D6 life happenings | THE STRAITS TIMES | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2018 | GIGS Boon Chan Media Correspondent recommends Voices Originals: Sasha M NA YING NA WORLD TOUR Sasha M’s first collaboration released Picks CONCERT – SINGAPORE in April this year peaked on the In recent years, Chinese singer Spotify Germany Viral 50 charts, Na Ying (left) has been better known coming in second to the winner of Gigs as a judge on television reality show Eurovision. She enjoys writing and The Voice Of China and subsequently performing music that is pop-, rock- Sing! China. and dance-influenced. No stranger But she was a pop star first, to the Esplanade stages and reportedly with more than 10 million particularly Voices – A Festival of albums sold. Song, she last performed in 2015, She last performed in Singapore in singing popular songs with vocal 1999 and is known for hits such as harmonies. Conquer and The Day Doesn’t Know WHERE: Esplanade Forecourt Garden, The Night. 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ WHERE: Resorts World Ballroom, Resorts World Convention Centre, City Hall WHEN: Tomorrow, 6.30 8 Sentosa Gateway & 7.30pm ADMISSION: Free MRT: HarbourFront WHEN: Feb 23, INFO: www.esplanade.com 8pm ADMISSION: $48 to $288 from Sistic Close Harmony (The Andrews Sisters) By The Happy Hens The Happy Hens started out as the Chicka Sistas almost a decade ago after a badly timed joke about chicken fillets sent the three into unstoppable fits of laughter that disrupted their rehearsal with the National University of Singapore Jazz Band. From then, a solid consensus that Disney songs are amazing and a common lasting love of jazz, pop and music in general have led to a firm sisterhood. They now bring together these musical sensibilities and former American group The Andrews Sisters’ style of close harmonies as inspiration for old and new songs. WHERE: Pop Up Stage (Esplanade Courtyard), 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/City Hall WHEN: Tomorrow, 6.30 & 7.30pm ADMISSION: Free INFO: www.esplanade.com The Kevin Hart HUAYI 2019: KHALIL FONG Award for Best Mandarin Male Irresponsible Tour TIO CONCERT TOUR Vocalist. Comedian and actor Kevin Hart On his last album, Journey To The Fans can probably expect to hear returns to Singapore with his latest PHOTOS: ALPHONSUS CHERN, BIZ TRENDS, ESPLANADE – THEATRES ON THE BAY West (2016), Hong Kong-based some material from the album, as well comedy world tour. His newest singer-songwriter Khalil Fong (above) as his latest single, Throw It Off, business venture is his digital effortlessly melded different genres and older hits, such as Love Love Love platform, the LOL Network – Laugh CHARLIE LIM be playing material from his 2011 and elements, collaborating with and Love Song. Out Loud, founded by him in LIVE IN CONCERT eponymous debut, Time/Space the likes of Beijing Mongolian WHERE: Esplanade Concert Hall, partnership with global content Home-grown singer-songwriter (2015) and Check-Hook, which was folk-rockers Hanggai Band and 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade leader Lionsgate. Hart’s latest feature Charlie Lim (above) reached a released in October. South Korea’s R&B and hip-hop WHEN: Feb 16, 7.30pm ADMISSION: $58 to $168 from film is Night School, which he also nationwide audience with his WHERE: The Star Theatre, 04-01 The artists Crush and Zion.T. www.esplanade.com or Sistic co-wrote and produced. sensitive take on We Are Singapore Star Performing Arts Centre, 1 Vista It won Fong the Golden Melody WHERE: Halls 601 - 604, Suntec for this year’s National Day Parade. Exchange Green MRT: Buona Vista Singapore Convention & Exhibition New fans who are keen to find out WHEN: Today, 8pm more about his music – which dips ADMISSION: $58 to $88 from Centre, 1 Raffles Boulevard into folk, pop and electronic music – Sistic (call 6348-5555 or go to MRT: Esplanade/Promenade should head for this concert as he will www.sistic.com.sg) WHEN: Thu, 8pm ADMISSION: $98 - $198 from www.apactix.com Faith & Freedom: Music Of George Michael The show celebrates the music of the 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ outlets TEL: 3158-7888 help to bring festive cheer to more for students TEL: 8339-4117 late British singer-songwriter with City Hall WHEN: Dec 16, 7.15 & 8.30pm INFO: sportshub.com.sg than 41,700 beneficiaries. Besides INFO: E-mail sriacademy88@ songs such as Careless Whisper, ADMISSION: Free donations of basic food items such as gmail.com from his days as frontman of Wham!, INFO: www.esplanade.com CHARITY rice, cooking oil, biscuits, instant and as a solo artist. The concert will noodles and halal canned food, Diploma/Certificate Yoga feature a full orchestra and choir. Wang Leehom Descendants Of volunteers are also sought to deliver Teacher Training Course WHERE: Sands Theatre at Marina The Dragon 2060 World Tour Celebrating Christmas With BBSG Food Hampers to beneficiaries Ananda Marga International Bay Sands, 4 Bayfront Avenue The name of the Taiwanese Hope: Sylvia McCully School Of all over Singapore. You can use your Academy is conducting an MRT: Bayfront WHEN: Dec 14 & 15, singer-songwriter’s concert tour Dancing Charity Performance own vehicle or borrow/rent one for a introductory session for a 8pm ADMISSION: $45 - $125 signifies that in every Year of the The Sylvia McCully School of Dancing few hours to make the deliveries. Diploma/Certificate Yoga Teacher TEL: 6348-5555 Dragon, he will make an adaptation of will be presenting a Christmas ballet WHERE: The Boys’ Brigade Training course. Accredited by INFO: www.sistic.com.sg the song, Descendants Of The Dragon, to support Clarity Singapore Limited Headquarters, BB Campus, 105 SkillsFuture Singapore, under the until 2060. This time, there will be in its mission to help people with Ganges Avenue MRT: Tiong Bahru Committee for Private Education Stillsunrise & Friends subtler musical sentiments, bringing mental-health issues. The fund-raiser WHEN: Till Dec 28 (except Dec 24 & (CPE), the course is suitable for those Local band Stillsunrise, audiences a different Wang Leehom aims to collect donations to support 25), 10.30 & 11.30am & 2 & 3pm who wish to acquire an in-depth multi-instrumentalist artist Bennett from what they remember. programmes that provide ADMISSION: Free knowledge of yoga. Actual classes, to Bay and Marcus Lam, who has worked WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium, therapeutic intervention and TEL: 1800-227-4273 be held three times a week, will start with artists in the local music scene, 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium recovery for youth struggling with INFO: www.bbshare.sg on Jan 7. dabbling in producing and live sound WHEN: Jan 5, 8pm ADMISSION: $188 - such issues and women with perinatal WHERE: 18 Waringin Park, Sin Chuan engineering, come together for $328, tickets from Singapore mood and anxiety disorders. CLASSES Garden MRT: Kembangan a unique collaboration sound. 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Learn how Every jar of Heart Bakers’ Marble Soundwalker, an experienced audio to prepare your own Acai bowl packed Butter Cookies bought ($9.90 a jar engineer and music producer in with antioxidants, vitamins and containing 15 to 17 pieces) helps Singapore, will take participants nutrients in just minutes in this workshop. Life writers a family in need. The cookies are through how the make, wood and (from far left) crafted by Iron Man Chef Heman Tan design of acoustic guitars affect WHERE: Citizen Farm, 60 Jalan Penjara MRT: Queenstown Boon Chan, and made by participants of Heart sound production; basic recording WHEN: Dec 16, 11am - 1pm Melissa Sim Bakers @ North East. techniques and pro-tips; and ADMISSION: $64 a person and John Lui WHERE: Order from bit.ly/HBShopee recording with various microphones chat about the INFO: E-mail events@ or bit.ly/heartbakers and direct input. 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