Pig out at the Pork & Roll food and beer festival at Central Park
While pork eaters make up a relatively small percentage of Jakarta’s population, they are almost all passionate about their love of all things babi. One of the very few events in Jakarta aimed just at them takes place this weekend at Central Park Mall in Tanjung Duren. This will be the 3rd edition of the Pork & Roll food festival and since it’s taking place in October, beer will also be a big part of the festivities. You’ll find pork in all of its glorious variations here, from Indonesian nasi campur babi and sate babi to bacon grilled cheese sandwiches, pork dumplings, and so much more! For more info and tantalizing photos check out their Instagram page.
Feast your eyes on Deutsch film delights at German Cinema 2016
The Goethe Institut German cultural center is putting on the fifth edition of their German Cinema film festival this month and this year promises to be a treat for serious film aficionados with 15 movies from 2015 and 2016 on this year’s program giving a great overview of the country’s contemporary film scene. The festival opens on Friday with with “Grüße aus Fukushima”, which uses haunting black and white images to tell a touching story about the ghosts of the past. Tickets to all of the films are free though it is recommended you register in advance for some. The festival runs in Jakarta until October 23. For a full schedule of screenings and more information, check out the festival’s website.
Hear the ethereal voices of the Vienna Boy’s Choir (Sat and Sun)
One of the most celebrated choirs in the world, the Vienna Boys Choir has a history dating back to 600 years that includes collaboration with classical legends such as Mozart, Schubert and Haydn. Today, the choir features singers from 30 different countries, aged 10 to 14 years old, that perform around 300 concerts each year in front of close to 500,000 people. Their rare performance in Jakarta at the Ciputra Artpreneur center will be conducted by Italian Choirmaster Manolo Cagnin. For tickets and more info.
Have a laugh at the Jakarta Comedy Club (Saturday)
For their latest comedy showcase, JCC is bringing an international line-up of noteworthy comedians including Bangladeshi stand-up star Naveed Manbub, Amin Ahmed from India and Dan Tackage from Australia. The laughs take place at the American Club and tickets are Rp 200k. For more info.
Lend a helping hand to make the capital a better place at Clean Up Jakarta Day (Sun)
If you’re a person who complains about how much garbage litters Jakarta’s streets, the question you need to ask yourself is what have you done to help make the capital a cleaner place (we can’t rely on Pasukan Oranye to do everything after all!).
Clean Up Jakarta Day is an annual event for those who want to help take out the trash and show their communities how much they care. It takes place at different clean-up sites throughout the city and is not only a great way to show people you care about the environment, it’s also a great opportunity to meet people who feel the same way. For more info and to register with a clean-up crew, go to http://cleanupjakartaday.org/en/.
