay, Mantu Ghosh, Somnath Mukhopadhyay and Jayashree Dasgupta), to be followed by the recitals of mass songs rendered by Biswas and finally Tagore songs. August 22 at 13/1A Balaram Ghosh Street; 6 pm: Bodhona & Sutanuti Boimela Committee celebrate the 93rd birth anniversary celebration of Kamalkumar Basu in presence of Shyamal Kumar Sen, Umesh Chandra Bandyopadhyay and Dr Ashok Mitra. Also, launch of the book, Kamalkumar Basu’s Paribarik Prekshapat (author: Debashis Basu), by Prof. Barun De.INTERACTIVE SESSION
August 21 at Natya Shodh Sansthan; 5 pm: Face to Face, an interactive session with noted theatre personality Dr Pratibha Agarwal. Manoj Mitra and Prof. Pabitra Sarkar will be in conversation with Dr Agarwal. Also, inauguration of an exhibition showcasing several aspects of her illustrious career.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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