FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
ART Winter by Julian Opie At Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
This exhibition comprises a set of 75 prints by British contemporary artist Julian Opie, who is known for his graphic style and use of technology in art. The prints show the French countryside, which Opie toured on a particularly pretty day. Tickets for Indians are priced at Rs 10 per head for adults and Rs 5 per head for children below the age of 13, and tickets for foreigners are priced at Rs 100 per head for adults and Rs 50 per head for children below the age of 13.
When: Until Sunday, September 13. Open Thursday to Tuesday, from 10 am to 6 pm; Wednesday, closed.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
FILM ‘Unknown Territories: Radical Cinema 1963-2012’ at Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
A package of short films from across the world put together by filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia will be screened as part of the Bhau Daji Lad’s Movies at the Museum series of events. The shorts, which were made between 1963 and 2012, include those by American abstract artist Jordan Belson, Finnish video artist Mika Taanila, Iranian poet and director Forough Farrokhzad and Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook. Ahluwalia along with Avijit Mukul Kishore and Rohan Shivkumar, who organise the monthly screenings at the museum, will discuss the films. The event is free. To RSVP, email ccardoza@bdlmuseum.org.
When: Friday, August 7 at 6 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
TALK ‘Waste Is Not Waste, Until Wasted’ at the School of Environment and Architecture
Shahbaz Sarfaraz, the founder of Wasteplus.in, will talk about his start-up, which gives people who segregate and recycle their waste reward points they can redeem to obtain different products. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, August 7 at 6.30 pm.
Where: School of Environment and Architecture, Eksar Road, near CKP Colony, Borivali (West). Tel: 022 6500 2156.
MUSIC El_Txef_A at Cafe Nemo
The Worli restaurant and music venue’s first anniversary will be celebrated with a pair of gigs this weekend. On Friday, Spanish electronic dance music DJ and producer Aitor Etxebarria, whose search engine-unfriendly stage name is pronounced "Elchefa" and whose music has been described as “house-meets-pop”, will perform at the ‘party cabin’. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, August 7 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Cafe Nemo, 29/A, Thadani House, opposite Indian Coast Guard, Worli Village, Worli. Tel: 022 2437 9841.
MUSIC Mark Sixma at Kitty Su
The Dutch trance DJ will take charge of the console at the Andheri nightclub. Tickets are priced at Rs 1,500 (only entry fee) or Rs 3,000 (full cover charge) per couple; at Rs 2,000 (only entry fee) or Rs 3,500 (full cover charge) per head for single men; and at Rs 1,000 (full cover charge) per head for single women. Call 99876 03114 or visit the venue’s website to book a spot.
When: Friday, August 7 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6104 3145.
MUSIC Darlyn Vlys at Blue Frog
Tech-house with jazz and Latin music influences is the sound of French DJ and producer Darlyn Vlys, who will perform at the Lower Parel venue as part of a three-city tour of India. There is an entry fee of Rs 600 per head; women can enter for free until 11 pm.
When: Friday, August 7 at 10.30 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8
FILM Tamas at the National Centre for the Performing Arts
The classic 1988 Hindi telefilm directed by Govind Nihalani and based on the novel by Bhisham Sahni, who also wrote the screenplay, will be screened on the occasion of the latter’s birth centenary, which falls on August 8. Starring Om Puri, Surekha Sikri, Deepa Sahi and Bhisham Sahni, Tamas follows the lives of two families caught in the outbreaks of communal violence during Partition. The screening is free.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 2 pm.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
WALKS Wandering In Worli – A Walk Down Worli Koliwada by Beyond Bombay
Beyond Bombay, a group that conducts tours of the city, will take participants on a walk inside Worli Koliwada on which they will learn about the culture and traditions of the Koli fishing community, widely regarded to be original inhabitants of Mumbai. The registration fee is Rs 800 per head. To register, email beyondbombay@gmail.com.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 3.30 pm.
Where: The meeting point is outside INS Trata, near Worli Seaface, Worli.
FILM ‘The River, The Forest and The Sea’ at Films Division
A screening of four short films. Lamp Post of the Ocean, a 12-minute black and white short produced by the Films Division in 1959, and Sagar Manav, a new 21-minute documentary by Tanumoy Bose, are about lighthouses and the caretaker of a lighthouse respectively. Jaadui Machchi, a 38-minute feature made by Ektara Collective, a group of filmmakers in Bhopal, is about a mythical fish that spreads happiness. All the actors in the 2014 film are from the local community in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. Sanjay Kak’s 40-minute documentary from 1999, In the Forest Hangs a Bridge is about an Arunachali tribe’s annual practice of building long cane and bamboo bridges. The screening is free. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 4 pm.
Where: The FD Zone, Films Division, R. R. III Theatre, Tenth Floor, diagonally opposite Jaslok Hospital, Pedder Road. Tel: 022 2351 0461.
MUSIC WORKSHOP Ghazal Appreciation Workshop at The Hive
Composer and sitar player Tushar Bhatia will conduct this workshop in which he will guide participants through the structure and evolution of the poetic form and conduct a listening session of ghazals by such popular exponents as Begum Akhtar, Jagjit Singh, Farida Khanum and Mehdi Hassan. Tickets priced at R s600 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 4 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A Huma Mansion, opposite Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village Road, Khar. Tel: 98209 98790.
ART BOOKS Painful People Book Launch at Kulture Shop
Illustrator Cyrus Daruwala, whose I Take This Train Too profiled the various types of commuters who travel on the city’s local train, will launch his new book of drawings of “the dysfunctional characters of urban India”. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 5 pm.
Where: Kulture Shop, No.201, Hill View 2, Hill Road, opposite Mehboob Studios, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2655 0982.
FILM Satyanshu Singh at The Hive
Filmmaker Satyanshu Singh will read the poetry he wrote for Vikramaditya Motwane’s 2010 Hindi film Udaan and screen Tamaash, the 2013 National Award-winning short movie that he directed with his brother Devanshu Singh. The film, in Kashmiri, centres around Anzar, a child who takes the aid of a stranger to pass an exam after his father chides him for his poor performance in school. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 7 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A Huma Mansion, next to Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village Road, Khar (West). Tel: 96199 62969.
MUSIC Symphony Orchestra of India presents Bird With Strings at NCPA Tata Theatre
The city-based ensemble will stage a concert blending Western classical music with jazz. During the second half, saxophonist Greg Banaszak from the US and Piotr Borkowski from Poland, will perform tracks from their album Bird with Strings Revisited. Borkowski is the current resident conductor of the SOI. The release comprised their recreations of songs from Charlie Parker with Strings, a set of recordings by legendary American saxophonist Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker on which he collaborated with a string orchestra. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 500 and Rs 834 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 7 pm.
Where: Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
THEATRE Bhishmotsav – 100 Years of Bhisham Sahni at the National Centre for the Performing Arts
As part of a series of events organised to pay tribute to writer Bhisham Sahni on his birth centenary, a set of his short stories Oob, Sir Ka Sadka, Dholak, Yaddein and Samadhi Bhai Ramsingh will be enacted by Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Yashpal Sharma, Manoj Pahwa, Seema Bhargava Pahwa, Heeba Shah, Manukriti Pahwa and Mayank Pahwa under the direction of Seema Bhargava Pahwa. Tickets priced at Rs 400 and Rs 500 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
MUSIC Soulspace + Chhabb at Cafe Nemo
Electronica DJ-producers Soulspace aka Vishnu P. S. from Bangalore and Chhabb aka Rahul Chhabria from Mumbai will play the second of two gigs this weekend being held to celebrate the Worli restaurant and music venue’s first anniversary. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Cafe Nemo, 29/A, Thadani House, opposite Indian Coast Guard, Worli Village, Worli. Tel: 022 2437 9841.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9
FILM WORKSHOP Satyanshu Singh at The Hive
Filmmaker Satyanshu Singh, who wrote the poetry recited in Vikramaditya Motwane’s 2010 Hindi film Udaan, will conduct a workshop on writing for the screen. The registration fee is Rs 1,500 per head. To book a spot, visit Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, August 9, from 10 am to 6 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A Huma Mansion, next to Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village Road, Khar (West). Tel: 96199 62969.
WALKS Wandering In Worli – A Walk Down Worli Koliwada by Beyond Bombay
Beyond Bombay, a group that conducts tours of the city, will take participants on a walk inside Worli Koliwada on which they will learn about the culture and traditions of the Koli fishing community, widely regarded to be original inhabitants of Mumbai. The registration fee is Rs 800 per head. To register, email beyondbombay@gmail.com.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 3.30 pm.
Where: The meeting point is outside INS Trata, near Worli Seaface, Worli.
FILM Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! at the National Centre for the Performing Arts
In Saeed Mirza’s 1984 Hindi film starring Bhisham Sahni, Dina Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah, Satish Shah and Rohini Hattangady, an elderly couple sues their landlord for failing to repair the building in which they live. They hire a couple of lawyers, who turn out to be more interested in ripping their clients off than effectively fighting their case. The screening, which is part of the festival of events being organised to celebrate writer Bhisham Sahni’s birth centenary, is free.
When: Sunday, August 9 at 4 pm.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
TALK Math and Marriage at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Computer scientist and math enthusiast Jaikumar Radhakrishnan will break down David Lloyd and Gale Shapely’s stable marriage algorithm in a way that can be understood by those who struggle with simple calculations. The talk, which is part of Junoon’s Mumbai Local series of events, is free. Attendees will have to pay to enter the museum. Tickets for Indians are priced at Rs 10 per head for adults and Rs 5 per head for children below the age of 13, and tickets for foreigners are priced at Rs 100 per head for adults and Rs 50 per head for children below the age of 13. To book a spot, email mumbailocal@junoontheatre.org.
When: Sunday, August 9 at 5 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
MUSIC Frame/Frame at Boveda
The Delhi electronica DJ and producer born Nikhil Kaul will spin a sundowner set at the Andheri bar. There is no entry fee.
When: Sunday, August 9 at 6 pm.
Where: Boveda, G04, Morya Landmark One, off New Link Road, behind Mainland China, near Infiniti Mall, Andheri (West). Tel: 022 6708 0858.
THEATRE Bhishmotsav – 100 Years of Bhisham Sahni at the National Centre for the Performing Arts
As part of a series of events organised to pay tribute to writer Bhisham Sahni on his birth centenary, a set of his short stories Oob, Sir Ka Sadka, Dholak, Yaddein and Samadhi Bhai Ramsingh will be enacted by Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Yashpal Sharma, Manoj Pahwa, Seema Bhargava Pahwa, Heeba Shah, Manukriti Pahwa and Mayank Pahwa under the direction of Seema Bhargava Pahwa. Tickets priced at Rs 400 and Rs 500 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, August 9 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
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ART Winter by Julian Opie At Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
This exhibition comprises a set of 75 prints by British contemporary artist Julian Opie, who is known for his graphic style and use of technology in art. The prints show the French countryside, which Opie toured on a particularly pretty day. Tickets for Indians are priced at Rs 10 per head for adults and Rs 5 per head for children below the age of 13, and tickets for foreigners are priced at Rs 100 per head for adults and Rs 50 per head for children below the age of 13.
When: Until Sunday, September 13. Open Thursday to Tuesday, from 10 am to 6 pm; Wednesday, closed.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
FILM ‘Unknown Territories: Radical Cinema 1963-2012’ at Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
A package of short films from across the world put together by filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia will be screened as part of the Bhau Daji Lad’s Movies at the Museum series of events. The shorts, which were made between 1963 and 2012, include those by American abstract artist Jordan Belson, Finnish video artist Mika Taanila, Iranian poet and director Forough Farrokhzad and Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook. Ahluwalia along with Avijit Mukul Kishore and Rohan Shivkumar, who organise the monthly screenings at the museum, will discuss the films. The event is free. To RSVP, email ccardoza@bdlmuseum.org.
When: Friday, August 7 at 6 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
TALK ‘Waste Is Not Waste, Until Wasted’ at the School of Environment and Architecture
Shahbaz Sarfaraz, the founder of Wasteplus.in, will talk about his start-up, which gives people who segregate and recycle their waste reward points they can redeem to obtain different products. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, August 7 at 6.30 pm.
Where: School of Environment and Architecture, Eksar Road, near CKP Colony, Borivali (West). Tel: 022 6500 2156.
MUSIC El_Txef_A at Cafe Nemo
The Worli restaurant and music venue’s first anniversary will be celebrated with a pair of gigs this weekend. On Friday, Spanish electronic dance music DJ and producer Aitor Etxebarria, whose search engine-unfriendly stage name is pronounced "Elchefa" and whose music has been described as “house-meets-pop”, will perform at the ‘party cabin’. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, August 7 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Cafe Nemo, 29/A, Thadani House, opposite Indian Coast Guard, Worli Village, Worli. Tel: 022 2437 9841.
MUSIC Mark Sixma at Kitty Su
The Dutch trance DJ will take charge of the console at the Andheri nightclub. Tickets are priced at Rs 1,500 (only entry fee) or Rs 3,000 (full cover charge) per couple; at Rs 2,000 (only entry fee) or Rs 3,500 (full cover charge) per head for single men; and at Rs 1,000 (full cover charge) per head for single women. Call 99876 03114 or visit the venue’s website to book a spot.
When: Friday, August 7 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6104 3145.
MUSIC Darlyn Vlys at Blue Frog
Tech-house with jazz and Latin music influences is the sound of French DJ and producer Darlyn Vlys, who will perform at the Lower Parel venue as part of a three-city tour of India. There is an entry fee of Rs 600 per head; women can enter for free until 11 pm.
When: Friday, August 7 at 10.30 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8
FILM Tamas at the National Centre for the Performing Arts
The classic 1988 Hindi telefilm directed by Govind Nihalani and based on the novel by Bhisham Sahni, who also wrote the screenplay, will be screened on the occasion of the latter’s birth centenary, which falls on August 8. Starring Om Puri, Surekha Sikri, Deepa Sahi and Bhisham Sahni, Tamas follows the lives of two families caught in the outbreaks of communal violence during Partition. The screening is free.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 2 pm.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
WALKS Wandering In Worli – A Walk Down Worli Koliwada by Beyond Bombay
Beyond Bombay, a group that conducts tours of the city, will take participants on a walk inside Worli Koliwada on which they will learn about the culture and traditions of the Koli fishing community, widely regarded to be original inhabitants of Mumbai. The registration fee is Rs 800 per head. To register, email beyondbombay@gmail.com.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 3.30 pm.
Where: The meeting point is outside INS Trata, near Worli Seaface, Worli.
FILM ‘The River, The Forest and The Sea’ at Films Division
A screening of four short films. Lamp Post of the Ocean, a 12-minute black and white short produced by the Films Division in 1959, and Sagar Manav, a new 21-minute documentary by Tanumoy Bose, are about lighthouses and the caretaker of a lighthouse respectively. Jaadui Machchi, a 38-minute feature made by Ektara Collective, a group of filmmakers in Bhopal, is about a mythical fish that spreads happiness. All the actors in the 2014 film are from the local community in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. Sanjay Kak’s 40-minute documentary from 1999, In the Forest Hangs a Bridge is about an Arunachali tribe’s annual practice of building long cane and bamboo bridges. The screening is free. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 4 pm.
Where: The FD Zone, Films Division, R. R. III Theatre, Tenth Floor, diagonally opposite Jaslok Hospital, Pedder Road. Tel: 022 2351 0461.
MUSIC WORKSHOP Ghazal Appreciation Workshop at The Hive
Composer and sitar player Tushar Bhatia will conduct this workshop in which he will guide participants through the structure and evolution of the poetic form and conduct a listening session of ghazals by such popular exponents as Begum Akhtar, Jagjit Singh, Farida Khanum and Mehdi Hassan. Tickets priced at R s600 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 4 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A Huma Mansion, opposite Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village Road, Khar. Tel: 98209 98790.
ART BOOKS Painful People Book Launch at Kulture Shop
Illustrator Cyrus Daruwala, whose I Take This Train Too profiled the various types of commuters who travel on the city’s local train, will launch his new book of drawings of “the dysfunctional characters of urban India”. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 5 pm.
Where: Kulture Shop, No.201, Hill View 2, Hill Road, opposite Mehboob Studios, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2655 0982.
FILM Satyanshu Singh at The Hive
Filmmaker Satyanshu Singh will read the poetry he wrote for Vikramaditya Motwane’s 2010 Hindi film Udaan and screen Tamaash, the 2013 National Award-winning short movie that he directed with his brother Devanshu Singh. The film, in Kashmiri, centres around Anzar, a child who takes the aid of a stranger to pass an exam after his father chides him for his poor performance in school. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 7 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A Huma Mansion, next to Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village Road, Khar (West). Tel: 96199 62969.
MUSIC Symphony Orchestra of India presents Bird With Strings at NCPA Tata Theatre
The city-based ensemble will stage a concert blending Western classical music with jazz. During the second half, saxophonist Greg Banaszak from the US and Piotr Borkowski from Poland, will perform tracks from their album Bird with Strings Revisited. Borkowski is the current resident conductor of the SOI. The release comprised their recreations of songs from Charlie Parker with Strings, a set of recordings by legendary American saxophonist Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker on which he collaborated with a string orchestra. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 500 and Rs 834 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 7 pm.
Where: Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
THEATRE Bhishmotsav – 100 Years of Bhisham Sahni at the National Centre for the Performing Arts
As part of a series of events organised to pay tribute to writer Bhisham Sahni on his birth centenary, a set of his short stories Oob, Sir Ka Sadka, Dholak, Yaddein and Samadhi Bhai Ramsingh will be enacted by Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Yashpal Sharma, Manoj Pahwa, Seema Bhargava Pahwa, Heeba Shah, Manukriti Pahwa and Mayank Pahwa under the direction of Seema Bhargava Pahwa. Tickets priced at Rs 400 and Rs 500 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
MUSIC Soulspace + Chhabb at Cafe Nemo
Electronica DJ-producers Soulspace aka Vishnu P. S. from Bangalore and Chhabb aka Rahul Chhabria from Mumbai will play the second of two gigs this weekend being held to celebrate the Worli restaurant and music venue’s first anniversary. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Cafe Nemo, 29/A, Thadani House, opposite Indian Coast Guard, Worli Village, Worli. Tel: 022 2437 9841.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9
FILM WORKSHOP Satyanshu Singh at The Hive
Filmmaker Satyanshu Singh, who wrote the poetry recited in Vikramaditya Motwane’s 2010 Hindi film Udaan, will conduct a workshop on writing for the screen. The registration fee is Rs 1,500 per head. To book a spot, visit Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, August 9, from 10 am to 6 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50A Huma Mansion, next to Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village Road, Khar (West). Tel: 96199 62969.
WALKS Wandering In Worli – A Walk Down Worli Koliwada by Beyond Bombay
Beyond Bombay, a group that conducts tours of the city, will take participants on a walk inside Worli Koliwada on which they will learn about the culture and traditions of the Koli fishing community, widely regarded to be original inhabitants of Mumbai. The registration fee is Rs 800 per head. To register, email beyondbombay@gmail.com.
When: Saturday, August 8 at 3.30 pm.
Where: The meeting point is outside INS Trata, near Worli Seaface, Worli.
FILM Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! at the National Centre for the Performing Arts
In Saeed Mirza’s 1984 Hindi film starring Bhisham Sahni, Dina Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah, Satish Shah and Rohini Hattangady, an elderly couple sues their landlord for failing to repair the building in which they live. They hire a couple of lawyers, who turn out to be more interested in ripping their clients off than effectively fighting their case. The screening, which is part of the festival of events being organised to celebrate writer Bhisham Sahni’s birth centenary, is free.
When: Sunday, August 9 at 4 pm.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
TALK Math and Marriage at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Computer scientist and math enthusiast Jaikumar Radhakrishnan will break down David Lloyd and Gale Shapely’s stable marriage algorithm in a way that can be understood by those who struggle with simple calculations. The talk, which is part of Junoon’s Mumbai Local series of events, is free. Attendees will have to pay to enter the museum. Tickets for Indians are priced at Rs 10 per head for adults and Rs 5 per head for children below the age of 13, and tickets for foreigners are priced at Rs 100 per head for adults and Rs 50 per head for children below the age of 13. To book a spot, email mumbailocal@junoontheatre.org.
When: Sunday, August 9 at 5 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
MUSIC Frame/Frame at Boveda
The Delhi electronica DJ and producer born Nikhil Kaul will spin a sundowner set at the Andheri bar. There is no entry fee.
When: Sunday, August 9 at 6 pm.
Where: Boveda, G04, Morya Landmark One, off New Link Road, behind Mainland China, near Infiniti Mall, Andheri (West). Tel: 022 6708 0858.
THEATRE Bhishmotsav – 100 Years of Bhisham Sahni at the National Centre for the Performing Arts
As part of a series of events organised to pay tribute to writer Bhisham Sahni on his birth centenary, a set of his short stories Oob, Sir Ka Sadka, Dholak, Yaddein and Samadhi Bhai Ramsingh will be enacted by Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Yashpal Sharma, Manoj Pahwa, Seema Bhargava Pahwa, Heeba Shah, Manukriti Pahwa and Mayank Pahwa under the direction of Seema Bhargava Pahwa. Tickets priced at Rs 400 and Rs 500 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, August 9 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
