FRIDAY, JULY 15
SHOPPING & STYLE Wedding Asia at The Ashok
The wedding-focused shopping exhibition will feature jewellery from stores such as SLG and Diamond Constellation and clothing from designers such as Tarun Vikas and Aditi Gupta. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 15 to Sunday, July 17, from 10 am to 8 pm.
Where: The Ashok Hotel, 50-B Diplomatic Enclave, Chanakyapuri. Tel: 95607 64151.
ART Figures in Time & Space at Triveni Kala Sangam
A group show of drawings, watercolours, lithographs and woodcuts made between 1980 and 2000 by artists Jean Bhownagary, Magan Som Parmar, RB Bhaskaran, Vrindavan Solanki, Ajit Seal, BR Burman, Rabi Narayan Gupta, Gouri Vemula and Aparajita Srimani Naskar.
When: Until Wednesday, August 10. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205 Tansen Marg. Tel: 011 2371 9470.
ART Tanya Vaidya at India International Centre
Vadodara artist Tanya Vaidya is exhibiting Celebrating the Landscape, a show of paintings created with the use of textile dyeing techniques.
When: Until Tuesday, July 19. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Art Gallery, Annexe Building, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
PHOTOGRAPHY Attilio Tripodi at India International Centre
A set of images by the Italian photographer titled A Meditation on Solitude. See here for more information.
When: Until Saturday, July 16. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, Gate No. 1, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
TALKS Flavia Agnes at India International Centre
Women’s rights lawyer Flavia Agnes, who specialises in marriage and property-related issues, will give a lecture titled ‘Has The Codified Hindu Law Changed Gender Relationships?’ There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, July 15 at 6.30 pm.
Where: C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
ART The Falling Leaf: On Entropic Currents at Latitude 28
Students of Delhi’s College of Art have collaborated to put together this show conceptualised by curator Adwait Singh. For more details, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, July 15 at 7 pm; Saturday, July 16 to Monday, July 25, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Gallery Latitude 28, F-208, Lado Sarai. Tel: 011 4679 1111.
COMEDY Amogh Ranadive + Abhishek Upmanyu + Manan Desai at Canvas
The stand-up comedians will each perform sets. Tickets priced at Rs 500 and Rs 750 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16 at 7 pm and 9.30 pm and Sunday, July 10 at 7 pm.
Where: Canvas, The People and Co. Premises No. 5, Building No. 8, Tower B, Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 414 1000.
TALKS Wenn Lawson at India Habitat Centre
Australian psychologist and researcher Wenn Lawson, a high-functioning autistic adult known for his work in the field of autism, will give a talk titled ‘Out of Sight Out of Mind: A Lecture on Object Permanence’. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, July 15 at 7 pm.
Where: Gulmohar, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.
THEATRE Pratibimb at Shri Ram Centre
The Wings Cultural Society will present Tarique Hameed’s Hindi production of Mahesh Elkunchwar’s Marathi play Pratibimb, about a man who wakes up one day to find he has lost his own reflection. Call 93128 70707 or 99715 80760 to buy tickets priced at Rs 100 and Rs 200 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 15 at 7 pm.
Where: Shri Ram Centre, 4 Safdar Hashmi Marg, Mandi House. Tel: 011 2373 1112.
MUSIC Jive Can at Depot 29
The Delhi blues-rock band will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 15 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 and 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.
MUSIC Bassick Sense with BREED + Profound at Nehru Place Social
This instalment of bass-heavy music gig series Bassick Sense will feature sets by Los Angeles-based duo BREED aka Ritesh D’Souza and Tara Mae and Chandigarh-residing Profound aka Amandeep Singh Multani. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 15 at 9 pm.
Where: Nehru Place Social, R 1, Upper Ground Floor, Epicuria Food Mall, Nehru Place. Tel: 78385 00838.
MUSIC Ragadub with DJ Ishani + Prabh Deep at Raasta HKV
Mumbai hip hop DJ Ishani Majumdar and Delhi rapper Prabh Deep Sagar will perform at the Hauz Khas Village venue’s Ragadub night. Call the venue for details of the entry fee, if any. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 15 at 9 pm.
Where: Raasta, First Floor, 30-A Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 011 4062 3028.
MUSIC Ritviz at Raasta Gurgaon
Pune-based electronic music producer Ritviz Srivastava will man the decks. Call the venue for details of the entry fee, if any. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 15 at 9 pm.
Where: Raasta, Cyber Hub, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 82878 70254.
MUSIC Sapta at Summer House Café
The Chennai electro-rock act fronted by composer Marti Bharath will launch and play tracks from its eponymous new album. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 15 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurbindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 67000.
MUSIC Vivek Santhosh Trio at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The experimental jazz band from Bangalore comprising pianist Vivek Santhosh, bassist Bruthuva Caleb and drummer Rijil Dharman will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 15 at 9 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, Ground Floor, B6-7/22, Safdarjung Enclave Market, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.
MUSIC NDS at Kitty Su
Delhi-based electronic dance music DJ-producer NDS aka Siddharth Sharma will take over the console. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and Rs 750 per couple are being sold on Kittysu.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, July 15 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.
SATURDAY, JULY 16
WORKSHOPS Snake Awareness Workshop at Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary
To mark World Snake Day, which is celebrated around the globe on July 16, the Bombay Natural History Society’s Conservation Education Centre at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary will conduct a workshop to create awareness about the value of native reptiles to our ecosystem. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 16 at 9 am.
Where: Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Asola. Tel: 011 2604 2010.
PHOTOGRAPHY Ajay Bhatia at Alliance Francaise de Delhi
Chandigarh-residing documentary photographer Ajay Bhatia will present The Play of Light, an exhibition of pictures of his home city, which was by designed by Swiss-French architect and urban planner Le Corbusier, in whose memory the show has been organised. See here for more information.
When: Saturday, July 16 to Tuesday, July 26. Open daily, from 11 am to 8 pm.
Where: Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72 Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.
MUSIC Pankaj Udhas at Siri Fort Auditorium
The ghazal singer will perform a concert of some of his best-known songs. Tickets priced at Rs 1,118, Rs 1,130, Rs 2,035, Rs 2,600 and Rs 3,392 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, July 16 at 6 pm.
Where: Siri Fort Auditorium, Asian Games Village, Gautam Nagar. Tel: 022 2649 9397.
THEATRE Marmik Premchand at Shri Ram Centre
Theatre actor and director Ravi Raj Sagar will narrate two of Hindi author Premchand’s classic short stories: Panch Parmeshwar, about two friends who find themselves on opposing sides of a conflict, and Beton Wali Vidhwa about a widow and her four sons. Tickets priced at Rs 100, Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17 at 7 pm.
Where: Shri Ram Centre, 4 Safdar Hashmi Marg, Mandi House. Tel: 011 2373 1112.
MUSIC Calvin Wumbaya at The Beer Café
Delhi reggae singer Calvin Wumbaya will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 16 at 9 pm.
Where: The Beer Café, Supermart 1, DLF Phase 4, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 4383236.
MUSIC Su Real at Zu Tisch
Bass music DJ-producer Su Real aka Suhrid Manchanda will play a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 16 at 9 pm.
Where: Zu Tisch, M-18, Second Floor, GK 1, M Block Market. Tel: 97170 25647.
MUSIC The Revisit Project at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The instrumental band will reinterpret Bollywood classics by composers such as Madan Mohan and A. R. Rahman. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 16 at 9 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, Ground Floor, B6-7/22, Safdarjung Enclave Market, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.
MUSIC Kodeheads at Kitty Su
Delhi electronic dance music DJ duo Kodeheads, comprising Shubham Dogra and Irvien Khurana, will perform. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and Rs 1,500 per couple are being sold on Kittysu.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, July 16 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.
SUNDAY, JULY 17
OUTDOORS Monsoon Magic at Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary
The Bombay Natural History Society’s Conservation Education Centre at Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary will conduct a slow-paced three-hour walk through the sanctuary during which participants can witness the changes in the forest with the arrival of the monsoon. The registration fee is Rs 350 per person. Call 011 2604 2010 or 88007 41864 to book a spot. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, July 17 at 6.30 am.
Where: Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Asola.
MUSIC Bhanumathy Vishwanath at India International Centre
City-based Carnatic classical music vocalist Bhanumathy Vishwanath will perform a solo recital that will pay tribute to her teacher D. K. Pattamal. There is no entry fee.
When: Sunday, July 17 at 10 am.
Where: C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.
QUIZ Drink and Think with Chugh and Chanty at Depot 29
Quiz masters Sanjay Chugh and Chanty aka Vikram Achanta will host a trivia night. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, July 17 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 and 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.
TALKS ‘Rain of Rhythm and Hues’ at The Piano Man Jazz Club
Writer Priyanshi Saxena will discuss the relationship between music and art through her curated selection of fine album covers that have been exhibited at the venue over the last two weeks. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, July 17 at 7 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, Ground Floor, B6-7/22, Safdarjung Enclave Market, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.
MUSIC Sufi Hayat Brothers + Sabri Sufi Brothers at Kamani Auditorium
Qawwali singing troupes Sufi Hayat Brothers, led by Hamsar Hayat Nizami, and Sabri Sufi Brothers, led by Haji Iqbalshad Sabri, will perform a tribute to vocalist Amjad Sabri who was assassinated by the Taliban in Karachi last month. Tickets priced at Rs 565 and Rs 1,130 per person are being sold on Instamojo.in.
When: Sunday, July 17 at 7 pm.
Where: Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Janpath. Tel: 011 4350 3352.
MUSIC M Cream Soundtrack Launch at AntiSocial
Vocalist Arsh Sharma of electro-rock band FuzzCulture, guitarist Nikhil Malik of hard rock group Half Step Down, drummer Srijan Mahajan, who belongs to both acts, and menwhopause’s singer I. P. Singh as well as other artists on the soundtrack of director Agneya Singh’s stoner road movie M Cream, will perform at the launch of the film’s music album. There is an entry fee of Rs 300 per person. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, July 17 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Third Floor, 9A and 12 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.
ONGOING
ART Art Collection at the British Council
This exhibition of artworks from the British Council’s collection will cover “various influences in British art” over the last century, from the posters of the London Underground in the 1920s to those of the 2012 London Olympics. See here for more information.
When: Until Monday, October 10. Open Monday to Saturday, from 8 am to 8 pm; Sunday, from 9 am to 6 pm.
Where: The Gallery, British Council, Kasturba Gandhi Marg. Tel: 011 4219 9000.
These recommendations have been compiled by The Daily Pao.
