5 Cool Things To Do in Jakarta This Long Weekend (April 28 – May 1)

Check out an exhibition from three fantastic female artists

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“Time Lovers” at Galeri Nasional features the works of three renowned Indonesian female artists: Neneng Sia Ferrier, Ika Yuni Purnama, dan Rina Kurniyati. Exhibition goes until May 6. (Note: Galeri Nasional will be closed Monday for  the public holiday).

Hear some great music for a good cause at Color Me Purple (Saturday)

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Komunitas Salihara is hosting this charity concert event, featuring performances by Maliq & D’Essentials, Scaller, Danilla and many more. There will also be culiary and art events and proceeds will be contributed to the group Alzheimers Indonesia.

Open up to the open mic under the open sky at Unmasked (Sunday)

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The latest edition of this beloved Jakarta poetry event will take place picnic-style outdoors at Gordi HQ in Cilandak, South Jakarta. As always, everybody is welcome to take a turn at the open-mic, or just listen as others, including Unmasked’s regular crew of seasoned poets, let loose.

Rock out to Superman is Dead and lots of other great bands at BritAmaX (Sat-Sun)

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Bali’s favorite punk rock activists, Superman is Dead, will be joined at this year’s BritAmaX festival in Senayan by a sweet lineup including Burgerkill, The Sigit, Kelompok Penerbang Roket, Stars and Rabbit x Bottlesmoker (!), The Hydrant, Thirteen and many more representing a huge and diverse overview of Indonesia’s rockin’ indie scene. For more info.

Hit the dancefloor to the beats of British master DJ Gareth Emery (Saturday)

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British DJ Gareth Emery is one of the best-known EDM producers in the biz, with this albums “Northern Lights”, “Drive” and “100 Reasons To Live” each replete with the club hits that won him the prestigious A State Of Trance Tune Of The Year award twice. He’ll be hitting Colosseum’s decks with Standerwick and Haliene for what is sure to be a hypnotically happy dance party this Saturday.