Planner: 5 Opportunities to enjoy this long weekend an extra dose of fun

Fiber-based Art Anupa Mehta Contemporary Art (AMCA) continues the showcase of textile-based practices with the new exhibition, where the river meets the sea. The show contains six artist-aparajita Jain Mahajan, Alamu Kumaresan, Savia Viegas and Menakshi Nihalani, which was constantly working on contemporary textile and fiber-based art. “(Their works) examine memory, materiality, feminist narratives and intergenerational storytelling through weaving, stitching, embroidery and marking,” says the gallery note. At Amca, Colaba, Mumbai, until September 11, 11 to 18:00 (Tuesday to Saturday). FN Souza, FNS-0001, Christ, 27 x 21 inches, acrylic on paper, 1989. Celebrate a milestone gala Nvya four 21 years with a new exhibition in the capital. The performance from then to now (2004 – 2025), entitled 21: Memories & Milestones from then to now (2004 – 2025), contains works by artists such as Akbar Padam Sea, Arpana Caur, FN Souza, Jamini Roy, KG Subramanyan, MF Husain, Pr Daroz, Times. For the founding director Tripat Kalra, 21 is a symbolic number indicating the completion and initiation. “In this spirit, 21 bring together a constellation of artists who, like the gallery itself, have traversed several thresholds …” says the gallery. At Bikaner House, New Delhi, August 20, August 11 to 7pm. After this, the show moved to Gallerie Nvya, Business, September 4-30, 11:00 to 19:00 (Sunday closed). A Stock Shot of Key Monastery at Keylong, Lahaul & Spiti Festival in the Mountains Himachal Pradesh presents its first zero waste, eco-friendly tribal festival in Keylong, Lahaul and Spiti. Supported by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Trifed (Tribes of India), the North Zone Culture Center and the Government of Himachal Pradesh, the festival will keep the unique tribal identity in the region in the spotlight by displaying indigenous art, music, dance, local sports, traditional cuisine and crafts. On the police land, Keylong, Lahaul and Spiti, until August 16, 10am to 6pm. A Still from Animation short film, ‘Thaniye’, which is displayed on Bisff Short, takes back the Bangalore International Short Film Festival (BisFF), accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, with its fifteenth edition. Participants can look at more than 50 short films produced by filmmakers from around the world, watch workshops on ‘Writing Micro Dramas’ and’ Direction ‘, and listen to panel discussions where professionals in the industries such as’ diversity in moving imagery’ and ‘how not to enter European film festivals. At Suchitra Academy, Banashankari Stage 2; Goethe Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, CMH Road; Alliance Française de Bangalore, Vasant Nagar; RV University, Mysore Road; CuriousCity Science Center, Thigala Chowdadenahalli, Bengaluru, until August 17, 10 to 17:30. Visit www.bisff.in for more information. To see a mural at The Calorie: The Breakdion Exhibition in Science Gallery, Bengaluru. The Science of Food Science Gallery Bengaluru’s new year -long exhibition season, Calorie: The collapse, examines an exciting exploration of the deep, complicated and often ominous relationship with food. Through thoughtful exhibitions, workshops, discussions, film performances and guided experiences, the exhibition provides a platform for audiences, especially that of 18 to 28 years, to gain insights in the future of food and food culture. At Science Gallery Bengaluru, Bellary Road, until August 2026, 10:00 to 18:00. Visit calorie.scigalleryblr.org for more information.