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EVERY year Alliance Française organises "World Music Day" in collaboration with the Embassy of France in India and the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. The unique musical festival has completed 22 years since it was first started. This year, too, the day is celebrated with a series of concerts featuring Club Chanson of AFB, Antaragini, Bangalore School of Music, Angel Dust, TAAQ in a special jam session with world musician J. Jayaram, among others. Since the main purpose of the event is to promote good music, entry is free and open to all music lovers. At the Auditorium, Alliance Française, on June 21 from 4 p.m. onwards.
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CATCHING the moods of the people who live in and around historic Badami has been the preoccupation of Bangalore-based artist J.M.S. Mani for many years now. His simple, direct approach and his use of colour are his hallmarks. He recently moved from the figurative to the abstract, and his newly found symbol (the result of a stint at a meditation camp) is the triangle. The recent works of Mani are on at Gallery Sumukha, 24/10 BTS Depot Road, Wilson Garden, till June 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. For more details, phone 2292230.
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"L'ART pour l'art" is an eye-catching exhibition of graphic design posters by Pierre Mendell of the famous Studio Mendell & Oberer in Munich. The studio was founded in 1961 by Mendell, who is responsible for concept and design, and Klaus Oberer, who sees to the organisation and implementation. They have been creating posters for large exhibitions, museums and cultural events in Germany, and some of their works have become classics. The exhibition is at Max Mueller Bhavan, Lavelle Road, till June 28 from 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. on Saturdays.
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NOW you no longer have to wait for crafts melas to encourage regional artisans by buying their ware. The newly opened Kala Madhyam shop sells folk art and craft from all over India. It is a venture of Madhyam, a development communications NGO. Whether it's toys from nearby Channapatna or coir puppets and blue pottery from far-flung Rajasthan, you can get it all under one roof now. Warli paintings, Madhubani greeting cards, Harotta clay products, Ettikoppaka crafts, Orissa coir creations, and much more. At Kala Madhyam, 15/1 Clarke Road (opposite Richard's Park main entrance) from 10.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Friday holiday). For more details phone 5497356 / 7 / 8 or e-mail madhyamb@vsnl.com
C.K. MEENA
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