6月 Jun English VersionNO.108 2012

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A particularly strong entry spells hi-octane excitement at the annual Macau International Dragon Boat Races on Nam Van Lakes over There are lots of performances this month. The closing acts of the ‘Macau Arts Festival’ make way for the Macau Orchestra’s three adrenalin-fuelled days, while the annual FIVB World Grand Prix has selected volley-ball mad Macau as one of the opening match splendid recital of the ‘Soviet Masters’, ‘Children’s Day Concert’ and ‘Music in Kaleidoscope’, with some more performances - such venues this month. Visitors attracted by Macau’s UNESCO-listed Historic Centre get a delightful bonus with Chinese Cultural Heritage as the ‘Ute Lemper Cabaret’ - to be held in the Macau Cultural Centre. Hong Kong Cantopop singer Alan Tam embarks upon on his Day, and why not join the Pilgrimage Service of St. Lawrence’s Church, and marvel at traditional Chinese handicrafts at Lou Kau Encore Concert this month, while the very intimate amphitheatre near Taipa House-Museum presents ‘Evening Concert’, and fans Mansion. The Drunken Dragon Dance, Chinese Lion Dances, Chinese martial arts and Portuguese Folk Dances can also be seen at can also catch the intangible cultural heritage of ‘ Opera’ in some mesmeric performances. And Father’s Day is here! the Ruins of St. Paul’s, A-Ma Temple and other venues during the weekends. So bring the whole family along to the Father’s Day Concert - and there are lots of traditional games and water activities going on to celebrate the Macau Recreational Festival. ‘The Magic of Butterfly Reinventions’ transports you to another place, while ‘Ice World’ - a fantasmagorical playground of ice statues and famous icons - returns by popular demand. On 10 June, the Portuguese community will hold the ‘en-Cantos - Fortnight of Want a memento of an enjoyable trip to Macau? Why not snap up some unique, reasonably priced creative products from the ‘Dai Portuguese Cultural Events’ to celebrate Portugal Day, Camões Day and Portuguese Communities Day around the city. Visitors are Kai Art Fair’, the ‘Sun Never Left - Public Art Performance’ and the Macau Tourism and Cultural Activities Centre. Try to make time, also more than welcome to play traditional games and taste the delicious traditional fare on offer at the São João Festival. June is too, for the ‘Nocturnal Drama at Taipa Houses’ and the ‘Pleasure Tour through Taipa’s Historic Quarter’. The Macau Tea Culture the month of the lotus, when this beautiful, majestic flower blooms throughout the Macau Lotus Flower Festival. And why not join the House will hold a tea event themed ‘Talking to Women - The Benefits of Drinking Tea’, and if you want to get more of a handle on solemn Procession of St. Anthony, explore the recently refurbished Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre and visit Ye Ting House. everything going on you can download the WH Macau App, using WiFi GO, MacauMap or Tourism Hotline. See you in Macau!

th 16 & 17, 23/6 2012 Macau International Dragon Boat Races 16 - 24/6 12 Macau Lotus Flower Festival The popularity of the Macau International Dragon Boat Races continues unabated, with annual entries increasingly stronger and ‘The Scent of Lotus Perfumes the City of Macau - 12th Macau Lotus Festival’ competitive. With the roots of the event stretching back to ancient , today’s precision-timed, disciplined races bring together showcases the beautiful perennial aquatic plant found throughout China. This literally thousands of skilled athletes from home and abroad to compete on the placid waters of , cheered on by year, the Bai Tian (White Swan) takes centre stage with its resplendent emerald spectators from all over the world, present for the spirit of competition, party atmosphere and wonderful photo-taking opportunities. speckles. Visitors can appreciate this gem at the Taipa Houses-Museum and in The Open, Women’s and Student categories mean that all teams have the opportunity to bring home the silverware over three Suzhou-inspired . Potted lotuses can also be found in major adrenalin-fuelled days! parks, on many streets and in popular sightseeing spots around Macau. Visit Time: Around 10:00am to 5:00pm Venue: Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2823 6363 www.sport.gov.mo www.cmdragonboat.org.mo Organizers: Macau Sport Development Board, Macau, China Dragon Boat Association the exhibition of lotus species, Lotus Horticultural Exhibition, Exhibition of Lotus Photography, and Lotus Food Culture Showcase. And why not try a 9 - 10/6 China Cultural Heritage Day longevity vegetarian lotus lunch! In celebration of China’s cultural heritage, a diverse number of activities will be held around the city, including at the Guia Lighthouse. For details, please refer to Organizer. Visitors can catch a Chinese Music Concert (9-10/6, 11:30am & 3:30pm, free), a workshop on paper fan painting (9-10/6, 11:00am & Enquiries: (853) 8504 1209 www.iacm.gov.mo 3:00pm, free) in the Mandarin’s House, the Macau Chinese Orchestra concert ‘Story of a Small Town’ (10/6, 3:00pm, free) in the Macau Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau Museum and the ‘Traditions of the Past - Inner Mongolian Folk Performances’ (9/6, 5:00pm & 10/6, 11:00am, free) at the Ruins of St. Paul’s. ‘Listen to Stories of the Old City - Poetic Path to World Heritage Sites’ (9-10/6, 6:30pm, 7:00pm & 7:30pm / MOP60 / Cantonese) guides participants through the Historic Centre of Macau from A-Ma Temple or the Ruins of St. Paul’s, and a series of exhibitions will be

held at the charming Sir Robert Ho Tung Library, the Historical Archives of Macau and Galaxy Macau. 22 - 24/6 São João Festival Legend has it that John the Baptist helped ‘guide’ a For details, please refer to Organizer. Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 www.icm.gov.mo www.mhaa.org.mo Organizers: Cultural Affairs Bureau, Macau Heritage Ambassadors Association and others cannon shot from the Mount Fortress which scored a direct hit on a Dutch ship’s powder magazine that tore the boat asunder, thus averting an invasion 8 - 25/6 of the city on 24 June, 1622. The São João Festival Macau Tourism and Cultural Activities Centre en-Cantos - that celebrates this divine intervention features dancing, bands and singing The 5-storey Macau Tourism and Cultural Fortnight of Portuguese Cultural Events performances plus traditional games and street animation. Typical Portuguese Activities Centre (CATC) - also known Iconic Portuguese poet Luís de Camões and Macanese snacks such as pork steaks, grilled sardines and ‘chouriço’ pork as the ‘Yellow House’ - houses money reputedly completed his epic poem ‘Os sausages will be on offer, while various handicraft booths will ply their wares and exchange facilities, booking services for Lusíadas’ (The Lusiads) in Macau’s scenic lots of activities are planned for the kids. hotels and restaurants, guided tours and Camões Garden thus his passing on 10/6 Time: 12:00 noon to 11:00pm Venue: Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro transportation plus locally-made fashion is remembered as Camões Day, and since Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2872 6828 products. Local designers and artists 1977 has also been known as Portugal Organizers: Casa de Portugal em Macau, Associação dos Aposentados de Macau, Associação Promotora da Instrução dos Macaenses, Instituto Interna offer bags, books, apparel and home accessories for sale in the MOD Design Day and Portuguese Communities Day. cional de Macau, Escola Portuguesa de Macau, Associação dos Macaenses Store in Basement I, while the second floor Lusitanus Portuguese café offers The ‘en-Cantos’ - organized in Macau for the first time to commemorate this spectacular views of the Ruins of St Paul’s from its terrace. The top floor Macau special day - features a film, concerts, exhibitions, book launch, large-scale street Tea Story features tea tasting and related products, while Basement II provides performances, food and wine tasting, and lots of fun and games. The events will a high-definition surround sound video highlighting the city’s newest and most take place in various venues around the city, with all activities intercultural and 8 - 10/6 exciting attractions. accessible to everyone. FIVB World GP Contenders Slug it Out in Macau Brazil has good form in winning in Macau - and in lifting Address: Largo da Companhia de Jesus (near the Ruins of St Paul’s) For details, please refer to Organizer. the championship - but the USA has powered to decisive Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2872 6828 Enquiries: (853) 2836 5382 Organizers: Collaboration of the Consulate General of Portugal, Casa de wins in the last few years, leaving the outcome of the Portugal em Macau, the Instituto Português do Oriente (IPOR) www.macautourism.gov.mo/en/discovering/sightseeing.php 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group literally up in the air, with total prize money of US$1 million up for grabs. The four teams drawn Weekends in June - Stepping Out in Old Macau to do battle in the Macau Forum in Pool A are Argentina, China, Puerto Rico and Thailand with the winner going Frenetic drumming, the clash of tambourines, and the spectacle of Chinese martial arts - every weekend, the highly emotive national dance performances of two countries on to successive knockout competitions until the final that have harmoniously co-existed for almost half a millennium to make Macau what it is today, in tandem with thrilling Kung Fu and Drunken Dragon demonstrations, are championship round scheduled for later this month in performed against the backdrops of the city’s iconic historic squares and monuments. Tourists and residents never fail to thrill to these wonderful free open-air performances, Ningbo, China. which last about 20 minutes. Great photo-taking opportunities, great memories!

For details, please refer to Organizer. Lion Dance Performance (2, 9, 16, 23, 30/6 Saturdays) Portuguese Folk Dance Performance (3, 10, 17, 24/6 Sundays) Venue: Macau Forum, Av. de Marciano Baptista Admission: MOP150 Venue & Time: Rua do Cunha, Taipa - 2:00pm Venue & Time: Ruins of St. Paul’s - 11:00am Tickets are sold in Circle K or online at www.mcauwgp.com Barra Square (A-Ma Temple) - 3:00pm Barra Square (A-Ma Temple) -12:00 noon Enquiries: (853) 2823 6363 www.sport.gov.mo Ruins of St. Paul’s - 4:00pm Rua do Cunha, Taipa - 1:00pm Organizers: Macau Sport Development Board, Volleyball Association of Macau Drunken Dragon Performance (10, 24/6 Sundays) Tourism hotline: (853) 2833 3000 Venue & Time: Praça da Amizade (Friendship Square) - 3:00pm www.macautourism.gov.mo Organizer: Macau Government Tourist Office Chinese Martial Arts Performance (3, 17/6 Sundays) Venue & Time: Praça da Amizade (Friendship Square) - 3:00pm Round the Clock with MacauMap & Time-strapped Tourists Opt for Handy WiFi Go the Way to Go! Tourism Hotline ‘WH Macau’ App Did you know that Macau is one of the most MacauMap - a handheld digital map of Macau designed for personal digital With the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s ‘WH ‘connected’ cities in the world? The Wireless assistants (PDAs) and smartphones, running on PalmOS, Pocket PC, Symbian Macau’ App, the city’s World Heritage Broadband System is a dominant feature of S60 smartphones, Symbian UIQ smartphones, iPhone and the WEB - displays sites are just a sweep of the fingers Macau’s communications system and we streets, hotels, restaurants, sightseeing spots and the network of public away. This handy application - which can want visitors as well as residents to take bus stops and bus routes. Its search engine enables visitors to quickly and be downloaded for free from the App advantage. So, if you’re here for a couple conveniently locate restaurants by type and class, and searches for bus routes Store or Android Market by searching of days, or much longer, tune into free wireless Internet connectivity with the from the boarding bus stop to the destination. All information can be displayed ‘WH Macau’ or ‘Macau World Heritage’ or territory-wide WiFi Go service. By using the IEEE 802.11 b/g standard WiFi in Chinese, English and Portuguese, and visitors can download from the Macau www.macauheritage.net - provides useful contact numbers for enquiries and Go device you can hook up with family, friends, business partners, etc. from Government Tourist Office website (www.macautourism.gov.mo) for free. emergencies/assistance in traditional and simplex Chinese, English and almost anywhere in Macau - including museums, libraries, activity centres, Portuguese. The Tourism Hotline (853) 2833 3000 is manned by operators and provides a sports centres, ports, and tourism information counters. Way to Go! recorded message service for information in Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Harnessing the magic of the Global Positioning System to pinpoint sites Service hours: Daily from 8:00am to 1:00am the following day throughout the Historic Centre of Macau, its 360-degree virtual reality images English or Japanese. Enquiries: (853) 2828 3883 www.wifi.gov.mo and video clips can be accessed by mobile phones anywhere in the world. Programmes can also be downloaded via the free wi-fi service offered by the Ruins of St. Paul’s information desk in downtown Macau.

Free Guided Tours of St. Lawrence’s Church Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 www.icm.gov.mo Sun Never Left - Public Art Performance As a free service to the many visitors enthralled Every Saturday and Sunday afternoon, the by the centuries-old churches of Macau, the ‘Sun Never Left - Public Art Performance’ is Pilgrimage Service of the Catholic Lay Association 10/6 Procession of St. Anthony held in the environs of St. Lazarus Church, of Macau offers free guided tours of the 400-year with the adjoining lane full of stalls selling old St. Lawrence’s Church in the World Heritage Founded between 1558 and 1560 in honour of the seafarers’ favourite saint, homemade products, particularly paintings ‘Historic Centre of Macau.’ Specially trained, St. Anthony’s Church - one of the three oldest in Macau - is also revered for and arts and crafts. You can also sit down for a multi-lingual docents recount the history of this marriage, with many weddings consecrated here. refreshing drink, read, chat and be entertained beautiful building, bringing alive the splendour, The church is currently conducting a by live music in a pavement cafe atmosphere that lets you watch the world go by and sometimes the pain, of the past. thirteen-day mass at 7:30am (Cantonese) as you size up the art fair products for sale. Time: 2:00pm to 5:00pm (Every Saturday and Sunday, without appointment and 6:00pm (Portuguese) until 10 June, Time: 3:00pm to 6:00pm (Every Saturday and Sunday) subject to staff availability) when the 4:30pm mass will be followed Language: Cantonese, Mandarin & Korean only Venue: Rua de São Roque, St. Lazarus District Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2892 1438 by the Procession of St. Anthony from the Enquiries: (853) 2834 6626 www.cipa.org.mo Organizer: Pilgrimage Service of the Catholic Lay Association of Macau church to Camões Garden, with all welcome Organizer: Creative Industries Promotion Association of St. Lazarus to join both activities.

Time: 4:30pm to 7:30pm May to October Butterfly Pavilion Takes Off Starting point: St. Anthony’s Church, Rua de Santo António 9 - 10/6 Dai Kai Art Fair Enquiries: (853) 2857 3732 Organizer: Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau Designer Stephen Stefanou invites the Macau has a long and illustrious history of curious to step into a fantasy butterfly patronizing art, with past resident giants in the ‘habitat’ created inside a 26ft x 21ft fly-eyed, field like Chinnery and Smirnoff immortalizing 23/6 - 1/7 Macau Recreational Festival geodesic dome clad with emerald green sea the scenes and landscapes of bygone Macau, sponges, carpeted with organic wheatgrass, and the modern generation well served by This year’s Macau Recreational Festival highlights and decorated with oversized sculptures, the Dai Kai Art Fair, held ten times a year on some 30 kinds of traditional games from all over the housing some 1,000 exotic butterflies. Here, the second weekend of every month with the world such as chess, hopscotch and other assorted visitors can immerse themselves in hundreds exception of May and November. This popular fair enables Macau and Hong fun activities. In addition to bringing their children of species of butterfly displayed on 60 iPad Kong art lovers to showcase and sell their own products, while introducing the to play these games, parents can get the kids screens in an inspired, surreal art video. casual visitor to a treasure trove of local talent. involved in water activities, beach ball games, a sand ‘The Magic of Butterfly Reinventions’ is an sculpture competition, treasure hunt and children’s painting workshops. Time: 3:00pm to 8:00pm Venue: Communal area in Rua dos Marcadores extraordinary fantasy world in which visitors Summer fun just went up a couple of degrees! Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 8988 4000 www.iacm.gov.mo can examine species from China, Malaysia, Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau Africa and South America in the mesmerising environs of the Butterfly For details, please refer to Organizer. Pavilion. Admission: Free (some events must be registered for between 5-19/6) Enquiries: (853) 2833 7676 / 8988 4000 www.iacm.gov.mo Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau Time: 10:00am to 10:00pm daily 22/1 - 24/6 Taipa Flea Market Venue: Grande Praça, MGM MACAU, Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen, NAPE Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 8802 8888 www.mgmmacau.com Organizer: MGM MACAU Taipa Flea Market is easily accessible 25/5 - 26/6 from Taipa High Street and comprises Lou Kau Mansion Sparkles with Traditional dozens of stalls selling hundreds of Chinese Arts surprise items! From period postcards to

19/5 - 16/9 Freeze! Ice World Returns to Macau The silver ornaments of the ethnic Miao, particularly stamps to lamps, jade pieces, jewellery, those produced in Taijiang, embrace vivid folk and coins, toys, collectibles and bric-a-brac Asia’s biggest indoor ice event regional characteristics optimising the perfect of every description. Visitors regularly flock to the market in the heart of the old has returned to The Venetian ductility and malleability of silver. Such is their social village searching for that elusive souvenir, and not many come away Macao-Resort-Hotel for summer! significance that they are inscribed on the National disappointed! The district also hosts an interactive street event from 4:00pm The sprawling 18,000 sq. ft. indoor Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The lacquerware to 5:00pm featuring magic, music and dance shows. During Tung Ng Festival venue maintains a chilly minus of the ethnic Yi typically comprises decorative (Dragon Boat Festival), the Taipa Flea Market will also welcome bargain hunters 8 degrees Celsius, while its ten and functional objects painted in distinctive red and yellow patterns, while the on Saturday 23 June. zones - featuring a wide variety of painstakingly handmade products require some 40 individual processes to exciting new themed areas and sculptures, including Macau’s signature icons Time: 11:00am to 8:00pm (Sundays) complete and are much valued for their beauty. See these products in Lou Kau Venue: Bombeiros Square, Taipa and heritage sites - have been crafted by Harbin artisans acknowledged as Mansion (25/5-26/6) with demonstrations by the artisans themselves (25/5-10/6). Enquiries: (853) 2833 7676 / 8988 4000 www.iacm.gov.mo among the finest ice carvers in the world. Explore a Fairy Tale Forest, featuring Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau a pumpkin carriage plus frozen waterfall and lake, international landmarks, the Time: 9:00am to 7:00pm (Closed on Mondays, open on public holidays) Russian Magic Maze, Asian Delights, ice labyrinth, Double Dragon Slide, music Arts & Crafts Demonstration: 12:00noon to 7:00pm (Tuesdays to Fridays) / hall and gallery - and dress warmly for the occasion! 10:00am to 7:00pm (Saturdays, Sundays & public holidays) Workshop: Silver Ornaments of Miao Ethnic Group - 3:00pm to 5:00pm (2, 9/6, MOP20/per session) Ye Ting House Time: 12:00 noon to 8:00pm Lacquerware of the Yi Ethnic Group - 3:00pm to 5:00pm Venue: CotaiExpo, The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel (3, 10/6, MOP20/per session) Admission: MOP100 Enquiries: (853) 2882 8818 www.venetianmacao.com In the forecourt of the Former Home of Revolutionary Free docent service: 10:15am to 6:30pm (Saturdays, Sundays & public holidays / Organizer: The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel 45 minutes per session / Language: Cantonese and Mandarin) Leader Ye Ting, in which he lived for seven years, stand Address: No. 7, Travessa da Sé Admission: Free bronze statues of he, his wife and children sculpted by Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 www.icm.gov.mo Organizer: Cultural Affairs Bureau local artist Wong Kar Long. Various photographs of Ye Hotels Going Green in Macau Ting family members on display inside the house add a very direct dimension to the history-laden building, whose façade has been accurately and sensitively Now in its fifth year, the Macau Green Hotel Award 17/6 Father’s Day Concert restored. Following this first phase of restoration, the seeks to raise hoteliers’ awareness of the importance of Cultural Affairs Bureau plans to enlarge and further restore the interiors of the practicing environmental management, and recognizes Mum’s had her turn, now it’s Father’s Day! The whole house in order to leave a legacy for future generations. hotels which have successfully integrated this concept family can enjoy a great day out on this special occasion into their operations. Of the 10 awardees for the ‘2011 with local singers supplying the music in a great outdoor Time: 10:00am to 6:00pm daily (Open on public holidays) Macau Green Hotel Award’, Crown Towers, The Venetian concert, and polished stand-up comedy acts providing Address: 76, Rua Almirante Costa Cabral Macao-Resort-Hotel and Hard Rock Hotel picked up coveted gold awards. the laughs. Fathers and children can also get stuck into Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 www.icm.gov.mo Organizer: Cultural Affairs Bureau Grand Hyatt Macau, Grandview Hotel, Hotel Beverly Plaza and Waldo Hotel a variety of interactive games, and participate in have received silver awards, while Pousada Marina Infante, Grand Emperor parent-child bonding that is sure to outlast a memorable Hotel and Hotel Guia have received bronze awards. afternoon in the fresh air together.

Enquiries: (853) 2872 5134 www.dspa.gov.mo/greenhotel Time: 4:00pm Venue: Comendador Garden, Av. do Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues Organizer: Environmental Protection Bureau Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2833 7676 www.iacm.gov.mo Co-organizer: Macau Government Tourist Office Organizers: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau Portuguese Community Celebrates Half Century in Asia Even for a city renowned for its festivals and back-to-back events, Macau has outdone itself this A concert by Portuguese violinist Carlos Damas will be held at the Dom Pedro V theatre accompanied by month. In addition to the many other attractions June holds, a packed fortnight of Portuguese the Macau Orchestra string quartet on 9 June. There will also be a book presentation of João Botas’ ‘Macau cultural events is scheduled, for the first time. A result of the collaboration of the Consulate 1937-1945 - Os Anos da Guerra’ at the Macau Cultural Centre. A performance of the piece ‘Pounding Nails General of Portugal, the Instituto Português do Oriente (IPOR) and Casa de Portugal, the in the Floor with my Forehead’ starring celebrated Portuguese actor Diogo de Infante, will close Portuguese activities commence June 8 and close on June 25 and celebrate Portugal’s National Day on 10 fortnight, with literally dozens of events in between embracing music, drama, discussion, games, June, also known as Portuguese Community Day and Camões Day. competitions, eating and drinking. The whole event is known as ‘en-Cantos’ - a play on words meaning ‘things with enchantment’ - and also refers to the Portuguese poet Luís Vaz de Camões, who reputedly The opening event - a documentary titled ‘500 years of Siam-Portugal Relations’ made by wrote his opus ‘Os Lusíadas’ (The Lusiads) in what is now known as Camoes Garden, where a bronze statue Yuwadee Vatcharangkul - recounts the relationship between the former Thailand and Portugal, honours him in a grotto. Although ‘en-Cantos’ is a Portuguese event, all the activities will be intercultural which officially began in 1511. In the words of Portuguese Consul General Manuel Cansado and may be enjoyed by everyone in Macau. The events will take place in various locations with ‘essential Carvalho: ‘In 2011 we celebrated 500 years of Portuguese presence in Asia; now we are going to show this presence from an Asian point of view’. events’ free.

23/6 The World is but a Stage 24/6 Evening Concert Talking to Women - The Benefits of Drinking Tea

Tea has been considered a healthy nourishing Macau Cultural Centre presents a smorgasbord of dramatic This young, talented French trio - beverage since ancient times, and of all the goodies this month. International award-laden Ute Lemper comprising composer/pianist different types on the market, green tea and stages her intimate portrayal of immortal French songs in the Cedric Hanriot, drummer Jean- white tea are considered to provide the most ‘Ute Lemper Cabaret’ (7/6) and MCC keeps the pot boiling Baptiste, and double bassist health benefits as their anti-oxidation and with ‘The Apartment’ (9-10/6), ‘Curry Bone’s Travel’ (15-16/6) Bertrand Beruard - are perfectly anti-aging benefits are well known. Guest and ‘Grasping the Floor with the Back of My Head’ (29-30/6). attuned to the Av. Da Praia’s speaker Mandy Chan will explain the singular benefits for women of drinking lagoon-side amphitheatre, Time: 8:00pm Venue: Macau Cultural Centre, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE this popular elixir and which types they should consume in the latest lecture Admission: please refer to Organizer where the audience can absorb in the 2012 Taste the Tasty Culture - Tea Culture Promotion Programme in the Enquiries: (853) 2870 0699 www.ccm.gov.mo Organizer: Macau Cultural Centre jazz, pop, hip-hop and other modern styles in interpretations of the music Macau Tea Cultural House. created by Hanriot and late French singer Jacques Brel. Set against a backdrop of blossoming lotus plants, towering banyan trees and the Taipa Houses-Museum, Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm Venue: Macau Tea Cultural House, No. 10, Est. de Adolfo Loureiro 16/6 Macau Orchestra Salutes Soviet Masters Evening Musicale promises an experience par excellence. Admission: Free (Register via telephone or enrol online at www.iacm.gov.mo) Language: Cantonese Enquiries: (853) 8394 3783 / 8988 4000 www.iacm.gov.mo Time: 5:30pm to 7:00pm Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau Always a joy to listen to, the Macau Orchestra presents an evening of Venue: Amphitheatre of Av. da Praia, Carmo Zone, Taipa inspirational Russian music from the first half of the twentieth century. Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2833 7676 www.iacm.gov.mo Despite the Soviet Government’s desire for Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau 9, 23/6 Through the Streets - Pleasure Tour music to embrace the revolutionary ideology of its heroes, some composers cultivated an through Taipa’s Historical Quarter international musical style all their own. Immerse yourself in Kabalevsky’s String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 8, Explore an enchanting village honeycombed with 1/5 - 2/6 23rd Macau Arts Festival twisting, narrow lanes and dotted with little Prokofiev’s String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92, and Shostakovich’s String houses painted in every Mediterranean hue. Quartet No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 117 on this magical occasion. Festival-goers can still catch Vibrant and still ‘local,’ Taipa is a study in the old Time: 8:00pm Venue: Dom Pedro V Theatre, No. 3, St. Augustine’s Square some great performances in this brushing shoulders with the new. Routes and Admission: MOP40 Enquiries: (853) 2853 0782 www.icm.gov.mo/om month-long bonanza of the arts, now themes change every weekend, while your tour guide will introduce the buildings Organizer: Macau Orchestra sadly drawing to a close The Mark and attractions via interactive Q&A sessions at Carmo’s Fair before embarking Morris Dance Group - recognized as upon this voyage of discovery. Choose your route per Taipa’s Historic Quarter and one of the world’s leading companies, Q&A sheet . . . or follow the tour guide. 3, 23/6 Magical Musical Interlude and a fixture in major international festivals - will perform several ‘Mozart Dances’ at the Macau Cultural Centre (1-2/6), in which the group will unfurl ‘a Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm Starting Point: Carmo’s Fair, Taipa Admission: Free (Register via telephone or enrol online at www.iacm.gov.mo) The Clementina Leitão Ho Brito Theatre serves as the rhythmic space forged from the intensity and dynamics of each movement, Language: Cantonese Enquiries: (853) 8394 3789 / 8988 4000 www.iacm.gov.mo venue for two musical feasts this month, with ‘Music creating a kind of precarious balance between musical line and choreography’. Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau in Kaleidoscope’ (23/6, 3:30pm / free) striking up a Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 www.icm.gov.mo/fam classical air under the baton of Francis Kan, and the Organizer: Cultural Affairs Bureau Macau Orchestra presenting a ‘Children’s Day Concert 2/6 Alan Tam Encore Concert 2012 - Music of the Imagination’ (3/6, 4:00pm / $40). As the title suggests, fantasy reigns supreme, with the kids Back by popular demand, Hong Kong music legend transported to the far reaches of the musical mind by Suppé, Smetana, Rimsky- 13/6 Cantonese Opera Performance 2012 Alan Tam returns to Macau to do what he does best as Korsakov and Dvořák, again under the assured baton of Francis Kan. ‘Principal Tam’, godfather of the Cantopop phenomenon. Cantonese Opera is part of Macau’s intangible In a career spanning 30 years and 200 solo albums in Venue: Clementina Leitão Ho Brito Theatre, 3rd Floor, New City Commercial cultural heritage, with performances held annually Centre, Avenida Artur Tamagnini Barbosa Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean and English, he Enquiries: (853) 2853 0782 www.icm.gov.mo/om Organizer: Macau Orchestra from 30 March to 13 June to promote this traditional has racked up billions in sales around the world and made culture and art to the general public, especially millions of fans. In sizzling hot form, his last Macau show young people, to remind them of their roots. was hailed by the press as one of the best of the decade, and this month he is out to Visitors and aficionados are especially encouraged 1/6 ‘New Tenant in an Old Mansion’ - top even that accolade with his non-stop energy and original band line-up. to attend the closing highlight performance (13/6) Nocturnal Drama in Taipa Houses-Museum discussion, which explores the renowned Southern Time: 8:00pm Venue: CotaiArena, The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel Admission: MOP880, 680, 480, 380 The play ‘New Tenant in an Old Mansion’ Song Dynasty poet Lu You’s tragic love story. Enquiries: (853) 2882 8818 www.cotaiticketing.com revolves around Ah Hon, who abandons his Organizer: The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel Time: 7:45pm filmmaking dreams to work as a real estate Venue: Cinema Alegria, Estrada do Repouso salesman despite years of study in the U.S. Admission: MOP20 Enquiries: (853) 2893 8996 / 2893 8795 www.iacm.gov.mo By chance, he meets an old lady at the Taipa Organizers: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, Macau Federation of Trade Plain Sailing with Macau Harbour Cruises Houses-Museum who claims to have once Unions Cultural Committee, Macau Daily News lived there . . . A fantasy of sorts unfolds to Language: Cantonese (no subtitles) The Harbour Cruise pushes off from the historical the extent we wonder: Does the mysterious Inner Harbour and continues past famous local old lady hold the key to rekindling Ah Hon’s dreams? The Little Mountain Arts attractions such as A-Ma Temple, , Association will reveal all. No Smoking Ordinance Sai Van Bridge, Maritime Museum, and Kum Lam Now in Effect in Macau Ecumenical Centre, presenting passengers with Time: 8:00pm to 9:30pm Venue: Taipa Houses-Museum Admission: Free (Register via telephone or enrol online at www.iacm.gov.mo) a perfect perspective on the city’s rich heritage in the adventurous, intimate Language: Cantonese Enquiries: (853) 8394 3782 / 8988 4000 www.iacm.gov.mo Law no. 5/2011 Regime of Tobacco Prevention and Control entered into force environment that only a cruise can bring. Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau in Macau on 1st January 2012. To protect citizens and visitors from On performance day, opening hours of the Taipa Houses-Museum will extend exposure to second-hand smoke, smoking is prohibited in most public Time: 1:00pm, 6:00pm, 8:00pm (Duration: 1.5 hours) to 7:00pm. Start point: Ponte No. 12 (Port-Interior), Rua do Visconde Paco de Arcos indoor places such as hospitals, food and Admission: MOP398, 298, 120 Enquiries: (853) 2893 0013 beverage establishments, hotels, ports and Organizer: Macau Cruise Development Co., Ltd. airports, passenger shelters, shops, museums,

29/6 - 1/7 Communic Macau Expo 2012 karaoke establishments and lifts.

Smoking is also prohibited in public outdoor areas such as parks, beaches, Have a Pleasant Stay in Macau, Now in its fourth year in the territory, Communic in Legal Accommodation Macau Expo is a combination of exhibitions, public swimming pools, escalators, footbridges and subways as well as on retailing, forums, business matching and public transportation. Please note that it is an offence for any person to smoke or When you visit Macau, you may only stay in licensed promotion. An excellent opportunity to see what’s carry a lighted tobacco product in a designated no-smoking area, with offenders accommodation - guesthouses, pousadas, hostels, etc. - to new in the ICT industry. subject to a maximum fine of MOP600. For details of statutory no-smoking avoid potential hazards such as fire and unsanitary areas, please refer to the Regime of Tobacco Prevention and Control Office. conditions. As the law on Prohibition of Providing Illegal Time: 11:00am to 8:00pm Accommodation is now in force, the Macau SAR Government respectfully Venue: Convention and Exhibition Centre, Tobacco Prevention and Control Office, Health Bureau Macau Fisherman’s Wharf Report and Enquiry Hotline: (853) 2855 6789 reminds visitors to patronize only legal accommodation - a list is available. You Admission: Free www.ssm.gov.mo/smokefree may also report illegal accommodation via the Tourism Hotline on Enquiries: (853) 6699 0853 www.communicmacau.com (853) 2833 3000. Let’s all be safe rather than sorry! Organizers: Macau High Technology Industry Chamber, Computer Chamber of Macau, E-Commerce Association of Macau www.macautourism.gov.mo/en/info/accommodation.php 21/6 - 9/9 25/4 - 17/6 19/5 - 22/7 Muse of Silence: Sculpture of Nathalie Decoster My Way: Jean-Michel Othoniel 2012 Macau Annual Art Exhibition

This provocative exhibition - showcasing some 20 sculptures This exhibition - employing glass as the creative by contemporary French artist Nathalie Decoster - contrasts touchstone - presents an art form seldom seen in miniature human figures and gigantic geometric symbols to Macau. Taking advantage of its special properties create the sensation of infinity in a collection of works that such as glitter, transparency and metallic lustre blend sculptural philosophy with Nature. Challenging, amusing effects as well as its jewellery-evocative imagery, and definitely thought-provoking, Decoster’s take on ‘reality’ is renowned French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel creates an education. a fantastic visual world of large-scale pieces that are The Macau Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, now in its 12th year, has established sure to resonate with art aficionados of all stripes. itself as an important component of the Macau Arts Festival by promoting the region’s solid cultural credentials and serving as a showcase for talented 18/4 - 31/12 Macau Art Window 28/6 - 19/8 High and Deep - artists. The Exhibition enthusiastically facilitates and encourages the discovery Exhibition of Calligraphy and Painting by Qi Yuanbai of new artists and the development of artistic education and creative standards, The Macau Art Window programme - which encourages and this year an even greater number of artists are participating, showing works Macau artists to explore contemporary art concepts it This exhibition commemorates the 100th Anniversary that uniquely reflect the characteristics of the city’s local culture. showcases to the public - has invited six artists this year of the birth of Qi Qigong - styled Yuanbai - a renowned to display their works. This month, the spotlight falls on Chinese contemporary educator, classical Chinese Time: 10:00am to 7:00pm daily Mengshu (1/6-4/7), whose works of unglazed porcelain bibliographer and Sinologist. An acclaimed teacher, Venue: Old Court Building, Avenida da Praia Grande Admission: Free he was best known as an artist. Praised as ‘a living transform traditional sculptures of Chinese animals. By Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 www.icm.gov.mo using modern mixed media to deconstruct traditional national treasure’, Qi joked that it sounded like he Organizer: Cultural Affairs Bureau meaning, these works seek to create a brand-new was ‘a giant panda’. Qi’s calligraphy adorns a host of visual feast eliciting a dialogue between history and landmark buildings and scenic spots throughout China reality, tradition and modernity. plus many book covers, and to own calligraphy by Qi Gong is the dream of many of his admirers, experts 19/5 - 8/7 and enthusiasts. Free Individual Travel . . . How Much Free? A Contemporary Art Exhibition 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 The notion of ‘freedom’ can trigger imagination and echoes, and sometimes illusions, that haunt our daily lives. The travellers arriving in Macau via the Individual Visit Scheme have become key 28/4 - 24/6 Kun Iam Icon Shines Anew components of Macau’s development, prompting, The Unlimited Horizon - A Painting and in the process, a range of emotions and responses Calligraphy Exhibition by Lee Yi-hong The Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre - a landmark tourist that have captured the imagination of local artists. attraction on the peninsula seashore that attracts In response to this social phenomenon, Ox Taiwanese artist Lee Yi-hong’s growing reputation some 100,000 visitors a year - has just re-opened Warehouse has invited artists to submit entries for in landscape photography continues to play an following a comprehensive 6-month makeover an exhibition in which the medium of expression is, appropriately, free. important role in his painting. This exhibition - displaying resulting in more facilities and the burnishing of 34 ink paintings and calligraphy - presents Lee Yi hong’s Time: 12:00 noon to 7:00pm (Closed on Tuesdays) its iconic bronze statue. The upper level of the creative mindset of the past decade and his strong Venue: Ox Warehouse, Intersection of Av. do Coronel Mesquita and Av. do arched base has a painted dome inscribed with the Almirante Lacerda grasp of the traditional literati spirit, in which he exhibits characters and divine words of Buddhism, Taoism Admission: Free a special talent for composition and atmosphere, his Enquiries: (853) 2853 0026 oxwarehouse.blogspot.com and Confucianism, while the lower level offers refreshing imagery an inspiration to both artists and exhibition-goers alike. Organizer: Ox Warehouse a space for contemplation, with its small library

exhibiting books about religion and philosophy. Soothing music - coupled with Time: 9:00am to 9:00pm daily (Open on public holidays) the slow-moving estuary beyond - projects a quiet and peaceful ambience, Venue: Temporary Exhibition Gallery of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, 17/5 - 19/8 MC Biennale - encouraging visitors to linger. No. 163, Av. Almeida Ribeiro Admission: Free Joint Exhibition of Collaborative Artists Enquiries: (853) 8988 4100 www.iacm.gov.mo/museum Time: 10:00am to 6:00pm (Closed on Fridays) Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau Address: Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Macau Creations is celebrating its 2nd Anniversary Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2835 7911 www.icm.gov.mo with more than 30 famous local artists and a repertoire Organizer: Cultural Affairs Bureau of their individual styles. Macau Creations is also transforming its art works into creative products in Permanent Exhibition: High Tea in Macau limited quantities so that more art lovers can take them 29/4 - 3/6 home. The high quality reproductions of the original art A Ceramic Life Journey - A permanent exhibition in the Macau Tea Culture prints now showcased are an artistic collage of grand Pottery Sculpture Exhibition of Lu Shu-chen House displays valuable exported tea sets and tea proportions that admirers of all things creative won’t want to miss! Taiwanese sculptor Lu Shu-chen favours a paintings, plus objets d’art from local traditional natural approach that has become the hallmark shops and tea houses. The gallery tea machine Time: 10:00am to 7:00pm daily of her work. She does not, for example, ‘beautify’ dispenses a fresh tea aroma, which visitors can Venue: Macau Creations, No. 5-A, Rua da Ressurreição smell upon entry, and in addition they can enjoy R/C, Edf. Tsuinga (Near Ruins of St. Paul’s) the outer glazing of her ceramic pieces, opting Admission: Free instead to preserve the natural state and colour live music created by local musicians Lei Vai Fan Enquiries: (853) 2835 2954 www.macaucreations.com of the clay - which she defines as the real source and Ip Kim Kuok, whilst immersing themselves in Organizer: Macau Creations of beauty. This exhibition displays 30 ceramic art the history of the beverage that Macau was once works, described as the Buddha Series, Floral Ceramics, Ceramic Sculptures in famous for. Cast Copper, Canine Creations, Ceramic Board and Sketching Series. Time: 9:00am to 7:00pm (Closed on Mondays, open on public holidays) 9/6 - 12/8 Dragon Interception - Venue: Macau Tea Culture House, Lou Lim Ieoc Garden at Avenida do Little Dragon Asking for Direction Time: 10:00am to 6:00pm (Closed on Mondays, open on public holidays) Consel heiro Ferreira de Almeida Venue: Exhibition Gallery, the Taipa Houses-Museum, Av. da Praia, Taipa Admission: Free Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 8988 4100 www.iacm.gov.mo/museum Enquiries: (853) 8394 3783 / 8988 4000 www.iacm.gov.mo/teamuseum Allen Wong first participated in the ‘New Artist Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau Organizer: Macau Tea Culture House Project’ exhibition organized by the Macau Albergue in 2005, when his realistic style started to attract attention. Following a long period of introspection, the artist now unveils his new work 18/5 - 10/7 CREATIVE MACAU Exhibitions titled ‘Dragon Interception - Little Dragon Asking for Direction’. With more than a nod to Damien The ‘Visions and Prototypes’ exhibition (18/5-9/6) showcases a selection of studio works produced during the 2011-2012 academic Hirst’s unique deconstruction techniques, the year by architecture and design students of the University of Saint Joseph, demonstrating how they are contributing to society by artist blends kung fu legend Bruce Lee’s images into two-dimensional, employing diverse talents to create lasting change. three-dimensional, static and pulsation perspective, in Prussian blue. Exhibition-goers are sure to get a kick out of the stunning result! In her photography exhibition ‘MACAU ILLUSIONS - Photomontage by Armelle’ (22/6-10/7), the artist devotes herself to imaginary visions designed to make us smile . . . and doubt reality. Are there crocodiles in Taipa and is the Eiffel Tower really in Macau? The Time: 12:00 noon to 7:00pm (Closed on Sundays and public holidays) artist invites us into her jocular Photoshop’s box of tricks to challenge many of our preconceptions. Venue: Art for All Society, 10th Floor, No. 52, Est. da Areia Preta, Edificio da Fabrica de Baterias N.E. National Time: 2:00pm to 7:00pm (Closed on Sundays) Venue: Creative Macau, G Floor, Macau Cultural Centre, Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2836 6064 www.afamacau.com Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2875 3282 www.creativemacau.org.mo Organizer: Centre for Creative Industries Organizer: Art for All Society

‧The biennial International Youth Dance Festival (20 to 26 July) serves as a glittering stage for numerous dance teams from around the world keen to demonstrate their prowess in a wonderful spectrum of performances. ‧The Feast of Na Tcha - w hich falls on 6 July this year - is an annual event that welcomes participants in its procession and is a godsend for photographers eager to record the ancient rituals of old Macau.

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