The Glamorous Romanticism, February 18th 2017

Feb 12, 2017 | Music

Lovers of classical music are in for a treat on February 18th, as cellist Yoshiko Ikemura and pianist Tomonari Tsuchiya once again perform for us.  Ms. Yoshiko was born in Japan, but now lives here in Malaysia. She started learning cello at the age of ten,...
FOURPLAY, February 2017

FOURPLAY, February 2017

Feb 5, 2017 | Comedy, Theatre

Fancy FOURPLAY this Valentines? Four directors, four original plays, four languages (or is it 3.5?)…sorry not what you were thinking! This year take your Valentine out for a spot of theatre. In conjunction with Valentine’s Day, the Performing Arts Centre of Penang...

The Jade Emperor God’s Birthday, February 4th 2017

Jan 28, 2017 | Festivals

The 9th day of Chinese New Year, is also known the Jade Emperor God’s birthday, and is celebrated the night before on a grand scale by the Hokkien clan to commemorate their forefathers escape from ancient China and as the first day of Hokkien New Year. Centred around...
Romeo & Juliet, February 24th 2017

Romeo & Juliet, February 24th 2017

Jan 27, 2017 | Comedy, Theatre

Ride on with us through all the countryside, With comedies and tragedies of old; Four actors upon bikes are wont to ride, To play the greatest stories ever told. Shakespeare’s coming back to Penang on two wheels! The HandleBards is a troupe of cycling actors who carry...

Art for Nature, 7th-17th January, 2017

Jan 11, 2017 | Exhibitions

With just under a week to go, the Hin Bus Depot’s current exhibition ‘Art for Nature – Nurturing Nature 2017’ is disappearing fast. The WWF has exhibited in Penang for the last three years, yet this is the first time it has lined Hin Bus Depot’s walls with a group...