Yours Friendly from Bangalore: June 2013

Thursday, June 27, 2013

AHA! International Theatre Festival for Children 2013

Ranga Shankara presents AHA, International Theatre fest for Children from July 1.

This 13-day fest will feature plays from Portugal, Australia, Kolkata, and so on. The venue for the fest is Ranga Shankara.

The festival is organised in association with Britannia Industries Ltd. and is open to children of one year and above and adults. There will also be special events and story telling sessions during these 13 days for children aged between one and eight.

Children will also be allowed to take part in handling the festival, from ushering to managing stalls, say the organisers. There will be a theatre tour for children at Ranga Shankara. The festival begins with a play from Switzerland titled Mimi And Brumm – Mimi Makes Chamomile Tea For Brumm, produced by Figurentheater.

The festival also promises two productions for “very young audience, for babies between 0 – 5 year old, Small World by Circular Theatre, Portugal and Look by Imaginary Theatre from Australia, per the organisers.

For details log on to rangashankara.org. Tickets (discounted for children) will be available at bookmyshow.com.

The Shankara Rotary Library : Children's Marathon

The Shankara Rotary Library is conducting a Marathon (in the lines of a Walkathon combined with a host of diverse children activities) which will take off after the examination period in June 2013.

PURPOSE:
The Marathon will give its young participants an opportunity to:

Get acquainted with traditional games like chess, scrabble, mancala (count-and-capture game). Connect with Nature/Mother Earth through activities like Tree climbing, tree planting, etc; Learn how to conserve nature and simple ways to make organic manure. Understand the importance of preserving the Environment through Drawings on the theme of Nature and Environment.Develop the habit of reading at an early age.

Marathon Event Profile
Date: 30 June 2013
Distance: 1 to 1.5 KM
Starting point: Lalbagh
Ending point: Shankara Math (Shankarapuram)
Timings: 8:30am to 12:30pm
Participants: Children aged 3-14 years (stretchable up to 15 years)
Approximate number of participants: 3,000

Activities:
Science Exhibition
Drawing Competition (Theme: Nature)
Free Bullock Cart rides
Informative exhibits about nutritious foods
Traditional Musical instruments on display
Workshop from PFA (People for Animals)
Exhibits on traditional games

We Care For Your Child

Your child is our guest! Here’s how we go the extra mile by offering a bouquet of facilities, viz.
Drinking water provided at the venue
Milk, biscuits, and glucose provided free
Toilet facilities provided
200 Volunteers pressed into service to take care of the participants
Special Counters for allotted Groups
On-the-spot Ambulance service for contingencies

Join Hands With Us

For Parents & Young Participants
Most parents will agree that children today have forgotten to play, to read and to think. Participating in an Event like the Marathon will be the first step to instill a reading habit and other desirable habits to promote their intellect.

The Organizers
The Marathon Event is being organized by the Shankara Rotary Library, started by the Sringeri Sharada Peetham in association with the Rotary Club of Bangalore in 1995, and managed from concept to completion by Life of Life, a Bangalore-based Company.

Events: 27 June- 13 July, 2013

POT POURRI

Painting

The ladies’ wing of Bengalee Association is organising a painting competition on June 30 at the Bengalee Association, Tagore Cultural Centre, 1/A, Assaye Road, Ulsoor.
The students of nursery to class VIII can participate in this competition. Drawing sheets will be provided to the participants. Participants need to bring in other painting materials. The registration is on at the spot from 9 am to 10 am.

‘Chitrahaar’

The Majolly Music Trust is offering a music theatre programme at its Whitefield branch for children from five to 15 with focus on singing, acting, dancing, script-writing and song-writing for a production. For details, mail to majollymusictrust@gmail.com

Kids’ marathon

The Shankara Rotary Children’s Library is organising a marathon for children in the age group of three to 15 on June 30, 8.30 am.

The marathon track will run for 1.5 km, starting from Lalbagh, and along the Vanivalas Road. Various music exhibitions and art competitions are also being organised for the young lot.

Registrations can be done at www.shankarachildrenslibrary.org or on the spot. The entry is free. For details, call 9449345671.

Book release

A book titled ‘Quality and Reliability Engineering: Recent Trends and Future Directions’, which contains a collection of selected papers from the International Conference on Quality and Reliability Engineering, will be released on June 28 at 2 pm at the Platinum Jubilee Auditorium, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road.
A panel discussion on ‘Quality: The Top Management Perspective’ will also be held at the function.

Talk show

The third edition of Namu Kini’s live talk show for urban Indian women, ‘Conversations with Namu Kini’, presented by the Embassy Group, will be held on June 28, 7 pm at the Taj Westend. Tickets are available on www.bookmyshow.com

‘The Challenge...’

A presentation on ‘The Challenge and Resultant Insights of Taking Gandhi into Mao’s Power Grows Out of the Barrel of a Gun Country’ by former ambassador PA Nazareth, will be held on July 8, 6.30 pm at Bangalore International Centre, Teri Complex, 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur II Stage.

MUSIC

French treat

The International Music and Arts Society and NCPA, Mumbai will present ‘French Trio Hng’, a western classical chamber music ensemble, on June 28, 7.15 pm at Alliance Francaise.

Tickets are available at Alliance Francaise.

Lecture demo

Ranjani Fine Arts is holding a lecture-demonstration on ‘The Art of Listening to Classical Music’ by Vidwan G Ravikiran on June 29, 5 pm. The venue is Sobha Lakeview Clubhouse, Bellandur.

‘Harmonium Habba’

Bijapure Harmonium Foundation is presenting the 7th Harmonium Habba on June 30, from 9.30 am at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.

There will be a Carnatic harmonium solo recital by C Ramdas, Hindustani vocal recital by Bharati Vaishampayan and Hindustani harmonium solo recital by Vasant Kanakapur,Dharwad among other performances.

Vocal concert

A vocal concert by Madhav Iyengar, Anand Vishwanathan (violin) and Sunil Subramanya (mridangam) will be held on June 29, 11.30 am at Iskcon, Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road.

Soothing strains

Balaji Sangeetha Vidyalaya Trust is presenting a vocal recital by Archana Bennur on July 1, 4 pm at 1749, 33rd Cross, 14th Main, Banashankari Second Stage.

Carnatic notes

A Carnatic music concert by Kalavathy Avadhoot will be held on June 29, 6 pm at Saraswati Nilaya, 41, 14th Cross, near Rajesh Hotel, Vyalikavl.

‘Barkha Ritu’

As part of Banyan Tree’s Barkha Ritu or the monsoon festival, Rahul Sharma (santoor), Shubankar Banerjee (tabla) and T M Krishna (vocals) will present a recital on June 29, 6.30 pm at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall. The evening will consist of an interesting mix of traditional monsoon ragas, Carnatic music and instrumental fusion mixes for all age groups. Tickets are available on www.bookmyshow.com. They are also available at KC Das, St Mark’s Road (Phone: 25592021).

Metal battle

Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan is organising the ‘Wacken Open Air Metal Battle’ on July 6 at Jayamahal Palace Hotel. ‘Sodom’, the legendary German thrash metal trio, will also perform on the same day. For details, call 25205305/06/07.

DRAMA

Comedy night

Harshin Shah Concept is presenting the ‘Cyrus Broacha Comedy Night’ at The Lalit Ashok on June 30 at 7 pm. Cyrus Broacha will entertain Bangaloreans with witty, slapstick, dramatic and cunning humour. The opening act is by Praveen Kumar and Danish Sait. To book your tickets, log on bookmyshow.com or buzzintown.com

‘Romeo and...’
‘Romeo and Juliet – No Strings Attached, a comedy written and directed by Prashanth Nair, will be staged at Jagriti Theatre, Whitefield on June 29, 8 pm and June 30, 3 pm and 6.30 pm.

‘Humourously...

BFlat, in association with The Polished Bottoms, is presenting ‘Humourously Yours’, an evening of stand-up comedy by Vipul Goyal on June 29, 8.30 pm at BFlat, Indiranagar.
It will be hosted by Praveen Kumar.

‘Beware the...’

Earthian and Bangalore Little Theatre (BLT) will present the play ‘Beware the Man Eating Chicken’ on June 28, 1 pm at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall.

This is a humourous play. Bookings are open from 9 am to 6 pm on weekdays. The play is written by Henry Meyerson and directed by Abhishek S. For details, call 9916343199.

‘Laughter Storm’

PunchTantraa will present ‘Laughter Storm’, a multi-lingual comedy show, on June 30, 6.30 pm at KH Kalasoudha, Ramanjaneya Temple, near BMS College, Hanumanthanagar.

For children

The ‘AHA! International Theatre for Children Fest ‘13’ will be held from July 1 to 13 at Ranga Shankara. The festival will see international and Indian performances for children.

There will also be story-telling sessions by children who are six years and above and theatre tour for children among other things.

The festival will open with ‘Mimi Makes Chamomile Tea for Brumm’, produced by Figurentheater, Switzerland.

The festival will also stage ‘Small World’ by Circular Theatre, Portugal and ‘Look’ by Imaginary Theatre from Australia.

Tickets (discounted rates for children) are on sale at bookmyshow.com. Tickets will be available at the Ranga Shankara box office also.

Stand-up act

‘Comic No-Mads’ is presenting a stand-up comedy on June 28, 29 and 30, 7 pm. The line-up includes Daniel Fernandes, Rajneesh Kapoor and Sundeep Rao.
On June 28, it will be staged at Opus (Palace Cross), on June 29 at Opus (By The Creek) and on June 30 at Barleyz (Koramangala).

‘Tuesdays with...’

NCPA Productions will present an Akvarious Production of ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’, adapted by Mitch Albom and Jeffrey Hatcher, on June 27 and 28, 8 pm at Jagriti, Whitefield The cast includes Adhaar Khurana, Akash Khurana and Lucky Vakharia. It is directed by Meera Khurana.

ART

Sculptures speak

A solo exhibition of sculptures by Reghu G will be held till July 13, 10.30 am to 6 pm, at Gallery Sumukha.

‘Homelands’

‘Homelands - A 21st Century Story of Home, Away, And All the Places in Between’, a contemporary art exhibition by Suki Dhanda, will he held from July 6 to August 14 at NGMA, Palace Road. It is curated by Latika Gupta.

Solo expression

Sublime Art Gallery is presenting ‘Soulink-Celebrating Life’, a solo art exhibition by Swati Pasari, till June 29, 11 am to 6 pm, at Sublime Art Gallery, UB City. There will be 26 artworks and five sculptures on display. The collection of works in this series is centered around a common theme of ‘Celebration’.

Acrylic style

‘Palette’, a week-long solo show of acrylics on canvas by Sunil Chandra Pal, is on till June 28 at Gallery G, The Taj West End.

The artists’ works on acrylic on canvas captures a grand narrative of Kolkata on one level and of the human condition on another.

‘Ennea’

An art show called ‘Ennea’ by Bhagya Ajaikumar is on at Swasti Contemporary Gallery, HCG Towers, Sampangiramnagar till July 12. It showcases nine different art forms like drawing, painting, print-making, photography, collage, sculpture, video, writing and music.

Group work

A group show will be held from June 25 to 29 at Renaissance Gallerie. Paintings by Abhishek Shrivastava, Arpita Dasgupta, Avantika Mathur and Mohammad Samir will be on display.

DANCE

Performance

Aparna Mahabaleshwara, a student of MR Krishnamurthy will perform a bharatanatyam dance recital at Yavanika, Nrupathunga Road on June 28, 6.30 pm.

‘Rangapravesham’

Mayuri, a student of Poorna Prajna Education Centre, Indiranagar, will perform her bharatanatyam rangapravesham on June 29, 6 pm at ADA Rangamandira.

Bharatanatyam

Ananya is holding the bharatanatyam arangetram of Divya Ramesh on June 29, 6 pm at Seva Sadan, 4th Main, West Park Road, Malleswaram.

Yakshagana

Yakshasinchana is celebrating its fourth anniversary celebrations on June 30, 3.30 pm at ADA Rangamandira. Two rare yakshagana prasangas — Tharmadhwaja Kalaga by Ratnapura Shree Rama and Bhishmotpatti will be presented. Shree Krishnayaji Idagunji, the chande artiste, will be honoured on the occasion.

‘Prakruthi’

Prakruthi, a bharatanatyam recital by Aranya Narain, a disciple of MR Krishna Murthy, will be held on June 28, 6.30 pm at ADA Rangamandira, JC Road.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Bangalore Typervention Picnic #1

Typerventions are experimental lettering made with everyday materials in the city’s public spaces. Several typervention installations have been created in Delhi with the help of the city’s typographic enthusiasts. They’ve also been featured in Delhi’s edition of TimeOut magazine. In March 2013, Typerventions traveled to Guwahati to be a part of Typography Day. Now it’s time to say hello to Bangalore!

If you love lettering and type, and are equally nuts about food, join a group of Bangalore typophiles for a picnic-cum-typervention at Cubbon Park next Sunday. Bring along some food and drinks, chat about letters and collaborate with us to make some lettering installations with food (and eat them too!).
For updates and details, see the Facebook event page.

Cyrus Broacha Live in Bangalore

Malani's CHITRAHAAR

Thu Jun 27 2013 at 06:00 pm Alliance Francaise Bangalore, Vasanth Nagar, Bangalore SCREENING of 3 hour non stop film song clippings from super hit films back to back - Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. A tribute to A to Z of Indian Film Industry Actors, Music Directors and Filmmakers.

Singing Nakshatra Contest At Orion World Music Fest

Monday, June 24, 2013

Indian Railways through photographs

A photograph of Mahatma Gandhi disembarking from a train.

The South Western Railway is organising a seven-day photography exhibition from June 25 to July 1 at the Government Museum and Venkatappa Art Gallery, Kasturba Road, Bangalore, to commemorate 160 years of Indian Railways. The exhibition will portray the evolution of Indian Railways, with focus on the first 100 years of its existence. It will be inaugurated by Ashok Kumar Mital, General Manager, South Western Railway.

The photo exhibition is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entry is free.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Gaana Rasika Mandali : Founder's Day Celebration

GAANA RASIKA MANDALI
Invites you to the Founders Day Celebrations in memory of Vid. Late Sri S Rajagopala Iyer (1902 – 1990)
Date: June 22nd, 2013
Saturday at 3.30 PM
Venue: The Indian Institute of World Culture, 6, Sri B P Wadia Road, Basavanagudi
Bangalore-560004
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3.30 PM to 4:45 PM
Vocal: Kum. Thanmayee Krishnamurthy
Violin: Kum. Aditi Krishnaprakash
Mridangam: Sri. L Subramanian
Ghatam: Sri. B S Raghunandan
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4.45 PM to 6 PM
Violin Duet
Violin: Mysore N Karthik & Master M Sumanth
Mridangam: Sri. Vinod Sharma
Khanjira: Sri. Sunad Anoor
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6 PM to 6.15 PM
Documentary on Gaana Rasika Mandali
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6.15 PM to 8.15PM
Vocal: Sri K Bharat Sundar
Violin: Kum. Apoorva Krishna
Mridangam: Chi. Akshay Anand

Events: 21 - 30 June, 2013

DRAMA

Humourous touch

Antharanga is staging Uttarabhoopa Bchi, a humorous play in a question and answer format, at KH Kalasoudha, near Maradi Subbaiah Choultry, Hanumanthanagar, on June 22, 7.30 pm. For bookings, call 9880914509.

‘Hidden in Plain Sight’, a solo theatre performance, will be staged at Jagriti Theatre, Whitefield on June 22, 8 pm and June 23, 3 pm and 6.30 pm. It is performed by Mallika Prasad and written, directed and designed by Mallika Prasad and Ram Ganesh Kamatham.
Stand-up act

‘Comic No-Mads’ is presenting a stand-up comedy act on June 28, 29 and 30, 7 pm. The line-up includes Daniel, Rajneesh Kapoor and Sundeep Rao. On June 28, it will be staged at Opus (Palace Cross), on June 29 at Opus (By The Creek) and on June 30 at Barleyz (Koramangala).

‘Romeo and...’

‘Romeo and Juliet – No Strings Attached’, a comedy written and directed by Prashanth Nair, will be staged at Jagriti Theatre, Whitefield on June 29, 8 pm and June 30, 3 pm and 6.30 pm.

Timeless tale

The Bangalore School of Speech and Drama (BSSD) is staging a production of the timeless classic ‘Alibaba and The Forty Thieves’, written by Stuart Arden, on June 21 and 22, 7 pm at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall.It is adapted and directed by Zulfia Sheikh. Tickets are available at BSSD and www.indianstage.in

MUSIC

Sufi rock

‘An Evening of Sufi Rock’, featuring the celebrated Sufi singer Zila Khan, will be held on June 22, 7 pm, at DPS, Whitefield grounds. Daughter of the legendary sitar maestro, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Zila Khan has performed on the national and international stage with the likes of ‘Sting’ and ‘Bono’.

Duet treat

A violin duet concert by Ranjani and Gayathri will be held on June 23, 5.30 pm pm at Bangalore Gayana Samaja, KR Road.

Contemporary jazz

The ‘Sharik Hasan Quartet: The Cutting Edge of Contemporary Jazz’, a concert, will be presented on June 22 and 23, 8.30 pm at Windmills Craftworks, 331 Road, 5B EPIP Zone. Tickets are available on bookmyshow.com and at the venue.

Tribute

‘Power of As’ will pay tribute to the legends of Bollywood — Shammi Kapoor, Dev Anand and Rajesh Khanna — with their musical concert Sada Bahaar Sitare on June 23, 6 pm at Chowdaiah Hall. Songs will be performed by playback singer Mohammad Aslam and Hamid Khan. Singer Shabbir Kumar will also render a few songs.

‘Mind Map’

Percussion band, ‘Mind Map’, will perform at Sonido Musicals, opposite Catholic Club, Brigade Road on June 21, 6 pm.

Veena notes

Keshav Samskrithi Sabha is organising a veena recital by RA Dakshina Murthy on June 22, 6 pm at Samskrithi Bhavan, No. 556, 11th Main Road, ISRO Layout. He will be accompanied by Nagaraj GS on the mridangam and Krishnaprasad NS on the ghatam.

Great platform

The Alliance Française de Bangalore will hold the 32nd edition of the ‘World Music Day’ on June 22 and 23. The Indo-French cultural centre will play host and serve as the main venue for this festival. The focus will be on the huge diversity of musical genres and styles. It will have free concerts for all ages and for all musical palates. All musicians and all musical formations, whatever the age or skill levels, can participate and share music from a common platform.

Blues time

‘Sarjapur Blue Bands’ will perform on June 21, 7 pm at Atta Galatta, 134, KHB Colony, 5th Block Koramangala. ‘Sarjapur Blue Bands’ is an underground, eclectic, workingman’s, original, rhythm and blues band consisting of Shekhar Seshadri, Saumitra Mukherjee and Vinoo Matthew. This is a free event.
Carnatic strains

A Carnatic vocal music concert is being organised on June 22, 6.30 pm at 140, 1st H Cross, Sri Sharada Samskruthika Sangha, Basaveshwaranagar. Harsha and Adarsha will be performing with their team of violinists and mridangam players.
For metalheads

Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan is organising ‘Bangalore Open Air’ to select the ‘Best Indian Metal Band’ at the ‘Wacken Open Air Metal Battle’ on July 6 at Jayamahal Palace Hotel.

The winner, after heated preliminary rounds in several cities, will perform at ‘Jeff Hanneman Stage Bangalore Open Air’ in Bangalore.

‘Sodom’, the legendary German thrash metal trio will also perform on July 6. For details, call 25205305/06/07 or log on to www.bangaloropenair.com

DANCE

‘Shraddha...’

Shraddha Dance Centre is presenting Shraddha Nrityarnav 2013 on June 21, 6.15 pm at ADA Rangamandira, JC Road. Dance presentations by disciples of Guru Shama Krishna and the Tandava group will be held on the occasion.

Bharatanatyam

A bharatanatyam dance recital by Suresh S Kaushik and Sowmya K Shridhar, disciples of P Praveen Kumar, will be held on June 23, 6.15 pm at Seva Sadan, Malleswaram.

Kathak

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will be presenting a kathak dance recital by Archana Kumar, under the ‘Every Friday Cultural Evening Programme’, on June 21, 6.30 pm at Yavanika, State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road.
Myriad steps

As part of ‘Sri B V Narayana Reddy Memorial Endowment Programme’, a bharatanatyam recital will be presented by Sangeetha Ananthanarayan on June 21, 6 pm.

Celebrating cinema
Alliance Française, in association with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Suchitra Film Society and The International Arts and Cultural Foundation, is presenting ‘Centenary of Indian Cinema – A programme of music and dance’ on June 21, 6.30 pm at Alliance Francaise. The programme will begin with a screening of song and dance sequences chosen from Indian films.

Dances from various regional films will then take centre stage to highlight the culture and ethos of this country. The International Arts and Cultural Foundation will also present dance performances which will feature dance schools such as Articulate, Chithkala School of Dance, Natyantharanga, Monisha Arts, Sanjali Centre for Odissi Dance and Vaishnavi Natyashala.

Yakshagana

Yakshasinchana is celebrating its fourth anniversary celebrations on June 30, 3.30 pm at ADA Rangamandira. Two rare yakshagana prasangas — Tharmadhwaja Kalaga by Ratnapura Shree Rama and Bhishmotpatti will be presented. Shree Krishnayaji Idagunji, the chande artiste, will be honoured on the occasion.

POT POURRI

Panel discussion

Bangalore International Centre is presenting a panel discussion on ‘The Critical Water Situation in Bangalore - The Way Forward’ on June 21, 6.30 pm Bangalore International Centre,Teri Complex, 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur II Stage. For details, call 9886599675.

Handicraft sale

An exhibition of handicraft products titled, Sampoorn Santhe, will be held till June 23, 10 am to 8 pm, at Chitrakala Parishat. The exhibition will showcase products made by artisans from across the country such as Madhubani paintings, terracotta jewellery, handicrafts made from wood, hand-painted saris and wall-hangings.

For the young

The Majolly Music Trust is offering a music theatre programme at its Whitefield branch for children from five to 15 with focus on singing, acting, dancing, script-writing and song-writing for a production. For details, mail:majollymusictrust@gmail.com

ART

Solo show

Sublime Art Gallery is presenting ‘Soulink-Celebrating Life’, a solo art exhibition by Swati Pasari, till June 29, 11 am to 6 pm, at Sublime Art Gallery, UB City. On display will be 26 artworks and five sculptures.

‘Black and...’

Magnitude Gallery is presenting an exhibition called ‘Black and White’ till June 30 at the Gallery, No. 140/13, 27th Cross, 3rd Block, Jayanagar. ‘Black and White’ is a collection that depicts faces, figures, imagination and abstract pieces.

‘Ennea’

An art show called ‘Ennea’ by Bhagya Ajaikumar will be on at Swasti Contemporary Gallery, HCG Towers, Sampangiramnagar from June 24 to July 12.

‘Rozhano’

Rozhano Group is presenting an exhibition, Rozhano of sculptures, painting, illustration, photography and carpet designing from June 20 to 24, 11 am to 7 pm, at the atrium, Alliance Francaise.

The group of artists comprises Majid Barouei, Armin Azarnewshe, Somaaye Keighobadi, Marjan Pirata, Masoume Zahedi, Fateme Taghavi and Mahdokht Safavi. The aim is to introduce Iranian art and culture to people in the City.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Prakruthi: Bharathanatyam Recital

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Books On Toast

Books On Toast is a book donation drive and sale where all proceedings will go to a charity organization. The underlying idea is to keep good books in circulation instead of having them lying on your shelves!

The first edition of Books On Toast, Bangalore will take place at Coffee On Canvas, 4th Main (lane from Maharaja Hotel towards Ejipura), Koramangala 4th Block. July 6 at 10:30am.
Come indulge in a sale of cheap books!

Paperbacks will be sold for ~50/- and hardcovers/tech books for ~100/-. All proceeds of a BooksOnToast sale go to charity, and our charity organization of choice for the Bangalore edition is 'Make A Difference'.

BooksOnToast works on book donations - donate your old books, and come to the sale to pick up new ones for cheap! In Bangalore, we've made drop-points across the city. Visit bit.ly/booksontoastblr and Tell us what part of town you live in and we'll reply to you with details of the drop-point contact!

More details here: https://www.facebook.com/booksontoast

Duet Bharatanatyam Recital

O Happy Weekend in aid of U&I

Let us give you a reason to be happy this summer solstice! Opus and Happy People get together to bring you the O Happy Weekend in aid of U&I – a volunteer driven charitable organization in Bangalore working towards helping children with special needs.

The three-day weekend festival brings you some of the best bands and DJs from Bangalore, Mumbai and Goa. Celebrate awesome upbeat music, take a dip in the pool, explore the funky flea market – Souk on the Move – and play some foosball with us, as we make for the happiest weekend yet! Join the fun and games and spread the happy!

From the 21st – 23rd of June, at Opus (Palace Cross Road)

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SCHEDULE:

DAY 1 - 21st June (Entry 350/-)
8:00pm to 9:30pm - Opening Acts
9:30pm to 10:45pm - Shkabang (Mumbai)
10:45pm to 11:30pm - DJ Vanshi

DAY 2 - 22nd June (Entry 450/-)
5:30pm to 8:30pm - DJ Goapu + Souk on the Move
8:30pm to 9:30pm - Polly Wants a Cracker
9:30pm to 11:30pm - One Nite Stand

DAY 3 - 23rd June (Entry 550/-)
1:30pm to 5:30pm - Tidal Wave + Souk on the Move
6:30pm to 8:30pm - DJ Vachan
8:30pm to 9:15 - Barry
9:30pm to 11:30 - Kroaknight with Carlton

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Flea Market - SOUK ON THE MOVE
22nd and 23rd June

STALLS:
1) Arty souk - Kitsch store in HSR layout
2) Handmade Pledge - Comic strip and music related paintings
3) Brag - handbags
4) Pink Jalebi - Accessories
5) Layertape - Portraits made out of masking tape
6) Chutur Putur - knick knacks
7) Happy Knots - hair accessories
8) Artbeat - paintings
9) Smitten - shoes
10) Silver Nut Tree - upcycled products
11) Verry India - Kitschy products
12) Luvvly Jubbly - Toys made out of cloth
13) Story thread – tees

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For tickets, contact:
Opus (+919844030198)
Opus in the Creek (+919880055674)
U&I office (+919986374983)
Happy People (+919986387984)

Limited early bird season tickets available at Rs. 800!

Sunday, June 16, 2013

A Hundred Hands: The Mango Collective

Friday, June 14, 2013

Fame Cinemas: Every Day Happy Day

Reduced Ticket Prices from Mon-Thu

Silver: Rs. 80, Jubilee: Rs. 100, Gold: Rs. 150

(Not valid on Public holidays and for 3D movies)

Only at

FAME Shankarnag Chitra Mandir- M G Rd

Shankarnag Theatre,

Public Utility Building,
M G Road ,
Bangalore - 560001

Ph: 9343149476

Online Booking:www.famecinemas.com

Suswaralaya College of Music : Programs

SUSWARALAYA COLLEGE OF MUSIC
Under the joint auspices of
VIJAYA COLLEGE OF MUSIC
PRESENTS
a grand Vocal Concert by Vid.Dr K Vageesh
Accompanied By
Vid.Sri.H K Venkataram –Violin & Vid.Sri.Anoor R Ananthakrishna Sharma – Mridangam
Date:Sunday 16-6-2013                                                                     Time:10:00 am till 12:15 pm
Venue:53,8th B Main,4th Block Jayanagar,Bangalore-560011       Phone:080-26658220
All are welcome
(Voluntary Contributions are Gratefully Accepted)
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Under the joint auspices of
ISKCON
a grand Vocal Concert by Shruthi Anand Jaidev & Party
Date:23-6-2013                                                               Time:11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Venue:ISKCON,Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road, Bangalore -560010
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Under the joint auspices of
ISKCON
a grand Vocal Concert by
Madhav Iyengar & Party
Date:29-6-2013                                                       Time:11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Venue:ISKCON,Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road, Bangalore -560010
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Under the joint auspices of
Nadasurabhi Cultural Association®
PRESENTS
(Veena Vidushi Smt R P Indiradevi Memorial Program)
Cordially invites you to a grand Veena recital by
Vidwan Sri A Ashwin
Accompanied by
Vidwan Sri A Radhesh –Mridanga      &     Vidwan Sri Dayananda Mohithe -Ghata
Date: Friday 16-8-2013                                                                              Time:4:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Indian Heritage Academy Hall, 6th blk,Near Police Station,Koramangala,Bangalore-95
All are welcome
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Under the Joint Auspices of
BALAJI SANGEETHA VIDYALAYA TRUST®
PRESENTS
a grand Vocal recital by Vid.Smt Archana Bennur & Party
Date: Sunday 1-9-2013   Time: 4.00 p m to 6.30 p m
Venue: 1749, 33rd Crs, 14th Mn, Bsk 2nd Stg, Bangalore-560070 Phone- 96320-34323
All are welcome

World Music Fest - Centre for Indian Music Experience

14th to 28th June – 5:00pm – 7:00pm

14th June 5-7 pm : Fusion Act by Agam ( Agam is a Carnatic Progressive Rock Band based in Bangalore)
16th June 4-6 pm : Kadri Gopalnath ( Saxaphone)
21st June 5-7pm : Lagori ( Folk based Contemperory Music)
23rd June 4-6pm : Prakash Sontakke ( Hindustani Vocal)
26th June 5:00pm : Karaoke based Singing Competition led by KJ Subz
28th June 5-7pm : One Night Stand ( Fel Good Rock)

Millet Workshop at Daily Dump - 23rd June 2013

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Organic Terrace Gardening Workshop

Spending time and energy seems more practical to grow all possible vegetables and fruits when looking at their outrageous prices in the market today. Besides they are fresh, safe and functional, leading to better health of consumers and so the Society.

Growing plants is not Rocket Science. Plants grow themselves, but we need to take care of them. Considering the limited space and place available in today's urban living, vegetalbe terrace garden is a real possibility.

Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation, Bengaluru, is conducting one day workshop on Organic Terrace Gardening to help and guide all interested urbanites.

Date: 15th June 2013 (Saturday)
Timing: 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Fee: 1000/-

Centenary of Indian Cinema - A program of Music and Dance from Indian Films

Location: Alliance Française de Bangalore

Date: Fri, 2013/06/21 - 6:30pm

It all began a 100 years ago…! It is today difficult or next to impossible for most cinema enthusiasts to envisage Indian cinema without music and dance! On the occasion of World Music day, the Alliance Française de Bangalore pays homage to Indian Cinema with a screening of song and dance sequences chosen from various Indian films. These scenes form an integral component of Indian Cinema and are inspired quite often by Indian classical dance forms. Mr. V A K Ranga Rao, a connoisseur of film history and its documentation whose radio and television programs have underlined the importance of documenting and archiving popular performing arts, will present interesting and valuable insights during this musical evening. Dances from various regional films will then take center stage to highlight culture and ethos of this country. The International Arts and Cultural Foundation will organize the dance performances which will feature the following dance schools: Articulate, Chithkala School of Dance, Natyantharanga, Monisha Arts, Sanjali Centre for Odissi Dance and Vaishnavi Natyashala

Join us to celebrate music and 100 years of this glorious industry!

All are Welcome!

Sampoorn Santhe : June 2013

Events: 13-30 June, 2013

Art

Solo show

Sublime Art Gallery is presenting ‘Soulink-Celebrating Life’, a solo art exhibition by Swati Pasari, from June 14 to 29, 11 am to 6 pm, at Sublime Art Gallery, UB City. On display will be 26 artworks and five sculptures.

Bold strokes

Renaissance Gallerie is presenting a solo exhibition of Moly TY from June 13 to 16, 11 am to 7 pm at No. 104, West Minster, 13, Cunningham Road.

Moly studied commercial arts course from Acharya Chithrakala Bhavan from renowned artist L Shivalingappa.

‘Black and...’

Magnitude Gallery is presenting an exhibition called ‘Black and White’ till June 30 at the Gallery, No. 140/13, 27th Cross, 3rd Block, Jayanagar.

‘Black and White’ is a collection that depicts faces, figures, imagination and abstract pieces.

Abstract images

Artist Shakal Star is showcasing her abstract art work at Inorbit Mall, EPIP Area, Whitefield till June 23, 11 am to 9 pm. The artist’s work emerges from the belief that with a little sense of responsibility and creativity, one can create art work that can be appreciated and absorbed.

‘Rozhano’

Rozhano Group is presenting an exhibition, Rozhano of sculptures, painting, illustration, photography and carpet designing from June 20 to 24, 11 am to 7 pm at Atrium, Alliance Francaise.

The group of artists comprises Majid Barouei, Armin Azarnewshe, Somaaye Keighobadi, Marjan Pirata, Masoume Zahedi, Fateme Taghavi and Mahdokht Safavi. The aim is to introduce Iranian art and culture to people in the City.

The colours they predominantly use include gold, light brown, green, cream and Persian blue. Their work requires natural material like wood and stone. They often combine Iranian and Indian styles of work.

Music

Rock on

Phoenix MarketCity is presenting a concert by the music band ‘Girish and The Chronicles’ on June 15, 22 and 29, 6 pm onwards at The Courtyard, Phoenix MarketCity Mall, Mahadevapura, Whitefield Road. The concert is a tribute to rock ‘n’ roll music.

‘All the...’

Bflat is presenting a concert by ‘All The Fat Children’ on June 14, 8 pm onwards at Bflat, 100-ft Road, Indiranagar. The band will perform originals and covers along with guest artistes.

Vocal delight

There will be a vocal recital by Priyanka C Prakash on June 14, 6 pm at Bangalore Gayana Samaja.

She will be accompanied by MP Aditya on violin, Sunil Subramanya on mridangam and Amrith Kumar on morsing.

Veena strains

Keshav Samskrithi Sabha is organising a veena recital by RA Dakshina Murthy on June 22, 6 pm at Samskrithi Bhavan, No. 556, 11th Main Road, ISRO Layout. He will be accompanied by Nagaraj GS on the mridangam and Krishnaprasad NS on the ghatam.

‘Bhakti Sangeetha’

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Infosys Foundation are presenting a Bhakti Sangeetha by Keerti Kumar Badseshi on June 13, 6 pm at The Indian Institute of World Culture, No. 6, BP Wadia Road, Basavanagudi.

‘Love & Peace’

Shrutiyaan is organising an Indian Classical music concert, ‘Love & Peace’ on June 14, 6. 30 pm at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall. The show will feature an art exhibition by Sandhya K Sirsi, sand art by Hari Kirishna and percussion ensemble by Pranshu ChaturLal. The grand finale will have a jugalbandi by Indian playback singer and Sufi singer Roop Kumar Rathod, Ajay Pohankar and Abhijit Pohankar. For details, call 8095000038.

Concert series

Suswaralaya College of Music in association with Vijaya College of Music is presenting Lakshmanashastry Memorial Programme on June 16, 10 am at No. 53, 8th B Main, 4th Block Jayanagar. There will be a grand vocal concert by Dr K Vageesh. He will be accompanied by HK Venkataram on the violin and Anoor R Ananthakrishna Sharma on mridangam. There will be another concert by Shruthi Anand Jaidev and party on June 23, 11.30 am at ISKCON, Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road. There will also be another vocal recital by Madhav Iyengar and a party on June 29, 11.30 am at ISKCON, Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road. For details, call 26545655.

Metal battle

Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan is organising ‘Bangalore Open Air’ to select the ‘Best Indian Metal Band’ at the ‘Wacken Open Air Metal Battle’ on July 6 at Jayamahal Palace Hotel. The winner, after-heated preliminary rounds in several cities, will bask in glory of the ‘Jeff Hanneman Stage Bangalore Open Air’ in Bangalore. ‘Sodom’, the legendary German thrash metal trio, will also perform on July 6. Registrations for the ‘W:O:A (Wacken Open Air) Metal Battle’, which is a part of ‘Bangalore Open Air’ is being called by ‘Infinite Dreams’. There is no registration fee. For details, call 25205305/06/07 or log on to www.bangaloreopenair.com

Youth festival

The Bangalore Gayana Samaja is organising a ‘Youth Music Festival’ till June 16, 6 pm to 8.30 pm.

DRAMA

Play

Dramanon is presenting, ‘SIC_ a W.I.P’’ on June 16, 4 pm and 7.30 pm at Alliance. The play, that is directed by Sharanya Ramprakash, takes place in the doorways and shared hallways of three neighbouring apartments. The story revolves around Theo –– the amusement park music composer, Babette –– the ever-broke writer and Frank –– the queer, aspiring auctioneer. The cast includes Swetanshu Bora, Surabhi Herur and Tavish Bhattacharyya. For details, log onto www.indianstage.in

Suspense galore

Puma Entertainment is staging the play ‘Death’ on June 14, 7.30 pm and June 15, 4 pm and 7.30 pm. For details, call 9343367681.

‘Rabdi’

Ranga Vartula theatre team is staging a comedy production, Rabdi, a Kannada play on June 13, 7.15 pm at KH Kalasoudha, Ramanjaneya Gudda, Hanumanthnagar. The play is an adaptation Naushil Mehta’s Hindi short play.

It is written by Hemalatha Lokesh and Nithish S and directed by Nithish S.
The play revolves around Saavantri and her mentally-retarded child. Her dreams of a better future for her child remain unfulfilled, yet Saavantri does not lose hope. She offers to become a surrogate mother for an IT couple in return for money to enrol her child to a special school.

The cast includes Deepa, Kaavya Sha, Nithish S, Deepti Srinath, Anirudh Vedanthi, Prakruthi and Vijay Kumar. For details, call 9986828680.

POT POURRI

Interesting tale

A 90-minute film titled, ‘Living on Love Alone’ by Isabelle Czajka, will be screened on June 19, 6.30 pm at the Alliance Francaise.

Panel discussion

Bangalore International Centre is presenting a panel discussion on ‘The Critical Water Situation in Bangalore - The Way Forward’ on June 21, 6.30 pm Bangalore International Centre, Teri Complex, 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur II Stage. For details, call 9886599675.

Creative writing

British Library is presenting a workshop on ‘Creative writing: The art of writing fiction’ by Asha Francis on June 16, 11 am to 4 pm at British Library 23, Kasturba Road cross. This is open to those above 18 years and the number of participants are restricted to 20.

‘Hands On...’

Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan is presenting an exhibition titled ‘Hands On Maths’ curated by the Mathematikum, Germany, the first interactive mathematics museum in the world, till June 15, 10 am to 5 pm, at Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan, Indiranagar. It is being presented in collaboration with the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum. The exhibition is closed on Sunday. ‘Hands On Maths’ presents a new approach towards mathematics.

It displays a selection of particularly popular and established experiments from the exhibition in Giessen, Germany. On June 13, there will be maths workshops from 2 pm to 3.30 pm. For details, contact: lalitha.nagaram@bangalore.goethe.org or call 25205305.

Wide variety

Vermilion House is presenting an exhibition of saris in cotton jamdani, muslin, plain kota, dhakai net, mattka silk, moonga silk, linen and kattar silk saris by Rahul Shome on June 13, 14 and 15, 11 am to 6.30 pm at Vermilion House, 3/12, Cleveland Road Cross, Fraser Town. For details, call 41225830.

‘The General’

Alliance Francaise in association with The Embassy of France in India, Institut Francais and The Paul Bangalore is presenting, ‘The General’ by Radiomentale on June 20, 7.30 pm at The Paul, No. 139/28, 3rd Main Road, off Intermediate Ring Road, Domlur Layout. The popular DJ and sound-artiste Jean-Yves Leloup from France will perform to the silent film ‘The General’ by Buster Keaton. This film is an imaginative masterpiece of ‘dead pan, stone-face’ Buster Keaton comedy, generally regarded as one of the greatest of all silent comedies and undoubtedly the best train film ever made. For details, call 40808181.

Handicraft sale

An exhibition of handicraft titled, Sampoorn Sante will be held from June 14 to 23, 10 am to 8 pm at Chitrakala Parishat. The exhibition will showcase products made by artisans from across the country such as Madhubani paintings, terracotta jewellery, handicraft made from wood, hand-painted saris and wall hangings.

Dance

Celebrations Alliance Française in association with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Suchitra Film Society and The International Arts and Cultural Foundation is presenting ‘Centenary of Indian Cinema – A programme of Music and Dance’ on June 21, 6.30 pm at Alliance.

The programme will begin with a screening of song and dance sequences chosen from various Indian films.

These scenes form an integral component of Indian cinema and are inspired quite often by Indian classical dance forms.

The International Arts and Cultural Foundation will also present the dance performances which will feature the following dance schools: Articulate, Chithkala School of Dance, Natyantharanga, Monisha Arts, Sanjali Centre for Odissi Dance and Vaishnavi Natyashala.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Children's events: June 13-16, 2013

Dad and Me Workshop
Locality: A Hundred Hands, 4 Ashley Road, Behind Hotel Ajanta, Off MG Road, Behind Trinity Metro Station/ ING Vysya Bank., Bangalore
Date: June 16th, 2013
Time: 11:00pm to 4:30pm
Entry Fee: Rs.1500 + Rs.200 per child (inclusive of all provisions)

This year make Father’s day special and create memories to last a lifetime in an exclusive “Dad n Me” workshop organised by Culture Trails. Learn to cook some delicious charcoal flavored barbeque dishes (veg & non-veg), get creative with your trash in an up-cycle themed indoor gardening session or simply spend a relaxed afternoon making and flying some kites with your kids...