Keep a special date with Australian pop star Kylie Minogue, who is here for a one-night gig as part of the KylieX2008 Tour that has travelled to more than 21 countries.
What's your opinion of the world today? Eight local artists answer this question through sculptures, photographs and installations. They were commissioned by The Economist magazine to promote independent world view and analytical global insight.
Where: Chevron House, Level 1, opposite OUB Centre,
30 Raffles Place MRT Raffles Place When: Till Wed :
11am - 6.30pm (Mon - Fri only) Admission: Free
Tel: 6238-2557
JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL
Grab this chance to view contemporary and cutting-edge artworks from the Japan Media Arts Festival at 8Qsam, the contemporary art wing of the Singapore Art Museum. It showcases award-winning new media art, animation, manga and entertainment with a strong focus on Japanese culture.
Where: 8Qsam, 8 Queen Street MRT: City Hall When: Till Dec 14: 10am - 7pm daily, till 9pm on Fri Admission: $3 (adult) $1.50 for students and senior citizens) Tel: 6332-3200
Asia On The Edge
ASIAN THOUGHT LEADERS FORUM
Leading Asian intellectuals explore the meaning of being a contemporary Asian in the 21st century at this trend-spotting forum. They will also examine the national, social and cultural traditions of Asia and chart future development. Moderated by Professor Wang Gung Wu, chairman of the East Asia Institute, the speaker is Prasenjit Duara from India who is the director of Research in Humanities and Scoial Sciences at the National University of Singapore.
Where: The Arts House, Chamber, MRT: Raffles Place When: Fri - Sun : 2 - 6pm (2 - 3.15pm: Keynote address on Origins And Beginnings: Where Do We Go From Here? (4 - 6pm: Panel discussion on The Asian - Past Present & Future with speakers such as architect Tay Kheng Soon from Singapore and political and history commentator and writer Manuel L. Quezon from the Philippines) Admission: $100 ($80 for lecturers & $70 for students) Tel: 6332-6919 Info: This event is part of the Asia on the Edge, an inaugural multi-disciplinary biennial festival from Friday to Dec 6. Visit www.asiaontheedge.com
FEMALE WRITERS (TALKS & PANEL DISCUSSIONS)
Women writers from Asia, such as Catherine Lim from Singapore, Zita Law from Hong Kong and Hitomi Kanehara from Japan, will discuss how traditions, social values and cultural practices with regards to women in the Asian context are reflected in their works and also examine the present and future roles of women across Asia.
Where: The Arts House, Play Den, 1827 Thai Restaurant and Viet Lang Restaurant MRT: Raffles Place Sat & Sun & Dec 5 & 6: various times Admission: Free Tel: 6332-6919 Info: www.asiaontheedge.com
Three cheers for young writers. Go and snag autographs from seven children who won prizes in a Budding Writers Competition by Marshall Cavendish, a book publishing company. The youngest among them are three nine-year-old boys - Lucas Foo Jun Wei, Aw Khai Loong and Andre Aw from Yangzheng Primary School - who won for their book, The Carboxy War, an environment-themed tale about the fates of two empires called Oxy and Carbon.
Where: Times The Bookshop, Marina Square, City Hall MRT: Somerset When: Thu : 7 - 8pm Admission: Free Tel: 6334-4650 Info: Two other winners are Yip Jia Qi and Clarissa Chan, both 13, from River Valley High School, who won for their book, Power! about how mankind's craving for power leads to self destruction. The other two winners are Ho Hui Min, 12, from South View Primary School and Tabitha Lee, 15, from Nanyang Girls' High School who wrote Words+Art 2008 about Singapore rich cultural heritage. The Carboxy War book sells for $8.90 while the other two books - Power! and Words+Art - retail at $4 each at major bookstores
Charity
heART: PAINTINGS BY CHILDREN OF CAMBODIA
Help the poor children of Cambodia. Buy a painting at this exhibition by beach and street children of Cambodia and the money will go to the communal fund of the Cambodian Children's Painting Project (CCPP) which provides the children there with regular schooling, medical care and daily meals. Each painting sells for $16.
Where: DBS Arts Centre, Merbau Road MRT: Clarke Quay When: Till Dec 14: 10am - 8pm Admission: Free Tel: 9711-8207 Info: All the paintings are created by orphans or children from abusive and impoverished households who live on a subsistence level by selling fruit and bracelets to tourists or collecting cans for recycling. Visit www.heartcambodia@gmail.com
CHARITY GIFT HOUSE
Open your heart to needy schoolchildren this Christmas. Give a $15 donation to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund and pick up a gift at the Charity Gift House at Paragon shopping centre.
Where: Paragon, Orchard Road MRT: Somerset
When: Dec 2 - Dec 26: 10am - 10pm Admission: Free Tel: 6738-5535 Info: Those who spend $150 at the shopping centre stand to win prizes worth more than $20,000 in a lucky draw. Till Dec 21, Level 5 of Paragon will be transformed into a kids' hub with various activities. Visit www.paragon.com.sg for details
CHILDAID CONCERT 2008
Support Singapore's young performing talents at this annual children's charity concert. This year's show features former Singapore Idol contestant Meryl Joan Lee as well as Julia Abueva. Proceeds go to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund.
Where: University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge Crescent MRT: Clementi When: Dec 3 & 4, 7.15pm (pre-concert), 8pm (concert) Admission: $11 - $21 Tel: 6348-5555
Christmas
CHARPENTIER'S MIDNIGHT MASS FOR CHRISTMAS
Celebrate the festive season with a free Christmas concert. Catch the International Festival Chorus performing Charpentier's Messe De Minuit Pour Noel (Midnight Mass For Christmas) and a selection of baroque and traditional carols accompanied by the organ at the Kampong Kapor Methodist Church.
Where: Kampong Kapor Methodist Church, Kampong Kapor Road, Little India MRT: Little India When: Fri : 8pm (doors close at 7.45pm), Admission: Free Info: www.singaporeifc.org
Classical
THE BUTTERFLY LOVERS LEGACY
Enjoy The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto at this Singapore Chinese Orchestra concert under the baton of Yeh Tsung. Featuring Qian Zhou, the Head of Strings of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, as the guest violinist. Another highlight of this concert is Bayang For Wayang Kulit And Chinese Orchestra by Yi Kah Hoe, a ground-breaking attempt to fuse Chinese music with the traditional Malay art of wayang kulit.
Where: Singapore Chinese Orchestra Concert Hall, Singapore Conference Hall, Shenton Way MRT: Tanjong Pagar When: Fri & Sat : 8pm Admission: $24 - $55 Tel: 6348-5555
SSO: ODE TO LENINGRAD
Don't miss the rare performance of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony at this Singapore Symphony Orchestra concert conducted by German maestro Gunther Herbig. It also features French-Canadian super-virtuoso pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin in Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto.
Where: Esplanade Concert Hall MRT: City Hall When: Sat : 7.30pm Admission: $12 - $63 Tel: 6348-5555
Club
THE MICHAEL VEERAPEN TRIO LIVE AT THE BAR
Unwind with Malaysian jazz pianist Michael Veerapen, who is accompanied by Tama Goh (drums) and Brian Benson (bass).
Where: The Bar, The Regent Singapore, 1 Cuscaden Road MRT: Orchard When: Till Nov 30: 9 - 11.45pm (Tue - Thu), 9.30pm - 12.15am (Fri & Sat), no performances on Sun & Mon Admission: Free (just pay for drinks) Tel: 6725-3240 Info: www.showtime-i.com
Contest
ELVIS PRESLEY KARAOKE CONTEST (74TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY DINNER & DANCE)
Can you can sing like King of Rock Elvis Presley? If you can, sign up for the Elvis Presley Karaoke Contest and you might be crowned the Elvis Presley Karaoke King and take home $300 cash. The contest is being held in conjunction with the Elvis Presley's 74th Anniversary dinner and dance which will feature Elvis songs such as Blue Suede Shoes and Heartbreak Hotel by Singapore's own Elvis Presley, Wilson David.
Where: Hotel Royal, Jade Room 02-01, 36 Newton Road MRT: Novena When: Jan 8: 6.30 - 11pm Admission: Pay $40 for the dinner and $10 to join the karaoke contest Tel: 9686-3806 (Daniel Chan) Info: The Elvis Presley Karaoke Contest is open to both genders, Submit entries by Dec 14, E-mail dcelvis_meetup@yahoo.com.sg to book and pay up or visit www.elvis_meetup.com/169/about
Dance
DANCE INDIA TASTE INDIA
Don't miss this four-day extravaganza of Indian culture, cuisine and craft at Hong Lim Park starting on Thursday . You can catch Indian dance and music performances, tuck into Indian vegetarian cuisine, shop for apparel, artefacts and crafts and participate in games and workshops. Presented by the Temple of Fine Arts here.
Where: Hong Lim Park, Upper Pickering Street MRT: Clarke Quay When: Thu : 6 - 10pm, Fri - Sun : 10am - 10pm Admission: Free (just buy coupons for food, drinks and shopping at $10 a booklet from the Temple of Fine Arts, Chinatown Point B1-02, 133 New Bridge Road) Tel: 6535-0509 Info: www.templeoffinearts.org/diti
Holidays
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Children can develop their creativity and imagination and encounter nursery rhyme characters such as Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledee and Tweedledum at this holiday workshop set in the topsy-turvy world of Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. By Act 3 Drama Academy.
Where: Act 3 Drama Academy, 126 Cairnhill Road, One-Two-Six Cairnhill Arts Centre MRT: Newton
When: Dec 1 - 5, various times Admission: $220 (ages three to seven), $270 (ages eight to 15) per five-day workshop Tel: 6735-9986 Info: www.act3international.com.sg
Show
WILD MOMENTS
View 24 photographs of soaring waterfalls at China's legendary Jiuzhaigou, charming panda cubs in Sichuan, wild pygmy elephants in Borneo, graceful whooper swans on frozen craters in Japan and more at this first solo photo exhibition by C.S. Ling, a 24-year-old award-winning nature photographer.
Where: 2902 Gallery, Old School, B2-09, 11b Mount Sophia MRT: Dhoby Ghaut When: Till Tue : 11am - 8pm Admission: Free Tel: 6339-8655 Info: www.2902gallery.com
Sports
LEXUS CUP 2008
Witness Asia's top 12 golfers pitting their skills against the world's best 12 players at the Singapore Island Country Club.
Where: Singapore Island Country Club, Bukit Course MRT: Novena/Bishan When: Fri - Sun , from 8am Admission: $53 (season pass), $21 per day for Fri & Sat & $33 for Sun Tel: 6348-5555
Talk
THE COLD WAR AND THE MAKING OF SINGAPORE
Find out the effects of the Cold War on Singapore and understand how the British manoeuvres to prevent a communist Singapore shaped the political landscape here at this public lecture. The speaker is Dr Tan Tai Yong from the National University of Singapore, who will touch on the shaping of South-east Asian politics by factors such as the Cold War, de-colonisation and indigenous nationalism. Part of the Cold War In South-east Asia - Public Lectures series by The History Channel.
Where: National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street MRT: Bugis/City Hall When: Wed : 8pm Admission: Free Info: Register online at www.historychannelasia.com
Theatre
SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS
Catch this pantomine which gives a twist to the beloved childhood tale of Snow White. It comes with side-splitting gags and snazzy songs. Directed by Hossan Leong, this Wild Rice production features Sebastian Tan as The Queen and Elena Wang as Snow White.
Where: Drama Centre Theatre, National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street MRT: City Hall/Bugis When: Wed - Dec 20: 7.30pm (Tue - Fri), 2.30 & 7.30pm (Sat & Sun) Admission: $41 - $62 Tel: 6348-5555
DARE TO DREAM
This musical extravaganza is about a sad boy who goes on an amazing journey where he meets fairytale characters who help him to discover himself. By St. Hilda's Primary School.
It will lift up your spirits and spread some Christmas cheer. Directed by Tracie Pang, this comic drama features seven characters who will take you through a minefield of office politics, petty differences, sexual harassment and hidden desires.
Where: DBS Arts Centre, Merbau Road, Roberston Quay MRT: Clarke Quay When: Thu - Dec 13: 8pm, also 4pm on Fri & Sat , Dec 5 & 6 & Dec 12 & 13 Admission: $51 & $61 Tel: 6348-5555 Info: The play is meant strictly for those aged 16 and above due to mature themes and use of coarse language
IT'S MY LIFE!
Don't miss this musical about teens, for teens and by teens. Touching, honest, explosive and funny, this musical unlocks the secret life of teenages here for parents and teachers who are looking for new inspiration and teenagers who want to know if someone else feels like they do. Directed by actor Lim Yu-Beng.
Where: University Cultural Centre Theatre, NUS Centre for the Arts, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge Crescent MRT: Clementi When: Thu - Sun & Dec 2 - 5: 8pm, also 3pm matinees on Sat & Sun (Nov 30) Admission: $27 Tel: 6100-2005 Info: www.gatecrash.com.sg
DAS EXPERIMENT: BLACK BOX
Mario Giordano's acclaimed novel and film Das Experiment: Black Box is about a group of volunteers taking part in a two-week scientific experiment to analyse behaviours of a controlled prison environment. It's based on real life events of the Stanford Experiment in 1971. Directed by by award-winning director Samantha Scott-Blackhall, the cast includes Beatrice Chia-Richmond, Gerald Chew, Claude Girardi and Rodney Oliveiro.
Where: Far East Square, The Pavilion, 28 China Street MRT: Chinatown/Raffles Place When: Till Sat ): 8pm Admission: $39 - $43 Tel: 6348-5555
CATCHING ADAM CHENG
Meet four older women from a nursing home who decide to live their lives to the fullest by plotting to run away to catch a concert by Hong Kong singer and actor Adam Cheng at the Esplanade. This comedy by Jacke Chye, which is directed by Jeffrey Tan, stars Belinda Sunshine, Fanny Kee and Beatrice Chien with a special appearance by Lee Weng Kee.
Where: The Room Upstairs, Action Theatre's 42 Waterloo Street MRT: Bugis When: Till Sun : 8pm daily, also 3 pm on Sat & Sun Admission: $38 - $48 Tel: 6348-5555
FIRST LIGHT
View life and death through the eyes of the elderly in a light-hearted way at this thought-provoking play by Nelson Chia, Toy Factory's associate artistic director. It stars veteran thespians such as Lim Kay Siu, Neo Swee Lin and Janice Koh. In English with some Mandarin and Chinese dialects. This Toy Factory play is sponsored by SPH Foundation.
Where: Esplanade Theatre Studio MRT: City Hall When: Till Sun: 8pm, also 3pm matinee shows on Sat, next Sun , Nov 29 & 30 Admission: $41 Tel: 6348-5555 Info: www.toyfactory.com.sg
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Journey around the world without leaving your seat. Catch this Broadway-style family musical production of Around The World In 80 Days, based on the Jules Verne novel about the intrepid English gentleman Phileas Fogg who races around the world on a wager. By ABA Productons.
Where: Esplanade Theatre MRT: Kallang When: Till Dec 7: 8pm (Wed - Sat only), also 2.30pm (Sat) & 12.30 & 5.30pm (Sun) Admission: $31 - $146 Tel: 6348-5555
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