Mid-Day Mumbai Guide: Make the most of Thursday to Sunday

Soap

Thursday
Soapy sojourn
Although it is convenient to buy them from stores, making soaps yourself allows you to make them suitable to your liking by adding essences and modifying ingredients. An online three-hour workshop will teach you how to get started.
Time: 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Call: 9712500602
Cost: Rs 1,599

Friday
Love, virtually

For those fed up of swiping, and open to finding something deeper, Ever, a dating app, has arranged a free speed dating event to meet new people from the safety of your home.
Time: 7.30 pm
Log on to: eventbrite.com

Saturday
All in good fun

Ring in the weekend with funnyman Anirban Dasgupta. Watch him perform his new show, forget worldly troubles and have a good laugh.
Time: 6 pm onwards
At: That Comedy Club, Pali Hill, Bandra West
Log on to: bookmyshow.com
Cost: Rs 299 onwards

Find your rhythm

Ghazal has served as an elegant form of Urdu poetic expression over the years. To encourage such artistic traditions, a three-day virtual workshop that introduces participants to writing ghazals will be held. They will also be given the opportunity to perform their pieces in the presence of acclaimed ghazal writers including Gajraj Rao, Danish Hussain, Roshan Abbas, and Pooja Bhatia.
Time: 12 pm to 2 pm
Log on to: insider.in
Cost: Rs 499

Sunday
Feast to remember

Enjoy a sumptuous meal on Easter, courtesy Bandra's much-loved Goan eatery, O Pedro. While you can always expect fresh poee flatbreads and choriz Benedict, there's the comforting scampi, fish, and prawn-laden Easter pulao to look forward to. They will also be whipping up specials such as short rib and bone marrow pie, Pedro's chicken pot pie, and chocolate orange babka.
Time: 12 pm to 10 pm
Call: 9967365514 (for orders and pre-orders)
Log on to: thrivenow.in/opedro

Karnad's mastery

Written in 1964, Tughlaq is arguably playwright Girish Karnad's finest work. Tune into a rehearsed reading of it by a Bengaluru-based theatre company.
Log on to: insider.in
Cost: Rs 149