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With At-Sunrice tried and tested recipes for successful team building all year round, this programme offers up to the most exotic sensations, lively merriment and glorious outdoor fun. Go for an adrenaline rush and discover exactly what it takes to pool your team resources together to go for a rousing spice hunt right in Singapore's oldest 1822 Fort Canning Spice Garden. Then, get immersed and relaxed with a delightful tea reception for an enriching experience. And just before you sit down for a delectable alfresco dinner under the stars with your choice of French or Italian cuisine, complete the fun and enjoy getting creative as you plate your dishes and submit them for a wildly funny plating competition.
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Venue: At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy Singapore, Fort Canning Park, Fort Canning Centre
Time: 4 hours per session
Ticket Prices: $120 ++ per person - Minimum of 20 pax per session
Ticket Bookings : 6336 3307(main), 6877 6983, 6877 6990. Advance booking is required.
Presenter: At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy Singapore |
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Be enchanted by the works of acclaimed German artist Hans Mendler who expresses himself in a language of colours, surfaces and lines through his paintings. Hans Mendler follows his artistic instinct with the use of colour that for him embodies both spatial and atmospheric dimensions. The act of painting then becomes one of the internalisation and self-reflection for the painter.
Mendler’s works concentrate on the use of colour, enhancing it by layering, to produce an orchestral brightness of rich creations using unconventional canvas surfaces and materials.
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Venue: The Coffee Connoisseur “The Gallery”, 51 Circular Road
Time: 11 a.m. – Midnight (Sunday – Thursday & Public Holidays) 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. (Fri, Sat & Eve of Public Holidays)
Ticket Prices: Free admission
Presenter: The Coffee Connoisseur and Singapore Sun Festival |
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1920. Jean Rezeau and his elder brother live happily on the family estate in Brittany until their grandmother's death brings their parents back from Indochina. Their mother, a worthy descendant of fairy-tale witches, takes control of the estate. Her husband makes little protest as he is more interested in collecting insects than bringing up his children. Under their mother's house rule, the boys endure endless bullying and punishments until finally Jean choses to rebel. He rallies his brother against this mother and fills the household with an atmosphere of comical but vicious civil war. Jean stands firm to the end. Hate makes him grow, as love does for others.
Venue: Alliance Francaise Theatre, 1 Sarkies Road
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $5.10 (members) & $7.20 (non-members)
Ticket Bookings : SISTIC 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com.sg
Presenter: Alliance Francaise de Singapour in association with the French Embassy |
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Seen by some as the only way forward and by others as a dead end, the concept of Europe as a great power has often been categorically rejected only to resurface later with renewed urgency.
What is the credibility of a foreign policy which rejects the power to coerce? Can a construct such as the European Union morph into a conventional power be able to care for its own security without destroying its singularity and cohesion? Is Europe pioneering a new kind of power and inventing the forms and norms of post - modern power?
As the French presidency of the Council of the European Union draws to a close, French Ambassador to Singapore Pierre Buhler will provide a fresh perspective on these issues, in the light of the Union's recent actions to address the pressing challenges of our time.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Manasseh Meyer Building, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469C Bukit Timah Road
Time: 5.30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Ticket Prices: Free Admission
Ticket Bookings : Please email eucevents@nus.edu.sg by Monday, 1 Dec 2008 or fax (65) 6774 1445 to register.
Presenter: European Union Centre in Singapore |
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Excerpts from Puccini's "La Boheme", Bizet's "Carmen" and Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", in original language with full costumes, directed by Nancy Yuen and accompanied by the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Orchestra conducted by Volker Hartung.
music@nafa.edu.sg
Venue: Lee Foundation Theatre, NAFA Campus 3, 151 Bencoolen Street
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket Prices: Free Admission
Ticket Bookings : N.A.
Presenter: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Vocal Studies and Orchestra |
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There are more than four thousand higher education instituitions in Europe, from top level research establishments to small, teaching-focused colleges. Europe itself is no less diverse, extending from the Arctic Circle to the coast of Africa, where tiny principalities sit side-by-side with many of the world's leading economies.
A fascinating destination, but which country should you go to? Which university should you choose? What do you need before you leave? What will happen when you arrive? These are just some of the questions you're probably asking yourself already.
Study in Europe is here to help. It provides up-to-date information on thirty-two European countries, their universities and what it takes to live and study in them. Use Study in Europe to find the university that suits you best. A well-informed decision will make your time abroad even more valuable.
Venue: Hilton Hotel Singapore, 581 Orchard Road
Time: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Ticket Prices: Free Admission
Presenter: Delegation of the European Commission in Singapore |
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The 8th International Guitar Festival 2008 (Singapore) & 4th International Guitar Competition from 8-14 December 2008 features artistes, competitors and participants from different parts of the world. Since the start of the festival, it has grown both in size and activities.
The programme of the entire event is:
International Guitar Competition
8 & 9 Dec Heats/Quarter Final
10 Dec Semi-Final
14 Dec Final
Concerts
10-14 Dec Nightly concerts by International Artistes
Seminars/Workshops/Masterclasses
11-13 Dec Full day from 9am to 5.30pm
The International Guitar Festivals main objective is to create a platform for renowned artistes to come together to share their arts and experience through workshops, seminars, masterclasses and individual lesson. In addition to create interactive communication between audience and artistes.
The artistes featured this year will be:
i) Angel Romero (Spain)
ii) Nelson Latif & Bosco Oliveira (Brazil)
iii) Jeremy Jouve (France)
iv) Andrea Deici (Italy)
v) Paulino Bernabe (Spain)
As for the competition, there is a total of more than US$30,000 worth or prizes to be won. The winner will walk away with a specially crafted Jose Manuel Aparicio Guitar, Cash 3000, tuners, year’s supply of strings, books voucher, accessories, etc. Till date, the winners so far have been from Taiwan, Russia and China. 2008 will witness a higher level of competition.
“.. the selection of guitar stars that appeared during the festival really opened my eyes. I am in awe at what one can do with the guitar, from the different style of playing to the different sounds that can be created.” Joshua Tan, July 2005, Classical Guitar Magazine, UK
“…The Singapore International Guitar Festival has always had a plus point that differentiates it from other festivals in the region. On top of the usual performances and masterclasses, participants are treated to a whole host of interesting seminars and workshops by luminaries in the guitar and music circuit – on topics not necessarily confined to guitar music, but which are indispensable to any serious player” Lim Yi, March 2008, Gendai Magazine, Japan
www.tomas-music.com
Venue: Victoria Concert Hall, 9 Empress Place / DBS Auditorium, 6 Shenton Way / Golden Landmark Hotel, 390 Victoria Street
Time: 10 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. (Competition & Workshops), 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. (Concerts / Performances)
Ticket Prices: From $15 onwards
Ticket Bookings : SISTIC 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com.sg
Presenter: Tomas Music Consultants Pte. Ltd. |
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Edith and Paul are the parents of a 28-year-old PHD candidate, Tanguy. A master of Chinese and Japanese language, culture, and history, Tanguy teaches classes at the university, receives highly respected research grants, and has an excellent way of communicating with people. He is graceful, reserved, expressive and altogether a delightful young man. The only problem is that he still lives at home, with no plans of moving out or getting his own apartment any time soon. Edith and Paul are well to do professionals who treat their son with respect and kindness, but their patience is wearing thin. Unable to confront him about the idea that they wish he'd move on, they concort a hilarious plan to sour his experience of living at home.
Venue: Alliance Francaise Theatre, 1 Sarkies Road
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $5.10 (members) & $7.20 (non-members)
Ticket Bookings : SISTIC 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com.sg
Presenter: Alliance Francaise de Singapour in association with the French Embassy |
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The year wouldn’t be complete without a good celebration at Christmas. Connoisseur Art Gallery celebrates this Christmas with a month-long exhibition from Dec 10 to 30. This group exhibition will showcase the artworks by our principal Chinese and European artists such as JIA Juan Li, GE Shu Qing, TSUI Tin Yun, Christian GAILLARD and Dorina MOCAN. The works by these internationally-acclaimed artists boast of their technical superiority and artistic virtue in their respective field of expertise and choice of distinctive subject matter.
One of the highlights of the exhibition would be the works by Swedish female artist, Dorina MOCAN. Drawing from her Romanian background and inspiration from the Gotland landscape, an island of Sweden, MOCAN’s paintings unite mythological themes with classical symbols to celebrate childhood and nature. Each painting signifies an enchanted meeting she’s had, with an object, a person, or a memory based on her childhood days. So vivid are MOCAN’s paintings that they inevitably lead us into the artist’s world of imagery, and her world of childhood, where we can escape the world that we belong to and enter into a secret place that is timeless and childlike this Christmas.
www.connoisseur-art.com.sg
Venue: Connoisseur Art Gallery, Raffles Hotel Arcade 02-23, 328 North Bridge Road
Time: 10.30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mon – Sat (Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays)
Ticket Prices: Free admission
Ticket Bookings :
Presenter: Connoisseur Art Gallery |
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In an interval of 48 hours on Earth, the fate of several real intersects in a moment unique and universal: the establishment of a World child. It is the stunning true story of the very first cry of life, one that you press when you are born and that seals our coming into the world. Contrast land contrast of peoples, cultures contrast to the finest and most unusual trips. The birth on the big screen at the global level.
Venue: The Cathay Picturehouse, 2 Handy Road
Time: Please visit www.thepicturehouse.com.sg for latest updates
Ticket Prices: Please visit www.thepicturehouse.com.sg for latest updates
Ticket Bookings : The Picturehouse Box Office, Level 5 or www.thepicturehouse.com.sg
Presenter: The Picturehouse |
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When war breaks out in the lull of summer 1914, it surprises and pulls millions of men in its wake. And Christmas arrives, with its snow and multitude of family and army presents. But the surprise won't come from inside the generous parcels, which lie in the French, Scottish and German trenches. That night, a momentous event will turn the destinies of 4 characters: An Anglican priest, a French lieutenant, an exceptional tenor and the one he loves, a wonderful soprano and singing partner. During this Christmas eve, the unthinkable will happen: rifles will be left at the bottom of the trenches to go, candle in hand, to see those opposite, shake their hands, exchange a cigarette and a piece of chocolate, wish them "Merry Christmas"...
Venue: Alliance Francaise Theatre, 1 Sarkies Road
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $5.10 (members) & $7.20 (non-members)
Ticket Bookings : SISTIC 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com.sg
Presenter: Alliance Francaise de Singapour in association with the French Embassy |
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