Preview: Lim Cheng Hoe – Painting Singapore at the National Gallery
National Gallery Singapore launches an all new exhibition this week, featuring an ode to seminal plein-air (the art of painting outdoors) artist Lim Cheng Hoe. Entitled Painting Singapore, the exhibition features over 60 artworks, sketches and archival materials highlighting the his career over four decades and mastery over outdoor watercolour landscape painting. Although largely self taught, Lim also studied painting under the then-art inspector of schools, Richard Walker, and … Continue reading Preview: Lim Cheng Hoe – Painting Singapore at the National Gallery
Preview: The Secret Garden Supper Club by ANDSOFORTH
ANDSOFORTH have a good thing going with their immersive dining experiences, having tackled themes ranging from a psychedelic mind trip to a twisted fairy tale world. Now, they’ve discovered the key to a secret garden, and to celebrate, they’ve decided to host a series of intimate suppers! The Secret Garden Supper Club requires adventurous diners to firstly find a secret door, pulling back the ivy … Continue reading Preview: The Secret Garden Supper Club by ANDSOFORTH
S.E.A. Aquarium Celebrates Singapore’s 53rd Birthday with Vanda the ‘Miracle’ Baby Zebra Shark
It’s birthdays galore this August at Resorts World Sentosa, not only with Singapore’s upcoming 53rd birthday, but also baby “Vanda”‘s second, a zebra shark who shares the same birthday as Singapore on 9th August! But what makes this shark so different from the other sharks? In the immortal words of Jurassic Park‘s Dr Ian Malcolm, ‘life finds a way’. But this is no fictitious dinosaur resurrection; … Continue reading S.E.A. Aquarium Celebrates Singapore’s 53rd Birthday with Vanda the ‘Miracle’ Baby Zebra Shark
Singaporeans on Film: Tan Kheng Hua Takes On The World with Crazy Rich Asians
Tan Kheng Hua is one of our favourite people. Growing up, she already firmly earned a place in our hearts and our homes as the hilarious Margaret on hit local sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (1997 – 2007). But even in adulthood, as we began to go to the theatre more, she became a key indicator of quality onstage, and in this website’s lifespan, we’ve … Continue reading Singaporeans on Film: Tan Kheng Hua Takes On The World with Crazy Rich Asians
Preview: LumiNation by The Arts House
Coinciding with the nation’s 53rd birthday, the Arts House presents LumiNation, an all new programme showcasing a series of carefully curated events that explore just what it means to be a Singaporean. In its inaugural edition, the programme explores the theme of Hidden People, Hidden Words, Hidden Histories, Hidden Spaces. Held over two weekends from, LumiNation focuses primarily on taking audiences through the lens of written and spoken narratives, as … Continue reading Preview: LumiNation by The Arts House
Preview: Silver Arts Festival 2018
The National Arts Council’s Silver Arts 2018 returns this September as seniors and their families once again come together to celebrate and appreciate the arts together. Held all around the country, a choice selection of events have been curated featuring a line-up of veteran artists and acts to encourage inter-generational bonding and creative ageing. Held across four weekends from 6th to 30th September, this seventh … Continue reading Preview: Silver Arts Festival 2018
Review: Tales of Grimmsneyland by Andsoforth Junior
Fairytales come alive in this family-friendly theatrical experience. Following a successful run of the more adult-oriented, immersive dining show Grimmsneyland earlier this year, Andsoforth returns with a new version of the show in the form of Tales of Grimmsneyland. This time around, the immersive dining experience has been scrapped, and instead of adults, the target audience has shifted to kids aged 4 years old and above, as they dive … Continue reading Review: Tales of Grimmsneyland by Andsoforth Junior
KFC Singapore Tackles Healthier Options With Release of Delicious Signature Grilled Chicken
For as long as it’s existed, Kentucky Fried Chicken has more or less always emphasised its key product as the Fried chicken. While that may not be changing anytime soon, they’ve certainly changed up the game with the latest item to hit the menus: the Signature Grilled Chicken. Created after more than a year of research and development, and consumer taste testing, the Signature Grilled Chicken … Continue reading KFC Singapore Tackles Healthier Options With Release of Delicious Signature Grilled Chicken
Marvel Studios: 10 Years Of Heroes
Marvel Studios: 10 Years of Heroes @ Marina Bay Sands, Singapore (credit: YouTube – global1995) Bakchormeeboy recently reviewed Hanuman and now we’ve got the scoop on some more caped crusaders. It’s been 10 years since Marvel Studio released the first Iron Man movie, the opening salvo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). And to commemorate this milestone, Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in partnership with the Walt … Continue reading Marvel Studios: 10 Years Of Heroes
Preview: Late Night Ghost Stories – Seven: Level 2 (Esplanade’s Red Dot August)
We caught a dramatised reading of Aswani Aswath’s Absence Makes The Heart… at the 2018 Singapore Theatre Festival, and met director Lewin Bernard thereafter. Now, Bernard is back with a new show this August, as part of the Esplanade’s Red Dot August programme! In Seven: Level 2, Tan Weiying, Desmond Soh and Nazray will present a haunting tale surrounding the seventh month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Known as … Continue reading Preview: Late Night Ghost Stories – Seven: Level 2 (Esplanade’s Red Dot August)
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