Your weekday go&do guidebook
Monday
Learn a new art
If folk art forms of India interest you, head to a workshop on Madhubani art, which is traditionally done on mud walls, and uses motifs from daily life and mythological epics.
Time 12 pm to 3 pm
At Iteeha Studio, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel.
Call 7506122332
Entry Rs 870
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Catch a play
Watch Maati, an annual student production by The Drama School Mumbai. Directed by Mahesh Dattani, the play is a Hindi adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s Yerma.
Time 7 pm onwards
At Mumbai Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh, Girgaum.
Call 23856303
Free
Rock with history
Attend an illustrated talk by architectural historian Dr George Michell on the Buddhist rock-cut monasteries of Western Ghats that are more than 2,000 years old.
Time 6 pm
At Visitors Centre, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Fort.
Call 22844484
Tuesday
Watch a film
Watch The New Kid/Le Nouveau, the story of Benoit, a kid trying to fit in a new school. The event is being hosted by Institut Français India.
Time 7 pm
At antiSOCIAL Khar, 5th Road, Khar West. CALL 7506394243
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Free
Head to an opera
Let Handel’s Messiah enthrall you at this performance by The Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of India with conductor Zane Dalal.
Time 7 pm AT Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point.
Call 22824567
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Entry Rs 320 onwards
Cook healthy
Learn to make unique healthy smoothies and salads to add some zing to your meals. The menu includes zesty green smoothie, pad Thai salad, lettuce wraps and Vietnamese spring rolls.
Time 11.30 am AT Sharan India, Laxmi Industrial Estate, Andheri West.
Call 40031909
Cost Rs 1,500
Wednesday
Chug on beer
Head to this brewery to try two new brews, the hoppit, a light bodied pilsner, and strawberry cider that offers a fruity aroma and is full of flavour, at the cost of
Rs 100 each.
Time 7 pm onwards
At Brewbot Eatery & Pub Brewery, Morya Landmark 1, Andheri West.
Call 39698091
Read with Rupi
Listen to author and illustrator Rupi Kaur at a spoken word performance where Kaur will read select poems from her books The Sun and Her Flowers, and Milk and Honey. An interactive performance peppered with anecdotes, it is a mix of reading and a musical performance.
Time 7 pm onwards
At Nehru Centre, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli.
Call 24964676
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Cost Rs 600 onwards
Escape with art
Get creative at this African art workshop where you get to paint glowing sunsets and other landscapes featuring stick dancing figures in festive clothing.
Time 3 pm onwards
At The Little House, Yari Road, Versova, Andheri West.
Call 9930360546
Cost Rs 1,200
Thursday
Tune in
Register for Sound Check with Nilesh Thomas (left), where you can learn how to make the most of your sound check time by preparing and communicating highly specific tech-riders, getting a cohesive band sound on stage, and make monitor mixes.
Time 6.30 pm onwards
At The True School of Music, Lower Parel.
Call 66243200
Face the camera
Celebrate Women’s Day by eating out at a buffet spread with curated mocktails, a variety of comfort food and desserts. While there, you can also get yourself a portfolio clicked by fashion photographer Pavitr Saith.
Time 7 pm AT Jeon Eatery, Sea Princess Hotel, Juhu.
Call 9833833766
Cost Rs 1,599 per person
Sip some tea
Spend a quaint evening at a new tea bar, where Belgian tea sommelier Neetu Sarin of Tea of Life will showcase soothing blends like dolce vita, blue jade, Casablanca nights, and la vie en rose with natural aromatic fragrances from around the world.
Time 2 pm to 6 pm
At Vaishnavipratima, Vasan Udyog Bhavan, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel.
Call 24997999
Free
Listen to the ladies
Groove to a stellar line-up of female musicians featuring Monica Dogra (below), Kanchan Daniel and The Beards, and Tipriti Kharbangar and her band Soulmate in a gig. The second performance of the night will be by Dahlia, a Toronto-based singer and song writer.
Time 7.30 pm onwards
At The Quarter, Royal Opera House, Girgaum.
Call 8329110638
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Entry Rs 499 onwards for first act; Rs 749 onwards for second act
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