9月 SEP English NO.123 Version 2013

All Around the City 18 - 20/9 Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations The annual ‘ International Fireworks Display Contest’ lights up the night skies this month in a splendid cascade of sight and sound, while the This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 19/9, with the Chinese Traditional Lantern Festival Mid-Autumn Festival adds even more excitement with traditional lanterns, riddles and moon-gazing, and World Tourism Day activities pile on the fun! featuring performances, lantern riddles and Chinese tea tables (8:30pm to 10:00pm; free) in Dr. Sun Yat Free street performances will be held all over the city . . . as will Heritage-listed Opera and the Drunken Dragon Dance - plus Chinese Sen Municipal Park (18/9), and Hác Sá Park in martial arts, Chinese Lion Dances, and Portuguese Folk Dances. Join in the ‘Cultural Activities in Coloane Square’ and check out the ‘Taipa Flea Coloane (19/9), Iao Hon Market Park and The Taipa Houses-Museum Market’, ‘The Sun Never Left - Public Art Performance’ as well as the ‘Art Fair @ 5 Outubro Street’. In addition, GO SEES shop+art tour introduces (20/9). Don’t miss the major Grand Dance Drama Haojiang Moonlight a great new twist to shopping! The Feast of the Earth Treasury falls in this month, too, and you can learn more about Macau’s surprising charitable Night - The Goddess and Dreamers (8:00pm on 18-19/9, Macau activities in the Tung Sin Tong Historical Archives Exhibition Hall. This is also a great time to enjoy free performances of Portuguese Fado in the Forum, MOP200, free seating) performed by the Zhengzhou Song & Wine Museum, right next door to the legendary Macau Grand Prix Museum. And why not pop into the Macau Tea Culture House for a free tasting in Dance Theatre. the ‘Taste the Tasty Culture’ activity?

The Glowing Lanterns of St. Lazarus activity (18-20/9; free) - courtesy of Macau Government Tourist The ‘Rihanna Diamonds World Tour’ stars the hottest act on the planet, while ‘TABOO’, the Mini Concert in the ‘Leal Senado’ Building, ‘Evening Office - at Calcada da Igrega de S. Lazaro features traditional lanterns, street performances and the Concert’, UNESCO Intangible Heritage-listed ‘Yueju Opera’, ‘Dinosaurs Live’, ‘DreamWorks Experience’ and ‘The World of Water Aurora’ offer a distribution of seasonal Mid-Autumn pig cage bread. smorgasbord of entertainment options. Expos to look out for this month are the ‘Wedding, Banquet, Beauty & Jewellery Expo’, ‘Macau Festival World’, ‘Hong Kong Trendy Buying Expo’ and ‘International Food Expo’. Meanwhile, the Celebration of the Moon: Mid-Autumn Festival features traditional rabbit lanterns for the kids and festive food in the garden of the Albergue SCM (6:30pm to 10:00pm on 19/9; free). The ‘National Grand Theatre Orchestra’ Asian Tour features Beethoven’s immortal music and the classic ‘Butterfly Lovers’ concerto, while the Macau Cultural Centre conjures up more great stage events such as ‘The Addams Family’ and‘Butterfly Lovers’ concerto. The Chinese Orchestra Chinese Traditional Lantern Festival performs two concerts in September, while audiences will be enthralled by the Acrobatic Ballet ‘Swan Lake’. And film buffs will have plenty to keep Enquiries: (853) 8988 4100 www.iacm.gov.mo Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau them entertained at several special screenings in Ho Tung Library. Glowing Lanterns of St. Lazarus ‘Experience Macau’, ‘WH Macau’, ‘Macau Sailings’, ‘Traffic Information’ apps, the easy-to-use Audio Guide Service and the Tourism Hotline are all Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000 www.macautourism.gov.mo Organizer: Macau Government Tourist Office geared to smoothing your way, while free citywide ‘WiFi Go’ makes communication as easy as ABC - whether it be linking up with family and friends, getting accommodation information from the ‘Macau Budget Hotels Site’ or downloading free ‘Macau eBooks’. Celebration of the Moon: Mid-Autumn Festival Enquiries: (853) 2852 2550 / 2852 3205 www.facebook.com/albergue.scm Organizers: Albergue SCM, Círculo dos Amigos da Cultura de Macau Exhibition-goers are also in for a treat with ‘Splendorous Landscapes’, ‘The Thai Impression’, ‘Macau Art Window’, ‘In Good Season’, ‘Exhibition of Works Jointly Created by Adults and Children’, ‘Make A Wish’ and ‘San Kio is Not Here’ - Touching Moments, indeed, when you Experience Macau!

14, 28/9 Cultural Activities in Coloane Square

Macau is peppered with magnificent squares, some of which are even listed 14, 19, 21, 28/9 & 1/10 25th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Historic Centre of Macau, and often you will find street performers as well as various other cultural activities The annual Macau International Fireworks Display Contest - universally acclaimed as one of the best of its kind - takes place on the Macau Tower being hosted by these charmingly atmospheric oases. shorefront, and this year Spain vs. South Africa (14/9), Switzerland vs. Korea (19/9), Portugal vs. Australia (21/9), Italy vs. Canada (28/9) and France vs. (1/10) go head to head in this whizzbang spectacular, with laser light effects the thrilling highlight! Speakers near Macau Tower and Kun A good place to start this month is Eduardo Marques Square in old Coloane Iam Ecumenical Centre will broadcast music, while Macau Radio FM100.7 (Chinese Channel) will broadcast background music every performance. Village. Enjoy Saturday afternoon street performances of unplugged songs and acrobatics by the ‘Flash Art Group’ - all in the mesmerizing time warp of There are lots of vantage points for spectators to catch the action from - both on the Macau Peninsula and Taipa - plus painting and photography Macau’s very own Brigadoon. competitions for those talented members of the public intent on freezing that ‘magic moment’ . . . not to mention a Fireworks Carnival next to Macau Tower that promises to be a real blast! Time: 3:30pm to 5:00pm Venue: Eduardo Marques Square, Coloane (Church of St. Francis Xavier Square) Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2825 9897 Macau International Fireworks Display Contest Organizers: The Industry and Commerce Federation of Island of Macau, Macau Government Tourist Office Displays last approx. 18 minutes, with two displays per evening. Time: 9:00pm & 9:40pm (approx.) Venue: Macau Tower seafront Admission: Free Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000 fireworks.macautourism.gov.mo Organizer: Macau Government Tourist Office 4/9 A Feast of Festivals Fireworks Carnival Time: 5:00pm to 11:00pm Macau is renowned for its traditional temple festivals. This month, you can enjoy Venue: Adjacent to Macau Tower Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2833 3614 the Feast of the Earth Treasury on the twenty-ninth day of the seventh month of the Organizers: Macau Government Tourist Office, General Union of Neighbours Association of Macau Chinese lunar calendar (4/9), featuring one of four Buddhas you can find at temples such as Na Tcha Temple in the World Heritage-listed Historic Centre of Macau and the Temple of Divinity of Medicine near Pao Gong Temple.

Macau Temple Civilization website: www.temple.mo Enquiries: (853) 2825 9897 Weekends in September - Stepping Out in Old Macau

Frenetic drumming, the clash of tambourines, the spectacle of the Lion Dance, Chinese martial arts, Street Dance, Portuguese folk dance plus National Intangible Cultural Heritage-listed Drunken Dragon Dance, Cantonese Opera, Magic Show and Balloon-twisting - catch these highly 31/8 - 15/9 Films Screening at World Heritage-listed emotive performances every weekend against the diverse backdrop of the city’s iconic historic squares and monuments! Tourists and residents Ho Tung Library never fail to thrill to these wonderful free open-air performances, which last about 20 minutes. Great photo-taking opportunities, great memories! Local film critic Anson Wu has selected six documentaries from the Macau Central (7, 14, 21, 28/9 Saturdays) (15/9 Sunday) Lion Dance Performance Chinese Martial Arts Performance Library’s collection for viewing and audience discussion on three consecutive Venue & Time: Rua do Cunha, Taipa - 2:00pm Venue & Time: Praça da Amizade (Friendship Square) - 4:00pm Barra Square (A-Ma Temple) - 3:00pm weekends in the World Heritage-listed Ho Tung Library. Bill Cunningham New York Ruins of St. Paul’s - 4:00pm Portuguese Folk Dance Performance (1, 8, 15, 22, 29/9 Sundays) (31/8), Exit through the Gift Shop (1/9), Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Venue & Time: Ruins of St. Paul’s - 11:00am Evelyn Glennie (7/9), Travelling with Yoshitomo Nara (8/9), Herb & Dorothy (14/9) Dance Performance (7, 14, 21, 28/9 Saturdays) Barra Square (A-Ma Temple) - 12:00 noon and Dancing Dreams - Teenagers Perform (15/9) go under the microscope. Venue & Time: Rua do Cunha, Taipa - 12:00 noon Rua do Cunha, Taipa - 1:00pm Ruins of St. Paul’s - 3:00pm Time: 2:30pm to 5:30pm Barra Square (A-Ma Temple) - 4:30pm Magic Show and Balloon-twisting Venue: 3/Fl., Multi-purpose Hall, Sir Robert Ho Tung Library, St. Augustine’s Square (1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29/9 Saturdays & Sundays) Admission: Free (Registration required) Enquiries: (853) 2837 7117 www.library.gov.mo Cantonese Opera Performance (7, 14, 21, 28/9 Saturdays) Venue & Time: Senado Square - 11:00am to 12:00 noon; Organizer: Cultural Affairs Bureau Activity Language: Cantonese Venue & Time: Mount Fortress - 12:00 noon & 3:00pm 3:30pm to 4:30pm Film Language: English, Japanese & German (with Chinese subtitles)

Drunken Dragon Performance (22/9 Sunday) Venue & Time: Praça da Amizade (Friendship Square) - 4:00pm Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000 www.macautourism.gov.mo Organizer: Macau Government Tourist Office From 1/7 DreamWorks Experience Boosts Cotai Family Fun!

Sands Cotai Central is now home to the exciting DreamWorks Experience at Cotai Strip Resorts, courtesy of its tie-in with world famous DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Interact with well-known movie characters from Shrek, Madagascar, 27/9 World Tourism Day Celebrations Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and Puss in Boots - and enjoy parades, themed meet-and-greets, DreamWorks in-room activities and World Tourism Day represents a great opportunity to enjoy the city’s many attractions plus the opportunity to receive a free souvenir distributed by amenities, character interaction at breakfasts and birthday parties, photo Macau Government Tourist Office when visitors enter Macau on the 27/9. Meanwhile, funseekers can get their thrills and spills shoots with DreamWorks characters . . . plus a host of other goodies! at the annual Tray Race, which pitches waiters and waitresses from various local hotels and restaurants against each other in a frenzied footrace balancing a bottle of beer on a tray! Venue: Cotai Strip Resorts Admission: Please refer to Organizer Enquiries: (853) 2886 6888 www.sandscotaicentral.com/hotel-amenities/dreamworks Tray Race Organizers: Sands China, DreamWorks Animation SKG,Inc. Time: 3:00pm (approx.) Starting Point: Ruins of St Paul’s Admission: Free Supporting entity: Macau Government Tourist Office Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000 www.macautourism.gov.mo Organizer: Macau Government Tourist Office

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Macau Government Tourist Office presents the Experience Did you know that Macau is one of the most Every weekend afternoon, the ‘Sun Never Left - Public Art Performance’ is Macau App, an easy-to-use app available in traditional and ‘connected’ cities in the world? By using the free held in the environs of St. Lazarus Church, with simplified Chinese as well as English that enables you to IEEE 802.11 b/g standard WiFi Go device you can the adjoining lane full of stalls selling homemade create your own customized ‘tour’ employing audio guide and hook up with family, friends, business partners, products, particularly paintings and arts and AR function plus 360-degree panoramic photos, trip planner, etc. from almost anywhere in Macau - including crafts. Relax with a refreshing drink, read, chat offline map - and game! An indispensable aid to tracking museums, libraries, activity centres, sports centres, and be entertained by live music in a pavement down tourist spots, entertainment, accommodation and other vital information, ports, and tourism information counters. Way to Go! cafe atmosphere that lets you watch the world go downloadable from App Store and Google Play. by as you size up the art fair products for sale. Service hours: Daily from 8:00am to 1:00am the following day Macau Government Tourist Office website: www.macautourism.gov.mo Enquiries: (853) 2828 3883 www.wifi.gov.mo Time: 3:00pm to 6:00pm (Saturdays and Sundays) Venue: Rua de São Roque, St. Lazarus District Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2834 6626 www.cipa.org.mo Organizer: Creative Industries Promotion Association of St. Lazarus Macau Apps Quickly Puts you in the Picture Macau eBooks Spreads the Word This software app, provided by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, enables access to Macau Government Tourist Office presents the Experience Macau App, an the digital versions - in Chinese, Portuguese and English - of a series of books easy-to-use app featuring six functions such as trip planner and map. 7 & 8/9 Art Fair @ 5 Outubro Street and magazines published by the Bureau, as well as other materials related to the history and culture of Macau. The Bureau will also periodically upload news The Art Fair @ 5 Outubro Street - staged in the WH Macau App (www.macauheritage.net) pinpoints Macau’s about its latest publications and activities. Simply download the app via App environs of Hong Kung Temple - gives visitors more Historic Centre sites, and via the magic of 360-degree Google Store or Google Play to register as an e-Member. It’s easy! opportunities to source creative products. Look Maps and GPS provides real-time multimedia and interactive for the Hong Kong and local indie artists’ booths information, which can be downloaded for free from the Macau eBooks website: ebooks.icm.gov.mo Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 for unique creations to buy, and enjoy a variety of Ruins of St. Paul’s Tourist Information Desk in traditional and entertainment programmes. simplified Chinese, Portuguese and English.

Time: 3:00pm to 8:00pm The Macau Sailings App (www.marine.gov.mo) - offered in traditional and 8/8 - 8/9 GO SEES shop+art tour Venue: Hong Kung Temple Square, Rua de Cinco de Outubro simplified Chinese, Portuguese and English - provides real time sailing Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 8988 4100 www.iacm.gov.mo schedules, real time maritime traffic, terminal and tide information, downloadable GO SEES comprises seven local independent Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau from App Store and Google Play. stores in Macau plus eight local arts units that invite you to tour Macau brands in a unique new The (www.dsat.gov.mo) - offered in Chinese and Traffic Information App consumer experience designed to elevate your Portuguese with iPhone and Android versions - provides immediate traffic and appreciation of fashion, coffee, desserts, glasses, transport information including bus routes, car parking and real time traffic images. 21/7 - 25/12 Taipa Flea Market home goods, supplies and various artistic signature brands. An art exhibition, workshops Likewise, the Cartography and Cadastre Bureau’s Macau GeoGuide map Taipa Flea Market is easily accessible from Taipa High Street and comprises and a series of promotional activities make this a shopping experience to savour! (www.dscc.gov.mo/geoguide) - which can be downloaded to PC and iPhone/ dozens of stalls selling hundreds of surprise items! From traditional delicacies, iPad for free - enables you to clearly view the city, with specific focus on your www.facebook.com/GoSees.Macau period postcards to stamps to lamps, jade pieces, jewellery, coins, toys, current location and nearby attractions, giving area and distance measurements. collectibles and bric-a-brac of every description. Visitors regularly flock to the market in the heart of the old village The 24-hour Macau Tourism Hotline (853) 28333000 (www.macautourism.gov.mo) searching for that elusive souvenir, and addresses your individual tourism queries in Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, not many come away disappointed! The English and Japanese. 2 - 28/9 Yueju Opera Celebrates Decade of district also hosts an interactive street UNESCO Recognition event from 3:30pm to 6:00pm featuring music and dance shows. Yueju Opera (Cantonese Opera) - distinguished by its plain yet bold performing skills, including single foot, stopping, moving eyes, Time: 11:00am to 8:00pm (Sundays) Venue: Bombeiros Square, Taipa See Tourist Attractions using Audio somersaulting and trenching - can be traced back over Enquiries: (853) 2833 7676 / 8988 4000 www.iacm.gov.mo Guide Service 300 years. Prevalent throughout southern China, Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau Yueju Opera is listed under ‘Masterpieces of the Oral If exploring the UNESCO-listed Historic Centre of Macau is on and Intangible Heritage of Humanity’ by UNESCO. your sightseeing agenda, then you can’t do better than popping into the Macau Government Tourist Office Information Counter Free tickets are available this month. For enquiries, please call: in Senado Square, which offers a convenient free Audio Guide 2/9 (853) 6626 7335; 3/9 (853) 6682 9605; Wine Museum & Grand Prix Museum Service. Available on a first come, first served basis and a 4/9 (853) 6668 8887; 10-12/9 (853) 2831 1636; modest returnable deposit of MOP200, your mobile guide 24/9 (853) 6667 5348; 25/9 (853) 6650 5170 Employing maps, texts, photos and videos to relate the history of wine and is available in Mandarin, Cantonese, Portuguese, English, Time: 7:30pm Venue: Cinema Alegria, No. 85E, Estrada do Repouso vineyard terrain, the Wine Museum puts the emphasis on Portuguese wine- Japanese and Korean. producing regions as well as winemaking in China. Visitors 22/9 (853) 6668 9040; 28/9 (853) 6655 9909 can also taste the wine (MOP10/per glass or MOP15/ Time: 7:30pm Venue: Kam Pak Community Centre, No. 483, Avenida Almedia Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm daily three glasses per person) as well as catching atmospheric Location for pick-up & return of audio device: Macau Government Tourist performances of Fado (10:30am to 11:00am on 6, 7, 13, Office Information Counter / Senado Square 14, 19, 26, 27, 28/9) - a traditional form of Portuguese Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000 www.macautourism.gov.mo music infused with sentiment and melancholy. Organizer: Macau Government Tourist Office Guided Tours of Historic Centre of Macau Next door, the Grand Prix Museum displays legendary racing cars and Take free guided tours of some of the most motorcycles that have put the famous Guia street circuit squarely on the world architecturally important buildings in Macau including map. Why not strap yourself into the simulator for a couple of hair-raising laps! the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ruins of St. Both museums offer an ‘on-site only’ Audio Guide Service. 28 & 29/9 ‘Taste the Tasty Culture’ Programme Paul’s, St. Lawrence’s Church, St. Joseph’s Seminary Church, and St. Augustine’s Church - all courtesy of Time: 10:00am to 8:00pm (Closed on Tuesdays) Southwestern China, home to the oldest tea production region in the country, professionally trained docents. Venue: Tourism Activities Centre-CAT, No. 431, Rua Luis Gonzaga Gomes lies in the geographical and spiritual heart of the industry. The Lecture (3:00pm- Admission: Free 5:00pm on 28/9) on the growing habitats of different tea plants in the Southwest Free Guided Tour of UNESCO-listed Churches Enquiries: (853) 8798 4108 / 2833 3000 www.macautourism.gov.mo tea district looks in particular at green tea, black tea, yellow tea, and dark tea. Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm (Saturdays and Sundays, without appointment and subject to staff availability) Meanwhile, the Nostalgic Tour of Macau Tea Culture (10:00am to 1:00pm on Language: Cantonese & Mandarin Enquiries: (853) 2892 1438 29/9) encourages tea enthusiasts to absorb the history and essence of local Organizer: Pilgrimage Service of the Catholic Lay Association of Macau tea culture via docents from the Association of Plain Sailing with Macau Harbour Cruises Free Guided Tour of Ruins of St. Paul’s Museum Student Researchers who will introduce Time: 11:00am & 3:00pm (Cantonese) participants to traditional Chinese teahouses and 1:00pm (Mandarin) (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) The Harbour Cruise pushes off from the historic Inner Harbour and continues teashops in a snapshot of a bygone age. Enquiries: (853) 6238 6441 Organizer: Cultural Affairs Bureau past famous local attractions such as A-Ma Temple, Macau Tower, Sai Van Bridge, Maritime Route: Macau Tea Culture House > Lung Wa Museum, and Kum Iam Ecumenical Centre, Teahouse > Luk Kwok Restaurant > Lan Heong Kok presenting passengers with a perfect perspective Restaurant > Koon Nam Teahouse > Tai Long Fong on the city’s rich heritage in the adventurous, Teahouse > Ieng Kei Teashop Macau Tourism and Cultural Activities Centre intimate environment that only a cruise can bring.

Venue: Macau Tea Culture House, Lou Lim Ieoc Garden on Avenida do The 5-storey Macau Tourism and Cultural Activities Centre Time: 11:30am, 1:00pm & 6:00pm (Duration: 1 hour) Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida (CATC) provides tourism information services plus ‘Made Starting point: Pier 12, Inner Harbour, Rua do Visconde Paco de Arcos Admission: Free (Registration required) Language: Cantonese in Macau’ branded products available for purchase on the Admission: MOP298; 80 Enquiries: (853) 8394 3785 / 8988 4000 www.iacm.gov.mo/teamuseum Ground Floor. Locally made bags, books, apparel and Enquiries: (853) 2893 0013 www.cruisemacau.com Organizer: Macau Cruise Development Co., Ltd. Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau home accessories can be found in the MOD Design Store in Basement I.

The Lusitanus Portuguese Café offers spectacular views of the Ruins of St. Paul’s from its terrace, while the Macau Have a Pleasant Stay in Macau, in Legal Smoking Ordinance Tea Story features tea tasting and related products, and Basement II provides Accommodation comprehensive tourism information via a brand new innovative interactive Law no. 5/2011 Regime of Tobacco Prevention and Control entered into When you visit Macau, you may only stay in licensed accommodation - guesthouses, st multimedia system employing cutting edge technology. force in Macau on 1 January 2012. To protect citizens and visitors from pousadas, hostels, etc. - to avoid potential hazards such as fire and unsanitary exposure to second-hand smoke, smoking is prohibited in most public places Address: Largo da Companhia de Jesus (near Ruins of St. Paul’s) conditions. As the law on Prohibition of Providing Illegal Accommodation is now in such as hospitals, food and beverage establishments, hotels, ports and Admission: Free force, the Macau SAR Government respectfully reminds visitors to airports, passenger shelters, public transportation, shops, museums, karaoke Enquiries: (853) 2836 5382 patronize only legal accommodation - a list is available. establishments and lifts in addition to parks, beaches, public swimming pools, en.macautourism.gov.mo/sightseeing/sightseeing_detail.php?c=8&id=122 escalators, footbridges and subways. Designated non-smoking areas have All legal hotels and guesthouses display an official licence st been available in casinos since 1 January 2013. issued by the Macau Government Tourist Office on their premises. You may also report illegal accommodation via the Please note that it is an offence for any person Log onto Macau Budget Hotels Site Tourism Hotline on (853) 2833 3000. Let’s all be safe rather to smoke or carry a lighted tobacco product in than sorry! a designated non-smoking area, with offenders Macau Hoteliers and Innkeepers Association, with the support of the Macau subject to a maximum fine of MOP600. For Government Tourist Office, presents the ‘Macau en.macautourism.gov.mo/plan/legal_accommodation.php details of statutory non-smoking areas, please refer to the Regime of Tobacco Budget Hotels Site’, which offers budget hotels Prevention and Control Office. information, online booking services, travel information, and lots more in traditional and Tobacco Prevention and Control Office, Health Bureau simplified Chinese and English. Report and enquiry hotline: (853) 2855 6789 www.ssm.gov.mo/smokefree

Log onto www.macau-budgethotels.org to find out more! As the saying goes: ‘Full moon arrives on 15th August, moon cakes taste and smell sweet’ thus eating moon cakes - made from egg yolk and lotus seed Gazing at the Moon: Mid-Autumn Festival paste, and big and round like the bright full moon - is an essential component of the Mid-Autumn Festival. In Macau, handmade moon cakes remain very popular, and can be found in traditional bakery shops in Rua da Felicidade, Rua de Cinco de Outubro and Rua do Cunha in Taipa, famous for selling all Throughout the ages, the full moon has commonly been used as a metaphor in Chinese culture sorts of handmade snacks. These artisans also insist on making moon cakes that resemble the traditional form and taste. Grapefruits, pomelo, taro and to represent unity and reunion, and is best epitomised by the Mid-Autumn Festival, the most crab are also commonly consumed during the Mid-Autumn Festival. important such event after Chinese New Year. Many locals bring their own lanterns to stroll around the World Heritage ‘Historic Centre of Macau’, whose classical European-style buildings lend According to legend, the young wife Chang’e wanted to preserve the elixirs that her husband Houyi themselves perfectly to the romantically inclined - places such as the Ruins of St. Paul’s, Barra Square (A-Ma Temple), St. Augustine’s Square and Largo had found for the emperor, and swallowed them all - transforming into a fairy who flew to the moon. do Lilau are great choices for appreciating the full moon with your beloved! People soon gathered to burn incense and worship the moon, praying to Chang’e for luck and peace . . . and the tradition of the Mid-Autumn Festival was born. Thus, one of the mainstays of the The baroque-style Taipa Houses Museum are also an ideal location for moon-gazing - or even watching the festival is the traditional Chinese lantern themed around the moon, the enchanted Chang’e and the twinkling lights of the neon-lit Cotai district across the pond. Stroll along the cobbled promenade and enjoy rabbit, although more modern variants include symbols such as the panda. the lanterns strung along the length of the Praia - East truly meets West here in the most beautiful setting.

One of the most beguiling backdrops from which to view these lanterns - and absorb the festive If you’d like to know more about the Mid-Autumn Festival activities in the city this is the time to do it: just atmosphere - is in Lou Lim Ieoc Garden, which was laid out in Suzhou style in 1906 by local access newly launched mobile app ‘WH Macau App’ and see what surprising Macau has in store for you and merchant Lou Kau and turned over to the Macau Government in 1974 as a public park. This year, your family at this very special time of the year! the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 19/9, with the Chinese Traditional Lantern Festival featuring performances, lantern riddles and Chinese tea tables (8:30pm to 10:00pm from 18-20/9; free). Lou Lim Ieoc Garden website: www.iacm.gov.mo/museum Enquiries: (853) 2882 7103 Macau Heritage website: www.macauheritage.net Enquiries: (853) 2836 6866

14/9 Evening Concert - Sing with Joy 30/9 - 1/10 The Acrobatic Ballet ‘Swan Lake’ 27/9 ‘Bela Vista Poetry Sessions - With Words I Love’ A cappella (Italian for ‘in the manner of the church’) - solo or group singing without In celebration of the 64th Anniversary of the Founding of the instrumental sound - is a uniquely melodious musical genre that this month comes P.R.C, the Acrobatic Troupe of Guangdong, China presents an In a unique strengthening of ties between China to Macau in the form of the renowned Gay Singers of Hong Kong and Associação award-winning performance of the classic ballet Swan Lake that and the West, the Bela Vista - renowned for many de A Cappella de Macau. Enjoy the contemporary ‘fusion’ style that has become has taken China, Russia, Japan, Germany, Switzerland and the years as a former hotel of classical appearance Hong Kong’s musical trademark, UK by storm. This ‘must see’ performance is the perfect way to and proportions and now a Consulate - will host an incorporating classical and modern in celebrate National Day. evening of poetry recital by local poets as well as a pleasing East-West mix enriched by those who have lived in the territory or written about Time: 8:00pm Venue: Macau Forum, Avenida de Marciano Baptista the romantic lakeside atmosphere of Macau. In this way, the project hopes to highlight the important role played by Taipa Houses Museum amphitheatre. Admission: MOP200 (free-seating) Enquiries: (853) 2855 5555 / 2833 7676 Organizers: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, Department of Culture and Macau as a cultural hub linking East and West. The languages employed will be Education of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government Chinese, Portuguese and English. Time: 5:30pm to 7:00pm in the Macau SAR Venue: Amphitheatre, Av. da Praia, Carmo Zone, Taipa Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00pm Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2833 7676 / 8988 4000 www.iacm.gov.mo Venue: Consular Residence, General Consulate of Portugal in Macau and Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau Hong Kong, No. 8-10, Comendador Kou Ho Neng Street 1, 7 & 8, 14 & 15, 20 - 22, 28 & 29/9 Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2852 2550 / 2852 3205 Mini Concerts in ‘Leal Senado’ Building Organizers: Albergue SCM, Cultural Affairs Bureau

23/8 - 22/9 Pass by historic ‘Leal Senado’ on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday and give Macau Cultural Centre Proudly Presents . . . yourself a lift with the gentle string melodies emanating 12/9 ‘National Grand Theatre Orchestra 2013’ from within - or some foot-stomping jazz! Often visited Brace yourself for a visit from one of the scariest bunch of characters ever to jump for its old library and art gallery, music-lovers can Asian Tour out of a TV show in this adaptation of the Broadway hit The Addams Family now enjoy four 20-minute performances a day in this Resident conductor of both the National Grand Theatre (23/8-5/9; please refer to Organizer for time; English with Chinese & English venerable old building. subtitles; MOP480, 350, 250, 150) - a macabre yet humorous musical set in the Orchestra and Macau Orchestra, Lü Jia picks up the Addams’ spooky mansion. Wednesday Addams falls in love with a smart young Time: 3:15pm to 5:00pm baton for NGTO’s much-anticipated tour this year, the man from a ‘normal’ family but things take a sharp turn when his parents are Venue: ‘Leal Senado’ Building, No. 163, Avenida Almeida Ribeiro first stop of which will be Macau. Concert highlights invited to dinner . . . Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2833 7676 / 8988 4000 www.iacm.gov.mo will include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau major (Op. 55), American composer Michael Gordon’s When high school student Marika decides to expose The System, nobody ‘Beijing Harmony’, and Chinese violinist Ning Feng’s is spared as the award-winning, dark script of The Essay (8:00pm on 6-7/9; ‘Butterfly Lovers’ concerto. Cantonese without subtitles; MOP120) - dubbed one of the Russian ‘Education Time: 8:00pm Trilogy’ plays - unveils a gloomy side of society’s unacknowledged flaws with 6, 13/9 Macau Chinese Orchestra in Concert Venue: Grand Auditorium, Macau Cultural Centre, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, searing veracity. Macau Chinese Orchestra 2013-2014 Season Opening s/n, NAPE Concert (8:00pm on 13/9; Grand Auditorium, Macau Cultural For free tickets please apply to Organizer. Macau New Generation Musicians Concert 2013 (8:00pm on 8/9; MOP50) Centre; MOP100, 60, 40) presents the world premieres and Enquiries: (853) 2852 2634 macaustrings.org Organizers: National Grand Theatre Orchestra, Macau Strings Association presents Beethoven’s symphonies and concertos . . . plus ‘West Side Story’ and commissioned works of Rão Kyao under the baton of National highlights from the popular piano concerto ‘Yellow River’ by Hong Kong pianist First Class Conductor Pang Ka-pang. Music lovers have Zheng Hui. another opportunity this month to hear the Macau Chinese Orchestra Concert (6:30pm on 6/9; Albergue SCM garden) for free in a serene th 1/7 - 2/10 Concerts, Dinosaurs & Expos The 64 Anniversary of the Founding of the P.R.C Joint Concert (8:00pm outdoor setting. on 10/9; MOP100) brings together local conductor Leong Lok Meng, the Youth Having dominated global charts, been named the world’s no. 1 social Symphonic Band, String Orchestra and Percussion Orchestra and local young Enquiries: (853) 8399 6688 www.icm.gov.mo/ochm media star and taken the Grammy and Billboard Music Awards by pianist Chan Vai Man in an uplifting and joyous celebration of nationhood. Organizer: Macau Chinese Orchestra storm, Rihanna currently resides as the top-selling digital artist of all Meanwhile, accomplished local arts group Theatre Farmers presents Forever time. See her sparkle in her blockbuster Rihanna Diamonds (7:30pm on 14/9 & 2:30pm on 15/9; Cantonese without subtitles; MOP150, 100), World Tour (8:00pm on 13 & 14/9; MOP280-1,780). an adaptation of the true and harrowing Hong Kong tale of HIV infection through 24/8 - 20/10 Thai Impression: The Works of blood transfusion. Penned by the victim’s mother, the story now leaps from the 4 Master Printmakers Dinosaurs Live at The Venetian (11:00am to 8:00pm from 1/7-1/10) sets 30 of silver screen to the Macau stage. the giant animatronic beasts loose in a jungle setting . . . and occasionally in the The leading printmaker Thavorn Ko-udomvit - plus acclaimed lagoon and mall! They move, breathe and roar, and they’re going to let you get The grand finale of this month’s offerings is the Cantonese artists Puttipong Prasarnphan, Tinnakorn Kasornsuwan up close and personal, as well as letting your kids ride them. There’s also a 3-D Opera ‘Butterfly Lovers Concerto’ (7:00pm on 21 & 22/9; and Vimonmarn Khanthachavana - present 59 of their dinosaur movie to catch as well as really cool educational information! Cantonese without subtitles; MOP350, 280, 200, 120). superlative works, including traditional woodblocks, water th Passion, suspense, broken hearts and dramatic twists of fate prints and lithographs featuring distinctive etching, aquatint Meanwhile, CotaiExpo is hosting the 28 Wedding, Banquet, Beauty & characterise a modern classic widely acclaimed throughout the and silk screen prints, and high resolution laser printed mixed media works. All Jewellery Expo (1:00pm to 8:00pm from 30/8-1/9), the 2013 Macau Festival Chinese-speaking world. Prince Shinnyo attracts butterflies calculated to leave an indelible impression! World (10:00pm to 6:00pm on 28 & 29/9; 10:00pm to 3:00pm on 30/9), the when reciting poetry and beautiful Xiang Ning emanates an International Food Expo (12:00 noon to 9:00pm from 29/9-1/10; 12:00 noon to Time: 10:00am to 7:00pm daily alluring scent whenever in love . . . 8:00pm on 2/10) & the Hong Kong Trendy Buying Expo 2013 (12:00 noon to Venue: Old Court Building, Avenida da Praia Grande Admission: Free 9:00pm from 29/9-1/10; 12:00 noon to 8:00pm on 2/10). Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 www.icm.gov.mo Organizer: Cultural Affairs Bureau Venue: Macau Cultural Centre, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE Enquiries: 2870 0699 www.ccm.gov.mo Rihanna Diamonds World Tour Organizers: Venue: CotaiArena, The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel Enquiries: (853) 2882 8888 www.cotaiticketing.com The Addams Family, The Essay, Butterfly Lovers Concerto - Macau Cultural Centre 15/8 - 30/9 San Kio is Not Here - Macau New Generation Musicians Concert - Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra Organizer: The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel Association Photography Exhibition 64th Anniversary of the Founding of the P.R.C Joint Concert - Macau Band Directors Dinosaurs Live at The Venetian One of Macau’s oldest districts, San Kio is now undergoing sweeping changes. Association, Macau Strings Association, Macau Percussion Association, Macau Piano Venue: CotaiExpo, The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel Association This photographic exhibition showcases the developments in Admission: MOP80 (Exhibition) / MOP100 (Exhibition & 3-D dinosaur movie) Forever - Theatre Farmers the little community over the past five years as seen through Enquiries: (853) 2882 8888 www.cotaiticketing.com the lens of local artists Winter Chiang and Tou Kong Hong. Is Organizer: The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel this a microcosm of Macau; can the past live with the present? Wedding, Banquet, Beauty & Jewellery Expo Time: 12:30pm to 6:30pm (Closed on Tuesdays & Wednesdays) Enquiries: (853) 2870 3930 www.aplus1996.com May to Dec The World of Water Aurora Venue: Lata Creative & Second Hand Bookshop, No. 47, Rua de Organizer: A Plus PR & Advertising Co., Ltd. Espectação de Almeida Macau Festival World American visual artist Stephen Stefanou presents his latest foray into the world Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2835 1572 Organizer: Lata Creative & Second Hand Bookshop Enquiries: (853) 2832 9449 festival.unexpo.net of ‘interactive conservation entertainment’ as hanging kelp and other features Organizer: Aorta Commercial Convention and Exhibition Co., Ltd. invite you right into the surreal water world bounded by a breathtaking 8-metre tall cylindrical aquarium. See Blacktip Reef Sharks from the Great Barrier Reef plus International Food Expo thousands of fish weave through the coral fortress TABOO Enquiries: (853) 2146 1999 www.hkqb.com.hk overhead, while computer-aided design, LED lighting Organizer: Association of Hong Kong Quality Brand that mimics day and night, and three-dimensional (3D) Last summer’s sizzling hit show returns to Macau as provocative and seductive printing merge reality with fast-flowing fantasy. And as ever! Franco Dragone, creator of‘The House of Dancing Water’, taps deep Hong Kong Trendy Buying Expo Enquiries: (853) 3527 3551 www.happybuy.com.hk kids! Leo de Diver, Philip the Shark and Sammy the into his creative reservoir to deliver an all-new cabaret experience that has Organizer: Hong Kong Encyclopaedia Co., Ltd. Fish invite you to a meet-and-greet for your very own excitement stamped all over it. Featuring seasoned troupers from around the photo op! world trained in a wide range of show disciplines, TABOO is sure to mesmerize Admission to above expos free at Cotai Expo, The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel clubbers in a way they’ll long remember. Time: 24 hours daily Venue: Grande Praça, MGM MACAU, Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen, NAPE Time: Show 10:00pm to 11:15pm (Doors open 9:00pm / Tuesdays to Saturdays) Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 8802 8888 www.mgmmacau.com Venue: Club Cubic, City of Dreams Admission: HK$580 - 1,180 Organizer: MGM MACAU Guests must be 18 years of age or older. Tables reserved in advance. Enquiries: (853) 8868 6767 www.cityofdreamsmacau.com/taboo Organizer: City of Dreams Exhibitions at the Macau Museum of Art Tung Sin Tong Historical Archives Exhibition Hall Splendourous Landscapes - Paintings by Wang Jian, Wang Hui and the Yushan School from the Palace Museum and Shanghai Museum (5/9-17/11) showcases the works of Wang Jian and Wang Hui as well as the works of other artists of the Yushan School. The 132 refined paintings displayed exerted great influence on painting Established in 1892, Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society was the first Chinese circles for almost two centuries. charitable organization in Macau, and is the only one in China to have provided an uninterrupted service since its inception. From its humble origins Heartscape - New Generation of Macau Photography (25/7-22/9) invites eight Macau-born Post-80s photographers to present two sets of works each in this of providing food, clothing and medicine to the poor, it has eye-opening exhibition which, as promised, delivers the perspective of a new generation. Macau Arts Window (22/1/2013-12/1/2014) seeks to provide local artists with a grown into a sizeable institution that today operates nurseries, display platform to showcase the city’s latest artistic and creative productions, and in this exhibition presents the multimedia works of Ha Tin Cheong in To Meet and Part a primary and secondary school, an adult-education centre, (7/9-13/10) and Sharing Session (6:30pm on 6/9). medical clinics and pharmacies, and dispenses rice and cooking oil to the needy. Learn more about this inspiring institution - and th Meanwhile, Historical Paintings of Macau in the 19 Century (6/3-31/12) continues to inform the people of Macau - in the Archives Exhibition Hall. and inspire in a collection that reflects daily life and the landscape of the territory in an era of change reminiscent of our own. In Territories of Dreams - A Retrospective of Kwok Woon Time: 9:30am to 5:30pm (Closed on Tuesdays and public holidays) (8/8-20/10) over eighty of the artist’s works - including paintings, installations, ink wash paintings, Address: No. 55, Rua de Camilo Pessanha Admission: Free drawings, ceramics and jewellery - are exhibited for the first time, along with his later sketch notes. Enquiries: (853) 2838 9773 www.tst.org.mo/news-museum.html Organizer: Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society Time: 10:00am to 7:00pm (No admission after 6:30pm; closed on Mondays) Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE Museum Admission: MOP5 (Free on Sundays and public holidays) Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 www.mam.gov.mo Organizer: Macau Museum of Art 24/8 - 15/9 ‘Practicing Strolling’ Visual Arts Exhibition 11/8 - 24/11 Exhibitions at Ox Warehouse 29/8 - 14/9 MAKE A WISH - 10th Anniversary Group Exhibition 10fantasia is an arts complex showcasing and promoting Macau’s creative ‘Van Van’ Conceptual Photography Works by Joein Leong, Icarus Wong industries via two galleries and ten smaller display (11/8-29/9) focuses on incorporating distinctive, subjective Creative Macau has identified 12 creative industries worthy rooms, and in this exhibition seeks to entice the viewer ideas into the photographs when shot, deriving aesthetic beauty of support, namely advertising, architecture, crafts, design, to slow down and stroll through the streets and lanes of not only from composition and tonality but from the profound, fashion design, film & video, interactive leisure software, this tiny city via various art works that mix and match emotional relationships forged between photographer and music, performing arts, publishing, software & computer the cosmopolitan character of the enclave. subject. Meanwhile, Children’s Art Playground 2013 presents development, and visual arts. This year the institution Time: 11:00am to 6:30pm (Closed on Mondays) ‘We Were Born This Way’: Exhibition of Works Jointly celebrates its 10th anniversary by displaying over 20 works Venue: 10 Fantasia - A Creative Industries Incubator, No.10, Calçada da Igreja de Created by Adults and Children (30/9-24/11). Mr. Candle by local artists in a wistful ‘wishful’ exhibition. S. Lázaro from Taiwan participates in the exhibition with an opening Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2835 4582 10fantasia.com performance (4:30pm on 29/9). Time: 2:00pm to 7:00pm (Closed on Sundays) Venue: Creative Macau, Ground Floor, Macau Cultural Centre, Avenida Xian Xing Time: 12:00 noon to 7:00pm (Closed on Tuesdays) Hai, s/n, NAPE Venue: Ox Warehouse, Intersection of Avenida do Coronel Mesquita and Avenida Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2875 3282 www.creativemacau.org.mo 17/8 - 30/9 do Almirante Lacerda Organizer: Centre for Creative Industries Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2853 0026 oxwarehouse.blogspot.com ‘Breathe’ A Group Fine Art Photography Show Organizer: Ox Warehouse This show links up distinguished, award-winning photographers 7/8 - 1/11 AFA Exhibitions ReD Ognita from the Philippines, James Clancy from Ireland and Chan Hin Io from Macau. With each demonstrating his very own 1/9 - 27/10 Macau Fashion Gallery Fascinated by all things military since his childhood and widely distinctive style and technique, ‘Breathe’ features a collection read on the subject, the veteran local sculptor and educator of serene images that quietens the chatter of the mind and Macau Fashion Gallery - an exciting focal point for exhibiting fashion designs and poses as a war correspondent in his In Good Season - Works reconnects us to the fundamentals of breathing. serving as an interactive window for fashion art education - is now showing Magic by Coke Wong (17/8-15/9) exhibition, which reminds audiences Time: 11:00am to 7:00pm daily of Creation - Costume Exhibition for Original Musical of the stupidity of conflict whilst reflecting on the idiosyncrasies of Venue: Iao Hin Gallery, No. 39A, Rua da Tercena Admission: Free to showcase the successful cultural co-operation human nature via 20 of his sculptures and installation art works. ‘Myth of Fox’ Enquiries: (853) 2892 1908 www.iaohin.com Organizer: Iao Hin Gallery between local fashion designers and stage performance artists. Some 16 stage costumes will be shown, featuring the ‘New York - New York’ The Colourful New York Art Journey (7/8-1/11) featuring works of director Kenneth Leung and Macau designers Sandy the works of ten local artists showcases drawings, oil paintings, ink works and Ho, Carlos Wong, San Lee and Akina Lei. mixed media in a vivid record of the inspirations and observations experienced by 11/7 - 20/10 ‘Planète Femmes’ International the artists on their sojourn to the Big Apple. Time: 10:00am to 8:00pm (Closed on Mondays) Female Photo Exhibition Venue: Macau Fashion Gallery, No. 47, Rua de S. Roque In Good Season - Works by Coke Wong Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2835 3341 www.macaofashiongallery.com Time: 12:00 noon to 7:00pm (Closed on Sundays and public holidays) This intriguing exhibition embraces the colourful world of French and local cultures Venue: Art for All Society, 10/Fl., No. 52 Edif. da Fabrica de Baterias N.E. National, from the perspectives of gastronomy, music, cinema, fashion and photography. Est. da Areia Preta Some 24 award-winning works by talented international Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2836 6064 www.afamacau.com photographers have been selected from entries by more Organizer: Art for All Society 30/8 - 30/10 than 200 Alliance Française members in 80 countries Leal Senado Building Hosts Exhibitions ‘New York - New York’ The Colorful New York Art Journey who participated in open competition. The winning Time: 24 hours daily Venue: MGM MACAU, Ave. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, NAPE photographs will also be displayed in Paris. The 29th Collective Exhibition of Macau Artists Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2836 6064 www.afamacau.com Organizers: Art for All Society, MGM MACAU Time: 11:00am to 1:00am the following day (31/8-20/10; free) has assembled 265 Chinese Venue: Rendezvous Lobby Lounge, Ponte 16, Inner Harbour District paintings plus calligraphy as well as Western Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 8861 0016 www.sofitelmacau.com paintings, of which 54 were selected by the members Organizers: Alliance Française de Macau, Sofitel Macau At Ponte 16 of the jury for display at this year’s exhibition. The 26/9 - 10/11 Exhibitions in the Handover Gifts Beauty of the Street - Exhibition of Works of Museum of Macau Fotomo (30/8-30/10; free) invites you to pick up 3-dimensional objects in your hand created from photo prints of real-world scenes, cut and assembled into 3D The permanent Handover Gifts Museum - built to celebrate the establishment 10/8 - 8/9 Louis Vuitton Art of Travel Exhibition collages. Enjoy the Fotomo art works of Hong Kong artist Ip Kar Wai and others of the Macau Special Administrative Region - houses the auspicious gifts who joined the Fotomo Workshops last year. This exhibition has finally arrived in the romantic environs of a given to Macau by the many ethnic groups comprising the Chinese nation, magnificent indoor tent in Macau, which serves as the showcase and regularly hosts public exhibitions, including Inheriting Virtuosity: The Time: 9:00am to 9:00pm daily setting for LV’s elegant historical background and handcrafted Calligraphy, Painting and Seals of Zhou Zhan and Zhou Yun (26/9-10/11). Venue: Leal Senado Building, No. 163, Av. Almeida Ribeiro products. A senior packer from Paris provides packing flair, while Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 8988 4000 www.iacm.gov.mo visitors can also enjoy a hard case personalized hand-painting Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau Time: 10:00am to 7:00pm (No admission at 6:30pm, closed on Mondays) service, order customized luggage and see an educational Venue: Handover Gifts Museum of Macau, Avenida Xian Xing documentary by photographer Jean Lariviere. Hai, s/n, NAPE Admission: Free Time: 10:30am to 10:30pm daily 11/5 - 8/9 Vanishing Techniques - Photography Enquiries: (853) 8504 1800 Venue: One Central Macau, Avenida de Sagres, NAPE Admission: Free of Jean Baudrillard handovermuseum.iacm.gov.mo Enquiries: (853) 2822 8800 www.onecentral.com.mo Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau Organizer: Louis Vuitton (China) Company Ltd. One of the most influential philosophers of our time, Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) is also one of the most read French thinkers in China today. Often considered an apostle of French post-modern theory, he commented on some of the most salient cultural and social phenomena 4/7 - 30/9 Denis Murrell @ Signum 2013 of the contemporary era. This exhibition comprises some 50 photographs in the most complete and comprehensive A strong supporter of local artistic talent, 285 Signum Living Store is currently hosting an exhibition of 14 works by the award-winning Australian introduction to Baudrillard’s work since his demise. painter Denis Murrell, whose canvasses are to be found in many private and public collections in Macau and overseas. His works typically evoke a sense of riotous joy via the artist’s hallmark technique of acrylic on tissue paper over canvas, resulting in a very particular textural appearance Time: 10:00am to 7:00pm daily (Open on public holidays) that has intrigued exhibition-goers for decades. Venue: Tap Seac Gallery, Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, No. 95 Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2833 5140 www.macauart.net/ts Time: 12:00 noon to 8:00pm daily (open on public holidays) Venue: 285 Signum Living Store, No. 285, Rua do Almsergio R/C Organizer: Cultural Affairs Bureau Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2896 8925 www.facebook.com/285signum Organizer: 285 Signum Living Store

Internationally renowned musicians converge on Macau from all over the world for the 27th Macau International Music Festival (2/10-3/11). Enjoy 22 diverse programmes from 14 countries and regions - and book now!

The Chung Yeung Festival falls in September. You can also join the 11th A-Ma Cultural & Tourism Festival (with the most important ceremony held on 13/10) in A-Ma Village on Mt. Coloane and visit the adjacent 19.99 metre-high A-Ma statue crowning Macau’s highest point.

Rev up for the Macau International Kart Grand Prix (10-13/10) featuring world-class karters tearing up the Coloane kart circuit! What’s On Experience Macau App Experience Macau App Android version iPhone version

Address: Alameda Dr. Carlos d’Assumpção, nºs 335-341, Edifício ‘Hot Line’, 12º andar, Macau Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000 Email: [email protected] Tel: (853) 2831 5566 Fax: (853) 2851 0104 Website: www.macautourism.gov.mo What’s On online version: whatson.macautourism.gov.mo

Some tickets sold via Ticketing Hotline: Macau (853) 2855 5555, Hong Kong (852) 2380 5083, Mainland China (86) 139 269 11111 Website: www.macauticket.com

Images: Macau Government Tourist Office, Cultural Affairs Bureau, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, Health Bureau, Bureau of Telecommunications Regulations, Government Information Bureau, Sands China, City of Dreams, The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, MGM Macau, Sheraton Macau Hotel of Cotai Central, Pilgrimage Service of the Catholic Lay Association of Macau, Macau Cruise Development Co., Ltd., Creative Industries Promotion Association of St. Lazarus Church District, Ox Warehouse, Centre for Creative Industries, 285 Signum Living Store, AFA, Macau Fashion Gallery, IaoHin Gallery, GO SEES shop, Albergue SCM, Lata Creative & Second Hand Bookshop, Alliance Française of Macau, Louis Vuitton (China) Co., Ltd.

Note: Activities subject to change, please check with the organizers.