<h2>Pipe dreams</h2>
While Mumbaikars face uncertainty over water supply this week, a boy rests assured on a <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-bmc-removes-metal-sheets-at-bandras-lucky-junction-pipeline-work-now-in-full-swing-23623083?shot-videos-breakingnews" rel="nofollow">water pipeline near Bandra</a>
<h2>Reel earth stories</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jun/Earth-stories_e.jpg" alt="Children at an earlier screening. Pic Courtesy/Brief Encounters Film Club " width="1280" height="720" /> Children at an earlier screening. Pic Courtesy/Brief Encounters Film Club
The Brief Encounters Film Club, a Bandra-based film club is hosting a summer special centered on environmental awareness through films such as How Green Was My Valley, Birds of Mumbai with Kenneth Lawrence and The Elephant Whisperers, till July 18. Designed for children aged five and above, along with their guardians, the weekend programme encourages conversations around natural history, wildlife conservation and climate change. &ldquo;The theme is a love for the wonder and beauty of the planet that is our home &mdash; our only home,&rdquo; said Aparajita Sinha, founder-director of the film club. A workshop titled Sounds and Lights of Nature, conducted by Aradhana Nagpal and musician Arnav Kuppachi will precede the screenings this Sunday.
<h2>Going 100 for Miles</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jun/Blow-Horn_e.jpg" alt="Orijit Sen&rsquo;s tribute to Miles Davis. Pic Courtesy/Orijit Sen; wikimedia commons" width="1280" height="720" /> Orijit Sen&rsquo;s tribute to Miles Davis. Pic Courtesy/Orijit Sen; Wikimedia Commons
His years of covering Jazz Yatra in the &rsquo;80s has found new life in artist Orijit Sen&rsquo;s latest creation, Blow Horn, that celebrates one of his favourite artistes, Miles Davis, in his centenary year. The limited-edition poster captures Davis&rsquo; virtuoso trumpeting style with a very Indian twist.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jun/Orijit-Sen_e.jpg" alt="Orijit Sen and Miles Davis" width="1280" height="720" /> Orijit Sen and Miles Davis
The flying peacock, yellow template, and distinct typeface recall Indian truck art. &ldquo;The design is a visual pun on the &lsquo;Horn Ok Please&rsquo; signs,&rdquo; shared Sen. The artist is hoping to raise funds for his ongoing mural at Mapusa, Goa, through the sale of the poster. Readers might want to head to @orijitzen on Instagram before the deadline on Sunday.
<h2>For Rajmata</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jun/Rajmata-statue_e.jpg" alt="Zoo staff and dignitaries pay respect at the statue. Pic Courtesy/Mumbai Zoo" width="1280" height="720" /> Zoo staff and dignitaries pay respect at the statue. Pic Courtesy/Mumbai Zoo
The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/shakti-byculla-zoo-s-royal-bengal-tiger-dies-from-pneumonia-induced-respiratory-failure-23605035" rel="nofollow">Mumbai Zoo</a>, which takes its official name from Veermata Jijabai, paid respects to the &lsquo;Rajmata&rsquo; on her death anniversary on June 17. The striking statue of Jijabai and a young Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj inside the zoo was adorned with flowers. Among the attendees were zoo director Dr Sanjay Tripathi and Mayor Ritu Tawde. &ldquo;As a mark of respect, the zoo staff took time out and joined us in paying homage,&rdquo; shared zoo biologist Dr Abhishek Satam.
<h2>Art on the mountains</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jun/Lamo_e.jpg" alt="A view of LAMO in Ladakh. Pics Courtesy/RMZ Foundation, LAMO" width="1280" height="720" /> A view of LAMO in Ladakh. Pics Courtesy/RMZ Foundation, LAMO
The Raqs Media Collective of artists Jeebesh Bagchi, Monica Narula, and Shuddhabrata Sengupta, will return to India after a decade for the exhibition, The Time is Never Ripe, starting July 2.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jun/Raqs-media-collective_e.jpg" alt="Shuddhabrata Sengupta, Jeebesh Bagchi, and Monica Narula" width="1280" height="720" /> Shuddhabrata Sengupta, Jeebesh Bagchi, and Monica Narula
Curated by Qamoos Bukhari, the exhibition at the Ladakh Arts and Media Organisation (LAMO) will have RMZ Foundation and Project 88 gallery on board. &ldquo;The works take on a particularly focused interpretation at Ladakh&rsquo;s high altitude...&rdquo; shared the collective.

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