Pick of the week

Concerts, workshops, tours and everything else you need to plan your social calendar.

For events, contact us on weekend@thehindu.co.in

Shopping spree

Shop clothes and home décor, all under ₹25,000, by nearly 40 designers, including NAC Jewellers and Wafe Kolkata, at Vandana and Aashna Palsani’s The Melaunge Exhibitions on April 29-30 at The Park, Chennai, 10.30am to 8.30pm. Looking to update your wardrobe with ikat? Check out Translate’s edit Sounds of Basant at Amethyst. 11am to 7.30pm; till May 3. ₹4,000 upwards.

Toast to summer

This summer, try five different versions of sangria, from the alcoholic ones like pinacolato sangria and Sicilian sangria to the non-alcoholic 0’proof sangria. Mocktails start ₹550, while cocktails at ₹1,850 at Taj Fisherman’s Cove Resort and Spa. If you are in the mood to make your own cocktails, call 9884447510, to register for Sanna’s Mixology Session today, 11am to 12.30pm, at Surf Turf, Kovalam.

Ornamental details

VMan and Curato’s new collection of men’s bracelets, bands and necklaces is made of leather and 925 sterling silver. ₹4,999 onwards; on curato.in from mid-May. Speaking of jewellery, Platinum Guild International India and Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers’s Platinum Evara Multi Sapphire collection has 70 pieces in multi-coloured sapphires weighing five-110 gms. ₹27,000 upwards; vummidi.com.

Play along

On Sunday, Bengaluru’s Jagriti Theatre is staging a play Tax

Free that follows the hilarious journey of four visually impaired men at blind men’s club. 3.30pm and 7.30pm; Tickets: ₹300 on in.bookmyshow.com. Closer home, Crazy Mohan’s play

Marriage Made in Saloon will

be staged at Vani Mahal, Chennai, on Sunday at 7pm. Tickets start at ₹300; in.bookmyshow.com.

Home sweet home

Ikea’s new collection, Tesammans, conceptualised with Christoph Brach and Daniera ter Haar from Dutch design studio Raw Color, is a limited edition of 18 products themed on colour-blocking. ₹149 onwards on ikea.com. For serveware and table linen, check out the new collection of salad plates, creamer kettles and vases by Plate & Peonie. Available on plateandpeonie.com.

Laughter therapy

If you are a cinema lover, visit Fika, Chennai for a gig, titled Women in Cinema, by comedians Krithin, Shakthi, Syama, Mownicaa and Bala; tomorrow at 4.30pm. Tickets start at ₹299 on in.bookmyshow.com. Meanwhile, comedian Aravind SA will be in Thaamara Studios, Chennai, recording his show We Need To Talk today at 3:30pm and 8pm. ₹1,770; in.bookmyshow.com.

Say cheese!

At Soroco House, Chennai, Akshayakalpa Organic’s cheese board workshop will be held on May 4, 10am to noon. On insider.in, the registration fee starts at ₹1,800. Meanwhile, IDAM, Chennai, is hosting acting workshop today for beginners and intermidiates, which will be mentored by National Award winner Lakshmipriyaa C. 10am onwards. Tickets start at

₹5,000 on in.bookmyshow.com.