Fair for social welfare Since their inception, Inner Wheel Club and Rotary Club of Calcutta Metropolitan have been dedicated to the cause of community service projects. In association with these two organisations, t2 presents the ongoing Kolkata Haat 2010, a fund-raising event that brings together the best of traditional Indian art and handicrafts. With artists, designers and craftspersons from all over the country, it has 69 stalls showcasing artwork, textiles, showpieces, jewellery and more. Participants from other cities include Shashi Jewels and ANZ Designs (Mumbai), Occasions, Gayatri Chopra and Namrata Mathur (Delhi), Ridhima and Sunita Kanoria (Nagpur) and underprivileged persons of Ranchi Convent (Ranchi). From Calcutta, artists Nikhil Biswas, Malay Dutta, Rashmi Sharma and others are participating, besides various designers and artisans. Proceeds of the fair will go towards helping cancer patients, for the development of slum schools in Tollygunge, providing artificial legs to the handicapped and developing a garden for Calcutta Green Project. Event: t2 presents Kolkata Haat 2010, a traditional art and crafts fair in aid of charity When: Till September 24; 10 am - 8 pm Where: Ice Skating Rink

ART

Till September 24 at Gallery Chemould, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 8 pm: Face — the 2nd solo exhibition of paintings by Kanika Dhar. Till September 30 (except Sunday) at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, 2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Parables of Our Times — recent works by Mahbubur Rahman & Tayeba Begum Lipi. Till October 3 (except Mondays & October 2) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 1st floor & 3rd floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: Besides Paris, an exhibition of works by 18 Indian artists living in Paris. Curated by Shaheen Merali. Till October 5 (except Sundays) at Gallery Nakshatra, 2/1 Outram Street, 2nd floor, 2289 2982/83; 12 noon - 7.30 pm: Aquarelle — a watercolour show by Jacky Pearson and Pavithra Devadutta. Till October 6 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, 2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Jamini Roy. Till October 16 at Tejas Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, 9830049825: Art of the Small — an exhibition of the works by a group of artists painting on very small canvases, each bringing his own unique perception and style to his work, using the medium of his choice. Till October 31 (except Sundays) at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, 2463 0465 / 4001 2289; 11 am - 7 pm: Experimenter presents Say Everything, an exhibition of installation and new-media works by a group of young artists: Baptist Coelho, Pushkar Thakur, Sajad Malik, Shreyas Karle and Sukanya Ghosh.

drama

September 23 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sayak presents its latest production, Mukti! Mukti! Direction & performance: Meghnad Bhattacharya. September 23 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Mangalik presents Bankubabu Phirey Aelen. Direction: Samir Biswas. September 23 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Belghoria Ethic presents Kothay Pabo Taarey, directed by Debasis Sengupta. September 23 at Okakura Bhawan, Salt Lake; 6.30 pm: Choop Katha presents Antar Hote Udasi, a play in Hindi based on Pakistani short stories. Direction: Dolly Basu. September 26 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Madhabi. Adaptation, music & direction: Swatilekha Sengupta.

PERFORMING ARTS

September 22 - 26: Sapphire Creations Dance Workshop presents Interface 2010, an international festival of Alternative and Contemporary Expressions. Today at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: Navarasa Ananda Shankar Jayant & Company, India (Bharatnatyam/Contemporary) and Swan Lake, Idan Cohen & Company, Israel (Contemporary). Workshops & Seminars: At Rabindra Bharati University, Jorasanko, 11 am: Workshop Contact Improvisation, Michel Casanovas (Switzerland); at 2 pm: Seminar on Contemporary Arts; Dr.Sunil Kothari, Sadanand Menon, Jacek Luminski, Kalamandalam Piyal, Dr Sruti Banerjee & others. September 23 at Purbashree, EZCC, Salt Lake; 6 pm: In association with EZCC, Manjish and Rabichhaya present Dui Banglay Rabindranath (Part 2): Santiniketan to Shilaidah. Songs by Pubali Debnath, Shuvaprasad Nandi Majumdar, Sudeshna Sanyal Rudra, Biswarup Rudra, Rana Kumar Singha (Bangaldesh), Mahadev Ghosh (Bangladesh), Arin Chattopadhyay and Sriparna Chakraborty; recitation by Madhabi Mukhopadhyay, Sutapa Bandyopadhyay, Sudipto Mitra, Shilpi Mitra and Aminul Islam Liton (Bangladesh); and dance by Jhinuk Mukhopadhyay and Ipsita Roy Sarkar. September 23 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Upasana Centre for Dance presents Shikhandini, a dance-theatre directed and choreographed by Kathak dance exponent Ashimbandhu Bhattacharjee. Dancers: Ashim Bandhu (as Shikhandini), Luna Poddar (as Amba), Artabandhu Bhattacharya (as Vishma) and Kajol Hazra (as Yaksha). September 24 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Prajna presents Rabi Lekha-Mala, an evening of solo recitation by Pranati Tagore. Tickets at hall / 24557845.

TALK

September 23 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Dr Debabrata Sen Sharma will speak in English on Kashmir Saivism. September 23 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.30 pm: Swami Vamanananda will speak on The Message of the Gita and Modern Society. September 23 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math; 7 pm: Swami Buddhatmananda will speak on Vivekchudamani. September 23 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 5 pm: Swami Jyotishananda will speak on Sri Ramakrishna-Sarada Devi Anudhyan.

EXHIBITION

Till September 24 at Ice Skating Rink; 10 am - 8 pm: t2 presents Kolkata Haat 2010. Till October 13 at CIMA Gallery, Sunny Towers, 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, 2485 8717/8509; 11 am - 8 pm: Art in Life 2010 — an exhibition of saris, jewellery, exclusive fashion & lifestyle textiles, brocade handbags, T-shirts, masks, decorative arts, furniture, and carpets/dhurries. Till October 3 at City Centre, Salt Lake (Kund) & City Centre, New Town (Celebration Square); 11 am - 7 pm: City Centre, in association with t2, hosts City Centre Puja Shopping Festival 2010. September 23 -25 at All Bengal Women’s Union, 89 Elliot Road; 10.30 am - 5 pm: Pre-Puja show of block-printed saris & table linen, embroidered baby frocks & nighties, hand-woven bedspreads, table napkins, freshly-ground spices, cakes & muffins, and hand-made items by children. Till September 23 at Nari Seva Sangha, Kaushik Hall, Jodhpur Park; 10 am - 8 pm: An exhibition of designer garments, jewellery and various household items. Till September 26 at Sravasti, 14/97 Golf Club Road, Tollyguge, 24734546; 2 pm - 8 pm: KeyaChaitali’s exclusive fair of kurtas, photuas, short kurtas, T-shirts, salwar-kurtas, wrap-around sets, Saradins, Nakshi Kantha, batik, appliqued, block-printed cotton & silk saris, dopattas & scarves, blouse pieces, costume jewellery and bags. Till September 27 at P-249 Purna Das Road, 40086878; 11 am - 8 pm: Darbari’s exhibition of handloom, embroidered & block-printed saris, fabrics, suits, tops, skirts, dupattas, stoles and men’s wear.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-700001; Fax: 2234-8244

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