DELHI
Music
Kingfisher Rocktoberfest 2009
30 October-1 November
Organized by the
Rock Street Journal magazine, there are some new things about the sixth edition of Rocktoberfest. This time the month-long festival has been shortened to a three-day event at the Garden of Five Senses. Also, there is a bit of every genre, not just metal. There will be a main stage and a second stage apart from one gig every day at Café Morrison, where entry will be free. The entry ticket for Garden of Five Senses will guarantee three complimentary pints of Kingfisher beer and additional beer at a special rate.
4pm (gates open at 3pm). The Garden of Five Senses, Said-ul-Ajaib, near Saket (26534401). Tickets, Rs400. 11pm. Café Morrison, E-12, South Extension-II (26255652). For more information and band listings, log on to www.rocktoberfest.in
Art
The One Year Drawing Project + Solo Show of Mahbubur Rahman’s works + Installation
Until 1 November
An experimental drawing exchange between four Sri Lankan artists—Muhanned Cader, Thamotharampillai Shanaathanan, Chandraguptha Thenuwara and Jagath Weerasinghe—and their dialogue through art over 29 months. It was commissioned and curated by Sharmini Pereira for the independent publishing house, Raking Leaves.
The second exhibition features the work, post-1998, of painter and performance artist Mahbubur Rahman, a key figure on the Bangladeshi art scene. It has been curated by Vidya Shivadas, out of the Lekha and Anupam Poddar Collection.
Also on view will be The Souvenir Maker by Indian artist L.N. Tallur. This multimedia work brings into focus the idea of boundaries, as its extended title explains:
...Yes, We Are Conditioned to Think Under Flags.
11am-7pm. Devi Art Foundation, Sirpur House, Sector 44, Plot 39, near Epicentre, Gurgaon (41667474).
Film
Metropoles: Day and Night
30 October