NEPFEST RELOADED

Date: 28 January (Saturday)
Time: 1 pm onwards
Venue: House of Music, Thamel

As the organizers of Nepfest had promised, a gig for seven most deserving bands that played at the Nepfest will be given a chance to compete again for a prized position. Aimbase, Dis-Integrated, 11, Spinal Discord, Unholy Sickdom, Fractals, and The Exorcist will play at this gig; the best  and among the given will be given a chance to open for The Legendary Polish Death Metal  Juggernaut ‘Decapitated’ at Nepfest 4 September 2012. The seven Nepfest warriors will also be joined by the band ‘White’.

Ticket Cost: Rs. 150

CAN Info-tech 2012

Opening Date: 26 January (Thursday)
Closing Date: 31 January (Tuesday)
Venue: Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu

The much awaited CAN Info-Tech 2012 is finally here and along with it comes new gadgets, softwares and technology. The expo will feature more than 200 international and national companies along with an expected 2500 guests and 50,000 visitors. The tech expo is one of the most awaited events of the year and this year, the expo will also feature the IT Conference 2012.

Entry: free

WANGDEN CARPET COLLECTION

Closing Date: 30 January (Monday)
Venue: Indigo Gallery, Naxal
Contact: 4411724

Indigo Gallery will be host to the exhibition of Wangden Carpet collection and authentic Tibetan furniture from Rupert Smith. The exhibition will also feature the best images from the Indigo Gallery Collection, ethnographic arts of Nepal along with a collection of masks, furniture, artifacts and textiles from Bhutan and Gujarat.

Entry Free

Ekaram's Guthi Struggle

Date: 26 January (Thursday)
Time: 3 pm onwards
Venue: Martin Chautari, Jeetjung Marga, Thapathali
Contact: 4238050

Martin Chautari is organizing a discussion series along with a film show about Ekaram Singh’s struggle. The documentary will be in Nepali with English subtitles. The event is about discussing the encroachment on land and structures of Adivasi Janajatis, by the state and their resistance to it. Participation is open to all.

Entry Free

Last Thursdays

Date: 26 January (Thursday)
Time: 5 pm onwards
Venue: DECC hall, 4th floor of UWTC, Tripureshwor

US Ambassador to Nepal, H.E. Scott H. DeLisi will be talking on the ‘’Role of Development for Economic Growth in Nepal’’ and will offer his perspective through his extensive experiences of working with developing nations. This can be taken as an opportunity to gain visibility for one’s institution or to gain knowledge on specific entrepreneurial opportunities in Nepal and to meet other entrepreneurs and innovative Nepali people

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Entry Free

Celebrating Talent

Closing Date: 27 January (Friday)
Time: 10 am to 4:30 pm
Venue: The Art of Living-Nepal, New Baneshwor
Contact: 9803039750

eight to 18 years of age. The talent hunt includes sections like singing, dancing, instrumental music and arts and crafts. Parents can also perform with their children for all section except art and crafts.
The workshops and training sessions will be held at different timings. Ambassadors for the Bal Utsav will be felicitated from each category.

Advanced Photography Workshop

Starting Date: 27 January (Friday)
Closing Date: 29 January (Sunday)
Time: 7 am onwards
Venue: The Image Park, Opposite Peanuts, New Road

The Image Park is coming up with yet another photography workshop. This time they are presenting an Advanced Post Production and Flash Photography workshop for intermediate and advanced students. This three-day in depth course involves aspects of advanced Postproduction and flash photography. Book your seats as soon as possible, as only limited seats are available.

Cost: Rs. 3999

ANIMATION WORKSHOP

Date: 28 January (Saturday) and 29 January (Sunday)
Time: 11 am onwards
Venue: Sattya Arts Creative, Jawalakhel

Sattya Arts Creative is organizing a stop motion animation workshop in the city. The workshop contains a two-day course which will cover the theory, basic techniques, and process of producing one’s own short motion project. The second day of the project is set to have the participants well on their way to making an exciting and unique piece of work, for which they will have an option of screening on the ‘Local at Sattya’ rooftop event the following weekend.

Cost: Rs. 1000

Click, Click and Click

Opening Date: 29 January (Sunday)
Closing Date: 11 February (Saturday)
Time: 7 am onwards
Venue: School of Creative Communications, Kupondole
Contact: 5546705

School of Creative Communications is organizing a photography training workshop to nourish your talent and build up your basics as a professional photographer. Nowadays, a person clicking away with a camera is a common sight. However, to master the art of photography, techniques, skill and a creative edge is a necessity in order to develop photography as your career. SCC is organizing just the kind of workshop which will assist participants to understand visual narration and its impacts, making them illegible for a full time photography job.

Emotions in Motion

Closing Date: 7 February (Tuesday)
Time: 11 am onwards
Venue: Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babermahal Revisited

Siddhartha Art Gallery is organizing an art exhibition of paintings by Govinda Sah ‘’Azad’’ in the city. The exhibition started on 22 January showcasing some of Govinds Sah’s exceptional paintings. The artist is more of a new age artist, coming up with new age modern art to be showcased in the exhibition.

Entry Free

Tata Aria Corporate Football

Closing Date: 7 February (Tuesday)
Time: 11 am onwards
Venue: Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babermahal Revisited

Closing Date: 10 March (Saturday)
Time: 10 am onwrards
Venue: Laboratory School Ground, Kirtipur
Contact: 9801045334

Craft Art Studio is organizing a corporate football tournament in the city for all the corporate offices looking for some league action. The event will be a league football tournament, including about ten teams and more than nine weeks of play. The league matches will be held inside LAB school, but the organizers are also thinking of having the latter matches at JYC Ground and other grounds in the city as well.