Vishwamanava Day celebrations to commemorate the birth anniversary of Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama’s Swami Shivakantanandaji graces the occasion, District Minister V. Somanna inaugurates, MLA L. Nagendra presides, cultural thinker Mysuru Mithra columnist Gubbigudu Ramesh main speaker, Kalamandira, 11 am.

Living Style Expo, Maharaja’s College Grounds, 11 am to 9 pm.

110th birth anniversary of Jnanpith Award winner Dr. Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, Symposium on literary works of Dr. V.K. Gokak titled ‘Vinayaka Vagmaya Darshana,’ retired Deputy Director of CIIL Dr. B.B. Rajapurohit inaugurates, retired Secretary to the Government of India Anil Gokak (son of Dr. V.K. Gokak) chief guest, retired English Professor K.B. Prabhuprasad presides, 10.30…

Handicraft and Handloom Exhibition-cum-Sale, Scouts and Guides Ground, behind DC’s Office, 10.30 am to 9.30 pm.

‘Varnaavarana,’ solo art expo by S. Vinod, Gallery premises, #CA-15, Vijayanagar 2nd Stage, 10.30 am to 6.30 pm.

Annual Flower Show, Palace premises, 9 am to 9 pm.

…the bewitching, lyrical world of Ram Singh Urveti – Gond Artist, Anokhi Garden, 408, Contour Road, near Adithya Hospital, Gokulam, 3rd Stage, 8 am to 5 pm.

‘Cake Utsav’ as part of Winter Festival, Nanjaraja Bahadur (NR) Choultry, Vinoba Road, 8 am to 10 pm; Cake Eating Contest for college girls, 11 am; Cultural programmes, 6 pm.

Parangathotsava 2019 — 33rd Edition of National-level Festival of Classical Dance and Music, Madhuri Thathachari, Managing Trustee, Brahmara Trust of Y.T. Madhuri Thathachari, inaugurates, art patron & VPAC President K.V. Murthy presides, H.Channappa, Assistant Director, Dept. of Kannada & Culture and P. Krishna Kumar, Secretary, Parampare, chief guests, Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Sri Vasudevacharya Bhavan,…

Niranthara Ranga Utsava, Tala Maddale by Dr. Pradeep Samaga and Troupe from Bengaluru, 5.30 pm; Staging of the play ‘Bahumukhi Ramayana’, by artistes of Niranthara Theatre Troupe, Mysuru and Direction by Dr. Chaluvarajaswamy & Pratap Hunsuru, Mini Theatre, Kalamandira premises, 7 pm.