Thank God It's Friday
BEACONS 3.0
Date: 25 – 29 July
Time: 3 PM - 6 PM
Venue: Drik Gallery, House 74, Road 8A, Dhanmondi
The Third Phase of Beacons —A Multidimensional Art Exhibition, is finally here. And once again they are bringing art that will surely mesmerise and leave you awestruck.
Interested participants can make their submissions on Manga, Graphic Novels, Comics, and Graphic & Digital Illustrations. For any information please contact: 01723930951. Or send an e-mail to [email protected].
ANOTHER AXIS: ART EXHIBITION BY MD ALOMGIR HOSSAIN
Date: 25 July - 1 August
Venue: Alliance Francaise, La Galerie
Md Alomgir Hossain is intrigued by human emotions and experience from life till death. Hossain believes that the human body is in reality our only possession. Hossain has employed computer-generated visual media ranging from animation to digital sculpture to express his feelings based on that philosophy. By combining the elements of the natural world with a digital environment he seeks to bridge the gap between 'the new machines that characterise the modern age and the natural machine — humans'.
AN EVENING OF GHAZAL
Date: Thursday, 27 July
Time: 6:30 PM
Venue: Alliance Francaise, La Galerie
Celebrated classical singer Manzurul Islam Khan started his musical journey at the Chhayanaut Sangeet Vidyatan and completed advanced courses in classical forms as well as a master's degree in music from the University of Mumbai. He was also a student of the Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh for a brief period.
For all Gazal fans out there, this is one event not to be missed.
LOVE IN DHAKA, CONCERT WITH SUNIDHI CHAUHAN
Date: Thursday, 27 July
Time: 5 PM - 11:30 PM
Venue: Noborattri Hall, International Convention City Bashundhara – ICCB
The eagerly anticipated event is finally here. Participants will include Sunidhi Chauhan from India, and Bangladeshi icons like Tahsan, Kornia, actress Mehjabeen, along with Anastasia, a Ukrainian dancer. Gates will open at 3:30 PM.
Tickets are priced at Tk 7000 (Platinum), Tk 5000 (Diamond; seating on the balcony), Tk 4000 (Gold), and Tk 3000 (Silver), and are available from Shohoz.com, Ticket Chai, Hello Eventz, ticketshala.com. Or call +8801974600101-4
BOLD TALKS: INSPIRE BANGLADESH
Date: Saturday, 29 July
Time: 9:45 AM - 6:00 PM
Venue: Gulshan Club, Lambda Hall
Enjoy a day of learning, sharing knowledge and figuring out ways for personal enrichment. Listen and interact with renowned inspirational speakers from the USA and our very own talented sector leaders.
The list of esteemed speakers include —
Wajed "Roger" Salam, Chairman and Founder, The Winner's Circle.
Sonia B Kabir, Country Manager, Microsoft.
Sajid Rahman, CEO, Telenor Health.
Alice Hlidkova, Founder and Owner, Through The Changing Glass.
Shawn Wheeland, Co-Founder JustGetOnlineInc.com, Inc.
Helice "Grandma Sparky", Bridges Founder, Blue Ribbons World Wide.
Livia S Caudell, CEO & Founder, Conscious Wealth Builders.
Rubaba Dowla, Co -Founder and Managing Director, PlusOne Services.
David T Fagan, Former CEO, Guerrilla Marketing.
Mike Kazi, CEO Kazi IT Center Ltd.
Daven Michaels, Entrepreneur.
Safina Rahman, Managing Director, Lakhsma Inner Wear Ltd.
For more information on registration log on to Jetechao.com.
HUMAN LIBRARY COMES TO DHAKA
Date: Saturday, 29 July
Time: 2 PM - 6 PM
Venue: Gyan Tapas Abdur Razzaq Vidyapeeth, House 60, Road 7/A, Dhanmondi
The Human Library was developed in Copenhagen in the spring of 2000 as a project for Roskilde Festival by Ronni Abergel and his brother Dany and colleagues Asma Mouna and Christoffer Erichsen. This July, get ready to witness this library come alive!
At the event, people from different walks of life will be presented as books. The readers will be given a list of books and they will choose one book to borrow for a period of 20 minutes. They will engage in an interactive, one-to-one conversation where the book will narrate his/her experiences and the reader(s) will try to understand the book better by asking questions.
The titles have already been shortlisted for the event!
This being the first event of this type, spot registration will be done on a first come first serve basis. Once you register, you will receive a time slot for your conversation with the book.
The event is free for all.
To learn more about this innovative concept log onto: humanlibrary.org
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