Bharatanatyam Rangapravesha of Manasa R. Abhishek, disciple of Vid. Sridhar Jain of ‘Apthamitra’ fame and Founder of Sri Nimishamba School of Dance, accompanied by Guru Vid. Sridhar Jain on nattuvanga, Vid. Naveen Andagar on vocal, Vid. M.K. Kiran Kumar on mridanga, Vid. Shanthakumar on violin and Vid. Raghavendra Rangadol on rhythm pad; Natyacharya Prof. K….

World Theatre Day celebrations, National Drama School-Bengaluru former Director C. Basavalingaiah, senior theatre artiste Rajashekar Kadamba and Kannada & Culture Assistant Director H. Channappa will be present; Vijayalakshmi Manjunath reads out World Theatre Day Message, felicitation to Karnataka Nataka Academy Award recipient Saroja Hegde, 6 pm; Staging of play ‘Karula Teppada Mele’ by GPIER theatre…

Grand Karnatak Classical Vocal by Vid. Abhishek Raghuram, accompanied by Vidu. H.M. Smitha on violin, Vid. Patri Satish Kumar on mridanga, Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Mysore Vasudevacharya Bhavana, JLB Road, 5.30 pm to 8.15 pm. [For non-Members of the Sabha, entry is by tickets available at the counter]

Niranthara Theatre Festival 2021-22, valedictory, Dollu Kunita performance, 5.30 pm; Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh, Senior Rangayana artiste S. Ramanath, Hongalli Gangadhar of Hasiru Foundation, Bengaluru and M.M. Suguna of Niranthara guests; Staging of Mounesh Badiger’s play ‘Vee.Sham.Ke’ by Udupi Rangabhoomi, (directed by Manjunath Badiger), RamaGovinda Rangamandira, Ramakrishnanagar, 7 pm.

Purandaradasa and Thyagaraja Aaradhana Nritya Mahotsava, Guruvandana and Kalemane Award Ceremony to senior artistes and Gurus in the field of Bharatanatyam and Karnatak Classical Music, conferring of Kalemane Award on Guru Pustakam Rama (Karnatak Classical Music – Vocal), Senior Guru Lalitha Core M. Rao, Guru Dr. P.M. Chethana Radhakrishna, Guru T.S. Sreelakshmi Kumar and Dr….

Awareness programme on ‘Incidents of atrocities in the name of caste and solutions,’ SP of District Civil Rights Enforcement (DCRE) Cell, Mysuru, B.T. Kavita inaugurates, Assistant Professor of Sociology at KSOU Dr. R. Santhosh Nayak speaks, Guest Lecturer and advocate Dr. S. Guruswamy presents papers, DSS District Convenor C. Umamahadev presides, Buddha Vihar, near Ashoka…

Ganayogi Panchakshari Puttaraja Sangeethotsava, launching of ‘Swarasankula Music School’ website, C. Basvegowda, President, Swarasankula Sangeetha Vidyalaya, P. Nityananda and K. Umashankar chief guests. Classical music by Pt. Ganapathi Bhat Hasanagi and S. Hiranmayi, accompanied by Pt. Virabharaiah Hiremutt and Pt. Vignesh Bhagawat on harmonium, Pt. Sridhar Mandre and Pandit Bheemashankar Bidanur on tabla, Ganabharathi, Kuvempunagar,…

MyBuild21, a grand exhibition of construction materials, equipment, state-of-art technologies and the latest in Real Estate in aid of Mysore Builders’ Charitable Trust, up to 9 pm; Entertainment programmes, Maharaja’s College Grounds, 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm. [Mob: 99007-91777 or 94480-49242]

Rashtriya Ranga Utsav (National Theatre Festival), staging of Kannada play ‘Mamatheya Suli’ based on Rashtrakavi Kuvempu’s Sri Ramayana Darshanam by Kalabhi Theatre, Mangaluru (Design and Direction: Ganesh Mandarthi), Kiru Rangamandira (Mini Theatre), Kalamandira premises, 7 pm.

Niranthara Theatre Festival 2021-22, Indira Nair, Veteran theatre artiste, Sudesh Doddapalya, senior journalist, chief guest, 6.30 pm; Staging of Rajappa Dalavayi’s play ‘We the people of India’ by Shivamogga Rangayana, RamaGovinda Rangamandira, Ramakrishnanagar, 7 pm.