FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
FILM Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2015
The seventeenth edition of the annual event will feature over 190 films from across the world. For more details including our picks of what to watch, see here. The registration fee is Rs 1,200 per head for students and Rs 1,500 per head for general delegates. To register, visit Bookmyshow.com.
When: Until Thursday, November 5.
Where: PVR cinemas in Andheri West, Ghatkopar, Juhu and Lower Parel and Regal Cinema in Colaba.
BOOKS Literature Live! at the National Centre for the Performing Arts and Prithvi Theatre
The sixth edition of the annual literature festival will feature over 120 speakers from India and around the globe including Vikram Seth, Germaine Greer and Kiran Nagarkar. Entry is free but on a first-come, first-served basis. For more details, see here.
When: Until Sunday, November 1, from 10.30 am.
Where: National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567. Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.
SHOPPING & STYLE Sambhavana Express at Artisans’ Centre
An exhibition of saris, dupattas, stoles and kurtas that’s a result of an artistic collaboration organised by the NGO Somaiya Kala Vidya between Karnataka’s Ilkal weavers and Lucknowi chikan embroiderers.
When: Until Saturday, October 31, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Artisans’ Centre, V.B. Gandhi Marg, near Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2267 3040.
SHOPPING & STYLE Shop Till You Pop at Ellipsis
The Colaba restaurant will host an exhibition featuring boutique labels such as stationery brand Design By Nasha, contemporary jewellery retailer Malvika Vaswani, swimwear and lingerie maker Aria + Leya and customised furniture seller Studio SCD. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, October 30, from 11 am to 6.30 pm.
Where: Ellipsis, B-1, Amarchand Mansion, 16 Madame Cama Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 6621 3333.
SHOPPING & STYLE FOOD & DRINK The Lil Flea at MMRDA Grounds
Almost 200 shopping stalls and over 40 food counters will make up the fifth edition of this shopping bazaar where you can browse and buy everything from tattoos and totes to trinkets. Bag makers Desi Drama Queen, Western clothing label Why So Blue, men’s fashion accessories brand Gentlemen’s Community, luggage sellers Boriya Basta and stationery supplier Le Papier are just some of the participants this time around. The food options will include desserts by Sugar Overdose, pizzas by The Playlist Pizzeria, sandwiches by Pack-a-Pav, artisanal cheese by Eleftheria and cold-pressed juice by Raw Pressery. Each day will also have music performances by the likes of Hindi rock band Ankur Tiwari and the Ghalat Family and electro-rock group Sky Rabbit. There is an entry fee of Rs 200 per head per day. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, October 30, from 3 pm to 11 pm; Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1, from 11 am to 11 pm.
Where: MMRDA Grounds, BKC, Bandra (East).
MUSIC Harley Rock Riders at Richardson and Cruddas
The sixth edition of this annual rock music festival will feature a fair amount of other genres as well. American metal band Megadeth will headline the first day, and Jamaican reggae group The Wailers will close out the second. See here for details. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000, Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,000 per head are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 at 4 pm.
Where: Richardson and Cruddas, Sir J. J. Road, Byculla.
MUSIC Awestrung with Clinton Cerejo + Nikhil D’Souza at High Street Phoenix
Producer and vocalist Clinton Cerejo and singer-songwriter Nikhil D’Souza will perform with their bands at this instalment of the series of gigs held in the courtyard of the mall complex. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, October 30 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Courtyard, High Street Phoenix, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel.
THEATRE Going Solo at Sophia Bhabha Hall
The third edition of this festival of one-man shows will feature two performances. In Big Mouth, Belgian theatre actor Valentijn Dhaenens quotes from famous public speeches by historic figures such as Cicero, Goebbels and Malcolm X to demonstrate the sophistry of rhetoric (Friday, October 30 at 7 pm). In the Window by Irish comic actress Nuala McKeever is a monologue about lonely Margaret who is contemplating suicide but is interrupted by a string of people (Friday, October 30 at 9 pm). Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 500, Rs 750 and Rs 1,000 per head are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Friday, October 30 at 7 pm and 9 pm.
Where: Sophia Bhabha Hall, Sophia College, off Bhulabhai Desai Road. Tel: 022 2353 8550.
MUSIC Stay Uprooted featuring Niladri Kumar at Shanmukhananda Auditorium
Sitar and zitar (a self-invented electric sitar) player Niladri Kumar will perform with percussionist Taufiq Qureshi, tabla player Vijay Ghate, vocalist Rashid Ali, bassist Sheldon D’Silva and keyboardist Prince Mulla at this Indian classical-fusion concert, which has been organised in association with the NGO Vision Rescue. Twelve girls from the Vasai Orphanage will perform alongside Kumar and his band during the event, at which he will play his hundred-year-old sitar for the last time before it is auctioned for charity. Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 499, Rs 999, Rs 1,499, Rs 1,999, Rs 2,499 and Rs 2,999 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, October 30 at 7.45 pm.
Where: Shanmukhananda Auditorium, behind Gandhi Market, Sion (East). Tel: 022 2407 8888.
MUSIC Nanok + SuReal at Blue Frog
DJs and producers Nanok aka the electronica-playing Jai Vaswani and SuReal, the bass music-specialising Suhrid Manchanda will play sets at the Lower Parel venue’s annual Mad Stupid Halloween Party this year. The entry fee is Rs 600 per head.
When: Friday, October 30, from 8.30 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.
MUSIC Heartbeat with Natalia Escobar + Spacejams at Bonobo
This instalment of electronica collective Bhavishyavani Future Soundz’s club night will see Colombian DJ and producer Natalia Escobar and BFS crew member Spacejams aka Yohann Jamsandekar taking over the Bandra bar’s console. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, October 30 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
FOOD & DRINK Beer and Wine Out Festival at High Street Phoenix
A range of domestic beers and premium imported wines will be on offer at the inaugural edition of this event, which has been organised by Living Liquidz, the city-wide chain of alcohol stores, in collaboration with High Street Phoenix. Beer and wine pong sessions, sangria-making workshops and music performances will be part of the festivities. Tickets, which are priced at Rs 500 per head and which get you two tasting portions across all the participating vineyards and breweries, are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1, from noon to midnight.
Where: High Street Phoenix, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel.
SHOPPING & STYLE The Pink Post Inc Mumbai Chapter at St. Regis
Shopping events company The Pink Post Inc, which organises bazaars across India, will hold a Mumbai chapter where the exhibitors will include formal western wear makers The Bombay Carousel, Madison on Peddar and Deme by Gabriella, Indo-western ensemble creators Radhika Gulati and Bhaavya Bhatnagar, and costume jewellery brands Outhouse and Prerto. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31, from 11 am to 9 pm.
Where: St. Regis, next to Palladium Mall, Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6162 8000.
MUSIC Halloween By The Pier at Radio Club
The third edition of this series of seaside electronic music gigs will be a Halloween special and will feature sets by British house music DJs and producers Russ Yallop and Greg Pidcock and a host of Indian acts. Tickets priced at Rs 1,600 per head are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31, from noon.
Where: Radio Club, 157 Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 2284 5025.
FOOD & DRINK The Halloween Bandra Dessert Crawl
Events company Paprika Idea Labs will conduct a hop across a whopping nine stops in the suburb: all-day cafe Serendipity, dessert stores Star Anise, Pink Sugar and Country of Origin, popcorn spot Wow Popcorn, cake shops Love Sugar Dough and Love & Cheesecake, wok joint Wok Express and cookie specialist Sweetish House Mafia. Participants have a choice of beginning the crawl at fine-dining restaurant Olive Bar & Kitchen, casual-dining restaurant Pizza Metro Pizza or all-day cafe Out of The Blue. During the crawl, they will get to devour confections such as tiramisu, vegan chia chocolate pudding, caramel popcorn, red velvet cupcakes and assorted mini cheesecakes. Tickets priced at Rs 699 per head are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31 from 4 pm to 8 pm.
Where: Olive Bar & Kitchen, Le Sutra, 14 Union Park, Khar. Tel: 022 4340 8229. Out of The Blue, Le Sutra, 14 Union Park, Khar. Tel: 022 2600 3000. Pizza Metro Pizza, Jharna Apartments, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Khar. Tel: 022 2648 5698.
FOOD & DRINK Halloween Bar Crawl in Andheri
This three-stop Andheri pub hop organised by events company Almost Indian and as-yet-unreleased app Drinks On Me will start at The Little Door and then head to Brewbot and Boveda. The crawl is priced at Rs 500 per head, which entitles you to buy-one-get-one-free deals on domestic alcohol and beer at Brewbot and The Little Door. Participants will also be exempted from the cover charge levied by Boveda. Tickets are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31, from 7.30 pm to 1.30 am.
Where: Registrations will begin at 7.30 pm at The Little Door, Plot B31, Shree Siddhivinayak Plaza, off New Link Road, in the lane opposite Citi Mall, Andheri (West). Tel: 99209 83836.
MUSIC Daira at Pizza Express Andheri
The Hindi alternative rock band will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31 at 8 pm.
Where: Pizza Express, Crystal Paradise, opposite the Skoda Showroom, off Veera Desai Road, Andheri (West). Tel: 022 6708 0743.
FOOD & DRINK Bihari Food Pop-up at Happy In The Head
The flavours of Bihar will be showcased at a dinner by home cook Dolly Singh at Bandra hair salon Happy In The Head where she will serve up dishes such as litti chokha (balls of dough stuffed with spices and gram flour); ghugni (a Bihari take on the Bengali dish of white peas); aloo bhujia; kalonji baingan (a dry brinjal dish); and ghee halwa. The non-vegetarian meal is priced at Rs 1,200 per head and the vegetarian meal at Rs 1,100 per head. To reserve a spot, call 98190 38599. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31, from 8 pm.
Where: Happy In the Head, Shop No.1, Mangal Kunj, junction of 32nd Road and 36th Road, in the same lane as National College, off Linking Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 98196 22325.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1
MUSICFirst Edition Arts Diwali Concert at the YB Chavan Auditorium
This year’s edition of the annual concert series organised by the group of Hindustani classical music aficionados will be held in the morning and afternoon as opposed to the evening and will feature performances by vocalists Uday Bhawalkar (at 9 am), Vijaya Jadhav-Gatlewar (at 11.30 am) and Ulhas Kashalkar (at 2.30 pm). Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, November 1 at 9 am.
Where: YB Chavan Auditorium, General Jagannath Bhosale Marg, Nariman Point, near Sachivalaya Gymkhana.
FOOD & DRINK Malvani Flavours Food Pop-up in Madh Island
At this pop-up meal organised by tour company Some Place Else, home cook Hetal Rao will prepare a Malvani spread that will include kolambiche sukke (prawn masala), fried fish and ukadiche modak (steamed coconut and jaggery modak) at her Madh Island residence. Tickets for the meal priced at Rs 1,250 per head are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, November 1 at noon.
Where: Rao’s home address will be provided to those who register.
MUSIC Sander Van Doorn at Kitty Su
Andheri nightclub Kitty Su will bring back its Pleasuredome series of gigs by big-ticket electronic dance music acts with a show by the Dutch house music DJ and producer whose birth certificate lists his name as Sander Ketelaars. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000 per head are being sold on Kittysu.in.
When: Sunday, November 1, from 4 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6104 3145.
COMEDY MUSIC Unite 2015 with Anuvab Pal + Blackstratblues at Bonobo
Non-profit Atma, which works with other NGOs in the field of education, will hold its annual fund-raising event at the Bandra bar, where the line-up this time around features stand-up comedian Anuvab Pal, who will host the proceedings, and Blackstratblues, the blues-rock band fronted by composer-guitarist Warren Mendonsa. Donor passes priced at Rs 2,000 per head and which will entitle you to servings of wine and appetisers are being sold on Ketto.org.
When: Sunday, November 1, from 5 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.
ONGOING
ART Anant Joshi at Gallery Maskara
Chemould Prescott Road is hostingTrembling Hands (of the clock), an exhibition of sculptures by artist Anant Joshi, who is attached to their gallery, at Gallery Maskara. See here for details.
When: Until Saturday, November 21. Open from 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 Gigi Scaria at Chemould Prescott Road
The Kerala-born artist presentsThe Ark, a solo show of drawings, paintings and multi-media works. See here for details.
When: Until Saturday, November 21. Open from Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Chemould Prescott Road, Queens Mansion, Third Floor, G. Talwatkar Marg, near Cathedral School, Fort. Tel: 022 2200 0211.
ART Rana Begum at Jhaveri Contemporary
The British-Bangladeshi artist’s new solo show is titled Towards an Infinite Geometry. See here for details.
When: Until Saturday, November 28. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Jhaveri Contemporary, 2, Krishna Niwas, 58A Walkeshwar Road. Tel: 022 2369 3639.
FOOD & DRINK DineFest in Mumbai
Fifteen casual-dining restaurants, including Dadar’s Terttulia, Lower Parel’s Cafe Zoe, Bandra’s The Fatty Bao, and Bandra Kurla Complex’s Sodabottleopenerwala, will serve three-course meals at the discounted fixed price of Rs 600 per head (excluding taxes) during the inaugural edition of this new event organised by Cellar Door Hospitality. See here for the complete list of restaurants and timings.
When: Until Sunday, November 1, from noon.
Where: At restaurants across the city.
PHOTOGRAPHY FILM ‘Nemai Ghosh: Satyajit Ray and Beyond’ at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
An exhibition of photographs by Nemai Ghosh, who extensively chronicled the film director Satyajit Ray at work. 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 Tuesday, November 3. Open Thursday to Tuesday, from 10 am to 5.30 pm; Wednesday, closed.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, 91A, Rani Baug, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Road, Byculla (East). Tel: 022 2373 1234.
ARTUnpacking the Studio: Celebrating the Jehangir Sabavala Bequest at the Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation
This exhibition comprises the late artist’s paintings and personal articles such as diaries, sketchbooks and portfolios that were donated by his wife Shirin Sabavala to the Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation, which is housed inside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. The show, which has been curated by Ranjit Hoskote, places Jehangir Sabavala’s work in the context of his artistic inspirations, his education in Mumbai, London and Paris, and his practice among his peers from the 1930s to the 1950s. Tickets to enter the museum are priced at Rs 20 per head for children between the ages of five and 12,Rs 70 per head for Indians above the age of 12, and Rs 300 per head for foreigners above the age of 12; free entry for children below the age of five.
When: Until Thursday, December 31. The Foundation is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.30 am to 6 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Second Floor, East Wing, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2202 9613.
ART Shumon Ahmed at Project 88
The Bangladeshi artist’s debut solo show in India has works from two series of photographic prints: the recent When dead ships travel and an earlier body of work titled Metal Graves. Both series – shot on a variety of cameras and film and developed using a number of techniques – focus on the hulks of junked beat-up ships. See here for details.
When: Until Saturday, November 7. 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.
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FILM Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2015
The seventeenth edition of the annual event will feature over 190 films from across the world. For more details including our picks of what to watch, see here. The registration fee is Rs 1,200 per head for students and Rs 1,500 per head for general delegates. To register, visit Bookmyshow.com.
When: Until Thursday, November 5.
Where: PVR cinemas in Andheri West, Ghatkopar, Juhu and Lower Parel and Regal Cinema in Colaba.
BOOKS Literature Live! at the National Centre for the Performing Arts and Prithvi Theatre
The sixth edition of the annual literature festival will feature over 120 speakers from India and around the globe including Vikram Seth, Germaine Greer and Kiran Nagarkar. Entry is free but on a first-come, first-served basis. For more details, see here.
When: Until Sunday, November 1, from 10.30 am.
Where: National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567. Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.
SHOPPING & STYLE Sambhavana Express at Artisans’ Centre
An exhibition of saris, dupattas, stoles and kurtas that’s a result of an artistic collaboration organised by the NGO Somaiya Kala Vidya between Karnataka’s Ilkal weavers and Lucknowi chikan embroiderers.
When: Until Saturday, October 31, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Artisans’ Centre, V.B. Gandhi Marg, near Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2267 3040.
SHOPPING & STYLE Shop Till You Pop at Ellipsis
The Colaba restaurant will host an exhibition featuring boutique labels such as stationery brand Design By Nasha, contemporary jewellery retailer Malvika Vaswani, swimwear and lingerie maker Aria + Leya and customised furniture seller Studio SCD. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, October 30, from 11 am to 6.30 pm.
Where: Ellipsis, B-1, Amarchand Mansion, 16 Madame Cama Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 6621 3333.
SHOPPING & STYLE FOOD & DRINK The Lil Flea at MMRDA Grounds
Almost 200 shopping stalls and over 40 food counters will make up the fifth edition of this shopping bazaar where you can browse and buy everything from tattoos and totes to trinkets. Bag makers Desi Drama Queen, Western clothing label Why So Blue, men’s fashion accessories brand Gentlemen’s Community, luggage sellers Boriya Basta and stationery supplier Le Papier are just some of the participants this time around. The food options will include desserts by Sugar Overdose, pizzas by The Playlist Pizzeria, sandwiches by Pack-a-Pav, artisanal cheese by Eleftheria and cold-pressed juice by Raw Pressery. Each day will also have music performances by the likes of Hindi rock band Ankur Tiwari and the Ghalat Family and electro-rock group Sky Rabbit. There is an entry fee of Rs 200 per head per day. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, October 30, from 3 pm to 11 pm; Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1, from 11 am to 11 pm.
Where: MMRDA Grounds, BKC, Bandra (East).
MUSIC Harley Rock Riders at Richardson and Cruddas
The sixth edition of this annual rock music festival will feature a fair amount of other genres as well. American metal band Megadeth will headline the first day, and Jamaican reggae group The Wailers will close out the second. See here for details. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000, Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,000 per head are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 at 4 pm.
Where: Richardson and Cruddas, Sir J. J. Road, Byculla.
MUSIC Awestrung with Clinton Cerejo + Nikhil D’Souza at High Street Phoenix
Producer and vocalist Clinton Cerejo and singer-songwriter Nikhil D’Souza will perform with their bands at this instalment of the series of gigs held in the courtyard of the mall complex. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, October 30 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Courtyard, High Street Phoenix, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel.
THEATRE Going Solo at Sophia Bhabha Hall
The third edition of this festival of one-man shows will feature two performances. In Big Mouth, Belgian theatre actor Valentijn Dhaenens quotes from famous public speeches by historic figures such as Cicero, Goebbels and Malcolm X to demonstrate the sophistry of rhetoric (Friday, October 30 at 7 pm). In the Window by Irish comic actress Nuala McKeever is a monologue about lonely Margaret who is contemplating suicide but is interrupted by a string of people (Friday, October 30 at 9 pm). Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 500, Rs 750 and Rs 1,000 per head are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Friday, October 30 at 7 pm and 9 pm.
Where: Sophia Bhabha Hall, Sophia College, off Bhulabhai Desai Road. Tel: 022 2353 8550.
MUSIC Stay Uprooted featuring Niladri Kumar at Shanmukhananda Auditorium
Sitar and zitar (a self-invented electric sitar) player Niladri Kumar will perform with percussionist Taufiq Qureshi, tabla player Vijay Ghate, vocalist Rashid Ali, bassist Sheldon D’Silva and keyboardist Prince Mulla at this Indian classical-fusion concert, which has been organised in association with the NGO Vision Rescue. Twelve girls from the Vasai Orphanage will perform alongside Kumar and his band during the event, at which he will play his hundred-year-old sitar for the last time before it is auctioned for charity. Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 499, Rs 999, Rs 1,499, Rs 1,999, Rs 2,499 and Rs 2,999 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, October 30 at 7.45 pm.
Where: Shanmukhananda Auditorium, behind Gandhi Market, Sion (East). Tel: 022 2407 8888.
MUSIC Nanok + SuReal at Blue Frog
DJs and producers Nanok aka the electronica-playing Jai Vaswani and SuReal, the bass music-specialising Suhrid Manchanda will play sets at the Lower Parel venue’s annual Mad Stupid Halloween Party this year. The entry fee is Rs 600 per head.
When: Friday, October 30, from 8.30 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.
MUSIC Heartbeat with Natalia Escobar + Spacejams at Bonobo
This instalment of electronica collective Bhavishyavani Future Soundz’s club night will see Colombian DJ and producer Natalia Escobar and BFS crew member Spacejams aka Yohann Jamsandekar taking over the Bandra bar’s console. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, October 30 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
FOOD & DRINK Beer and Wine Out Festival at High Street Phoenix
A range of domestic beers and premium imported wines will be on offer at the inaugural edition of this event, which has been organised by Living Liquidz, the city-wide chain of alcohol stores, in collaboration with High Street Phoenix. Beer and wine pong sessions, sangria-making workshops and music performances will be part of the festivities. Tickets, which are priced at Rs 500 per head and which get you two tasting portions across all the participating vineyards and breweries, are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1, from noon to midnight.
Where: High Street Phoenix, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel.
SHOPPING & STYLE The Pink Post Inc Mumbai Chapter at St. Regis
Shopping events company The Pink Post Inc, which organises bazaars across India, will hold a Mumbai chapter where the exhibitors will include formal western wear makers The Bombay Carousel, Madison on Peddar and Deme by Gabriella, Indo-western ensemble creators Radhika Gulati and Bhaavya Bhatnagar, and costume jewellery brands Outhouse and Prerto. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31, from 11 am to 9 pm.
Where: St. Regis, next to Palladium Mall, Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6162 8000.
MUSIC Halloween By The Pier at Radio Club
The third edition of this series of seaside electronic music gigs will be a Halloween special and will feature sets by British house music DJs and producers Russ Yallop and Greg Pidcock and a host of Indian acts. Tickets priced at Rs 1,600 per head are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31, from noon.
Where: Radio Club, 157 Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 2284 5025.
FOOD & DRINK The Halloween Bandra Dessert Crawl
Events company Paprika Idea Labs will conduct a hop across a whopping nine stops in the suburb: all-day cafe Serendipity, dessert stores Star Anise, Pink Sugar and Country of Origin, popcorn spot Wow Popcorn, cake shops Love Sugar Dough and Love & Cheesecake, wok joint Wok Express and cookie specialist Sweetish House Mafia. Participants have a choice of beginning the crawl at fine-dining restaurant Olive Bar & Kitchen, casual-dining restaurant Pizza Metro Pizza or all-day cafe Out of The Blue. During the crawl, they will get to devour confections such as tiramisu, vegan chia chocolate pudding, caramel popcorn, red velvet cupcakes and assorted mini cheesecakes. Tickets priced at Rs 699 per head are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31 from 4 pm to 8 pm.
Where: Olive Bar & Kitchen, Le Sutra, 14 Union Park, Khar. Tel: 022 4340 8229. Out of The Blue, Le Sutra, 14 Union Park, Khar. Tel: 022 2600 3000. Pizza Metro Pizza, Jharna Apartments, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Khar. Tel: 022 2648 5698.
FOOD & DRINK Halloween Bar Crawl in Andheri
This three-stop Andheri pub hop organised by events company Almost Indian and as-yet-unreleased app Drinks On Me will start at The Little Door and then head to Brewbot and Boveda. The crawl is priced at Rs 500 per head, which entitles you to buy-one-get-one-free deals on domestic alcohol and beer at Brewbot and The Little Door. Participants will also be exempted from the cover charge levied by Boveda. Tickets are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31, from 7.30 pm to 1.30 am.
Where: Registrations will begin at 7.30 pm at The Little Door, Plot B31, Shree Siddhivinayak Plaza, off New Link Road, in the lane opposite Citi Mall, Andheri (West). Tel: 99209 83836.
MUSIC Daira at Pizza Express Andheri
The Hindi alternative rock band will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31 at 8 pm.
Where: Pizza Express, Crystal Paradise, opposite the Skoda Showroom, off Veera Desai Road, Andheri (West). Tel: 022 6708 0743.
FOOD & DRINK Bihari Food Pop-up at Happy In The Head
The flavours of Bihar will be showcased at a dinner by home cook Dolly Singh at Bandra hair salon Happy In The Head where she will serve up dishes such as litti chokha (balls of dough stuffed with spices and gram flour); ghugni (a Bihari take on the Bengali dish of white peas); aloo bhujia; kalonji baingan (a dry brinjal dish); and ghee halwa. The non-vegetarian meal is priced at Rs 1,200 per head and the vegetarian meal at Rs 1,100 per head. To reserve a spot, call 98190 38599. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 31, from 8 pm.
Where: Happy In the Head, Shop No.1, Mangal Kunj, junction of 32nd Road and 36th Road, in the same lane as National College, off Linking Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 98196 22325.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1
MUSICFirst Edition Arts Diwali Concert at the YB Chavan Auditorium
This year’s edition of the annual concert series organised by the group of Hindustani classical music aficionados will be held in the morning and afternoon as opposed to the evening and will feature performances by vocalists Uday Bhawalkar (at 9 am), Vijaya Jadhav-Gatlewar (at 11.30 am) and Ulhas Kashalkar (at 2.30 pm). Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, November 1 at 9 am.
Where: YB Chavan Auditorium, General Jagannath Bhosale Marg, Nariman Point, near Sachivalaya Gymkhana.
FOOD & DRINK Malvani Flavours Food Pop-up in Madh Island
At this pop-up meal organised by tour company Some Place Else, home cook Hetal Rao will prepare a Malvani spread that will include kolambiche sukke (prawn masala), fried fish and ukadiche modak (steamed coconut and jaggery modak) at her Madh Island residence. Tickets for the meal priced at Rs 1,250 per head are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, November 1 at noon.
Where: Rao’s home address will be provided to those who register.
MUSIC Sander Van Doorn at Kitty Su
Andheri nightclub Kitty Su will bring back its Pleasuredome series of gigs by big-ticket electronic dance music acts with a show by the Dutch house music DJ and producer whose birth certificate lists his name as Sander Ketelaars. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000 per head are being sold on Kittysu.in.
When: Sunday, November 1, from 4 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6104 3145.
COMEDY MUSIC Unite 2015 with Anuvab Pal + Blackstratblues at Bonobo
Non-profit Atma, which works with other NGOs in the field of education, will hold its annual fund-raising event at the Bandra bar, where the line-up this time around features stand-up comedian Anuvab Pal, who will host the proceedings, and Blackstratblues, the blues-rock band fronted by composer-guitarist Warren Mendonsa. Donor passes priced at Rs 2,000 per head and which will entitle you to servings of wine and appetisers are being sold on Ketto.org.
When: Sunday, November 1, from 5 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.
ONGOING
ART Anant Joshi at Gallery Maskara
Chemould Prescott Road is hostingTrembling Hands (of the clock), an exhibition of sculptures by artist Anant Joshi, who is attached to their gallery, at Gallery Maskara. See here for details.
When: Until Saturday, November 21. Open from 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 Gigi Scaria at Chemould Prescott Road
The Kerala-born artist presentsThe Ark, a solo show of drawings, paintings and multi-media works. See here for details.
When: Until Saturday, November 21. Open from Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Chemould Prescott Road, Queens Mansion, Third Floor, G. Talwatkar Marg, near Cathedral School, Fort. Tel: 022 2200 0211.
ART Rana Begum at Jhaveri Contemporary
The British-Bangladeshi artist’s new solo show is titled Towards an Infinite Geometry. See here for details.
When: Until Saturday, November 28. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Jhaveri Contemporary, 2, Krishna Niwas, 58A Walkeshwar Road. Tel: 022 2369 3639.
FOOD & DRINK DineFest in Mumbai
Fifteen casual-dining restaurants, including Dadar’s Terttulia, Lower Parel’s Cafe Zoe, Bandra’s The Fatty Bao, and Bandra Kurla Complex’s Sodabottleopenerwala, will serve three-course meals at the discounted fixed price of Rs 600 per head (excluding taxes) during the inaugural edition of this new event organised by Cellar Door Hospitality. See here for the complete list of restaurants and timings.
When: Until Sunday, November 1, from noon.
Where: At restaurants across the city.
PHOTOGRAPHY FILM ‘Nemai Ghosh: Satyajit Ray and Beyond’ at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
An exhibition of photographs by Nemai Ghosh, who extensively chronicled the film director Satyajit Ray at work. 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 Tuesday, November 3. Open Thursday to Tuesday, from 10 am to 5.30 pm; Wednesday, closed.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, 91A, Rani Baug, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Road, Byculla (East). Tel: 022 2373 1234.
ARTUnpacking the Studio: Celebrating the Jehangir Sabavala Bequest at the Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation
This exhibition comprises the late artist’s paintings and personal articles such as diaries, sketchbooks and portfolios that were donated by his wife Shirin Sabavala to the Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation, which is housed inside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. The show, which has been curated by Ranjit Hoskote, places Jehangir Sabavala’s work in the context of his artistic inspirations, his education in Mumbai, London and Paris, and his practice among his peers from the 1930s to the 1950s. Tickets to enter the museum are priced at Rs 20 per head for children between the ages of five and 12,Rs 70 per head for Indians above the age of 12, and Rs 300 per head for foreigners above the age of 12; free entry for children below the age of five.
When: Until Thursday, December 31. The Foundation is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.30 am to 6 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Second Floor, East Wing, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2202 9613.
ART Shumon Ahmed at Project 88
The Bangladeshi artist’s debut solo show in India has works from two series of photographic prints: the recent When dead ships travel and an earlier body of work titled Metal Graves. Both series – shot on a variety of cameras and film and developed using a number of techniques – focus on the hulks of junked beat-up ships. See here for details.
When: Until Saturday, November 7. 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.
