The Weekend Guide

Split headlines a seven band-music concert at B69 on Saturday. Photo: Monisha Ajgaonkar.

SHOPPING
Exhibitions!
Stock up on breezy dresses and tops at all the summer-themed exhibitions taking place this weekend. From Friday, April 22, to Sunday, April 24, Brass Tacks, a clothing label from Chennai will exhibit their smart, handwoven cotton and linen garments for the first time in Mumbai. Also on Friday, not too far from the Brass Tacks sale in Bandra, Mumbai-based entrepreneurs Parul and Radhika Gupta will host their first Black Taxi design exhibition, with stationery, clothing, shoes, furniture and other lifestyle products from 25 emerging Indian designers. Starting Saturday, April 23, Andheri fashion and lifestyle boutique Bliss will host a flea market where you’ll find stalls selling hand-painted bags, cushions and bedcovers, costume jewellery, aroma oils, and party clutches as well as home-made pasta sauces, salad dressings, granola bars and cheese spreads. See the Facebook page for more details.
When: Brass Tacks: Friday, April 22 to Sunday, April 24, 10.30am to 8pm. Black Taxi: Friday, April 22 to Saturday, April 23, 11am to 7pm. Bliss Flea Market: Saturday, April 23 to Sunday, April 24, 11am to 8pm.
Where: Brass Tacks, Cache Art Gallery, 187, Turner Road, opposite Moti Mahal, Bandra (West). Tel: 2643 9641; Black Taxi, Executive Enclave, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Bandra (West). Tel: 6696 9000; Bliss, 180, Aram Nagar 1, Seven Bungalows, Versova, Andheri (West). Tel: 2633 2111.

KIDS
Storytelling Extravaganza
Tired of reading through Gruffalo every night? Then let the three ladies of the Mumbai Storytelling Association take over. With the aim of reviving the magic of oral narration, the American Center has roped in professional storytellers Usha Venkatraman, Deepa Panchal and Shreedevi Sunil, who will use gestures, sounds and muppets to recite everything from the Panchatantra classic on the monkey and the crocodile to an American fairytale about a dragon-butt-kicking princess who saves her prince. Also on the agenda: a Native American story on trees; and a Nigerian folk tale called “The Grouchy Gecko”. For kids between 6 and 15 years.
When: Saturday, April 23 at 10am.
Where: American Center Auditorium, 4, New Marine Lines, Churchgate. Tel: 2262 4590 ext 2204. Entry is free and on a first-come, first-served basis. Children under 14 must be accompanied by a parent.

MUSIC
Control ALT Delete Chapter II at B69
You can pay what you like to attend the second edition of Control ALT Delete at Andheri indie venue B69 this Saturday, when upcoming acts will share the stage with more established names. So along with headliners Split and Sridhar/Thayil, there’s a quartet of fast rising punk acts, The Lightyears Explode, The Riot Peddlers, Forcefield, and Artificial Red, and alternative rock group Clear Blue Sky. But the gig is not free. “We’re against the concept of free”, said event manager Himanshu Vaswani, who added that at the first Control ALT Delete in January, most people paid an average of Rs100 to enter. “We got a couple of 50 paise coins and a couple of Rs500 notes, so it evens out.”
When: Saturday, April 23 at 6pm.
Where: B69, 21 Bhaidas Bhuta Compound, Mogra Lane, off Old Nagardas Road, near Shiv Sagar, Andheri (East). Tel: 99206 64370/93200 38513. See the Facebook page for further details.

Alam Gir Khan at Bombay HUB
The area where concerts are held inside Bombay HUB can accommodate a maximum of about 40 people. While this means only a limited number of listeners can attend the music events, such an intimate audience seems appropriate for a concert by Alam Gir Khan, a singer who belongs to the Patiala gharana of Hindustani classical music. Khan, who trained under his grandfather Sharif Idu and has accompanied sarangi maestro Sultan Khan and tabla superstar Zakir Hussain in concert, will perform in a suitably baithak-like setting at Bombay Hub this Friday, where he will sing Sufi songs, ghazals and Punjabi folk tunes.
When: Friday, April 22 at 7pm.
Where: Bombay HUB, UnLtd India, 4th Floor, Candelar Building, 26 St. John Baptist Road, near Mount Mary Steps, Bandra (West). Tel: 3222 0475. The entrance fee is Rs500.

SPORTS
BSA India Cyclothon
You don’t have to be a professional cyclist or even own a cycle to participate in the second edition of the annual BSA India Cyclothon, which will be held at the Bandra Kurla Complex on Sunday, April 24. The event, organised by Sports18, the sports marketing division of Network 18 Media, includes a non-competitive category, which is open to all cycling enthusiasts aged 8 and above. Don’t own a bike? The organisers have a limited number of cycles available for rent at Rs350, which can be picked up from the cyclothon expo two days prior to the event. As a keepsake, you can also download a participation certificate from their website, bsaindiacyclothon.com, 25 days after the event.
When: Sunday, April 24 at 7.45am.
Where: The event will be flagged off from the National Stock Exchange building in BKC. To participate, riders between the ages of 8 and 18 have to pay Rs300, while those above 18 and above have to pay Rs500. The last day for online registration is Thursday, April 21. On Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23, you can register in person at the cyclothon expo at City Park, near the RBI building, Bandra Kurla Complex.

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