Literary evening to nature trail, explore these activities in Mumbai this weekend

The melancholy and mystery of rain will find a way through words at The Rain with a Whispering Tinkle. Tune into a literary evening featuring recitations of Marathi poetry, short stories, and essays by veterans such as Sanjay Mone, Sharvari Patankar, and Vinay Shirke.
TIME 6.30 pm
AT NCPA, Nariman Point.
LOG ON TO ncpamumbai.com
ENTRY First come first served 

Friday
Sounds like Punjab

PIC COURTESY/Sunaini Sharma on Instagram

Witness musicians Sunaini Guleria Sharma (below) and Amit Yamla pay tribute to Punjabi folk icons Surinder Kaur and Yamla Jatt.
TIME 8 pm
AT Royal Opera House Mumbai, Charni Road. 
LOG ON TO in.bookmyshow.com
ENTRY Rs 2360

Saturday
Observe and win

Entrance hall at Manik Bagh Palace in Indore. PIC COURTESY/Taimur Hassan Collection

Join a walkthrough of the Eckart Muthesius and Manik Bagh exhibition, and don your thinking hats with mid-day’s Features Editor, Fiona Fernandez. An engaging quizzing session around the design marvel will test your memory and observation skills. There are prizes to be won.
TIME 4 pm onwards
AT Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Rani Baug, Byculla East. 
LOG ON TO @bdlmuseum
ENTRY Rs 100 (exclusive of Museum entry)

Need some space?

Comedian Varun Thakur (below) is now a “man trying to keep up with life”. Catch his inimitable unfiltered rants and observations on growing up amidst an existential crisis in Space Cadet.
TIME 10 am
AT Habitat, Road 3, Khar West. 
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ENTRY Rs 499

Sunday
Wild tastes

PIC COURTESY/HARSHITA KAKWANI ON INSTAGRAM

From bamboo shoots and wild greens to monsoon crabs, chef Harshita Kakwani will bring wild delicacies from the heart of Pench, Madhya Pradesh to Mumbai at a limited time monsoon food pop-up. Show up with an appetite for some wild lesser-known facts and lip-smacking fare.
TIME 7.30 pm
AT Powai (full location revealed on registration)
LOG ON TO immersivetrails.com (for more details) 
ENTRY Rs 3000

Give me green

A previous monsoon walk on the Malad Trail. PIC COURTESY/SGNP

Play it safe this monsoon with an expert-guided walk through the three-km-long Malad Trail inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park. The picturesque trail with diverse vegetation along the western edge of the forest is fit for all ages.
TIME 6.45 am
MEETING POINT Nature Interpretation Centre, SGNP, Borivli East. 
CALL 7738778789
ENTRY Rs 600

You go, girls!

PIC COURTESY/Mahima Sogani

Flip the switch leading up to Rakshabandhan at this all-girls’ celebration. 
TIME 11 am
AT Sathe’s Cafe, Aram Nagar Part 1, Versova. 
CALL 9324515486
ENTRY Rs 300