24 things to do around Mumbai from November 22 - November 28

Sunday DriverDiscover Hindustani11 AM ndash 2 PM So you listen to hiphop and trance but have a secret crush on Hindustani music The next logical step is to head to a workshop by Tushar Bhatia a composer and sitarplayer who will demystify the basics of Hindustani basics and help you appreciate it better Calling his sessions ldquoinformed listeningrdquo learn concepts like raag and taal Where House of Wow Natraj Building Hill Road Bandra WCall 9930246031Entry Rs 800Find puppy love10 AM ndash 7 PM Spend quality time today with some furry friends at Adoptathon by World for All There are 150 puppies and kittens of Indian breeds that you can fall in love with and take home You need to be over 21 to adopt these lirsquol ones and need to take along an ID and address proof There are also fun stalls and celebrity guests arriving Where Smt Chandaben Mohanbhai Patel Homoeopathic Medical College opposite Amar Juice Centre Vile Parle WEntry Rs 50 Call 9820199926Choose organic10 AM ndash 3 PM Pick up baskets at the farmerrsquos market and fill them to your heartrsquos content with slow food and other organic products You can also unwind to musicians jamming get a foot massage and meet the farmers behind the natural goodies Where Bhalla House opposite St Andrewrsquos Church Bandra WEntry Rs 10Call 9819852266Bond over drums11 am Kamakshi and Vishala Khurana founders of The Sound Space will lead a musical session of various percussion instruments at a unique parentchild interaction Get ready to tap tables djembes dhols and daflis as you bridge the generation gap at this ParentChild Musical Rhapsody The event is in three parts beginning with folk music and ending with a digital music experienceWhere Akbarallys Men 45 VN Road FortEntry Rs 600Call 8108497115Get baking3 PM Herersquos how you can have your eggless cake and eat it too Homemade Happinezz will teach you how to bake four different cakes mdash a black forest a fresh fruit mousse a fruit gateaux and caramel butterscotch And thatrsquos not all You also get tips on making the perfect whipped cream and adding those dainty finishing touches to your oven wonderWhere Gaurav Garden Kandivili Link Road Kandivili WEntry Rs 1800 Call 9820100253Tuck into a brunch12 PM ndash 4 PM Sundays are bottomless days at this pub where you can spend your afternoon with unlimited food and booze and board games Choose between potroasted chicken grilled fish and chips or cottage cheese steak Oh and donrsquot forget to ask for the dessert of the dayWhere The Irish House Gasper Enclave Pali Naka Bandra WEntry Rs 750 unlimited food Rs 1350 unlimited food drinks Call 26400166Watch a love story 8 am If poetry is the food of love what happens when two poets start longing for each other Deepti Naval and Shekhar Suman bring to life the story of unrealised love between Amrita Pritam and Sahir Ludhianvi in a magical play full of music and verses Where Manik Sabhagriha Auditorium opposite Lilavati Hospital Bandra ReclamationEntry Rs 300 ndash Rs 1500Call 26551616Follow 1D430 PM ndash 630 PM If you are fans of the unbelievably famous EnglishIrish pop boy band One Direction then this onersquos for you This evening a twohour special session at Hard Rock is where you get to meet fellow fans sing along to favourite numbers and vibe to tracks from their new album ldquoMade in the AMrdquo Where Hard Rock Cafeacute Veera Desai Road Andheri W Call 26743901 Entry Rs 500 cover chargeLearn Urdu11 am So you always wanted to master the language of ghazals but didnrsquot know where to begin Starting this Sunday Imroz Alam will introduce you to the intricacies and the basics of Urdu A total of 24 classes spread across 12 weekends will help you showoff your newly acquired Urdu skills Or maybe romance the love of your life with poetry Where The Hive near Ahmed Bakery Chuim Village Khar WEntry Rs 5000 Call 9619962969Gig by the beachAllow us to paint a picture for you mdash waves crashing against a hillock outdoor barbecues campsite activities sky lanterns floating in the night and a visit to the Murud Janjira fort Not convinced yet Add a live acoustic set a presunset gig on the beach and boatpainting All these are part of this weekend getaway on the Konkan coast Meet the organisers on Saturday morning at the Gateway of India and hop on for a ferry ride to Mandwa jetty from where the road winds along the coast to Murud The Little Gig Escape hosted by Some Place Else will feature singersongwriter Ronit Sarkar aka Awkward Bong and ukuleleplayer Ramya Pothari Oh and did we mention that pets are allowed on this trip Music on world off When 28 Nov ndash 29 Nov Where Murud RaigadEntry Rs 4850 Call 9833163486Explore the wild outskirtsNext Sunday morning take a break from the regular destinations and head to Padale Gaon a birdwatching paradise Be sure to bump into black kites storks marsh harriers and sandpipers in this locale relatively unknown to Mumbaikars Be sure to keep your cellphones and DSLRs handy on this photowalk through the creekside area although the organisers from Moments Shoot advise you to enjoy the moments minus the camera too Carry a packed breakfast and water on the morning walk which starts at Dombivali stationOrder of the daySo you think you can danceIf yoursquore passionate about dance but donrsquot have time to sign up for a fulllength regimen read on Ensemble Dance Studio has organised day sessions in several genres for enthusiasts Choreographer Rohit Chawla who has trained over 23 celebrities and is credited for bringing LA stylehiphop to India for the first time will be the instructor NOV 28 5 PM7PM Get ready to get a crash course on rap music DJing bboying and graffiti artDEC 10 645 PM 815 PM Learn the basics of the contemporary style which focuses on floorwork and lifts using gravity and release techniqueDEC 12 815 PM930 PM Itrsquos time to groove to street hiphop that includes popping locking and waving DEC 26 5 PM7 PM Hone your gravityndashdefying moves and learn Michael Jacksonrsquos iconic moonwalk the circle slide and the iconic hip thrustWhere Bhaktivedanta Swami Mission School Shastri Nagar Andheri West Entry Rs 300 to Rs 600Call 655556600Get behind the scenesNOV 23 430 PM If yoursquore interested in the workings of a live television show sign up for the Live Show Tour designed to give you a firsthand experience of shooting a show All participants will be taken to the sets of a wellknown TV show will get to watch a shoot and will be escorted to a specially created studio Here yoursquoll get a chance to be a part of an entire set along with the cast and crew at work Where Alfa Vista Tower Ram Nagar Malad West Entry Rs 1500httpswwweventshighcomGo for a horror night outNOV 25 8 PM If you want to get the heebiejeebies watch Manchha an intriguing Gujarati play about a young lawyer who visits a late clientrsquos haunted haveli in Lakhpat mdash a small village on the outskirts of Bhuj in Gujarat Written by Sejal Ponda and directed by Pritesh Sodha Manchha adopts the lsquoplay within a playrsquo format and combines it with elements of horror The play is shouldered mostly by two actors Shivang Thakkar and Paresh Vora who enact different characters in the story Where Tejpal Hall August Kranti Maidan near Gowalia Tank Grant Road Call 23802679Read out your writings 7 PM Make your way to CaferatiPrithvi Cafeacute for an Open Mic session Original works can be performed in English Hindi Marathi andor Urdu Each participant will get two minutes to showcase their talent Duos can only perform collaborative works authored by both performers23 MmondayWhere Prithvi Theatre Juhu log on to wwwprithvitheatreorgCall 26149546FreeGive rsquoem a listen930 PMndash1 AM The Mezcal Jazz Unit will enthrall the audience this week Their music is defined by the Mediterranean temperament of its musicians the reminiscences of traditional melodies an unabashed attraction for the Orient and a humorous energetic performance 24 TuesdayWhere blueFROG D2 Mathuradas Mills Compound Lower ParelEntry Rs 350Rs 1000Call 61586158Let the demon chef feed you Not all demons want to eat you Some want you to eat like threeMichelin Star Chef Alvin Leung Put on your bibs and hold your forks and knives for the 2nd edition of Michelin PopUp Dine with Leung who loves to experiment with local ingredients The sixcourse meal will highlight in his words lsquoextreme Chinesersquo 25 WednesdayWhere Spices JW Marriott Mumbai JuhuWhen Nov 2528Call 66933000Deconstruct a painting 630 PM ndash 730 PM Palettes by Alain Jaubert is a series of documentaries that explore great paintings Jean Honoreacute Fragonardrsquos film titled Lrsquoamour Dans Les Plis features a closer look at The Lock which depicts a gallant scene while Marcel Duchamprsquos Le Temps Spirale explores the cubist style work of Nude Descending a Staircase 26 ThursdayWhere Education Centre Dr Bhau Daji Lad MuseumCall 22035993FreeSee utensils in a new light 11 AM7 PM Anjaneyulursquos upcoming show Astonishing Expendables revolves around stilllifes This time he glamorises them and paints them by singling out objects that are inconspicuous From here emerges an ideal middle class family just like any other in our country mdash a jar a canister a milk can mdash all middleclass household accessories 27 FridayWhere India Fine Art Film Center Building 3rd floor 68 TardeoWhen Till Dec 3Call 23520438Tell tall tales1030 AM7 PM Nov 2829 Kahani Karnival and Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum are hosting their last festival of stories The festival will celebrate diversity and languages for children aged 8 to 12 Workshops films dance treasure hunts and giant dinosaurs are part of the plan 28 saturdayWhere Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum 91A Dr Ambedkar Road Byculla ECall 23731234Plan ahead Bond with your kids DEC 12 8 AM The latest edition of Under The Peepal Tree is for kids aged 6 months to 8 years where they can spend funfilled outdoor time learning and bonding with their dads The various activities are designed to stimulate all the nine intelligences in kids an idea conceptualised by development psychologist Howard Gardner The premise of Gardnerrsquos theory is that someone can be extremely bad at mathematics and yet be excellent in another field such as music Where Maharashtra Nature Park Bandra Sion Link Road near Dharavi Depot Entry Rs 750 1 kid plus 1 adultCall 22824567Take a bite of Burma NOV 27 12 PM130 Am Soy Street is hosting a panAsian food festival where each week you can get a taste of dishes from Korea Thailand Vietnam Indonesia Malaysia and Sri Lanka Later this week the restaurant will serve Burmese dishes The buffet is priced at Rs 545 Where Soy Street Inorbit Mall Sector 30A Vashi Navi Mumbai Call 981943772FreeWatch a love story unfold NOV 25 630 PM Get an insight into the 42 years and 12 filmlong relationship between legendary actress Liv Ullmann and master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman in Dheeraj Akolkarrsquos documentary Liv and Ingmar Painfully Connected Portions of this sentimental film have been narrated by Ms Ullmann and draw from Changing her 1976 autobiography It also includes excerpts from Bergmanrsquos letters read by Samuel Froumller The film is essentially a homage to two of the greatest artistes of our time Where Theosophy Hall Alliance Franccedilaise de Bombay New Marine Lines When 7 pm Call 22035993FreePut on your artwalking shoesArt season has set in and there are reasons aplenty to head out there We pick four exhibitions and one arts festival to mark into your diaries right awayMeasure DecipherAt his first solo exhibition Pratap Morey examines the city he has lived and worked in mdashMumbai Morey uses a combination of digital photographic images architectural drawings and engravings in his intricate paperworks Each work delves into the construction redevelopment and displacement that we see around us in maximum city So whether itrsquos corrugated sheets walls pasted with plastic or water pipelines all of these are reincarnated in paper and drawings with Morey While this should be an absolute delight for architects and urban thinkers Moreyrsquos unusual cityscapes will surely resonate with every citydweller Where Tarq F 3536 Dhanraj Mahal CSM Marg Apollo Bunder When 11 AMndash6 PM Mondayndash Saturday till Dec 5Call 6615 0424FreeHypnolines by Fiorenzo SeneseExplaining could be exploitingCan travelling every day on the Western Railway line to Vasai inspire art The answer from Yogesh Barve is yes In his new audiovisual installation the saltpans and apartments of Vasai become the subject of his solo debut which has 600 videos All the video is lowtech captured and displayed by a varied list of cheap mobile phones and borrowed televisions Where Clark House 8 Nathalal Parekh Marg next to Woodside Inn ColabaWhen 11 AMndash7 PM Till Nov 30 Call 9820213816FreeIndia Arts FestivalBeginning this Thursday is the Mumbai edition of the arts extravaganza where you can enjoy a range of artworks by 500 Indian and international artists all under one roof Look out for serigraphs by MF Husain and works by Bulgarian artist Krastyo Todorov Check out their website for parallel events such as ldquoan artistic monologuerdquo by Atul Dodiya and live art sessions by Baiju Parthan Where Nehru Centre Dr Annie Besant Road WorliWhen 11 AMndash8 PM Nov 26ndash 29 Call24445508FreeLines by Fiorenze Senese A tribute to the most elemental aspect of photographs mdash the line mdash Italian fine art photographer Fiorenze Senesersquos second solo in the city puts the mundane in extraordinary light His works creatively look at our routine lives that revolve around human structures be it bridges cables or rails So the London Metro becomes a collection of coloured cables and car roofs become more than just plain slates Where Piramal Art Gallery NCPA Narima Point When 12 PM ndash 8 PM till Nov 29 Call 22071286