1) Several comedy and music events are happening in Mumbai this weekend, including comedians performing to support a nonprofit for disabled people and DJ sets playing '90s music. 2) An art exhibition at Clark House features works by young graduates and proceeds will support art programs and scholarships. 3) A play called Baghdad Wedding about friends in post-war Iraq will be performed at the NCPA.

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f EDM gets you grooving,
don’t miss the gig by one of
the best DJs in the business.
Former member of electronic
outfit Underworld, Darren
Emerson is a big name on the
British club scene. In 2000, he part-
ed ways with Underworld and
decided to focus more on a solo
career as a DJ, remixer and a label
owner. He has remixed for musical
bigwigs such as The Chemical
Brothers and Bjork. His tracks
Gracelands, Decisions, Hard for slow
and Au go go have been quite the
rage at London’s clubs. Slip into
your clubbing shoes for a high-
Art of the youth
energy gig at F Bar tonight.
WHERE: F Lounge Diner
Bar,One Indiabulls Centre, 3rd
Floor, Elphinstone Road
M
umbai’s famous art galleries have
WHEN: 9 pm onwards started setting up shows for young
ENTRY: Rs 600 art enthusiasts and art collectors. Of
CALL: 66505820 them, the show at Clark House is worth
checking out. Browse through a range of can-
Humour with a heart Love in the time of war
vas, paper works and sculptures that are on
exhibition and sale. They have been created
by young graduates of JJ School of Art, MS
University Baroda and Rachana Sansad.
Proceeds from sales will go towards funding
A
kvarious Productions is known Salim’s impending wedding seem like material costs, student scholarships, alterna-
for its light-hearted comedies an everyday affair until they start grap- tive art practices and for funding curated pro-
such as Super 8 and Jumpstart. pling with circumstances in their war- grammes at the gallery. Keep an eye out for
Tonight catch one its intense dramas torn, US-occupied homeland. beautiful paintings, Potli — a bag of 22 wood-
Baghdad Wedding. The Indian produc- cut graphic prints — and Peti — a portfolio of
tion of Hassan Abdulrazzak’s popular WRITTEN BY: Hassan Abdulrazzak experimental prints (published on old hand-
play has been staged many times in DIRECTED BY: Akarsh Khurana made paper) made of zigzag folds. Landscapes
Mumbai to a warm response. The orig- CAST: Nimrat Kaur, Karan Pandit, and nudes by Shernavaz Colah, and antiques
inal production that premiered at the Faisal Rashid, Adhir Bhat and others (wine glasses, mirrors, gramophones, wooden
Soho Theatre, London, in 2007 won fans) of the 19th century are also on view. The
applause from the British press and exhibition closes on Sunday.
bagged many awards. Akvarious’ ver- WHERE: NCPA, Experimental
sion is worth a watch. It talks about Theatre, Nariman Point WHERE: Clark House, Old Wodehouse
three expat Iraqis who return to their WHEN: 7 pm Road, Near Regal Cinema, Colaba
country after Saddam Hussein is oust- ENTRY: Rs 300, Rs 400 WHEN: 11 am to 7 pm
ed. The friends — Salim, Marwan and CALL: 66223724 or book online: ENTRY: Open to all
Luma relocate from London to www.bookmyshow.com CALL: 9820213816
Baghdad. Their love triangle, and
Back to the ‘90s
B
etween retro and contemporary club
S
ome of the dandiest comics in the city are coming music, a signature ‘90s sound featur-
together in support of a good cause. Tanmay Bhat, ing a mish mash of funky lyrics and
Karan Talwar, Rohan Joshi, Aditi Mittal, Varun disco beats was born. It spans across pop, hip
Grover and Ashish Shakya of comedy group hop and rock. So if you love the ‘90s, join
Schitzengiggles will throw their funny numbers at the Bonobo’s party — The Time Traveller’s
The Bombay Store audience. This evening, they will Console. Resident DJ RayG has played with
perform a special act Funny Side Up, specially created to the biggest names at Bonobo. He will play
support Pune-based non-profit group Ekansh Trust. It with guest DJ Maharana, who has played at
works to help disabled people with education, employ- top clubs mainly under the realm of tech-
ment and also sensitises people towards disability-relat- electronic music. Expect peppy classics from
ed issues. Post the laughs, catch a live guitar perform- bands such as Oasis, Nirvana, Haddaway, Ace
ance by Akshay Deodhar of Spook fame. All proceeds of Base, Eiffel 65, The Beach
from the ticket sales will go towards Ekansh. Boys, Mr. President, as well
Refereshments will be served at 7 pm and a brief intro- as some of the newer
duction of Ekansh’s works will begin at 7.30 pm, fol- bands.
lowed by the performances.
WHERE: Bonobo,
WHERE: The Bombay Store, Sir P M Road, Near
Kenilworth mall, 2nd
Citibank, Fort
Floor, Bandra (W)
WHEN: 7 pm to 9.30 pm
WHEN: 9 pm onwards
ENTRY: Rs. 400, Rs 750, Rs 1500 and Rs 2500
ENTRY: Open to all
(ages 18 and above)
CALL: 26055050
CALL: 9930911312 or email: info@ekansh.org
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