Aug 24, 2019 | Jazz, Music
Good news: the third instalment of Jazz Showcase is set to return to Penang on 14th and 15th September 2019 at penangpac. This edition will see the unprecedented collaboration of Malaysia’s leading jazz band, The WVC Malaysian Jazz Ensemble, and the local Big Band of...
Aug 17, 2019 | Art, art installation, Exhibitions, Photography, Sculpture
Not just home to a profusion of cakes, ChinaHouse is currently also home to a profusion of antiques. Nestled above the café is an Aladdin’s cave of relics crammed into the small corridors of the traditional townhouse. Here there are 1000+ antiques, to be exact. This...
Aug 10, 2019 | Community, Festivals, opera, Theatre
You will want to watch out this month in Penang. The gates of hell have been opened — according to Chinese Buddhist and Taoist beliefs — and ghosts are roaming freely. These long-necked spirits are hungry, both for food and entertainment. And it is the role of the...
Jul 26, 2019 | Circus, Dance, Festivals
The finale of the George Town Festival 2019 will be a huge celebration — fittingly titled The Extravaganza — on the evening of the 28th July, from 5pm – 11pm along Beach Street (Lebuh Pantai). This will involve some 120 artists, both local and...
Jul 18, 2019 | Art, art installation, Exhibitions, Festivals
‘Gerimis’ translates as ‘drizzle’ — a very light rain that often goes unnoticed. This is a neat analogy for the aims of Gerimis: A Collaborative Orang Asli Art Exhibition — to draw attention to the traditions of the Orang Asli and the (largely undermined yet very...