Events

Treasure of Himalaya

Treasure of Himalaya, an exhibition of photographs that document the omnipresence of water in the mountains of Nepal and India. 10 September to 8 October, 10am to 6pm, Alliance Francaise, Tripureswor

Nepal Music Education Festival 2013, don’t miss the chance to learn from renowned maestros like Mariano Abello, Natalia Calderon, and Juan Ortiz. 28 September, 8am to 6pm, www.katjazz.com.np

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

Click!, join Artudio’s beginners photography workshop. Rs 4,000, 21 September to 2 October, Lajimpat, Registration: (01)4002037, 9851182100, 9851180088

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

Creators, creatures, created, an exhibition of mixed media works by the Italian artist Tarshito. 29 September to 13 October, 5.30pm, Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babar Mahal Revisited, siddharthaartgallery6@gmail.com, (01)4218048

O-zil mania, Arsenal visit Stoke City, can they overcome their bogey team? 22 September, 5.45pm, Jazz Upstairs, Lajimpat

Bike to music, ride your cycles from Swayambhu to Jawalakhel in the morning and spend the rest of the day dancing to live music. 21 September, 10am, Bhikhel, Swayambhunath, 9851037497

International Day of Peace, showing three films that depict Nepal’s journey to peace. 21 September, Sari Soldiers, 11am, Frames of War, 1.30pm, Peace Song, 3pm, Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka, 9803314034

500px meet, join Nepali photographers to discuss the lightbox. 21 September, 8am, Basantapur


Moving pictures

The oldest biennial film festival in Nepal is back. Watch out for these great films at Film South Asia 2013:

Are You Listening!, Kamar Ahmed Simon, Bangladesh

Big In Bollywood, Kenny Meehan and Bill Bowles, India

Broken, Kannan Arunasalam, Sri Lanka Expecting, Fabio Wuytack, Afghanistan

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread, Satchith Paulose, India

How to Build An Afghan Box Camera, Lukas Birk and Sean Foley, Afghanistan

Miss Nikki and the Tiger Girls, Juliet Lamont, Burma

My Punjabi Love For You, Adnan Malik, Pakistan

No. 62, Pansodan Street, Cho Pyone, Burma

Playing with Nan, Dipesh Kharel and Asami Saito, Nepal

The Story of One, Kannan Arunasalam, Sri Lanka

The Strike, Farid Ahmad, Bangladesh

Transgender, Pakistan’s Open Secret, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Pakistan

Yomari Ya Bakhan, Rajni Shrestha and Alok Tuladhar, Nepal

3 to 6 October, QFX Kumari, Kamalpokhari


Stiff rivalry

Games coming thick and fast now that the Champions' League has kicked off. Blink and you 'll miss these tantalising games:

Serie A – Rome will burn with football fever as city rivals Roma take on Lazio. 22 September, 6.45pm

EPL – Can Manchester City make a mockery of Manchester United? Will Chelsea take their frustrations out their London rivals fulham? 22 September, 8.45pm; 21 September, 10.15pm

Bundesliga – Title aspirants Schalke 04 host Bayern Munich but will they be outclassed by the champions? 21 September, 10.45pm

La Liga – Gareth Bale makes his Spanish debut as Real Madrid take on Getafe. 22 September, 10.45pm


Once upon a time

Ekadeshma short film festival is back. After a raging success last time, this year’s film fest will have one more day of discussions and films - national and international. Watch out for the world premiere of the following:

Manashi, dir. Kiran Pokhrel

Chhora, dir. Subarna Thapa

Sahashi Chhori, dir. Erin Galey

The Contagious apparitions of Dambarey Dendrite, dir. Pooja Gurung and Bibhusan Basnet

27 to 29 September, QFX Kumari, Kamalpokhari, and Sarwanam Theatre, Kalikasthan

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