About Town
Archive: Week of
Events
Before the flood, Support bird conservation by participating in a charity dinner and screening of the documentary ‘Before the flood’. 11 August, 5pm, Cine De Chef, CTC Mall, Sundhara, Rs3,000 (01) 4417805, (01) 4420213
Layering The City, Save the date to be a part of an exhibition of lithographs and woodcut prints by Bhavika Dugar. 30 July-10 August, Siddhartha Art Gallery, Baber Mahal Revisited, (01) 5260607
Vocal workshop, Register to learn singing techniques from renowned jazz vocalist Diandra Danieli, hosted by Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory. 5 July-30 August, (01) 5013554 http://www.katjazz.com.np/vocal-teacher-diandra-danieli/
Obstacle race, Be adventurous and test your strength at Nepal’s first obstacle race. 9 September, 6am, Godavari Football Ground, Rs 1,000, free for ultra run.
Art market, A great platform for artists, designers and producers with unique, contemporary arts, designs and products. The market features a print-making workshop for children above six years. 5 August, 2-6pm, The Yellow House, Sanepa, Bookings: ange@image-ark.com, nayantara@photocircle.com.np, (01) 5006665
Talks of philosophy, Discussion on the paper ‘Against Time Biases’ by philosophers Preston Greene and Meghan Sullivan, published by The University of Chicago Press. 6 August, 5:30-7pm, Yala Mandala, Lalitpur, (01) 5536690
Artmandu, Book your seats to participate in a musical event of bands MA and Cycle, from Kathmandu University, and get a taste of folk, traditional ensemble and a rare combination of sound. 14 August, 2-4pm, Sarwanam Theatre, Kalikasthan, Kathmandu, Rs1,000 (pre sale), Rs1,500 (door sale), (01) 4011027
Hall of memories, Don’t miss an opportunity to see the contemporary paintings of late artist Prashanta Shrestha. Three young artists will be awarded with the Prashanta Scholarship Award 2017. 4-6 August, 11am-6pm, Nepal Art Council, Babar Mahal, Kathmandu, 9841211297
Music
Live with Jovan, Spend the weekend with close friends swaying to the rhythms of Jovan Bhuju. 4 August, 6:30pm onwards, Bricks Café, Kupondole, (01) 5521756
Gypsy Jazz, Groove to the tunes of gypsy jazz with Nepali guitar maestro Hari Maharjan. 11 August, 7:30pm onwards, Base Camp: Outdoor Lifestyle, Jhamsikhel, 9841226397
Classical Kanta, Warm up your weekend listening to a classical music performance by Nepali fusion trio Kanta dAb dAb. 4 August, 7-10pm, Places Restaurant & Bar, Saath Ghumti Marga, Thamel, (01) 4700413
Phatcowlee, Catch bass guitarist Rajan Shrestha perform electronic numbers from the EP launched recently under his new project Phatcowlee. 4 August, 8pm, Base Camp: Outdoor Lifestyle, Jhamsikhel, Rs300, 9841226397
The Axe, Your favorite band The Axe is going live in Bhaktapur. 5 August, 4-7pm, Madhyapur Thimi, Free entry
Weekend mania, Spend the weekend with Squad 3. 5 August, 7pm onwards, Ai La Lounge Restaurant, Kumaripati, Lalitpur, 9801018681