22 April,2011 07:56 AM IST | | The Guide Team
Plus 4 more must-catch events
On Saturday, 6 pm; where Bandra (W).
Call 9870966910
Log on to www.bluebulb.in
Cost Rs 1,500 (one session); Rs 6,000 (five sessions)
The city's on fire! Before you panic, read on. You would have spotted these guys, we reckon (a Goan beach, perhaps?). Back in the city, they carry their fire staff to open spaces like Carter Road or meet up on
terraces. As the music takes over their senses, they set the staff ablaze, spinning it in patterns that make the performance nothing short of a fire dance. If you've watched them entranced, and wished to do the same, this weekend might give you that big, fiery break. Blue Bulb, a young start-up that gives you the option of trying out something cool for a day (golf? paragliding? Warli art or belly dancing?), has set up a three-hour fire spinning workshop in Bandra this Saturday. "Fire spinning is not hippy dancing as much as it is meditative," explains Regan Rodricks who gave up his full-time job in advertising to start Blue Bulb. "This workshop will help you get familiar with the fire staff, learn about movement and muscle memory and then get comfortable with fire. You can't panic if fire is whooshing past inches away from your head." As you build up your core strength, you will learn to spin, twirl, dance and shape the fire to form mesmerising patterns of light, or as the website puts it, 'you'll light up the Kevlar-ends of your fire staff and scare the bejesus out of everyone with your mad new skills'.
On your marks, get set, pedal
On Sunday
Where Flag-off is from Bandra-Kurla Complex.
Call 9221738012
Log on to www.bsaindiacyclothon.com
We love our cycles and how. When Robert M Pirsig wrote about his love affair with his motorcycle in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, admitting how a motorcyclist is 'completely in contact with it all... in the scene' and how it helps to 'clear the mind', we felt like he had put words to what we felt for our humble bicycle.
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And though we give this weekend's BSA Hercules India Cyclothon a thumbs up, here's why we are not singing paens, already. A) We can't imagine being on a cycle in the scorching temperatures out there, especially because the Amatuer Ride (20 km), Corporate Ride (20 km) and the LG Green Ride (10 km) begin at
8 am or even later. B) You don't even get to ride on the Worli Sea Link. On the bright side, this is your chance to glide over the city's first-ever cycling track, at BKC. And you might catch Imran Khan cycling in support of animal welfare, too. Go, pedal pusher!
Coin a slice of history
On Today till Sunday, 10 am to 2 pm
Where World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade.
What would 1,700-year-old gold coins from the Gupta and the Kushana Empires look like? Wonder how it would have been to do business via a silver punched mark coin that was in use nearly 2,500 years ago, in Maghada Janapada? Step back in time and own a tiny piece of history as you view (and may be even bid for) rare coins, stamps and medals that will go under the hammer by Todywalla Auctions, the country's first and largest numismatic auction house. Over 360 different offerings make their way into this auction, spanning from the beginnings of Indian coinage. Rare gold and silver coins from native states including Hyderabad, Gwalior and Baroda as well as the very rare British Oriental Banknote of the 1840s are some of the objects you should watch out for.
Soak yourself in sufi renditions
Till April 24
Where Prithvi Theatre, 20, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Vile Parle (W).
Call 26149546
Kickstart your weekend with a concert that hopes to soothe your soul with lilting melodies that make for Sufi, Ghazal and Punjabi classics. Immerse yourself in music as classical singer Alam Gir Khan of the Patiala Gharana and his group take over. Alam has been singing since he was 14, along with his Guru and grandfather Sharif Idu.
Make a chinese lantern and wish for the stars
On Saturday, 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
Where Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (Prince of Wales museum), MG Road, Kala Ghoda.
Call 22844484/ 22844519
Log on tou00a0 www.themuseummumbai.com.
Fees Rs 200
This summer, the city museum is taking a cue from our neighbours. As part of their Summer Fun theme, Culture through the Arts of China, is a workshop that encourages you and your kid to make gorgeous Chinese lanterns. Chinese lantern-making is a fun yet traditional art and is commonly pursued in China around Chinese New Year. These lanterns are made from colourful paper on which people write their wishes. Then, a lit candle is placed inside them so it can rise in the sky to send one's wishes to heaven. Perhaps, the right time time to ask for that fancy netbook that you have been eyeing?
