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Celebrate Easter with a thoughtfully curated Easter brunch at Someplace Else, where seasonal ingredients and festive flair come together for a leisurely afternoon. From fresh, vibrant small plates like Spring Bloom Lettuce Medley and Easter Garden Toast to appetisers embracing bold and layered flavours like Fire-Blossom Paneer Tikka, Golden Honey & Spring Lotus Crisps, Cracked Black Pepper Chicken, the brunch moves on to comforting yet flavourful mains. This includes White-Blossom Penne Alfredo Delight, Garden Basil & Thai Spice Chicken, Bunny Bay Hot Garlic Fish, and the celebratory Easter Feast Dum Chicken Biryani). You can end on a sweet and playful note with Nest of Indulgence and Easter Chocolate-Coated Eggs.
What: Easter Special Brunch
Where: Someplace Else, Jio World Drive, Mumbai
When: 5 April, 12:00 pm to 4 pm
TREAT FOR JAZZ BUFFS
Banyan Tree’s World Jazz Festival returns this April for its sixth edition, bringing an exciting and acclaimed line-up of global jazz musicians for Indian audiences. Launched with the vision of enriching and expanding the jazz landscape in the country, WJF is presented in collaboration with the renowned Musician’s Paradise Festival in The Netherlands, and has steadily grown into a vibrant platform for international musical exchange. Travelling across five cities, the festival will feature set lists incorporating American standards and jazz with a contemporary and international flavour — and everything in between.
What: 6th World Jazz Festival
Where: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi - 17 April; Pune International Centre, Pune - 18 April; St. Andrew’s Auditorium, Mumbai - 19 April; Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bengaluru - 24 April; Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad - 25 April
ONCE UPON A SCULPTOR
Chawla Art Gallery presents Once Upon a Sculptor, a curated exhibition tracing the artistic journey of celebrated sculptor K. S. Radhakrishnan. Bringing together works spanning decades of creative exploration, the exhibition offers a comprehensive overview of the depth, range, and emotional intensity that define his sculptural practice. Widely regarded as one of the most important sculptors of our time, Radhakrishnan is particularly known for his Maiya and Musui figures, which appear in multiple forms and avatars, each incarnation exuding emotion, with posture and expression capturing distinct states of being.
What: Once Upon a Sculptor
Where: Chawla Art Gallery, Saket, Delhi
Date: 18 March to 30 April
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