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Till March 9 (except Sundays & holidays) at CIMA Gallery, Sunny Tower (2nd floor), 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, 2485 8717 / 2485 8509; Mondays (3 pm - 7 pm), Tuesdays - Saturdays (2 pm - 7 pm): Concepts & Ideas 2011. Works by Sheba Chhachhi, Anjum Singh and Praneet Soi. February 26 - March 26 at Gallery Kolkata, 2nd floor, Duckback House, 41 Shakespeare Sarani, 22873377; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of drawings, paintings and sculptures by Sunil Das. Opening today at 6 pm. February 27 - March 8 at Government College of Art and Craft: Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta presents an exhibition of Tagore’s original work, his letters and other documents, along with poems by eminent poets on him and the works of art by renowned artists based on Tagore’s thoughts. Inauguration by Governor M.K. Narayanan on February 27 at 11 am. Till February 27 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Impression, a group show of paintings and sculptures. Till February 27 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Partha Dasgupta. Till February 27 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Rhythmic Emotions — an exhibition of paintings by Uma Chatterjee, Utpal Bandyopadhyay, Tapas Chatterjee and Goutam Bandyopadhyay. Till February 28 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, 24752275, 24618812; 3 pm - 8 pm:Coming of Age, Part II — recent works by Subha Kenworthy. Till February 28 at ECA Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Gopal Ghosh. Till March 2 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Neera on Canvas: Sujata Chakraborty presents an exhibition of paintings based on Sunil Gangopadhyay’s Neera. Till March 2 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery ‘A’ & ‘B’; 3 pm - 8 pm: We Are, a platform for contemporary artists, presents a group exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Till March 6 at Sculpture Gallery, C/26 Bapuji Nagar, 24122907; 4 pm - 8 pm: Miniature bronze sculptures by Tapas Sarkar, Somnath Chakraborty, Chandan Roy and Subrata Pal. Till March 14 (except Sundays) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, 24653212; 11 am - 7 pm: Liberation, an exhibition of recent works by Shahabuddin Ahmed. Till March 31 at St Thomas’ Chapel, Bishop’s College, 224 AJC Bose Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts, in association with Bishop’s College, Calcutta, presents The Last Supper, a series of reverse paintings on acrylic by Madhvi Parekh.DRAMA
February 26 at Academy of Fine Arts: Anya Theatre presents Taire Naire (Dir: Goutam Halder) at 3 pm; Arghya presents Meghnadbadh Kabya (dir: Manish Mitra) at 6.30 pm. February 26 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Gandhar presents Kachher Manush, directed by filmmaker Gautam Haldar. February 26 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Mangalik presents Manush Bhoot, directed by Samir Biswas. February 27 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm & 6.30 pm: Storyteller presents 221B Baker Street, a play in Bengali by Arindam Mukherjee. February 27 at Kala Mandir; 6 pm: Sangit Kala Mandir presents Moksh Creations’ comedy, Four Play, adapted from Move over Mrs Markham by Ray Cooney and John Chapman. Produced, directed and adapted by Vandana Sajnani Khattar. February 27 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sayak will stage Daibaddha, directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya. February 27 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Nandipat will stage Shrinwantu Comrades. Dir: Bibhas Chakraborty. February 27 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sundaram presents Ja Nei Bharatey. Drama, direction & performance: Manoj Mitra. February 27 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Padatik & Stage Passion present Mukhia Manoharlal. Direction: Pradip Roy.pERFORMING ARTS
February 26 at Seagull Bookstore, 31A S.P. Mukherjee Road; 7 pm: The Seagull Open House: When words meet melody. An evening focusing on poetry and songwriting. Rahul Guha Roy and Katharina Eichhorn are performing their original songs in an acounstic set up and accompanied by music composer and instrumentalist kanisha Sarkar. February 26 at Max Mueller Bhavan; 6.30 pm: A clasical violin and piano concert by Florian Sonnleitner and Yasuko Matsuda. The programme features sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johannes Brahms. February 26 at Minerva Theatre; 5 pm: Natanam Kolkata presents the dance drama, Suorani Duorani, based on Tagore’s short story Suoranir Saadh. Also, drama Rangey Byangey Rabi by Gobardanga Naksha. February 27 & 28 at Sisir Mancha; 6 pm: Kabyayan presents Abritti Utsav. Concept & direction: Bratati Bandyopadhyay.TALK
February 26 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Tattwajnanananda will speak on Mundakaponishad. February 26 atAbanindra Sabhaghar; 5.30 pm: Poet Siben Chattopadhyay memorial Discussion: Kadambini Ganguly and Women’s Enlightenment: Past & Present. Speakers: Ujjal Majumdar and Manisha Rakshit. Also, release of the book, An Anthology of Poems by 16 Poets February 26 at Boi-Chitra, 15 Bankim Chatterjee Street; 6 pm: Well-known photographer Mala Mukerji will speak on A Journey through Film and Digital Photography. February 26 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Baneshananda will speak in English on The Yoga in the Yoga-sutras. February 26 at Ramakrishna Mancha, Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 6.30 pm: Swami Satyapriyananda will speak on Narada-Bhaktisutra. February 26 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math; 7 pm: Swami Paramatmananda will speak on Mrityu Rahasya.COLLEGE FEST
February 26 at Army Institute of Management; 10 am onwards: Army Institute of Management, in association with t2, presents Inferno.SPORT
Till March 12 at CC&FC: Give in to the cricket fever with Royal Challenge presents The Telegraph Cup Cricket 2011 for corporates. Matches start at 5.30 pm.PHOTOGRAPHS
February 26 - March 3 at Seminar Hall of Howrah Distt. Library, Howrah Maidan: 43rd Howrah Colour Salon 2011. Opening today at 5.30 pm. Till March 2 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Photographic Association of Bengal holds its PAB Indian Digital Salon 2010 along with an exhibition of black-and-white and colour prints by Arun Ganguly. Daily digital slide shows at 5.15 pm, 6.15 pm & 7.15 pm. Till February 27 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of photographs on moths by Dr Dheera Palit. Till February 26 at Boi-Chitra, Coffee House building, 2nd floor, 15 Bankim Chatterjee Street; 3 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition of photographs by Atanu Bose, Prithwi Kanta Roy and Siddhartha Biswas.ART MELA
February 25 - 27 at Uttarpara Jaykrishna Public Library auditorium: Art Mela, an exploration of the creative minds, includes a sit-and-draw competition for children, workshop and exhibition of upcoming artists and a fabulous display of decorative items.ENTERTAINMENT
February 27 at Splash - The Sky Lounge at Swissotel; 4 pm onwards: The Sunset Party. No entry charges.IN MEMORIAM
February 26 at the open dias of Government College of Art and Craft; 6 pm: Archi Foundation presents a programme in memory of Late Archi Paul on her birthday. Featuring vocals by Pallab Kirtania, Riddhi Bandyopadhyay, Pranesh Shome and Nupur Ganguly; dance by Madhuboni Chatterjee; and recitation by Kamalaksha Gangopadhyay.EXHIBITION
Till February 26 at Zevar The ‘Z’ Lounge, 22 Camac Street; 10 am - 10 pm: Want to get started early with your spring shopping? Head to Destination 11, on at Zevar The ‘Z’ Lounge till 10pm today. Put together by Sweta Baid and Kavita Lohia, the exhibition has on offer labels like Anand Bhushan, Tanya Jaiswal, Vandana, Gunjan, Sushila & Abha and Rinkz la ROPA, Brocade, Rinaldi and Sweta Tibrewal. Till February 26 at Kaji, 38/A Garcha 1st Lane, 32507924; 12 noon - 8 pm: Pop Festival — a three-day festival exhibiting distinguished international and national brands in pop art, fashion and home décor. Till February 26 at 8/2 Loudon Street, 2nd floor, 22811524: Earthy Myths annual exhibition of 2010 collections of saris and outfits. Till February 27 at Netaji Indoor Stadium; 10.30 am: 16th International Leather Goods Fair. Till February 27 at Gurusaday Museum, Bratacharigram, Joka, 24676048; 11am - 4pm: On the occasion of its 48th Foundation Day, Gurusaday Museum presents an exhibition, Square Pat in Rural Bengal. Till February 28 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36c S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: On the occasion of South African artist William Kentridge’s first visit to India, the Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents William Kentridge: An exhibition of etchings, prints, films.BABY SHOW
February 27 at 5A Gariahat Road (near Ballygunge Phari); 11 am: Mother’s Pride, a national pre-school, hosts The Baby Show (for children upto 3 years) with the launch of its school in the eastern region. Actors June Maliah and Churni Ganguly will grace the occasion.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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