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Music beat
The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) is celebrating jazz and blues this weekend with American jazz artiste Diane Witherspoon,who is going to perform in india for the first time. One of the few female jazz artistes to visit Mumbai,Witherspoon has back home recorded with biggies like Cedar Walton,Billy Higgins,John Heard,Teddy Edwards and Kei Shibata. Her albums include Latin Up,
Jazzological Muse-oetry and Undercover or Overexposed.
7pm,Saturday,August 28; the Experimental Theatre,NCPA
Such a dough
The Resort is hosting a dosa festival that will have on offer both vegetarian and non-vegetarian varieties like mutton mince dosa ,hyderabadi mutton dosa prawn dosa spring veg dosa,cheese dosa,paneer dosa,and the all-time favourite mysore masala dosa. The hot dosas,served at a sea-view restaurant in the peaceful location,will make for the perfect weekend brunch.
On weekends up till September 12 at The Resort,Madh-Marve Road,Malad; Rs175 onwards for the vegetarian fare and Rs 250 onwards for non-vegetarian fare
Laugh out loud
This weekend,The Comedy Store is bringing back Eve Ensler’s renowned play The Vagina Monologues. Co-presented by Poor-Box Productions,the Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal and Dolly Thakore-starrer tells the stories of unusual women. From the Maharashtrian woman who met a man who loved to look at her to a Parsi woman who hasnt been down there since 1994,the play has been entertaining Mumbai for seven years now.
At 6pm,August 28 and 29,The Comedy Store,Palladium;
Rs 400 per head; Call 4348 5000
Fest and feast
Janmashtami already has fun-filled activities like the dahi handi and raaslila. This year,to encourage the festive spirit,Sun-n-Sand has introduced a special Gopalkala theme-based thali on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami to delight your celebratory mood. You can enjoy specialities like aloo / arvi ki chaat,shrikhand,singhare ki poori and til ki kheer.
On till September 7 at Aqua,Sun-n-Sand,Juhu; Rs 500 plus taxes per head; Call 6693 8888
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