Aug 6, 2018 | Art, Festivals, Photography
Madhvee Deb’s solo exhibition opened as part of George Town Festival this past weekend at the charming and trendy Ome by Spacebar Coffee on Lorong Toh Aka. Featuring 10 large photographs and also sculptures and a video, the intent is to focus the mind on...
Jul 23, 2018 | Festivals, Film
This year, the George Town Festival’s programme features many film screenings of all genres and orientating from multiple continents. There is undoubtedly something for everyone! To help guide you through the vast selection, here are a few of the highlights! 1. First...
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...
Apr 29, 2018 | Festivals, Film
Mainly, but not only, a film festival, Le French Festival returns to Penang this year with sixteen of the best contemporary French films showing at the GSC Cinema in Gurney Plaza. Pretty much every film genre is represented, with romantic comedies, historical tales,...
Mar 31, 2018 | Choral, Music
The resident choir at Penang’s performing arts centre, penangpac, The Actors Studio Chorus, seems to grow bigger every year! This April, the concert will feature almost seventy choristers on stage, accompanied as ever by the proficient Actors Studio Orchestra,...