Aug. 20 / Thursday
Opening of photo exhibition - 'Temples of Chennai' - Madras Photographic Society and Alliance Francaise. Open till end of month.
Alliance Francaise, Nungambakkam.
Intra school Essay Writing competition, Exhibition
At PSBB, K. K. Nagar. From 9 am to 12 noon.
'History of the First Women's college in Chennai'-through Essay writing and oral presentations.
At Queen Mary's College, Chennai 5.
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.
Gallery Sri Parvati, Alwarpet.
Art exhibition - by four Madras-based artists - Gayathri Aditya, Santhanam Krishnan, Gita & Mark Rathinaraj.
Dakshinachitra, Muttukaddu
Workshop, recreating the colourful Tamil kolam art tradition, by Sindhu Suresh.
At Vanilla Children Place, 8/57 Luz Avenue, Mylapore.
At 4pm.
Intra-school competition conducted by the Asan Heritage Club for all the students of the school.
At Asan Memorial School, Egmore. 9 am
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.
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.
Food Meet : Interactive event with Chennai's prominent cookery experts and cook book authors.
At Hotel Savera, Chennai. At 10.30 am.
Photo exhibition - 'Temples of Chennai'. Exhibition organised by Madras Photographic Society and Alliance Francaise. Talk by Dr Chithra Madhavan on 'Temples of Chennai; Less Known Features of Well known Temples'.
At Alliance Francaise, Nungambakkam. Open till end of month. (Phone : 28251165). At 5 pm. Open to all.
Civil Aviation in Madras, lecture by K. R. A. Narasiah
At Roja Muthiah Research Library, Taramani. At 5 pm.
A programme on art and music, with artists Geetha and C. Krishnaswamy, and musicians Mohan Santhanam and Bombay Anand.
Organised by Lakshmi Venkatraman. At Gallery Sri Parvati, Alwarpet. At 6 pm.
Madras Nalla Madras- Tribute to Nagesh - talk by Mohan Raman. Organised by Chennai Heritage (Madras Musings).
At The Park. At 6.30 pm.
Theatre Performance - 'Dustily Yours, Chennai 600001'. At 7 pm. By Pritam Chakravarthy. Solo theatre.
At The Madras Terrace House, Royapettah. At 7 pm. Audience are requested to come dressed in white.