| FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 | THE STRAITS TIMES | happenings life D5

GIGS Anjali Raguraman recommends Rory Lowe – Comedy Masala The Britain-born, Australia-raised comedian hit the comedy scene in early 2012 and had his first solo show at Perth Fringe World two years later, selling out the season. Gigs Picks WHERE: Hero’s, 69 Circular Road MRT: Raffles Place/Clarke Quay WHEN: March 29, 8 - 9.50pm ADMISSION: $22 - $30, tickets from roryylowe.peatix.com INFO: comedymasala.com

James Blunt The Afterlove Asia Tour The British singer-songwriter is embarking on a world tour – his first following his extensive Moon Landing Tour, which saw him perform more than 140 shows around the globe over 12 months. He will release his fifth studio album, The Afterlove, the day after his Singapore gig. WHERE: The Max Pavilion @ Singapore Expo, 1 Expo Drive MRT: Expo WHEN: March 23, 8pm ADMISSION: $98 - $188, tickets from apactix.com INFO: facebook.com/ugliveent

Adam Gyorgy, Improvisations The Hungarian pianist returns to Esplanade Concert Hall with an improvisation show inspired by American pianist Keith Jarrett, Chopin and Liszt and folk tunes from his home country. WHERE: Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ City Hall WHEN: April 15, 7.30pm ADMISSION: $18 - $168 TEL: 6348-5555 INFO: sistic.com.sg CHARITY Re-Embrace Charity Drive Embrace Jewellery has brought back its charity drive, in collaboration with DISTRICT DESIGN DIALOGUE – HOLLAND VILLAGE digital art shows, such as Sound Dining by musician Ritz the Singapore Council of Women’s Ten black-and-white terrace houses at Chip Bee Gardens Ang and artist Yangermeister, where they replace food REBEL YELL WITH WEELIKEME Organisation (SCWO). The public is are playing host to a series of installations, exhibitions and with music in an installation that mimics the fine-dining & KiDG encouraged to donate pre-loved performances as part of Singapore Design Week. experience. The rock music equivalent of indie club event Poptart costume jewellery pieces and The Stage at 14, Jalan Kelabu Asap will present acoustic Over at 10 Jalan Kelabu Asap, The Blackout Hangout returns. Expect everything from hard rock and punk to accessories at any of its three sessions by various singer-songwriters such as Weish features electronic music acts curated by DJ Zig Zach, psychedelic and glam rock, all housed within the locations, which will be sold at SCWO’s tomorrow and the likes of Adia Tay and Abby Simone X including Giuseppe G, Eric Rogers and Muto Masashi. newly-opened Boat Quay shophouse bar, The Nanyang New2U Thrift Shop. Proceeds will go MMLD on Sunday. Performances are ticketed at $15 and WHERE: 10 terrace houses at Chip Bee Gardens Club. towards SCWO initiatives and its Star can be purchased at www.ddd.sg/houses/stage. MRT: Holland Village WHEN: Tomorrow and Sunday, 10am WHERE: The Nanyang Club, 55A Boat Quay MRT: Raffles Shelter, which provides refuge for The Stage will also feature a sound art installation by to 8pm ADMISSION: Free or $15 Place WHEN: Tomorrow, 9pm ADMISSION: Free women and children who are victims musician and photographer Axel Serik and immersive INFO: www.ddd.sg INFO: http://bit.ly/2Dtd74u of family violence . WHERE (MRT): Embrace Jewellery at The Giftbox, Level 3 Takashimaya (Orchard); Kai Life, 02-04 Holland Road Shopping Centre (Holland GASTROBEATS @ I LIGHT TRUE COLOURS CONCERT Village); Embrace+ (from April 8), MARINA BAY The True Colours Concert brings together some of the 02-27 Tanglin Mall (Orchard) Hip-hop and urban music take centre Asia-Pacific region’s most accomplished performing WHEN: Till May 8 ADMISSION: Free stage for the second weekend of artists with disabilities. INFO: embracejewellery.com Gastrobeats – a series of gigs that The line-up includes Canadian virtuoso violinist are part of annual sustainable Adrian Anantawan (left), who was born without a right Red Cross Charity Sale light-art festival i Light Marina Bay. hand; and France’s Got Talent 2016 second runner-up New and pre-loved apparel, Rising Singaporean rappers Yung Filipina Alienette Coldfire, who was born blind. accessories, handbags, footwear, Raja (left) and Fariz Jabba (bottom The event is presented by Japan-based toys, books, DVDs, gifts and left) take the stage to spit quickfire philanthropic organisation The Nippon Foundation and household items will be sold at rhymes tonight at 8.15pm, while the the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural bargain prices. Proceeds will go likes of Akeem Jahat and Subhas Organisation, and produced by Very Special Arts towards Singapore Red Cross’ local perform tomorrow and Sunday Singapore. humanitarian services. respectively. WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium, 2 Stadium Walk WHERE: Red Cross House, 15 Penang WHERE: Stage at The Promontory @ MRT: Stadium WHEN: March 23, 8pm; March 24 & 25, Lane MRT: Dhoby Ghaut WHEN: March Marina Bay, 11 Marina Boulevard 6pm ADMISSION: $30 (standard), $25.50 (concession), 25, 11am - 4pm ADMISSION: Free MRT: Downtown WHEN: Today to $100 (family package for four), $22.50 (groups of 10 or INFO: www.redcross.sg Sunday, 7.30 to 9.30pm more) from Singapore Indoor Stadium box office and ADMISSION: Free SingPost outlets TEL: 3158-7888 INFO: truecolours.sg INFO: www.ilightmarinabay.sg/ or www.sportshub.com.sg TALKS Discover/Programmes/GastroBeats Retirement And Children’s PHOTOS: COLOSSAL PHOTOS, METROPOLITAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF HONG KONG, M03 RECORDS Education Mr Vasu Menon, a senior investment strategist with OCBC Bank; Ms Lorna Tan, The Straits Times Invest editor; and Mr Eddie Yip, an education success coach from MindChamps, will will speak about laser vision Technology-Enhanced Road MRT: King Albert Park WHEN: March 25, noon - 4pm introductory session is suitable for share tips on overcoming challenges correction. Have your questions Workplace Safety & Health WHEN: Tomorrow & Sun, 10am, noon, 2, ADMISSION: $38 nett a couple beginners aged 10 and older. in providing the best education for answered on whether it is time to get Management 4pm ADMISSION: $25++ ($20++ for (includes high tea buffet), register at WHERE: 03-32 Block E, Goodman Arts your children while you retire in rid of your glasses, if you are suitable The Instititution of Engineers, HSBC cardholders) goodwoodparkhotel.com/ Centre, 90 Goodman Road comfort. for lasik treatment and what to Singapore has organised this seminar TEL: 6319-4038 INFO: E-mail registration.html by Mon MRT: Mountbatten WHEN: April 7, WHERE: Ange Cafe, Robinsons, 02-02 expect during and after the for industry experts to share [email protected] TEL: 6730-1821 INFO: E-mail 9.30 - 11.30am ADMISSION: $42.99 The Heeren, 260 Orchard Road procedure. knowledge, challenges and best [email protected] INFO: E-mail [email protected] MRT: Somerset WHEN: Tomorrow, WHERE: SNEC Auditorium, Level 4 practices to drive smart and more Pie Baking Clinic 10.30am - 1pm ADMISSION/INFO: $18 Singapore National Eye Centre, Learn how to perfect your pie-baking Yoga For Healthy Shoulders effective workplace safety and health Private Lessons By Harpist a person/$30 a couple (brunch 11 Third Hospital Avenue MRT: Outram techniques at this baking clinic, which Learn in this workshop key yoga management with technology. Sasha Boldachev included); sign up at Park WHEN: March 22, 6.30 - 8.15pm WHERE: Holiday Inn @ Orchard City will be conducted by the authors of poses that can help build strength Besides a concert and fireside chat, events.sph.com.sg/lifegoals ADMISSION/INFO: $5 registration fee, Centre, 11 Cavenagh Road cookbook Asian Pies, Ms Evonne Lee and relieve tension in the shoulder the Russian-Swiss harpist-composer register online at sneclaservision MRT: Somerset WHEN: March 23, 9am and Ms Sarah Lee. During this session, muscles, which can improve overall NZ Investment & Relocation centre.com.sg or SMS full name & - 6pm ADMISSION: $267.50 - $374.50, you will learn to make an atta stability and flexibility. will give a limited number of lessons Seminar mobile number to 9710-8463 register at goo.gl/yY822m shortcrust and watch a cooking WHERE: Awareness Hub, 03-15 Bras during his visit to Singapore. An Hear from experts on New Zealand TEL: 6461-1222 (Shelly Ng) demonstration of how to make two Basah Complex, 231 Bain Street invited soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre property, investment, tax, business, The Powers Of Gayatri Mantra INFO: E-mail [email protected] pie fillings – Johor Green Chicken MRT: City Hall/Bras Basah of Russia and a laureate of several education and securing a resident Chinmaya Seva Centre, Singapore, has Rendang, and Pulut Hitam and Red WHEN: March 29, 7 - 8.30pm international competitions, visa through investment. arranged for H.H. Swami National Library Prominent Bean. Participants will also learn to ADMISSION: $35, register at Boldachev has performed and given WHERE: ANZ Bank, L30 Ocean Swaroopananda, global head of the Speaker Series – Lynette Seah assemble pies, design pie tops, goo.gl/ssJTmi TEL: 6336-5067 masterclasses in more than 40 Financial Centre, 10 Collyer Quay Chinmaya Mission, to talk about Ms Lynette Seah, founder and chief choose pie tins and store homemade INFO: E-mail countries. MRT: Raffles Place WHEN: Tomorrow, discovering the Gayatri Mantra, a executive officer of cloud technology pastry dough. They will also get to [email protected] WHERE/WHEN: To be arranged 2pm ADMISSION/INFO: Free, register sacred chant. company Alpha7, shares her sample pies with both pie fillings, as ADMISSION: $190 (55 minutes), e-mail at malcolmpacific.com/seminars WHERE: Shine Auditorium, 03-01 experiences and challenges as an well as take home the shortcrust TheraSuit Workshop full name & short biography to TEL: WhatsApp or call Jonathan Chan Shaw Towers, 100 Beach Road advocate of digital transformation, as pastry they made and any leftovers. Wings Therapy & Learning Center is [email protected] at +64-2155-0368 MRT: Esplanade/Bugis WHEN: Thu - well as what it takes to stay WHERE: Culinary Hobby Class, 67 hosting a TheraSuit Method TEL: 9626-9247 March 24, 7 - 8.30pm competitive and relevant in an Spottiswoode Park Road workshop for parents, therapists and INFO: clunycreativeprojects.com Eye On Asia ADMISSION: Free TEL: 9735-8851/ aggressive and fast-paced digital MRT: Outram Park WHEN: March 24, 1 - the special-needs community. It will In the first of a monthly talk series, 9670-3934 INFO: E-mail economy. 5.30pm ADMISSION: $120 nett a be led by certified TheraSuit speakers share their experiences on [email protected] person. Payment to be made in full instructor Kevin Huang, who is based WHERE: The Pod, Level 16 National SPORTS living and working in Asean countries upon registration INFO: Register by in New York and has more than 18 Library Building, 100 Victoria Street and China. They include Ms Mae Ng BT Executive Health Series Thu. Call Evonne on 9476-7177 for years of physiotherapy experience. MRT: City Hall/Bugis WHEN: April 5 , 7 - Modular Pumptrack Open (The Ascott), Mr Wilfred Chua Pick up health tips and insights from a registration or more details WHERE: Wings Therapy & Learning 8.30pm ADMISSION/INFO: Free, The Quantum Pumptrack Multisports (Business China) and Mr Abdul Rahim panel of medical specialists at this Center, 105 McNair Road MRT: Boon register at bit.ly/2t1VEQS or at library Centre, a modular pumptrack, is open. Tahir (chief executive officer, Ark seminar. Topics include kidney-stone Goodwood Park Wedding Keng WHEN: April 4, 6.30 - 9.30pm eKiosks The pumptrack is used to build Express International Indonesia). prevention and treatment; snoring, Workshop ADMISSION: Free TEL: 6926-7899 fitness, reflexes and core strength as WHERE: Visitors’ Briefing Room, sleep and sinus problems; prevention Find out which wedding venues are (Anita) INFO: E-mail well as for all wheel sports training, Level 1 National Library Building, of gastric and colon cancer; how to available and the set-ups with a [email protected] CLASSES including bicycles, skateboards, kick 100 Victoria Street MRT: City Hall/ age-proof your sight; and minimising personal consultation. Enjoy deals scooters and inline skates. Bugis WHEN: March 20, 7 - 8pm the risks of heart attack. Flavours Of Asia Culinary such as free-flow beer and wine and a Making Pop-Ups ADMISSION: Free, register at the WHERE: SPH News Centre Auditorium, Workshops cash rebate of $888 nett for every 10 Learn the principles and concepts WHERE: 01-02S Horsecity, 100 Turf library eKiosks or bit.ly/2G3oIdG 1000 Toa Payoh North MRT: Braddell Culinary experts will demonstrate two guaranteed tables, when you confirm behind pop-ups, and about parallel Club Road MRT: Sixth Avenue INFO: nlb.gov.sg/golibrary WHEN: March 24, 10am - 2pm Asian-inspired recipes that can be your wedding banquet during the and angle folds. The skills are useful WHEN: 4 - 8pm daily (till 10pm on Fri, ADMISSION: $25 (includes tea break, easily re-created at home during the event. for making cards, books, board Sat and eves of public holidays) Lasik & Its Alternatives lunch & a goodie bag) INFO: Register one-hour sessions. 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