State-level Children’s Theatre and Folk Arts Festival, inauguration of Children’s Folk Arts Festival, Kannada & Culture Joint Director V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy, Mysuru District Amateur Theatre Artistes Forum Secretary Dr. Kumaraswamy, Hanchipura Gram Panchayat (Saragur taluk) President M. Geetha and SDMC Government Higher Primary School (Gurur) President Chinnaswamy will be present; Mari Kunita, Puja Kunita, Tamasha, Veeragase, Kamsale and Folk Songs by Shaktidhama Vidyashale, Mysuru and Government Higher Primary School, Guru Government High School, Dadadahalli, Saragur taluk, 4.30 pm; Inauguration of State-level Children’s Theatre Festival, MLA G.T. Devegowda, Mayor Shivakumar, BBMP Special Commissioner and CM Secretary Jayaram Rayapura, Kannada & Culture Joint Director V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy, senior theatre director Dr. Sripad Bhat and Rotary International District 3181 Rtn. Prakash Karanth will be present, Sanchalana Mysuru President Deepak Mysore delivers keynote address; Staging of play ‘Punyakoti’ by Government High School, Dadadahalli village, Saragur taluk (directed by Deepak Mysore); Staging of play ‘Bommanahalliya Kindarijogi’ by Shaktidhama Vidyashale, Mysuru, (written by Kuvempu, music by B.V. Karanth, directed by Deepak Mysore, music direction by Anush Shetty and Munna), Mini Theatre, Kalamandira premises, 6 pm. [Entry free]