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Walk green

Nizhal, an NGO has been regularly organizing tree walks has their next tree walk on Date: March 13

Venue: Independence Day Park, Valluvar Kottam High Road

Time: 7 to 8 AM. Please come in by 6:45 AM.

To register call 90030-11372, between 10 am and 6 pm.

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Get crafty

Gift your friends hand- crafted vases, frames, boxes and lot of other items made by techniques like Paper Quilling, Lamasa, Punch Craft and Parchment Craft. Personalize and customise your gifts the way you want to.

Contact Nikita Sakaria & Mahima Khanter@ 9884455603/ 9841637816

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Mega munch

Food fest

@ Mocha Mojo, 72, 1st Avenue, Indira Nagar, Adayar

Enjoy the specialised World Cup Menu at Mocha.Contact: 91 44 42337024/25

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Dreams spark

Tech talk

@ SRM University

When: March 4

Time: 10.00 a.m.-5.00 p.m

Dream Spark Yatra is an initiative by Microsoft, to conduct 100 events, in 100 days, across 100 cities. Seminar with a keynote address, two technical sessions, one fun session and one quiz. Fun events and lots of prizes. Keynote by Microsoft India GM. Tech session 1: Visual Studio Light Switch by Tejasvi Kumar from Microsoft. Tech session 2: Windows Phone 7 by Arvind Ganesan from Valuesource Technologies. Fun Session: Xbox Kinect by Shweta Satish General Secretary, Microsoft Student Partners.Register online at http://cnugstudent.in/cnug/dsy

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Mix music

Workshop

@ British Council, 737 Anna Salai

When: Mar 5

Have a great voice? Want to be famous on AIR? This one is for you!Sunday, Mar 6DJ Workshop: For all those with an ear for music, come learn the tricks of the trade with DJ BalaFee: Rs. 2000,

Contact: For details and registration and further details, call 9884309938

E-mail: teamevam@gmail.com

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Get ready

Practice session

@ Vidhyapika, No.3, Srinivasa Avenue, R. A. Puram

When: Mar 6 and 13

A mock exams in Math, Physics and Chemistry is being conducted for Stds. IX and X for CBSE and Matriculation syllabus. Topic based evaluation and feedback will be provided. Registration is free.

Contact: Vidhyapika at 9840347670 for further details.

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Workshop wonders by Evam

@ LV Prasad Film and Television Academy

When: March 5

Evam and British Council bring interesting workshops. Film Making in association with LV Prasad Film and Television Institute conducted by award winning short film maker Prassana.

Fee: Rs. 1500@ British Council, Venue:737 Anna Salai, ChennaiSunday, 6 MarDJ Workshop: For all those with an ear for music, come learn the tricks of the trade with DJ Bala

Fee: Rs. 2000, Contact: For details and registration and further details, call 9884309938 E-mail: teamevam@gmail.com

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Celebrate with us

Women’s Day Special

On March 6, The Hindu will celebrate the woman in style!

To mark a century since the International Women’s Day came to be, The Hindu and The Chennai Silks jointly present WoW (World of Women), with events and activities for women. Here’s the line-up.

Heels on Wheels (March 6)A treasure hunt will start at Citi Centre, and take the women around the city, looking for clues. The event is musical as the clues will be voiceovers on a CD handed out to participants. The event begins at 8.00 a.m. Registrations at 6.00 a.m. To register, visit www.heelsonwheels.com. Call 98400-15075/99406-15300.

Carnival (March 6)The participants will come back to a carnival in progress, with exciting activities such as mehendi, tattooing, hair braiding, one-minute makeover among others. There are also contests, and prizes to be won at the carnival. It will begin at 2.00 p.m. at the Citi Centre Atrium, and is open to all.

Paint and Perspectives (March 7)Galleries owned by women present ‘Paint and Perspectives’, an exhibition showcasing women artists, for a week.Supper Theatre (March 7)The same evening, a play by Madras Players and performances by Bharatanatyam dancers will bring to stage women-centric issues. Entry by invitation only.

Rose Distribution (March 8)As we complete exactly a century of celebrating womanhood, 10,000 young women across women’s colleges in the city will be greeted with roses.

Divas Live! (March 8)The grand finale will be at the Music Academy with Divas Live — a music concert hosted by Anuradha Ananth, with performances by singers such as Chinmayi, Tanvi Shah, Swetha Mohan and Andrea Jeremiah. From 7.00 p.m. Proceeds go to a self-help women’s group. So, are you ready to celebrate the woman in you?

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Go culling

Cultural extravaganza

@ SSN Engineering College

When: March 3, 4, 5

The sixth edition of Instincts, SSN College Cultural Fest, is here. Performances include Drums Sivamani and pianist Stephen Devassy. Carnatic vocalist, Unnikrishnan, will be judging the musical events and sharing his expertise with the audience. “SSN Idol,” the largest hunt for a voice that would best suit light music, is an event that needs a special mention.“Short Film Making” will be presided over by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The Tamizh mandram “Saaral” will be inaugurated by Mr. Soloman Papaiya and a pattimandram will be chaired by veteran speaker,Mr. Gnanasambandam. Adi Thamizhar Kalai Kuzhu , a team from Chennai Sangamam will add colour to the collegiate fest by performing eight forms of folk dance.

For more details: www.instincts.org.in,

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