Do or die this weekend

Drumming up support for Santa and the kids
On: Saturday, 4.30 pm
Where: Hard Rock Cafe, Worli.
Call: 66511209

When Sivamani decides to play Santa Claus, you can expect the unexpected. This extraordinary drummer will perform live for underprivileged kids, to ring in this joyous season. "We have to share what we have or else we get overweight. Be light, be bright," is his mantra and he abides by it. Involved in several charity events like this, he sidetracks it by saying, "my right hand shouldn't know what my left hand is doing." He's lined up a special act for the kids. Santa Cause is part of the ongoing Equal Opportunity Program project organised by The Family India. Guests can bring goodies for these kids; if it's for a boy it should be wrapped in blue; red for the girls. The aim is to collect 1,000 gifts for these kids. Hard Rock Cafe will be the collection point to drop off gifts leading up to Christmas.

Buy a bench painted by Akanksha kids
On: Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm
Where: Raj Mahal, 3rd floor, 33 Altamount Road and B-801, Deepali, Cyril Road, Bandra West.
Call: 23700253
The kids at Akanksha are back to spreadu00a0 joy and bring colour into your home, this Christmas. Every product is hand made and you'll be spoilt for choice given the range of knick-knacks to choose from. There are cutesy slippers, delightful paper weights, candles, bright, hand-painted furniture including benches and stools as well as bags and table linen that will vie for your attention.

Of spaces and speaking photographs
On: Friday, 6.30 pm (panel discussion), Sunday, 12 noon to 3 pm (preview)
Where: Panel discussion: Little Theatre, NCPA; Photo exhibition (preview): Gallery Beyond, 130/132, Great Western Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort.
Call: 6492727
Veteran lensman Samar Jodha believes that while the Bhopal Gas Tragedy may have become just another date, it doesn't mean that it's forgotten. To highlight this, Jodha decided to go ahead and make a statement, without commercialising it. "It was necessary to create a platform for my art and that's why we decided to go ahead with a panel discussion to create awareness among the media and lay people," he explains. His multimedia installation shows lenticular images about the tragedy. Jodha has deliberately avoided using people and concentrated on spaces, instead.

Your very own Green Revolutionu00a0
On: Friday-Sunday, all day
Where: Ravindra Natya Mandir, near Siddhivinayak Temple, Prabhadevi.
While the big players battle it out in Copenhagen, here's your chance to do your bit for the planet. At the
Vishwa '09 exhibition cum conference, you can learn about organic farming, recycling and sustainable energy alternatives. Or else check out the stalls selling organic clothing and organic foods. At the Green Activity Centre you can create your own masterpiece of traditional Warli art, try your hand on the potter's wheel and mould your own earthen pot, and catch up with a naturalist who will teach you how to sow your own seeds.

Let's get this party started... now
On: Saturday, 2 pm to 5 pm
Where: Vinegar, 8B, St John the Baptist Road, Reclamation, Bandra (West).
Call: 9820308156
The festive season is here. Your best chance to max your glam quotient is to sign up for interactive sessions with consultants like Varsha Bhawnani, experts from Jean Claude Biguine and Shiseido and Dr Rohini Wadhwani, who will give you a makeover that will ensure heads turn... all of this, for free!

Be a climate cop! Make a difference
LOG ON: https://www.avaaz.org/en/save_copenhagen/97.php?cl_tta_sign=b05b40896d221aad208026bea4132b3a
With a day left for Copenhagen to end here's your last chance to sign a petition for a real deal at Copenhagen. With over 10 million supporters worldwide, it is the biggest global campaign for climate change. Without public pressure, the summit cannot stop catastrophic global warming of two degrees. Sign this link and forward it to everyone you know.