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French Film Festival 2011, four representative French movies with English subtitles. 19 to 22 April, 7pm, Alliance Francaise, Tripureswor, 4241163, 4242832, www.alliancefrancaise.org.np

Rare Asian Textiles, from the private collection of Barbara Adams and Female Substantive, paintings by Ilsa Brittain (see p7). Till 22 April, 5.30pm on inauguration day, gallery hours: 11am to 6pm, Saturday: 12pm to 4pm, Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babar Mahal, 4218048

Musical amusements, an array of acrylic paintings based on musical instruments from around the world, by artist Ramesh Bikal. Till 22 April, 10.30am to 6pm, Park Gallery, Pulchok, Saturdays closed

Garden Symphony, botanical art in water colour and gouache by Canadian artist Emira Doric Muftic. 17 to 29 April, 5pm on opening day, gallery hours: 10.30am to 6pm, Park Gallery, Pulchok, Saturdays closed

Last week of Lives and Faces, pictures from the Maoist insurgency in India by Mustafa Quraishi. Till 17 April, 11am to 4pm, closed on Tuesdays, Shanti Sangrahalaya, Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya, Patan Dhoka, 5549948

Call for entries for Film Southasia, a festival of South Asian documentaries. 29 September to 2 October, early submission deadline: 31 May 2011, final submission deadline (for films made after April 2010): 31 June 2011, Film Southasia Secretariat, Patan Dhoka, 5552141, www.filmsouthasia.org, fsa@filmsouthasia.org

Watercolour paintings of unique and exquisite orchids, by Hemlata Pradhan. Till 1 May, Serindia Gallery, O.P. Garden, Soi Charoenkrung 36, Charoenkrung Road, Bangkok, 0223 6410, serindiagallery@gmail.com

Teen Art Competition, organized by AmarJyoti Foundation. 16 April, Trikuti Colony, Battisputali, 4482868, 9851023958

Music

Universal Religion 2011, music festival bringing together performers from around the world. Till 24 April, 12 noon onwards, Fulbari Resort, Pokhara, kgarira@gmail.com, mountainmadnessnepal@gmail.com, 984138662/9851043398

Yalamaya Classic, soulful classical music. 15 April, 5pm onwards, Pattangini (open area), Yalamaya Kendra, Patan Dhoka, free entrance