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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. 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 25 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: Rabindra Chalachitra O Bhabna — a solo art exhibition by Gopi Nath Saha. Till June 26 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4pm - 8pm: The Heraldic Journey-IV — the 11th solo exhibition of recent works by Tapan Kar. Till June 26 at Tejas Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road; 12.30pm - 7.30pm: An exhibition of the works by Tanay Kumar Paul. Till June 26 at Taj Bengal; 12noon - 8pm: Aditi Chakraborty Sadhu presents her solo exhibition of paintings. 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 24 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30pm: The 8th drama festival organised by Nehru Children’s Museum. Today: Ekla Pagal, directed by Ramaprasad Banik. June 23 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30pm: Paikpara Akhor presents Jaan-e-Kolkatta, written and directed by Bhadra Basu. June 24 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30pm: Arghya will stage Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s Meghnadbadh Kabya. Direction: Manish Mitra.PERFORMING ARTS
June 22 at Girish Mancha; 5pm: The concluding session of Aparajita’s silver jubilee celebration features recitation by Amitava Bagchi, Ratna Mitra and artistes iof Aparajita, and songs by Rajashree Bhattacharya and Srabani Sen. June 22 at Sisir Mancha; 5pm: Anandam (Behala) presents Rabindra-Nazrul Pranam featuring songs by Pallab Kirtania, Ajanta Sinha, Dr Tania Das, Kamalika Chattopadhyay, Ruma Sinha, Supti Roy and Murchhana; poetry-reading by Krishnakali Basu and Arunava Biswas; audio-plays Karnakunti Sambad by Madhabi Mukherjee and Rajarshi Roy and Malancha by Debraj Roy and Ranita Das Mukherjee; and a dance programme Gouri Holo Mahakali, based on Nazrulgeeti stotra. June 22 at Indumati Sabhagriha; 5.30pm: Kabyaloke presents a programme of Bengali songs by Susmita Dutta, Suchhanda Ghosh, Pratima Gangopadhyay, Manasi Bhattacharya, Shantipriyo Sengupta and Shakti Bandyopadhyay. June 22 at Rabindra Sadan; 5.30pm: Nritya Upasana presents two dance items, Aamader Katha and Russiar Chithi (based on Tagore’s travels). Concept & direction: Kashmira Samanta. Also, Saoli Mitra will read from Tagore’s stories and poems. June 22 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30pm: Academy Theatre presents Panchakabir Gaan, a solo recital by Riddhi Bandyopadhyay. Narration: Madhumita Basu. June 22 at The Palladian Lounge; 7pm: The second quarter of Patton Sapphire Quarterly Arts Series 2011 features two contemporary choreographic works: Incompleteness (concept & choreography: Dibyendu Nath) and Fuel (concept & choreography: Paramita Saha). June 24 at Kala Mandir; 6pm: Euphony presents Live in Concert, a musical tribute to R.D. Burman by 11 of his own musicians. June 24 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30pm: Ishtara, 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.CAREER
June 22 at The Park; 2pm onwards: NSHIM - Institute of Media & Communication, in association with The Telegraph, presents a talk show focusing on career opportunities.taLK
June 22 at Abanindra Sabhagriha (Charukala Bhavan); 5pm: Indian Society for Art & Aesthetics hosts a talk on Shristi O Bastab (Art and Nature) by Dr Subimalendu Bikas Sinha, principal, The Indian College of Art & Draftsmanship. June 22 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6pm: Swami Narendrananda will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Lilaprasanga. June 22 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15pm: Swami Sarvabhutananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita. June 22 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, Abhedananda Memorial Lecture Hall; 7pm: Swami Buddhatmananda will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita. June 22 at the Ramakrishna Mancha of Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 7pm: Sri Ramakrishna Punthipath O Alochana. Speaker: Swami Buddhadevananda.EXHIBITION
Till June 23 at Ice Skating Rink; 11am - 8pm: Kolkata Fashion Fair is organising Dhadkan, a fashion and lifestyle show. Till June 24 at 16/2 Gariahat Road, Ekdalia crossing banquet hall, 98300 54718; 11am - 9pm: Joyita’s Selection presents Monsoon Carnival, which includes designer saris, dress material, kurtas & kurtis, Lucknow chikan, costume jewellery and gift items. Till June 25 at 8/2 Loudon Street, 2nd floor: Earthy Myths showcases a summer collection of saris. 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 Monday) in the Portrait Gallery, Victoria Memorial Hall; 10am - 5pm: Hoppé’s Santiniketan — an exhibition of photographs from 1929 by Emil Otto Hoppé.WORKSHOP
June 22 - July 10 at Gatewayz, 27B Camac Street; 6pm - 8pm: Harfun — a crash course on finishing school for girls and ladies on cooking, hair & makeup, yoga, saree drapping, public speaking and more. June 24 & 25 at WDC Building, Sector V, Salt Lake: IBS-Kolkata presents a workshop on Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification. For details, call 2357 7125 June 28 - July 2 at 93 Deshpran Sashmal Road, Tollygunge Phadi: Leran block-printing on cotton, georgette, chiffon, crepe, saris, suits and bedsheet. For details, call 9831841125. 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.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-coporate 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. June 26 at Kavi Nazrul Islam Institute, Kanchrapara; 11am onwards: Quizzopcdia organises an open quiz. Cash prizes for winners. Entry fee: Rs 30. For details, call Sudipto Mitra (9239471777).All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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