*10th Faiz Festival
When: Concludes Sunday (today).
Where: Alhamra, The Mall, Lahore.
What is it about: A three-day event, today’s highlights are the launch of Ijaz ul Hassan’s book of poems, with Prof Shaista Sonnu Sirajuddin and Asghar Nadeem Syed on the panel; Tum Jo Chaho To Kaho, a session with Mahira Khan and Samina Peerzada, moderated by Adeel Hashmi; Faiz, Pakistan Times and Imroz, with Majid Sheikh, Mazhar Abbas, Nasir Zaidi and Farah Zia as panelists; and Documenting the Undocumented: A Life Spent in Lahore, a session with Asad Hayee and Malcolm Hutcheson.
*Beech ki Jagah — The Space Between
When: Starts February 21.
Where: Olomopolo, Lahore.
What is it about: A two-day workshop that “pairs the crafts of writing and embroidery to forge a self purely from memory.” It is led by facilitators such as Eleen Raja, Hafsa Ahsan and Uswa Maryam.