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