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Event |
Venue |
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Aug. 16 / Sunday |
Photo exhibition - 'Greener Side of Madras' - photos by Rod
Hudson.
On Till Aug. 23. |
Gallery Sri Parvati, Alwarpet. |
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Art exhibition - by four Madras-based artists - Gayathri Aditya,
Santhanam Krishnan, Gita & Mark Rathinaraj. |
Dakshinachitra, Muttukaddu |
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Tree Walk inside the May Day Park in Chintadripet (opp
Chintadripet MRTS station), reporting time 6.45 am. Walk between
7 and 8.15 am. Registration on mobile no.
9445258328 or 9840744453 |
May
Day Park in Chintadripet |
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Heritage Walk - Fort St. George - guide is Dr Suresh,
archaeologist. |
Starts at 7.30 a.m. parking lot opp. Fort's main gate. |
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Storytelling Programme: “Stories about Chennai”. Featured
storytellers and open mic. Languages: English and Tamil.
Admission: Fifty Rupees. |
At
4.30 PM, at World Storytelling Institute,
No. 18, Dr. RK Salai 9th Street, Third Floor (opposite City
Centre, on the other side of Dr RK Salai) |
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Wikipedia Takes Chennai - a scavenger hunt and free content
photography in Chennai.All Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians were
invited to participate in team of up to three to compete to take
photographs of as many local sights as possible for Wikipedia
articles. |
Details at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Chennai |
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Aug. 18 / Tuesday |
Chennai Heritage Contest for Schools - city schools make Power
Point presentations of less known heritage areas / landmarks. 9
am to 4 pm. |
Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Luz |
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Aug. 19 / Wednesday |
Drawing session by Crayola, based on the places in Chennai. |
At
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57 Luz Avenue, Mylapore.
At 4pm. |
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Aug. 20 / Thursday |
Opening of photo exhibition - 'Temples of Chennai' - Madras
Photographic Society and Alliance Francaise. Open till end of
month. |
Alliance Francaise, Nungambakkam. |
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Workshop, recreating the colourful Tamil kolam art tradition, by
Sindhu Suresh. |
At
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57 Luz Avenue, Mylapore.
At 4pm. |
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Intra-school competition conducted by the Asan Heritage Club for
all the students of the school. |
At
Asan Memorial School, Egmore. 9 am |
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Aug. 21 / Friday |
‘Treasure
in the Trees’, a series of exciting games such as plai pandu,
kai bambaram, oodhu kai and karandi aatam using fruits, leaves
and seeds indigenous to Chennai. Conducted by Kreeda for
children. |
At
Sri Parvathi Gallery on Eldams Road, Alwarpet.
From 3pm to 6pm. |
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Workshop on traditional games played in Old Madras and their
importance, by Vandana Gobind. |
At
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57 Luz Avenue, Mylapore
At 4pm. |
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Aug. 22 / Saturday |
Exhibition of Coins, Books, Postage, Photos on Madras.11 am to 7
pm. On till 24th. |
P. S. School campus. Mylapore. |
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Stories about Chennai, for Children. Featured storytellers and
open mic. Language: Mostly English. At 4:30pm. At Vanilla
Activity Centre, Admission:
Free. |
Vanilla Activity Centre, No. 8/57, 1st Street Luz Avenue (near
the rear entrance to Nageswara Rao Park), Mylapore. |
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Spring into Reading, KK Nagar, an activity centre for children,
presents ‘Flora and fauna of Madras: a puppet making workshop’
by Banumathy. |
At
At Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani.
From 3pm to 4.30 pm. |
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‘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. |
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‘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. |
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Poster competition for school students on ‘Environment of
Madras’. Conducted by Prakriti Foundation. Selected entries will
be displayed during Madras Week and the five best entries will
receive prizes. |
At
Alliance Francaise, Nungambakkam. |
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Aug. 23 / Sunday |
Heritage Walk - Mount Road - guide is Vincent D' Souza. |
Starts at 'The Hindu' newspaper office main gate. 7.30 a.m. |
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Madras Quiz - conducted by IQL Open to all. |
Dakshinamurthy Auditorium, P. S. School campus, Mylapore.
Prelims at 2 pm. |
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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. |
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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. |
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‘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. |
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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 |
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