What’s for fun this weekend in Bangalore

For kids
Oxford Bookstore, in association with the playschool Jolly Go Kids, is organising a creative workshop — Mask Colouring —  for children between four and seven years of age. The fun-filled workshop will focus on the methods of colouring various kinds of masks like animal faces, popular cartoon characters and much more.

“Oxford usually ties up with different organisations to conduct such workshops for children. This time around we have tied up with Jolly Go Kids play school. I will be guiding the kids myself on how to go about colouring various kinds of masks in different techniques,” says Aruna Naidu of Oxford Bookstore.

The session is specially formatted to provide various approaches to nurturing creativity among the young ones. All the materials will be provided at the venue.

At Oxford Bookstore, Cosmos Mall, Shop no. 1, 1st Floor, ITPL Road, Brookefield, Kundanahalli
4pm onwards, this evening
Call 32216297

A soulful music journey
After the success of their first concert, Evergreen Burmans with Amit Kumar, Maam Entertainment is all set to start another soulful musical journey, Spotlight, this weekend. The first performer who will kick start the event is singer Abhijeet, the famed performer of the 90s.

Talking about the event, Aloke Biswas of Maam Entertainment says, “We are constantly coming up with new events to entertain the people of Bangalore. Spotlight is conceptualised in a manner such that it will bring in singers like Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik and others to bring back their magic on the stage. The whole idea behind bringing these singers is to relive the memories of the 90s.”

Through Spotlight, Abhijeet will take us to his world of music, his idols, and also talk about his favourite memories. You will also get to hear songs of other maestros like RD Burman, Kishore Kumar, Hemant Kumar, Manna Dey being rendered live by Abhijeet. Bangalore’s very own Divya Raghavan will be crooning along with him. The tickets are priced at Rs300 onwards.

At Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Malleswaram
6.30pm onwards, this evening
Call 9845447130

Poster that!
The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in New Delhi, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Mumbai and the Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Bangalore are organising an exhibition, Polish School of Posters. The exhibition,dedicated to the film, theatre, opera and circus, will bring in posters by award-winning artists from Poland.

Says Kaajjal Gupta, creative head of Tasveer: “The design element of Poland is well recognised. It is very popular worldwide. This will not just be a show for art and design lovers, but is sure to interest students from the creative background as well. This exhibition makes it accessible for them and they could find a lot of matter in these posters.” Posters of films such as David Copperfield, Isadora and Rosemary’s Baby will be part of the exhibition.

At Tasveer, Sua House, Kasturba Cross Road
On till September 20
Call 40535217

Rock On
Fresh out of the box for 2011, Gigbox presents The Ultimate Dire Straits Tribute Show. Incorporating a winning formula of grandiose production values and impeccable musicianship, this extravagant show brings together all the best elements of a real Dire Straits show — world-class musicians, world-class road crew, amazing new cutting edge animation and a staggering stage production.

The UK based band, Money for Nothing, takes the Dire Straits tribute experience to a brand new level. “Their concert will showcase the biggest and most spectacular Dire Straits tribute of all time. The concert lovers also get to watch the Italian Grand Prix from 4pm onwards on a giant LED Screen before the show, making it a power packed weekend,” says Sujit of Gigbox.

At Amphitheatre, UB City, Vittal Mallya Road
4pm onwards, September 11
Call 9845015183

A festive delight
The harvest festival of Kerala, Onam, is here and what’s it without  the traditional sadhya? Being the most celebrated festivals in the country, it is an occasion to welcome King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to visit Kerala at the time of Onam. South Indies and Bon South together celebrated the festivity by having a special spread for Onam.

“The sadhya is not just for Malayalis, but for people who love to binge on the traditional dishes. We have a range of dishes like avial, kalan and  stew among others. It’s definitely going to be a big treat,” says Jiju P Haridas, food and beverage manager of the restaurant.

You have a range of dishes that include erussery, patchakai stew, payaru thoran, Kerala rasam and sambar, chakkra veratti and desserts like ada prathaman, pazha prathaman and more. The lunch buffet is priced at `325 in South Indies and `375 in Bon South.

At South Indies, 100 Feet Road, Indiranagar / Bon South, Mantri Square Mall, Malleswaram
On till September 11
Call 41636362 / 22667377