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Anson Road & MaricelleLocal band Anson Road team up with
vocalist Maricelle in a collaboration that blends electronic dance
music, pop, neo-soul and rock music. They will perform a versatile
set, with some of Maricelle’s originals re-imagined with an
electric guitar backdropWHERE: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre, 1
Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ City Hall WHEN: Tomorrow, 7.15,
8.30 & 9.45pm ADMISSION: Free INFO: www.esplanade.com
Coffee Morning & Afternoon Tea Golden Hits Of Old
ShanghaiSinger Yuan Jin will take audiences back to the exuberant
world of Shanghai in the 1930s and 1940s, with all-time classics
made popular by performers Zhou Xuan, Li Xiang Lan, Bai Guang and
Wu Ying Yin. Coffee and tea will be provided at the foyer before
the performance.WHERE: Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive
MRT: Esplanade/City Hall WHEN: Mon, 3pm ADMISSION: $15 TEL:
6348-5555 INFO: www.sistic.com.sg
Jean, Jean & JeanWhat happens when you put three musicians
who share the same name together? In this case, they are Jean Low,
Jean Tan and Jean Goh. What ensues are countless puns like Triple
J, Jeans wearing jeans, name jokes, three heads turning at once
upon hearing their name called and more. Join the trio for a night
of acoustic jams.WHERE: Esplanade Concourse, 1 Esplanade Drive MRT:
Esplanade/ City Hall WHEN: Tue & Wed, 7.15 & 8.15pm
ADMISSION: FreeINFO: www.esplanade.com
The Kevin Hart Irresponsible TourActor-comedian Kevin Hart
returns with his latest massive comedy world tour. His next feature
film is Night School, which he co-wrote, produced and starred in.
It follows a group of misfits who are forced to attend adult
classes in the long shot chance they will pass the GED (General
Educational Development) exam.WHERE: Halls 601 - 604, Suntec
Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Raffles
BoulevardMRT: Esplanade/PromenadeWHEN: Dec 13, 8pm ADMISSION: $98 -
$198, tickets from apactix.com
Faith & Freedom: Music Of George MichaelThe concert
celebrates the late British singer’s music with songs from his days
as frontman of Wham! and his solo career, such as Faith, Careless
Whisper and Freedom. It will feature a full orchestra and choir,
performing vocals and duets that Michael performed with the likes
of Aretha Franklin and Elton John. WHERE: Sands Theatre at Marina
Bay Sands, 4 Bayfront Avenue MRT: Bayfront WHEN: Dec 14 & 15,
8pm ADMISSION: $45 - $125 TEL: 6348-5555 INFO:
www.sistic.com.sg
CHARITY
Boys’ Brigade Share-A-Gift: Food Hamper DeliveryThe Boys’
Brigade Share-a-Gift initiative is in its 31st year and needs help
bringing festive cheer to more than 41,700 beneficiaries. Besides
donations of basic food items such as rice, cooking oil, biscuits,
instant noodles and halal canned food, volunteers are also sought
to deliver food hampers to beneficiaries all over Singapore. They
can use their own vehicles or borrow/rent one for a few hours to
make the deliveries.WHERE: The Boys’ Brigade Headquarters, BB
Campus, 105 Ganges Avenue MRT: Tiong Bahru WHEN: Mon - Dec 23, 26 -
28, 10.30, 11.30am, 2 & 3pm ADMISSION: Free
TEL: 1800-227-4273 INFO: www.bbshare.sg
The Butterfly Charity Fashion ShowThis fashion show is in
support of teenage girls from two children’s homes – Ahuva Good
Shepherd and Grace Haven. All ticket proceeds will go to special
programmes, coaching and mentoring to enable the girls to make
informed choices about schooling, work and housing. Canapes and
wine will be served and a variety of raffle prizes will be up for
grabs.WHERE: Facebook Apac HQ, Level 29 Marina One West Tower, 9
Straits View MRT: Downtown/Marina Bay WHEN: Tomorrow, 6.30 - 9.30pm
ADMISSION: $21.19 a person INFO: goo.gl/gCCpeu
Koufu-Nanyang Poly Share A Bowl Of RiceKoufu and Nanyang
Polytechnic (NYP) have teamed up for the Share A Bowl Of Rice
charity drive, which aims to raise funds for the needy through art.
Students of the polytechnic’s School of Interactive & Digital
Media created rice-themed artworks and 100 pieces of them are up
for auction. Proceeds will go to the NYP Education Fund and Punggol
North CCC Community Development Welfare Fund.WHERE: Punggol 21
Community Club, 80 Punggol Field MRT: Punggol (Coral Edge LRT)
WHEN: Sun, noon - 5pm ADMISSION: Free INFO: koufu.com.sg,
nyp.edu.sg
Santa Run For WishesThe fifth edition of this run has new
running routes over 2.5km, 5km and 10km. All registration and
donation proceeds will go to Make-A-Wish Foundation (Singapore) to
help grant the wishes of children with life-threatening
conditions.WHERE: Singapore Sports Hub, 1 Stadium Drive MRT:
Stadium WHEN: Sun, 7 - 11am ADMISSION: Children, $40; adults, $50 -
$60; groups of four or more, $2 off a person INFO: To sign up, go
to santarunforwishes.sg
TALKS
Pulmonary Hypertension AwarenessPulmonary hypertension (PH) – or
pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) – is a rare but serious
condition where high blood pressure occurs in the arteries of the
lungs, resulting in patients finding it hard to breathe even when
doing simple day-to-day activities. In conjunction with PH
Awareness Month, Pulmonary Hypertension Singapore aims to raise
awareness of this chronic condition. Hear from patients and
caregivers, and learn about the condition from a medical
specialist. Participants can also enjoy live performances by local
music duo Jack and Rai.WHERE: Music Dreamer Live! Cafe, Level 1
Aperia Mall, 12 Kallang Avenue MRT: Bendemeer/Lavender
WHEN: Tomorrow, 11am - 1pm ADMISSION: Free, register at
tinyurl.com/y7jk9k4cINFO: phsingapore.org
Modern Art Series: Japonism/Van Gogh & PicassoJaponism: The
Influence Of Japanese Prints In Western Modern Art (Dec 6) will
look briefly at the historical context in which Japanese prints
arrived in Europe in the 1850s, before looking in greater detail at
the influence they had on modern art movements. A focus on Vincent
Van Gogh’s work will round up this lecture. Pablo Picasso: The
Legendary Genius (Dec 13) will provide an overview of the modern
master’s work while examining the main periods of his career,
concentrating on how he was influenced by other great artists of
the past and explaining how the major developments that defined his
work have found a lasting place in art history.WHERE: The Arts
House, 1 Old Parliament Lane MRT: Raffles Place/ City Hall WHEN:Thu
& Dec 13, 7 - 9pm ADMISSION: $30 for each session or $50 for
both INFO: E-mail [email protected] or go to
corcovadoarts.com
CLASSES
Silkscreen Christmas Gift Making PartyAt this silkscreen
printing session by
Edible Garden City and With Autumn, learn the basic techniques,
including how to mix colours and transfer ink to canvas. You will
get to print a large canvas tote bag, a cotton zipper purse and
Christmas cards. You can buy more blank materials on-site
too.WHERE: Citizen Farm, 60 Jalan Penjara MRT: Queenstown WHEN: Dec
8, 11am - 1pm ADMISSION: $74.90 a person (includes all materials,
light bites & farm-brewed tea) INFO: E-mail
[email protected] or go to citizenfarm.com.sg/shop
Become Your Best Self Fitness WorkshopThe workshop includes
yoga, body alignment, breathing techniques and their daily
application. Conducted by Neha Wasan, the class is recommended for
anyone aged 14 and older, regardless of fitness level.WHERE: SRI
Studio, Stamford Arts Centre, 02-01 Block A, 155 Waterloo Street
MRT: Bras Basah/Bugis WHEN: Dec 8, 12.30 - 3pm; Dec 9, 9.30am -
noon ADMISSION: $120 a session ($200 for both); half price for
students TEL: 8339-4117 INFO: E-mail [email protected]
FESTIVALS
JurongHealth Campus Good Neighbour DayThis event is organised as
part of Singapore Giving Week by the National Volunteer &
Philanthropy
Centre. JurongHealth Campus brings together 15 non-profit
community partners to celebrate the spirit of giving at the annual
Good Neighbour Day at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. Activities
include a blood donation drive and a fund-raising flea market
selling handmade products by the programme’s beneficiaries.WHERE:
Level 2 Towers A & B, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Jurong
East Street 21 MRT: Jurong East (linked via J-walk) WHEN: Today,
10am - 5pm ADMISSION: Free INFO: juronghealthcampus.com.sg
Sports Hub CommunityPlay DayThe event features two days of
sports, games, bazaars, screenings and more, with opportunities for
participants to support the Sports Hub’s adopted beneficiaries.
Stay till the evening for a visual treat as the ChariTrees light up
the Stadium Riverside Walk. Among the highlights are Fashion For A
Social Cause Runway (2.30 - 4pm); Grandma Mary and Band (2.15pm),
whose 82-year-old lead guitarist is known for performing at last
year’s National Day Parade; and Fitness Marathon by Giordano
G-Motion (4.30 - 7pm), featuring 2½ hours of non-stop Fit-N-Joy,
Cardio Blast and Zumba workouts.WHERE/MRT: OCBC Square (outside
Stadium MRT Exit A), Singapore Sports Hub, 1 Stadium Drive WHEN:
Tomorrow & Sun, 9am - 7pm ADMISSION: Free INFO:
www.sportshub.com.sg
THE WEEKND LIVE IN SINGAPORE 2018Canadian singer The Weeknd
(above), feted both commercially and artistically, is an artist
whose blend of R&B, pop and electronica sounds has earned him
awards and chart-topping singles and albums. The singer, songwriter
and producer has won three Grammy Awards, including two Best Urban
Contemporary Album gongs for Beauty Behind The Madness (2015) and
Starboy (2018). He released an EP, My Dear Melancholy, earlier this
year, his third No. 1 on the Billboard album charts.WHERE:
Singapore Indoor Stadium, 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium WHEN:
Wednesday, 8pm ADMISSION: $118 to $308 from SportsHubTix (call
3158-7888 or go to www.sportshubtix.sg), Singapore Indoor Stadium
box office, all SingPost outlets, The Star Performing Arts Centre
box office and Scotts Square concierge desk
happenings
JUDAS PRIEST FIREPOWER WORLD TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
BABYMETALWhile many of their peers are gone, metal pioneers Judas
Priest are still going strong since first forming in 1969. The
leather-clad British band, led by inimitable 67-year-old frontman
Rob Halford, return to Singapore after last playing here in 2012.
Rather than just banking on classic metal anthems such as Breaking
The Law (1980), Turbo Lover (1986) and Painkiller (1990), the band
are armed with new material. They released their 18th album,
Firepower, earlier this year. It peaked at No. 5 in Billboard, the
band’s highest position in the mainstream United States charts.
Opening the show are Babymetal, the Japanese band known for playing
a distinctive brand of “kawaii metal”. WHERE: Zepp @ Big Box, 1
Venture Avenue MRT: Jurong East WHEN: Tuesday, 8pm ADMISSION: $118
and $158 from Sistic (call 6348-5555 or go to
www.sistic.com.sg)
AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH RACHAEL YAMAGATAAmerican
singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata (above) is no stranger to
Singapore, having performed here almost every year in the last
decade. She will be back, this time with new songs off her latest
EP, Porch Songs, released last month. The New York-based singer is
known for her intimate delivery and her soul-baring songs can be
found in four albums and six EPs as well as in the soundtracks of
films and television shows such as sitcom How I Met Your Mother
(2005 to 2014) and romantic drama Dear John (2010).WHERE: Esplanade
Annexe Studio, 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade WHEN: Tomorrow,
7pmADMISSION: $98 to $218 from Sistic
Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent recommends
Judas Priest comprise (from left) Scott Travis, Ian Hill, Rob
Halford, Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner. PHOTOS: CHINESE MEDIA
GROUP, LAMC PRODUCTIONS, LAURA CROSTA, REUTERS
SAM & TAM HAPPY TOGETHER WORLD TOUR SINGAPOREFor the first
time in Singapore, Hong Kong entertainment veterans Alan Tam (above
left) and Sam Hui (right) are staging a concert together. The show
is part of the Cantopop stars’ series of popular concerts in Hong
Kong in the past year dubbed Happy Together. With songs spanning
five decades, the pair will be singing duets as well as a selection
of each other’s most famous tunes. WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium,
2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium WHEN: Tomorrow, 8pmADMISSION: $98 to
$248 from SportsHubTix and Apactix (go to www.apactix.com)
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| FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2018 | THE STRAITS TIMES | life D5
