In Helena Schatzle, Cecilia Paredes, Jeong Jaseo, Sabine Hartert and such, there's plenty of literally world class work on display at the galleries this week.
A Dabangg night, a Gabbar night, a Nepali night and a couple of MRP nights make sure not too much is staid about today. Enough is, however, for all those who just want the usual with their beer towers.
Shilpakala Vedika forms the nucleus of the state today. It's generally the week where culture and heritage takes centrestage, and that's amply on display.
All the Bengali and Oktoberfest specials are unsurprising, but it would be surprising if you were able to afford them given the festive shopping must have made you even break your FDs. Luckily, we know some affordable, too.
Blue Soul and Paradise Circus take stage, Rakshanda brings dandiya to a nightclub, and three ladies nights ensure the most important box is checked to make it a bona fide Friday night calendar.
Spot some hot new actors at Ravindra Bharathi, or be one yourself at Lamakaan. There's also Keeravani at ABV, sizzling silks at N Convention, and plenty of dandiya all over.
If all the online sales have already cleaned up your shopping budget, well, your budgeting was just a calculation mistake. Oh, one look at all the exhibitions below, and you'll come up with even better excuses.
At least five bands take stage tonite, making it a problem of plenty as there are also four ladies nights. And just when you least need them, we have even more options, too.
The navaratris are here, and it's hard to miss them wherever you go. Right down to Bengali food festivals. And if all your navaratri pujas in the past have worked, you probably have enough money to shop at Khwaaish, too.
It's a good day to learn dance, though it's less glamorous cousin, running, beckons, too. Also among our picks - a tech fest at a marquee college, comedy, art, shopping and food.
If people with names like Helena Schatzle, Jeong Jaseo and Sabine Hartert are exhibiting in town, it must be something special. Then, the same can be said of nearly everything this week.
The fare is the usual and the liquor is the usual, but it's a brand new Monday. And if that didn't make too much sense, you perhaps need a lot of pepping up. Well, the fare is not totally the usual.
The campus fests are starting off, and two of the biggest names in town turn inclusive today. Also, meet the Sathamanam Bhavathi team, get acquainted with Gurram Jashuva, experience Oktoberfest and marinate in some theatre.
The best part of a Monday is that it ends. And between live gigs, MRP themes, retro specials and even Tollywood nights, there's quite an ending promised for tonite.