Every fortnight, we staffers present our guide to the goings on in and around the capital.
After the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011
FILM SCREENINGS
"New Japanese Cinema : After the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011" | Blu-Ray Film Screenings
When: 9th Mar- 14th Mar, 4pm - 6.30pm
Where: The Japan Foundation, 5A Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV
Sizzle Festival
FOOD & DRINK
Sizzle Festival at Hard Rock | A month long festival of food and drinks at Hard Rock Cafe. Expect delectable dishes such as the Smoked Chipotle Pepper while drinks feature cocktails like the Smoked Bacardi Gold Sour. Participating in the #SizzletoBarcelona competition means you could win an all-expenses paid trip to Barcelona in July! Exciting stuff.
When: 4th Mar- 20th Mar
Where: All Hard Rock Cafe outlets in Delhi NCR
Singh in the City | Wednesday nights at Cyber Hub, complete with a guest dhol drummer, special guest DJ and the best mix of bhangra, Bollywood, and urban pop. Plus, a complimentary round of shots for everyone in the house!
When: Every Wednesday, 9pm onwards
Where: Imperfecto, Cyber Hub, Gurgaon
LBB and Monkey Bar’s St. Patrick’s Day Bash | Join us at our St. Patricks Day soiree, all decked out in green. Start your weekend right, with plenty of Jameson whiskey, and of course scintillating conversation.
When: 13th Mar, 7pm onwards
Where: Monkey Bar, Vasant Kunj
Soul Sufi at Smokeys BBQ and Grill | Sufi music, with Smokeys' signature drinks and food
When: Every Friday, 9pm onwards
Where: Plot 2, VIPPS Center, Masjid Moth, GK 2
Wine Bazaar at the Hungry Monkey | Get a bottle of wine along with your meal
When: Every Wednesday, 7pm onwards
Where: B 6/6 DDA Market, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung Enclave
Charity Inauguration Event | In support of international NGO Doctors Without Borders
When: 19th Mar, 7pm; 19th Mar - 21st Mar {exhibition}
Where: Chill & Chai Cafe @ Khoj, S-17 Khirkee Extension
Good France Festival | Re-imagining French cuisine
When: 19th Mar, 7pm onwards
Where: A – 57, 58, 59 Moolchand Market, Defence Colony
Price: INR 1500+ taxes {with alcohol}
NDMC Palate Mini 2015 | Experience a host of restaurant pop-ups
When: 13th Mar- 15th Mar, 1pm - 11pm
Where: Nehru Park
Dariya Dil Dukaan |A pop up gift shop and organic Andhra cuisine by Kiran Bhushi
When: 15th Mar, 12pm- 4pm
Where: D-59, Nirvaaha, Defence Colony
12 Angry Men
THEATRE
"Ticket To Heaven" | English comedy play
When: 15th Mar, 7.30pm
Where: M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate
"Chand Kisi Ka Kab Hota Hai" | Presented by Natya Kiran Manch, Hindi Play
When: 15th Mar, 7.30pm
Where: Akshara Theatre, 11-12 B, Baba Kharak Singh Marg
"Comedy About The End of the World" | English Play
When: 14th Mar, 7.30pm
Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon
"12 Angry Men" | English play based on the teleplay by Reginald Rose
When: 14th Mar and 15th Mar, 7.30pm
Where: Akshara Theatre, 11-12 B, Baba Kharak Singh Marg
#unexhibition
ART & EXHIBITIONS
#unexhibition | The Portret Project
When: 23rd Mar - 28th Mar, 6pm - 12am
Where: 9 & 12A, antiSOCIAL, Hauz Khas Village
Temporary Exhibition: Nauras: The Many Arts of the Deccan | Curated by Dr. Preeti Bahadur and Dr. Kavita Singh
When: 28 Jan – 20 Mar, 10am – 5pm {closed on Mondays and public holidays}
Where: National Museum, Janpath
"Kairi" | Exhibition and Sale of Textiles for Summer presented by Delhi Crafts Council
When: 12th Mar- 14th Mar, 11am-7pm
Where: Aga Khan Hall, 6 Bhagwaan Daas Road
"Silk Route - Howrah to New Delhi" | An art exhibition by artist Uma Bardhan
When: 1st Mar - 31st Mar, 11am - 6pm
Where: Beanstalk, Galaxy Hotel, NH - 8, Sector - 15, Part - II, Gurgaon
"The Art of Chess" | Presented by Apparao Galleries & The Lodhi
When: 22nd Jan – 30th Mar, 10am - 6pm
Where: Apparao Galleries, The Lodhi, Lodhi Road
"Birds Of Delhi" | An exhibition of photographs by Prerna Jain
When: 1st Mar - 31st Mar, 10am - 8pm
Where: Delhi O Delhi Foyer, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road
"Untimely Calendar : Raqs Media Collective" | Presented by National Gallery of Modern Art
When: 18th Dec - 29th Mar
Where: National Gallery of Modern Art {NGMA}, Jaipur House, India Gate
‘Excavations/Eruptions’ – the latest group show | Curated by leading art critic and curator Yashodhara Dalmia
When: 26 Feb – 25 Mar
Where: Vadehra Art Gallery, D – 53, Defence Colony
S.H. Raza’s Solo Show ‘Aarambh’ | Presented on the eve of his 93rd birthday
When: 22 Feb – 18 Mar
Where: Vadehra Art Gallery, D – 53, Defence Colony
Layers of wind, lines of time | A solo exhibition of recent works by Alwar Balasubramaniam
When: 27th Jan – 2nd May
Where: Talwar Gallery, Neeti Bagh
The Curtain Call Productions
COMEDY
International Comedy Night | With Kristel Zweers and Bob Mclaren
When: 10th Mar, 8.30pm
Where: Summerhouse Cafe, Aurobindo Place market
The Curtain Call Productions | Stand up open mic comedy
When: 15th Mar, 6pm
Where: 9A & 12, antiSOCIAL, Hauz Khas Village
Stand-Up Comedy | Nishant Tanwar, Zakir Khan, Vasu Primlani
When: 12th Mar and 15th Mar, 7.30pm - 9pm
Where: Manhattan, 1st Floor Global Foyer Mall, Sec-43,Golf Course Road, Gurgaon
"Papa CJ- Naked {Work in progress}" | English Stand-up comedy.
When: 15th Mar, 8.30pm
Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon
Trippy Tuesdays
MUSIC & GIGS
Trippy Tuesdays | A mid-week music event bringing together different genres of music and different artists performing at each session.
When: Starting 17th Feb, twice a month
Where: Barsoom, Hauz Khas Village
Levi's Presents 501 Friday | With the F16's and Madboy/Mink playing live
When: 13th Mar
Where: 9 & 12A, 3rd floor, antiSOCIAL, Hauz Khas Village
SXSW 2015 | With Hashback Hashish, United Machines and Lifafa live
When: 14th Mar, 9pm onwards
Where: Barsoom, Hauz Khas Village
Delhi Drum Circle | Jamming at Hauz Khas Social
When: 22nd Mar, 4pm-6pm
Where: 9A &12, antiSOCIAL, Hauz Khas Village
Louder Than a Bomb | Presented by Delhi Poetry Slam
When: 15th Mar, 4pm onwards
Where: Pamphilos, N-8, N Block market, GK1
SundaYibe at Anya Hotel Gurgaon | Newly launched Poolside cocktail lounge Tapas Bar called Yibe with live sets by Curtain Blue, SHFT, Audio Phobia and Calmchor
When: 22nd Mar
Where: Yibe, Anya Hotel Gurgaon, 42, Golfcourse Road, DLF 5, Gurgaon
Gigs @ Camino | DJ Minaz spinning the best of house, trance and commercial music
When: 20th Mar, 9pm onwards
Where: M-13,M-Block Market, GK2
HVOB, Nicholson & Fuzzy Logic, Moniker {DJ} | Presented by Wild City
When: 19th Mar, 9pm onwards
Where: 9 & 12 A, antiSOCIAL, Hauz Khas Village
Border Movement Lounge | With TPMST and Else If performing
When: 18th Mar, 6.30pm- 10pm
Where: Max Mueller Bhavan, 3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg
Rohan Kale and Mister.K Live | Deep house lovers unite
When: 13th Mar, 9pm onwards
Where: Fio Cookhouse, Epicuria
When: 13th Mar, 8pm
Where: 30 A, Raasta, Hauz Khas Village
Digital Mela | Featuring DJ Uri, MadStarBase, Invisible + MC Eucalips
When: 20th Mar, 9pm
Where: Summer House Cafe, Aurobindo Place market
"Mehfil" an evening of music | By Agra gharana vocalist Janab Waseem Ahmed Khan {Khayal}
When: 13th Mar, 6.30pm
Where: C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre {IIC}, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate
Global Cultural Foundation presents "Old Melodies of K.L Sehgal" | An evening of music by eminent artists of NCR
When: 12th Mar, 7.30pm
Where : Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon
"Esharêh" | Presented by Alliance Française de Delhi
When: 11th Mar, 7pm
Where : M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate
The Pilgrim | Live gig
When: 13th Mar, 9pm onwards
Where: 26, Level II, Kailash Colony market
"Krishna Rang" Flute recital | By Pt.Ajay Prasanna & Light Classical vocal recital by Vidhi Sharma & Kathak recital by Mahua Shankar
When: 10th Mar, 7pm onwards
Where: Habitat World, India Habitat Centre {IHC}, Lodhi Road
Bharatanatyam recital by Radhika Shetty
DANCE
Tango Workshop | For beginners & intermediates; by Kiran Sawhney
When: 14th Mar, 15th Mar, 21st Mar, 22nd Mar, 5.30pm and 7pm
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 48, Hanuman Road, Connaught Place
"Jashn-E-Rekhta : Celebrating Urdu" | Celebrating the spirit of the language Urdu
When: 13th March, 7pm; 14th Mar and 15th Mar, 11.30am
Where: Main Building, India International Centre {IIC}, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate
"Nritya Bharati" | A festival of Indian classical dance
When: 13th March, 14th Mar and 15th Mar, 6.30pm onwards
Where: Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House
17th National Festival of Creative Arts | Presented by Impresario India
When: 11th March, 12th Mar and 13th Mar, 7pm onwards
Where: Habitat World, India Habitat Centre {IHC}, Lodhi Road
"Divyarpanam - Surrender to the Divine" | Offering to the Divine through Dance in Bharatanatyam Margam format by Radhika Shetty
When: 11th March, 7.30pm
Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon
Bharatanatyam recital by Radhika Shetty | Disciple of Sharadamani Shekar & Padmini Ramachandran
When: 9th March, 7pm
Where: Habitat World, India Habitat Centre {IHC}, Lodhi Road
Mechanics & Robotics
OTHER
"Mechanics & Robotics" | A workshop for 8 to 12 year old children
When: Till 28th Mar, 5pm - 6.30pm
Where: RoboClub, B14, Lower Ground, Chirag Enclave, Opp. Nehru Place
NGMA Instawalk | The Delhi Chapter- paste your Instagram handles on their event page, and get ready for a Nat Geo experience {20 winners will be picked, details here.}
When: 21st Mar, 7.45am
WHAT WE'LL BE TRYING THIS FORTNIGHT
Happy Tripping and Airbnb's Contest | All you have to do is share your Airbnb experience! Log onto the Happy Tripping website here, add the hyperlink of the Airbnb property you stayed at and share it on your social media with the hashtags #Airbnb and #happytripping. Apart from that, add your referral code on their Invite Friends page here, and then you're done! You stand to win a voucher of upto INR 25,000!
When: Till 27th Mar
Check out where to register, here.