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Boon Chan Media Correspondent recommends Picks Gigs

ECHO – 2019 CHYI YU AND hits, which include classics such as Olive Tree and MICHELLE PAN LIVE IN Springtime For The Wild Lily. Echo was a seminal album released in 1985 – a WHERE: The Star Theatre, collaboration among the late Taiwanese writer 04-01 The Star Performing Arts Centre, and lyricist Echo Chen, better known as San 1 Vista Exchange Green Mao, and singers Chyi Yu (right) and Michelle MRT: Buona Vista Pan (left). WHEN: April 27, 8pm In addition to tracks from the record, the ADMISSION: $88 to $178 from Apactix Taiwanese divas will be performing their own

BELINDA CARLISLE RUNAWAY HORSES 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR SINGAPORE “Whoa runaway horses/Whoa take us through the night/You and I on runaway horses/Woohoo baby hold on tight.” If this song by American singer Belinda Carlisle (right) has you galloping with joy, then this is one concert you will not want to miss. Six singles were released from her 1989 Runaway Horses album, including Leave A Light On and Summer . She last performed in Singapore in 2017 for the 30th anniversary of her most successful record, Heaven On Earth. WHERE: The Star Theatre, 04-01 The Star Performing Arts Centre, 1 Vista Exchange Green MRT: Buona Vista WHEN: Tomorrow, 8pm ADMISSION: $108 to $188 with limited VIP packages at $428 from Sistic (go to www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555)

ANNE-MARIE LIVE IN SINGAPORE British singer-songwriter Anne-Marie (above) had a big SHEENA EASTON FOR YOUR EYES ONLY LIVE IN SINGAPORE PHOTOS: 2018. Her debut album Speak Your Mind peaked at No. 3 in LUSHINGTON the United Kingdom and landed her four nominations at Morning Train (9 To 5), Telefone (Long Distance Love ENTERTAINMENTS, the Brit Awards. Earlier successes include Clean Bandit’s Affair) and Strut are among the well-known hits of ROCK RECORDS, Rockabye (2016) – on which she was featured as the main Scottish singer Sheena Easton (left) in her heyday in ALVIEALIVE FOR vocalist – which hit No. 1 in the UK. the 1980s. She has not performed here in more than MODE PRODUCTIONS, WHERE: Capitol Theatre, 17 Stamford Road MRT: City Hall 30 years. MODE WHEN: April 9, 8pm ADMISSION: $98 to $128 from Apactix WHERE: Gateway Theatre, 3615 Jalan Bukit Merah ENTERTAINMENT/ (go to www.apactix.com or call 3158-8588) MRT: Redhill WHEN: July 28, 8pm ADMISSION: $108 to MODE PRODUCTIONS $228 from Sistic

GIGS well as songs from her Fire & Rain WHERE: Level 1, Loading Bay, Million WHERE: Level 2, Room 205, YMCA of Suntec City Mall Tower 5, 3 Temasek album. Accompanying her are Dr Building, 203 Bahru Singapore, 1 Orchard Road Boulevard MRT: Promenade Sydney Tan on bass, Tama Goh on MRT: Boon Keng WHEN:Till April 14, MRT: Dhoby Ghaut WHEN: Tue, 7pm WHEN: April 23, 9am - 5pm Divide drums and Sebastian Ho on guitar, led 7am - 7pm ADMISSION: Free ADMISSION: Free, sign up at ADMISSION: Singapore Association of World Tour by music director Mei Sheum. INFO: E-mail soles4souls@ goo.gl/anE1qU TEL: 6586-2338 Administrative Professionals British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran WHERE: Esplanade Recital Studio, millionlighting.com or go to INFO: E-mail [email protected] members, $350; others, $410 - $440; is back for his biggest show in 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ soles4souls.org groups of three: $360 - $390 Singapore after selling out his City Hall WHEN: May 4, 8pm World Health Day: TEL: 9654-7641 INFO: E-mail previous shows here. He will be joined ADMISSION: $45 TEL: 6348-5555 TALKS Adapt & Grow Town Roadshow [email protected] by special guests, Japanese rock INFO: sistic.com.sg Looking for guidance in navigating band One OK Rock. career challenges or new career SPORTS WHERE: National Stadium, 1 Stadium CHARITY The Potters Who Made History opportunities? The Adapt and Grow Drive MRT: Stadium WHEN: April 26, In early 19th-century Staffordshire, initiative by Workforce Singapore may Harlem Globetrotters 8pm ADMISSION: $68 - $248, tickets England, anonymous potters help you, regardless of where you are World Tour Noah’s Ark Natural Animal from Singapore Indoor Stadium Box produced ceramic figures that in your career path. The Original Harlem Globetrotters are Office & SingPost outlets Shelter Thanksgiving Dinner chronicled all the important WHERE: Atrium @ Level 1, Causeway known for their feats on the TEL: 3158-7888 Non-profit organisation Noah’s Ark characters – royal and military Point, 1 Woodlands Square basketball court, humour, generous INFO: www.sportshubtix.sg Natural Animal Shelter(Nanas) has figures, performers, politicians, MRT: Woodlands WHEN: April 11 - 14, acts of goodwill and providing organised this charity dinner to raise clerics, sportsmen, explorers, 10.30am - 10pm ADMISSION: Free endless entertainment for their fans. Namewee 4896 funds for its operational costs – criminals and other folk heroes – and TEL: 6883-5885 WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium, World Tour Encore mainly food and medical expenses – events of the day. INFO: adaptandgrow.sg/town 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium Malaysian hip-hop singer Namewee of running its 4ha sanctuary with WHERE: Ngee Ann Auditorium, Asian WHEN: Today, 6pm (Magic Pass) & brought his world tour to Singapore more than 1,000 animals. Civilisations Museum (Basement), Colorectal Cancer Talk 8pm (main show) ADMISSION: $29 - last February. The tour’s title, 4896, WHERE: Marina Mandarin Singapore 1 Empress Place MRT: Raffles Place Specialists will talk about colorectal $225 TEL: 3158-7888 INFO: Tickets describes a very strong and powerful Ballroom, 6 Raffles Boulevard WHEN: Mon, 11am cancer and other common health from www.sportshubtix.sg, Singapore person when pronounced in Hokkien. MRT: Promenade WHEN: Today, ADMISSION: Free TEL: 6337-3685 issues at the World Heath Day & Indoor Stadium Box Office & SingPost WHERE: Compass Ballroom, Resorts 7.30 - 10.30pm ADMISSION: $188 INFO: fom.sg Colorectal Cancer Carnival organised outlets World Convention Centre, 8 Sentosa a person; $1,888 - $2,588 a table; by the Singapore Cancer Society. Gateway MRT: HarbourFront tickets from bit.ly/2YtTDbN Volunteering Abroad WHERE: Toa Payoh Hub Atrium, 480 HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens WHEN: April 27, 8pm ADMISSION: $28 INFO: E-mail [email protected] For YMCA Projects Lorong 6 Toa Payoh New Zealand has by far been the – $178 TEL: 6348-5555 YMCA of Singapore regularly MRT: Toa Payoh WHEN: April 13, 10am dominant force in the HSBC World INFO: sistic.com.sg Soles4Souls Shoe Drive organises overseas volunteering trips - noon (English), 2 - 4pm (Mandarin) Rugby Sevens Series, winning 12 out Soles4Souls has collected over to serve neighbouring countries, ADMISSION: Free TEL: 6421-5860 of the 19 seasons. But other teams, Jacintha Is Her Name Concert 350,000 pairs of shoes since 2017. under the International Service INFO: bit.ly/WHDCCC19 such as Fiji, Australia, the United Home-grown singer Jacintha will In its fifth shoe drive, hosted by Programmes. Facilitators will share States and defending champions perform her hits – Somewhere Over Million Lighting, it is calling for their volunteering experience and Renting Out Your South Africa, have emerged as forces The Rainbow, The Waters To March, donations of all kinds of footwear – how participants can be involved in HDB Flat Or Room to be reckoned with. Wave, Corcovado and Moon River – as new or gently worn. upcoming trips. Learn more about the policies and WHERE: National Stadium, procedures for renting out your HDB 1 Stadium Drive MRT: Stadium flat or room, the checks required WHEN: April 13 & 14, various times SCAN before renting out to foreigners, ADMISSION: $19 - $320, tickets from Danish thriller TO engaging the services of a property Sports Hub Tix Box Office at LISTEN agent, tenancy agreements and Singapore Indoor Stadium & SingPost http://str.sg/ declaration of rental income for tax outlets TEL: 3158-7888 and Chen Wen oz9b purpose. INFO: singapore7s.sg WHERE: HDB Auditorium, B1 HDB Hub, 480 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh MRT: Toa Singapore Badminton Open Hsi exhibition Payoh WHEN: April 13, 2 - 4pm Top players will compete for the ADMISSION: Free INFO: Sign up at US$355,000 (S$478,000) prize hdb.gov.sg/heartland_talks by April 11 money. The competition is organised by the Singapore Badminton Tune in to Life Picks, a weekly pod- CLASSES Association and part of the HSBC BWF cast by The Straits Times where we From left: Writers John Lui, Toh Wen Li World Tour. highlight the best films, concerts, and Melissa Sim. ST PHOTO: ERNEST LUIS WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium, Sun Tzu’s Art Of War For restaurants and arts events. 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium Administrative Professionals This week, Melissa Sim hosts col- The exhibition takes place at his WHEN: April 9 -14 league John Lui, who recommends former home at 5 Kingsmeade This workshop is specially designed ADMISSION: $2 - $350, tickets from for administrative professionals who Danish thriller The Guilty, as well as Road, from April 12 to May 3, noon Singapore Indoor Stadium Box Office Toh Wen Li, who tells us about an to 7.30pm daily. Look out for the are looking to plan, make decisions & SingPost outlets and implement tactics in any exhibition featuring the works of two murals done by Chen. TEL: 3158-7888 pioneer Singapore artist Chen Wen competitive endeavour. INFO: www.sportshubtix.sg Hsi. See D6 & 7 WHERE: NUSS Guild House, 02-401