Theatre, workshops, food: 10 things to do in Mumbai this weekend

Confused about what to do this weekend? Here’s our guide

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16

Confused about what to do this weekend? Here’s our guide.

1) Theatre: Stand Up: This play looks into the lives of stand-up comedians and sheds light on the serious business of comedy.
Where: The Cuckoo Club, Pali Hill, next to Learners Academy, Bandra (W)
Call: 96199 62969; Tickets: Rs 250; When: 7.30pm

Stand Up.

2) Music: Electronica Night: Catch Japanese electronic musician Daisuke Tanabe, known for his signature sound which fuses hip-hop, electronica, folk, and jazz.
Where: Bonobo, Kenilworth Mall, off Linking Road, Bandra (W)
Call: 2605 5050; Entry: Free; When: 9pm

3) Film: Bachelor Girls: Catch a documentary that sheds light on the bias towards unmarried women in housing societies in metro cities.
Where: Little Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point; Call: 6622 3823
Entry: Free; When: 6.30pm

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17

4) Food and drinks: Gelato Special: Grab a scoop of hazelnut gelato and raspberry sorbet, among other flavours.
Where: 1Tablespoon Pizza Kitchen outlets (Lower Parel and Matunga)
Price: Rs 90; When: 11am to 11pm

Gelato Special

5) Dace: Kathak Masterclass: Watch dancer Aditi Mangaldas as she demonstrates the various forms of Kathak and elaborates on its history.
Where: West Room 1, NCPA, Nariman Poin; Call: 6622 3823
Tickets: Rs 1,000; When: 2pm to 6pm

6) Workshop: Drone Making: Make a drone from scratch and get useful hacks to flying it in Mumbai. Learn the basic concepts of aviation, the working of a drone, and its potential purposes in today’s day and age.
Where: 8th Wonder, Siddharth Nagar 2, Goregaon (W); Call: 98339 31850
Tickets: Rs 2,500; When: 1pm onward

7) Theatre: A Wicked Wazoo Steals Christmas: : A wicked creature called Wazoo, who can’t stand children, decides to steal Christmas. A man in a red suit decides to save the day and confronts Wazoo. The play is based on the origin story of Santa Claus.
Where: Experimental Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point
Call: 6622 3823; Tickets: Rs 500; When: 7pm

A Wicked Wazoo Steals Christmas.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18

8) Photography: New Homelands: Three Indian photographers — Kounteya Sinha, Paroma Mukherjee and Shome Basu — travelled through 21 European countries to chronicle the lives of the Indian diaspora.
Where: Piramal Art Gallery, NCPA, Nariman Point; Call: 2202 9483
Entry: Free; When: 12pm to 8pm

New Homelands.

9) Food and drinks: Christmas Special Menu: Dig into a festive menu that features mushroom miso broth with brown rice and chicken, zaatar chicken and hummus bowl, and Sri Lankan tea curry with winter veggies, among other preparations.
Where: Little Food Daily, Aram Nagar, Versova, Andheri (W)
Call: 6559 6559; Price: Rs 600; When: 10am to 10pm

Christmas Special Menu.

10) Art: ARTAngle: Artists Payal Shah and Bindal Shah have curated a show that highlights the importance of geometry in art. The exhibition will feature over 100 abstract compositions.
Where: Cymroza Art Gallery, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Breach Candy
Call: 98201 48450; Entry: Free; When: 11am to 6pm

ARTAngle.