Events Calendar - What's on Aug 19

Aug. 19 / Wednesday

Photo exhibition - 'Images of Chennai'. A photo exhibition by IT professional C. V. Ramanujan.

At Alliance Francaise, College Road, Nungambakkam. Open to all. CVR's contact - 97910 36722.

An intra school debate.

At Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya Sr. Sec. School, Mylapore. At 11 am.

Exhibition of 'Madras Prints', monuments of Chennai drawn by students and various intra school contests.

At Arsha Vidya Mandir, Velachery. At 2 pm.

Photo exhibition - 'Independence Movement and Chennai'.

At DakshinaChitra ( East Coast Road, Muttukadu).For more information please contact Gita - 9841011785. Tuesday holiday.

Photo exhibition - 'Greener Side of Madras' - photos by Rod Hudson. On Till Aug. 23.

At Gallery Sri Parvati, Alwarpet.

Art exhibition - by four Madras-based artists - Gayathri Aditya, Santhanam Krishnan, Gita & Mark Rathinaraj.

Dakshinachitra, Muttukaddu

Release of 'Madras to Chennai - From its Pre-History till Today' by Dr. Nandita Krishna.

At C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, Eldams Road. At 6 pm

Arts exhibition - 'Besh, Besh, Besh', a candid view of life in the city. Participating artists are Rama Suresh, Manisha Raju, Raju Durshettiwar, Nelson, Taygrajan, Usha Devi, N. Ramchandran and Vinay. Inauguration on August 15 by S. Muthiah at 7pm.

At Prakrit Arts, Kotturpuram. Open from 10am to 6pm.

Gandhi in Tamil Nadu - an Exhibition.

At Roja Muthiah Research Library, CPT Campus (CIT Campus), 3rd Cross Road Tharamani. From 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.

Exhibition of vintage & classic lobby cards, film stills, record covers and song books from old movies of MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, Jaylalitha and others of that period. Collected by renowned photographer Clare Arni.

At The Madras Terrace House, 16, Sri Puram Second Street, Royapettah. From 11am - 7pm

Exhibition on 'Madras: Pioneers of Education in India'.

At Asan Memorial School, Egmore.

Exhibition on Coins.

At Asan Memorial School, Egmore.

Exhibition of pictures of Manohar Devadoss. Inauguration at 10 am.

At Asan Memorial School, Egmore.

Exhibition of painted lithographs and other antique prints.
From the City to the Presidency: Hillscapes, Seascapes, People & Wars through 300 years. Painted lithographs and other antique prints from the collection of V. Narayan Swami.

At C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, Eldams Road.

'Madras in 1862 - 76, The Photographs in the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai' Talk by Pradeep Chakravarthy

At Govt. College of Fine Arts, P. H. Road, Chennai.2. At 3 pm.

Drawing session by Crayola, based on the places in Chennai.

At Vanilla Children Place, 8/57 Luz Avenue, Mylapore.
At 4pm.

Singara Chennai, a Tamil skit on Madras of the past and present by Kalaimamani P.R. Durai and friends.

At Gallery Sri Parvati, Alwarpet. At 6 pm.

Muslims and Mosques of Madras - talk by S. Anwar. Organised by Chennai Heritage (Madras Musings).

At Amir Mahal At 6.30 pm.

Tamil Nostalgia, all-time favourite songs from old Tamil cinema, performed live by Vedant Bharadwaj and Bindu Malini.

At The Madras Terrace House, 16, Sri Puram Second Street, Royapettah.At 7 pm.

The History of the Madras - U.S. Connection. Panel discussion.

At The U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, 220 Anna Salai, Gemini Circle, Chennai. At 6.30 pm. Tel: 28574074/2857 4166 ; email: reddymy@state.gov for RSVP on or before August 17, 2009

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