Mumbai weekend cultural calendar: Art exhibition, restaurant week, and more

FRIDAY, APRIL 22
ART Feedback Loop at Tarq
A group show featuring eight emerging artists, Starlyn D’Souza, Madhavi Gore, P. S. Jalaja, Nirmal Kulkarni, Violeta Lisboa, Romain Loustau, Lavanya Mani and Atish Saha, this exhibition features photography, paintings, sculptures and performances based on "various circuits of cause and effect". For more information, see the gallery Facebook page.
When: Until Saturday, April 23. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Tarq, F35/36, Dhanraj Mahal, Apollo Bunder, Colaba. Tel: 022 6615 0424.

ART Indian Cancer Society Exhibition at Cymroza Art Gallery
This fund-raising art exhibition and sale organised by the Indian Cancer Society will feature works by MF Hussain, Akbar Padamsee and Anjolie Ela Menon among others.
When: Until Saturday, April 30. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Cymroza Art Gallery, diagonally opposite Amarsons, 72 Bhulabhai Desai Road. Tel: 022 2367 1983.

ART Sameer Kulavoor at Artisans’
City-based visual artist Sameer Kulavoor will present his first solo exhibition Please Have A Seat, a set of 18 drawings selected from his sketchbooks, dating back to 2012. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Saturday, April 30. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Artisans’, VB Gandhi Marg, near Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2267 3040.

FOOD & DRINK Rongali Bihu Meal at Soam
To mark Rongali Bihu, the Assamese harvest festival, Assamese home cook Gitika Saikia will serve up vegetarian pop-up meals, organised by Andheri’s APB Cook Studio, at Chowpatty restaurant Soam this weekend. The menu will include til pitha (a type of cake); rongalau fry (pumpkin fritters); alu-til pitika (potato and black sesame mash); lau khar (bottle gourd curry); bhut jolokia and garlic pickle; narikol salad (vegetable and coconut salad); and akhoi gur cream (puffed rice with jaggery and fresh cream). Tickets for the meal, priced at Rs 850 per person, are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23 at 11.30 am and 7.30 pm on both days.
Where: Soam, Ground Floor, Sadguru Sadan, opposite Babulnath Temple, Chowpatty. Tel: 022 2369 8080.

FOOD & DRINK Restaurant Week India
A total of 26 restaurants will offer prix fixe meals during the twelfth edition of Restaurant Week India, organised by Desi Restaurant Week Events. Participating establishments include By The Mekong at the St. Regis in Lower Parel, China House at the Grand Hyatt in Santa Cruz East, Jyran at the Sofitel, NRI, and Yauatcha in Bandra Kurla Complex, Ruka in Juhu and The Sassy Spoon in Nariman Point. Lunch is priced at Rs 1,000 per person and dinner at Rs 1,300 per person (excluding taxes). For the complete list of restaurants and to make a reservation, see here.
When: Friday, April 22 to Sunday, May 1.
Where: See here for a complete list of restaurants.

EXHIBITION ‘Without Walls: An Investigation Into The Lives Of Mumbai’s Homeless Families’ at Studio X
Organised by Studio X and soon-to-be-launched website Megapolis India, this exhibition will use “multimedia, photography and mapping to interrogate three key aspects of homelessness: lived experiences of Mumbai’s homeless women; livelihoods and the dignity of labour; and the physical space and its relationship to the infrastructure of the city”. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Preview on Friday, April 22 at 6.30 pm. Until Friday, May 13; open Monday to Friday, from 11am to 6.30 pm; Saturday and Sunday, closed.
Where: Studio X, Kitab Mahal, Fourth Floor, 192 Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Fort. Tel: 98204 01836.

FILM MUSIC 18 Feet at Jnanapravaha
Vikalp, a collective of documentary makers, will screen Renjith Kuzhur’s 2015 film 18 Feet, which traces memories of caste injustice through the journey of Kerala folk music band Karinthalakoottam. The name ‘18 feet’ refers to the distance that Dalits were to keep between upper castes and themselves. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Jnanapravaha, Queen’s Mansion, Third Floor, Ghanshyam Talwatkar Marg, next to Cathedral Middle School, Fort, Mumbai. Tel: 022 2207 2974.

DANCE Mudra Dance Festival at the NCPA
The theme of the seventh edition of the National Centre for the Performing Arts’s annual dance festival is the influence of animal and bird movements in dance. Among the events, which will include chhau, kathak, kathakali, kuchipudi, Manipuri and Odissi recitals, talks and workshops, are Manasa Charitam: The Tale of the Snake Goddess, a kathakali performance by Probal Gupta (Friday at 7 pm at the Experimental Theatre); Nandi: The Divine Bull, an Odissi presentation by Rahul Acharya (Saturday at 7 pm at the Experimental Theatre); and a lecture-demonstration on kalaripayattu by Belraj Soni (Sunday at 6 pm in the Sunken Garden). For the complete schedule, visit NCPAMumbai.com. Tickets priced between Rs 200 and Rs 400 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Until Sunday, April 24.
Where: National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point. Tel: 022 2282 4567.

COMEDY Sapan Verma + Neville Shah + Deep Chhabria at Canvas Laugh Club
The stand-up comedians will each present a set. Tickets priced at Rs 750 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, April 22 and Sunday, April 24 at 8.30 pm; Saturday, April 23 at 8.30 pm and 10.30 pm.
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, Palladium Mall, Third Floor, Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel. Tel: 90046 03115.

MUSIC Epic Empire at AntiSocial
Paris-based French bass music DJ and producer Epic Empire aka Fabrice Delcambre will play the Mumbai leg of his ongoing tour of India, organised by music artist and event management company Mixtape. Call the venue for details of the entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 at 9 pm.
Where: AntiSocial, Rohan Plaza, 5th Road, near Ramee Guest Line Hotel, S. V. Road, Khar. Tel: 022 6522 6324.

MUSIC Levi’s 501 Friday at Blue Frog
This edition of the denim brand’s gig series will feature a triple bill of acts from the capital: ska band The Ska Vengers, reggae sound system Reggae Rajahs and rapper Delhi Sultanate aka Taru Dalmia. There is no entry fee, RSVP via Insider.in. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 at 9 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.

MUSIC Magnificence + Kerano at Kitty Su
Progressive house music acts, Magnificence aka the Dutch duo of Robin Klaver and Maurice van der Molen, and Delhi-based Kerano aka Karanvir Singh, who recently collaborated on the single ‘Breathing’, will perform. Tickets priced at Rs 1,500 per couple (of any gender) are being sold on Kittysu.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Road, Andheri (East). Tel: 022 6104 3145.

MUSIC Outlook Festival Launch Party at Bonobo
This launch party for annual Croatian electronic music festival Outlook will feature sets by three DJ-producers who will be part of the line-up this year: Madam X aka Christiana Vassilakis from Manchester, Oshi aka Opra Hashimo and Kumail Hamid from Mumbai. The entry fee is Rs 300 per head. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 22 at 10 pm.
Where: Bonobo, Second Floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, behind KFC, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2605 5050.

MUSIC Nanok at Trilogy
Electronica DJ and producer Nanok aka Jai Vaswani will play the Juhu nightclub. The entry fee is Rs1,000 per head for women and Rs2,500 per head for single men and per couple.
When: Friday, April 22 at 10pm.
Where: Trilogy, Hotel Sea Princess, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2646 9689.

MUSIC Nikhil Chinapa at MasalaBar
MTV VJ turned electronic dance music DJ and promoter Nikhil Chinapa will man the decks at the recently-opened nightspot MasalaBar. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, April 22 at 10.30 pm.
Where: MasalaBar, First Floor, Gagangiri Apartments, above Cafe Coffee Day, Carter Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 6770 1793.

SATURDAY, APRIL 23
SHOPPING & STYLE Gitanjali Anand at Something Blue
An exhibition and sale of restored and hand-painted old furniture by artist Gitanjali Anand. For more details, see the Facebook event page.
When: Saturday, April 23, from 10 am to 8 pm.
Where: Something Blue, Hanuman Industrial Estate, G. D. Ambedkar Marg, Parel. Tel: 98206 08012.

SHOPPING & STYLE Stylecracker Borough at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse.
At the Spring/Summer edition of this shopping bazaar, there will be stalls selling western ensembles (Akuri by Puri, E.Z.R.A., House of Masaba), wedding wear (Natasha Dalal), ethnic wear (Braahtii), clutches and handbags (Poornima Nair), jewellery (Marsala, Tad, Valliyan) and men’s clothing and accessories (Andamen, Ray & Dale, The Bro Code). There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24, from 10 am to 10 pm.
Where: Mahalaxmi Racecourse, near Mahalaxmi Railway Station, Mahalaxmi.

SHOPPING & STYLE Back Alley’s Thrift Shop at Mahalaxmi Racecourse
The next instalment of the series of fund-raising exhibitions of new and once-worn apparel and fashion accessories will be part of the Stylecracker Borough. The labels on offer will include BCBG Max Azaria, DKNY, Dorothy Perkins, Forever 21, Massimo Dutti, Michael Kors, Prada and Zara, which will be available at discounted prices. Proceeds from the sales will be donated to St. Matthew’s High School for underprivileged children in Malad West and animal welfare NGO the Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
When: Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24, from 10 am to 10 pm.
Where: Mahalaxmi Racecourse, near Mahalaxmi Railway Station, Mahalaxmi.

EVENTS FOR KIDS Kahani Karnival at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
This day-long event is a series of storytelling sessions and workshops for kids between the ages of two and 12. Each session is priced at Rs150 or Rs200 per head. To book a spot and view the complete schedule, visit MyCity4Kids.com.
When: Saturday, April 23, from 10.30 am to 7 pm.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.

SHOPPING & STYLE The Vintage Garden at Patkar Bungalow
The summer edition of The Vintage Garden shopping exhibition will feature collections by clothing labels Akaaro, Oceaniss, Love Birds, Runaway Bicycle and Saloon Vintage, statement jewellery makers Silver Story and men’s fashion accessories sellers The Gentleman’s Community. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24, from 11 am to 8 pm.
Where: The Vintage Garden, Patkar Bungalow, Turner Road, near Royal China, Bandra (West). Tel: 022 2640 2004.

TALKS Student-Youth Assembly Against Discrimination at Adarsh Vidyalaya Hall

When: Saturday, April 23 at 2pm.
Where: Adarsh Vidyalaya Hall, Road Number 5, Shell Colony, Sahakar Nagar, near Tilak Nagar Railway Station, Kurla (East).

TALKS Student-Youth Assembly Against Discrimination at Janata Shikshan Sanstha
Former judge B. G. Kolse Patil, documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan, Irfan Engineer of the Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, activist Teesta Setalvad, and student leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, Richa Singh and Zuhail KP will be among the speakers at this event organised by student and youth groups “in defence of the ideas of a democratic republic”. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 2 pm.
Where: Janata Shikshan Sanstha, Worli Village.

SHOPPING & STYLE Shop For Good Bazaar at The Barking Deer
This flea market organised by Bandra-based co-working space Bombay Connect and UnLtd India, an incubator for social start-ups, will comprise stalls by such organisations. The goods being showcased will include upcycled home accessories by The Upcycle Project; fashion accessories by Chindi, which works with women from poor neighborhoods; T-shirts by Tofu that employs rescued victims of sex trafficking; and stationery by Elrhino that makes paper from elephant and rhino dung. There is no entry fee; those who RSVP via Insider.in by Friday, April 22 can claim a free pint of a beer from brewpub The Barking Deer. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23, from 4 pm to 9 pm.
Where: The Barking Deer, Mathuradas Mills Compound, opposite Blue Frog, Todi Mills, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6141 7400.

LITERATURE Shakespeare Lives in 2016 at the British Council
The British Council is marking the four-hundredth death anniversary of Shakespeare (which falls incidentally on the day he is believed to have been born) with a day-long series of workshops for children and adults on the relevance of the playwright’s works and a screening of a 2014 production of Hamlet starring a woman, Maxine Peake, as the prince of Denmark. For the complete schedule, see here. Each workshop is priced at Rs 500 per head. To register, email mark.gomes@britishcouncil.org or call 022 6748 6790.
When: Saturday, April 23, from noon.
Where: British Council, 901, Tower 1, One Indiabulls Centre, Elphinstone Road.

OUTDOORS TRAVEL ‘A Night Of Adventures’ at Kalavantin Durg
Tour company Some Place Else is organising an overnight trek, which is of moderate difficulty, to Kalavantin Durg, situated between Matheran and Panvel. The registration fee of Rs2,800 per head, which can be paid on Insider.in, includes the cost of travel on an air-conditioned bus, an evening snack, dinner and breakfast and stay in village dormitories. Call 98331 63486 or see the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 5 pm.
Where: The pick-up points will be decided in consultation with those who register.

ART TALKS Kishore Singh at Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Kishore Singh, the head of exhibitions and publications at Kala Ghoda art gallery DAG Modern, will present a lecture titled "Identity and the Artist: Concerns about the ‘Abroad’". The talk will focus on Indian artists such as S. H. Raza and F. N. Souza who chose to work in foreign countries and became preoccupied with how their legacies would be perceived. There is no entry fee. To attend, email ccardoza@bdlmuseum.org.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 6 pm.
Where: Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.

MUSIC ‘Musical Hits of Rishi Kapoor’ at Shanmukhananda Auditorium
Hindi film playback singers such as Suresh Wadkar, Amit Kumar, Javed Ali and Babul Supriyo will render hit Bollywood songs from films with actor Rishi Kapoor, who is also scheduled to sing at the event. Tickets priced at Rs 219, Rs 323, Rs 428, Rs 790, Rs 1,050, Rs 2,100 and Rs 3,150 per head are being sold on Ticketees.com.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Shanmukhananda Auditorium, behind Gandhi Market, Sion (East). Tel: 022 2407 8888.

COMEDY Azeem Banatwala + Anuvab Pal at Blue Frog
The stand-up comedians will each present a set. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. Students can avail of a buy one-get one ticket free offer.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 8.30 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.

THEATRE Bombay Dying at Prithvi Theatre
Written by Hussain Dalal and Akarsh Khurana and directed by Akarsh Khurana, the play Bombay Dying (in Hindi and English) tells three stories involving characters related to the erstwhile Bombay Dyeing Mill in Dadar East. Tickets priced at Rs 400 per head are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24 at 9 pm on each day.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

MUSIC The Nemo Gathering at Cafe Nemo
Three electronic music DJs from organisations that regularly held events at South-East Asian restaurant and bar Cafe Nemo will play a farewell gig at the venue before it moves out of its Worli location at the end of the month: EZ Riser aka Sohail Arora, the founder of artist and event management company Krunk; M.Mat aka Mathieu Josso of electronica collective Bhavishyavani Future Soundz; and Eng. aka Kunal Lodhia of artists collective Wetheppl. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 9 pm.
Where: Cafe Nemo, 329/A, Thadani House, opposite Indian Coast Guard, Worli Village, Worli. Tel: 022 2437 9841.

MUSIC Lost Stories at Blue Frog
City-based electronic dance music duo Lost Stories will perform. There is an entry fee of Rs 600 or cover charge of Rs 1,500 per head for men; free entry for women. See here for more information.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 10 pm.
Where: Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel. Tel: 022 6158 6158.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24
THEATRE EVENTS FOR KIDS Summertime at Prithvi Theatre
Prithvi Theatre’s annual series of workshops and plays for children will feature 31 plays and 20 workshops this year. For the complete schedules, see here and here. To sign up for workshops and details of prices, visit the box office.
When: Sunday, April 24 to Saturday, June 4.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu. Tel: 022 2614 9546.

MUSIC Milind Malshe at Mahatma Gandhi Seva Mandir
Hindustani classical music vocalist Milind Malshe will perform a solo recital. There is no entry fee.
When: Sunday, April 24 at 5.30 pm.
Where: Mahatma Gandhi Seva Mandir, SV Road, opposite Bandra Talao, Bandra (West).

ONGOING
FILM PHOTOGRAPHY Silver Magic: Vintage Photographs of the Golden Age of Hindi Cinema at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
An exhibition of photographer Jethalal H. Thakker’s film stills and portraits of Hindi movie actors from the 1950s and ’60s. For more details, see here. Tickets for Indians are priced at Rs 10 per head for adults and Rs5 per head for children below the age of 13, and tickets for foreigners are priced at Rs 100 per head for adults and Rs 50 per head for children below the age of 13.
When: Until Tuesday, May 31. Open Thursday to Tuesday, from 10 am to 5.30 pm; Wednesday, closed.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Kamalnayan Bajaj Gallery, Rani Baug, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Byculla. Tel: 022 2373 1234.

ART Ravi Joshi at The Loft
Ahmedabad-based artist Ravi Joshi’s show titled Field features over 100 small-format landscapes and portraits.
When: Until Saturday, April 30. Open Monday to Saturday, from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm; Sunday, open by appointment.
Where: The Loft, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, near Blue Frog, Lower Parel. Tel: 97694 57917.

ART Dhruva Mistry at Jhaveri Contemporary
Baroda-based artist Dhruva Mistry’s solo show The Human Abstract includes sculptures in fibreglass and bronze, paintings in pastels and gilded plaster reliefs.
When: Until Saturday, May 7. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Sunday and Monday, closed.
Where: Jhaveri Contemporary, 2, Krishna Niwas, 58A Walkeshwar Road. Tel: 022 2369 3639.

ART Prabhakar Pachpute at the National Gallery Of Modern Art
Artist Prabhakar Pachpute’s new solo show of wall drawings and sculpture titled no, it wasn’t the locust cloud deals with mining in India and initiatives such as afforestation and collective farming by a group of poets in his hometown Chandrapur. Tickets are priced at Rs 20 per head for Indians and Rs 500 per head for foreign nationals. There is no entry fee for children studying in school up to class 12.
When: Until Sunday, May 15. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 am to 6 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: National Gallery of Modern Art, Madam Cama Road, Kala Ghoda. Tel: 022 2288 1969.

ART Sachin Bonde at Clark House Initiative
Mumbai artist Sachin Bonde’s solo show Soil Oil hinges on the politics of oil production. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Until Sunday, May 15. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Clark House Initiative, Ground Floor, Clark House, 8 Nathalal Parekh Marg (Old Wodehouse Road), opposite Sahakari Bhandar, near Woodside Inn, in the lane opposite Regal Cinema, Colaba. Tel: 98202 13816.

ART The Art of Santiniketan at DAG Modern
An exhibition of paintings by artists Rabindranath Tagore, Ramkinkar Baij, Nandalal Bose and Benode Behari Mukherjee that explores the development of modernism in Santiniketan.
When: Until Tuesday, May 31. Open Monday to Saturday, 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: DAG Modern, 58 VB Gandhi Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort. Tel: 022 4922 2700.

ART Raja Ravi Varma at the Piramal Museum of Art
An exhibition of works by the nineteenth-century painter titled Pages of a Mind, Raja Ravi Varma: Life and Expressions.
When: Until Saturday, April 30. Open Monday to Friday, from 3pm to 9pm and Saturday and Sunday, from 10 am to 10 pm.
Where: Piramal Museum of Art, Piramal Tower, B Wing, Ground Floor, Peninsula Corporate Park, GK Marg, Lower Parel.