21 July,2018 10:21 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Listen to young talent
6 PM: Attend the ninth installment of the Con Brio Festival, which in a first, will rest entirely on the shoulders of young musicians. Presented by Furtados and directed by Parvesh Java, the show titled Coming of Age, will feature young Indians performing works by composers like Scarlatti, Haydn, Mozart and Bach in three concerts representing ideologies that impacted artistic activities - enlightenment, romanticism and modernism.
Where: Experimental Theatre: NCPA, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point
Entry: Rs 500
To book: in.bookmyshow.com
Attend a children's film festival
4 PM onwards: Take your kid to the Children's Film Festival, which will feature exciting Canadian animated shorts. Some of the movies on the menu include, How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly, which tells the story of how dinosaurs evolved into birds, and Get a Job that follows the tribulations of a cartoon character, Bob Dog, as he hunts for a job.
Where: Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, 91 A, Rani Baug, Byculla East
Entry: Adult: Rs 10; Child: Rs 5
To book: in.bookmyshow.com
Make ice cream
11 AM: This workshop is for ice cream lovers. Apart from learning how to make ice cream, you'll be taught pro-tips about getting the perfect scoop, making the dessert creamy rather than icy, and how to prevent it from melting quickly.
Where: Piramal Museum of Art, B Wing, Piramal Tower, Lower Parel
Entry: Rs 5,900
To book: insider.in
Dig into hot pakodas
4 PM - 7 PM: One cannot enjoy the monsoon fully, if they've not munched on mouth-watering piping hot pakodas and garam chai. Keeping these food stirrings in mind, Hitchki has introduced a special baarish menu. From tapri chai in a desi kulhad along with bhajiyas to calamari kalimri and anda-kheema, the eatery is offering interesting monsoon delicacies.
Where: Hitchki, ground floor, Viviana Mall, Eastern Express Highway, Thane West
For reservation: 8291932809
Eat at a Bihari pop-up
12 PM - 12 AM: If you want to savour a regional treat over the weekend, head to Neel, which along with Authenticook, is hosting 'Experience Magadh' - a curated menu celebrating Bihari cuisine. The main course will include besan ki machli, kathal ki tarkari, sarson wali machli and dehati meat. The pop-up will end with magahi paan ka joda.
Where: Neel, Tote On The Turf, Mahalaxmi Racecourse
Price: Veg: Rs 1,200; Non-veg: Rs 1,400
To book: www.authenticook.com
Create fun stories together
6 PM: Join writer Anand Sivakumaran for an entertaining evening, where he will lead you into the world of storytelling with tales created on the spot, on the basis of words, cues or sentences given by the audience. The trigger words suggested by the audience could be anything from blue mangoes, a Zeppelin, a torn umbrella. What it will do is take the story in unexpected directions.
Where: Hive at Great Eastern, The New Great Eastern Mills, 25-29, Near Rani Baug, Byculla
Entry: Rs 350
To book: in.bookmyshow.com
Sip a cooler
12 PM - 12 AM: Craving a refreshing beverage? Head to Botanica, a newly-opened cafe and diner, which is offering veg food that spins together a medley of European, Asian and Indian cuisine. The menu also boasts signature cocktails by chef Gaurish Rangnekar. We suggest you try the botanica cooler.
Where: Botanica, Patel Chambers, Girgaum
Call: 23802828
Make, break and create
Learn how to use beginner level tools like saws, chisels, hammers, etc. to make a small project. This four-day woodwork workshop is taught and curated by Viren Vaz and you get to take home whatever you build. Vaz has been immersed in woodworks and quit a career of 15 years to pursue it to his heart's content. From a tiny shoe rack to a king-size bed, he has built it all and is especially interested in creating furniture pieces that do not need metal fasteners.
When: 11 am, July 28
Where: Maker's Asylum, D-11/1, Road no. 21, MIDC, Marol, Andheri, East
Entry: Rs 5,900
Log on to: instamojo.com
Relish a unique range of dim sums
Dim sum master chef Chee Soon Hoong and duck chef Sylvester Lepcha are curating a pop-up of Chennai restaurant China XO, that will feature a range of dim sums, signature set menus and Peking duck. The dimsum variety will include lobster truffle, seafood tobiko, lamb and lemongrass, baked chicken puff among many others. Vegetarians can choose from asparagus and black pepper, water chestnut, pumpkin and pine nut and vegetable and lotus roll. The piece de resistance of the menu is the Peking duck, that is cooked in a wood-fired oven for 45 minutes, and later served with steamed pancakes.
When: 12.30 pm to 3 pm, 7 pm to 12 am, till July 31
Where: The Great Wall, The Leela Mumbai, Sahar, Andheri East
Call: 66911347
Hear true dating stories
Story Party is a live storytelling show about something most people struggle with - dating. The platform features professional story tellers sharing true dating stories about the time they got played or just tangled up in what we call love. The show promises stories of all kinds, the good, bad and ugly, but all of them relatable. This is part of the Story Party world tour, that has had sold out shows in Budapest, Prague, Vienna, Amsterdam and more.
When: 8 pm, August 10-11
Where: Rise Mumbai, 1902, Tower B, Peninsula Business Park, Lower Parel
Entry: Rs 880
Call: 9015419191
Go for an art show by three women
Art Musings is presenting Confluence - Monsoon Show, a group exhibition featuring acclaimed artists Anjolie Ela Menon, Jayasri Burman and Maya Burman. All three artists draw from a mythology and culture, but each one has a distinct style of rendering. Menon's works are from her ongoing Divine Mother series, that captures the nuances of motherhood. Jayasri Burman's work is inspired by Indian folk, mythology and the Bengali culture while Maya Burman's works have a signature fairyland feel to them, with an exquisite amount of detailing, reminiscent of the French art nouveau tradition.
When: 11 am to 6 pm, Till August 25
Where: Art Musings, Admiralty Building, Colaba Cross Lane
Call: 22163339
Order of the day
Know how to handle trauma
6 pm to 8.30 pm: This talk, conducted by Ankhi Mukherjee, will explore, through case studies, ways in which psychoanalysis can re-pattern traumatised states, to change the logic of trauma cure. Mukherjee is a professor of English and World Literature at the University of Oxford.
When: Monday 23
Where: Jnanapravaha,3rd floor, Queen's Mansion, G Talwalkar Marg, Fort
To register: info@jp-india.org
Do the Bachata step
9 pm to 1 am: Get grooving with the sensual moves of Bachata with Cornel and Rithika. Bachata is a style of social dance that originated in the Dominican Republic. It is inspired by the bolero step but evolved over the years to including the tap. Try it out with these experts to show you the way.
When: Tuesday 24
Where: Raasta Bombay, Rohan Plaza, Ram Krishna Nagar, Khar
Call: 33126123
Indulge in small talk
8.30 pm to 10 pm: Based on a game show, Gods of Small Talk involves speaking for a minute on a given topic without stuttering. It has to be delivered in Queen's English and the topic can be anything under the sun. It's a one-of-a-kind live game show that is expected to leave you speechless.
When: Wednesday 25
Where: Canvas Laugh Club, Palladium, Lower Parel
Entry: Rs 500
Log on to: in.bookmyshow.com
Attend a rock tribute concert
8.30 pm onwards: Singer, songwriter 2Blue, aka Tirthankar Poddar, will be paying tribute to AC/DC and Guns n' Roses at this solo concert. He sings in Hindi, English and Bengali and has recorded in a large variety of genres. But, the artiste, swears by this - his heart lies in classic rock.
When: Thursday 26
Where: Hard Rock Cafe, Wadia International Centre, Worli
Entry: Rs 750
Log on to: in.bookmyshow.com
Laugh out loud
8.30 pm: Watch ace comedians Sumukhi Suresh and Naveen Richard perform an outrageous sketch show called Go Straight Take Left. One second Sumukhi is a mosquito, the next minute Richard is a ventriloquist. Of course, it doesn't make any sense. But that's how they roll. Go see!
When: Friday 27
Where: The Habitat, 1st floor, Hotel Unicontinental, Khar West
Entry: Rs 250-Rs 350
Log on to: in.bookmyshow.com
Go for an opera walk
10.30 am to 12 pm: Join curator Asad Lalljee and conservation architect Kruti Garg on an opera walkthrough. The session will provide historical nuggets on the heritage and restoration of The Royal Opera House and the legacy of the opera. It will also provide a sneak peek into an upcoming Italian opera.
When: Saturday 28
Where: The Royal Opera House, Charni Road West
Call: 23668888
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