See the first art exhibition of legendary writer Goenawan Mohamad (Opening Friday)
Goenawan Mohamad is famous for many things, including his acclaimed poetry and his work to preserve press freedom and fight government oppression as the founder of Tempo magazine. One thing he isn’t known for is his visual art – despite a love for sketching, very few people have ever seen his artworks. Until now. Dia.Lo.Gue gallery in Kemang is holding an exhibition of Goenawan’s art titled “Kata, Gambar” featuring a collection of new pieces, many of which combine art and poetry.
The exhibition will be opened on Friday by none other than Finance Minister Sri Mulyani and feature a performance by musical duo AriReda. The exhibition will run until March 5. For more info go to Dia.Lo.Gue’s website.
Get geeky at the Jakarta Toy and Comic Convention (Sat-Sun)
If you need a little break from how “real” reality has been getting late, let your fantasy flag fly over at the Jakarta Toy & Comics Fair at Balai Kartini. Now in it’s 13th year, this celebration of all things geeky will feature 250 booths, massive Lego exhibitions. numerous cosplay competitions and shows, lightsaber fighting, and an exclusive sneak preview of the new movie, Satria Heroes: Revenge of Darkness (Bima X), coming out next month.
You’ll also find all sorts of awesome homegrown collectibles – these new figures from GoodGuysNeverWin Toy Co certainly make a statement:
For more info on the festival check out their website.
Enjoy a fantastic display of traditional Indonesian dance and poetry at Panca Sesari (Sunday)
Put on by the Bengkel Tari AyuBulan dance group, Panca Sesari (‘Panca’ means five while ‘Sesari’ is an old coin used in traditional Balinese offerings as a symbol of sincerity in giving) will feature five Indonesian dances, in both classical and traditional-contemporary styles, seamed together through poetry. There will be two performance of the show at Galeri Indonesia Kaya in Grand Indonesia on Sunday and entrance is free. But please note that the earlier show is already fully booked but if you’re lucky you can still book a seat for the 5pm show (which you must do through the Galeri Indonesia Karya website). For more info: FB event page
Find a new furry friend at JAAN’s Cat Adoption Day in Kemang (Sunday)
The Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) does so much great work to help animals in Jakarta and the rest of Indonesia, including persuading people to adopt instead of purchase pets. They’ll make a good case for it again this Sunday from 1-4pm at The Cat Cabin in Kemang, where they’ll be holding an adoption day event so that you can meet all of their rescue kitties in the hopes of finding them a forever home and you a new best best friend.
Hit the dancefloor hard to the beat of Jay Hardway (Friday)
Another Dutch DJ youngblood, Jay Hardway may be just 25-years-old but he’s already become huge thanks to his collaborations with fellow Dutchmen Martin Garrix. He’ll be spinning the decks at The Pallas, the hot new nightclub in SCBD.
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