3 Elements, Until April 24th 2019

Apr 13, 2019 | Art, art installation, Exhibitions

3 Elements is just a small exhibition, but it is well worth a visit.  Hidden away on the 3rd floor of Dewan Sri Pinang in the soulless Penang State Art Gallery, it showcases the works of three Syrian and Jordanian artists, each one of whom uses a different...

penangpac Comedy Club, April 17th 2019

Apr 12, 2019 | Comedy

Not so very long we wrote about the recent renaissance of the Penang stand up comedy scene, and the now regular monthly Comedy Gold shows at Kim Haus. There is definitely something in the air: local theatre penangpac has decided to launch its own stand up comedy club...

International Jazz Day, April 27th-28th 2019

Apr 8, 2019 | Jazz, Music

In 2011, Unesco declared April 30th as International Jazz Day,  in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe. The very active Penang Jazz Society has arranged a weekend of events here in Penang to celebrate...

Songkran Water Festival Penang, 13th April 2019

Apr 1, 2019 | Festivals

Songkran, also known as the Thai Water Festival, is a traditional Thai Festival to mark the New Year. Is also celebrated in Penang, notably along Lorong Burma in Pulau Tikus, where both the Thai Reclining Buddha temple and the Burmese Temple celebrate with gusto....