BackThe TimeOut Mint Planner, 29 March 2013
From music and movies to dance and drama, there's plenty to do or experience over the coming week
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Bangalore
Around town
Book launch
30 March
Writer Zac O’Yeah, who is also a Mint Lounge columnist, will launch his book, Mr Majestic: The Tout of Bengaluru. He will be in conversation with Sugata Srinivasaraju, editor of the Kannada daily Vijay Karnataka and the weekly news magazine Vijay Next.
6.30pm. The British Library, Prestige Takt, 23, Kasturba Road Cross. For details, call 22100200.
Theatre
Crisis of Civilization: A Journey With Tagore
30 March
This play will speculate on the last speech written by Rabindranath Tagore, Crisis in Civilization (1941), and will feature 10 of his songs. It is directed by Jagdish Raja and written and performed by Ranjon Ghoshal, a founding member of the first Bengali rock band Mohiner Ghoraguli. The play will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
7.30pm. Alliance Française, 108, Thimmaiah Road, Vasanth Nagar. Tickets, ₹ 200, available on www.buzzintown.com. For details, call 9845045257.
The Seussification of a Midsummer Night’s Dream
This week, Jagriti Theatre’s Curtain Raisers series will showcase The Tortilla Entertainment Company’s The Seussification of a Midsummer Night’s Dream. In the play, directed by Judith Roby Bidappa, two narrators will chronicle the tales of lovers as they wander through a forest full of beasts and fairies.
8pm; and 3/6.30pm on Sunday. Jagriti Theatre, Ramagondanahalli, Varthur Road, Whitefield (41242879). Tickets, ₹ 250, available on in. bookmyshow.com.
Music
Indie March Festival: Blek + Skrat
29 March
Two bands will perform at this concert: Blek, the three-member punk and alternative band from Mumbai comprising Rishi Bradoo on guitar and vocals, Jared Juan Credo on bass and vocals and Varoon Aiyer on drums; and the garage rock trio Skrat from Chennai, comprising Sriram on guitar and vocals, Satish on bass and vocals and Tapass on drums and vocals.
8.30pm. CounterCulture, 2D2, 4th Cross, Dyavasandra Industrial Area, Whitefield (41400793). Entry, ₹ 600 (including a cover charge of ₹ 300).
Do Deewane Shehar Mein
30 March
Husband-wife singer duo Bhupinder and Mitali Singh will present some popular ghazals of yesteryear—including Kisi Nazar Ko Tera Intezar, Ek Akela Is Shehar Mein,Beeti Na Beetai Raina, Dil Dhoondta Hai, Naam Gum Jayega, Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Aasmaan and Rahon Pe Nazar Rakhna.
7pm. Chowdiah Memorial Hall, GD Park Extension, 16th Cross, Vyalikaval (23445810). Tickets, ₹ 600, ₹ 1,000, ₹ 1,500, ₹ 2,000 and ₹ 2,500, available on www.indianstage.in.
Raagavalli
31 March
The Ananya GML Cultural Academy will host Raagavalli, a music event that explores Carnatic ragas. At the third edition of this festival, Sanskrit scholar Shatavadhani R. Ganesh, along with vocalist Ranjani Vasuki and her accompanists, will explore ragamalika, a garland of five ragas from the same family, within the idiom of Carnatic music.
10am. Ananya Sabhangana, 92/2, 4th Main, Malleswaram (23472020).
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Music
Citibank Restaurant Week India
1-10 April
The culinary week will give patrons a chance to dine at 20 of the city’s best restaurants, with a fine-dining prix fixe menu, at a fraction of the usual price. Diners need to register on the Restaurant Week India website and make a reservations at the restaurant of their choice. Contemporary Indian cuisine restaurant The Pink Poppadom at Ista Hotel will serve dishes such as Coorg chicken and ‘kasundi’ fish with ‘ghee bhath’; Blue Terrain, Novotel’s brand new poolside barbeque restaurant and bar, will plate up pan-seared foie gras served on black truffle mash, and charcoal-grilled rock lobster.
Timings and venues vary. Meal price, 750, plus taxes, per person. Click here for details and registration.
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Chennai
Around town
Sunday brunch
31 March
The folks at Spice Haat have added a host of new dishes to their Sunday brunch, from Japanese sushi to Spanish tapas, in a multi-cuisine buffet menu. In addition, there will be a dessert counter offering crème brûlée, panna cotta, tiramisu, chocolate mousse and sweets like gulab jamun. You can also choose from a variety of fruit-infused cocktails. For children, there will be activities like cookie decoration and tattoo art, as well as movies.
Noon-3.30pm. Spice Haat, Hyatt Regency, 365, Anna Salai, Teynampet. Meal price, ₹ 2,289, with alcohol, and ₹ 1,945, without alcohol, all inclusive, per person. For details and reservations, call 61001234.
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