Jun 23, 2018 | Community, Dance, Festivals, Heritage Walks, Music, Workshops
July 7th 2018 marks exactly ten years since George Town, together with Melaka, was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status, so it is a good excuse to make the annual celebration of the date even more extravagant than usual! The centrepiece of the celebration is a street...
Jun 19, 2018 | Music, Recital
The next in the regular series of recitals organised by the Penang Philharmonic Orchestra stars Malaysian piano prodigy, Elaine Yap Sin Yee, performing on the PPO’s Steinway piano at the Star Building on Pitt Street. A regular performer and accompanist in...
Jun 18, 2018 | Art, Exhibitions
Artistic portraits of fruit date back 3000 years to Ancient Egypt. Fruits may act as representations of the ephemeral nature of human existence. When portrayed as fresh and ripe, the fruit stands as a symbol of abundance, fertility, youth and vitality, whereas a...
Jun 11, 2018 | Art, Exhibitions, Sculpture
Opened this past weekend, the new exhibition at Keeni Kessler Gallery is definitely worth a visit. The nine sculptures on display demonstrate technical and artistic capability rarely seen. The welding is of impeccable quality and Aboud has successfully manipulated a...
Jun 9, 2018 | Choral, Music
St George’s Church on Farquhar Street, the oldest Anglican church in South East Asia, was last year presented with a new pipe organ in conjunction with its bicentenary celebrations. The Church’s original organ was destroyed during the bombing of George Town in the...
