FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
SHOPPING & STYLE Monad by Swati Kalsi at Artisans’
Delhi-based designer Swati Kalsi will show her collection of clothes made of hand-woven fabric embellished with Sujani embroidery that’s native to Bihar. On Friday at 6.30 pm, Kalsi will be in conversation with artist Smriti Dixit, Nonita Kalra, the editor of Harper’s Bazaar and Yamini Telkar, the director of DAG Modern. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, October 7 and Saturday, October 8, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Artisans’, V.B. Gandhi Marg, near Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2267 3040.
ART Schon Mendes at Sakshi Gallery
A show of paintings of cityscapes, titled Cameos of a City, by Baroda-based Goan artist Schon Mendes. For more information, see here.
When: Until Saturday, October 8. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Sakshi, 6/19, Second Floor, Grants Building, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba. Tel: 022 6610 3424.
ART The Naked and the Nude at DAG Modern
Nearly 90 works that explore the human body by 50 modern Indian artists such as F. N. Souza, Laxma Goud, MF Husain, K. H. Ara, Jogen Chowdhury and Rabin Mondal will be exhibited. For more information, see here.
When: Friday, October 7 to Saturday, December 10. Open Monday to Saturday, 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: DAG Modern, 58 VB Gandhi Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort. Tel: 022 4922 2700.
ART we are all islands at Nine Fish Art Gallery
A solo show by city-based artist Sharmistha Ray of multimedia works and sculpture showing imaginary landscapes that reflect on the artist’s life. For more information, see here.
When: Until Sunday, November 6. 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.
FILM L’Atalante at Matterden at Deepak Cinema
In Jean Vigo’s 1934 French classic, Jean, the captain of a barge, marries Juliette and brings her to live with him aboard the L’Atalante along with a two-member crew. After a happy honeymoon en route to Paris, Juliette misses the excitement of life on land. Tickets priced at Rs 200 and Rs 300 are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, October 7 to Thursday, October 13 at 6 pm.
Where: Matterden, Deepak Cinema, 38 NM Joshi Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 2492 3396.
MUSIC The Yellow Diary + Euphony Official at the NCPA Experimental Theatre
The winners of the NCPA’s Band Baja contest, Mumbai-based bands The Yellow Diary and Euphony Official, will perform. The contest for amateur bands is part of the One World Many Musics concert series. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, October 7 at 6 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 6622 3737.
THEATRE Ibsen Festival at Prithvi Theatre
Surnai Theatre’s ongoing Ibsen Festival will feature Hindi adaptations of the plays of Henrik Ibsen. Peechha Karti Parchhaiyan, which is based on Ghosts and directed by K. K. Raina, is set in a feudal family in Cooch Behar ridden with politics and haunted by mysterious past events (Friday at 6 pm and 9 pm; tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold here). In Mareechika, an adaptation of The Lady from the Sea, Rampyari marries an older man and moves from a place near the sea to a desert. The arrival of a mysterious sailor revives memories of her past lover (Saturday at 5.30 pm and 9 pm; tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold here). Peer Ghani, director KK Raina’s version of Peer Gynt is set in Kashmir in the 1980s. Peer is the impoverished son of a man who wasted away the family wealth on a lavish life. His mother hopes that he will restore their fortune but Peer is more interested in telling stories and wandering the world (Sunday at 5.30 pm and 9 pm; tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold here).
When: Until Sunday, October 9.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.
COMEDY Best in Stand-up with Kunal Kamra + Anuvab Pal + Neville Shah at Canvas Laugh Club
Mumbai comedians Kunal Kamra, Anuvab Pal and Neville Shah will each perform a set. Tickets priced at Rs 750 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, October 7, Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9 at 8.30 pm.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, Palladium Mall, Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 90046 03115.
MUSIC Donn Bhat and Passenger Revelator + M.MAT + Bitmap at AntiSocial
Composer and producer Donn Bhat and his band, house and techno DJ M.Mat aka Mathieu Josso and Bitmap, the genre-defying solo project of drummer Harsh Karangale will each play sets. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, October 7 at 9.30 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, S. V. Road, near Ramee Guestline Hotel, Khar West. Tel: 022 6522 6324.
MUSIC Kartell + Punkflop + AlgoRhythm at Bonobo
Paris-based house and nu disco DJ Kartell, Mumbai-residing DJ Punkflop aka Steve Abraham and Algorhythm, the duo of city DJs Paloma Monnappa and Varun Patra, will each play a set. The entry fee is Rs 300 per person. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, October 7 at 10 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, near KFC, off Linking Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.
MUSIC Sara Santini at Trilogy
Portugal-based DJ Sara Santini will man the console. The entry fee is Rs 1,000 (plus tax) per person for single women. The entry fee for couples is Rs 2,000 (plus tax). Single men will not be allowed. To book a spot, RSVP here. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Friday, October 7 at 10 pm.
Where: Trilogy, Sea Princess, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2646 9689.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
EVENTS FOR KIDS How to Make You Own Comic at The Cuckoo Club by The Hive
Savio Mascarenhas and Sean D’Mello of Tinkle comics will conduct a workshop for kids between the ages of six and 14 on making comics. Tickets priced at Rs 699 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. For more information, call 98311 91097 or email marketingsupport@ack-media.com.
When: Saturday, October 8, from 11 am to 1 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 Brewing 101 at Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters
Brush up on brewing basics using a pour-over and French press and learn to make coffee without any brewing equipment. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, October 8 at 11.30 am.
Where: Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, Unit 20/22 Laxmi Woolen Mill, opposite Khazana Furniture, Laxmi Mills Compound, Shakti Mill Lane, off Dr E Moses Road, Mahalakshmi. Tel: 98200 95887.
TALKS Lectures on Hannah Arendt at the Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
Amrita Banerjee, professor of philosophy at IIT Bombay will deliver a series of lectures on the ideas of German political theorist Hannah Arendt. The event is free. To register, email deptofphil@hotmail.com. For more information, see here.
When: Saturday, October 8 at 1 pm.
Where: Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, K Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2202 7542.
FOOD & DRINK WWH Tribal Lunch in Aarey Milk Colony
We Will Help Charitable Foundation, an NGO that works with the underprivileged, will organise a lunch cooked by tribal women residing in Aarey Milk Colony. Guests can watch them prepare the meal and then partake in a buffet, which will feature staples such as bhakri, dal, chicken curry, a dry vegetable and rice kheer. In addition to having lunch, attendees can shop for fruits, veggies and handicrafts at a mini flea market, take a guided tour of the farms and take part in a a Warli painting workshop. Tickets priced at Rs 325 per person (Rs 275 for children below the age of 12) for the lunch are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, October 8 at noon.
Where: Aarey Milk Colony, Khambacha Pada, Unit 25, behind Aarey picnic spot, near Laxmi Studio, Shivaji Nagar, Goregaon (East). Tel: 98202 24450.
EVENTS FOR KIDS International Clown Festival at High Street Phoenix, Courtyard Marriott and Phoenix MarketCity
The fifth edition of the festival will feature clowns from India such as Flubber aka Martin D’Souza as well as international clowns such as Timmyto aka Oscar Flores from Mexico, Benji aka Benjamin Domask, Sparky aka Pam Moody and Maggie aka Nicole Portwood, all of whom are from the US. The event is free. For the schedule, see here.
When: Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9, from 4 pm.
Where: High Street Phoenix, Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 4333 9994. Courtyard Marriott, opposite Sangam BIG Cinemas, Andheri Kurla Road, AAI Colony, J.B. Nagar, Andheri (East), Tel: 022 6136 9999. Phoenix MarketCity, Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Kurla (West).
Tel: 022 6180 1100.
THEATRE Chinese Coffee at the NCPA Godrej Dance Theatre
Directed by Danish Husain, Chinese Coffee hinges on the relationship between two friends, Harry and Yaqub. Harry has written a novel and is anxious to know Yaqub’s opinion. Yaqub is strangely reluctant to say what he thinks and even pretends he hasn’t read the book. One evening, when Harry visits Yaqub to demand some money his friend owes him, he finds out what Yaqub thinks of his book and is served a host of other revelations. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, October 8 at 5 pm and 7.30 pm.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
WALKS Queensway Parel Walk with Khaki Tours
Khaki Tours, a group of local history enthusiasts, will conduct a walk in and around the Parel area. The tour will cover such landmarks as a temple with a double Shivling, a hill made of lava, the place where electricity first came to Mumbai and the spot where the first durbar for a British royal in India was held. Tickets priced at Rs 699 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, October 8 at 5 pm.
Where: The walk will begin at Firdosi Collection, Jerbai Wadia Road, near Vishal Gift and Toys, Parel TT Junction.
THEATRE Shatranj ke Mohre at the NCPA Experimental Theatre
Directed by Ramesh Talwar, this long-running Hindi comedy is about the clash of outlooks between Kakaji and his nephew Shaam that occurs when the latter becomes a devotee of a godman. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 400 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, October 8 at 7 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
COMEDY Bachelors of Comedy at The Hive
Comedians Gaurav Kapoor, Piyush Sharma, Joel D’Souza and Vinay Sharma will perform sets on the theme of graduating from college. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, October 8 at 9 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50-A, Huma Mansion, next to Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village Road, Off Union Park, Khar (West). Tel: 096199 62969.
COMEDY Best of Amit Tandon at Canvas Laugh Club
Mumbai-based comic Amit Tandon will perform a set. Tickets priced at Rs 600 per person and are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, October 8 at 10.30 pm.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, Palladium Mall, Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 90046 03115.
TRAVEL The Kaas Escapade in Satara
Travel and tours company Some Place Else has organised an overnight journey to the Kaas Plateau near Satara, which is covered with over 150 species of wild flowers and shrubs including rare species such as the karvi flower, Smithia, sonki, balsam and orchids this time of year. Tickets priced at Rs 2,350 per person (including conveyance, breakfast and lunch and entry fee, but does not include camera permit charges) are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, October 8 at 10.30 pm to Sunday, October 9, at 9 pm.
Where: Participants have to assemble outside Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
WALKS Lalbaug Stroll with Khaki Tours
Khaki Tours will conduct a walk around the Lalbaug area that will cover a buffalo god temple, a Muslim shrine with Hindu caretakers, a two-acre farm, the masala market and chiwda galli among other attractions. Tickets priced at Rs 699 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, October 9 at 8 am.
Where: The walk will being outside the Gundecha Gardens gate in Gas Co. Lane in Lalbaug.
FOOD & DRINK The Royal Mutton Decadence Meal at Flavour Diaries
Anuradha Joshi Medhora, a home cook who runs Charoli, a catering service focused on the cuisine of the Malva plateau, will serve a mutton-centric meal of Shikampuri kebab; peete mans ka soola (slow cooked boneless mutton); taaze masale ka mans (a preparation unique to Bhopal); mans khushk (a recipe for paaya adapted to mutton); and kaleji ka raita (with mutton liver). The meal is priced at Rs 2,400 per person (including four tasting glasses of wine and two glasses of craft beer). To reserve a spot, call 98335 49949 or email charolifoods@gmail.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, October 9 at 1.30 pm.
Where: Flavour Diaries, Third Floor, Rohan Plaza, Fifth Road, above Social, Khar. Tel: 98201 43404.
WORKSHOPS Creating Comics 101 with Abhijit Kini at AntiSocial
The comic book illustrator and cartoonist, whose work appears in Tinkle comics and Hindustan Times, will conduct a workshop on how to create a comic book. The workshop, which is free, is part of a series of events leading up to Alto Mumbai Comic Con on Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, October 9 at 3 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.
MUSIC Dimitri Vegas + Like Mike + Marshmello at Mahalaxmi Race Course
Belgian DJ duo, brothers Dimitri and Michael Thivaios, aka Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, will spin a set for the Sunburn Arena series of concerts. They will be joined by masked EDM DJ Marshmello. Tickets priced at Rs 2,500, Rs 2,700 and Rs 5,000 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, October 9, from 4 pm.
Where: Mahalaxmi Race Course, Royal Western India Turf Club, Gate No. 8, Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Mahalaxmi.
TALKS Anurupa Roy at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
The puppeteer and founder of Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust in Delhi will discuss her latest production, The Mahabharata, in which she performs a “dismembered” style involving puppets with partially visible bodies. The talk, which is part of arts organisation Junoon’s Mumbai Local series of events, is free. However attendees must pay the museum entrance fee. 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: Sunday, October 9 at 5 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.
THEATRE White Rabbit Red Rabbit at the NCPA Godrej Dance Theatre
In Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s English drama, the actor is handed the script only at the time of performance. Tickets priced at Rs 350 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, October 9 at 5 pm and 7 pm.
Where: Godrej Dance Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
MUSIC Drop the Needle – Rock n’ Roll Edition at AntiSocial
At this listening session of rock ‘n’ roll, blues, boogie, motown, funk and classic rock vinyl records, music lovers can bring their own records and have them played. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Sunday, October 9 at 6 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.
FOOD & DRINK Hungry in South Mumbai in Fort
Take a culinary tour of Fort with tours and travel company Some Place Else. During the trail of the neighbourhood, participants will get to sample regional dishes such as Mangalorean chicken kori; veg sukha; Keralite sadhya; brun maska; and Parsi lagan nu custard. Tickets priced at Rs 1,100 per person (including the food) are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the website for more information.
When: Sunday, October 9 at 7 pm.
Where: Participants must assemble outside Asiatic Library, Fort.
THEATRE Massage at the NCPA Experimental Theatre
Directed by Harbansh Singh and written by Vijay Tendulkar, the Hindi solo act stars Rakesh Bedi as Happy Kumar, who comes to Mumbai to make it in the film industry, fails and ends up becoming a famous masseur. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 400 and Rs 500 are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, October 9 at 7 pm.
Where: Experimental Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.
THEATRE Broken Images at St. Andrew’s Auditorium
Shabana Azmi plays a writer interrogated by her own image about going from being a less-than-successful Hindi short story writer to a best-selling English author. The English drama, written by Girish Karnad, is directed by Alyque Padamsee. Tickets priced at Rs 100, Rs 200, Rs 300, Rs 500, Rs 750, Rs 1,000, Rs 1,200 and Rs 1,500 are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, October 9 at 7.45 pm.
Where: St. Andrew’s Auditorium, St. Andrew’s College, St. Dominic Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2640 1657.
COMEDY Homos Odyssey at The Hive
Britain-born, Mumbai-based comic Nick Pillow and Mumbai’s Navin Noronha will perform sets about their experience of being openly gay in India. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, October 9 at 8.30 pm.
Where: The Hive, 50-A, Huma Mansion, next to Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village Road, Off Union Park, Khar (West). Tel: 096199 62969.
ONGOING
MUSEUM EXHIBITION Conserving the Collection at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
An exhibition of 50 art works spanning 5,000 years that have been restored by the museum’s Art Conservation Centre. Tickets are priced at Rs 70 per person for Indian visitors above the age of 12, Rs 500 per person for foreign visitors above the age of 12; and Rs 20 per person for children of all nationalities between the ages of five and 12; free entry for children below the age of five.
When: Until Tuesday, November 1. Open daily, from 10.15 am to 5 pm.
Where: Premchand Roychand Gallery, First Floor, East Wing, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, M. G. Road, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2284 4484.
MUSEUM EXHIBITION The Theatre of E Alkazi at the National Gallery of Modern Art
This retrospective of the work of the 91-year-old theatre veteran Ebrahim Alkazi has his paintings, photographs from his plays and models of sets among other items.
When: Until Tuesday, October 18. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: National Gallery of Modern Art, M. G. Road, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2288 1969.
ARCHITECTURE Young Architects from Germany at Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
This exhibition showcases projects carried out by 15 German architectural firms since 2004. For more information, see here.
When: Until Wednesday, October 26. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, K. Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2202 7542.
ART Life in the Deep at Jhaveri Contemporary
An exhibition of works by two painters who died young: Kaushik Chakravartty from Kolkata and K. Ramanujam from Chennai.
When: Until Saturday, October 22. 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.
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 Saturday, October 15. 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.
These recommendations have been compiled by The Daily Pao.
