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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. May 24 - June 18 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, 2475 2275; 3pm - 8pm: Chitrakoot presents Summer Oasis, an exhibition of artworks by renowned masters. Featuring works by Abanindranath Tagore, Atul Bose, B.P. Banerjee, Chintamoni Kar, Chittoprasad, Gaganendranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, Gopal Ghosh, Hemen Mazumdar, J.P. Ganguly, Jamini Roy, Kalight School, Manindra Bhushan Gupta, M.F. Husain, Nandalal Bose, Nikhil Biswas, Prakash Karmakar, Ramkinker Baij, Ranada Ukil, Samar Ghosh, Somnath Hore, Suhas Roy, Zainul Abedin, Arun Goswami, Arup Das, Chanchal Mukherjee, Manoj Mitra, Pradip Maitra and others. Till May 25 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: Aalo Chhaya, a group art show. Participants: Satabdi Saha, Ritwik Kar, Sonali Chatterjee, Kakoli Kar, Purnaa Chakraborty, Tanima Roy, Tanmoy Roy Chowdhury, Smita Das, Sanhita Dey and Arup Mondol. Till May 29 at Taj Bengal, Promenade Lounge; 10am - 11pm: Impression — a solo exhibition of paintings by Gopal Dey. Till May 26 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: An exhibition of recent paintings by Malay Datta. Till May 31 (except Sunday) at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, 2289 3027/5041; 12noon - 7pm: Tales from Tagore: Celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. Featuring works by Abhijit Gupta, Aditya Basak, Chandra Bhattacharya, Chhatrapati Dutta, Prabhat Basu, Probir Gupta, Rajesh Deb, Sekhar Roy and Sourav Jana. Till May 31 at Mythh, Hotel Hindusthan International; 10am - 8pm: HHI presents Art on Sale, an exhibition of paintings by the city’s contemporary artists. Till June 9 (except Sundays) at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, 24630465, 40012289; 11 am - 7pm: The Young Man Was... (a few chapter): Naeem Mohaiemen. Till June 22 (except Thursdays) at Gallery Gold, 11 Abdul Rasul Avenue, 9432359581; 2pm - 9pm: World of Art International Exhibition of paintings and sculptures.DRAMA
May 24 at Girish Mancha; 6.30pm: Dumdum Shabdomugdho Naatyokendra presents its latest production, Sondhye Saare Chhataa. Direction: Rakesh Ghosh. May 24 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.45pm: Lok-Krishti will stage its latest production, Samaresh Majumdar’s Tin Nambar Chokh. Direction: Phalguni Chattopadhyay. May 24 at Tapan Theatre; 7pm: As part of Chokh Natyamela 2011, Naksha (Gobardanga) will stage Kon Grihabadhu. Direction: Ashis Das. May 25 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30pm: Theatre Passion will stage Bhyablai Bhalo. Drama & direction: Ramaprasad Banik. May 26 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30pm: Nandikar will stage Ajnatobaas. Story: Sukanta Gangopadhyay. Direction: Sumanta Gangopadhyay. Main cast: Swatilekha Sengupta, Rudraprasad Sengupta, Sohini Sengupta and Sumanta Ganguly.RABINDRA JAYANTI
Till June 5 (except May 26 - 29) at Rabindra Sadan Prangan Mancha, 5.30pm: In celebration of Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary, Rabindra Sadan, department of information & cultural affairs, Government of West Bengal has organised programmes of Tagore songs and recitation by distinguished artistes. Till June 5 (except May 26 - 29) at Rabindra Sadan; 6pm: Rabindra Sadan, under the I&CA department, Government of West Bengal, celebrates Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary with Tagore songs, recitation, drama and dance-drama by eminent artistes and well-known groups. Today: Kakhon Je Basanta Gelo (a music programme; direction: Rachaita Roy) by North Calcutta Art and Music Centre; and full-length drama Jogajog (direction: Ashok Mukhopadhyay) by Paschimbanga Natya Academy. May 24 at Purbashree auditorium, IB 201, Sector III, Salt Lake; 6.30pm: EZCC’s tribute to Tagore on his 150th birth anniversary features Rabindranather Hasir Gaan (Dir: Alak Roychoudhury) and a dance programme, Hey Nataraj (Dir: Surangama Dasgupta).taLK
May 24 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Turiyananda Hall; 5.30pm: Sitanath Goswami will speak in Sanskrit on Bhagavad-Gita. May 24 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6.30pm: Dr S.P. Gon Chaudhuri will speak in English on Renewable Energy - Indian Scenario. May 24 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, Abhedananda Memorial Hall; 7pm: Prof. Samir Kumar Basu will speak on Man O Manus. May 24 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7pm: Bimal Kumar Poddar will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita. May 24 at the Vivekananda Hall, Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral Home and Cultural Centre, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 7pm: Radhashyam Roy Memorial Lecture: Swami Sarvagananda will speak in English on Practical Vedanta.pHOTOGRAPHS
Till May 30 (except Monday 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. May 24 at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala; 6pm: Inauguration of Exhibition of Photographic Art featuring works by the students and members of Photographic Association of Dum Dum. The show continues till May 27 between 3pm and 8pm.FILM SHOW
Till May 26 at Max Mueller Bhavan; 4pm & 6pm: Federation of Film Societies of India (Eastern Region) presents Bangladesh Film Festival. Today: Screening of Joyjatra (2004; Dir: Taukir Ahmed) at 4pm; and Chaka (1992; Dir: Morshedul Islam) at 6pm.SEMINAR
May 24 at Bharat Sabha Hall, 62 Bipin Behary Ganguly Street; 6pm: A seminar to mark the 199th birth anniversary celebration of rev. Krishna Mohon Banerjee, the first president of Indian Association. On this occasion, Krishna Mohon Banerjee Oration 2011 will be delivered by Professor Sandip Das. Topic: Influence of Christianity with 19th Century Bengal. Also, talk by Heman Mazumder, to be followed by devotional songs.EXHIBITION
May 24 - June 2 at Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India, 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road: A variety of cotton saris procured from master weavers from all over the country. Till May 25 at Asutosh Birth Centenary Hall, Indian Museum; 11am - 5pm: A special exhibition on musical instruments donated by Raja Sir Sourindro Mohun Tagore. The exhibition will showcase the musical instruments preserved in the Indian Museum. Till May 28 at Sanskriti, 12 Jamir Lane, Ballygunge, 65222434, 24401670; 10am - 8.30pm: Exhibition of painted saris in silk, tussar and matka. Also, cotton kurtis in all sizes. Till May 31 at ECA Art Walk, South City Mall; 12noon - 8pm: An exclusive exhibition on Tanjore art and handicrafts. Showcasing traditionally rich paintings and handicrafts created by the artisans from remote villages of Thiruvananthapuram. Till May 31 at 175 Block G, New Alipore, 40608060; 11am - 7.30pm (weekdays): “V” Style Voyage exhibits new summer designer collection of salwar kurta, tunics. Also, artefacts, home decor items, table-mats, bags, footwear and accessories, and designer kidswear. Till June 9 at Nandalal Bose Gallery & Jamini Roy Gallery, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 11am - 7pm: On the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR Calcutta salutes a myriad-minded Poet with an exhibition series: (1) Tagore in Advertisements; (2) Of Tagore and Cinema; (3) Tagore in Philately; (4) Rabindranath Tagore: Pilgrimages to the East, a photographic exhibition on the Poet’s tour of South-East Asia and China; and (5) Tagore and Kantha.WORKSHOP
May 24 at Mama Mia, Ballygunge; 3pm - 5pm: Cake Making and Decor Workshop: Learn to bake, layer and decorate gourmet cakes — black forest, fresh mango gateau and chocolate truffle cake. Call 9830708456 to register. May 24 onwards at Happy Hours, Salt Lake & Ballygunge: A six-day summer robotics workshop: Robocamp by Sine, IIT Mumbai. For students of class IV to class VIII - Robot building by specially designed kits. Call 983022998. May 24 - 27 at Nehru Children’s Museum: Workshop on human figure drawing for children (7 years to 18 years). May 24 - 28 at Oxford Bookstore, 17 Park Street; 11am - 1pm: Kids Summer Camp — a fun-filled workshop to learn a plethora of activities. May 24: Clay modelling, origami and scrap craft. May 25: Cookery workshop. May 26: Paper craft workshop. May 27: Wildlife quiz competition for kids. May 28: Magic show for kids. For registration details, call 9831671437 / 44035708. May 24 - 30 & June 1 - 6 at SmartTree, New Alipore: The Final Cut — Film-making workshop for 8yrs to 21yrs. May 23 & 24: Speak out workshop on building confidence, communicating effectively and public speaking. For details, call 9830863300 or 64991496. May 25 at Crossword, Elgin Road; 4pm - 6pm: Crossword Summer Fest. Workshop on Origami and kirigami for the age group, 8yrs to 12yrs. May 30 - June 3 at Starmark, 3 Lord Sinha Road, Mani Square and City Centre (Salt Lake); 11.30am - 1.30pm: In association with Hobby Ideas, Starmark will hold art and craft workshop for children who are 10 years old and above – a punch craft workshop covering basics of punch craft (day 1), gift bag making (day 2), greeting card making (day 3), wall frame making (day 4), and bookmark making (day 5). For more details and registration, call 99039 85097.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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