nagpur this years dr vasantrao deshpande memorial music festival will offer a mixed bag of classical vocal classical dance and musical theatre the flagship cultural event of the south central zone cultural centre sczcc is celebrating its 31st year this year the festival will be organized between 28 and 30 july 2022 at dr vasantrao deshpande hall civil lines sczccs director deepak khirwadkar said that live performances and audienceperformer interaction will be back after the gap due to covid sczcc will also felicitate vidarbha sahitya sanghs president manohar mhaisalkar and veteran classical vocalist and music director sadanand pendse social worker girish gandhi will inaugurate the festival while union minister nitin gadkari will attend the concluding day events the festival will start with a shehnai performance by padmashri pt s ballesh bhajantri a senior disciple of shehnai legend ustad bismilla khan wellknown classical vocalist ashwini bhidedeshpande will perform in the second half on the inaugural day said khirwadkar kathak ballet ram lala will be the special attraction on july 29 which will be presented by kathak guru shama bhate and her group yavatmals classical vocalist prasad khaparde will perform in the later half talvadya kacheri a unique session of the percussion instrument of different kinds will be the third performance on july 29 world record holder padma shri pt yella vekateshwara rao and his team will provide this unique instrumental treat to music lovers on the concluding day mumbai marathi sahitya sanghas popular sangeet natak dhadila ram tine ka vani a landmark play in the marathi musical theatre will be staged all songs in this play have been penned by vidarbhas poet raja badhe all the performances during the threeday cultural extravaganza can be attended with one season pass that costs rs 300 passes are available at the sczcc premises schedulejuly 28 shehnai show by pt s ballesh bhajantri classical singing by ashwini bhidedeshpandejuly 29 kathak ballet by shama bhate and group classical singing by prasad khaparde pt yella vekateshwara rao and teams percussion instrument treatjuly 30 sangeet natak dhadila ram tine ka vani by mumbai marathi sahitya sanghaperformances will start at 630pm daily