FRIDAY DECEMBER 9
MUSIC Dr MS Subbulakshmi Birth Centenary Commemoration at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

This three-day event being held to honour MS Subbulakshmi will feature a seminar on the life and work of the Carnatic vocalist (on Friday, from 10.30 am to 5 pm) and concerts by Hindustani classical singer Jayateerth Mevundi from Hubli (on Saturday at 6 pm) and Carnatic classical duo of vocalists and violinists Ranjani and Gayatri from Chennai (on Sunday at 6 pm). There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Friday, December 9 from 10.30 am to 5pm and Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11 at 6 pm.
Where: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 1 Central Vista Mess, Janpath. Tel: 011 2338 8155.

ART Manu Singh at Triveni Kala Sangam
Delhi-based artist Manu Singh will exhibit her paintings in a solo show titled Wooden Horse: A Self Portrait.

When: Until Saturday, December 10. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.

Where: Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205 Tansen Marg. Tel: 011 2371 9470.

FILM Happy Flight at The Japan Foundation
Shinobu Yaguchi’s comedy Happy Flight (2008) follows the story of a team of pilots and crew members preparing for a flight to Hawaii. The movie, in Japanese, will be screened with English subtitles. There is no entry fee; seating on a first come, first served basis. See here or the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Friday, December 9 at 6.30 pm.

Where: Japan Foundation, 5A Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Tel: 011 2644 2967.

THEATRE Mamma Mia! Again at Shri Ram Centre
Taxi aggregator company Sakha Consulting Wings along with Delhi-based non-profit organisation Azad Foundation will stage Mamma Mia! Again, an English play directed by Ritu R. Chandra, based on the famous Broadway musical and film about a bride-to-be in search of her father. All proceeds will go to Azad Foundation’s Women on Wheels programme, aimed at helping disadvantaged women become professional drivers. Tickets priced at Rs 500, Rs 800, Rs 1,000, Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Friday, December 9 at 7 pm and Saturday, December 10 at 3.30 pm and 7 pm.

Where: Shri Ram Centre, Mandi House, 4 Safdar Hashmi Marg. Tel: 011 2373 1112.

COMEDY Go Straight Take Left at Akshara Theatre
Bangalore comics Naveen Richard and Sumukhi Suresh will present their sketch comedy show Go Straight Take Left. Tickets priced at Rs 350 and Rs 450 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.

When: Friday, December 9 at 7 pm and 8.30 pm.

Where: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.

COMEDY Anshu Mor + Akash Gupta + Amogh Ranadive at Canvas Laugh Club
Comedians Anshu Mor from Gurgaon, Amogh Ranadive from Mumbai and Akash Gupta from Delhi will each perform a set. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.

When: Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 10 at 7.30 pm and 9.30 pm and Sunday, December 11 at 7.30 pm.

Where: Canvas Laugh Club, The People & Co, Tower 8-B, Cyber Hub, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 414 1000.

MUSIC Anoushka Shankar at Siri Fort Auditorium
Sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar will perform the Delhi leg of her ongoing India tour to promote her new album, the Grammy-nominated Land of Gold. Tickets priced at Rs 5,000 per person (other denominations have sold out) are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Friday, December 9 at 7.30 pm.

Where: Siri Fort Auditorium, Asian Games Village, Gautam Nagar. Tel: 022 2649 9397.

COMEDY Aim Low at AntiSocial
Five Delhi-based comedians Srijan Kaushik, Madhvendra Singh, Manik Mahna, Shimit Mathur and Devesh Dixit will perform a collaborative show. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Insider.in.

When: Friday, December 9 at 8 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Third Floor, 9A and 12 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

MUSIC Luis Trio at La Bodega
The Delhi-based trio comprising French guitarist Loic San, bassist Jayant Manchanda and drummer Bhairav Gupta will present a set of Latin jazz. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Friday, December 9 at 8.30 pm.

Where: La Bodega, First Floor, 29-B Middle Lane, Khan Market. Tel: 011 4310 5777.

MUSIC Blu at the Piano Man Jazz Club

Capital-headquartered blues band Blu play the popular jazz venue. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Friday, December 9 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 Feyago at BandStand
Kolkata rapper Feyago aka Vik Sen will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Friday, December 9 at 9 pm

Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

MUSIC Zaeden at The Backyard Gurgaon
City-based house music DJ-producer Zaeden aka Sahil Sharma will man the decks. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, December 9 at 9 pm.

Where: The Backyard, SCO 35-36, Leisure Valley Market, Sector 29, Gurgaon. Tel: 98730 39685.

MUSIC DJ Skip at Cyber Hub Social
Electronic music and hip-hop DJ Skip aka Rupesh Pant, who is from Delhi, will perform as part of the venue’s The Grind series of nights. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Friday, December 9 at 9.30 pm.

Where: Cyber Hub Social, Shop No. 4A, Ground Floor, DLF Cyber Hub, Tower 8C, DLF Cyber City, DLF Phase 2, Sector 24, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 423 2764.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 10
POETRY FESTIVAL Jashn-e-adab at India International Centre
This year’s edition of the international poetry festival will honour Indian poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar. The two-day event will include discussions about Akhtar’s contribution of Urdu Poetry to Hindi cinema; a recitation of Mirza Ghalib’s poetry by theatre personality Tom Alter; a screening of Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain, a play written by journalist and novelist Parvez Ahmed; and a performance by Sufi singer Kavita Seth. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for the complete schedule.

When: Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11 from 9.30 am to 9 pm.

Where: CD Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

FESTIVAL Cultures of Peace: Festival of the Northeast at Bikaner House

This day-long event, featuring discussions on music, film, theatre, writing and photography from the North Eastern states of India, will include panels such as “The Literatures of North East India”; “Strategies of Our Times” about the means of protest and dissent in the region; and “A Different Lens: Peace by Other Means” about the area’s fashion industry. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Saturday, December 10, from 10.30 am to 7.30 pm.

Where: Bikaner House, Pandara Road, India Gate.

FILM Delhi International Queer Theatre & Film Festival at NCUI Auditorium
The second edition of this queer film and theatre festival, organised by youth-oriented LGBT support group Harmless Hugs, will feature a number of films and plays such as Jonathan MacPherson’s Boy Meets Boy (2015), a movie about a boy in search of love, and Meeta Ki Kahani, a Hindi play directed by Praveen Kumar and based on Vijay Tendulkar’s story about Meeta, a girl who has been raised among boys. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page or email harmlesshugs.lgbt@gmail.com for the schedule and more information.

When: Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11, from noon to 8 pm.

Where: NCUI Auditorium, 3 August Kranti Marg, opposite Sirifort Auditorium. Tel: 85274 99408.

THEATRE Panchi Aise Aate Hain at Akshara Theatre

Based on Vijay Tendulkar’s Marathi play Ashi Pakhare Yeti and directed by Nishant Thakur, Panchi Aise Aate Hain, in Hindi, follows the life of a worldly-wise man named Arun Sarnaik. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.

When: Saturday, December 10 at 4 pm.

Where: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.

THEATRE Taj Mahal Ka Udgathan at L.T.G. Auditorium
A sequel to Taj Mahal Ka Tender, this play imagines what it would be like if Shah Jahan’s son Aurangzeb tried to build the Taj Mahal in present times. Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.

When: Saturday, December 10 at 5 pm.

Where: L.T.G. Auditorium, Mandi House, 1 Copernicus Marg, opposite Doordarshan Bhavan, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2338 9713.

THEATRE Nilofarjahan at Akshara Theatre

Directed by Ashraf Ali, Hindi drama Nilofarjahan is about Masuma, a girl who is compelled to become a prostitute. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.

When: Saturday, December 10 at 6.30 pm.

Where: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.

THEATRE Bhune Hue Aadmi Ka Halwa at L.T.G. Auditorium
Hindi play Bhune Hue Aadmi Ka Halwa, directed by Naresh Bansal, follows the story of a simple man who becomes a billionaire. Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 400 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.

When: Saturday, December 10 at 7 pm.

Where: LTG Auditorium, Mandi House, 1 Copernicus Marg, opposite Doordarshan Bhavan, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2338 9713.

THEATRE Taj Mahal Ka Tender at Pearey Lal Bhawan
Director Anil Sharma will helm a performance of Hindi comedy Taj Mahal Ka Tender, which imagines what it would be like if the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan tried to build the Taj Mahal in present times. Tickets priced at Rs 200 and Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.

When: Saturday, December 10 at 7 pm.

Where: Pearey Lal Bhawan, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, ITO. Tel: 011 4150 9109.

THEATRE 30 Days in September at Epicentre

Written by Mahesh Dattani and directed by Lillete Dubey, English play 30 Days in September centres around the issue of child sexual abuse. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000, Rs 1,500, Rs 2,000 and Rs 2,500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.

When: Saturday, December 10 at 7.30 pm.

Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Ground Floor, Sector 44, opposite Power Grid Residential Complex, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 2715000.

MUSIC The Gig Week 6.0 featuring Skyharbor + Kraken + Yatin Srivastava Project at AntiSocial

The sixth edition of The Gig Week, an annual week-long indie-music festival in the capital, will feature on the opening day, performances by three Delhi-based groups, progressive metal bands Skyharbor and Kraken and progressive rock act the Yatin Srivastava Project, helmed by guitarist Yatin Srivastava. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000 per person are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Saturday, December 10 at 9 pm.

Where: AntiSocial, Third Floor, 9A and 12 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

MUSIC DJ Ookay at Kitty Su

American electronic dance music DJ-producer Ookay aka Abe Laguna will take over the console. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and at Rs 1,000 per person for single men or per couple (of any gender) are being sold here. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Saturday, December 10 at 10 pm.

Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 11
TALKS TEDxWalled City at India Habitat Centre
This year’s edition of the annual series of talks will feature actors Veera Bahu and Tisca Chopra, cross-country motorcyclist Sana Iqbal and Sri Lankan beatboxer Julius Mitchell, among others. Tickets priced at Rs 1,500 and Rs 3,000 per person are being sold on Explara.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Sunday, December 11, from 9 am to 6 pm.

Where: The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

ART WORKSHOPS Phad Painting at Zorba the Buddha
A workshop on the Rajasthani art form of phad painting conducted by artist Kalyan Joshi. Tickets priced at Rs 1,999 per person, Rs 3,799 for two people, Rs 5,599 for a group of three and Rs 7,299 for a group of four are being sold on Insider.in.

When: Sunday, December 11 at 10 am.

Where: Zorba The Buddha, No. 7, Tropical Drive, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, Ghitorni. Tel: 93120 80941.

GARDENING WORKSHOPS The Herb-wala Workshop at Farm 8
Organised by gardening consultancy Edible Routes, this workshop will show participants how to design, cultivate and maintain a herb garden. Tickets priced at Rs 1,300 per person are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Sunday, December 11 at 10 am.

Where: Farm 8, Aya Nagar Phase 5.

THEATRE Udhar Ka Pati at LTG Auditorium
Hindi comedy Udhar Ka Pati, directed by Rajesh Dua, follows the story of Sheela, a rich woman who marries a poor man against her family’s wishes. When her grandfather comes to visit her, she ‘rents’ a fake husband to save face. Tickets priced at Rs 100, Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.

When: Sunday, December 11 at 4 pm.

Where: LTG Auditorium, Mandi House, 1 Copernicus Marg, opposite Doordarshan Bhavan, near Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2338 9713.

THEATRE Bhelpoori at Alliance Francaise

Directed, written and performed by actor Saleem Shah, Bhelpoori is an 80-minute one-man show in Hindi and English about everything from sex and politics to Bollywood. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 400 and 500 per person are being sold at Bookmyshow.com.

When: Sunday, December 11 at 4.30 pm.

Where: Alliance Francaise, 72 K. K. Birla Lane, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.

MUSIC The Gig Week 6.0 featuring Sharvi + Mali + Josh Menon + Gabriel Daniel at AntiSocial
The second day of the sixth edition of The Gig Week will feature performances by Sharvi Yadav, the winner of the second season of English reality TV singing competition The Stage; and singer-songwriters Mali aka Maalavika Manoj from Mumbai and Josh Menon and Gabriel Daniel, both of whom are from Bangalore. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Sunday, December 11 at 6 pm.

Where: The Junction New Delhi, CSC Complex, opposite Aurobindo Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 011 2656 4155.

COMEDY Amit Tandon at Food Capital
Delhi-based comedian Amit Tandon will perform a set as part of HT City Laughya, a series of comedy shows organised by media house Hindustan Times. Tickets priced at Rs 299, Rs 399 and Rs 499 per person are being sold on Insider.in.

When: Sunday, December 11 at 6.30 pm.

Where: Food Capital, Worldmark 1, Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport.

THEATRE Jugaad at L.T.G. Auditorium

In this Hindi play directed by Dinesh Ahlawat, friends Ravi and Charkha go house hunting in Delhi without much success. Ultimately, they have to resort to lies and cover-ups to find a house. Tickets priced at Rs 100, Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.

When: Sunday, December 11 at 6.30 pm.

Where: L.T.G. Auditorium, Mandi House, 1 Copernicus Marg, near Doordarshan Bhavan, near Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2338 9713.

DANCE Anamika at India Habitat Centre

Directed by Bangalore-based Odissi dancer Meghna Das, Anamika comprises three mythological tales told through Indian classical dance forms. The story of Devaki will presented in a bharatanatyam performance; that of Radha in Odissi; and that of Draupadi in kathak. Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 350 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com and at the India Habitat Centre programmes desk.

When: Sunday, December 11 at 7 pm.

Where: The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Airforce Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

THEATRE Idiomatic Symptomatic at Epicentre

In this Hindi and English drama directed by Rajesh Dutta, English diplomat Sir Thomas Roe visits the court of Mughal Emperor Jehangir to seek permission to trade with India. However, his message gets misinterpreted by translators with hilarious results. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.

When: Sunday, December 11 at 7.30 pm.

Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Ground Floor, Sector 44, opposite Power Grid Residential Complex, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 2715000.

THEATRE Woody Allen’s Side Effects at Alliance Francaise

Directed by Saleem Shah, the play has been inspired by three tales from Side Effects, a collection of short stories by Woody Allen. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 400 and Rs 500 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.

When: Sunday, December 11 at 7.30 pm.

Where: Alliance Francaise, 72 Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.

ONGOING

ART Jeram Patel at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
This retrospective of the works of artist Jeram Patel titled the dark loam: between memory and membrane focuses on paintings he made using blowtorches and crow quills. For more information, see here.

When: Until Tuesday, December 20. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm; Monday, closed.

Where: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, 145, DLF South Court Mall, Saket. Tel: 011 4916 0000.

ART Puneet Kaushik at Gallery Espace
Delhi-based artist Puneet Kaushik’s mixed media exhibition Barren Red showcases vanishing folk and tribal Indian arts such as weaving, knitting and bead work.

When: Until Tuesday, December 20. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.

Where: Gallery Espace, 16, Community Centre, New Friends Colony. Tel: 011 2692 2947.

ART Santosh Jain at Art Heritage Gallery
City-based artist Santosh Jain is showing Time Frame/s: Digital Landscapes, a set of digital art photography works. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Until Tuesday, December 20. Open Monday to Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.

Where: Art Heritage Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205 Tansen Marg, Mandi House. Tel: 011 2371 9470.