The Amazing Race hits Bandra. Starring: You plus 4 more must-catch events
The Amazing Race hits Bandra. Starring: You plus 4 more must-catch events
On: Sunday, 9 am to 1 pm
Where: Mt Carmel Church Youth Movement, 81 A, Chapel Road, Bandra (W).
Call: 26421589
Cost: Rs 300 per team (each team can have 10 youngsters in a ratio of 6:4 for guys and girls or vice-versa)
You might not emerge as a small screen celebrity, but at this local take on The Amazing Race, you will be running around the city with as much gusto as you see on the telly. 
The Amazing Hunt, organised by the Mt Carmel's Youth Movement, is an annual treasure hunt that tests your physical and mental skills.
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"Participants will have to crack codes, solve puzzles or perform tasks before they get their next clue," says Fr Warner D'Souza of Mt Carmel Church.
"This will take them to historical places as well as modern locations around the suburb." To promote their focus on caring for the environment, you get to use bicycles to move around as well.
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"Our purpose is to ensure youngsters interact on a personal level, beyond the Internet. It's sad that an outing is limited to watching films or hanging out at a coffee shop.
We hope to bring back that joy we felt when we played chor-police, by organising such games," adds Fr Warner, quite the star among Bandra's youth.
If you're signing up only for the prize money, you could bag the moolah pooled by participants, and some more. Fr Warner's parting words: Don't cheat.
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The team who took a rickshaw last year (you can't use public transport) waved out to Fr Warner during their hunt, and ended up being disqualified.
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If you think you can outsmart everybody, think again plain-clothes referees will be patrolling the route.
No chappal throwing at this Parliament session
On: Tomorrow, 6.30 pm
Where: Nehru Centre, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli.
Call: 24920510. To register, call Book My Show on 39895050
Tickets: Rs 500 (adults); Rs 350 (students)
Violence and vandalism when the Indian Parliament is in session might make for hilarious, voyeuristic videos but also come as a huge embarrassment to the nation.
Maybe our MPs could take a cue from the Indian Debating Union that is to hold a parliamentary-style debate on contemporary issues.
Well-managed and structured, with multiple POVs being given equal weightage, it will witness two trained teams comprising two members each, who will propose and oppose the motion This house would repeal all constitutional amendments in favour of reservations.
The audience gets to vote and decide the winner.
The event hopes to provide an insight to professional debates as well as logical solutions to present-day issues. Besides, one gets the chance to interact with some of the city's sharpest debaters.
Do your bit for the planet this weekend
On: Tomorrow (3 pm to 3.30 pm), and then from May 24 to 28 (11am to 5.30 pm)
Where: WWF-India-Maharashtra State Office, 204, National Insurance Building, Dr DN Road, Fort.
All: 22078105
Does it worry you that most people can't be bothered about resuscitating our planet, simply because their larger worry is not being able to get two square meals today?
It's International Day for Biodiversity tomorrow and this time, the worldwide theme is: Biodiversity, Development and Poverty Alleviation.
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Since this year is also the International Year of Biodiversity, this event gains prominence.
On this day, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Mumbai) will organise a photography exhibition to raise public awareness on the importance of biodiversity for sustainable development and attainment of Millennium Development Goals of the UN.
Check out 75 frames captured by 25 photographers showcasing the beauty of nature across India, what leads to the loss of biodiversity and steps that can be taken to reverse the process. 
Bonding over Bansuri legend Pannalal
On: Today, 6.30 pm
At: Sangeet Mahabharti, A-6, 10th Road, opposite Juhu Scheme, Juhu.
Call: 26206106
When Amulya Jyoti Ghosh (or Pannalal as he was fondly known as) was nine, while looking for a stick, he stumbled on a flute floating in the river.
He retrieved it and thus began his lifelong affair with the bansuri. The child prodigy went on to give Krishna's humble instrument an independent identity, playing compositions almost unheard of among present-day flautists.
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Today, an event to commemorate the genius' 50th death anniversary will feature performances by leading classcial musicians, including sitar player Sahana Banerjee of the Rampur Senia gharana who will share the stage with bansuri player Nityanand Haldipur of the Maihar gharana and will be accompanied by tabla and sitar player Nayan Ghosh (seen in picture above).
Cheers! to unlimited beer on the go
Where: Colaba Bar Crawl (tonight) and Andheri Crawl (tomorrow); 8 pm
Call: 9920482273 / 9819012168
Cost: Rs 300 per person
You might not exactly revere Benjamin Franklin but if you understand that gentleman's sentiment when he said: Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy, then this weekend promises to give you a whole lot to be happy about. Best of Bombay is back with Season II of its annual Tuborg Bar Crawl.
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Shell out Rs 300 to drop by bars including The Tavern, HQ, Soul Fry Casa and The Ghetto in Colaba, or Kino 108, Club Escape and Met the Rio Lounge in Andheri. Once you hit the bar, you get to glug unlimited beer and play drinking games like Beer Pong.
Early bird registrations stand a chance to bag MP3 players and speakers. Gang up with your buddies and you might win a case of beer too.
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