Say You Want a Revolution

Let's go to Nashik and drink lots of wine? Let It Be. So we're not going then? No, we are. I don't get it.

A pretty lawn in  Nashik will host a fun Beatles tribute band on December 1 that will play hits like Let it Be, I Feel Fine and all your favourites, while you sip and swirl vino from vineyards around the area.

This Beatles Wine and Music Festival is the second edition of Revolutions the Freedom Series, a musical and cultural movement hosted by The Gateway Hotels and Resorts, in association with Rolling Stone India. The movement celebrates musicians who aren’t just pop-culture icons, but also those who started their own kind of revolution to change the world, in the way they know best—through their music. The first edition of the series took place last month with a concert tribute to Bob Dylan, lead by folk singer and Dylan tribute specialist Lou Majaw, at The Gateway Hotel in Bangalore.

This weekend at their Nashik hotel, the lawn will house a number of wine stalls for unlimited tastings between 3 to 6 pm, followed by a performance by The All Star Beatles Tribute Band. Lead guitarist of Split Aviv Pereira, blues guitarist Warren Mendonsa, singer songwriter Siddharth Basrur, singer/drummer Sidd Coutto, multi-instrumentalist Nigel Rajaratnam and bass player Adi Mistry are part of the supergroup.  "We're singing all our favourites: Michele, Something, Come Together, I Feel Fine, While My Guitar Gently Weeps... I could go on and on. Aviv, Siddarth, Nigel and I will be sharing lead vocals, while Warren's playing a few instrumentals, including Eleanor Rigby," says Coutto.

Time to take that face out of a jar and find some friends for this weekend plan!

Getting there: The Gateway Hotel Ambad Front Lawn, P-17 MIDC, Ambad, Rs 1,000 per head, weekend accommodation packages starting at Rs 10,000 are also available here.

What: Mummy: The Inside Story exhibits at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, call 22844484, view the website here.

Why: For the coolest wraps this side of town head to the CSMVS where Mummy: The Inside Story is running in collaboration with the British Museum. Centered around the prized mummy of Egyptian priest Nesperennub, this exhibit will also feature lectures and workshops that provide insight into the rituals of mummification through virtual unwrapping and a look at the importance of objects in the after life. Pyramid scheme!

When: Sphinx Market City on until March 2013.

November 22 - 25: Naya Cinema film festival at Enlighten Film Society, Russian Centre, Peddar Road, 40150621, 11 am, Rs 599 for each pass, book your pass here.

November 23: Sufiana music by Sanam Marvi and group at Tata Theatre, NCPA, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point, 66223737, 7 pm, starting at Rs 200 per head, book your tickets here.

November 23: Kill the Fry-Day featuring Tritha Electric, Blek, Microphon3 at plot B-31, ground floor, Shri Siddhivanayak Plaza, opposite Citi Mall, behind Maruti Suzuki Showroom, Andheri (W), 26732528, 6 pm, Rs 100 per head, more details here.

November 23: Dj Lloyd (for GUESS DJ Tiesto Collection) at the GUESS showroom, Linking Road, Bandra (W), 6 pm.

November 23: Music For A Cause (part of CRY's Child In You campaign) with Taufiq Quereshi & Mumbai Stamp, Bonnie Chakraborty and Usri Banerjee at the mini amphitheatre, Carter Road, Bandra (W), 6 pm. 

November 23 – December 1: First anniversary sale at Artisans’ Gallery, Dr VB Gandhi Marg, near Rhythm House, Kala Ghoda, 9820145397, 11 am onwards, more details here.

November 24: We Love Bandra pop-up fest launch party at False Ceiling gallery, Ambedkar Road, Bandra (W), 9619176007, 5 pm onwards, more details here.

November 24: Works by SH Raza at ICIA, ICIA Building, Rampart Row, next to Rampart House, Kala Ghoda, 22048138, 11 am onwards.

November 24: The Other Side by Vikram Bawa at Gallery Art & Soul, 1, Shiv Sagar Estate, Madhuli, Opposite Nehru Tarangan, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli, 6 pm to 9 pm, more details here.

November 24: Thanksgiving Feast at Indigo Deli, 5, ground floor, Pheroze Building, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharashi Marg, Apollo Bunder, Colaba, 66551010, 12 pm onwards.

November 24: Jerome Isma-Ae at Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, 61586158, 10 pm, Rs 900 per head.

November 25: Gandu Circus and Mental Martians at Bonobo, second floor, Kenilworth Mall, phase 2, off Linking Road, Bandra (W), call 26055050, 8.30 pm, free entry.

November 25: Bombay Bassment and Hipnotribe at Hard Rock Café, Bombay Dyeing Mills, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, opposite Kamala Mills, Worli, 24382888, 9 pm onwards, Rs 300 per head.

November 25: Thanksgiving celebrations at Shiro, Bombay Dyeing Mills, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, opposite Kamala Mills, Worli, 66511207, 12 noon onwards, Rs 1,750 for a non-vegetarian meal with a glass of sparkling wine.

November 26: IMPS activing and improvisational certificate theatre course at Pranjali International School, Kemps Corner, call 23521150 or email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to register now, Rs 3,500 for beginners.

Friends and lovers over at WETHEPPL have a new lovely up their ikat sleeves. Starting November 24, this art –design-think collective is launching a pop up festival called We Love Bandra, set to take place over five weekends spilling into December. Yes, the people are ready.

Why Bandra? “Because we live here and we eat here. We make things here. Our friends live here,” says Mriga from WETHEPPL. While the fest will see a series of art shows, live music and dance parties, bpb’s most excited about the launch of this collective’s new performance/rehearsal/workshop space called The Bandra Base. This, in addition to False Ceiling Gallery, The Last Ship and Al’s Tattoo Studio, will serve as the venues for We Love Bandra.

The schedule is divided into Move, Occupy, Trip, Eat and Love. While highlights include piñata-making  101, Sunday Film Night and All Styles Dance Off jugalbandhi, Mriga is most excited about a Q&A session with Jeet Thayil, author of Man Booker 2012 shortlisted Narcopolis. They’re going to be selling clothes from their own design labels Camiz and Nor Black Nor White, and also from designer friends who do cool stuff.  Besides the schedule that’s up on www.wethepeopleareready.com, expect surprise acts and fluid shops, open mics and closed doors to appear out of nowhere.

So who's in?

Getting there: We Love Bandra by WETHEPPL, visit the Facebook page here and the website here.

It’s time to put on your best game face and get ready for Mumbai Games 2013, the city's first multi-sporting event, one that the organisers are calling The Mumbai Olympics. Ringside view?

Brought to us by SportzConsult, a sports management firm and endorsed by Pullela Gopichand, India's badminton coach, Mumbai Games will take place over two weekends, 5th, 6th and 12th, 13th January, but registrations are now open. Eight teams representing their neighbourhoods will compete against each other over nine indoor and outdoor sports - table tennis, carrom, badminton, chess, squash, football, basketball, tennis and athletics—in different sporting venues across the city. 

Here are the rules: participants don't have to be professional players and can represent the zone they live or work in. If you can get past some of the corny team names (Downtown Daredevils, Western Wizards, Heartland Heroes) this sounds like a super fun way to block party. And the Games are open to all--anyone aged above 10 years can register as a participant in any of these categories. Depending on the individual or team sport you choose, you'll need to pay a nominal fee of Rs 500 or Rs 2,000, respectively. 

Play Your Cards Right

Jitendra Joshi, CEO of  SportzConsult  says that the initiative behind putting together this sporting event is quite simple. "We want to bring the culture of sports back to the city," he says. "The city marathon always gets a great response. We want to generate the same enthusiasm with other sports too."  It's been only a week since they officially launched and registrations have already gone up to 100. "We're hoping to get 4,000 participants in all." What are the perks? Medals, trophies, certificates, bragging rights. And more importantly, that moment when you realise that you’ve still got game. #FTW 

Getting there: Visit www.mumbaigames.in, to register and for all terms and conditions go here, call 7498142923 for any queries.

What: Bombay Bicycle Club acoustic set and opening act by Something Relevant at Bonobo, second floor, Kenilworth Mall, phase 2, off Linking Road, Bandra (W), call 26055050,  Rs 300 per head, more details here.

Why: Fresh off NH7 Weekender and a trip to Varanasi, British rock quartet Bombay Bicycle Club will perform an acoustic set at Bonobo, so go for A Different Kind of Fix. The band tweeted about it, announcing  that all funds from the gig will go to underprivileged children at Talasari in Thane. Three gears for musicians who give back!

When: Bike check on Tuesday, November 20 at 8.30 pm.

It started with half a circle - a smile. A U-shape so magnetic, content not cryptic, it could rival the one so carefully preserved in a French museum. This was followed by  a full circle - a whirl. Dreamy, but sure-footed, like a made-up planet that knows where it wants to go.  Then flashes of white, a robe, and in it, a beautiful whirling dervish performing in an old church at Cappadocia, one that this Scouter wanted to run away with.

But she didn’t. Because like her painfully practical friend pointed out, all that spinning around with him could eventually lead to motion sickness.

But if you don’t mind being love sick, you should know that there’s a travelling dervish visiting from Turkey, performing free concerts (you have to RSVP) all over the city this week. Sufi so good!

Turn Around

Organised by the Turkish Consulate and to be performed at Escobar and Blue Frog, the show is titled Dervish in Progress and combines Sufi whirling rituals with contemporary choreography. It is led by Turkish-born Ziya Azazi, whose interest in the movement was born during an introduction to gymnastics while studying engineering in Istanbul (see some of his work here).

Ziya has travelled across continents, collaborating with musicians from different countries and in the past, incorporating electronic music, fire and guest whirlers in his choreographies. For his Mumbai performance, he promises “a unique experience where physical feats meet mysticism”, promising that the solo show won’t be all about him. “Whirling is not an individual ritual, but pleasurable for the one who practices it and for the spectator”.

Full Circle

The performances will take place at Escobar on Friday, November 16 and at Blue Frog on Saturday, November 17. We suggest you put this on your weekend agenda, because while you’ll get a free show, you might even fall in love with half a circle. That should round up your week nicely.

Getting there: At Escobar, Linking Road, Bandra (W) on November 16 at 11.30 pm, call 42760000, and at Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Lower Parel, call 61586158, 65251716, on November 17 at 8.30 pm, free but must RSVP for tickets on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

November 16: Avega – The Passion by Pushpamala N at Chemould Prescott Road, Queens Mansion, third floor, G Talwatkar Marg, Fort, 22000211, 11 am, more details here. 

November 16: Third Eye Trance Mafia at Blue Frog, Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, 61586158, 10.30 pm, Rs 600 (after 9 pm).

November 16: Ladies night at Tote On The Turf, Mahalakshmi Race gates 5 and 6, Keshav Rao Khadye Marg, Mahalakshmi, 61577777, 7 pm onwards.

November 16: Dervish in Progress at Escobar, Linking Road, Bandra (W), email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for tickets, 11.30 pm, more details here. 

November 17: Cock (drama) at Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu, 26149546, 6 pm, Rs 300 per head, book tickets here.

November 17: The Travelling Pants at The Comedy Store, third floor, Palladium Mall, High Street Phoenix, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, 43485000, 8.30 pm, Rs 500 per head, book tickets here.

November 17: Sunburn Arena with Swedish House Mafia at Mahalakshmi Race Course, 5 pm onwards, Rs 4,000 per head, book your passes here.

November 17: Live From The Console with Heather Andrews, Something Relevant and Aftertaste at Mehboob Studio, Stage 2, Bandra (W), 6.30 pm, Rs 250 per head, book your tickets here.

November 17: Route Maps by Sudhir Patwardhan at The Guild, 02/32, Kamal Mansion, second floor, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba, 22880116, 10 am, more details here.

November 17 – 18: Digital Photography 101 by Photo Caddy at IES Management College, opposite Lilavati Hospital, Bandra Reclamation, Bandra (W), call 9819807704 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to register, 1 pm to 6 pm, Rs 3,400 per head.

November 18: Now Is by Aditi Mangaldas at Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, NCPA, NCPA MArg, Nariman Point, 66223737, starting at Rs 200 per head, 7 pm. 

November 18: Chai and Pakora Breakfast Run with India Bike Week, 6 am onwards, more details here.

November 26: IMPS activing and improvisational certificate theatre course at Pranjali International School, Kemps Corner, call 23521150 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to register now, Rs 3,500 for beginners.

November 9: Coke Studio Minicert at Hard Rock Café, Bombay Dyeing Mills, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli, 24382888, 8.30 pm, Rs 1,000 (Rs 500 entry and Rs 500 cover).

November 9: Varun Thakur, Azeem, Sahil Shah, Sapan Verma at The Comedy Store, third floor, Palladium Mall, High Street Phoenix, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, 43485000, 8.30 pm, Rs 600 per head, book tickets here.

November 9: Back to School Party at F  Lounge.Diner.Bar, One India Bulls Centre, third floor, Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road, 66505820, 10 pm, Rs 2,000 per head (full cover).

November 10: All Things Nice's Indian Wine Consumer's Choice Awards 2012 (IWCCA) at ITC Grand Central, Parel, 2 pm to 5 pm, to be a part of the judging panel visit http://www.allthingsnice.in/iwcca.php

November 10: 50 % off designer wear from Tibi, Temperly London, Badgley Mischka, Nicole Miller and more at Ave 29, 4, Kohinoor Mansion, 29 Hughes Road, 23804981, 11 am to 8 pm.

November 10: Feed and Func with DJ Uri at Bonobo, second floor, Kenilworth Mall, Phase 2, off Linking Road, Bandra (W), 26055050, 9 pm, free entry.

November 10: Shiva Soundsystem at Blue Frog, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, 61586158, 10.30 pm, Rs 600 (after 9 pm).

November 10: Quirk Shop by Encore Entertainment at Lagerbay, 183, Waterfield Road, Bandra (W), 67369900, 11 am to 7 pm, more details here.

November 10: Screening of The Last of the Hausmans (comedy/drama) at Dance Theatre Godrej, NCPA, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point, 66223737, 8 pm, Rs 300 per head, book tickets here.

November 10: Lazy Saturday Brunch at Olive Bar & Kitchen, Lazy Pali Hill Tourist Hotel, 14, Union Park, Khar (W), 26058228, noon, Rs 1,500 per head (with alcohol).

November 11: The President Is Coming (comedy) at St Andrew Auditorium, St Dominic Road, Bandra (W), 26513224, 7 pm, start at Rs 300, book tickets here.

November 11: Ramkinkar Baij – A Retrospective at NGMA, near Regal Cinema, Fort, 22881969, 11 am onwards.

November 11: Nothing Like Lear (drama) at Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu, 26149546,  11 am, Rs 300 per head, book tickets here.

What: Indikaleido - three evenings of music and dance at Horniman Circle, visit http://www.indikaleido.com for the full schedule, free entry on all days.

Why: So your NH7 Weekender plans didn’t work out. Unload the backpack and take your mat to Horniman Circle, where the garden's trust is hosting Indikaleido, three evenings of classical, fusion, Sufi and Spanish music and dance. Don’t miss Rahul Sharma on the santoor, Sufi music by Indira Naik and Algerian group El Ferda, Viva Flamenco by Viva, the Odisha dance troupe Prince and Indian Ocean. No garden variety, this.

When: Free park-ing from November 2 to 4.