Aug. 22 / Saturday
Exhibition of Coins, Books, Postage, Photos on Madras.11 am to 7 pm. On till 24th.
P. S. School campus. Mylapore.
Nature Walk in Pallikaranai marshes. Organised by the Madras Naturalists Society. Guide - Preston Ahimaz
Starts at 7 am. From the Forest Department 'Protected Area' sign post on Velachery Thoraipakkam Road. Contact Preston Ahimaz - 94445751404, K V Sudhakar - 99625 15479
Story Trail - Stories of Madras - structured as a Treasure hunt focusing on fascinating stories of Madras and the people who made it. Organised by Story Trails.
At Nageshwara Rao Park, Mylapore. Starts at 7.30 am.Contact 96000 80215 or e mail to kids@storytrails.in for prior registration.
Photowalk - Mint Street, Armenian Street.
Start point: Mint Street Jain temple. At 4:30 pm. Contact 9884467463
Photo exhibition - 'Independence Movement and Chennai'.
At DakshinaChitra ( East Coast Road, Muttukadu).For more information please contact Gita - 9841011785. Tuesday holiday.
Plays and skits on Chennai organised by Exodus and Theatre Group. Daylong collection of plays, skits, mono acts and poetry, readings on Madras followed by a concert.
At Alliance Francaise, Nungambakkam. From 10 am.
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
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 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.
Photo exhibition - 'Temples of Chennai'
Exhibition organised by Madras Photographic Society and Alliance Francaise.
At Alliance Francaise, Nungambakkam. Open till end of month. (Phone : 28251165)
Launch of coffee table book 'Looking for P.James- An Expatriate's Photo journey on Old Madras and New Chennai' by British Author Darren Burnham with Ranjani Manian. Published by Global Adjustments.
At India Immersion Centre, Global Adjustments, R. A. Puram. At 11 am. Entry by invitation only. Contact GA at phone no. 24617902.
Stories about Chennai, for Children. Featured storytellers and open mic. Language: Mostly English. Organised by World Storytelling Institute. Admission: Free.
Vanilla Activity Centre, No. 8/57, 1st Street Luz Avenue (near the rear entrance to Nageswara Rao Park), Mylapore.
Spring into Reading, KK Nagar, an activity centre for children, presents 'Flora and fauna of Madras: a puppet making workshop' by Banumathy.
At Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani.
From 3pm to 4.30 pm.
'Madras Day - Traditional Games in Chennai'. Conducted by Kreeda for children.
At Gallery Sri Parvati, 28/160 Eldams Road, Alwarpet.
From 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 6pm.
'Happy Birthday Madras' - celebrating with children; Namma Oor Fashion, a Madras fashion show of the 1940s and '50s organised by P. Krishnamurthy, national award winning art director and artist.
At Gallery Sri Parvati, 28/160 Eldams Road, Alwarpet. 5 pm.
Release of 'North Star', a debut novel by R. Chandramouli. Set in the Madras of 1960s and late 70s. Published by Think Big Books.
At Odyssey, Adyar at 5.30 pm. Contact 98400 69340.
'Stories of Kodambakkam Coming Alive' by Jeeva and Film Technicians; students of Dr. MGR Janaki School for Speech and Hearing Impaired and Dr. MGR Janaki College for Women will present folk dances of Tamil Nadu.
At Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani. At 5 pm.
The Four well-known temples of Madras - talk by Chitra Madhavan. Organised by Chennai Heritage (Madras Musings).
At Hotel Rain Tree. At 6.30 pm.
Poster competition for school students on 'Environment of Madras'. Conducted by Prakriti Foundation at select city schools. Selected entries will be displayed during Madras Week and the five best entries will receive prizes.
At Alliance Francaise, Nungambakkam.
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