Galant Pipe Organ Recital, May 15th 2019

Ever since the wonderful new pipe organ at St George’s Church was installed last year, the Church has arranged a number of recitals and events to take full advantage of the beautiful sound it makes. The next recital planned, Galant on May 15th, promises to be a...

One Minute to Midnight, May 3rd-5th 2019

Last May, the people of Penang were treated to the first ever musical to be written, directed, cast and premiered entirely in Penang. Lucky for us, the brains behind that production, which was called Abbie & the A Team, are back again this May, with another...

3 Elements, Until April 24th 2019

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

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

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...