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ART
Till August 29 at Gallery 79, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Kolkata Art House presents Brush Lines, an art fair in aid of Disha Foundation. Till August 29 at Society of Contemporary Artists Gallery, 398 Rashbehari Avenue & Bypass Connector Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: A solo show of Meenakshi Sengupta’s paintings. Till August 29 at Bengal Ambuja Commercial Complex-1st Floor, Unnayan - UNS 71, 1050/1 Survey Park; 11 am - 7 pm: The Art Shoppe Gallery presents The City of Joy, an exhibition of watercolours by Apurba Mazumdar. Till August 29 at Taj Bengal, The Promenade Lounge; 10 am - 11 pm: A solo exhibition of Satyajit Saha’s recent work.drama
Till September 1: Purba Paschim Theatre Festival. Today at Academy of Fine Arts, 3 pm: Rabindranath Tagore’s Mukti Mukti (Dir: Meghnad Bhattacharya), presented by Sayak. At Madhusudan Mancha, 6.30 pm: Premiere of Tagore’s Raktakarabi (Music: Ayaan Ali Khan and Amaan Ali Khan; Direction: Gautam Haldar, filmmaker). August 28 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Nat-Ranga presents Gulbaaj, the Man of the Match. Direction: Sohan Bandyopadhyay. August 28 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Theatre Passion presents Anukool. Drama & directio: Ramaprasad Banik. August 28 at Minerva Theatre; 6.45 pm: Samstab presents Bhootnath. Direction & performance: Dwijen Bandyopadhyay. August 29 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3.45 pm: Ensemble presents Sonata, an Indian-English play written by Mahesh Elkunchwar, and designed and directed by Sohag Sen. August 29 at Mukta Angan Rangalaya; 6.30 pm: Dum Dum Shabdamugdha presents its latest play, Sandhye Sarey Chhota. Drama & direction: Rakesh Ghosh. August 29 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Hattamela presents Hetamgarhe Hoi Choi. Direction: Gurudas Bandyopadhyay. August 29 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30 pm: Nandikar will stage its latest production, Madhabi. Drama: Bhisma Sahni. Adaptation, music & direction: Swatilekha Sengupta. Acting: Rudraprasad Sengupta, Debshankar Halder, Parthapratim Deb, Sumanta Ganguly and Sohini Sengupta. August 29 at Tapan theatre; 6.45 pm: Rang Roop will stage Brojo Buror Sabuj Baksho. Direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay. August 29 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Padatik & Stage Passion present the comedy, Mukhia Manoharlal, directed by Pradip Roy.PERFORMING ARTS
August 28 at Sisir Mancha; 5 pm: An evening of Tagore songs and dance. August 28 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 5.30 pm: Rag-Anurag Music Research Academy celebrates its 10th anniversary with a cultural programme featuring recitation, Tagore songs, and Goopy Baghar Kando by Calcutta Choir. August 28 at Moulali Yuba Kendra; 6 pm: Mukesh Lovers’ Association is orgainising Shraddhanjali Sandhya, a musical evening in memory of the legendary singer. August 28 at Saratchandra Bhavan, 24 Aswini Dutta Road; 6 pm: Raagrang Bharati Smriti Samity presents Baithaki Mejajey Barsha, a musical evening featuring Amalendu Bikash Kar Choudhury, Shyamal Biswas, Sharmistha Dutta, Rajib Kar Choudhury and others. August 29 at Sisir Mancha; 10.30 am: AB Music presents a solo recital of Tagore songs by Alak Roychoudhury. August 29 at Sujata Sadan; 5.30 pm: Onam celebrations by Kerala Cultural Forum. Featuring dance, classical music, tableau and one-act play. Entry free. August 29 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: Biswabhara Pran presents an evening of solo and group recitals of Tagore songs, reading and dance. Participants: Anuradha Bala, Rituparna Roy, Gopa Roy, Partha and Gouri Ghosh, Sharmila Basu, Subrata Sengupta, Shamit Roy, Amita Dutt, Asim Bandhu Bhattacharya, Kalavati Devi, Polly Guha, Purnima Ghosh, Molly Roy, Madhumita Roy and others. Tickets at hall (11 am- 6 pm) / 24557845. August 29 at Birla Academy; 6 pm: Arupratan presents Desh Samay Aar Maa featuring students of Barrackpore Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission; solo recitation by Ishita Das Adhikary; and Jakhan Aami Anyamoney (story & Tagore songs by Debarati Mitra; narration: Pradip Ghosh). August 29 & 30 at Rabindra Sadan; 6 pm: Nazrul Smaran 2010 organised by Rabindra Sadan, I&CA department, Government of West Bengal. August 29: Chorus by Basanti Vidyabithi; welcome address by Shaon Sen, administrative officer, Rabindra Sadan; discussion by Dr Arun Basu; songs by Biman Mukhopadhyay, Pintu Bhattacharya, Monomoy Bhattacharya, Shampa Kundu, and others; and recitation by Bijoylakshmi Barman and Sudipta Mitra.PHOTOGRAPHs
Till September 8 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road, #2455 6942/43; 11 am - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Still, an exhibition of photographs by Prarthana Modi. Till September 25 at The Harrington Street Arts Centre, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Harrington Mansions, 2nd floor, Flat # 5 & 25B, 22829220; 12 noon - 7 pm: The Harrington Street Arts Centre, along with Chivas, presents a show on photography: A Critic’s Eye by Richard Bartholomew (1950s - 1970s) & A Tale of 3 Cities by Pablo Bartholomew (1970s & 1980s).SCREENING
August 28 at Salon 175, The Bengal Club, 1/1 Russel Street; 5.30 pm: Members of All Bengal Women’s Union hosts the screening of All Bengal Women’s Union, a film by Tin Can - A step towards empowerment of women and children.ALBUM LAUNCH
August 28 at Netaji Bhawan, 38/2 Elgin Road; 6.30 pm: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairperson, Planning Commission, will ceremonially release the special four CD set, Visva Yatri Rabindranath, containing all of Tagore songs composed on his overseas voyages. Prof. Sugata Bose has read his own English translations of the songs and given their historical contexts; Pramita Mallick has sung the Bengali originals. Mr Ahluwalia will also release Aamar Rabindranath, a CD of 10 Tagore songs rendered by Professor Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of History, Harvard University.EXHIBITION
August 28 at Anusthan Bhawan, 132 Rashbehari Avenue; 10.30 am - 8 pm: Inner Wheel Club of South Calcutta presents its annual pre-Puja exhibition-cum-fete in aid of underprivileged children. Showcasing saris, salwar suits, kurti, punjabi, dress material, bags, linen, costume jewellery, snacks, etc. Till August 28 at Sree Thyagaraja Hall, P-530 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 12 noon - 8 pm: All India Women’s Conference, South Calcutta Constituent Branch presents Monsoon Mela, an exhibition of handwoven materials, handicrafts, saris, costume jewellery, children’s garments, snacks, tours & travels, etc. for the benefit of underprivileged women. Till August 28 at Sasha, 27 Mirza Ghalib Street; 10 am - 7 pm, Sunday (10 am - 1 pm): Leather Craft — an exhibition of leather bags and accessories for the festive season. Till August 28 at 16/2 Gariahat Road, #9831030737, 9748755183; 10.30 am - 8.30 pm: Jo’s and Simli’s exhibits Puja collection of saris, kurtis, patiallas, dupattas, dress material. Till August 31 at Ice Skating Rink: Saree exhibition organised by Indian Silk House, College Street Market. Till August 31 at Design, 108 Raja Basanta Roy Road, #24664315; 11 am - 7.30 pm: A pre-Puja display of select silks, tussars and South Indian saris.WORKSHOP
August 28 & 29 at Mahesh Banga Vidyalaya, Serampore; 11 am - 4.30 pm: Shishu Kishore Natya Asor, a school-based drama workshop organised by Silhouette Dream. August 28 at Objet D’ Art, 14/1B Palm Avenue; 11 am - 5 pm: Workshop on care & maintenance of gold, diamond jewellery. For details, call 9831200077. August 29 at Gyan Manch; 10.30 am: Vinod Positive Foundation’s 50th golden jubilee workshop on motivational topic, ‘Parent be Friends’. For details, call 9830347770.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-700 001; Fax: 2234-8244All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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