FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
ART SHOPPING & STYLE An Exhibition of Traditional and Folk Art at Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
A display and sale of traditional Indian art and craft such as patua paintings from Bengal, Madhubani paintings from Bihar, Gond art from Madhya Pradesh, pichwais from Gujarat and kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh, organised by non-profit Concern India Foundation’s Art For Concern initiative. See here for more information.
When: Friday, August 12, from 11 am to 6 pm.
Where: Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, K Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2202 7710.
ART Asterism at Project 88
A show, by artists Kaamna Patel from Mumbai and Kristina Chan from London, of prints on Japanese Washi paper based on images taken by the Hubble telescope. For more details, see the Facebook event page.
When: Until Tuesday, August 30. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Project 88, BMP Building, Narayan A Sawant Marg, near Colaba Fire Station, Colaba. Tel: 022 2281 0066.
ART Zones of Privacy at Chatterjee and Lal
A group of 25 artists, photographers, curators and designers such as Allen Shaw, Sohrab Hura, Dayanita Singh, Nida Ghouse and Nikheel Aphale have contributed journals, scrapbooks and other books that can be viewed as works of art to make up this exhibition. See here for more information.
When: Until Saturday, September 3. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Chatterjee & Lal, 01/18, Kamal Mansion, First Floor, same entrance as Hotel White Pearl, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 2202 3787.
FILM Animal Human Nature Continuum at Osianama at Liberty
Arts organisation Osians is screening a series of movies that touch upon the relationship between man and nature. Two recent Indian documentaries will be shown on Friday, from 5 pm. Barnali Ray Shukla’s Liquid Borders (2015), in Hindi, Bengali and Tamil, is about India’s riverine borders. Renjith Kuzhur’s 18 Feet (2015), in Malayalam, traces memories of caste injustice through the journey of Kerala folk music band Karinthalakoottam; the title refers to the distance that Dalits were to keep between upper castes and themselves. On Saturday, at 8 pm, Hayao Miyazaki’s Japanese animation classic Spirited Away, about a ten-year-old girl’s tryst with the spirit world, will be screened an on Sunday, at 6.30 pm, Luc Jacquet’s Oscar-winning 2005 English documentary March of the Penguins, which follows Antarctica’s emperor penguins, will be shown. Tickets are priced at Rs 100 per person for the entire series. For the complete schedule, see here.
When: Until Sunday, August 28.
Where: Liberty Cinema, 41-42 Marine Lines, opposite Bombay Hospital. Tel: 022 2208 4521.
FILM Marathi Cinema Now at Godrej India Culture Lab
The three-day festival of contemporary Marathi cinema, put together by the Godrej India Culture Lab and 1018mb, will feature six feature-length and two short films. The movies that will be screened include Shivaji Lotan Patil’s Halal (2016), which looks at the practice of marriage in a Muslim family (Friday at 5.30 pm); Makarand Mane’sRingan/The Quest (2015), in which a farmer crippled by debt and his son travel to the temple town of Pandharpur in search of ways to pay off the loan (Saturday at 5.30 pm); and Mahesh Manjrekar’s Natsamrat/The Emperor of Theatre (2016), in which Nana Patekar plays an aged Shakesperean theatre actor struggling to cope with retirement (Sunday at 4.30 pm). There is no entry fee. To register and view the complete schedule, see here.
When: Friday, August 12 to Sunday, August 14
Where: Godrej One, Auditorium, First Floor, Vikhroli (East).
MUSIC Azax Syndrom + Raavas + Fractal Dimension + Taalomba at Blue Frog
Israeli psy-trance producer Azax Syndrom aka Regev Azaria will play the music club as part of The Last Set, a series of farewell gigs being held at the venue before it moves out of its current Lower Parel location at the end of this month. The event, which is part of Red Bull’s Night Out series of shows, will also feature sets by three Mumbai DJs Raavas aka Kuniya Sagar, Fractal Dimension aka Shaurya Shah and Taalomba aka Suraj Rao. The entry fee is Rs 800 per person until 9.30 pm after which it is Rs 1,000 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, August 12 at 7 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.
THEATRE One on One Part 2 at Prithvi Theatre
In this sequel to theatre group Rage Production’s 2010 set of mini plays One on One 2, seven directors, ten writers and six actors present eight short pieces in English and Hindi, on topics ranging from marriage to war. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, August 12 at 7 pm and 9.30 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.
FILM Annie Hall at Matterden at The Deepak
Woody Allen’s classic 1977 romantic comedy in which Max Singer, played by Allen, tries to understand why his relationship Diane Keaton’s Annie Hall failed, will be shown. Tickets priced at Rs 250 and Rs 350 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, August 12 to Thursday, August 18 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Matterden, Deepak Cinema, 38 N. M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 2492 3396.
COMEDY Kunal Kamra + Radhika Vaz + Sumit Anand at Canvas Laugh Club
Stand-up comedians Kunal Kamra from Mumbai, Radhika Vaz from New York and Sumit Anand from Delhi, will each present a set at the venue’s Best In Stand-Up night. Tickets priced at Rs 750 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, August 12, Saturday, August 13 and Sunday, August 14 at 8.30 pm.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, Palladium Mall, Third Floor, Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 90046 03115.
COMEDY Stand-up Guys with Abbas Momin + Vinay Sharma + Utsav Chakraborty at The Hive
The comedians will each present a set. Tickets priced at Rs 350 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, August 12 at 8.30 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A, Huma Mansion, near Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village, off Union Park, Khar. Tel: 96199 62969.
COMEDY Dame Funny with Pavitra Shetty + Sonali Thakker + Saucharita Tyagi at Clap
Sets by city-residing female stand-up comedians, Pavitra Shetty, Sonali Thakker and Saucharita Tyagi, will make up this show. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, August 12 at 9 pm.
Where: Clap Centre, Unit No.201, Second Floor, A-Wing, Solitaire II, opposite Infiniti Mall, Malad (West). Tel: 022 6587 6777.
MUSIC Fat Yellow Moon at Tuning Fork
Delhi-raised, Mumbai-residing singer-songwriter Fat Yellow Moon aka Abhishek Chandran will play intimate Khar venue Tuning Fork. The cover charge is Rs 500 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, August 12 at 9 pm.
Where: Tuning Fork, First Floor, Hotel Unicontinental, Third Road, near Khar Railway Station, Khar. Tel: 98333 58492.
MUSIC Module-8 with G.A.D. + United Machines + Likwid + Reji at AntiSocial
This experimental electronic music gig will feature sets, curated by artists collective District Fifty, by four city-based DJs, G.A.D. aka Nishant Gadhok, United Machines aka Himanshu Pandey, Likwid aka Arnab Banerjee and Reji Ravindran. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, August 12 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.
MUSIC Where We At 007 with Sandunes + Malfnktion at Bonobo
Electronica acts Sandunes aka Sanaya Ardeshir and Malfnktion aka Aditya Alamuru, both of whom are from Mumbai, will each play sets at the seventh instalment of this monthly gig series programmed by music and comedy events and production company Only Much Louder. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, August 12 at 9 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.
COMEDY Trying Stuff Out by Karunesh Talwar at The Hive
Mumbai stand-up comedian Karunesh Talwar will test out new material at this show. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, August 12 at 10 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A, Huma Mansion, near Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village, off Union Park, Khar. Tel: 96199 62969.
MUSIC Arra Pascual at Trilogy
Manila-based Filipino electronic dance music DJ Arra Pascual will take over the console at the Juhu nightclub. The entry fee (excluding taxes) is Rs 1,000 per person for single women and Rs 2,000 per couple; single men not allowed. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, August 12 at 10 pm.
Where: Trilogy, Hotel Sea Princess, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2646 9689.
MUSIC Deep In Dance with Oozeundat + Qwiver + Folic State + Audio Glitch at Ark Bar
Two Pune duos, Ooezundat aka Roan Sable and Sidhant Naren and Audio Glitch aka Chaitanya Gaikwad and Pratik Umrigar, and two Mumbai solo acts Qwiver aka Lynston D’souza and Folic State aka Karan Desai, will play this techno edition of Deep In Dance, the electronic dance music gig series organised by events company Ankytrixx and Friends Entertainment. The entry fee is Rs 500 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, August 12 at 10 pm.
Where: Ark Bar, Courtyard by Marriott, CTS 215, opposite Sangam BIG Cinemas, Andheri-Kurla Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6136 9999.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
ART MUSIC WORKSHOPS Appa Art Assembly at The Mumbai Assembly
A collaboration between the organisers of the Appa Art Festival, which was held in April, and Bandra performing arts venue The Mumbai Assembly, this three-day event will feature art exhibitions such as the adult-themed Triple X by musician Func aka Randolph Correia, Curiosa – The Immortals Within by Kunal Naik and a set of paintings by co-organiser Karthikeyan Ramachandran’s father K. N. Ramchandran. There will also be performances by electronic music acts EchoFloat aka Jeff Nelson, Big Fat Minimalist aka Aniruddh Mehta, Tarqeeb aka Ashish Jose, Bandish Projekt aka Mayur Narvekar and Func as well as workshops on subjects such as storytelling using photographs, by theatre practitioner Sananda Mukhopadhyay and gardening, by Green Souls a group that promotes urban farming. Tickets for the exhibitions and performances, priced at Rs 500 per person per day and Rs 1,200 per person for both days, and the workshops, the fees for which range between Rs 750 and Rs 1,000 per person, are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, August 13, Sunday, August 14 and Monday, August 15, from 10 am to 10 pm.
Where: The Mumbai Assembly, 16 Veronica Road, near Birdsong The Organic Café, Bandra (West).
FOOD & DRINK Pizza Napoletana Workshop at Magazine Street Kitchen
The team of chefs running Byculla food events venue Magazine Street Kitchen, Rachelle Andrade, Divesh Aswani and Alex Sanchez, will conduct this pizza-making workshop, which will cover classic Naples-style pies and three sauces, pesto, margherita and bianca. Participants will get to make their own pizzas. Tickets priced at Rs 3,500 per person are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Saturday, August 13 at noon.
Where: Magazine Street Kitchen, Gala No.13, Devidayal Compound, Gupta Mills Estate, Darukhana, Byculla. Tel: 022 2372 6708
TALKS ‘Think Business’ with Srinivas Addepalli at The Cuckoo Club by The Hive
The next talk in the series organised by the website YourStory and events venue The Hive will be given by Srinivas Addepalli, the founder of the GlobalGyan Academy of Management Education. Entry is free but via registration here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, August 13 at 3 pm.
Where: The Cuckoo Club by The Hive, 5AA Pali Hill Road, next to Candies, near Learners Academy, Bandra (West). Tel: 96199 62969.
FOOD & DRINK The Sindhi Food Crawl in Chembur
Wandering Foodie, a company that organises food-oriented tours and events, will conduct a crawl through select establishments serving Sindhi cuisine in Chembur East, including Gopal’s Chicken and Mutton Centre, Jhama Sweets, Sindhi Pani Puri House, Vig and a stall selling sanna (double-fried chickpea) pakodas. Participants will get to snack on chole, kheema pattice, dal pakwan, pani puri and gulab jamuns. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000 per person are being sold on Instamojo.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, August 13 at 4.45 pm.
Where: The meeting point is outside the main gate of the Bombay Presidency Golf Club, Dr. Choitram Gidwani Road, Chembur (East).
THEATRE Class of ’84 at Prithvi Theatre
In Rahul da Cunha’s long-running English drama, seven friends, who were in college together, meet at a beach house to mark the death of a mate. Revelations are made and suppressed feelings are expressed in the course of the reunion. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, August 13 at 6 pm and 9 pm.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.
COMEDY The Comedy Lab with Kunal Rao and Varun Thakur at the NCPA Godrej Dance Theatre
Stand-up comics Kunal Rao and Varun Thakur, both of whom live in Mumbai, will each present a set. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, August 13 at 7 pm.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
THEATRE Gandhi – The Musical at the NCPA Jamshed Bhabha Auditorium
Written and directed by Danesh Khambata, this English musical traces the journey of Gandhi’s life. Tickets priced at Rs 500, Rs 700, Rs 1,000, Rs 2,000, Rs 3,000, Rs 4,000 and Rs 5,000 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, August 13 at 7.30 pm and Sunday, August 14 at 4 pm and 7.30 pm.
Where: Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
COMEDY The Other Bananas with Aamer Peeran + Suman Kumar + Anirban Dasgupta at The Cuckoo Club by The Hive
Chennai’s Aamer Peeran, Bangalore’s Suman Kumar and Mumbai’s Anirban Dasgupta will each present a set at this stand-up comedy show. Tickets priced at Rs 450 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, August 13 at 7.30 pm.
Where: The Cuckoo Club by The Hive, 5AA Pali Hill Road, next to Candies, near Learners Academy, Bandra (West). Tel: 96199 62969.
MUSIC Zenith at Hoppipola Malad
Electronic dance music duo Zenith aka Harshit Agarwal and Anirudh Jhala will man the decks. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, August 13 at 8 pm.
Where: Hoppipola, Mezzanine, Infiniti Mall 2, Link Road, Malad. Tel: 88284 35487.
MUSIC Hologram 28 at Tuning Fork
Mumbai electro-pop duo Hologram 28 aka composer Suprateek Chatterjee and singer-songwriter Heather Andrews, will perform. The cover charge is Rs 500 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, August 13 at 9 pm.
Where: Tuning Fork, First Floor, Hotel Unicontinental, Third Road, near Khar Railway Station, Khar. Tel: 98333 58492.
MUSIC Sickflip + Achint + Miss V. + SofTouch at Blue Frog
Electronica producer Sickflip aka Sarvesh Shrivastava, electro-rock composer Achint Thakkar, electro-pop singer-songwriter Miss V. aka Vasuda Sharma and electronic music DJ SofTouch aka Kunal Bambawale will each play sets at this gig programmed by artist and event management company Gently Altered. The entry fee is Rs 500 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, August 13 at 9 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.
MUSIC Bassick Sense Vol.6 with Vachan Chinnappa + Tarqeeb + Zanny at AntiSocial
The sixth instalment of this bass music gig series, programmed by artist and event management company Krunk, will be made up of sets by Bangalore’s Vachan Chinnappa, Delhi’s Tarqeeb aka Ashish Jose and Mumbai’s Zanny aka Zoheb Khan. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, August 13 at 9.30 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.
COMEDY Paka Mat Na Mote by Karunesh Talwar at Canvas Laugh Club
Mumbai-based comedian Karunesh Talwar will present his show Paka Mat Na Mote. Tickets priced at Rs 600 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, August 13 at 10.30 pm.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, Palladium Mall, Third Floor, Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 90046 03115.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14
WALKS Beyond Bazar Gate by Khaki Tours
Local history group Khaki Tours’s two-and-a-half hour walk around the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus area will include stops at spots such as the home of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, the Old Lady of Bori Bunder and the court where Gandhi and Jinnah began their careers as lawyers. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, August 14 at 8 am.
Where: The walk will begin outside Aram vada pao stall opposite Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
PETS First Aid Workshop at the Welfare of Stray Dogs
City-headquartered non-profit the Welfare of Stray Dogs will conduct a workshop on providing first aid to dogs. The workshop is free but requires prior registration by sending an email to [email protected]. See here for details.
When: Sunday, August 14 at 9.30 am.
Where: Welfare of Stray Dogs, near Opera House, Girgaum Chowpatty. Call 022 6422 2838 for the complete address.
PETS Dogs Day Out at Doolally Taproom Andheri
At this workshop by dog care provider BhaoBhao, attendees can sign up their pets to learn tricks and get their portraits sketched. There is no entry fee, email [email protected] to book a spot. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, August 14, from 11.30 am to 2 pm.
Where: Doolally Taproom, C18-21, Dalia Industrial Estate, near Fun Republic cinema, off New Link Road, Andheri (West). Tel: 99671 02143.
THEATRE National Theatre Live presents Frankenstein at the NCPA Godrej Dance Theatre
A screening of Danny Boyle’s 2011 stage version of Frankenstein, in which Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller take turns playing the eponymous scientist and his monster. The event is part of the UK-based National Theatre’s NT Live series of shows of play recordings. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, August 14 at 3 pm and 6 pm.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
THEATRE Mohan Agashe at Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Psychiatrist and veteran theatre and film actor Mohan Agashe will talk about how both his professions have influenced each other. The event is part of arts organisation Junoon’s Mumbai Local series of talks. There is no entry free. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, August 14 at 5 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
COMEDY Second Decoction by Karthik Kumar at Tap Sports Bar Andheri
Stand-up comic Karthik Kumar will perform his new show Second Decoction. The cover charge of Rs 500 per person can be paid on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, August 14 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Tap Sports Bar, Ground Floor, Royal Plaza, New Link Road, Lokhandwala, Andheri (West). Tel: 022 3371 6069.
MUSIC Roots with Chaos + The Minerva Conduct + Death by Fungi at AntiSocial
Thrash metal band Chaos from Trivandrum and experimental metal group The Minerva Conduct and hardcore punk outfit Death by Fungi, both of whom are from Mumbai, will perform sets at this month’s instalment of Roots, the metal gig series organised by city-headquartered music events company Bajaao Entertainment. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person; admission, which is restricted to those above 21 years of age, is on a first come, first served basis. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, August 14 at 8 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.
MUSIC Junckt at Blue Frog
City-based jazz and funk band Junkt will perform at the Lower Parel venue for the last time. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Sunday, August 14 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.
ONGOING
ART Sameer Kulavoor at Café Zoe
City-based visual artist Sameer Kulavoor‘s first solo show Please Have A Seat, which he exhibited at Kala Ghoda venue Artisans’ in April, will be on display at Lower Parel’s Cafe Zoe for a month. The show is a set of 18 drawings selected from his sketchbooks, dating back to 2012. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Monday, August 22, from 7.30 am to 1.30 am.
Where: Café Zoe, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 2490 2065.
ART Mapping Stillness at Nine Fish Art Gallery
A group show of the works of artists Madhu Das, Prathap Modi and Sujith S. N. For more information, visit the gallery page.
When: Until Wednesday, August 31. Open daily, from 10.30 am to 7.30 pm.
Where: Nine Fish Art Gallery, The New Great Eastern Mills, 25-29 Ambedkar Road, near Rani Baug, Byculla. Tel: 022 6554 2300.
ART Time: The Final Show at Gallery Maskara
The last show at Colaba’s Gallery Maskara before it shutters permanently features the works of artists Max Streicher, Meenakshi Sengupta, Narendra Yadav, Parag Sonarghare, Prashant Pandey and T. Venkanna.
When: Until Friday, September 30. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Gallery Maskara, 6/7 Third Pasta Lane, Colaba. Tel: 022 2202 3056.
ART Travelling in Two Boats at the Same Time at Akara Art
A group show featuring the works of contemporary artists Gieve Patel, Sudhir Patwardhan, N. N. Rimzon, Jyothi Basu, Nalini Malani, Vivan Sundaram, Bhupen Khakar, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Dhruva Mistry and G. Ravinder Reddy. See here for more information.
When: Until Wednesday, August 31. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6.30 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Akara Art, 4/5, Churchill Chambers, 32 Mereweather Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 2202 5550.
These recommendations have been compiled by The Daily Pao.