December Happenings In Kuala Lumpur

TILL DEC 1, GEMS OF HERITAGE
Showcase of works by Malaysia’s foremost heritage watercolourist Chin Kon Yit’s eleventh solo exhibition featuring artifacts and objects, both regal and common.
Venue: Shalini Ganendra Fine Art, The Private Gallery, Section 16, PJ
Admission: Free but by appointment only
Details: Call 03-7958 2175
Website: http://www.theprivategallery.com/artist_yit.html

TILL DEC 6, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE ART PROJECTS 2008 (BSAP08)
Mini art festival aimed at encouraging artists in developing ideas and exploring new directions in their practice. This event features an exciting range of exhibitions and projects that look at various forms of new media practices by emerging artists from Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
Venue: Valentine Willie Fine Art, 1st Floor, 17 Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru
Time: 12 - 8pm Monday to Friday, and 12 - 6 pm Saturday. Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays.
Details: Call 03-2284 2348
Website: http://www.vwfa.net

DEC 4-7, GEMUK GIRLS
One is loud and overbearing, while the other is straitlaced and on the threshold of entering politics. Not quite your typical mother-daughter pair, Kartini and Juliana are the Gemuk Girls. And they're proud of it too. Jointly presented by The Necessary Stage (TNS) and The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac).
Venue : Pentas 2, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan (off Jalan Ipoh), Kuala Lumpur
Time: Thu - Sat: 8:30pm; Sat & Sun: 3pm; NO shows from Mon-Wed
Tickets: RM35/ RM20 (students, senior citizens & the differently abled).
Details: Call 03-4047 9000
Website: http://www.klpac.com


DEC 12-28, A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Somewhere along his life's journey, Ebenezer Scrooge lost not only the spirit of Christmas, but himself. Enter the three Ghosts of Christmas - Past, Present and Future - to shake, rattle and roll him back on the right path, and help him find redemption from his bitter existence.
Venue : Pentas 1, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan (off Jalan Ipoh), Kuala Lumpur
Time: Tue - Sat: 8.30pm; Sun & Christmas Day: 3pm; No performance on Mon & Christmas Eve
Tickets : RM60/ RM40/ RM20 (students, senior citizens & the differently abled).
RM20 flat (for shows on Tue, Wed & Thu).
Family package: RM100 for family of four.
Group Bookings: Buy 10, free 1; buy 20, free 2 - cap at 50, free 5)
Details: Call 03-4047 9000
Website: http://www.klpac.com

DEC 18-21, OH MY GOD (OMG)
Sunday School, a fashionable tudung and a little girl who talks to puppets are the unlikely bedfellows in Oh My God (OMG), the second offering from KLPac's Community Writing Project.
Venue : Pentas 2, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan (off Jalan Ipoh), Kuala Lumpur
Time: Thu-Sat: 8.30pm; Sun: 3pm
Tickets : RM25 / RM10 (students, senior citizens & the disabled)
Details: KLPac: 03-4047 9000; TAS@BSC: 03-2094 9400
Website: http://www.klpac.com


TILL JAN 4, SHEAR MADNESS
Fast-paced, whodunit comedy filled with mischief, mayhem, Malaysian humour and laughs.
Venue: The Actors Studio @ BSC, T116, Level 3, West Wing, Bangsar Shopping Centre.
Time: 10.30am - 6.30pm (without show) 10.30am - 8.30pm (with show)
Admission: Tickets
Details: Call 03-2094 0400/ 1400
Website: www.theactorsstudio.com.my

TILL JAN 18, IMAGING SELF'S
Imaging Self's is an exhibition of more than 100 pictures and photographic installations of 78 artists
Venue : Galeri PETRONAS, Level 3, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Time: 10am - 8pm daily except Mondays
Details: Call 03-2051 7770
Website: http://www.galeripetronas.com

November Happenings In Kuala Lumpur

TILL NOV 2, ARTS AND CULTURE @ THE PODIUM
Arts & Culture @ the Podium is an initiative that is aimed at providing an avenue for homegrown artists, local handicraft vendors as well as cooks and pastry makers to showcase and sell their offerings.
Venue : The Podium, Menara Hap Seng, Jalan P. Ramlee
Time: Sat and Sun
Admission: Free
Details: Call 03-2116 9345 (Lezel Asrie)

TILL NOV 8, INWARD
Artist Wong Chee Meng's sight was impaired through an accident that left him with a condition known as stereo-blind, which is the inability to differentiate between shapes, dimension and depth. As a result, Chee Meng's fractures and flattens perspective. His paintings are not quite ‘out of focus’, they instead definitively record a unique view of the world.
Venue: Gallerie TAKSU, 17 Jalan Pawang, Keramat Hujung, Kuala Lumpur
Time: Monday to Saturday, 10am-6pm. Closed on Sundays and Public holidays.
Details: Call 03-4251 4396
Website: http://www.taksu.com

TILL NOV 8, BELEK BELEK
Group exhibition by 23 lecturers from UITM FSSR Malacca, featuring a collection of paintings, sculptures, photography and mixed media works.
Venue: NN GALLERY, 53A - 56 Jalan Sulaiman 1, Taman Ampang Hilir,
Time: Mon-Sat (9am-6am); Sun & Public Holiday (Closed)
Details: Call 03-42706588
Website: http://www.nngallery.com.my

TILL NOV 9, OPENHOUSE '08
Kebun Mimpi's annual art for under RM1000 show will feature works by 25 artists of various disciplines.
Venue: Kebun Mimpi Gallery, 118, Jalan Cenderai 1, Bangsar
Time: Noon - 8pm; Closed on Mon & public holidays
Details: Call 03-2092 4959
Website: http://www.kebunmimpi.com/

TILL NOV 20, MAZEN KERBAJ: BLOG DRAWINGS FROM BEIRUT
The despair and determination that Mazen Kerbaj (a contemporary Lebanese blog artist and jazz musician) experienced during the July 2006 Lebanon War between Hizbullah and the Israeli Defence Forces is expressed in his works here, with surprising warmth, wit and humanity.
Venue : Galeri PETRONAS, Level 3, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Time: 10am - 8pm daily except Mondays
Details: Call 03-2051 7770
Website: http://www.galeripetronas.com

NOV 3-30, HAPPY SHAPES AND PULAU PERHENTIAN
Husband and wife Victor Chin and Numpueng present a double exhibition: Happy Shapes by Numpueng (a collection of 25 acrylic paintings depicting a story with images of animals, figures and flowers) and Pulau Perhentian by Victor Chin, a collection of 20 abstract acrylic paintings on canvas is about imaging the shimmering quality of light in the sea, that was first inspired by a stay at Pulau Perhentian in 2002.
Venue : The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan (off Jalan Ipoh) Kuala Lumpur
Time: Daily: 10am - 10pm
Details: Call 03-4047 9010


NOV 4-JAN 18, IMAGING SELF'S
Imaging Self's is an exhibition of more than 100 pictures and photographic installations of 78 artists
Venue : Galeri PETRONAS, Level 3, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Time: 10am - 8pm daily except Mondays
Details: Call 03-2051 7770
Website: http://www.galeripetronas.com

NOV 7, THE LADY OF THE LOTUS LAKE
The Lady of the Lotus Lake is a 90-minute art and music performance by artist Rudaera, who will be accompanied by violinist Michelle Kong from the RTM Orchestra. It is a love story told through poetry, with music for piano and violin composed and arranged by the artist and a ‘live-on-stage’ painting performance by Rudaera.
Venue: IndiCine, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan (off Jalan Ipoh), Kuala Lumpur
Time: 10.00am-6.30pm (Monday-Friday) 10.00am-2.00pm (Saturday)
Details: Call 03-4047 9010
Website: http://www.klpac.com

NOV 6-16, CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE
The themes of love, courtship, marriage and family are explored in Crazy Little Thing Called Love, a collection of comedic and dramatic sketches. Approx 110 minutes, excluding a 15-minute intermission. Suitable for audiences aged 10 to 100.
Venue : Pentas 2, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan (off Jalan Ipoh), Kuala Lumpur
Time: Thu - Sat: 8:30pm; Sat & Sun: 3pm; NO shows from Mon-Wed
Details: Call 03-4047 9000
Tickets: RM30 (adults) / RM20 (students, senior citizens, etc)
Website: http://www.klpac.com

NOV 11-22, IMPAK MAKSIMA THE MUSICAL
The trials and tribulations facing teens of this generation are played out in this musical, which promises action, comedy and of course, romance.
Venue: Panggung Sari Istana Budaya, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 8.30pm
Tickets: RM150/ RM120/ RM80/ RM50/ RM30/ RM20
Details: Call 03-4026 5558

NOV 12-23, A-TISHOO! A VISUAL FANTASY FOR CHILDREN
ACT 3 International and its Kuala Lumpur CHILDREN'S THEATRE Season will enthrall children ages 3 to 6 with a stunning visual fantasy called A-TISHOO! by Dynamic New Animation (DNA) from the UK.
Venue: The Actors Studio @ BSC, T116, Level 3, West Wing, Bangsar Shopping Centre.
Time: Nov 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 (Weekdays): 10am; Nov 15, 16, 22, 23 (Weekends) : 4pm
Admission: Tickets at RM35/- for child (up to age 12); RM50/- for adult
Details: Call 03-2094 0400/ 1400
Website: www.theactorsstudio.com.my

NOV 14-16, JALAN MATI
First performed in June 2008, the play Jalan Mati is Jean Paul Sarte's existentialist masterpiece, No Exit, done in Malaysian context. Damned souls - Johan, Faridah, and Sofea - are brought to hell by a mysterious Valet. Expecting medieval torture devices to punish they, they were surprised to find themselves in a plain room, furnished with wretched furniture.
Venue: IndiCine, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan (off Jalan Ipoh), Kuala Lumpur
Time: 8pm
Admission: by donation: RM10 minimum
Details: Call 03-4047 9000
Website: http://www.klpac.com

NOV 28 - JAN 4, SHEAR MADNESS
Fast-paced, whodunit comedy filled with mischief, mayhem, Malaysian humour and laughs.
Venue: The Actors Studio @ BSC, T116, Level 3, West Wing, Bangsar Shopping Centre.
Time: 10.30am - 6.30pm (without show) 10.30am - 8.30pm (with show)
Admission: Tickets
Details: Call 03-2094 0400/ 1400
Website: www.theactorsstudio.com.my

NOV 26-30, THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL ART EXPO MALAYSIA 2008
The 2nd International Art Expo Malaysia 2008 boasts of participants from 20 countries, with representatives from galleries from Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Myanmar, India, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Spain, Korea and Hungary.
Venue : MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre, Jalan Khidmat Usaha, Off Jalan Duta
Admission: Free
Details: Call 03-7728 3677
Website: http://www.artexpomalaysia.com

TILL DEC 6, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE ART PROJECTS 2008 (BSAP08)
Mini art festival aimed at encouraging artists in developing ideas and exploring new directions in their practice. This event features an exciting range of exhibitions and projects that look at various forms of new media practices by emerging artists from Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
Venue: Valentine Willie Fine Art, 1st Floor, 17 Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru
Time: 12 - 8pm Monday to Friday, and 12 - 6 pm Saturday. Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays.
Details: Call 03-2284 2348
Website: http://www.vwfa.net

TILL DEC 1, GEMS OF HERITAGE
Showcase of works by Malaysia’s foremost heritage watercolourist Chin Kon Yit’s eleventh solo exhibition featuring artifacts and objects, both regal and common.
Venue : Shalini Ganendra Fine Art, The Private Gallery, Section 16, PJ
Admission: By appointment but free
Details: Call 03-7958 2175
Website: http://www.theprivategallery.com/artist_yit.html

Happy Deepavali In Kuala Lumpur

Deepavali is celebrated annually in the seventh month of the Tamil lunar calendar. This year, Deepavali falls on Oct 27, Monday, which is a national public holiday. The festival ymbolises the triumph of good over evil when, according to one legend, Lord Krishna defeated the evil King Narakasura. Hindus light oil lamps in their homes as a victorious symbol of light over darkness.

In Malaysia, Deepavali is celebrated on a grand scale at the national level with an open house concept where people from all races are invited to join in the celebration, to partake in a day of food, fun and culture.

In Kuala Lumpur, during the run-up to the festival, Jalan Masjid India and Lebuh Ampang areas, better known as Little Indias of Kuala Lumpur, are abuzz with activities.

Household items and festive decor line the streets as traders pit their prices against each other to attract festive buyers. If you are looking for things related to the Indian culture, this is a good time to pay Jalan Masjid India and Lebuh Ampang a visit.

There may be a little traffic congestion during peak hours (evenings between 5 to 8pm) and if you wish to do your shopping during that period, take public transport. Cab fares should not cost more than RM7 from Jalan Sultan Ismail where major hotels are located. If you decide to take the LRT, get down at the Masjid Jamek station. Lebuh Ampang and Jalan Masjid India is just a five-minute walk from the station.

You may also use the KTM Komuter and get down at the Bank Negara stop. You will need to walk a bit (about 20 minutes) from here, crossing Jalan Raja Laut, and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Jalan TAR). Masjid India is located parallel to this thoroughfare. Lebuh Ampang is located about 10 minutes' walk from Masjid India.


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