Reviews of current and coming shows and events in Penang.
Mampu Art Market, January 7th – 15th 2017
Local art initiative Mampu Art Market is back in Penang to spread the message that it does not have to be expensive to collect art. Thirty artists from all over Malaysia will be exhibiting their work. The pieces will all be on sale at reasonable prices, and free to...
An Evening at Clove Hall, December 18th 2016
Clove Hall is a private Edwardian Anglo-Malay bungalow, that has been beautifully renovated and now operates as a small hotel on the outskirts of George Town. Not normally open to the public, we have a rare opportunity to spend an elegant evening there on Sunday...
Family Christmas Concert, December 22nd and 23rd 2016
The annual Christmas concert of the Actors Studio Chorus and Orchestra at penangpac is always a popular event, and tickets are already selling fast. Around 60 singers from penangpac’s resident choir will perform this year, accompanied by a small orchestra composed of...
George Town Literary Festival – 25th-27th November
This coming weekend sees Penang host its 6th edition of the George Town Literary Festival. With panelists, writers, moderators, poets, filmmakers and performers coming from all over the world, Penang has never had such depth and quality promoting the literary arts....
European Union Film Festival, November 3rd-9th
For seventeen years now, every year the European Union Film Festival has been bringing a selection of films to Malaysia. A rare chance to see something other than the usual big budget crowd-pleasing block busters on the big screen, this year’s festival will run in...
Night at the Cemetery, October 30th
Every last weekend of the month, local history and heritage expert Clement Liang gives an entertaining and informative guided tour of the Protestant Cemetery on Northam Road (Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah). The cemetery houses the graves of some of the most important people...
River Tale, 10th October – 5th November
Get to The Art Gallery in Pulau Tikus before the 5th November to view Calvin Chua’s 9th solo exhibition, River Tale. Winner of the 1986 Malaysian Young Contemporaries Award, Chua has exhibited prolifically since then including Art Expo Malaysia in 2013, as well as...
Much Ado About Nothing, Sunday 23rd and Monday 24th October
2016 is the 400th anniversary of playwright William Shakespeare’s death, and penangpac has celebrated by offering Penangites more Shakespeare plays than usual this year . The latest is Much Ado About Nothing, a comedy that is considered one of Shakespeare’s best,...
Annual Harvest Festival, 2nd October 2016
On 25th September 2016, Best Coast Brew Distribution, bringing in craft beer from Coronado Brewing Company in America, was hosted by Gusto Cafe in Penang’s first Annual Harvest Festival. Judging by the roaring success on the 25th, Penangites are eagerly awaiting its...