Qavvaali Mahfil: Hamza Akram at T2F

Join us on Saturday, 24th February for Qavvaali Mahfil with Hamza Akram. Hamza Akram, belongs to the 805 year old “Qavvaal Bachon Ka Gharana” of Delhi and is the grandson of the inimitable qavvaals Munshi Raziuddin from his paternal side and Ustad Bahauddin from his maternal side. Hamza Akram performed in his early days with his uncles, Fareed and Abu Mohammad, who are considered to be the greatest qavvaals today.

Date: Saturday 24th February 2018
Time: 8:00-10:00pm
Place: Faraar Gallery, T2F
Entry: Rs500. First come, first served

Chemical Curiosities: 2-Day Workshop at British Council

This February, join us at British Council Pakistan (Karachi Library) to have fun with chemistry concoctions that fizz, boom and bang!

Get ready to embark on a learning adventure with exciting hands-on #science experiments to help your child learn about how chemistry happens in the world around you — not just in a lab!

Come and discover how the building blocks of our universe act and react and roll up your sleeves to perform some exciting chemical reactions yourself as you learn to think and investigate like a scientist.

Suitable for ages 6 – 12 and is open to the public.
Location: British Council Karachi Library
Date: 24th and 25th February 2018
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM (on both days)
Registration Fee (payable at the door): PKR 2000 for Non-Members and PKR 1500 for Members.

To register, please email [email protected] with your name, the name and age of your children who will be attending, and your CNIC, Passport or Library Membership number.

Hua Kuch Yoon Play at The Arts Council

 

Hua Kuch Yoon is a satirical prelude to Sarhay 14 August Say Pehlay

The play is a fictitious account of two love stories, present day and past, depicting the trials & tribulations of lovers caught up in the revolutionary web, between Pakistan and India. With a humorous angle, it looks at how the lives of people can sometimes be effected by two warring countries.

Mishal & Yasin find themselves dead but alive, after a fatal accident, in a strange place where all is possible, barring a few things. After discovering that they must marry to be together, they decide to tie the knot. However, two strange men, Bunta & Janta, advise them to not to get married. “Why?!”, the lovers protest. In response, they are narrated the story of Qurat-ul-Ain & Raja Mahmood, two victims of Jallianwala Bagh, who survived, & their tragic love story. The play chronicles the events of partition & history, merging them in a wonderful journey of nostalgia that is bound to get tears into the eye.

Date: 15th February till 15th March 2018

Time: 7 p.m.

Venue: The Arts Council Karachi, M.R. Kiyani Road, Karachi

10th Karachi Youth Festival

The Karachi Youth Festival is one of Arts Council’s biggest and most awaited event of the year. The annual event is organized to engage and mentor young minds and upcoming talent in various fields and categories. The event involves a varied range of skills that the participants can choose from. These include Singing, Acting, Dancing, Public Speaking, Creative Writing, Painting and Filmmaking etc. The festival aims towards incorporating art and culture with the passion and will of these youngsters who need proper guidance and training to pursue skills and areas of their interest and hopefully excel in it. The focal point of the festival is to help these young individuals in improving and polishing their skills while helping them in discovering their own strengths and abilities.

Date: 22nd Feb to 24th Feb 2018

Time: 10 AM onwards

Venue: Arts Council Karachi,  M. R. Kayani Road