20 things to do around Mumbai from September 4 to September 10

sunday mid-day brings you a complete planner of events for the week from September 4 to September 10

Catch Before Sunrise
7 PM: If these words, “Isn’t everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?” want to make you watch the Richard Linklater hit Before Sunrise all over again, here is your chance. Let Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy steal your heart in this big screen experience as they spend the night sauntering around Paris.
Where: Deepak Cinema, NM Joshi Marg, Lower Parel
Entry: Rs 250 – Rs 350
Call: 24923396

Rock it out
9 PM: Who said you need to take your Sunday slow? Catch the 2Stroke Tour with a line-up of three bands – five-pieced metal act Goddess Gagged (in pic), alternative rock Gumbal and pop rock fusion act Ferry Tales.
Where: antiSocial, 5th Road, Khar (W)
Entry: Rs 400
Call: 65226324

Get Baking 101 tips
3 PM: Get your mittens on for this Baking for Beginners workshop conducted by home-baker and blogger Yeshi Chaudhary. She’ll teach participants to make an eggless chocolate cake, red velvet cupcakes and vanilla biscuits. Did someone say you can’t have your cake and eat it too? Register your spot in the workshop on www.insider.in.
Where: The Hive, Huma Mansion, Chuim Village, Khar (W)
Entry: Rs 1,500
Call: 9619962969

Gear up for boardgames
4 PM – 12 AM: Call up your friends or take a date to the first edition of The Bonoboard Games Session. This could turn out to be a whacky evening with drinking games, popular board games, a beer pong tournament, groovy music and deals on drinks.
Where: Bonobo, Kenilworth Mall, Linking Road, Bandra (W)
Call: 26055050

Dig in to organic produce
10.30 AM - 12.30 PM: The Inner Wheel Club of Bombay West, in association with SHARAN and NaturesGram, hosts the Juhu Organic Farmers Market, Where you are sure to find some fresh produce for your Sunday lunch and dinner. Not just that, organic groceries, mats, chemical-free detergents, shampoos, gluten-free cakes and Ganesha statues fashioned from cowdung are on the counters too.
Where: Jamnabai Narsee School, JVPD Scheme, Juhu
Call: 9920332307

Play to the songs
5 PM & 8.30 PM: Director Sunil Shanbag’s hit play Stories in a Song is back on stage, folks. Catch this hit production with a stellar line-up of actors as they take the help of theatre to tell the stories of musical forms such as kajri, thumri-dadra, khayal and remixes.
Where: Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu
Entry: Rs 400
Call: 26149546

Go on a kebab trail
6 PM: In In last Sunday’s edition, we rounded-up the city’s best vegetarian kebabs and grills. Which got us thinking, perhaps the non-vegetarian folk want to claim the rights back on the BBQ? Sign up for the Kebab Mein Haddi trail, curated from the back
alleys of South Mumbai, includes galouti kebabs, dahi ke kebabs and more.
Meeting point: Maratha Mandir, Maratha Mandir Marg, Mumbai Central
Entry: Rs 770 (includes guide, bottled water and first set of kebabs)
Call: 9643982934

Have a seven-course dinner
7 PM – 12 AM: Chef Atul Kochhar presents a special dining experience with a seven-course dinner for vegetarians and non-vegetarians. Indie-Brit fish and chips (NRI’s version of batter-fried red snapper), Malaysian butter prawns and masala chai brownie are on the menu.
Where: NRI, Maker Maxity, North Avenue 2, BKC
Cost: Rs 1,800 (non-vegetarian) Rs 1,700 (vegetarian)
Call: 30005040

Delve into the history of printmaking
ONGOING, 11 AM – 7 PM: Learn all about the evolution of printmaking in India through an exhibition titled The Printed Picture: Four Centuries of Indian Printmaking. Curated by Dr Paula Sengupta, it is the first-ever comprehensive overview of the history of the print in Indian art. It was the European Jesuits, who brought the first printing press to Goa in the 16th century.
Where: Delhi Art Gallery, 58, V.B. Gandhi Marg, Kala Ghoda,Fort
Call: 49222700

Play some band baaja
TILL SEPT 10: This is a shoutout to aspiring bands looking for a platform to showcase their talent. NCPA is a holding Band Baaja contest to give young, contemporary music bands with an Indian influence (either folk based song in Hindi/regional language or use of an Indian instrument) an opportunity to perform at the Experimental Theatre. Interested participants can send in their entries before September 10.
Log on to: https://www.ncpamumbai.com

Get creative
SEPT 9, 4 PM: Children have a limitless imagination and creativity that can put adults to shame. So, foster your child’s creative writing skills at this workshop conducted by Hands On, which conducts experiential learning programmes. The session will have thought-provoking writing exercises that will set your child’s imagination on fire.
Where: Just Books Library, Shop No. G-5 G-6, Ground Floor, Orchard Ave, Heera Panna Shopping Mall, Powai
Entry: Rs 1,500
Call: 7045955507

Build a team
sept 19, 9 AM: Sign up for a game-based leadership skill workshop Where participants must lead a team to survive and make it off the island they are trapped in. Participants will enjoy a unique survival adventure while learning and practising lessons on leadership, conflict resolution, delegation and more.
Where: Executive Centre, Level 7, Plot No. 6-70, Bandra Kurla Complex
Entry: Rs 24,800
Call: 8880100200

Learn Kutiyattam
SEPT 5 – SEPT 9, 4 PM – 7 PM: Attend a workshop on Kutiyattam, the theatre practice from Kerala which is a 2,000-year-old synthesis of Sanskrit classicism and local traditions. It focuses on the thoughts and inner feelings of the character. The
session will be conducted by Renjith Chakyar, who was initiated into Kutiyattam at the age of 12 by Guru Ammannur Madhava Chakyar.
Where: The Hive, 50-A, Huma Mansion, Next To Ahmed Bakery, Chuim Village Road, Khar
Entry: Rs 5,000
Call: 9619962969

Get a taste of Singapore
ONGOING, 12 PM onward: Chef Rahul Hajarnavis of Shiro’s has crafted a new limited edition menu of Singaporean cuisine. Look out for the delicious Gado salad with peanut dressing, mildly spiced coconut flavoured Laksa soup with noodles and Singaporean chilli crab. The menu is available till September 11.
Where: Shiro, Bombay Dyeing Mill Compound, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli
Call: 66511207

Explore Aarey on a cycle
6.20 AM: Save Aarey community’s Manish Gadia will show you the ‘real Aarey’ in a short cycle ride Where you will go off main roads and explore the interiors. The objective is to get more cyclists to visit Aarey. It’s mandatory to drop a WhatsApp message on the number given with a confirmation.
Where: Aarey Colony, Goregaon
Call: 9819380484

Enjoy a townie versus ’burbs roast
3 PM: Join the eternal SoBo versus suburbs debate at 14 Sauce Story in Versova. Suburban comedians Punit Pania (in pic), Vinay Sharma and Govind Menon will engage in a battle of wits with townie comedian Kautuk Srivastava, and you get to decide who has the last laugh.
Where: 14 Sauce Story, 18, Araam Nagar, JP Road Versova, Andheri West, near Hakim Aalim Salon
Entry: Rs 300
Call: 33835931

Dance to retro beats
6 PM ONWARD: It’s not an ideal mid-week evening if you don’t spend it head-bobbing to some retro classics. The place to be on Wednesday nights is MRP which will dedicate its sundown hours to retro legends, starting with Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton, this week.
Where: MRP, 20 Dharamputra, Pritam Estate, Dadar (E)
Call: 8080807412

Watch a Kafka-inspired play
8 PM: The Phoenix Players, founded in 1984 by Anita Salim and Salim Ghouse, will recreate some famous stories of Franz Kafka on stage in a show titled UpsidedDownside. It’s inspired by Kafka’s observations about the human condition with a dose of black humour.
When: Prithvi Theatre, 20 Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road
Entry: Rs 300
Call: 26149546

Rekindle the romance
11 AM: For all those couples looking for a break from the maddening city life, here’s a much-welcome retreat. Nestled among the peaks of Maharshtra, Anandvan — The Healing Forest is offering a 4-day stay for couples in luxury cottages on top of the hills. You can also enjoy hiking, boating and yoga.
Where: Anandvan - The Healing Forest, Bhandhardhara, Near Igatpuri, Nashik
Entry: '33,000
Call: 7176282034

Go nuts
8 AM to 11:30 PM: Silver Beach Cafe has introduced a walnut fare this season. Enjoy creamy winter broccoli and walnut soup followed by walnut, citrus and tabasco hummus with flat bread. There’s also the lip-smacking refried beans quesadilla with sour cream, chive and grilled spinach and walnuts.
Where: Silver Beach Café, Jaldarshan Building, Near Hare Rama Hare Krishna Temple, Gandhi Gram Road, Juhu
Call: 26208930

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