MUSIC
Folk rock concert
Seagram’s 100 Pipers is presenting folk rock band, America, live in concert on December 9 at 6.30 pm at Palace Grounds (Gayatri Vihar entrance/Mekhri Circle)
Vocal concert
Sapthak, is organising a vocal concert by Chaitanya Bhat, a disciple of Pandit Parameshwar Hegde at Havyaka Sabha Bhavan, 8th Cross, 11th Main (near railway station), Malleshwaram on December 9 at 5.30 pm. This will be followed by a violin recital by Pandit Ratish Tagde, Mumbai.
Carnatic classical
Vagadheeshwari Kala Kendra is organising “Nandanamana”, a vocal music programme by Sukanya Prabhakar on Dec 9 at 6.15 pm at Sri Sharadha Pravachana Mandira, 13th main, Jayanagar 4th T block. She will be accomapnied by B Raghuram (violin), Renuka Prasad (mridangam), Karthik Mani (ghatam).
Classical vocal
Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira, 9th Main Road, Banashankari 2nd Stage is organising a vocal concert by T S Sathayavathi on the theme of Kananda kritis from 5 pm to 7.45 pm. She will be accompanied by C N Chandrashekhar (violin), Jayachandra Rao K U (mridanga) and Sukanya Ramgopal (ghatam).
Classical concert
Ananya is conducting Nirantara, a programme to encourage upcoming artistes.
It has organised a vocal recital on the theme of Dikshitar Kritis on Devi by Vidwan Manudath Gurudatha. The concert will be held at Ananya Sabhangana, 91/2 ,4th main, Malleswaram on Dec 8 at 6.30 pm.
DRAMA
Kannada play
Guru Institute, Hubli is staging two Kannada play under the banner, “MTR Rangasambhrama.” On December 8 it will stage “All the best” at 6.30 pm at H N Kalakshetra, National College. On December 9 it will stage “Olave Jeevana Shakshatkara” at 6.30 pm at the same venue. For tickets call 9844681116.
Interactive play
Centre Stage: ‘Rock on the Road’ – a play in which mom and dad can enact characters is being organised from 5 pm to 6:30 pm at appleofmyi at 2985, 12th Main, Indiranagar, HAL II Stage.
POTPOuRRI
Humour meet
Regional Institute of Cooperative Management Cultural Centre, Humour Club International and Beechi Balaga are organising Beechi Smarane on December 7 at 5 pm at Regional Institute of Cooperative Management, 67, Padmanabhanagar, BSK II Stage, Bangalore.
Master Hirannaiah, YMN Murthy, Dr Sumathindra Nadig, H G Somashekar Rao, Gangavathi Beechi (Pranesh) and Gururaj Karjagi will be the guests on the occasion.
DANCE
Mohiniyattam
Under the Horizon/Every Friday Cultural Evening Programme the ICCR in collaboration with the Department of Kannada and Culture, Department of Youth Services and Sports and Youth Writers and Artistes Guild will be presenting a Mohiniyattam dance recital by Methil Devika, an ICCR Empanelled Dancer presently pursuing PH D in Dance at Bharatidasan University with research fellowship from Central Sangeetha Nataka Akademy on Dec 7 at 6.30 pm at Yavanika, State Youth Centre, Nrupathanga Road.