Nepal Cup 2015
Nepal Cup 2015, A charity football tournament to raise funds for quake-damaged schools and promote the country as a tourist attraction. 2 to 4 October, Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Tripureshwor, info@nepalcup2015.com, www.nepalcup2015.com
Homage, A British artist explores the concepts of identity and self-empowerment through painting. Inauguration on 23 August, 5.30pm, till 6 September, Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babar Mahal Revisited, (01)4218048
E-Sports Carnival, The biggest gaming calendar event.
25 August, Civil Mall, for registration www.ngamersclub.com
Learn to animate, A workshop on use of stop motion animation techniques for story telling. Rs 500, 26 to 28 August, 9.30am to 3pm, Sattya Media Arts Collective, Jawalakhel, (01)5523486, collective@sattya.org
Building better, A workshop and discussion on the benefits of earthbag building and earthquake resistant design.
4 September, 10am to 5pm, The Summit Hotel, Sanepa
Wholeness, Artist Puran Khadka, whose work is a meditative abstraction full of spiritual awakening exhibits his paintings. Till 30 October, Park Gallery, Pulchok, (01)5522307, contact@parkgallery.com.np
The Yeti Run, Test your strength, stamina and teamwork at Nepal’s first obstacle race. 26 September, St Xavier’s School, Godavari, 9841226397,
Think and Talk, A talk by Dr. Ramesh Prasad Pandey, a Research Professor at Sun Moon University in South Korea, on Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology. 21 August, 3pm to 5pm, Kantipur Valley College, Kumaripati, info@talkbiotech.org, www.talkbiotech.org
Call for submission, Photographers, curators, photo-based artists, historians, anthropologists are invited to submit works and ideas for digital projection, discussions, performances on the theme ‘TIME’. Deadline 15 September,
www.photoktm.com
Support, A special fund-raising print sale to contribute towards the rebuilding of heritage sites in Patan by Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust (KVPT) www.photoktm.com pareshkshrestha@gmail.com
Run for Nepal, A 5k virtual race to raise fund for Oxfam Intermón which is helping victims of Nepal earthquake.
12 September, www.irunfornepal.com
Get inspired, United States Education Fund Nepal hosts guest speaker Aakarshan Dhakal to tell his story of how he used simplicity and self-reflection to turn adversity into opportunities. 1 September, 2.30pm to 3.30pm, USEF, Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, (01)4444779, (01)4444780, fulbcomm@fulbrightnepal.org.np
How to rebuild? A discussion on vernacular architecture and its scope, potential and challenges in post-earthquake reconstruction with Randolph Langenbach, Conservation Architect and Kishore Thapa, President of Society of Nepalese Architecture. 24 August, 5pm to 6.30, Alliance Francaise, (01)4241163, (01)4242832,
general.afk@gmail.com. www.alliancefrancaise.org.np
Photo contest, An open photography contest on the theme ‘Women’s Literacy’ organised by the Non Formal Education Center and UNESCO. Deadline 25 August, pe.wong@unesco.org.
Quake photobook, Nepal425 launches a crowd-sourcing drive for printing a coffee table book featuring 700 pictures of the earthquake. All proceeds from the sales will go to the quake-affected. www.nepal425.com