Goalmar
Goalmari, Bangladesh’s Own Island, a photo exhibition by Bangladeshi photographer Munem Wasif on Bangladesh’s water problems. 25 July to 15 August, 10am to 6pm, Alliance Francaise, Teku road, (01)4241163/4242832
Photography Workshop, learn the tricks of basic photography with in-class lectures and practical shooting assignments. Rs 4000, 21 July to 14 August, Sundays and Wednesdays,
5 to 7pm, photo.circle HQ, Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur, learning@photocircle.com.np
With love from blank to you, join Katha Satha and Word Warriors to write your own love notes and share your tale of love and longing in a three-day writing workshop. Rs 150, 12, 14 & 16 August, 2 to 4 pm, photo. circle, Arun Thapa Chowk, Jhamsikhel, Apply here goo.gl/VTyCPW by
11 August
Open day, clearance sale, photo exhibition and film show. 10 August, 10am to 7pm, Café Mitini, Lajimpat, (01)4002070,
nepalseacenter@gmail.com
Kathmandu book swap, Love Books? Love Coffee? Join other bookworms to exchange books and drink your favourite brew. Second Saturday of every month, 2.30pm, Yellow House, Sanepa, ktmbookswap.wordpress.com/2013/08/07/august-bookswap/
Reflective instances, a joint exhibition of four painters Bhawana Manandhar, Rajesh Manandhar, Niraj Chitrakar, and Ganesh G C. 2 to 19 August, Park Gallery, Pulchok, (01)5522307, www.parkgallery.com.np
A Step for Freedom, a painting exhibition by eight young upcoming women artists from Pokhara. Runs till 11 August, 12 to 6 pm except Saturdays, Artist Proof Gallery, New Orleans, Pulchok, Lalitpur
Cut! write a script, win $2700 prize money, and make your own movie. Deadline 15 August, www.newnepalicinema.com/script2013
A People War, an exhibition of photographs that portrays the reality of Nepal through 10 years of insurgency. Everyday except Tuesdays, 11 am to 4 pm, (01)5549948, www.madanpuraskar.org
Bottoms up, take your taste buds and olfactory nerves on a joy ride at the 10th Annual wine tasting festival at Kilroys. Rs 200 per glass, Rs 800 per half litre. July to August, Kilroy’s, Thamel, (01)4250440/41
Swim and lunch, enjoy your weekends with a dip in the pool and savour a mouthwatering lunch with a glass of beer. Rs 999, Saturdays, 11am to 6pm, Waterfront Resort, Pokhara, (61)466 303/304, www.waterfronthotelnepal.com
Gunla, the Newari month of festivities has begun, be alert with your cameras to take great photographs.
7 August to 6 September
Visions, exhibition and sale of 55 photographs and artwork by Thymi, Momo, and Yusha. 8 to 10 August, 12 to 8 pm, Trisara Garden Restaurant, Lajimpat, (01)4410200, 9818097880
Belle France
Another month, another host of events at the Alliance Francaise Centre:
15 August, Les chansons d’amour, a film on the trials of love by Christophe Honore, 7pm, Free entrance
23 August, Le banquet des anges, a concert by Aurelie Barbelin and Nicolas Meyer, 6pm, Free entrance, Russian Culture Centre
18 to 27 August, ‘Around the Boz in 80 Years’, conference, dance workshop and performance, Free entrance, Alliance Francaise
A month of jazz
Good news for music students, Sonia Megias will be holding composition, arranging, and choir classes throughout August.
Megias began composing at a very early age and is a Fulbright Fellowship student. She currently lives in Madrid, where she conducts the choir Coro Delantal and teaches composition at Centro Superior Katarina Gurska.
Date: 9 August – 4 September
Time: 11 am onwards
Venue: Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, Jhamsikhel
Fees: Rs 5,000
www.katjazz.com.np
www.soniamegias.es
Random reveries
Bikalpa Art Centre presents an exhibition of the work of three women artists Bidhata KC, Kurchi Dasgupta, and Pramila Bajracharya.
KC centres her work on nature, Dasgupta’s paintings deal with urbanisation and women, while Bajracharya works with feminine figures and urban landscapes.
Go see how contemporary women artists with divergent styles deal with a wide variety of subjects.
Date: Runs till 14 August
Time: 11am to 6pm
Venue: Bikalpa Art Centre, Jhamsikhel
(01)5013524, www.bikalpaartcenter.org