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LOCAL HAPPENINGS ( ARCHIVES ) Commenced on 14 Feb 2000
MONTH
OF APRIL 2000
13th Singapore International Film Festival 16 Apr
- 1 May 2000
This is an annual festival with competitions for Asian films. See also MOVIES.
National Leisure Cycling 2000
30 Apr 2000
Venue: National Stadium (West Entrance) 7.30pm
Organised by Singapore Sports Council
Singapore Food Festival 1 - 30 Apr 2000
The Singapore Food Festival represents a melting pot of tantalising
Chinese, Indian, Malay and other cuisines.
Singapore Food Festival
Opening Celebrations
31 Mar 2000 Parco Bugis Junction
Singapore sizzles with a platter of cuisines from all around the world at
this annual Singapore Food Festival. Be thrilled by a colourful food
street dressed up to reflect the eight thematic food zones, such as the
International, Heritage, and Alfresco food zones; and non-stop
entertainment and games with fabulous prizes to be won. The World Gourmet
Summit will be held from 10 - 15 Apr 2000 in association with the food
festival.
World Gourmet Summit 2000 10 - 15
Apr 2000
Taste every cuisine under the sun without having to travel far and wide.
Join this week-long event which features some of the best chefs in the
world, specially flown in to bring you their signature dishes.
Boogie Night NAC-Shell Community Arts
Series
Stomp down to Hougang and experience an evening of Big Band jazz and Lindy
Hop that's sweeping the world. Featuring the Thomson Big Band and Lindy
Hop Ensemble, they are sure to get your feet tapping and your body
swaying. There'll also be a children's Spot Art Competition.
22
Apr 2000 7.30pm - 8.30pm Hougang Neighbourhood Park Hougang
Ave 5. Admission is free. Click their website at NAC.
Ballet Under The Stars
by The Singapore Dance
Theatre
The Green, Fort Canning Park 21 - 23 Apr 2000
Picnic at 5pm Performance at 7.30pm
It is celebrating its 6th year.
Tickets at S$15 for adults and S$8 for children aged 5 - 12 years
(Buy 4 tickets of any price and get one free - cash payment only)
Tickets available at the door on performance days and from Arcade Florist
(Tel: 220 3550), Color Me Mine (Tel: 887 5939), Living and Giving (337
9542), OKH Ballet Centre (Tel: 732 0129) and Sonata Dancewear (738 2018).
X-Treme An
Experimentation of the Immoderate Boundaries in YOU
Danny Tan (MFA Dance) Artistic Director & Choreographer
20 - 23 Apr 2000 8pm daily Guiness
Theatre (The Substation)
22 Apr 2000 4pm
Tickets at S$20 at SISTIC outlets
 SISTIC or call
Tel: (65) 348 5555
TITOUDAO
Drama Centre
7 - 22 Apr 2000 8pm (except Sundays & Mondays)
9 & 16 Apr 2000 2.30pm
A humorous
and brilliant tale about a street wayang actress.
A play in English, Mandarin and Hokkien with English subtitles.
Titoudao is a humorous yet touching story of a once famous street opera
performer, Mdm On Ah Chiam. Her comic portrayal of a resourceful and loyal
servant with integrity endears Mdm On to her audience.
Tickets: S$30, S$26, S$18 (15% discount for students, NSF & senior
citizens)
Online Booking: SISTIC
SISTIC hotline: (65) 348 5555
Cambodian Bazaar
8 Apr 2000 Open grounds of St Andrew's Cathedral
11 St Andrew's Road
9 am - 4 pm For enquiries, call: (65) 337 6104
Come and buy Khmer art, craft, pottery, basketry, silk and silverware. Eat
delicious hawker food. Learn more about the plight of Cambodians, their
history and culture.
Singapore International Comedy Festival 2000
Brace yourself for three weeks of non-stop laughter and sheer madness. The
Singapore International Comedy Festival opens on 27 Mar 2000 and features
some of the world's best comedy acts, cabarets and comedy theatre.
NIMMO TWINS (UK) 27 Mar
- 1 Apr 2000 8pm Jubilee
Hall (Raffles Hotel)
Tickets: S$20, S$25, S$30
SPEEDY BANANA (FRANCE) 31
Mar - 3 Apr 2000 8pm
Alliance Francaise
Tickets: S$15, S$20, S$25
FANTASTICAL VOYAGE (UK) 1 - 4
Apr 2000 8pm Drama Centre
Tickets: S$20, S$25, S$30
EARL OKIN (UK) 2 - 3
Apr 2000 8pm Jubilee Hall
(Raffles Hotel)
Tickets: S$15, S$20, S$25
BOOM CHICAGO (USA) 4 - 8
Apr 2000 8pm Jubilee Hall
(Raffles Hotel)
Tickets: S$15, S$20, S$25
FASCINATING AIDA (UK) 11 -
15 Apr 2000 8pm Jubilee
Hall (Raffles Hotel)
Tickets: S$20, S$25, S$35
BOOKING HOTLINE: (65) 348 5555 E-mail: sales@sistic.com.sg
BOOK ONLINE AT SISTIC.
13th Singapore International Film Festival
31 Mar - 15 Apr 2000 Various cinemas
Tel: (65) 296 2929
Film buffs will be treated to 16 days of features and short films, as well
as documentaries. In total, there will be a showcase of over 250 films
from over 35 countries.
Schedule:
LEGEND: GP Grand Prince (United Artists Beach Road)
AL Alhambra (United Artists Beach Road)
GT Golden Theatre (6001 Beach Road #03-00 Golden Mile Tower)
PH PictureHouse (2 Handy Road - next to Cathay Cinema)
AF Alliance Francaise AGF Auditorium (1 Sarkies Road)
GO The Goethe Institut (163 Penang Rd #05-01 Winsland House II)
Food Music Film
Outdoors An event
of the Singapore Food festival
7 - 9 Apr 2000 Fort Canning Park
Gates open at 5.30pm each evening
7 Apr 2000 Live performance by Fruit
Movie: Notting Hill
Live performance by Celtic Attitude
Movie: She's All That
8 Apr 2000 Live performance by Fruit
Movie preview: Erin Brockovich Starring Julia Roberts
Live performance by Celtic Attitude
Movie: Stir Of Echoes
9 Apr 2000 Live performance by Fruit
Movie: Air Bud
Movie: Asterix And Obelisk
Tickets at S$6 to S$10 from SISTIC
SISTIC or call
them at Tel: (65) 348 5555
WOFA (West Africa)
SSO's International
Music Series 2000
Victoria Concert Hall 4 & 5 Apr 2000
8.15pm
Together with their African drums and traditional instruments, this group
has delighted multitudes of audiences as they travel from the Internal
Biennial of Percussion in Guinea to Weimarr & Herribronn in Germany.
SSO Box Office: Tel: (65) 339 6120 Fax: (65) 333 0041
SAMBA Singapore A
whole evening of Brazilian music, dance, food, drink & colour
Open Air Fort Canning Park 14 - 16 April 2000
Featuring Rosanna & Zoelia, Aquarela Dance Emsemble & Grupo Sensa
Samba
their website: SAMBASG
Singapore International Comedy Festival 2000
23 Mar - 15 Apr 2000 At various venues
Sit back and be entertained by some of the best comedy acts, cabaret and
comedy theatre from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Montreal's Just For
Laughs and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Tickets at S$15 to S$50 are available at all SISTIC outlets or through its
hotline at Tel: (65) 348 5555.
See also OTHERS.
Chicago - The Musical
30 Mar - 9 Apr 2000 Kallang Theatre
The award-winning Broadway musical, Chicago, is a bold sinister musical
filled with wit, danger, dazzle, style, dance, music and a great deal of
humour. Tickets priced at S$40 to S$120 are available at all SISTIC
outlets or through its hotline at Tel: (65) 348 5555.
Nevermind presented by
Singapore Broadway Playhouse
Drama Centre 17/18/19 Mar 2000 8pm
Tickets: S$18 (20% discount for senior citizens/NSF/students
Book Online: SISTIC
Fax hotline: (65) 440 6784
THE RED SHOES - A
Love Story, A Fairy Tale
Choreography by Peter Miller-Ashmole
Music by Malcolm Arnold
Set and Costume Design by Hugh Colman
Lighting Design by David Murray
16, 17, 18*, 19* March 2000
Kallang Theatre, 8.00pm
*include matinees at 2:30pm
Tickets at $42, $36, $30, $24 and $18 from SISTIC outlets
Online Booking www.sistic.com.sg/tkevents/redshoes.htm
SISTIC Hotline: 348 5555
SISTIC Fax: 440 6784
The British Education Exhibition 2000,
which will be held at the Suntec City, Hall 401 from 18 - 19 Mar 2000, has
participants from schools, A-level colleges, pre-university centres and
universities from Britain. It is open from 11 am - 7 pm daily.
Click British
Education Exhibition to visit their website.
Disney On Ice - Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
10 - 19 Mar 2000
Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium
Tickets at S$60, S$25 & S$19 10 Mar 2000
S$60 (limited rinkside seats), S$38, S$29 & S$19 11 - 19
Mar 2000
All
children aged 2 years old and above must purchase tickets for admission.
getforme their website: Sistic
Chinese Cultural Festival 2000 20 Feb - 19 Mar
2000
Savour a Chinese cultural feast with an offering of more than 150 events.
Chinese opera, modern drama, cross-talk, calligraphy and art exhibitions,
dance, musical performances, art seminars, handicraft, Chinese classical
music, tea art, lion and dragon dances, bonsai art, traditional food fair
and much more.
Mariah
Carey - The Rainbow Tour (One Night Only) " Live
" in Singapore on 13 Mar 2000 at the National Stadium. Click MARIAH CAREY
3 - 5 Mar 2000 HEROES tells the Singapore story during
the Japanese Occupation, in Chinese opera style
Venue: Victoria Theatre, 8 pm and a 3 pm matinee as well as on 5 Mar 2000.
Tickets at S$10, S$20, S$30, S$50 from Seng Yew Bookstore, Bras Basah
Complex.
Free festival programmes from Times House, Kim Seng Road and News Centre,
Genting Lane.
Madame Tussaud's Singapore opens from 9th November
1999 to 15th January 2000 at the World Trade Centre. It features over 100
incredibly lifelike wax portraits of internationally famous and infamous
icons. Season Extended.
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet,
one of America's premier instrumental ensembles, tours Singapore this
February. Popularly known as LAGQ, they will perform at the DBS Auditorium
on 23 & 24 Feb 2000.
The LAGQ has appeared on prestigious guitar and chamber music series at
Pasadena's Ambassador Auditorium, Chicago's Orchestra Hall, New York's
Lincoln Center and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
Tickets are at S$35, S$25 & S$20. Available at all Sistic outlets.
getforme their website: Sistic
Shakespeare On Love 23 - 26 Feb 2000
8.00 pm. Venue: Jubilee Hall (Raffles Hotel) Presented by The Stage Club.
Tickets at S$25, S$20 for 23 - 24 Feb 2000 8.00pm
S$30, S$25 for 25 - 26 Feb 2000 8.00pm
Synopsis: In a fitting post-Valentine's Day tribute to love, Shakespeare
On Love weaves together excerpts from some of The Bard's best known plays
with poetry and song to create an enchanting piece that will appeal to
lovers of all ages. From the first tender meeting of Romeo & Juliet to
the mature love of Anthony & Cleopatra, Shakespeare presents an
insight on the multi-faceted jewel of love.
getforme their website: Sistic
Madam What's Next 25 - 29 Feb 2000. A comic
play-within-a-play about a theatre production of Madam White Snake.
In conjunction with The Chinese Cultural Festival 2000.
Starring four TCS artistes, including Star Search winner Vivian Lai, this
play is part of the Chinese Cultural Festival 2000.
Venue: Victoria Theatre
Tickets at S$20, S$30, S40, & S$50
SISTIC Booking hotline: Tel: (65) 348 5555
getforme their website: Sistic
18 - 20 Feb 2000 A cross-talk extravaganza
Venue: World Trade Centre auditorium, 8 pm. Tickets at S$10, S$15,
S$20 from Telok Blangah Community Centre.
20 Feb 2000 Craft
masters from China
demonstrate traditional paper cutting and mask drawing
Venue: Botanic Gardens, 1 pm - 8 pm. Free
25 - 29 Feb 2000 Madam
What's Next, a comic
play-within-a-play about a theatre production of Madam White
Snake.
Starring four TCS artistes, including Star Search winner Vivian Lai, this
play is part of the Chinese Cultural Festival 2000.
Venue: Victoria Theatre
Tickets at S$20, S$30, S40, & S$50
SISTIC Booking hotline: Tel: (65) 348 5555
getforme their website: Sistic
It's here again. The annual Chinese New Year float
procession, popularly
known as Chingay, will go on the road on Saturday, 12 February 2000 at
8.00 pm.
This will be the 28th time since 1973 (when it first started) that
Chingay will parade on the road. This year's Chingay Parade
involves more than 3000 participants and is expected to attract more
than 200 000 spectators along its route from City Hall, round the Padang,
along Connaught Drive towards Nicoll Highway and Suntec City. Among the items are the
tallest float in the history of the Chingay, stilt-walking by 130
children born in the year of the Dragon, and beauty queens from the
world's greatest carnivals. For the first time, Chingay has its
very own website: http://chingay.creative.com
. For more information, visit their website now. Click CHINGAY 28
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