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Gig Super Junior as well as popular bands such as Monsta X and Winner (left), formed from the music reality shows No.Mercy and Win: Who Is Next respectively. Apart from catchy music, look out for food as well as beauty and lifestyle products from South Korea at the adjacent HallyuTown, which is open to non-ticket holders. WHERE: Indoor Stadium, 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium WHEN: Tomorrow, 1pm (showcase), 8pm (concert); Sunday, 1pm (showcase), 8pm (concert) ADMISSION: $98 to $288 a day from Apactix (go to www.apactix.com) INFO: For full line-up, performance schedules and artist engagement events, go to www.hallyupopfest.com

ADAM CHENG N REMINISCING 50TH DRAMA AND CONCERT Actor-singers Adam Cheng (left), 72, and Liza Wang (right), 71, are stalwarts of the Hong Kong entertainment (From left) Bassist Thomas Morgan, guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Rudy scene and they have collaborated Royston will perform an improvisatory set and some of Frisell’s since the 1970s in series such compositions. as Romance Of The Book And Sword (1976). The two also sang many of SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL for his album Unspeakable. their dramas’ theme songs, which are FESTIVAL OF ARTS 2019 He is joined by bassist Thomas the focus of this upcoming show. BILL FRISELL TRIO FEATURING Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston WHERE: Resorts World Ballroom, RUDY ROYSTON & THOMAS at this gig, which features an Resorts World Convention Centre, MORGAN improvisatory set and some of 8 Sentosa Gateway American guitarist, composer and Frisell’s compositions. MRT: HarbourFront arranger Bill Frisell has been hailed WHERE: Victoria Theatre, WHEN: Tomorrow, 8pm as a seminal figure in modern 9 Empress Place ADMISSION: $38 to $238 from Sistic American music in genres as diverse MRT: City Hall (call 6348-5555 or go to as jazz, country and rock ’n’ roll, WHEN: Wednesday, 8pm sistic.com.sg) winning the 2005 Grammy Award ADMISSION: $50 from sifa.sg for Best Contemporary Jazz Album or Sistic

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GIGS WHERE: Gateway Theatre, 3615 Jalan WHERE/MRT: Islandwide and local puppet theatre international. Bring characters to life, Bukit Merah MRT: Redhill WHEN: Tomorrow, 9am - 5pm practitioners share insights into practise script analysis and try WHEN: July 28, 8pm ADMISSION: $108 TEL: 6287-5355 (ext 35) INFO: E-mail puppetry and the creative processes voiceovers and voice-acting lines. Boyzone Farewell Tour - $228 TEL: 6348-5555 [email protected] behind creating puppet theatre. WHERE: Activity Room, 05-02, Legendary Irish group Boyzone will INFO: sistic.com.sg WHERE: Esplanade Annexe Studio, Level 5 Changi Simei Community perform in Singapore for the last time. 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ Building, 10 Simei Street 2 After 25 years in the limelight, the My Love Andy Lau World Tour TALKS City Hall WHEN: June 1, 11am - 12.30pm MRT: Simei WHEN: June 2, 10am - group are ready to call it a day after Hong Kong Heavenly King Andy Lau ADMISSION: Free 5.30pm ADMISSION: $260 ($250 for their Thank You & Goodnight farewell will perform for four nights at the Building Capacity And INFO: esplanade.com PAssion cardholders), sign up at world tour. in Connectivity For The New bit.ly/2CSAAP4 WHERE: The Star Theatre, 04-01 The September. Close to 40 containers Economy In East Asia The Family That Farms Together Star Vista, 1 Vista Exchange Green will be shipped in for the concerts. This talk includes an interactive walk MRT: Buona Vista WHEN: June 12, Amid slowing global growth, weaker SPORTS The tour, which marks the superstar’s around the farm with a farmer and 8pm ADMISSION: $108 - $298 external demand and rising return to Singapore after 11 years, covers topics such as how insects are TEL: 6348-5555 protectionism, the near-term kicked off in Hong Kong last used to recycle food waste and how June Holidays INFO: sistic.com.sg prospects for the Asean+3 region are December and tickets to all 20 shows expected to be softer, while the the future of farming will take shape. Table Tennis Camp were sold out shortly after going on This training camp aims to promote Akeem Jahat & The Mobbin longer-term economic fundamentals The event is designed for children sale. and raise the standard of table tennis Hoodies remain intact. Find out how regional aged three to 12 and adults must be WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium, accompanied by one child. and develop talent from a young age. Akeem Jahat is a rapper, songwriter policymakers need to be ready to 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium WHERE: Citizen Farm, 60 Jalan WHERE: Yishun Training Hall, and producer who is known for his raw mitigate the downside risks by using WHEN: Sept 25 - 28, 8pm ADMISSION: Penjara MRT: Queenstown Level 3, Block 845 Yishun Street 81 and streetwise works in the mixtape the available policy tools flexibly in $168 - $368, tickets from the WHEN: June 2, 10am - noon MRT: Khatib WHEN: June 10 & 11, circuit. In 2014, he released SeluDope, this talk. Singapore Indoor Stadium box office ADMISSION: $165 for four (with at 9am - 4pm ADMISSION: $160.50 a 20-track mixtape with songs. The WHERE: Seminar Room 2, Iseas-Yusof & SingPost outlets TEL: 3158-7888 least one child aged three - 12), $45 a person (with lunch) INFO: Register Mobbin Hoodies join him on stage at Ishak Institute, 30 Heng Mui Keng INFO: www.sportshubtix.sg for each additional person, register at by noon on May 31 at bit.ly/2Vat8tG Pesta Raya performing tracks off his Terrace MRT: Kent Ridge WHEN: Tue, citizenfarm.com.sg/shop mixtape such as Woodlands and 10 - 11.30am ADMISSION: Free, INFO: E-mail learn@ Level 22s. register at iseas.edu.sg WWE Live Singapore DNA World Tour ediblegardencity.com WHERE: Esplanade Annexe Studio, TEL: 6778-0955 INFO: E-mail Wrestling event WWE Live is a unique 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ Relive more than 20 years of smash [email protected] blend of sports and entertainment, City Hall WHEN: June 29, 10pm hits by the American group, such as CLASSES with all the drama and energy of a Quit Playing Games With My Heart, rock concert in a fun and exciting ADMISSION: $27 TEL: 6348-5555 Taming Japan’s Deflation , Everybody environment. INFO: sistic.com.sg Dr Gene Park, associate professor of (Backstreet’s Back), Incomplete, Tamil Playwriting Workshop WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium, Shape Of My Heart, Show Me The political science and international This two-day workshop, which 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium Twice World Tour: TwiceLights relations at Loyola Marymount K-pop girl group Twice, which have Meaning Of Being Lonely and Don’t Go introduces aspiring playwrights to WHEN: June 27, 7.30pm Breaking My Heart. University, explains why it took so the processes and techniques of ADMISSION: $98 - $498 from held two concerts in Singapore long for the Bank of Japan to previously, are back with their third WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium, Tamil playwriting, is conducted by sportshubtix.sg, Singapore Indoor embrace bolder monetary policies to world tour, TwiceLights. 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium Saleem Hadi from Singapore Indian Stadium box office & SingPost outlets address the country’s deflation WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium, WHEN: Oct 30, 8pm ADMISSION: $168 Theatre Film Explorer. TEL: 3158-7888 problem and discusses the factors 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium - $398 from Singapore Indoor WHERE: Esplanade Bay Room, INFO: sportshub.com.sg/WWE2019 that led the government to shift WHEN: July 13, 5pm ADMISSION: $168 Stadium box office & all SingPost 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ course. - $288 from Singapore Indoor outlets TEL: 3158-7888 City Hall WHEN: June 1 & 2, 9.30am International Champions Cup Stadium box office & SingPost outlets INFO: sportshubtix.sg WHERE: EAI Conference Room, 06-01 ADMISSION: $60 United play Inter TEL: 3158-7888 Tower Block, National University of INFO: esplanade.com while Juventus are pitted against INFO: www.sportshubtix.sg CHARITY Singapore Bukit Timah Campus, 469A Tottenham Hotspur in the Bukit Timah Road MRT: Botanic Wonders Of The Voice – International Champions Cup. Sheena Easton Gardens WHEN: Tue, 3.30 - 5pm Voice Training Course WHERE: National Stadium, 1 Stadium For Your Eyes Only SPCA Flag Day 2019 ADMISSION: Free TEL: 6516-3715/ Learn to master your vocal cords and Drive MRT: Stadium Fresh from her critically acclaimed Supporters of the Society for the 6779-1037 INFO: E-mail tap the power of your voice. Find out WHEN: July 20 & 21, 7.30pm West End leading role on Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [email protected] how to project, pronounce, inflect, ADMISSION: $38 - $370.60 from 42nd Street, Scottish singer Sheena (SPCA) will be all over the island to emote, modulate, breathe right for Singapore Indoor Stadium box office Easton will make a rare appearance in help raise funds for the animals at the Let’s Talk: Puppetry vocal resonance, change your accent & SingPost outlets TEL: 3158-7888 Singapore for a solo show. organisation’s shelter. The Pigeoning creator Robin Frohardt or neutralise it to sound more INFO: sportshubtix.sg