Must catch events this weekend

Shaken and stirred for the weekend. Plus 4 more must-catch events

Shakenu00a0and stirred for the weekend. Plus 4 more must-catch events

On: Tonight, 8 pm onwards
Where: Amboli Bar & Kitchen, Shop No 2 and 3, Mayfair Meredian, near Amboli Church, Andheri (W).
Call: 26770022 / 26780022
What better time than now to relive your secret fantasy to play Tom Cruise's part in Cocktail. At Amboli, not only do you get the chance to tipple over some of the coolest Mojitos in town but you also get to play bartender. With a little help from their bartenders, guests can learn a few moves and shake it up the right way. A specially customised portable Bacardi Mojito bar is being installed to jazz up things for all wannabe bartenders in the house. Go ahead, let your Mojito make the night!



Greenhorns are welcome for this tree walk
On: August 1, 9 am
Where: Veermata Jijabai Bhonsale Udyan, Dr Ambedkar Road, Byculla.
Call: 9819002696 / 9819887277
A group of nature lovers and volunteers with the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) invite like-minded city junta for a tree walk at the zoo. This two-hour trail will cover the entire 53-acre space. The leader of the walk, Dr Usha Desai, hopes to educate and inspire with interesting tree-related stories in one of the city's last surviving green lungs. The walk will be led by Dr Desai, ably supported by Dr Sheila Tanna, Renee Vyas, Katie Bagli and Shubhada Nikharge. "We wanted to share our love for trees. It's our second walk here. Previously, we covered other parks and green spaces in the city," says Nikharge. The group is expecting between 25-30 participants for this walk. While the walk is free, there is an entry fee for the zoo.

Rock like a Hurricane on Friendship Day
On: July 31 and August 2, 8 pm onwards
Where: Barista Lavazza outlets in Chembur and Phoenix Mills.
Email: register@barista.co.in
Perform at Barista on Friendship Day and win exciting prizes. Judges Chris Powell and Deepak Nair of Bandish (of Tum Hi Tum-fame) will be giving the participants a patient listen. Prizes include an exclusive all-expense-paid stay in an ITC Group Hotel for the winners and a coffee mug-shaped guitar. Each participating team will also get set of Barista Lavazza signature mugs and a Barista Lavazza Food and Beverage voucher. To participate in this contest, register through email or SMS request to 9320933093 along with your preferred venue and time. Your band needs to have at least one guitarist and one vocalist. Only 15 bands can register per day and two of the best performers from each day will compete in the finals. So what are you waiting for? Sing your heart out this weekend!

Hey wannabe Thespian, drop in here
On: July 31, 4 pm onwards
Where: Prithvi House, opposite Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Vile Parle (W).
Call: 9867562859 / 9920967175
If you've been bitten by the theatre bug, its time to join the epidemic. If you're under 25 and looking for an opportunity to show off your theatrical skills, don't miss this orientation meet. Actors, directors, scriptwriters, set designers Thespo is looking for talent across the board. They will be selecting four to eight plays for Thespo XII, a youth theatre festival to be held in December, and this is your chance to be in the thick of things. "If you're an actor without a play or have a script but no cast, drop in," says Quasar Thakore Padamsee, member, Team Thespo. They won't start screening the plays until October so you have that much time to polish your production, he explains. It isn't a test or an audition. "We're not looking at resum ufffds," smiles Quasar.

Relive Munshi Premchand's Fifty Best Plays
From: August 1 onwards, 5 pm and 9 pm
Where: Sathaye College, Vile Parle (E).
Call: 9821044429
Starting August 1, Mujeeb Khan's theatre group IDEA (Ideal Drama and Entertainment Academy) will stage 50 of Munshi Premchand's plays to celebrate the literary icon's birth anniversary, which falls on July 31. Theatre buffs can get a daily dose of as many as six plays, staged daily. The five year-old dynamic theatre group, which includes Ruslaan Mumtaz and Manisha Kelkar, holds the record for staging the maximum number of plays by the literary great. Annually, 52 plays of Munshi Premchand are staged every week. "Today's society needs Premchand's works we hope to use theatre as a medium to remind people of our rich literature," explains Khan.