Local events: meditation, movie, music, sale, talk

Sivaratri Meditation

The Brahma Kumaris are hotsing a Sivaratri programme for 3 days starting March 9. Venue : Brahma Kumaris Rajayoga Méditation Centre, 129/67, R.K.Mutt Road, Mandaveli, Ph.:24936660. Programmes includes guided meditation and Rajayoga pictorial exhibition

9 a.m to 1 p.m and 4 – 8 p.m

Co-optex Sale

Co-optex has a special summer offer for shoppers this March. Its store at Luz ( near Mylapore Club) offers a 20% rebate on coitton and silks and has a ‘buy 2 Get 1 Free’ offer too. The store is open on Sundays, til March 25.

Phne ; 2467 1347

Watch a Hollywood classic

Vintage Hollywood Classics Club is screening a Hollywood  crime thriller Laura (1944)  at  Arkay Convention Centre, Luz at 6.15  pm on March 10. Film historian Randor Guy will talk about the film.  Non-members will be charged Rs.100/- for admission.

Talk on Budget

Rajaji Centre for Public Affairs (RCPA) is hosting a talk on the Union Budget 2013 meeting by R. Uppili, managing trustee, Institute of Economic Education at Young Mens Indian Association, Mylapore.

On March 10 at 5:45 p.m.

Evening of Indian Choral Music

In remembrance of the 25th anniversary of music composer – director M B Srinivasan’s passing away, the Madras Youth Choir is presenting an evening of Indian choral music on March 9 at the Russian Cultural Centre, Alwarpet.

The show will include performances by all wings of the MYC, other choral groups fostered by the MYC, as well the winners of the inter-school choral music competition.

M. B. Srinivasan was a torch-bearer of the choral singing movement in India and he set up the Madras Youth Choir (MYC) in 1971.

For details, contact Kalavathy Krishnamoorthy at 9444930517.