Small talk

Heads up
Juice Salon hosted a hair show in the city on Dec 23 at Stone Water Grill and was the first ever exclusive hair and make-up event combined with fashion. Top models from Pune like Tasneem Jamal, Punita Uppal, Pragya Jaiswal, Reshma Punjabi, Ankita Thite, Bidisha Roy, Kaehalee Ghorpade, Amruta Ghuge, Bahar Khazanehdar, Saghar Khazanehdar, Aubaid, Amit and Sanjeev showcased the global, bold streaks and funky make-up that Juice has to offer along with the collection of designer Prachi Khade. The show was organized and choreographed by Chaitanya, who had brought in top and leading models for this exclusive show.
Juice has made its presence felt in the country with hairstyling done for many celebrities like Aamir Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, Amitabh Bachan to name a few. The salon is probably the city8217;s largest and has six stylists who have been trained at Juice itself. Its Pune branch is the only salon with a tattoo studio as well. With its headquarters at Mumbai, the branches of Juice Salon have spread across Kolkata, Hyderabad and Pune.

The right moves
It is rightly said that dance breathes into the soul or reality of events, provoking a change and growth in the dancer and others. With this aim, Prerana Foundation was established by the talented dancer Jyoti Mansukhani 15 years ago. The Prerana Foundation celebrated its 15th anniversary by hosting a kathak concert at the Tilak Smarak Mandir on December 24. The event included the Ganesh Vandana, taal teentaal, tarana, and presentations in abhinay, along with the fusion of kathak and Latin American dances. Jyoti herself danced gently and her abhinay part was exceptional.
The jugalbandi between Jyoti and her student Shravani was magnificent. The felicitation of gurus of kathak was the most important aspect of the evening. Sharadini Gole, Asha Joglekar, Rajkumar Ketkar, Sujata Natu, Nandakishore Kapote along with various others were felicitated. Prematai Purao, Founder of Annapurna NGO, was the chief guest.
The Fusion was also the highlight of the show; Ganesh Vandana was also perfomed well by young students of Prerana.

Fort Art
Art lovers of Pune have another reason to rejoice. Art2Day Gallery has come up with a solo water-painting exhibition by Bhaskar Sagar. The exhibition will keep you engaged till January 4 of the coming year. The gallery remains open from 11am to 7pm. A passionate water-colourist, Sagar has been publishing calendars for the last eleven years. His calendars are a real treasure for the art lovers as well as art students. With a new theme every time, Sagar has always brought out something interesting. This time he is coming up with the beautiful watercolour paintings of wonderful forts of Maharashtra. In his works he has tried to give life to the ancient forts. If the rich cultural heritage of the state is really a matter of interest to you, then this is the exhibition for you.