Art
Till February 23 at Art Gallery, ITC Sonar Bangla; 12 noon - 8 pm: ITC Sonar Bangla presents an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Shankar Ghosh, Arindam Chakraborty, Debashis Chakraborty and Anasuya Majumder. Till February 24 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Lure of the Distant ? Watercolours by Arpita Bhattacharya. Till February 26 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Ever Amal/Amal the Green in text, lines and shades by Arunendu Banerjee. Till February 26 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road (near Taaja restaurant); 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: The Warmth of Colours ? an exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Till February 27 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 1st floor; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of watercolours by Sanjay Bhattacharyya. Till March 8 (except Sundays) at Artspace India City Gallery, 7 Deodar Street; 3 pm - 7 pm: Affordable Art? Limited edition signed prints of eminent artists. Till February 27 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Spectrum Artists? Circle presents its 25th group show of paintings. Participating artists: Biswajit Mondal, Samir Saha, Sukumar Das, Anjan Sengupta, Murari Mohan Basu and Tarun Bannerjee. February 23 - March 20 (Sundays by appointment) at Gallery Katayun; 3.30 pm - 7.30 pm: Spring Song ? works by contemporary Indian artists.DRAMA
February 23 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sangstab presents Mushthijog. Dir: Dwijen Bandyopadhyay. February 23 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Natyam hosts two one-act plays, Juddhakshetre Picnic and Ashwatthama. Dir: Abhijit Sen. February 24 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Ensemble presents Shirir Neeche. Drama & direction: Sohag Sen. February 24 at Sujata Sadan; 6.45 pm: Sandarbha presents Jajaatiyo. Drama, direction and acting: Soumitra Basu. February 24 (at 6.30 pm), February 26 & 27 at Tapan Theatre; 3 pm & 6.30 pm: Niva Arts presents Janani. Direction: Ashok Chatterjee. February 25 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Theatron presents Mrityumukhar Ek/Dui. Dir: Saswati Biswas. February 26 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Choopkatha presents Mrs. Soriano. Direction: Dolly Basu. February 27 at Padatik Little Theatre; 7 pm: Padatik and Rikh present Ho Sakta Hai Do Aadmi Do Kursiyaan, a new play in Hindi, written and directed by Vinay Sharma.TALK
February 23 at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Sitanath Goswami will speak in Sanskrit on Bhagavad-Gita.performing artS
February 23 at Science City Auditorium; 6.30 pm: The concluding evening of Antiquity Festival of Fine Arts (a tribute to Ustad Keramatullah Khan) features Raza Ali Khan (vocal), Ustad Rais Khan (sitar) and Pandit Jasraj (vocal). Organised by Showhouse. February 24 & 25 at Madhusudan Mancha; February 26 & 27 at Rabindra Sadan; 6 pm: West Bengal Dance Group Federation hosts Stars of Tomorrow ? a festival of young talents in the field of dance. February 25 at Sujata Devi Smriti Sadan, 7 Hazra Road; 6 pm: The Society for the Visually Handicapped presents a cultural evening dedicated to the cause of promoting education to sightless citizens. The programme includes a performance by blind opera, Thakay Shudhu Nachiketa. February 25 at Sisir Mancha; 6 pm: Saanskritiki presents Rabindrasangeet by Tamalika Guha, Rabindrasangeet and Nazrulgeeti by Saktibrata Das, and songs of Atulprasad, Rajanikanta and D.L. Roy by Nupurchhanda Ghosh. February 25 & 26 at Uma Gallery, 2/4A Sarat Bose Road; 7 pm: Ranan, in association with Open Doors, presents Girish Karnad?s Naga-Mandala: The High Life featuring performers from Kathak and Odissi disciplines along with young, city-based actors.WORKSHOP
Till February 28 at Calcutta Swimming Club, 1 Strand Road; 7 am - 8 am: A yoga workshop on Management Stress & Hypertension to be conducted by a senior sannyasin of Bihar School of Yoga, Munger. Details at Satyam Seva Kendra, #24633887 (10 am - 5 pm). February 23 & 25 at 1A Palm Place; 11 am - 1 pm: Simply Delicious Meals in Minutes ? quick-to-prepare dishes at Mithoo Dhar?s continental cooking class. Details at #22400659, 22804288. Till February 26 at The Creative Arts, National Library Avenue: Theatre workshop on different aspects. Sessions by Ananda Lal, Ramanjit, Zarin Chaudhuri, Swati Lal, Arthur Cardozo and Santanu Bose. Details with Ramanjit (#23213225, 9830775677).SEMINAR
February 25 at Savitri Girls College; 10.30 am: A UGC-sponsored seminar on Man and Nature: Environmental Perceptions and Practices in India. Inauguration by Prof. Suranjan Das, Pro-VC (Academic), University of Calcutta.FESTIVAL
February 25 at 38 Ram Thakur Sarani, Jadavpur: The 63rd annual foundation day celebration of Sri Sri Kaibalyadham. February 27 at Saastha Samooham, 42 Lake Avenue; 6.15 pm: Mangala Puja with devotional songs by Ganapriya (led by Saraswathi Mani), conducted by Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham.PHOTOGRAPHS
Till March 12 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre; 2 pm - 7 pm: Re-presenting Indian Women 1873-1947: A Visual Documentary ? an exhibition of archival photographs from Centre of Women?s Development Studies, New Delhi.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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