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OUR VOICES IN SG

Picks Malaysian singer Jess Lee (left), Malaysian singer-songwriter Namewee and veteran Taiwanese singer Tiger join forces in Gigs this Mandopop concert. Lee’s dramatic tracks include Cliff To The Heaven and Snowstorm while Namewee is the composer, producer and singer-rapper of the monster hit Stranger In The North. Huang is the smoky-voiced singer of numbers such as Not So Simple and Partner. WHERE: Resorts World Ballroom, Resorts World Convention Centre, 8 Sentosa Gateway MRT: HarbourFront WHEN: Jan 12, 8pm ADMISSION: $58 to $178 from Sistic (call 6348-5555 or go to www.sistic.com.sg)

MEDIACORP LET’S CELEBRATE 2019 Usher in 2019 with a line-up of home-grown stars, including music acts such as Taufik Batisah, Gentle Bones and Joanna Dong (above), as well as Mediacorp artists Pierre Png, Carrie Wong and Romeo Tan. WHERE: The Promontory @ Marina Bay, 11 Marina Boulevard MRT: Downtown WHEN: Mon, doors open at 7pm, pre-show starts at 10pm ADMISSION: Free

ANGELA ZHANG JOURNEY WORLD TOUR 2019 The petite Taiwanese singer with a big voice, Angela Chang (above), will spend her 37th birthday performing in Singapore. She last performed here in 2016, after the release of her ninth SILOSO BEACH PARTY studio album Head Over Heels Look forward to fireworks and foam parties (above) at (2016). While Chang has not the 12th edition of Singapore’s only beach countdown released a new record since, she party. -studded line-up of international and will be performing new renditions local DJs includes Dutch musician Jay Hardway of hits such as Invisible Wings and headlining the main stage. I’m Not Afraid at the upcoming gig. WHERE: Siloso Beach, Sentosa WHERE: Singapore Expo Hall 1, MRT: HarbourFront WHEN: Dec 31, from 6pm 1 Expo Drive, Singapore Expo ADMISSION: From $68 for a standard ticket MRT: Expo WHEN: Jan 19, 7pm INFO: Go to www.sentosa.com.sg/silosobeachparty ADMISSION: $108 to $238 for standard tickets from Apactix

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GIGS singer and leader of K-pop group September 2021. This means Growing Tropical Orchids TEL: 6319-5076 INFO: E-mail Girls’ Generation Taeyeon will be Abenomics – economic policies For Beginners [email protected] Ken Loh: Live holding her first full-length advocated by Mr Abe since the In this gardening workshop, Library talks by seasoned Almost a year after the release of concert in Singapore since her solo December 2012 general election – is participants will be introduced to journalists FESTIVALS his debut EP Songs About Them, debut in 2015. in its final stage. Whether he can carry the orchidaceae family and learn the CO-ORGANISED BY Ken Loh returns to Singapore for his WHERE: Hall 1 Singapore Expo, 1 Expo out his plan to raise consumption tax cultivation techniques to maintain THE STRAITS TIMES AND first ticketed show. Inspired by the Drive MRT: Expo WHEN: Jan 12, 6pm rate to 10 per cent by October next and propagate healthy orchids. EOY J-Culture Festival NATIONAL LIBRARY BOARD likes of singer-songwriters Bon Iver, ADMISSION: $148 - $288 year is one of the biggest political Included are a guided tour of the This annual Japanese pop-culture Ben Howard, Damien Rice and Matt TEL: 6348-5555 issues facing Japan. Economics National Orchid Garden and hands-on festival in Singapore offers an avenue Corby, Loh’s show will feature INFO: www.sistic.com.sg professor Yoshihisa Godo of Meiji planting session. for J-pop and anime lovers to reimagined tracks from Songs About Gakuin University is the speaker. WHERE: Classrooms 1 & 2, Level 3 congregate and share their passion Them and new songs from his Music And Makan Plus 1880 – WHERE: EAI Conference Room, 06-01 Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic through self-made performances, upcoming release. He will be The Eccentrics Tower Block, NUS Bukit Timah Gardens, 1 Cluny Road MRT: Botanic cosplay, illustrations, photography Campus, 469A Bukit Timah Road you ask, supported by Hasyir Ibrahim (lead Music And Makan, which organises Gardens WHEN: Jan 12, 10am - 5pm and more. Overseas guests include MRT: Botanic Gardens WHEN: Jan 4, guitar), Umar Sirhan (keys), Kyla T intimate classical music sessions with ADMISSION: $80 a person (includes all former AKB48 idol Riona we answer, 3.30 - 5pm ADMISSION: Free (synths) and other friends. snacks and wine, collaborates with materials), register at nparks.gov.sg Hamamatsu, Indonesian cosplay idol TEL: 6516-3715/6779-1037 WHERE: Esplanade Recital Studio, TEL: 6471-9961 INFO: E-mail Ola Aphrodite as well as Vietnamese come listen members club 1880 to put together a INFO: E-mail [email protected] 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ performance by The Eccentrics, [email protected] idol group Niji Universe Inc. City Hall WHEN: Dec 29, 7pm featuring a string quartet comprising WHERE: Hall 403 Suntec Convention ADMISSION: $20, tickets from Regional Outlook Forum Centre, 1 Raffles Boulevard four of Singapore’s best classical The forum is Iseas – Yusof Ishak Special Effects Make-up Top 10 travel peatix.com INFO: www.esplanade.com musicians – Yang Shuxiang, David Workshop MRT: Promenade/Esplanade Institute’s flagship event that is held WHEN: Tomorrow & Sun, 1 - 8pm Loke, Martin Peh and Leslie Tan. Learn about the art and techniques Descendants Of annually in January. It highlights ADMISSION: $11.90 a day, $17.90 for experiences WHERE: Level 3 InterContinental developments on the horizon that behind special effects make-up in The Dragon 2060 World Tour two days INFO: www.theeoy.com Robertson Quay, 1 Nanson Road regional stakeholders, including this hands-on and family-friendly for 2019 Taiwanese singer-songwriter Wang MRT: Fort Canning WHEN: Jan 12, those from the government and workshop led by Makeup Maestro’s Leehom returns to Singapore with his 5pm ADMISSION: $128, tickets from private sectors, should anticipate. lead artist, Valda Goh. Participants will SPORTS ongoing Descendants Of The Dragon Central Public Library peatix.com Scholars and analysts of international use household products and 2060 World Tour. The name of the 100 Victoria Street repute will provide insights into the special-effects modelling wax to form Singapore 24-Hour Race 2019 concert signifies that in every dragon political, economic and security wounds and scars. B1-01 Programme Zone CHARITY The 24-Hour Race is a global, year, until 2060, Wang will make an challenges affecting the region. WHERE: Level 2 Workshop Space 2, adaptation of the song, Descendants student-led abolitionist movement. Friday, Jan 25, 2019 WHERE: Island Ballroom, Shangri-La Singapore Art Museum at 8Q, The yearly run advocates for the Of The Dragon. Hotel Singapore, 22 Orange Grove 7 to 8.30pm Heart Bakers @ North East: 8 Queen Street MRT: Bencoolen/ millions of men, women and children WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium, Road MRT: Stevens/Orchard Buy Cookies, Help A Family Bras Basah WHEN: Jan 18 & 25, 7pm locked in slavery today. Millions of (Registration starts at 6pm) 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium WHEN: Jan 9, 8.30am - 5.35pm Every jar of Heart Bakers’ marble ADMISSION: $30, tickets from dollars are raised to spearhead the WHEN: Jan 5, 8pm ADMISSION: $188 - ADMISSION: $400 ($350 for five or Sign up at butter cookies purchased ($9.90 a jar apactix.com fight against the practice. $328, tickets & details from more people); students: $200 - $250, of 15 to 17 pieces) helps a family in INFO: singaporeartmuseum.sg WHERE: Palawan Green, Siloso Beach http://str.sg/askSiewHua2 www.apactix.com e-mail [email protected] (Betty Tan) to need. The cookies are thoughtfully Walk, Sentosa MRT: HarbourFront register INFO: iseas.edu.sg For more information, go to crafted by Iron Man Chef Heman Tan ST English Masterclass WHEN: Jan 19, 9am www.straitstimes.com/askst Hits Of Yesteryear With and made by participants of Heart (Executive Edition) ADMISSION: From $25 The Evergreen Trio Bakers @ North East. CLASSES The course covers topics such as how INFO: E-mail [email protected] The Evergreen Trio is a family music WHERE: Order from bit.ly/HBShopee to write simply and effectively to group comprising Loreen on bass, or bit.ly/heartbakers WHEN: Ongoing customers, avoid embarrassing errors Stadion/Kids Spartan Race Lee Siew Hua Rolland on drums and their son, Fundamentals Of Singapore PRICE: $9.90 a jar TEL: 6424-4000 Heritage Cuisine in print or online, compose clear Spartan Race is the world’s best Travel Writer, Wayne Sandz, on vocals and keyboard. INFO: cdc.org.sg/northeast Learn the culinary techniques e-mail messages to get things done, obstacle course race, with more than The Straits Times They will do renditions of hits by Doris required to make good heritage use words to better market products 240 races in 25 countries. The Stadion Day, Pat Boone, Jim Reeves, The cuisine that defines the Singaporean and organise facts to convey race is run over 5km with 20 Platters and more. TALKS culture and way of life. Dishes corporate and impactful messages. obstacles, while the kids’ race will be WHERE: Esplanade Recital Studio, covered include Singapore laksa, It is conducted by Straits Times between 800m (four to six years old) 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ Shinzo Abe’s General Indirect chicken rice, satay, chwee kueh, journalist Angelina Choy, who has and 3.2km (10 to 13 years old). Family City Hall WHEN: Jan 7, 10.30am & 3pm Tax Reforms: The Final Stage fried noodle and fried more than 30 years of experience in packages are available. ADMISSION: $15 (coffee/tea provided) Of Abenomics black/white carrot cake. editing, writing, visual journalism WHERE: National Stadium, Singapore TEL: 6348-5555 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe WHERE: Palate Sensations Cooking and training. Sports Hub, 1 Stadium Drive INFO: www.sistic.com.sg is serving his third term as president School, 01-03 Chromos, 10 Biopolis WHERE: SPH News Centre, 1000 Toa MRT: Stadium WHEN: Jan 26, from of the Liberal Democratic Party. As Road MRT: Buona Vista WHEN: Jan 6: Payoh North MRT: Braddell 7.30am ADMISSION: Stadion: $165 - Taeyeon Of Girls’ Generation party rules prohibit a fourth term, he 9.30am - 1.30pm, 1.30 - 5.30pm WHEN: Jan 15, Feb 19 & 25; 10am - 6pm $175; kids’ race: $80; parent & child: Solo Concert is expected to step down from both ADMISSION: $250 TEL: 6478-9746 (lunch provided) ADMISSION: $499 a $208; register at spartanrace.sg Multi-award-winning South Korean the post as well as the premiership in INFO: palatesensations.com person, sign up at stskills.sg INFO: E-mail [email protected]