Why you should indulge in these engaging activities in Mumbai this weekend

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Thursday
Learn to love life

This Pride month, catch a screening of Christophe Honoré's moving tale of a teenager struggling with sorrow, identity and self-discovery in Winter Boy.
Time: 6.30 pm
At: Alliance De Française Bombay, Theosophy Hall, Churchgate
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Friday
Drive with Stanley

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If it is drama you seek this weekend, head over to watch this Mumbai take of Tennessee Williams' iconic Streetcar Named Desire, to light up that fire.
Time: 8 pm
At: Royal Opera House Theatre, Mathew Road, Opera House, Girgaum.
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Cost: Rs 800

Saturday
Move with poetry

Mohiniattam performer Aneri Sheth will utilise the dance form to explore the themes and influences of Kalidasa's poetry in spring.
Time: 7 pm
At: Apre Art House, Sanghvi House, Colaba.
Log on to: aprearthouse.com
Cost: Rs 350

Get busy with brushes

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If you want to spend this weekend doing something more creative, then this might be your cup of tea. This weekend workshop offers aspiring artists a chance to understand and learn the secrets to creating the perfect abstract creations on a canvas. Learn to create your own individual signatures and the right way to use a palette knife, the balance of colours, different strokes and the quiet comfort of enjoying a day out. With all the equipment provided on site, all you need to do is get your brushes out and paint to your heart's content. Participants can take their artworks home, too.
Time: 11 am at Shobha's Art Studio, Indraneel, General Arunkumar Vaidya Nagar, Bandra West
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Cost: Rs 1,000 (equipment provided)

Sunday
Cook with dad

Bond with your kids this Father's Day weekend with a unique cooking session. Step into the kitchen and pass down family recipes.
Time: 5 pm onwards
At: Culinary Arts Studio, 2nd Floor, 247/248, Powai Plaza, Hiranandani Powai.
Log on to: culinarycraft.in
Cost: Rs 3,950 for two

Stretch for a cause

Get sweaty for the sake of your furry friends in an exclusive yoga with dogs event that brings together mental and physical health exercises for the benefit of the rescues in the city.
Time: 10 am at Benercise, Bacha Mansion, Tardeo.
Log on to: @pawasana.com
Cost: Rs 1,200 onwards

Catch the first bloom

Join nature lovers on a walk through the Sanjay Gandhi National Park to study the first blooms of the monsoon including the wild aromatic turmeric.
Meeting Time: 8 am Meeting point CEC Center, Goregaon.
Log on to: @bombaynaturalhistorysociety
Call: 9969798447
Cost: Rs 600 (BNHS members); Rs 700 (for everyone else)