 "European cinema, electro-pop and food festivals to enliven your weekend")
DELHI
Food
Naga treats: Dzukou Tribal Kitchen is hosting the Naga Awoshi Food Festival to showcase unique pork dishes cooked in Naga style. On the elaborate menu will be dishes such as Pork Head, Pork Tongue, Pork Ears, Pork Chops, Spare Ribs, Pork Belly, Brain Chutney, Skin Crackers, Pork Salad and Pork Tail among others.
Where: Dzukou, Hauz Khas Market
When: May 2 to 21, noon to 11.30 pm
Art
For lovers of vintage: National Film Archive of India, Pune is showcasing an interesting exhibition featuring film posters titled Rhythm, Raga and Melody. The collection will include some of the rare posters from the movie industry. It will also track the history of poster making from black and white to colour and digital format.
Where: India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road
When: May 7 to 15, 11 am
Music
Where: Summer House Café, Aurobindo Market
When: May 15, 9 pm onwards
Film
A classic rendition: Directed by Benedict Andrews and starring Gillian Anderson, Clare Burt and Lachele Carl, A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams is a drama about two sisters. As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace -- but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.
Where: PVR Cinemas, Various venues
When: May 17, 4 pm onwards
MUMBAI
Art
In the artist’s hands: At the newly opened Gallery Odyssey, see a solo show of works by Lorenzo Quinn. The artist often sculpts the human hand because it is considered the hardest and most technically challenging part of the human body. “The hand holds so much power – the power to love, to hate, to create, to destroy,” Quinn noted in a press statement.
Where: Gallery Odyssey, One Indiabulls Center, Lower Parel, Mumbai
When: Until July 20, 11 am-7 pm
Where: Project 88, Colaba, Mumbai
When: Until May 30
Music
Pop, rock and blues: ‘Mad Men Rocketh’ will feature music acts Laxmi Bomb, a newly formed electropop outfit. Also part of the lineup will be Twist to Break Seal, which has a sound that marries classic and alt rock, and Wanted Yesterday, a blues band comprised of admen.
Where: Blue Frog, Lower Parel, Mumbai
When: May 14, 9.30 pm onwards
Film
For a detailed schedule, visit bombay.afindia.org/events
Where: Alliance Francaise auditorium, New Marine Lines, Mumbai
When: May 14-17, 12 pm/3.30 pm/6.30 pm
Food
Mumbai food fest: Organised by Small Fry Co, Bombay Local, “a homegrown food festival” will feature 60 local stalls, pop-up studios, installations, workshops and performances. The offerings will include a lifestyle bazaar, pop-up studio by LFW Designer Salita Nanda, a performance stage curated by insider.in with panel discussions and stand-up comedy.
Where: Khar Gymkhana grounds, Mumbai
When: May 16, 4pm to midnight
BANGALORE
Theatre
Comedy of errors: Into The Purple Sunset is a collection of tragi-comic sketches by British playwright David Campton. The plays include "The Smell of Burning", a take on civil unrest and the ignorance of the general public, and "Out of the Flyingpan," the twists in signing a diplomatic treaty, where the two diplomats try to get the most of the treaty, which eventually spirals into a new war. The plays will be performed by a cast from different backgrounds including an engineer, lawyer and designer.
Where: Alliance Francaise, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru
When: May 16 and 17, 3.30 pm and 7.30 pm
Music
Global sounds, Indian roots: "We're like so many things you've heard before. And like nothing you've heard before." Oorali describe themselves as a band with a sound that's hard to define, vaguely familiar yet very different, "open to influences from all over the world... yet completely rooted in the Indian experience" They sing in Malayalam, English and Spanish and you can check them out this Friday, and decide for yourself.
Where: Maraa, off 80 Feet Road, Indira Nagar, Bengaluru
When: May 15, 7 pm
Art
Where: GallerySKE, Berlie Street, Langford Town, Bengaluru
When: On till June 26
Food
Naga treats: Dzukou Tribal Kitchen is hosting the Naga Awoshi Food Festival to showcase unique pork dishes cooked in Naga style. On the elaborate menu will be dishes such as Pork Head, Pork Tongue, Pork Ears, Pork Chops, Spare Ribs, Pork Belly, Brain Chutney, Skin Crackers, Pork Salad and Pork Tail among others.
Where: Dzukou, Hauz Khas Market
When: May 2 to 21, noon to 11.30 pm
Art
For lovers of vintage: National Film Archive of India, Pune is showcasing an interesting exhibition featuring film posters titled Rhythm, Raga and Melody. The collection will include some of the rare posters from the movie industry. It will also track the history of poster making from black and white to colour and digital format.
Where: India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road
When: May 7 to 15, 11 am
Music
Where: Summer House Café, Aurobindo Market
When: May 15, 9 pm onwards
Film
A classic rendition: Directed by Benedict Andrews and starring Gillian Anderson, Clare Burt and Lachele Carl, A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams is a drama about two sisters. As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace -- but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.
Where: PVR Cinemas, Various venues
When: May 17, 4 pm onwards
MUMBAI
Art
In the artist’s hands: At the newly opened Gallery Odyssey, see a solo show of works by Lorenzo Quinn. The artist often sculpts the human hand because it is considered the hardest and most technically challenging part of the human body. “The hand holds so much power – the power to love, to hate, to create, to destroy,” Quinn noted in a press statement.
Where: Gallery Odyssey, One Indiabulls Center, Lower Parel, Mumbai
When: Until July 20, 11 am-7 pm
Where: Project 88, Colaba, Mumbai
When: Until May 30
Music
Pop, rock and blues: ‘Mad Men Rocketh’ will feature music acts Laxmi Bomb, a newly formed electropop outfit. Also part of the lineup will be Twist to Break Seal, which has a sound that marries classic and alt rock, and Wanted Yesterday, a blues band comprised of admen.
Where: Blue Frog, Lower Parel, Mumbai
When: May 14, 9.30 pm onwards
Film
For a detailed schedule, visit bombay.afindia.org/events
Where: Alliance Francaise auditorium, New Marine Lines, Mumbai
When: May 14-17, 12 pm/3.30 pm/6.30 pm
Food
Mumbai food fest: Organised by Small Fry Co, Bombay Local, “a homegrown food festival” will feature 60 local stalls, pop-up studios, installations, workshops and performances. The offerings will include a lifestyle bazaar, pop-up studio by LFW Designer Salita Nanda, a performance stage curated by insider.in with panel discussions and stand-up comedy.
Where: Khar Gymkhana grounds, Mumbai
When: May 16, 4pm to midnight
BANGALORE
Theatre
Comedy of errors: Into The Purple Sunset is a collection of tragi-comic sketches by British playwright David Campton. The plays include "The Smell of Burning", a take on civil unrest and the ignorance of the general public, and "Out of the Flyingpan," the twists in signing a diplomatic treaty, where the two diplomats try to get the most of the treaty, which eventually spirals into a new war. The plays will be performed by a cast from different backgrounds including an engineer, lawyer and designer.
Where: Alliance Francaise, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru
When: May 16 and 17, 3.30 pm and 7.30 pm
Music
Global sounds, Indian roots: "We're like so many things you've heard before. And like nothing you've heard before." Oorali describe themselves as a band with a sound that's hard to define, vaguely familiar yet very different, "open to influences from all over the world... yet completely rooted in the Indian experience" They sing in Malayalam, English and Spanish and you can check them out this Friday, and decide for yourself.
Where: Maraa, off 80 Feet Road, Indira Nagar, Bengaluru
When: May 15, 7 pm
Art
Where: GallerySKE, Berlie Street, Langford Town, Bengaluru
When: On till June 26