Climate+Change
Climate+Change, an awe-inspiring educational science exhibition about climate change and Nepal's Himalayas. December to April, Nepal Art Council
Tell your story, make a 1-2 min video about how girls are changing the world; contest open to girls aged 12 to 25, winner takes $10,000. Deadline 31 December, www.letgirlslead.org
Guerrilla celluloid, learn from travelling director Uzair Sawal how to make a film on a shoe-string budget or less.
7 to 8 December, 10am to 4pm, Sattya Media Arts Collective, Jawalakhel, www.sattya.org, www.uzairsawal.com
Tree of life, an exhibition of the paintings on the Mithila cosmos by SC Suman. 10 December to 6 January, 5.30pm, Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babarmahal
Degree maila, watch this humorous play on contemporary Nepali society. 29 November to 15 December, 4.30pm, except Mondays, Mandala Theatre, Anamnagar, 016924269
Convergence, bring your own photographs and learn from Julian Parker-Burns how you can make them into a montage where the line between photographs and painting is blurred. Rs 1,200, 8 December, 11am, Image Ark Art Gallery, (01)5006665
Telling a Tale, Kitchen Dramas, world premiere of a play adapted from short stories written, contributed by Nepali women and girls. 6 December, 4.30pm, Theatre Village, Uttar Dhoka,
South asian poetry festival, Free verse under the open sky poets from Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. 7 December, 1.30pm onwards, Basantapur Darbar Square;
8 December, 1.30pm onwards, Patan Darbar Square
Open bazar, it’s never too early for the Yuletide spirit when it comes to shopping; apparels, accessories, home decor and handicrafts. 7 December, 12 to 4pm, Embassy Restaurant, Pani Pokhari, Lajimpat
The Last Message, watch this film documenting the cases of four Nepalis who were disappeared by state security forces and Maoists during the insurgency. 6 December, 2.30 to 4pm, COCAP Hall, Anamnagar, 9849111181/ 9849982152
Live painting, have your portrait painted by artists Supriya Manandhar, Kamal Gurung, and Dhwoj Gurung as they demonstrate the possibilities of water colour. 6 to 8 December, Park Gallery, Pulchok, (01)5522307
Cheep cheep, home to over 500 species of birds, including 18 globally threatened species, Kathmandu Valley is paradise for birdwatchers. 7 December, 7am, Bajrabarahi Temple, Lalitpur, 9851010391
Jingle Bells
It’s that time of the year again when stores in town bedecked in red and green announce the coming of the holiday season. Spreading the festive cheer is Summit Hotel which as in previous years will host a Christmas market this weekend. If you are a shopper, feed your appetite with a stroll around the dozen stalls that will have clothes, pashmina products, and handicrafts up for sale. And when the real hunger kicks in, satiate it with the hotel’s special fare - pit roast wild boar barbeque - that will be laid out at sunset. Joining in the celebration will be Kathmandu Carol who will put up a special performance.
Date:6 December
Time: 12pm onwards
Ticket: Rs 1,500 + taxes
Venue: Summit Hotel, Sanepa
The mountains are calling
The 11th edition of Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival is upon us. Opening the festival is debutant Sahara Sharma’s feature Indreni Khojdai Jada, and closing it is The Epic of Everest, the official film record of the 1924 Everest expedition.
This year, KIMFF is showcasing 47 films from 20 countries, focusing on a range of subjects from adventure to development, culture to migration.
Other events include an audiovisual presentation on the Great Himalayan Trail by German travel writer Gerda Pauler who walked the trail in 2012 and a short film competition 'We are all connected' for filmmakers to articulate their relationship with the natural world.
Focusing on other aspects of Nepal’s Himalayas, there will also be panel discussions on helicopter rescue, railways, challenges of mountain tourism as well as an exhibition of photos taken by the late Swiss geologist Tony Hagen.
11 to 15 December
City Hall, Exhibition Road
(01)4440635, www.kimff.org
Education for peace
When the right to movement and speech was curtailed during the insurgency, Nepathya toured across the country to spread the message of peace and harmony among the people.
Now for the seventh time, Nepathya is setting off on a nationwide tour to 10 new cities, this time with the aim of voicing the concerns of children.
6 December Ratnanagar, Chitwan
8 December Birat Chok, Morang
10 December Damak, Jhapa
12 December Lalbandi, Sarlahi
14 December Taulihawa, Kapilbastu
16 December Gularia, Bardiya
18 December Lamahi, Dang
20 December Abu Khaireni, Tanahun
22 December Myagdi, Beni
24 December Gagan Gaunda, Kaski
29 December Patan Darbar Square
www.nepalaya.com.np, (01)4412469/4437893