Must-catch events this weekend
ACT II, Scene one: Verse to stageTill July 17, 7 pm onwards
Where The Hive, Bungalow No 20-H, off Perry Cross Road, New Kantwadi, Bandra (W).
Logu00a0on https://goo.gl/h3ZgLEntry Rs 50
They say situations inspire verse. In this case, doggerel has inspired a play. Amateur theatre person, Nandraam Anand has been frequenting Bombay Elektrik Projekt's monthly poetry slam and winning accolades for his moving Hindi poems. Little did the crowd full of about 30 regulars know that he was scouting for his play. "I have been moved by the way so many talented poets have been reading great verses. That's when I realised maybe I was ready to write a story inspired by the exchange between various artists that I observed at various slams," says Anand.
Called Muffins, the play is produced by theatre company Stage Kraft and stars actors Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Awanish Kotnaal and Kokil Airen, alongwith RJ Rohini Ramanathan, who hosts the monthly poetry slam and will be making her Hindi play debut with Muffins.
The story is a brief exchange between two people, where they find a weird truth about one another. What follows is a mesh-up of personal histories, strange quirks and anecdotes that go with them.
"The idea is to explore relationships that form between strangers, who become friends and maybe more or nothing at all. It is about basic Human interaction," Anand says.
Fall under the spell of pottermania
On Till July 17, 12 pm to 8 pm
Where Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel.
Even as the city grips with the aftershocks of the Wednesday evening serial blasts and the fate of Harry Potter's final cinematic outing, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows 2 hangs in the balance. High Street Phoenix is celebrating a weekend long Pottermania event to celebrate the world's favourite wizard.
A host of activities have beenu00a0 organised for Potter fans. A selection of photos and posters from the previous Harry Potter films will be on display. Palladium Mall
has rebuilt the characters from the movie, including Harry, Severus Snape and Lord Voldemort. You can participate in activities like face painting, colouring along with making Harry Potter items including wands, lockets and witches hats. Fans can also get access to the official merchandise of the film like movie tickets, DVDs, wand pencils, T-shirts and note books.
Adopt a Native tree this sundayOn July 17, 8 am to 10 am
Where Gokul Sushma Housing Society, near Lions Garden, Linking Road Extension, Santacruz (W).
Call 22821811
If you want to leave a green footprint behind, then make sure you grab a sapling. After the week-long celebrations of Van Mahotsav concluded on July 7, Bombay Natural History Society, in association with the National Society of the Friends of the Trees are distributing saplings of native trees in Mumbai this Sunday. The focus is on native trees, since these are suitable to the local environment and also provide food and shelter to birds and insects.
The saplings will be distributed free of cost. Also, 500 kg of vermiculture will also be available for sale at Rs 10 per kg. The saplings include Indian Laburnum, Flowering Ashok, Silk Cotton, Deshi Badam, Jamun and Kanchan.
Sound design on the consoleOn July 16, 9 pm onwards
Where Blue Frog Club, Zeba Center, Mathuradas Mills Compound, NM Joshi Marg, Lower Parel.
Call 26407049
Entry Rs 500
UK-based DJ Solarstone, is a name to reckon with in the arena of new Progressive Electronica. The Techno music producer has been spinning many soundscapes for the past decade. Now, Rich Mowatt, Solarstone's off-stage name is playing his first gig in the city this Saturday, where he will be playing tracks from his forthcoming album Electronic Architecture 2 at the pre-release party that is being hosted at Blue Frog.This album is a sequel to his highly-innovative 2009 Electronic Architecture compilation album that went on to win the International Dance Music Award in the same year and has been described as a precursor to the understated magic of Sasha and John Digweed's first Renaissance albums.
Electronic Architecture 2, is slated to hit stores in India sometime next week, and at his India gig, which is a part of his album launch world tour. Make sure you come geared up to hit the dance floor, for there isn't a rhythm in his sound that'll allow you to stay passive.
