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Archive: Week of
Events
The Seven Henry Series: In Search of an Ideal Landscape, an exhibition of supracollages by the acclaimed Indic artist Syyed Iqbal Geoffrey. Starts 28 October, 5.30pm, till 17 November, Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babar Mahal Revisited, Gallery hours: 11am to 6pm, 12pm to 4pm on Saturdays, 4218048
Planet Nepal Contemporary Art Exhibition, installation art and exhibition by various artists. 2 November-10 November, 5.30pm, Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Centre, Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur, Gallery Hours: 11am to 6pm, Saturdays closed, 5521120
Hope: An International Schools' Art Exhibition, an exhibition by students of international schools in Kathmandu to help the flood survivors of Pakistan. 29 October, from 5pm to 7pm and 30 October, 10am to 3pm, Yalamaya Kendra, Patan Dhoka
A People War Exhibition, Nepal's conflict history in pictures. Every day except Tuesdays, 11am-4pm, Patan Dhoka. For school visits, call 5549948, www.apeoplewar.com
Lazimpat Gallery Café, screening of Suryoyo, a documentary by Turkish filmmaker Selda Meral. Starts 6.30pm, Lazimpat
Planet Nepal
Friday, 29 October
Patan Museum
11am-5pm: discussions on the environment with ENPHO and ICIMOD, documentary screening of Ushuaïa (Nicolas Hulot, Nepali version) and Home (Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Nepali version)
Patan Darbar Square
5.30pm : Official opening
5.55pm : Conceptual Light design/Installation by Karl Knapp
6pm : Kutumba in concert, Nepali folk instrumental ensemble
6.30pm : Performance Installation Fusion by Karl Knapp and Salil Subedi
7pm : Lo'Jo Trio in concert, French world band
Saturday, 30 October
Patan Museum
11am-4pm: roundtables on the environment with ENPHO and ICIMOD, documentary screening of Ushuaïa - A la recherche des Hommes – Nature (Nicolas Hulot, French version)
Patan Darbar Square
11am : Start of an all-day performance by students from Kathmandu University Centre for Art and Design & Lalit Kala Campus
12pm : Exposition of the 'Rickshaw Project' and meeting with the artists
3pm : Performance by Salil Subedi & EarthBeat 'Looking for Eco' with live audience interaction
4pm : Lo'jo Trio in concert, French World Band
7pm : Tryo in concert, French Reggae Band
Sunday, 31 October
Patan Museum
11am-5pm: roundtables on the environment with ENPHO, ICIMOD, and Fairplaylist ('Music industry and the Environment'), with screening of Home (Yann-Arthus Bertrand, English version) and Pani (Water, in Nepali with English subtitles), followed by a discussion with director Sushma Joshi
Patan Darbar Square
3pm : Performance by Salil Subedi & EarthBeat: 'Looking for Eco', with live audience interaction
4pm : Tryo in concert, French reggae band
7pm : Planet Nepal concert with Kutumba, Nirnaya Da'NSK and Rock Sitar
Music
Jazzmandu, a week-long jazz festival with performances from artists around the world:
Valley Jams at Upstairs Jazz Bar (Lazimpat), Moksh (Jhamsikhel), and House of Music (Thamel). Performances by Simak Dialog, Alukomarai and others. 29 October, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Rs 400
Gokarna Jazz Bazaar at Gokarna Forest Resort. Live music by Ari Hoenig, Cadenza Collective, Kutumba and others. 30 October, 2.30pm to 10pm, Rs 699
Jazz for the Next Generation at Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, Jhamsikhel. 31 October, 2.30pm to 4.30pm, free
Jazzmandu Master Class at Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, Jhamsikhel. 1 November, 4.30pm to 5.30pm, free
Jazz at Patan at Patan Museum Square, Ari Hoenig trio, Cadenza and Friends. 2 November, 4.30pm to 5.30pm, Rs 1199
All Star Fever at Shambala Garden, Hotel Shangri-La, Lazimpat. Individual sets followed by a final jam. 3 November, 6.30pm to 10pm, Rs 799