| FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2020 | THE STRAITS TIMES | happenings life C5

GIGS Anjali Raguraman recommends RL Klav The emerging music from Picks POP Jakarta comprising producer and HEARTBREAK WEATHER multi-instrumentalist Keshia Aita and Niall Horan/ vocalist Rizkia Larasati will perform their debut show in . They Music The title track of Niall Horan’s will play their latest single Rainbow sophomore album Heartbreak and go straight up to your room”) and and tunes from their debut EP Basic. Weather is the sort of easy, breezy the next, he is helpless in the face of WHERE: Esplanade – Theatres on and crowd-pleasing track that would a lover with commitment issues on the Bay, 1 Esplanade Drive fit right in on a romantic comedy Cross Your Mind (“Tell me that you MRT: Esplanade WHEN: Today, soundtrack. love me, but I know you’re out there 7.30 & 10pm ADMISSION: Free This is the case for the majority of runnin’ wild”). INFO: www.esplanade.com the Irish singer-songwriter’s 14-track Unfortunately, the freshness and WOKFUNK album, which features him more on Britpop swagger of lead single the pop spectrum than 2017’s warm, Nice To Meet Ya does not quite A duo of sessions players, bassist folk rock-driven Flicker. extend to the other tracks, which Benjamin Mah and drummer Billy In a note on his social media are middling and same-sounding – Chua, will perform quirky takes on radio hits. They have worked with platforms, he asked fans to “listen like the upbeat but drab Black And acts such as the Astronauts, Disco from track one right through to the White, which harkens back to his Hue, Ffion, YAO and Mars. end, to feel the story line”, in this Mr Nice Guy image in pop group WHERE: Esplanade – Theatres compendium of songs about a lover, One Direction. on the Bay, 1 Esplanade Drive or a former one. It is a pity because he wears the MRT: Esplanade WHEN: Tomorrow, One moment, he takes control on unapologetic Britpop confidence so 7.30 & 10.30pm Small Talk (“Let’s skip all the small talk much better. ADMISSION: Free INFO: www.esplanade.com TALKS

Disability Awareness Talk: Down Syndrome Organised by the Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation, a humanitarian organisation that encourages an inclusive community, the talk will feature representatives from the Down Syndrome Association who will share about the available services and programmes and how volunteers can help. WHERE: Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, 273 Braddell Road MRT: Braddell WHEN: Today, 7.30 - 9.30pm ADMISSION: Free with registration INFO: www.eventbrite.com

Gentle Birth Talk Learn to prepare for a calm and comfortable birth. Topics covered include what causes pain in labour and childbirth, how to reduce pain and improving the success rate in breastfeeding. WHERE: Baby with Bee, 03-01, 89 East Coast Road MRT: Dakota WHEN: Sun, 11.30am - 12.30pm ADMISSION: Free with registration INFO: www.eventbrite.sg

10 Things You Should Know About Credit The talk, organised by the Credit Bureau of Singapore, aims to give participants a detailed understanding of their credit report BETTER DAYS and credit health and impart ways to KINGS OF BASS 001 on emcee duty. PHOTOS: In the light of all the gig cancellations improve their credit score. An art-house cinema in the heart of WHERE: The Projector, Level 5 Golden NIALL HORAN/ and temporary club closures, WHERE: 20-02 SGX Centre 1, Beach Road is the venue for a British Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Road FACEBOOK, promoter Collective Minds has invited 2 MRT: Downtown bass rave, which covers genres from MRT: Nicoll Highway COLLECTIVE MINDS, home-grown DJs to come together WHEN: Wed, noon - 1pm garage and grime to dubstep and WHEN: April 3, 10.30pm to 2.30am ESPLANADE for those who are missing the dance ADMISSION: Free with registration jungle. ADMISSION: Limited tickets at $10. floor in this free party. INFO: www.eventbrite.sg DJs Kiat, Aresha, Thebryanstate Reserve early via str.sg/JfGC to The all-star line-up includes and Mr Has are on the deck, guarantee entry. Limited tickets DJs Funk Bstrd, Joshua P (above left) Archives Unlocked – A Bridge accompanied by Kane MC will be available at the door and MC SWTLKR (right), Rah, Between Times: Voices From Bongomann, Muto Masashi and MZA. The Indian Community The party will be kept to the Mr Raaj Kannu, an oral-history 250-person limit for events and consultant at the National Archives of BETTER NOT BITTER sophomore album, Better Not Bitter. temperature checks and Singapore, will share his views about EP LAUNCH Still dabbling in the genres of soul, contact- tracing measures will be evolving Indian family relationships, Singapore singer-songwriter Beth jazz, pop and funk since her debut implemented. customs and celebrations, as well as Yap, better known by her moniker album Beauty For Ashes, the Berklee WHERE: 222 Arts Club, 222 Queen landscapes based on the oral-history Bittymacbeth, returns after a College of Music alumna is launching Street MRT: Bencoolen recordings of Singaporean Indians. two-year hiatus for the launch of her her EP at the Esplanade with a WHEN: Tomorrow, 6pm to midnight WHERE: Oldham Theatre, Level 3 45-minute set today and tomorrow. ADMISSION: Free entry for those who National Archives Singapore, WHERE: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre, RSVP via bit.ly/BETTERDAYSSG 1 Canning Rise MRT: Fort Canning WHEN: Thu, 7 - 8pm ADMISSION: Free, 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade with registration INFO: str.sg/JfTs WHEN: Today and tomorrow, 8.45pm ADMISSION: Free Free Parenting Talk: Understanding And Managing Your Child’s Behaviours The talk examines the different types of behaviours and techniques to address disruptive behaviours and prepare a child to be ready to learn. The speaker is Ms Edith Kho, a senior case supervisor who runs programmes in social settings to teach children social skills and help them develop confidence and interest in communicating with their peers. WHERE: Autism Partnership Singapore, 05-01/02 Valley Point Office Tower, 491B River Valley Road MRT: Fort Canning WHEN: March 28, 10 - 11.30am ADMISSION: Free with registration INFO: www.eventbrite.sg for a live audience. getting ideas across effectively, Writing Malay Fiction: Part of the Singapore Biennale. WHERE: Esplanade Concourse, succinctly and powerfully. The The Okky Madasari Way WHERE: Block 9 Carpark, Gillman Not Just Fiction: Writing 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade trainers are two long-time writers and Perfect your Malay short story or Barracks, 9 Lock Road MRT: Labrador The Climate Crisis WHEN: March 30 & 31, 6.45 & 7.45pm women’s-rights activists – Dana Lam, novel at this two-day workshop with Park WHEN: Tomorrow, 10 - 11am The event focuses on the ADMISSION: Free a former president of the Association award-winning Indonesian novelist ADMISSION: Free with registration intersection of writing, advocacy INFO: www.esplanade.com of Women for Action and Research and essayist Okky Madasari, who will INFO: artwellnesszumba2.peatix. and the climate crisis, and features (Aware), and Margaret Thomas, help participants acquire the skills com/view poet Esther Vincent, climate-change CLASSES Aware’s current president. and knowledge required to write activist Komal Lad and energy WHERE: 01-22 Aware Centre, 5 Dover fiction suitable for publication. CONTESTS researcher Melissa Low. The Crescent MRT: Buona Vista Madasari has published five novels, discussion is for writers and Introduction To Suminagashi WHEN: Tomorrow, 11am - 2pm one short-story collection and Solve For Tomorrow readers who want to do more for Participants will be taught ADMISSION: $10 INFO: str.sg/JfTh three children’s novels Back for the fourth edition, the the climate crisis, but do not know suminagashi or paper-marbling, since 2010. competition aims to get students to where to start. creating black-and-white Art School Basics: WHERE: Singapore Book Council conceptualise ideas to address key WHERE: The Moon, 37 Mosque Street “paintings” on water and transferring Printmaking & Journaling Training Room, 03-32, Block E societal challenges that Singapore MRT: WHEN: March 28, them onto paper. The workshop is The course aims to inspire Goodman Arts Centre, 90 Goodman faces and will face. There are four 3 - 5pm ADMISSION: General: $12 recommended for those aged participants with drawing Road MRT: Mountbatten WHEN: April themes – environmental (inclusive of a $6 drink voucher for seven to 16. applications in print and journaling 4 & 5, 10am - 4pm ADMISSION: $180 sustainability, active ageing, health The Moon cafe); student: $6 WHERE: The Corner Shop @ STPI, over four sessions. Recommended for INFO: www.bookcouncil.sg and well-being, and an inclusive, (drink voucher is not included) 41 Robertson Quay MRT: Fort Canning those aged 16 and older. harmonious society. The total value INFO: str.sg/JfTW WHEN: Today, 2 - 4pm WHERE: The Corner Shop @ STPI, SPORTS of prizes is more than $150,000, ADMISSION: $60 INFO: bit.ly/391TEYk 41 Robertson Quay MRT: Fort which includes cash, a trip to Seoul, Telling Stories Live Canning WHEN: Tue, March 31, April 7 Samsung products and internship Four storytellers share the details of Write Forum: A Writing & 14, 9.30am - 12.30pm Art & Wellness – Zumba opportunities. their defining moments in this Workshop ADMISSION: $180 This is an interactive zumba session WHEN: Till April 6 ADMISSION: Free platform to showcase true stories The workshop shares strategies for INFO: str.sg/JfT7 set to hip-hop, salsa and mambo hits. INFO: str.sg/JfTX