<h2>Take the world and paint it red</h2>
<p>A man uses a roller to level the cricket pitch at Shivaji Park in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Dadar-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Dadar</strong></a>.</p>
<h2>Crafting art in your coffee</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/sep/Paresh-Mhatre_e.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p>
<p>For Paresh Mhatre (below), barista at Records.Coffee in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Bandra-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Bandra</strong></a>, a cup of coffee is a work of art. His recent win at the Mumbai leg of the National Latte Art Championship in Mumbai saw the barista qualify for the semi-finals, to be held in Bengaluru later in the month. &ldquo;I have been working in the coffee industry for the last 12 years,&rdquo; said Mhatre, who took 15 minutes to create his winning designs, which included chess white horse and zebra. &ldquo;I hope to win the championship and participate in the World Latte Art Championships in Taiwan, as well,&rdquo; he told this diarist.</p>
<h2>Time for next act</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/sep/Domestic-Help_e.jpg" alt="A still from the movie Domestic Help" /><br /><strong><em>A still from the movie Domestic Help (right) Raveesh Jaiswal</em></strong></p>
<p>Bombay Theatre Company founder and director Raveesh Jaiswal (below) has many reasons to celebrate. His short film Domestic Help has qualified for the International Film Festival of South Asia, Toronto. &ldquo;We may have our first international premiere in Toronto,&rdquo; Jaiswal told this diarist. The actor-director is set to go back to his first love &mdash; theatre &mdash; with his one act play called The 6pm Struggler. &ldquo;I wrote this play in 2020, but we could not do many shows due to the pandemic. Now, we are coming up with four shows in October. It&rsquo;s close to my heart, as it has been inspired from my life,&rdquo; said Jaiswal, who is excited to return to the stage as an actor.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-rera-puts-brakes-on-new-projects-in-mmr-23307502" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Also read: Maharashtra: RERA puts brakes on new projects in MMR</strong></a></p>
<h2>All that glitters is certainly gold</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/sep/BMC-chil_e.jpg" alt="The children hold out candles at (left) MCGM headquarters and (above) CSMT" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>The children hold out candles at (left) MCGM headquarters and CSMT</em></strong></p>
<p>To create awareness about International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, which is celebrated throughout September globally, Mumbai&rsquo;s two iconic sites, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) headquarters were illuminated in gold on September 4 and 5. An initiative by Access Life Assistance Foundation, an NGO which provides a home for families with children battling cancer, the golden hue is about creating awareness about childhood cancer that is, most importantly, curable. Cancer-affected children were seen holding candles with encouraging words on them, and gave that gold hue an extra sheen of brightness. This year&rsquo;s theme is Go Gold for children with cancer and their families worldwide.<br />Girish Nair, founder, Access Life Assistance Foundation shared, &ldquo;Through this initiative of lighting up historic buildings close to our hearts, we want to spread the message and ensure that people understand more about the disease.&rdquo; History with heart, we like that part.</p>
<h2>Making Canadian &nbsp;connections</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/sep/Divecha-Larnel-Lewis_e.jpg" alt="(From left) Larnel Lewis, Sanjay  Divecha and Steve Mancuso" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>(From left) Larnel Lewis, Sanjay Divecha and Steve Mancuso</em></strong></p>
<p>City musician Sanjay Divecha found himself walking through the halls of Toronto&rsquo;s Humber College during a personal visit to Jim Carrey country. While he had not planned it, the musician was lucky to run into multi-instrumentalist Steve Mancuso and drummer Larnel Lewis during the trip. &ldquo;Mancuso is a great percussionist. He loves Indian music and has been associated with [Indian percussionist] Trichy Sankaran. We spoke about his interest in Carnatic music and a few technical aspects about how Indian rhythmic patterns can be written in Western formations,&rdquo; recalled Divecha.</p>
<h2>An extra slice of Bandra, please</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/sep/Chef-Gresham-Fernandes_e.jpg" alt="Chef Gresham Fernandes. File pic" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Chef Gresham Fernandes. File pic</em></strong></p>
<p>You read it here first. Fans of the suburb will soon get their fill of it on a plate. For six weeks in late September, chef Gresham Fernandes will serve up a limited-edition pop-up called Bandra Boy. The pop-up will take over Bandra&rsquo;s Salt Water Caf&eacute;, and give it a new look &mdash; from its menu to interiors. &ldquo;From the quaint alleys to the bustling streets, every dish has been crafted to reimagine the essence of the neighbourhood on your plate. Each bite will take you on a journey down memory lane of the rich heritage of Bandra&rsquo;s cultures. Think, our version of the chicken puffs, keema pao, a few East Indian and Goan dishes,&rdquo; Fernandes revealed.</p>

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