'AN AUTUMN IN PROVENCE' SOLO EXHIBITION

Experience autumn in Provence in south-eastern France through the artworks of Australian still-life artist Nellie Crawford. Her oil paintings feature the rustic pots and bowls, fresh fruit and flowers and the simple scenes that she encountered during her sojourn in province in the past two years.

Where: Red Sea Gallery, 9 Dempsey Hill, 01-10 MRT: Orchard When: Till Nov 1: 10am - 9pm daily Admission: Free Tel: 6732-6711 Info: Visit ww.redseagallery.com

Archifest 08

ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION BY ALBERT LIM

View fine examples of man's appreciation of the built environment through the lenses of Singapore-based architectural photographer Albert Lim whose works have been displayed at exhibitions at the Venice Biennale and the Aedes East, Berlin.

Where: National Library Building, Promenade, Level 8, Victoria Street MRT: Bugis/City Hall When: Till Oct 31: 10am - 9pm Admission: Free Info: Visit www.architect.sg

Art

HEROES/VILLAINS & MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES FROM OUR LIVING ROOM

Heroes and villains, design and art come together in a retrospective of 1980s pop culture at this exhibition by local designer collective MutantStyle. Held in conjunction with the opening of The Other Side, a new arts space.

Where: The Other Side, 66 Rowell Road MRT: Farrer Park When: Till Sun : 11am - 8pm Admission: Free Tel: 9181-3142 Info: Visit mutantstyle.com

SHOWCASE OF WATERCOLOURS

He captures old familiar sights before they are lost forever to urbanisation and the changing cityscape. View this exhibition by Cultural Medallion winner and celebrated international water colour artist Ong Kim Seng whose works will take you down memory lane.

Where: Galerie Belvedere, Capital Tower 36-01, 168 Robinson Road MRT: Raffles Place/Tanjong Pagar When: Till Nov 7: 10am - 7pm (Mon - Fri), 10am - 3pm (Sat), closed on Sun Admission: Free Tel: 6423-1233 Info:E-mail info@galerie-belvedere.com

FLORAL CELEBRATION

It's flower power. This exhibition by local artist Emily Por showcases art pieces depicting orchids and local landmarks. Proceeds from three of the pieces will go to the Assisi Hospice, which provides care for cancer patients.

Where: Pan Pacific Singapore, Public Art Space, Level 2, Marina Square, 7 Raffles Boulevard MRT: City Hall

When: Till Jan 7: 24 hours Admission: Free Info: Visit panpacific.com/singapore for more information

TO THE UNKNOWN SIDE, A PAINTING AND SCULPTURE EXHIBITION

Be enchanted by the works of German artist Hans Mendler who expresses himself in the language of colours, surfaces and lines.

Where: The Coffee Connoisseur 'The Gallery', 51 Circular Road MRT: Raffles Place When: Till Jan 17: 11am - midnight (Sun - Thu) & public holidays, 11am - 2am (Fri, Sat & eve of public holidays), Admission: Free Tel: 6479-2445

Charity

BULL CHARGE 2008

Cheer on 2,000 runners in the Central Business District at this Bull Charge, a fun run by the Singapore Exchange which will raise money for a record 19 charities, including The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. MediaCorp artists Yvonne Lim and Jessica Tan will participate in the event, which includes a carnival.

Where: The Padang in front of City Hall MRT: City Hall When: Fri : 4.30pm Admission: Free Tel: 6236-8338 Info: The race route covers Connaught drive, The Esplanade, Collyer Quay, Shenton Way, McCallum Street, Robinson Road and Boon Tat Street

SERIES I: CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY & BRUSH PAINTING (KAMPUNG SENANG ART EXHIBITION & CHARITY SALE)

Buy an artwork by contemporary painters and calligraphers, including those by Chinese artist Wang Wen Pin, and 70 per cent of the proceeds will go to Kampung Senang Charity & Education Foundation, which provides holistic support for cancer patients.

Where: Kampung Senang Charity & Education Foundation, Holistic Lifestyle Centre, 106 Aljunied Crescent 01 -205 MRT:

Alunied When: Till March 25 next year: 10am - 6pm (Mon - Sat), closed on Sun & public holidays, Admission: Free Tel: 6749-8509

Classical

MEMBERS OF ACADEMIES FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CHAMBER CONCERT

Catch chamber music and chamber orchestral works, such as Nonet For Wind Quintet, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass and Excerpts from Facade Suite 1 & 2 at this performance by members of the Academies Festival Orchestra - a collaboration between the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, the Peabody Institute, France and the Guildhall School, London. Sponsored by the Singapore Sun Festival.

Where: Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Conservatory Concert Hall, next to University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge MRT: Clementi/Buona Vista When: Today : 7.30pm Admission: Free Tel: 6516-1167 Info: Visit www.music.nus.edu.sg

Film

ROAD TO MECCA (PG)

Directed by Harman Hussin, this documentary lets you journey across Asia with him on his pilgrimage to Islam's Holy Land - Mecca.

Where: Sinema Old School, 11B Mount Sophia, B1-12 MRT: Dhoby Ghaut When: Tomorrow : 8.15pm & Oct 30: 6.30pm Admission: $8 Tel; 6336-9707 Info: Visit www.sinema.sg/oldschool.

Food

EAT & WIN AT CATS CLASSIFIED FOOD FEST

Spend at least $20 at any participating restaurant in the Cats Classified Food Fest 2008 and you might win a Chery QQ Hatch or a Chery T11 SUV, worth $55,000 minus COE, road tax and insurance, in the grand prize draw on Nov 15.

Tel: 6319-5924 Info: The names of the participating restaurants will be published fortnightly in Lianhe Zaobao (Tue), The New Paper (Wed), Lianhe Wanbao (Thu) and Shin Min Daily News (Sat) till Nov 8. There will be four fortnightly draws

Halloween

SPOOK FEST AT NIGHT SAFARI

Brave souls can head for the Night Safari, which has been transformed into a 'Haunted Forest' with ghosts and ghouls galore for its Halloween Spook Fest. You can hop on the 'Train of Terror' or travel through the 'Eternal Torture Chambers' where animal abusers are punished for breaking the conservation code.

Where: Night Safari, 80 Mandai Lake Road MRT: Choa Chu Kang/Yishun When: Till Nov 1: 7.30pm - midnight Tel: 6269-3411 Admission: $22 (adult), $11 (child aged three to 12) Info: Most activities happen on Fri & Sat, Visit www.nightsafari.com.sg

HarpFest 2008

A DOUBLE HARP CONCERT (OPENING CONCERT)

Have a heavenly time at this first-ever double harp concerto by English composer Parish Alvars at this performance by French harp soloist Isabelle Moretti and Singapore-based harpist Katryna Tan. Accompanied by The Philharmonic Orchestra (Singapore) under maestro Lim Yau, they will also perform Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez.

Where: Victoria Concert Hall, Empress Place MRT: Raffles Place When: Fri : 8pm Admission: $33- $48 (15 per cent for students) Tel: 6348-5555 Info: Visit www.harpfest.com

PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE DARING HARPIST! BY LYNNE ASPNES

Come and uncover the secrets of harp playing effectively and creatively with tips from American harpist Lynne Aspnes.

Where: The Arts House, Living Room, Old Parliament House, 1 Old Parliament Lane MRT: Raffles Place When: Sat : 11am Admission: $22 (suitable for all levels) Tel: 6332-6919 Info: Visit www.harpfest.com

Gig

SECRET MOMMY

Be treated to experimental electronic and electro-acoustic music by Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Andy Dixon alias Secret Mommy who loves sound manipulation. Part of ElectroLab.

Where: Esplanade Recital Studio MRT: City Hall When: Tomorrow : 8pm Admission: $31 Tel: 6348-5555

VOICES FROM THE GRAMAPHONE 2008

Enjoy more than 30 signature tunes by Zhou Xuan, Li Xiang Lan. Bai Guang and Ge Lan - four Heavenly Queens who reigned on the silver screen and stage from the 1930s to 1950s at this musical concert. The lineup include singers such as Chen Jian Bing, Huang Wen Yong, Ella Chen, Jessica Tan and Celine Ye, who are backed by the ERC Shanghai Symphonia. In Mandarin.

Where: Esplanade Theatre MRT: City Hall When: Fri & Sat : 8pm Admission: $50 - $120 Tel: 6348-5555

Shopping

BUY & WIN (BEAUTIFUL HOMES)

Spend at least $50 on home products from any of 120 participating outlets featured in the Cats Classified advertising special for the coming year-end-festive season and you might win the grand draw prize of a 40-inch full HD LCD TV and a DVD Home Entertainment System worth $7,598 plus $2,500 cash on Dec 5. By Cats Classified, Singapore Press Holdings.

Info: Check out Beautiful Homes, a Cats Classified's advertising special which features ideas to enhance your home's comfort, space and style. This feature runs fortnightly till Nov 19 in The Straits Times, Lianhe Zaobao and Berita Harian

Singapore Sun Festival

MERLINDA BOBIS: FLAVOURSOME FICTION: WRITING THE FOOD STORY

How do you write about food? Strategies for starting food stories are explored in this writing workshop by Merlinda Bobis, a senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Wollongong (Australia).

Where: The Sun Tent, Esplanade Park, Connaught Drive MRT: City Hall When: Today : 7pm Admission: $13 Tel: 6348-5555 Info: Visit www.singaporesunfestival.com

THE UBS VERBIER FESTIVAL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Mezzo-Soprano Frederica von Stade, one of America's finest artists and singers, will perform with the UBS Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra at this concert under the baton of Gabor-Takacs Nagy.

Where: Esplanade Concert Hall MRT: City Hall When: Tomorrow : 7.30pm Admission: $51 - $131 Tel: 6348-5555 Info: Visit www.singaporesunfestival.com for updates

FREE OUTDOOR SCREENINGS WITH GOURMET PAIRED PICNIC BASKETS

Enjoy a movie with fine cuisine and wine under the stars at the Singapore Botanic Gardens this weekend. Catch three movies - Eat Drink Man Woman, Tortilla Soup and Big Night, each of which is paired with a gourmet picnic basket. Eat Drink Man Woman, a Taiwanese movie on Friday, is about a master chef in Taipei and his three daughters whose lives revolve around an elaborate dinner each Sunday. It comes with a basket with Asian food, such as duck crepe rolls, Vietnamese rice paper rolls and tea smoked chicken.

Where: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Cluny Road MRT: Orchard When: Fri : 7.30pm (Eat Drink Man Woman), Sat : 7.30pm (Tortilla Soup), Sun : 7.30pm (Big Night) Admission: Free for films, pay $70 for a basket and $100 for a basket with wine, $115 for a basket with sparkling wine and $135 for a basket with champagne Tel: 6732-3354 Info: Baskets will be ready for collection at the Singapore Botanic Gardens from 6pm onwards each day, E-mail info@corianderleaf.com to place orders for the baskets by today and visit singaporesunfestival.com for more information about the movies

THE SHAPE OF COLOUR

German-born and United States-based artist Sibylle Szaggars, fiancee of Hollywood star Robert Redford, paints large-scale works influenced by Native American culture. You can view her abstract oils at this exhibition.

Where: The Arts House, Living Room, Old Parliament House, 1 Old Parliament Lane MRT: Raffles Place When: Till Sun : 10am - 8pm Admission: Free Info: Visit www.singaporesunfestival.com for details

Talk

RECIPE FOR SUCCESSIVE AGEING

Want to age successfully and live life to the fullest? Get tips from Dr Kanwaljit Soin, the chairperson of WINGS, an organisation which holds talks and programmes to help women in ther 40s and above age successfully.

Where: Women's Initiative For Ageing Successfully (WINGS), Junction 8 Tower 06-05, 9 Bishan Place MRT: Bishan Admission: $8 Tel: 6250-1012 Info: Registration is open to women in their 40s and above only

Theatre

MAK CHIM (THE STEPMOTHER)

Check out this Peranakan play by the Gunong Sayang Association about a matriarch who gets a friend to matchmake her stepson to a nonya (Peranakan woman).

Where: Victoria Theatre, Empress Place MRT: Raffles Place When: Fri & Sat : 8pm Admission: $33 - $53 Tel: 6348-5555 Info: Directed by Tony Quek, part of the proceeds from this play by the Gunong Sayang Association will be used to fund the asociation's 100th anniversary celebrations in 2010.

THE WIZARD OF OZ

Follow the yellow brick road. Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion as they journey to Oz in this I Theatre production adapted from the famous Judy Garland movie with famous tunes such as Over The Rainbow and Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead. Stars Mariel Reyes, Timothy Nga, Robert Jenkins and Gene Sha Rudyn.

Where: Drama Centre Theatre, 200 Victoria Street MRT: Bugis/City Hall When: Fri - Nov 15, various times Admission: $31 - $61 Tel: 6348-5555 Info: www.sistic.com.sg

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