Events at Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem, Majorda, is hosting an Open Art Festival on August 15, from 10am to 1pm. Participants are requested to get their own materials, only drawing paper will be provided. There is no age limit for the competition. There will also be a book reading session on August 16, from 3pm to 6pm at the same venue. The event is conceptualized so that participants can go on an adventure with Ruskin Bond and his books.The event is open to those in the age group of 8-16 years. Call on 8888862462 for more details.
Seminar on how and why to relate to other religions: Jesuit Fathers of Pedro Arrupe Institute, are organizing a seminar on 'How and why to relate to other religions' on August 16, from 5pm to 7.30 pm and August 17, from 9am to 1pm. at their Institute in Raia. This Seminar will be conducted by Fr Francis D'Sa SJ who will help participants to dialogue with other religions and cultures. Participants are welcome to stay at the Institute or commute up and down. There will be a bus service provided from Mapusa, Porvorim and Panaji. For further details please contact 8805570108 / 2776917 or deepenyourfaith@gmail.com.
Film audition: Prasad Creations is coming up with their next Konkani film, for which auditions will soon begin. Interested artistes (both male and female) in the age group of 15 to 60 years are requested to e-mail their CV along with recent photographs by August 25 to prasadcreations@rediffmail.com or post them to 501,5{+t}{+h} floor, Milroc Lar Menezes, S V Road, Panaji, Goa-403001. Selected candidates will be invited to audition.
Yoga for health: Panaji branch of Sri Aurobindo Society is organizing a week-long yoga course for a focused mind, good health, harmony and bliss. The course will be conducted by yoga instructor Jitendra D Adkonkar from August 18 to 23, from 6.15pm to 7.15pm at Sri Aurobindo Society hall, Menezes Braganza building, near the ferry jetty, Panaji. The class can only accommodate 15 parcipants. Contact 9420974222 for details.
Patriotic singing: Bal Bhavan will host the finals of the Patriotic Group Singing competition on August 13 at 3pm at Ravindra Bhavan, Vasco.
Talk on integral yoga: Sri Aurobindo Society, Panaji will organize a ?Darshan day' celebration on August 15 at 5pm at the society hall in Panaji. There will be a prayer, reading and meditation followed by a talk on Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo by Yoga teacher Jitendra Adknonkar.
Patoienchem fest at Socorro: The parishioners of Socorro are hosting a grand eco-friendly ?Patoienchem fest' that will aim to revive forgotten Goan delicacies and traditional, healthy snacks. The festival this year will follow a theme to celebrate the coconut, and will also feature traditional music, dance and entertainment. The event will be held at the Socorro church grounds from 11am to 3pm on August 15, and is open to all.
Course on the Drupad tradition in Indian classical music: Rudra Veena maestro Bahauddin Dagar's week-long course on ?Discovering the Drupad tradition in Indian classical music' will be held from August 18 to 26 in Goa. Visiting Scholar under the Nana Shirgaokar Chair for Indian Classical Music, in Goa University, he will introduce the Dhrupad tradition through a unique course that includes the screening and discussion on Mani Kaul's film, ?Drupad', lectures and demonstrations on Rudraveena style and technique, characteristics of Jugalbandi, aspects of pakhwaj-veena sangat and audio visual presentations of various schools of Drupad, These sessions will be conducted at the Multipurpose Hall of Sanskrtiti Bhavan (Central Library), Patto, in Panaji, from 5pm to 7pm on all days except Sunday. For details regarding the schedule and registration, please go to www.unigoa.ac.in.
Workshop on business challenges: A one-day workshop is being organized at D M's College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Assagao, on Business Opportunities and Challenges for Self-Help Groups in Goa in association with directorate of industry, trade and commerce and centre for incubation and business acceleration (CIBA) . Workshop will be held on August 14 at DMC College conference room. Workshop is open for the members of self-help groups, farmer clubs, aspiring entrepreneurs and members of local governing bodies (village panchayats and municipalities). With the objective of linking education to the needs of community for self-employment, innovation and business development college plans to start centre for grassroot innovation and business development will be inaugurated on the same day by Jayant Tari, general manager, directorate of industry, trade and commerce, Udhyog Bhavan, Panaji ? Goa, who will be chief guest for the function. For details please contact: Rajesh Pednekar (9923530460) and Prashanti Talpankar (9423887708).
Seminar on taxation: The budget for 2014-15 announced by finance minister Arun Jaitley has brought in a number of changes in the field of indirect taxation. The changes in the customs, central excise and service tax laws are very crucial to the way it will affect day-to-day business. As a part of its initiative to keep the trade and industry in the state abreast with latest changes in taxation matters, the chamber has organized a seminar on the latest changes in the customs, central excise and service tax laws. The seminar will be held on Thursday, August 14 from 10am to 1pm at the chamber's convention Hall at 3rd Floor, Narayan Bandekar Bhavan, Panaji. Kalpesh Shah and Badri Narayan two of the renowned advocates and chartered accountants with Lakshmikumarn & Shridhan , Mumbai will be talking in detail about the changes in indirect taxation that will extensively affect the trade and industry. Both Shah and Narayan have vast experience and are experts in structuring transactions in a tax efficient manner taking account of implications under various laws such as service tax, sales tax, income tax, Cenvat credit, excise and other tax & commercial laws. The seminar will certainly provide for a great value addition to corporate executives in the field of Exim, Accounts & Finance and Commercial sections. Registration charges is 500 (inclusive of service tax). Those interested are requested to kindly contact G( Ph 2424252 ).
Portuguese classes: Fundacao Cidade de Lisboa in collaboration with the Indo Portuguese Friendship Society, Goa will be conducting classes in Portuguese language and culture. The Course consists of three parts and the classes will be conducted by Francisco Lourenco Gonsalves from the department of Portuguese language and culture, University of Lisbon, Portugal. This course is being conducted regularly for the last 17 years. The course will begin in the first week of September. Only Part I & II will be conducted in Margao and Part I, II & III in Panaji. Those interested may kindly contact the Indo Portuguese Friendship Society (Ph. 2436875, Mobile : 9822102549) for further information and formalities.
Sangod at Candolim: The traditional ?Sangod' which features Konkani songs and skits on a stage built on boats will be held at the lake in Camotimwaddo, Candolim, on August 15 at 3 pm. It is organized by the Santa Khuris Committee of Camotimwaddo. A number of leading artistes of the Konkani stage and local talent will be performing. Candolim has two ?Sangod' festivals, with the first held on June 19 at the Orda jetty. Both the festivals are quite similar.
Waste awareness prog: Rotary Club of Panaji, in association with Kala Kruti and CCP, will be organizing a ?Waste-wise inter colony garbage competition' to create awareness about the importance of segregation as a very important step to manage municipal solid waste. Kala Kruti is an organization led by two dynamic women Entrepreneurs Prerna Pawaskar and Laxmi Bharne whose core objective is to create social awareness on issues related to Culture and Environment. They have successfully hosted environmental film festival 2013 and this waste wise competition is a part of Environmental film festival to be organized from August 22 to 24 at Kala Academy premises. The competition is open to Housing Societies within the jurisdiction of CCP and will be open in three categories below 35 members, 35-100 members and above 100 members. The award will be in the form of a plaque and a cash prize up to 60,000. This event is aimed to promote an action oriented approach as a solution to MSW management. Societies that wish to participate in the event may contact Prerna on 9326123705 or Sadashiv on 9822131338.