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SINGAPORE - Celebrate International Women's Day with food and drink deals, or a concert at the National Museum of Singapore.
Food & drink
Michelin Guide Kitchen Takeover: Akira Back x Song Fa Bak Kut Teh
After three successful tie-ups, the final four-hand collaboration in the Michelin Guide Kitchen Takeover series features Akira Back (Michelin Plate 2019) and Song Fa Bak Kut Teh (Bib Gourmand 2019). Pork takes centre stage on the three-course menu for two persons ($88), with the dishes Kurobuta Bossam, Spicy Pork Maki and Bak Kut Teh Hotteok.
When: Exclusively on GrabFood till Feb 26
Tel: 6818-1914
Info: Instagram
Fat Prince's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun(damental Rights) Brunch
The brunch is presented by Middle Eastern restaurant Fat Prince in partnership with the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware). Twenty-five per cent of the proceeds will be donated to Aware's NextGen Fund to help nurture the next generation of change-makers. There is a two-hour free flow add-on ($69) where guests can enjoy wines, beers and Fat Prince's iconic Harem Spritz.
Where: Fat Prince, 01-01, 48 Peck Seah Street
MRT: Tanjong Pagar
When: March 6 and 7, 11.30am to 3pm
Tel: 6221-7794
Info: Website
International Women's Day Special with Chimichanga Little India
Mexican restaurant and bar Chimichanga, in collaboration with United Women Singapore (UWS), will feature an all-female lineup of special guest bartenders. Half of the sales proceeds from cocktails concocted by the ladies will be donated to UWS. Chimichanga will also serve an International Women's Day Special Cocktail in March - for which half the procceds will also be donated to UWS.
Where: Chimichanga Little India, 36 Dunlop Street
MRT: Jalan Besar, Rochor
When: March 8, 7pm
Price: Singapore Sling $16
Info: Website
Exhibitions
A Song, A Whisper And A Wish: Works from the Nafa Permanent Collection featuring Music
This small showcase features a handful of visual artworks from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts' Permanent Collection that encompass the themes and forms of music.
Where: Nafa Campus 1, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Gallery 2, 80 Bencoolen Street
MRT: Bencoolen
When: Till March 16, 11am to 7pm (closed on Mondays)
Admission: Free
Info: Website
Concerts
SCO x NMS: Celebrating Women
As part of the National Museum of Singapore's International Women's Day celebrations, female musicians from the Singapore Chinese Orchestra will perform a selection of folk music, Chinese orchestral classics and popular Western tunes that celebrates cultural diversity. The concert at the museum is also available via Facebook Live on March 6 and 7 at 3.30pm. The event is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, National Arts Council Singapore, Tote Board and Temasek Foundation.
Where: National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road
MRT: City Hall
When: March 6, 2 and 3.30pm; March 7, 2.15 and 3.30pm
Admission: $5
Info: Website
Films
Curtain Up! (PG)
Set in New York's Chinatown, the documentary follows elementary school kids as they prepare for the musical production of Frozen Kids. Behind the scenes, they face cultural stereotypes, families' expectations and post-graduation uncertainties. Interestingly, it is through rehearsing for this American favourite that the kids come to grapple with their Asian roots.
Where: Esplanade Concourse, 1 Esplanade Drive
MRT: City Hall, Esplanade
When: March 13, 8pm
Admission: Free. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Info: Website
Books
Singapore Literature Book Club SG Author Series: Constance Singam
In her food memoir Never Leave Home Without Your Chili Sauce, author and civil society activist Constance Singam delves deep into a love affair with food, which began with her mother's Keralan cooking, while exploring how food has evolved in Singapore from a socio-historical perspective.
Where: Zoom
When: March 11, 8pm
Admission: Free with registration
Info: Website
Talks
Women's Health Matters: Do you understand your womb?
This public forum by the KK Women's and Children's Hospital aims to provide new approaches and advice on the management of gynaecological issues in women, as well as raise public awareness and knowledge of treatment options.
Where: Zoom
When: March 13, 2pm
Admission: Free with registration
Info: Website
Sports
March School Holidays Table Tennis Camp @ Yishun
This training camp aims to promote and raise the level of table tennis, as well as develop talents from young. Ping pong can help enhance a child's motor functions, strategy functions and long-term memory functions. Besides physical training, participants will learn the right way to grip a bat, bounce the balls using the bat, as well as forehand and backhand swings and strokes.
Where: Yishun Training Hall, Block 845 Yishun Street 81
MRT: Khatib
When: March 17 and 18, 9am
PRICE: $128.40 a participant
Info: Website
Others
JobStreet's Virtual Career Fair
The fair features over 50,000 jobs available in various industries, live interactions with hirers and career coaches, exclusive one-on-one career coaching, as well as live-streaming of webinars.
Where: Online
When: March 1 to 11
Admission: Free with registration
Info: Website
How to get your event listed
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