5th annual Amarashilpi Memorial Day and calendar release, Minister G.T. Devegowda inaugurates, Vishwakarma Maha Okkuta President Huchchappachar presides, Vidyashankara Kalyana Mantapa, 11.30 am.

Kalabodha, a series of programmes to create awareness on Fine Arts among citizens, talk on ‘Artistic Aspect in Photography,’ Sarod maestro Pandit Rajiv Taranath chief guest, Dhvanyaloka Director Prof. C.N. Srinath chairs the session, Dhvanyaloka premises, Bogadi Road, 11 am.

Parur M.S. Gopal Krishna Memorial Concert, day-long violin concerts by 60 disciples of Vid. H.K. Narasimha Murthy, 11 am to 8.30 pm; Karnatak Classical Violin Ensemble by Vid. H.K. Narasimha Murthy, Vid. H.N. Bhaskar, Vidu. H.M. Smitha, Vidu. Sindhu Suchetan and Vid. Prithvi Bhaskar, Mysore K. Vasudevacharya Bhavana, JLB Road, Lakshmipuram, 6 pm.

Valedictory of ‘Kuniyonu Baara’ children’s theatre training camp and staging of play ‘Sathru andre Saitara’ by camp participants, Women and Child Welfare Department Dy. Director K. Radha, Kannada & Culture Asst. Director H. Channappa, Government Girls Balamandira Superintendent T.N. Kavitha and Sanchalana Mysuru President Deepak Mysuru will be present, Government Girls Balamandira premises, 11 am.

‘Samakaleena Kannada Kavya mattu Anuvada,’ a poetry recital and discussion programme, Suruchi Ranga Mane, Chitrabanu Road, Kuvempunagar, 10.30 am.

Monthly meeting, Association President G. Armugam presides, General Secretary C.G. Krishna speaks, A. Manuel Hall, Seshadri lyer Road, 10.30 am.

Shopping Festival, Exhibition-cum-Sale, Scouts and Guides Grounds, behind DC’s office, 10.30 am to 9.30 pm.

Decennial celebrations, stage programme, 10 am; Yakshagana ‘Thamradhwaja Kalaga’ by Badagutittu students, 11 am; Yakshagana ‘Daksha Yajna’ by Tenkutittu students, 2 pm; Valedictory, 4.30 pm; Yakshagana ‘Bheeshma Vijaya’ by Badagutittu Yakshagana Gurus, Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall, Krishnamurthypuram, 6 pm.

National-level Dog Show Competition, Scouts and Guides Ground, behind DC’s office, 9.30 am onwards; Celebrity dog breeder from Bengaluru Satish Cadaboms will be displaying his dogs such as Korean Dosa Mastiff, Alaskan Malamute and Lion Head Tibetan Mastiff, 11 am and 12 noon.

‘NaMothon – Run for Narendra’ to mark Swami Vivekananda Jayanti celebrations, Swamy Vivekananda Statue, opposite Akashavani, Yadavagiri, 7 am.