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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 30 - June 5 at Taj Bengal, The Promenade Lounge; 10am - 11pm: A solo exhibition of the works of Nirupam Ghosh. The artist will be painting live from 3pm to 6pm. Till May 31 at Gallery 79, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 11am - 7.30pm: Life in a Metro, an exhibition of paintings by Dr Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar. Till May 31 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 1 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: Essence of Nature, a solo exhibition of paintings by Mukul Mukhopadhyay. Till June 1 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Featuring works by Biswanath, Bhargab, Amitabha, Monalisha, Susamoy and Shamba. Till June 1 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: An exhibition of paintings by Samar Bhowmik. Till June 2 at Chemould, Queens Mansion, 12F Park Street; 2pm - 7pm: Tagore..., an exhibition of paintings by Bhaskar Singha. Till June 9 (except Sunday) at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, 24630465, 40012289; 11 am - 7pm: The Young Man Was... (a few chapter): Naeem Mohaiemen. Till 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 June 22 (except Thursdays) at Gallery Gold, 11 Abdul Rasul Avenue, 9432359581; 2pm - 9pm: World of Art International Exhibition of paintings and sculptures.DRAMA
Till June 4 at Academy of Fine Arts: Swapnasandhani presents a festival of plays to mark its 19th anniversary. Today, 6.30pm: Drishyapat will stage Babli, directed by Anirban Bhattacharya.RABINDRA JAYANTI
Till June 5 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 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: Ananta Anandadhara (a song-based programme; direction: Abhirup Guha Thakurta) by Sangeet Sourabh; Naba Kiran (a dance programme) by Nrityabhoomi; and Prabhu Aamar Priyo Aamar (a song-dance programme, choreographed on Manipuri & Kathak styles; Participants: Bimbavati Devi, Ashimbandhu Bhattacharjee & others ) by Manipuri Nartanalaya. Till June 4 at Rathindra Mancha, Jorasanko Thakurbari; 5.30pm: Rabindra Bharati Society’s tribute to Tagore with song, recitation, drama and dance-drama by well-known artistes and groups. Today: Songs by Bejoylakshmi Das, Sanghamitra Chakraborty, Mita Ghosh, Mala Mukhopadhyay, Subhendu Talukdar, Swapan Kumar Ghosh, Satabdi Acharya and Alpana Saha; recitation by Chaitali Bhattacharya, Pranami Basak and Ishita Das Adhikary; and dance-drama Samadhan, presented by Sangeetam Dance Group.PERFORMING ARTS
May 30 at Indumati Sabhagriha; 5pm: Kabyaloke presents Rabindra-Nazrul Pranam featuring songs by Goutam Mitra, Suchhanda Ghosh, Sushmita Dutta, Ajanta Sinha, Pallab Kirtania, Krishnendu Sen, Manasi Bhattacharya, Sikha Mitra, Pratima Ganguly, Tripti Dutta, Shakti Bandyopadhyay, Madhuchhanda Ghatak, Anamika Chakraborty and Malabika Bhattacharya; and recitation by Tapas Nag, Rabindranath Goutam, Swapan Basu, Nayan Basu, Mou Bhattacharya, Amar Ghosh and Sujit Dutta.taLK
May 30 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6pm: Swami Divyananda will speak on Sri Ramakrishna’s Bhaktabrinda. May 30 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6pm: Prof. Pradyot Kumar Mukhopadhyay will speak in Bengali on Dharma, Darshan O Vijnan. May 30 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7pm: Debesh Pal will speak on Swami Turianandaji Maharajer Patravali. May 30 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, Abhedananda Memorial Hall; 7pm: Parimal Kanti Das will speak on Sri Ramakrishna Prasanga. May 30 at the Ramakrishna Mancha, Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral Home and Cultural Centre, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 7pm: Swami Satyapriyananda will speak on Vivekachudamani.pHOTOGRAPHS
Till May 31 at Gaganendra Pradarshashala; 2pm - 8pm: Captivitas, a group of five photographers Partha Pal, Subir Basak, Jayati Saha, Sudarshan Mondal and Seshadri Maitra, presents a photography exhibition, titled Colors of People and Nature. Till June 1 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South-B Gallery; 3pm - 8pm: “Kingshuker Chhobi” - Geometry: Rational Irrational — the 3rd solo photography exhibition by Kimsuk Ray.ALBUM LAUNCH
May 30 at Starmark, South City Mall; 5.30pm: Starmark, in association with Asha Audio, will host the launch of Sounak Chattopadhyay’s Rabindrasangeet album, Notun Pran, with recitations by Soumitra Chatterjee and Chaiti Ghosal. Filmmaker Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury will be present for the launch along with Chatterjee and Ghoshal. May 30 at Gyan Manch; 7pm: Saregama India Ltd hosts the release of Krishnabhavamadhuri, a DVD on Lord Krishna. The DVD will be released by filmmaker Gautam Ghose. To be followed by a creative presentation by the dancers of Gurukul. Concept & choreography: Sutapa Talukdar.EXHIBITION
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 30 - June 5 at Studio E2, 8/1 Esplanade East; 10.30am - 1.30pm: A summer camp for boys and girls on karate, yoga and dance. Age group: 8 years to 15 years. For details, contact Suman (9830019635). May 30 - June 3 at Starmark, 3 Lord Sinha Road, Mani Square and City Centre; 11.30am - 1.30pm: In association with Hobby Ideas, Starmark holds art and craft workshop for children who are 10 yrs 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. June 1 - 11 & (June 2 - 8 for kids) at Marudhara, 6 Merlin Park: Workshop on Rajasthani painting, to be conducted by Mukesh Soni (Bilwara). For details, call 24607356. June 2 onwards at Remo’s Dance Institute, The Spring Club, The South City International School, Royal Jade Banquest on EM Bypass, and EC Block Community room on City Center: Remo’s Dance Institute, in association with t2, is conducting a dance workshop. For details, call 64523100.QUIZ
June 4 at IBS Kolkata, Plot: J-3, Block GP, Sector V, Salt Lake City (near RDB Boulevard), 23577125, 23576576, 23576577: t2 with IBS Kolkata and Kwizmaniacs present World Quiz Championship (WQC), a written, individual quiz, for all quiz lovers. Registration from 3.30 pm. All quizzers are welcome. For further details, contact Abhijit (9830487023), or Rudradeep (9836344694).All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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