The TimeOut Mint Planner, 15 August 2014
From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week.
OTHERS :
Bangalore
Around town
World Street Food Festival
Till 31 August
The Big Pitcher, a brewpub, is offering world street food in the form of a buffet spread. On offer are delectable dishes and desserts, with cuisines ranging from Indian and Middle-Eastern, to Mexican, American and West Indian.
Noon-3pm. Big Pitcher, LR Arcade, HAL 2nd Stage, Ward 88, Old Airport Road (61344789). Meal for one, ₹ 499.
Photography
G Is For Gandhi
15-25 August
An exhibition of works by policeman-turned-self-taught photographer Cop Shiva, who clicked Bagadahalli Basavaraju, a schoolteacher in rural Karnataka, while he walked around the city wearing silver paint, a dhoti and M.K. Gandhi’s trademark steel-rimmed spectacles. The black and white images will be the inaugural exhibition for the Kala Ranga art space.
4-7pm; and 2-7pm on weekends. Kala Ranga, RBANMS Heritage Auditorium, 32, Dickenson Road. For details, call 9845001168. Prices, ₹ 25,000-35,000.
Art
Art Bengaluru 2014
21-30 August
The fifth edition of this annual art soiree will bring the Renaissance period alive, thanks to its theme of European art history. It will showcase 13 top galleries, including one from New York, US, and one from Vietnam, apart from presenting a popular artist from China, Liu Bolin, and his work for the first time in the country.
11am-8pm. The Collection, UB City, 24, Vittal Mallya Road (25001169).
Music
Galeej Gurus
21 August
Galeej Gurus have been on the circuit since 2000 and have played at over 500 gigs within and outside the country. The band’s music includes indie, alternative, funk, and blues-rock.
8pm. Hard Rock Cafe, 40, St Marks Road (41242222). Tickets, ₹ 500 and ₹ 2,000, available on in.bookmyshow.com.
TOP PICK
Music
Time Capsule: Tribute To Michael Jackson
16 August
Bangalore-based musicians Gaurav Vaz, Willy Demoz, Bryden Lewis and Mark Lazaro, among others, will travel down memory lane by presenting some of the King of Pop’s classic hits.
9pm. CounterCulture, 2D2, 4th Cross, Whitefield (41400793). Tickets, 400, available on in.bookmyshow.com.
Chennai
Dance
A Classical Evening
19 August
A Bharatanatyam performance by well-known danseuse Shobana and ensemble.
6.30pm. The Music Academy, New No.168 (Old No.306), TTK Road (28112231). Tickets, ₹ 500, ₹ 1,000 and ₹ 2,000, available on www.indianstage.in and in.bookmyshow.com.
Art
MADras!
18 August-20 September
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