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The actupondy
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The Pondynews letter keeps you informed. If you want to be informed of cultural events, new places and other important things happening in Pondicherry, Actupondy sends every week a little letter to give all the dates not to forget.
To receive this letter, just send an email to actupondy@gmail.com. |
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Costumes night
March 13th at 7.30pm
Satsanga Annexe
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Bal des Masques
 An evening at Satsanga Annexe with reggae band Zamasanga and DJ Dalai, organized by Visranti Event.
Awards will be given for best dress, best smile, best dancer etc...
Satsanga Annexe - 32, rue Labourdonnais |
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Free animation
Casablanca
All March
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Make your own jewellery
 The department store Casablanca is offering a free animation : beads, thread and other pretty things are at your disposal to make jewellery.
You can then either take what you've made with you or leave it for an exhibition in the shop and at the end of the month, the best piece will be rewarded with new brand Ayesha products.
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Casablanca 165, Mission street - pink n°4 on the map
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Exhibition
March 9th to 18th
Aurodhan Gallery
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 Aurodhan Gallery is presenting artiste Birgitta Volz who will show her flowers prints and jewellery.
Opening on the 8th at 7pm.
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Aurodhan Gallery, 33 rue François Martin, green n°2 on the map
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Photography exhibition
March 12th to April 4th
Coromandel Art Gallery
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Kite Aerial Photography
 Nicolas Chorier is one of the very few photographers to have been granted permission to take aerial photographs of India—usually strictly forbidden. He flies his camera with a kite, a unique technique that allows amazing close-ups: his pictures will let you graze the top of the Taj Mahal, hover over the beaches of Kerala, share in the frolics of elephants enjoying a bath...
He is the author of a recent book featuring his best kite’s eye views. For the first time, large-scale prints of a selection of these rare shots (some of which can never be replicated) have been printed and will be offered for sale at the exhibit. Come and see India as you have never seen it before!
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Coromandel Art Gallery, 52 Canteen Street - green n°9 on the map
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Sand Sculpture Show
March 6th and 7th
Paradise Beach
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Sand Image'10
If you don't know Paradise Beach this is a lovely opportunity to go to Chunnambar Boat House (Cuddalore road) next week end to see the sand sclupture show, with Bharathiar Palkalaikudam .
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Photography exhibition
Feb 27th to March 16th
Made In Gallery
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Marti
Made In Gallery expose les photographies de Marti.
Opening on Saturday 27th from 5 to 8pm.
Marti travels the world over. She has home in Paris, France, and near Pondicherry, India. Her photos have been exhibited in London, Paris, San Francisco, Phnom Penh, Dacca, Katmandu, Singapore and Tokyo.
Her work is part of permanent collections including the Musée du Louvres in Paris the International Museum of Photography in Switzerland.
Marti is a United Nations Eco-Soc repreentative to Geneva and has received a Rolex citation for her environmental work. She has published in the New York Times, the Washington Post and Le Monde as well as international art revues.
Made In Gallery, 1 rue Labourdonnais - green n° 7 on the map |
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Painting exhibition
Feb 22nd to March 6th
Shanti Travel
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Unity Traces
 Shanti Travel agency is inviting artist Helgard Zurmühl to show his work on the agency's walls : "Traces and prints from different cultures and nations are collected and made visible in an artistic way. In search of the spiritual and energetic substance of mankind and nature, I captured impressions using techniques like collage, painting, printing etc."
Opening on 22nd at 6pm
Shanti Travel, 13 rue Romain Rolland
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Ramayana Festival
March 10th to 19th
Adishakti
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This year again, Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Art Research is offering a special program about Ramayana. Lectures, discussions, dance, films... are scheduled during 10 days.
More detail
See the program
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Sunday Movie
Sunday at 6.15pm
French Alliance Auditorium
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 7th : Slumdog Millionaire, by Danny Boyle
14th : Kaminey, by Vishal Bhardwaj
21st : Anjathe, by Mysskin
28th : Antaheen, by Aniruddha Roy Chowdury
Alliance française, 58 rue Suffren - grey n°3 on the map |
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CRE'ART boutique
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A choice that can make all the difference.
 All the products in Cre'art have been carefully selected and it is imperative that they meet the social and environmental standard that we firmly stand by. The Cre'art Vendor partnership and Green Specifications Checklist sets the standards we encourage our suppliers to meet.
If you are a designer and interested in joining the creators boutique, go to Cré'art to know more.
Cré'art - 53 rue Suffren (pink n° 8 on the map)
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