BackThe TimeOut Mint Planner, 16 August 2013
From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week
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Around town
Terracotta jewellery making workshop
18 August
11am-6pm. Jaaga, Courtyard Cafe, 105, Double Road, Shanthi Nagar. Fee, ₹ 3,000, inclusive of all materials and lunch. For details, contact Sunaina at 9916074123 or email courtyardcafeandstore@gmail.com.
Food festival
Till 23 August
LikeThatOnly is offering its quirky Asian-inspired menu at the Monkey Bar. Specials include the famed Mary Pops In, a Bloody Mary served in pickle jars, and the Lotta, a julep with mint and sugar pounded with Bacardi White and Bacardi Black. Also recommended are the Kimchi Baby Potatoes—served on a bed of cabbage and crispy garlic—and the prawn Tempura Maki Roll—with wasabi, gari and soy sauce.
Krishna Manere, Building No. 14/1, Wood Street, Richmond Road, Ashok Nagar (41116878). Price, ₹ 1,000, plus taxes, per person.
Book sale
Till 31 August
The “Great Monsoon Sale" is on at Oxford Bookstore, with discounts that range up to 80% on selected titles. Also on discount are stationery and gift items, and magazines.
10am-10pm. Oxford Bookstore, Leela Galleria, Leela Palace, Airport Road (41155223). Also at 1 MG Mall, Unit 2 and 3, Upper ground floor, Swami Vivekananda Road (65704533); and Shop 1, First floor, ITPL Road, BrookeField, Kundanahalli (32216295).
Uttarakhand Disaster: Can the Nation Learn Any Lessons?
22 August
The Environment Support Group is organizing a public talk on the devastating floods in Uttarakhand.
Titled Uttarakhand Disaster: Can the Nation Learn Any Lessons?, the talk will be given by water activist Himanshu Thakkar of South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People, a not-for-profit organization.
5-7.30pm. Ashirvad, St Mark’s Road (26713559). To register, email shashi@esgindia.org.
Corpolympics
17 August-15 September
Purple Creative Events is organizing Corpolympics, a chance for employees at Bangalore’s corporate companies to come together for a day of sport and fun. The events will be held over 4-6 weekends. The programme includes a series of track, field and indoor games that employees can represent their companies in. The event will take place at eight sport arenas around the city.
To register your company, contact manjunath@corpolympics.in or call 7899285865. Last date for registration varies for different sports. Click here for details, and registration costs on individual events.
Dance
Remembering Protima Gauri Bedi
18 August
Odissi danseuse Protima Gauri Bedi was lost in a landslide in 1998. And for 15 years, Nrityagram, the dance village Bedi founded, has been remembering her with a private ceremony. This year they have decided to mark the occasion as “a day of looking forward in the spirit of their founder". The evening’s programme will feature recitals by the students and dancers of Nrityagram.
6pm. Seva Sadan, 14th Cross, West Park Road, opposite MLA College, Malleswaram (23347830).
Theatre
The Open Couple
18 August
Director Faraz Khan and 71mm Productions bring Dario Fo and Franca Rame’s play to Jagriti this fortnight. The play is about a married couple where the husband decides that they should become an “open couple". This mad-cap masquerade has elements of the bizarre and absurd. 1 hour.
3pm and 6.30pm. Jagriti Theatre, Ramagondanahalli, Varthur Road, Whitefield (41242879).Tickets, ₹ 250; and ₹ 150 for students and senior citizens, available on Bookmyshow.com. Carry a valid ID.
Art
Mario Miranda
Till 20 August
The Ravi Varma Virtual Art Gallery is exhibiting the late cartoonist Mario Miranda’s work. Canvas prints, souvenirs made of epoxy, magnets, plates and glasses based on his illustrations are on display and sale.
11am-6pm (Monday-Saturday). 528 B, 12th Cross Road, RMV Extension, Sadashivanagar (23611875).
Film
El Sistema
17 August
The New Acropolis is holding a screening of El Sistema, the 2008 documentary that chronicles the El Sistema network of children and youth orchestras, music centres and workshops in Venezuela. Set up by José Antonio Abreu 30 years ago, the El Sistema music network was instrumental in leading thousands of children out of the vicious circle of poverty and violence in the Latin American country. 2 hours.
7.30pm. New Acropolis Cultural Association, 203/67, HM Studios, St Marks Road (42065280). Limited seats available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Click here for details.
Tale of Haruk
17 August
Director Bae Yo-Sup’s Tale of Haruk is based on a Korean folk tale. Haruk is forbidden from eating cooked rice by the Spirit of the Tree who conjured him. But when his parents finally give him a bit of cooked rice, things are set into motion. 1 hour.
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