Events Calendar - What's on Aug 23

Aug. 23 / Sunday

Heritage Walk - Swami Vivekananda's Madras.

Starts at 6.15 am at the Ramakrishna Math, Kutchery Road, Mylapore. Duration: 2hrs 30 mins. Rs. 250 per head and require reservations in advance. End with breakfast. Contact for reservation - editor@madrasmusings.com

Photowalk - Markets of Yore, South-ish Madras

Meeting point: Zam Bazaar police station. At 7 am. Contact 9884467463

Living Statues of Marina Beach Walking Tour. Featuring brief performances and talks at the statues of 1. Kannagi, 2. NSC Bose, 3. Thiruvalluvar, 4. GU Pope, 5. Bharathidasan, and 6. Avvaiyar. Languages: English and Tamil. Admission: Free.Organised by World Storytelling Institute.

Starts at the Kannagi statue, Marina Beach at 7.30 AM

Release of S. Muthiah's Madras Rediscovered (Tamil Edition). Translated by Karthik Narayanan and published by New Horizon Media.

At Taj Connemara. (For members of the Madras Book Club and the invitees of New Horizon Media only). At 10.30 am.

Exhibition of Coins, Books, Postage, Photos on Madras. 11 am to 7 pm. On till 24th.

P. S. School campus. Mylapore.

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

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)

Madras Quiz - conducted by IQL Open to all.

Dakshinamurthy Auditorium, P. S. School campus, Mylapore. Prelims at 2 pm.

Docu-films on Madras. Screening. Open to all. (Those who have made docus on Chennai can send their films. Mail - madrasday@yahoo.com

Alliance Francaise ( event partner), College Road, Nungambakkam. From 3 pm onwards.

A Tree walk at My Ladye's Garden, (near Central Station).

My Ladye's Garden. Between 5 and 6 pm. To register call 9445258328 or 9840744453.

'Traditional games in Chennai and on the Marina.' Conducted by Kreeda for children

At Gallery Sri Parvati, 28/160 Eldams Road, Alwarpet.
From 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 6pm.

The Seven Wells and the Nicholas - talk by Zhayyn James. Organised by Chennai Heritage (Madras Musings).

At Sir M Ct M Boys School, Puraswalkam. At 5 pm.