18 August,2017 11:19 AM IST | Mumbai | The Guide Team
Here's a roundup of all the events and activities happening around Mumbai that you can be a part of this weekend
Friday
Kick-start your weekend
Get ready for an electric night with musician Sid Vashi and softouch aka Kunal Bambawale (in pic). Vashi is known for his electro, Bollywood and classical mixes, and has performed at various festivals including NH7 Weekender and Magnetic fields. Bambawale will play some dance music.
TIME: 9 pm
AT: Bonobo, Kenilworth Mall, off Linking Road, Bandra West.
CALL: 26055050
Binge on sweet burgers
The newest addition to the menu of this cafetaria is the answer to some serious sweet cravings. The Dessert Burger comes slathered with ice cream and chocolate cheese, with a slab of chocolate lettuce served between sinful chocolate brioche buns.
TIME: 11 am to 12 am
AT: The Rolling Pin, opposite High Street Phoenix, Lower Parel.
COST: Rs 365 plus GST
CALL: 46104610
Appreciate nature
Witness the beauty of nature and the charm of village life in an exhibition titled Allure, featuring works by Karjat-based artist Sunil Pardeshi. The paintings are in oil and dry pastel on canvas.
TILL: August 21 time 11 am to 7 pm
AT: Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli.
CALL: 24964676
Saturday
Dance to desi beats
Attend Bollyboom, a Bollywood electro music festival that will feature the biggies of Bollywood dance music including RAFTAAR (in pic), DJ Aqeel, Shilpi Sharma, DJ Amann Beyond and Zulfi Syed.
TIME: 7 pm to 1 am
AT: Dome, NSCI, Worli.
TICKETS: Rs 500 onwards
CALL: 7021583716
Celebrate rain with kathak
Attend a kathak recital titled Rhythmic Rain by Prachee Shah Pandya, a well-known dancer of the Jaipur Gharana, and a television and film actor. She holds the Guinness World Record for 93 kathak spins in one minute.
TIME: 7 pm
AT: Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point.
CALL: 22824567
ENTRY: Rs 200 onwards
Dress like a diva
Impressed by red carpet appearances of Bollywood's hottest divas like Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif or Priyanka Chopra? Attend a series of workshops on fashion styling, dressing etiquettes, make-up, accessories and grooming by stylist Mishita J Todai, who has worked with leading fashion designers like Manish Malhotra and Neeta Lulla.
TIME: 12 pm to 2 pm
AT: INIFD Ghatkopar, Sanghvi Square, MG Road, Ghatkopar West.
CALL: 65031999
Sunday
Steam(punk) ahead
Love everything related to the steampunk genre? Sign up for the workshop where you can make a mixed media steampunk clock with metal embellishments.
TIME: 11 am to 3 pm
AT: The Cuckoo Club, Bandra West.
CALL: 9867982075
COST: Rs 3,000 (does not include clock mechanism)
Get high on history
Explore the gems of history near the Gateway of India that include a monument celebrating the man who defeated Napoleon, Mumbai's first RCC structure and more.
TIME: 7.45 am
AT: Gateway of India, Colaba.
CALL: 8828100111
Start your day with ragas
Attend Udayswar@Prithvi, a monthly concert series designed for a pure acoustic experience of Indian classical music. This edition will feature Arati Ankalikar Tikekar.
TIME 7.30 am AT Prithvi Theatre, Juhu.
CALL: 26149546
COST: '250 onwards
Tickets Available at: the box office and bookmyshow.com
Learn about art
Delve into art and modernity in India with a series of panel discussions titled, Constructing Modernism: Conversations on Art in a Young Nation. It will feature the art world biggies including Ranjit Hoskote (in pic) and Kaiwan Mehta.
TIME: 3 pm onwards
AT: Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, Byculla.
RSVP: ccardoza@ bdlmuseum.org
