Published on 12:00 AM, May 16, 2017

Thank God It's FrIday

Richard Marx Live in Dhaka

Date: Tuesday, 16 May 

Time: 6 PM - 9 PM

Venue: Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) 

With over 30 million records sold, Richard Marx is a familiar name to the generation of the late 80s and early 90s. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear Richard Marx sing his love ballads for the local audience. Don't forget to book your tickets. 

K-Pop World Festival 2017 Dhaka

Date: Friday, 19 May 

Time: 3 PM - 6 PM

Venue: Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy  

K-Pop World Festival is an annual event organised by South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the support of numerous other government agencies. Once a band passes through the preliminary rounds, they are invited by the South Korean government to take part in the final round held every year at Changwon, South Korea. For more details contact BD K-Family. Email-kfamily.bd@gmail.com 

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Spring Carnival for the Fashionistas — Season 2

Date: 19-20 May 

Time: 10 AM to 10 PM

Venue: The Dining Room, 5/F, House 49, Road 11, Banani, 1213 

Being arranged about 10 days prior to Ramadan, this is a wonderful opportunity to go on a shopping spree. A wide range of Ramadan necessities will be available under a single roof — from clothes, baby products, cosmetics , jewellery, home accessories, grocery, nail art , beauty products — the options are endless. 

Lyric Music, Concert 

Date : Saturday, 20 May 

Time: 7 PM

Venue: Red Shift Coffee Lounge, Radius Centre, 5th Floor, Bay's Galleria , 57 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan

This is the final collaboration between Hugh Stevenson (Piano) and Razef Khan (Cello), before Hugh bids adieu to Dhaka. The duo has been performing music of the European and Americas. Come along and take advantage of this last opportunity to enjoy some salon music from Hugh and Razef playing together.

Tickets at Tk 600 are available at Red Shift/Radius. You can also book tickets online at jetechao.com 

Diversity of Life and Mystery of Nature, Group Exhibition

Date: 20 to 27 May 

Time: Daylong

Venue: Alliance Francaise, La Galerie

"Diversity of Life and Mystery of Nature" is a multifarious exhibition of contemporary Bangladeshi art. Established on the basis of individuality, artistry and creativity of its members in 2007, the Dhaka Artists Group (DAG) already has 18 successful exhibitions under their belt. For this nineteenth exhibition DAG will show a number of paintings that drew inspiration from appreciable art movements and styles like pure abstraction, abstract expressionism, neo-expressionism, surrealism, realism and semi-realism.

Red Shift Trending Movies

A typically edgy thriller, Elle (rated R), is made by Paul Verhoefen starring Isabelle Huppert in a role for which she was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar in 2016. Fast-paced dialogue by smart, modern Parisian men and women only add to the movie's up to the minute feel. 

Entry and Popcorn: Tk 200