EVENTS
Bagmati River Festival 2011
Plantation program,
16 July, 7 to 10am, UN Park
STN Member clean up,
23 July, 7 to 9am, Chobhar
Cycle Rally,
30 July, 8 to 10am, Thamel
Bagmati International Marathon, 6 August, 7 to 10am, Tripureswor
Dunga Daud 12-13 August,
7 am onwards Sundarijal
Eco Football, 14 August,
2 to 4pm, Chyasal, ANFA
Bagmati Film Festival, 15 August, 11am to 3pm, Nepal Tourism Board
Bagmati Eco-Challenge, 20 August, 7am to 2pm, Chobhar
Live Aid, 20 August,
2 to 6pm, Sundharighat
Hike for Bagmati, 21 Auguts, 7 to 9am, Tilganga/Teku
Grand Finale, 21 August, 11am to 4pm, Teku to Sundarighat
Charity Movie Show, organised by WFS events, the movie 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' will be screened. Funds from the event will be donated to Children and Youth First (CYF). 15 July, 6pm, QFX Kumari Cinema, Kamalpokhari, Rs 399
The Art of Music Notation, a workshop by Marcus Dengate. 18 July, 5pm, Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, Jhamsikhel, info@katjazz.com, 5013554
Organic Market, a weekly organic market where along with picking the fresh organic produce for home you can enjoy brunch. 16 July, 10am to 12pm, 1905, Kantipath
Expressions in Clay, ceramic art exhibition by Ceramic Hands, display of works created by local and foreign artists under the tutelage of Kalapremi Shrestha and 'P1' by Man Bahadur Harijan . 23 June to 23 July, 11am to 6pm, Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babermahal Revisited
Etching Art Exhibition, featuring works of upcoming Nepali printmakers Sangita Ghimire, Manju Shyanla, Tika Datta Dahal and Bhishan Raj Bhandari. Till 16 July, 12 to 8pm, Asian Proofs Print Art Gallery, New Orleans Café, Pulchok
Yalamaya Classic, an evening of classical music, also featuring Kathak Dance performance by Mridula Smita Mandal from Delhi. 18 July, 5pm, Yalamaya Kendra, Patan Dhoka, entrance free, 5553767, 5522113
Summer Music and Dance Camp, organised by Kathmandu Centre for Performing Arts. 18 to 19 July, Salsa Dance Academy, Bhatbhateni, 9803822622
TEDx Kathmandu, an independently organised TED event featuring speakers Ani Choying Drolma, Anil Chitrakar, Prabhas Pokhrel, Salil Subedi and Sunil Babu Pant. Event is restricted to 100 attendees only who will be selected through application process. Forms can be downloaded from www.tedxkathmandu.com. 30 July, Nepal Tourism Board, Exhibition Road
Nepal Cine Symposium, a South Asia focused international film network and promotion platform for cinema which includes a film festival 'Something like a film festival' organised by DocSkool. 19 to 22 November, submission open until 30 August, www.cinesymposium.com, amanyu@cinesymposium.org, 4471104
Funky Fresh E.L.E.M.E.N.T.S, a youth empowerment program for young hip hop enthusiasts above the age of 13 to harness their skills to become independent hip hop artists. 23 to 30 July, 10am to 6pm, Sattya Media Arts Collective, Jawalakhel/ Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, Jhamsikhel, fee Rs 1000 (scholarships available), application deadline 21 July
MUSIC
Summer Music Fesvtival, a month long celebration of summer with unique mix of musicians.
14 July, Actor Studio, 15 July, Saptak, 7.30pm, entrance Rs 200, 5528362, 9841320007
Splash Grind 2011, the program features DJ session, loud music and dance by the pool. 13 August, 1 to 6pm, International Club, Sanepa, Rs 1000
DINING
Fusion food, Chef Shaun Kenworthy from UK will serve cuisines from different corners of the world. Till 15 July, 4pm, The Fun Café, Radisson Hotel, Lazimpat
9th Annual Wine Festival, Kilroy's monsoon wine festival will feature 15 varieties of exquisite wines from six different countries. 1July to 15 September, Kilroy's of Kathmandu, Thamel, 4250440
Bu keba, the newest organic restaurant in town, offers continental and Indian food along with chef's originals. Sanepa
Casa Toscana, varieties of yummy pizzas to try and other Italian delights. Pulchowk
Picasso, for its authentic take on French cuisine. Jhamsikhel, 5009076
New Orleans, offers a wide variety of western dishes that are scrumptious yet healthy. We got hooked on the rosemary chicken and hamburgers. Jhamel, 5522708
