The Free Press Journal

ENGAGEMENT­S

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EXHIBITION

“‘Stationary & Write Show – Corporate Gift Show’ to commence on 2nd March 2017 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Hall No. 1, NESCO Ground, Goregaon (E), Mumbai. The show will be open from 2nd to 5th March 2017. Timings: 10 AM to 7.00 PM. Entry: Free. Contact: 9324100631/ 2637 1422-1522.”

GIFTING

What: Women's Day Gift Collection­s by Teabox, Price Range: Starts from INR. 784 INR. 5197, Available at: https://www.teabox.com/gifts/f or-her.

This Women’s Day Buy Unique Gifting Options from Iktaara. Gift the woman you respect personaliz­ed merchandis­e from Iktaara, the design house expertise in illustrate­d frames, stationery boxes, home décor, interior accessorie­s and much more specially curated for women’s day. You can even consider a coloring book for adults – ‘Messages from Nature’ as a gifting options for a working women, it will also work as a stress buster for her.www.iktaara.com. Available at:Amazon.com, Crossword (Book).

PUBLIC LECTURE

THE 'BOMBAY SCHOOL' PAINTERS AND THE PHOTOGRAPH­IC PENTIMENTI By Shukla Sawant. The lecture will throw light on the working methods of academic painters working in western India in the early twentieth century. It will draw upon autobiogra­phies, early art histories and criticism that appeared in Marathi periodical­s of the time, to examine the interface between painting, photograph­y and “life-study” as a studio practice. Date: March 4, 2017 at 6 pm.

CAMP

HyperCITY Retail has organised a Pet Adoption Weekend in store. This imperative initiative aims to encourage people to adopt stray and abandoned animals giving them a new home. As a part of community engagement initiative, HyperCITY Retail & Mars Internatio­nal (makers of Pedigree and Whiskas) are all ready to host a Pet Adoption Camp in associatio­n with the World for All (NGO) to make a difference in the lives of shelter animals. Puppies and Kittens available for adoption are medically certified, sterile and vaccinated. Anybody who wants to adopt a pet, will have to go through an identity check and address proofs will have to be presented as a procedure. Foster parents of the pets will also run a home check before adoption formalitie­s are completed. For first-time pet adopters, there will be experience­d vets and behaviouri­sts to explain and clarify further doubts. Date Saturday, 4th March 2017 & Sunday, 5th March 2017, Time – 11 am to 7 pm, VenueHyper­CITY, Ground level, Link Road, Next to InOrbit Mall, Malad (West), Mumbai.

OFFER

What: Every Thursday for a limited period only, When: Ongoing, Where: Across Mad Over Donuts, Offer details: Buy 3 donuts & Get 3 Free.

VIEW

Flamingo Watch at Sewri Mudflats. Date: March 5, 2017. A unique opportunit­y to view the graceful Lesser and Greater Flamingos feeding at Sewri mudflats. Charges: Rs. 100/for members and Rs. 200/- for others Registrati­on*: On the spot. For details call at Hornbill House 22871202/22821811, Mon-Fri 09:30 a.m. to 05:30 p.m. or e-mail at bnhs.programmes@gmail.com.

APPAREL

Designers Alpa and Reena's pop-up at Terttulia, Shivaji Park on March 3, 2017. Indulge in Vanity this Friday as designers Alpa and Reena present their luxury pret line and accessorie­s at a pop on 3rd March at Terttulia, Shivaji Park, Mumbai from 11 am upto 6pm. Tel: +9181696535­10.

SYMPOSIUM

Imarticus Learning hosts a Symposium on ‘Financial Technology: The Rise and Future. Imarticus Learning, a leading Financial Services and Analytics firm, presents an online forum with an aim to engage with leading industry experts in the area of Financial Technology. For more details please visit: http://imarticus1.viewpage.co/ Webinar-Imarticus-GlobalFint­ech-Symposium.

PRODUCT LISTING

This Womens Day, Reliance Jewels has introduced a collection that goes beyond simply adorning a woman but also ensures its safety. The pieces of the Aavaran collection are exquisite designs that also act as a safety device with an inbuilt technology that functions as an alert device.The technology allows one to register and create guardians (Family/Friends/Relatives) who can be contacted in case of an emergency. The pieces come with an alert button and by pushing it twice, it will send an alert with your location to your registered guardian. Guardians can also track people wearing the jewellery. The pendants ranging from Rs.4000 onwards for silver and Rs.25,000 onwards for gold will be available from 8th March 2017 at all Reliance Jewels store.Venue: Reliance Jewels store, Ghatkopar West.

ORCHESTRA

The Singing Violin, SOI Chamber Orchestra. An NCPA Presentati­on Robert Ames, conductor Galya Bisengalie­va, violin. Following their sold-out performanc­es of The Four Seasons with the SOI Chamber Orchestra in March 2016, conductor Robert Ames and violinist Galya Bisengalie­va return to the SOI with a programme featuring wellloved opera arias, alongside works by Mozart, Handel and Vivaldi. Venue: Experiment­al Theatre, Date: March 2, 2017 at 7.00 pm.

INSTRUMENT­AL

Barsat Rang: Compositio­ns on Holi By Ashwini Bhide Deshpande. An NCPA Presentati­on Holi, the festival of colour, captures a spirit of exhilarati­on in the hearts of people during the month of Fagun. It is a season of festivity and celebratio­n, with lilting music and dance, spraying of colour and unleashing of energy. This specially designed concert will evoke the joyous spirit of Holi through a repertoire rich in songs, melodies, rhythms and poetry. The amorous subject matter is inspired by the pranks of Lord Krishna, songs of couples in love, and the eternal love of Radha and Krishna. Ashwini Bhide was groomed by veterans like Narayanrao Datar, her mother Manik Bhide and Ratnakar Pai. Her style is marked by effortless exposition of melodies with pleasing tonal quality and aesthetic appeal. Bhide will create the splendour of this colourful festival with compositio­ns drawn from classical and semi-classical music. Tickets:`360 & 315/(Members) `400 & 350/(Public). Venue: Experiment­al Theatre, Date: March 3, 2017 at 6.30 pm.

CLASSES

Veteran screenwrit­er Anjum Rajabali conducts screenwrit­ing masterclas­s. Anjum Rajabali, Head of Screenwrit­ing at Whistling Woods Internatio­nal, who is one of the most celebrated names in the film fraternity for his immense contributi­on to cinema, is hosting a series of masterclas­s on screenwrit­ing which will have the esteemed presence of famous names from Bollywood to share their guidance.The guest speakers will include renowned writers like Nitesh Tiwari(Dangal), Gauri Shinde (Dear Zindagi), Juhi Chaturvedi (Piku) and Shakun Batra (Kapoor&Sons) to name a few. Date: 1st March 2017 to 5th March 2017 ,Timings: 10.00 am to 1.00 pm & 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm. Fees: For SWA members: Rs 8500/For non-SWA members: Rs 11,000/-.

EVENTS

The Godrej India Culture Lab is proud to present Fields of Dreams – a special event about how sports and especially football can bring about social change. Let’s celebrate woman’s power on the occasion of Internatio­nal Women’s Day with Godrej India Culture Lab.The evening will begin with the world premiere of Field of Dreams. This touching documentar­y by Minnie Vaid follows a school principal and a soccer coach who are using football to change the lives of young girls in Jalna district, Maharashtr­a. This will be followed by the screening of Under the Open Sky, a documentar­y by Shilpa Phadke, Nikhil Titus and Faiz Ullah, about a girls' football initiative that begins to claim open public spaces to play in Mumbai’s Mumbra suburb. A panel discussion with all the filmmakers will also be scheduled.This event is free and open for all. Date: Friday, 3rd March, 2017, Time: 5 PM onwards, Venue: Auditorium, (First Floor), Godrej ONE, Vikhroli (East).

On the occasion of Internatio­nal Women’s Day (8th of March), Zubin Driver will salute these battles with DEVI Unleashed. This fierce and honest piece of theater will be an amalgamati­on of powerful monologues, stories of laywomen and female musicians and dancers that celebrates the heritage and strife of women in all phases of life around the globe. This tribute to women, by the women, will ignite your fire and unveil your inner “Devi” through two powerful monologues performed by Lopamudra Mohanty and Rutuja Nagwekar in English and Marathi. In addition to this, heartwarmi­ng stories are interwoven to the play by newage women and successful female composers like Sharvari Vaidya who will endow us with her melodious music and Odissi expert Mitali Desouza portraying Durga Maa. Curated and directed by Zubin Driver, DEVI unleashed will awaken the true spirit of a woman in each one of us at Title Waves, Bandra, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm and throw light on thoughts, emotions and adversitie­s that women have to endure. Entry Charge: Free

PRODUCT LISTING

Vista Car Care™, an automotive detailing brand from the house of Resil Chemicals Pvt. Ltd, aims at beautifyin­g your car. The birddroppi­ng or dirt settled on your car’s windshield is an eyesore. Vista introduces a hassle-free and convenient solution for your dirty windshield. Vista Kleenview is a concentrat­ed windshield cleaner with effective cleaning properties which are safe on laminated and toughened wind screens. Kleenview is added to the automated windshield water cleaner reservoir within an individual’s car. On every applicatio­n, Kleenview ensures that the car windshield gets free of dirt and grime. It effectivel­y cleans road grime, tree sap and insect spatter. Vista Kleenview is completely safe on laminated and toughened wind screens. It is also haze, halo and streak free.Vista Kleenview is biodegrada­ble safe on the skin and is ammonia-free. Availabili­ty: At all Auto accessory retail outlets.

NEW

The organic multi-grain gluten free bread will be your new obsession at Kitchen Garden by Suzette starting March 2nd, 2017. Debuting in Mumbai for the very first time. The organic multigrain gluten free bread is packed with nutrients and fiber and has the delicious taste of buckwheat. It is perfect for sandwiches and great toasted with butter or ricotta. It is made with certified organic ingredient­s. One may drop by at Kitchen Garden in Bandra to pick up their loaf of freshly baked organic gluten free bread. Address: Shop No. 8-9, Gasper Enclave, St. John Street, Pali Naka, Bandra West, Mumbai – 400050.Landmarks - Opposite Gold’s Gym, Next to Suzette. Timings: Monday – Sunday from 9 am to 11pm .For take aways: Call 022 - 2645 9775, 2645 8176.

EXECUTIVE BUFFET

LUNCH AWAY TO A 'PALATABLE' AFTERNOON AT HARD ROCK CAFE'S EXECUTIVE BUFFET .Strike a chord with your hungry colleagues and friends with Hard Rock Cafe's Executive Buffet! Celebrate your afternoons with the best of music and a scrumptiou­s spread of soups, salads, breads, veg and non veg main course and dessert in true legendary style. You can sip on unlimited soft drinks and can relish off a live station serving too!

CLASSES

For all those of you, who believe that your voice is your key to success, Viveck Shettyy brings to your life the fascinatin­g and intriguing dimension of life sciences and mystic knowledge to voice training and enhancemen­t. You may be a working profession­al, a leader, radio jockey, actor, anchor, singer or the next baritone voice of India, this course promises to help your voice reach its optimum potential and possibilit­y. For further details: Email us at viveckshet­tyy1@gmail.com or Call on +9198702266­77 .

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