The Friday List: From a documentary film festival to a thrilling murder mystery, your weekly calendar of virtual events

The second year of the pandemic witnessed a rather harsh wave of COVID-19 that had us staying home once again to curb the spread of the virus. To know more and attend the launch, When: 25 June — Talks and panel discussions In the lecture Syncretic Traditions in Sacred Architecture of Kashmir brought forth by the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai, speaker Saleem Beg will be taking the attendees through a tour of Kashmir’s buildings and structures which are a testament to the blending of diverse cultures and beliefs prevalent in the state. To know more and register, When: 25 June — Attend a virtual opera Catch a stream of Puccini’s opera La Bohème, brought about by The Royal Opera House, one of the first performances to be staged live following a long hiatus induced by the coronavirus pandemic. To know more and view the stream, When: 25 June — Virtual poetry reading Attend an online poetry reading session set up by the group Wild Surmise which will celebrate the works of noted poet Maya Angelou, including her poems like, On The Pulse of Morning which was recited at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in 1993. When: 25 June Where: Netflix A new documentary dropping on Amazon Prime Video will mark 25 years of the singer and songwriter Mary J Blige’s 1994 album, My Life.