Event guide for June by MetroMela

June is here and the monsoon is just around the corner. To wipe out your boredom on these rainy days, MetroMela brings you some interesting events Calendarlined up for this month. Camps and Workshops Why not use the time to learn something new? A seven-day calligraphy workshop is being organised at Kondapur. They teach you different styles of writing too. You can contact Vinita at 040-39109323 to enrol. Sparks Academy of Dance is conducting a dance workshop on ballet, hip-hop, Salsa and freestyle for all from June 12 at Punjagutta and Secunderabad. To be a part of this you can call 09866584648 or 040-30528545. Utsav is organising a four-day handmade paper craft workshop. You will be taught paper bags, gift boxes and gift envelopes for the age group of 14 years and above between 2 PM and 4.30 PM every week in Ameerpet. Priya Biyani is in charge of this and can be reached at 093391175933 or 040-65976141. GVA Institute of psychology is conducting a two-day workshop on Hypno-Neuro Linguistic Programming by Srikanth Acharya from June 7 at Emerald House, Parklane in Secunderabad. For more details please contact 09849137095. And for those with a thing for acting, Sutradhar is organising an acting workshop at Himayatnagar. You can contact them on 09848052541. For the culturally oriented The monsoon, the wet earth and the green earth can bring out artistic sentiments. So here is for art lovers. An exhibition of paintings titled Essence of Life by Devilal Patidar is on at Kalahita Art Foundation till June 15. For details please call 040-23350543. Gallery Space has an exhibition of paintings by a group of artists titled Splashes of Colour till June 10. You can call them at 040-65541836 or 09849161384. There is a Jazz concert by duo Ujjal and Joe at Hitex Exhibition Centre in Hitec city on June 21. For more details you can call 040-23124422. Father's Day... Father's Day is on June 15, so you can probably brush up your culinary skills and cook for your dad. Vanamala at Vaibhav Rasoi in Erragadda promises to teach her students five different kinds of cakes and cookies in a two-day workshop. You can reach her at 09949674388. Radhika Madal is organising a chocolate-making and cold dessert class at Kondapur. She is also offering a 25 per cent summer discount. She can be reached at 0 9849310881. Shoppers' delight There is a saree exchange mela happening at Ameerpet. You can bring any old saree and get up to 50 per cent discount on the purchase of a new Kanchipuram, Gadwal, Banares or handloom sarees at Kanchi Sari Niketan. Please call 040-66468089. Avail up to 50 per cent discount on sarees and western wear at Brisah, Nagurjuna Hills. For details you can call 040-23423443. Lifestyle has many offers going on. You can win prizes if you shop for over Rs. 3,000. They have excellent deals going on for apparels, cosmetics, footwear and fashion accessories. Dining Out Istais the happening place this month with their Bengali food festival and their "Make your own Martini" offer. Their Bengali food festival is from June 20 to June 28, while the Martini offer is all through this month. They also have a special ladies' day on Wednesdays. For reservations please call 040-44508888. Kebabs, buffet dinner, beer and more for Rs. 299 at Moksh Restaurant on Necklace Road. To reserve your seat you can call 040-66200111/2. Carnival time with family The Times Group is organising a Hyderabad festival beginning from June 7 till June 15. They have loads of entertainment lined up for you. Sunidhi Chauhan is performing live on June 7 at RRC Grounds. They have a play, Begum Jaan, lined up on June 8 at Shilpa Kala Vedika and another one, Manto Ismat Hazir Hai directed by Naseeruddin Shah on June 15 at the same venue. Parikrama will perform on June 14 at Rock Heights. They have a few food festivals and a few cooking classes too organised. To register for this you can call 040-65277755. Free invites are available at Fun factory- Prasads IMAX, all Planet Ms, Eat Street, Hollywood Footwear (Abids), Walden and at the Times of India office on first-come-first-served basis.

This article has been written for MetroMela