Return of the lizard
Gear up for some monster mayhem at the movies this weekend. Director Gareth Edward’s Godzilla (2014) hits the screens today. The giant lizard will go on rampage yet again. Catch the flick starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe and Juliet Binoche at Balaji Theatre.
Reel action
Catch a line-up of short films made by the city’s directors at Filmathon 2014, a marathon screening, by Pondicherry Independent Filmmakers Association.
Venue: Hotel Atithi, S.V. Patel Salai
Date and Time: May 17
Tel: 9944084844 and 9994111952
Girls Day Out
Round up your gal pals and dine and dance in style at the Candy Girls Party. Shake a leg to music mixed by DJ K Lee, feast on a lunch buffet and enjoy complimentary welcome drinks.
Venue: Seagulls, Dumas Street
Date and Time: May 18, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Tel: 95009 60065
Step Up
Want to contribute your mite for the benefit of cancer patients? Put on your dancing shoes or simply cheer the contestants at the Dance Extravaganza, a fundraiser competition by the Doctors United Charitable Trust.
Venue: Gandhi Thidal, Beach Road
Date and Time: May 18, 5 p.m
Tel: 8438430798, 9994034368
Lights on
Learn the nuances of lighting design from Jonathan O’Hear, lighting expert and video designer from hundreds of theatre productions around the globe at a workshop by Adishakti and Swiss Arts Council.
Venue: Adishakti, Edayanchavady Road, Vanur Taluk, Auroville Post
Date and Time: May 20 to 24, 10 a.m.
Tel: 0413 2622287 / 9578542882
