Delhi weekend cultural calendar: Gardening workshop, discussion with Kanhaiya Kumar, and more

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25
ART Nalini Tyabji at India Habitat Centre
A solo show of paintings titled Wonder Nama by Delhi-based mixed media artist Nalini Tyabji. There is no entry fee.
When: Until Tuesday, November 29, from 10 am to 8 pm.
Where: Convention Centre Foyer, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Airforce Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

ART Santosh Jain at Art Heritage Gallery
City-based artist Santosh Jain is showing Time Frame/s: Digital Landscapes, a set of digital art photography works. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Preview on Friday, November 25 at 6 pm. Until Tuesday, December 20. Open Monday to Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.


Where: Art Heritage Gallery, 205, Triveni Kala Sangam, Tansen Marg, Mandi House. Tel: 011 2371 9470.

WORKSHOPS Smart Air at Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters
Smart Air India, a company that sells air purifiers, will conduct a workshop on how one can protect oneself from Delhi’s highly-polluted atmosphere. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, November 25 at 6 pm.
Where: Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, Khasra 258, Lane 3, West End Marg, Saidulajab. Tel: 98211 26015.

COMEDY It’s All Greek To Us at Akshara Theatre
Comedy group Cueless Improv will perform sketches based on suggestions from the audience. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per person are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Friday, November 25 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.

THEATRE Hamlet The Clown Prince at Kamani Auditorium
In this second, and most popular, instalment of director Rajat Kapoor’s clown series of plays, a group of clowns rehearse chaotically for a show of Hamlet in English and gibberish. Tickets priced at Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, November 25 at 7.30 pm and Saturday, November 26 at 4.30 pm and 7.30 pm.
Where: Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Janpath. Tel: 011 4350 3352.

MUSIC Lautaro Tissera at La Bodega and Depot 29
Argentinian guitarist Lautaro Tissera will play both venues this weekend. There is no entry fee. See here and here for more information.
When: Friday, November 25 at 8.30 pm at La Bodega and Sunday, November 27 at 8.45 pm at Depot 29.
Where: La Bodega, First Floor, 29-B Middle Lane, Khan Market. Tel: 011 4310 5777. Depot 29, Levels 2 and 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

MUSIC Begum at Depot 48

Delhi electro-rock band Begum will perform. There is no entry fee. RSVP via Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, November 25 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 48, N3, Second Floor, N Block Market, Greater Kailash I. Tel: 011 4508 1948.

MUSIC BO55 at Hive

Capital-residing electronic music DJ and founder of events company Ownage Entertainment, BO55 aka Salim Bhat will play a set. There is no entry fee; book a spot on the guest list here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, November 25 at 9 pm.
Where: Hive, S-27, Main Market, Green Park. Tel: 011 4170 6637.

MUSIC Django 3000 at Qla
German band Django 3000, which plays a mix of gypsy tunes, pop, rock and disco, will perform. There is no entry fee. To attend, RSVP here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, November 25 at 9 pm.
Where: Qla, Kila, Seven Style Mile, 4A Kalka Das Marg, next to Qutub Minar, Mehrauli. Tel: 011 3231 8233.

MUSIC Murat Kilic at BandStand
House and techno Turkish-Australian DJ-producer Murat Kilic will perform a gig organised to promote the sixth edition of Krank, an electronic music festival that will take place in Goa in December. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, November 25 at 9 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

MUSIC Oceantied at Summer House Café
Bangalore electronic music producer Oceantied aka Ketan Bahirat will launch and play tracks from his new EP Tribes. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, November 25 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.

MUSIC Nikhil Chinapa at Club BW
Electronic dance music DJ Nikhil Chinapa will man the decks. For details about the entry fee, call 88266 98561 or 88266 98566. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, November 25 at 9 pm.
Where: Club BW, Hotel Suryaa, New Friends Colony. Tel: 011 2683 5070.

MUSIC Su Real at Hauz Khas Social
City-based bass music producer Su Real aka Suhrid Manchanda will play a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, November 25 at 9 pm.
Where: Hauz Khas Social, 9A and 12 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52814

MUSIC Yuichiro Tokuda’s RALYZZDIG at The Piano Man Jazz Club
Japanese jazz saxophonist and vocalist Yuichiro Tokuda will perform with his band. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, November 25 at 9 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, Ground Floor, B6-7/22, Safdarjung Enclave Market, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.

MUSIC DJ Skip at Nehru Place Social
Hip-hop and trap DJ Skip aka Rupesh Pant, who is from Delhi, will play a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, November 25 at 9.30 pm.
Where: Nehru Place Social, R-1, Upper Ground Floor, Epicuria Food Mall, Nehru Place. Tel: 78385 00838.

MUSIC Bassjackers at Kitty Su
Dutch house music duo Bassjackers aka Marlon Flohr and Ralph van Hilst will take over the console. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person for women and Rs 1,000 per person for men are being sold here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, November 25 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.

SATURDAY November 26
SHOPPING Paper Planes at Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters

Indie magazine subscription service Paper Planes will showcase a selection of its niche zines on travel, culture, style and literature. The publications will also be available for purchase. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, November 26 and Sunday, November 27, from 9 am to 8.30 pm.
Where: Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, Khasra 258, Lane 3, Westend Marg, Saidulajaib. Tel: 98211 26015.

BOOKS EVENTS FOR KIDS Bookaroo at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
The twenty-first edition of the Bookaroo Children’s Literature Festival will feature a range of events: storytelling sessions, dramatised readings, theatre performances, music concerts and an art exhibition by book illustrators. See the schedule for Saturday here and Sunday here. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page or email contactus@bookaroo.in for more information.
When: Saturday, November 26 and Sunday, November 27, from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm.
Where: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 1 Central Vista Mess, Janpath. Tel: 011 2338 8155.

BOOKS TALKS Times Lit Fest 2016 at India Habitat Centre
This year’s edition of the annual literature festival organised by the Times group will include talks and panel discussions by speakers such as author Ruskin Bond, politician-writer Shashi Tharoor, actor Sharmila Tagore, student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and journalist Barkha Dutt. The theme of the event this time around is the changes and progress independent India has made in the past 70 years. See here for the schedule on Saturday and here for Sunday. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, November 26 and Sunday, November 27, from 11 am to 8 pm.
Where: Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Airforce Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

FOOD & DRINK The Delhi Market by Karen Anand at Select Citywalk
Writer Karen Anand will bring her popular market featuring artisanal and organic food products to the capital. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, November 26 and Sunday, November 27, from noon to 10 pm.
Where: Select Citywalk, A-3, District Centre, Saket. Tel: 011 4211 4211.

BOOKS Works of Rubén Darío at Oxford Bookstore
Three short stories by the Nicaraguan writer Rubén Darío, The Birth of Cabbage, Thanathopia and The Reason of Ahasuerus, will read by members of the Octave Foundation, an NGO that promotes the culture of the North-Eastern states of India. There is no entry fee. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, November 26 at 4.30 pm.
Where: Oxford Bookstore, N81, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 3350 3291.

DANCE THEATRE Balinese Ramayana at Indira Gandhi Kala Kendra Auditorium
Members of Balinese dance institute Saraswati Sadhna will perform a dance drama based on the Ramayan Kakawin, the Indonesian version of Hindu mythological epic The Ramayana. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Saturday, November 26 at 6 pm.
Where: Indira Gandhi Kala Kendra Auditorium, B Block, Sector 6, Noida. Tel: 075719 00303.

THEATRE Going Viral at British Council
British theatre actor Daniel Bye will explain how viruses spread and bust a few misconceptions about disease in his solo show Going Viral. There is no entry free; register here and carry valid photo ID to enter.
When: Saturday, November 26 and Sunday, November 27 at 6.30pm.
Where: British Council, 17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg. Tel: 011 4219 9000.

FILM Wrinkles/Arrugas at India International Centre
Award-winning animated Spanish film Wrinkles/Arrugas (2011), directed by Ignacio Ferreras, follows the friendship of two elderly men, Emilio and Miguel, living in an old-age home. The movie will be screened with English subtitles. There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, November 26 at 6.30 pm.
Where: C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

MUSIC Amber Kuti and the NuDeli Rhythm Section at Depot 48
British soul singer Amber Kuti, who is the vocalist of UK band Galactic Funk Militia, will perform with city-based trio the NuDeli Rhythm Section. There is no entry fee; RSVP via Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, November 26 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 48, N3, Second Floor, N Block Market, Greater Kailash I. Tel: 011 4508 1948.

MUSIC Kitchensink at The Piano Man Jazz Club
Delhi-based jazz band Kitchensink will present a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, November 26 at 9 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, Ground Floor, B6-7/22, Safdarjung Enclave Market, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.

MUSIC Emma Hewitt at Kitty Su
Australia electronic dance music singer Emma Hewitt will take over the console. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per person for single women and at Rs 1,500 per person for single men and per couple (of any gender) are being sold here. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, November 26 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.

SUNDAY November 27
GARDENING WORKSHOPS The Herb-wala Workshop at Farm 8
Organised by gardening consultancy Edible Routes, this workshop will show participants how to design, cultivate and maintain a herb garden. Tickets priced at Rs 1,300 per person are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, November 27 at 10 am.
Where: Farm 8, Aya Nagar Phase 5.

LGBT WALKS Delhi Queer Pride 2016 at Barakhamba Road
The capital’s ninth Queer Pride parade will take place. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, November 27 at 3 pm.
Where: Barakhamba Road, Connaught Place.

FILM Holiday with Family/Vacaciones en Familia at Instituto Cervantes
Directed by Rodrigo Carrasco, Spanish film Holiday with Family/Vacaciones en Familia (2014) is about a family who goes on a ‘simulated’ trip abroad because they can’t afford to go on an actual holiday. The movie will be screened with English subtitles. There is no entry fee.
When: Sunday, November 27 at 4.30 pm.
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, Connaught Place. Tel: 011 4368 1907.

THEATRE Nothing Like Lear at Kamani Auditorium
In the third play of director Rajat Kapoor’s clown series, actor Vinay Pathak essays a sad, lonely clown hungry for the affection of his only daughter, who’s too busy leading her own life. Tickets priced at Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, November 27 at 4.30 pm and 7.30 pm.
Where: Kamani Auditorium, 1 Copernicus Marg. Tel: 011 4350 3352.

FILM My Neighbour Totoro + Grave of the Fireflies at Perch Wine and Coffee Bar
Film club Lightcube will screen two movies by Japanese animation filmmakers Studio Ghibli. My Neighbour Totoro (1988) is about an unlikely childhood friendship, and Grave of the Fireflies (1988), about two siblings dealing with the aftermath of the 1945 nuclear bombing of Japan. The movies will be shown with English subtitles. Tickets priced at Rs 350 per person, which get attendees a glass of sangria, are being sold on Insider.in.
When: Sunday, November 27 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Perch Wine and Coffee Bar, 18-A, Basant Lok Market, Vasant Vihar. Tel: 85888 89199.

THEATRE Laajo at Alliance Francaise
Director Rajesh Tiwari will helm this Hindi production of Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai’s story Gharwali, which is about Laajo, a maid who challenges conventional notions of marriage. Tickets priced at Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, November 27 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Alliance Francaise de Delhi, 72 Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.

THEATRE Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya O Jamiya Nai at Akshara Theatre
Directed by Anil Sharma, this Hindi musical follows the story of the Mirza family who move to Lahore after Partition. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, November 27 at 7 pm.
Where: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Tel: 011 2374 2083.

THEATRE Raavan Ki Ramayan at Shri Ram Centre
Writer-director Atul Satya Koushik’s Hindi drama Raavan Ki Ramayan tells the Indian epic from the perspective of Raavan. Tickets priced at Rs 300, Rs 500, Rs 750 and Rs 1,000 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, November 27 at 7 pm.
Where: Shri Ram Centre, 4 Safdar Hashmi Marg, Mandi House. Tel: 011 2373 1112.

THEATRE She Said/He Said at TabulaBeach Café
Directed by Anasuya Vaidya, English comedy She Said/He Said hinges on two couples who learn some lessons about love in a park. Passes priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, November 27 at 7 pm.
Where: TabulaBeach Café, Asiad Village, Khel Gaon Marg, near Siri Fort Auditorium. Tel: 99101 69745.

THEATRE Amavas Se Amaltas at Epicentre
In Hindi play Amavas Se Amaltas, directed by Smita Bharti, things take a dramatic and humorous turn when a sex worker turns up at the doorstep of a retired judge’s home. Tickets priced at Rs 500, Rs 700 and Rs 1,000 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Sunday, November 27 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Ground Floor, Sector 44, opposite Power Grid Residential Complex, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 2715000.

MUSIC Parvaaz + Saby at AntiSocial
Alternative rock band Parvaaz from Bangalore and singer-songwriter Saby Singh from Kashmir will perform. Tickets priced at Rs 300 per person are being sold on Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, November 27 at 9.30 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Third Floor, 9A and 12 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52039.

ONGOING
ART Enactments and Each Passing Day at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art

An exhibition of video works by 15 contemporary artists including Gigi Scaria, Vivan Sundaram, Rohini Devasher and Rashid Rana. See here for more information.
When: Until Thursday, December 8. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Plot No. 3A, Sector 126, Noida. Tel: 011 4916 0000.

ART Jeram Patel at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art

This retrospective of the works of artist Jeram Patel titled the dark loam: between memory and membrane focuses on paintings he made using blowtorches and crow quills. For more information, see here.
When: Until Tuesday, December 20. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, 145, DLF South Court Mall, Saket. Tel: 011 4916 0000.

ART Devdatta Padekar at Triveni Kala Sangam

Mumbai-based artist Devdatta Padekar is exhibiting a solo show of paintings entitled Symphony of Seasons. There is no entry fee.
When: Until Tuesday, November 29. Open Monday to Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205 Tansen Marg. Tel: 011 2371 8833.

ART Puneet Kaushik at Gallery Espace

Delhi-based artist Puneet Kaushik’s mixed media exhibition Barren Red showcases vanishing folk and tribal Indian arts such as weaving, knitting and bead work.
When: Until Tuesday, December 20. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Gallery Espace, 16, Community Centre, New Friends Colony. Tel: 011 2692 2947.

These recommendations have been compiled by The Daily Pao.