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D4 life happenings | THE STRAITS TIMES | FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019 |

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Helmizar Home-grown singer Helmizar Picks THE SUPER TOUR performs soul music – written in Super, the latest studio album from a different genre, but which has been English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys altered for this show. Gigs (comprising, from far left, WHERE: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre, and ), has received 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ mostly good reviews, proving the duo City Hall WHEN: Today & March 29, have not lost their hit-making touch. 8.45pm ADMISSION: Free Music webzine Drowned In Sound INFO: www.esplanade.com raved: “The thing is absolutely laced with wall-to-wall bangers.” Zamani Live In Concert Remarkably, it is their 13th LuXove Wedding and Events presents consecutive top 10 studio album in this concert by Zamani, Malaysia’s Britain, a run stretching back to their prince of ballads. debut record, Please (1986). WHERE: Esplanade Concert Hall, WHERE: The Star Theatre, 04-01 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ The Star Performing Arts Centre, City Hall WHEN: April 7, 7.30pm 1 Vista Exchange Green ADMISSION: $69 - $159 MRT: Buona Vista INFO: www.esplanade.com WHEN: Tuesday, 8pm ADMISSION: $128 to $228 from Anne-Marie Live In Sistic (call 6348-5555 or go to Essex-born Anne-Marie last April www.sistic.com.sg) released her UK Top 3 debut album, Speak Your Mind, which has been certified gold in Britain and spawned hits including 2002 and Friends. WHERE: Capitol Theatre, 11 Stamford Road MRT: City Hall WHEN: April 9, 8pm ADMISSION: $98 - $128, tickets from www.apactix.com TEL: 3158-8588

Sabrina Carpenter – PHOTOS: LUSHINGTON ENTERTAINMENTS, ROSHAN MENON, VANDETTA, ASIA ARTS AND CULTURE The Singular Tour Singer-songwriter and actor Sabrina Carpenter, 19, started her journey into music, television and film at an early age. Her debut album, Eyes Wide Open (2015), reflected her life over the previous three years, while her sophomore album, EVOLution (2016), launched her sold-out EVOLution Tour in the same year. WHERE: Kallang Theatre, 1A Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium WHEN: April 11, 8pm ADMISSION: $88 - $148 TEL: 6348-5555 INFO: www.sistic.com.sg

Rimi Natsukawa 20th Anniversary Tour Coming from Okinawa, Rimi Natsukawa’s brand of pop-folk has garnered her the distinction of winning the Gold Disk Awards for four consecutive years. The youngest winner of the Nagasaki UNSCENE: NOISE INVASION TIGERS IN TAMPINES THE MANFREDS Diddy Diddy, Pretty Flamingo and Song Festival at a record-breaking FESTIVAL Tigers In Tampines is part of the LIVE IN SINGAPORE Ha Ha Said The Clown. age of 13, her extraordinary live vocals The inaugural Noise Invasion Festival Arts In Your Neighbourhood series. The Manfreds are a British act who WHERE: Kallang Theatre, have been described by Japan NHK was held at Haw Par Villa in 2017 and The two-day festival includes got together in 1991. It reunites the 1 Stadium Walk panels as “The Voice That Emerges attracted almost 10,000 people. workshops and performances by the former members of the 1960s pop MRT: Stadium Every 40 Years”. The line-up for this edition includes likes of electronic duo .gif and group Manfred Mann, but without WHEN: Sunday, 7.30pm WHERE: Zepp @ BigBox Singapore, electro-pop singer Shye-Anne Brown singer-songwriter Vandetta (above). founder Manfred Mann. ADMISSION: $48 to $108 1 Venture Avenue MRT: Jurong East and music producer Fauxe (above). WHERE: Tampines West Community Their classic hits include Do Wah from Sistic WHEN: April 20, 8pm There will also be food and drinks, Club (side lane), 5 Tampines Avenue 3, ADMISSION: $108 - $268, tickets as well as art installations. MRT: Tampines from www.apactix.com WHERE: Rooftop carpark at WHEN:Tomorrow and Sunday, Parklane Shopping Mall, 4 to 9.30pm CHARITY 35 Selegie Road ADMISSION: Free MRT: Bencoolen INFO: www.Syndicate.sg WHEN: Tomorrow, 5.30 to 10pm Metta Charity Carnival ADMISSION: Free The carnival is a vegetarian INFO: bit.ly/2Jp4qAq marketplace packed with family activities. It aims to promote healthy living and raise funds for the programmes and services of more than 1,100 beneficiaries in the centres of the Metta Welfare Association. WHERE: Metta Welfare Association, 32 Simei Street 1 MRT: Simei Singapore Cancer Society. Bhangra 101 well-being of children. Hear from US$355,000 (S$478,000) prize (free shuttle bus available) WHERE: Angsana Green @ East Coast RedDot Bhangra is organising a international experts and local money. The event is organised by the WHEN: Sun, 9am - 4pm Parkway, East Coast Park Service beginner’s bhangra workshop for all professionals about identifying and Singapore Badminton Association ADMISSION: Free TEL: 6580-4614 Road MRT: Bedok ages, which will raise funds for mitigating stress, as well as parenting and is part of the HSBC BWF World INFO: www.metta.org.sg WHEN: March 31, from 7am Sunlove Abode for Intellectually methods to building resilient Tour. ADMISSION: By donation; e-mail Infirmed. children. WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium, Terry Fox Run WHERE: Level 7 Sikh Centre, 9 Jalan WHERE: Stephen Riady Auditorium @ 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium [email protected] The annual run, in its ninth edition, Bukit Merah MRT: Outram Park NTUC, 07-01 NTUC Centre, 1 Marina WHEN: April 9 -14, various times is organised by the Terry Fox Run for group registration or WHEN: Sun, 12.30 - 2pm Boulevard MRT: Raffles Place/ ADMISSION: $2 - $350, tickets from Singapore Committee and the [email protected] ADMISSION: $8 INFO: facebook.com/ Downtown WHEN: April 6, 8.30am Singapore Indoor Stadium box office Canadian Association of for donations in cash or kind reddotbhangra ADMISSION: $12 a person & SingPost outlets TEL: 3158-7888 Singapore, in collaboration with the INFO: www.terryfoxrunsg.com (includes light tea), register at INFO: www.sportshubtix.sg TALKS bit.ly/2VF7tWj by April 4 TEL: 6394-1268 INFO: E-mail FESTIVALS [email protected] Making Sense Of The Merdeka Generation Package CLASSES Chinatown Business Get news from Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State Association’s for Health and co-chair of the Five-Footway Festival Merdeka Generation Grow Your Own Organised by the Chinatown Business Communications and Engagement Microgreens At Home Association, this inaugural festival on Taskforce; and Mr Chan Heng Kee, Tasty, easy to grow and full of harks back to the precinct’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry nutrients, microgreens are a beginnings and recreates the WhatsApp and Telegram of Health, are the panellists in this wonderful addition to your meals – hawking scenes of yesteryear. It also discussion, which will be moderated as a salad or garnish. marks the official launch of the by The Straits Times’ news editor WHERE: Kim Pong Park, Kim Pong refurbished Chinatown Street Market. Zakir Hussain. Road MRT: Tiong Bahru Visitors can take part in traditional WHERE: Programme Zone, Central WHEN: March 30, 10.30 - 11.30am games and cultural activities, sample Public Library, National Library, ADMISSION: $50 a person, street food and browse old-school ST on 100 Victoria Street MRT: City Hall/ includes materials INFO: E-mail merchandise. WhatsApp Bugis WHEN: March 29, 7 - 8.30pm [email protected] WHERE: Pagoda, Sago, Smith & ADMISSION: Free, with registration Trengganu streets MRT: Chinatown 1. Save 8500-6868 in INFO: str.sg/askZakir SPORTS WHEN: Tomorrow & Sun, 1 - 9pm your phone contact ADMISSION: Free list as “ST News”. Gastrointestinal Public Forum INFO: www.facebook.com/ 2. Send an SMS to Learn more about how colorectal Harlem Globetrotters chinatownsg ST News with your full cancer can be treated if detected World Tour name, number and early. The Original Harlem Globetrotters Sake Matsuri Singapore: the word “subscribe”. WHERE: Learning Centre, Level 1 are known for their feats on the Spring Edition Tower B, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, basketball court, humour, generous The event aims to raise awareness 90 Yishun Central MRT: Yishun acts of goodwill and providing and appreciation of craft sake. WHEN: March 30, 8am - noon endless entertainment for their fans. Visitors will get to taste more than (Mandarin); 1 - 4.30pm (English & WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium, 200 sakes (free flow), including ST on Malay) ADMISSION: Free, register at 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium rare ones that will be available in Telegram bit.ly/2HAz0oe TEL: 6602-3388 WHEN: April 5, 6pm (Magic Pass) Singapore for the first time. & 8pm (main show) ADMISSION: $29 - The sakes can also be bought in Please install Raising A Confident $225 TEL: 3158-7888 INFO: Tickets limited quantities. the app, head to And Resilient Child from www.sportshubtix.sg, WHERE: Skylight Atrium, UE Square, t.me/TheStraitsTimes KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore Indoor Stadium box office 81 Clemenceau Avenue MRT: Fort and join our channel. with the support of Temasek & SingPost outlets Canning WHEN: Tomorrow, Foundation Cares, is organising this 2 - 8pm ADMISSION: $35 - $45, public forum, which raises awareness Singapore Badminton Open tickets from www.peatix.com of the emotional and mental Top players will compete for the INFO: sakematsuri.sg