A quick digest of the coolest weekend happenings in Singapore.
Friday, Jan 20
Choppa Experimental Music Festival 2017
If mainstream melodies are so not your thing, this experimental music fest may pique your interest. It covers electronic tunes by musicians like Natalie Alexandra, Ian Woo and Aya Sekine.
Until Jan 21; 8pm at flexible performance space, Blk F, L1 #F102, LASALLE. Free.
This second edition features original paintings, limited edition artworks, tours and a new curated platform for photography called Photo 17 Singapore. Pop by to immerse yourself in the world of art.
Until Jan 22; Fri noon-9pm, Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 11am-6pm at L4, Hall 401-403, Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre. One-day pass $25, three-day pass $48.
The FUNtastic SAM Art Week Party
Celebrate Singapore Art Week with a street picnic, a street bazaar featuring indie goods, music performances, dance sessions, guided exhibition tours and loads more.
4pm-midnight at Singapore Art Museum. Free.
The Singapore Palestinian Film Festival
The first-ever Singapore Palestinian Film Festival will screen titles like Speed Sisters, The Time That Remains and 5 Broken Cameras at The Projector.
Until Jan 22; various timings at The Projector. $11.50-$13.50.
Saturday, Jan 21
The two-day fest features 10 music acts in a bid to raise awareness for eight local social causes. If you’d like to find out more about the beneficiaries, there’ll be booths set up by the charities so you can chat up a storm with them.
Until Jan 22; 4pm-10pm at Singapore Management University’s basement concourse. Free.
St Jerome’s Laneway Festival Singapore 2017
The indie music fest returns for yet another year of great tunes by international acts like Glass Animal, Aurora and Tycho alongside our local reps such as Sam Rui, T-Rex and Astreal.
10am-late at The Meadow, Gardens by the Bay. $185-$200.
Tanjong Goodman Open House 2017
From pottery workshops and weekend market stalls to roving street acts and music performances, the annual Open House has tons in store for you.
10am-6pm at Goodman Arts Centre. Free.
Sunday, Jan 22
Following Metallica’s sold-out gig at Changi Exhibition Centre in 2013, this concert sees the band debuting new tracks from their new album, Hardwired… to Self-Destruct, released late last year.
8pm at Singapore Indoor Stadium. $158-$358.
National Geographic Live: Wild Seas, Secret Shores
Be swept up in a world tour of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures as marine biologist-turned photographer Thomas Peschak’s award-winning images take you from humpback whales in Canada to great white sharks in South Africa.
3pm at Esplanade Concert Hall. $39-$69.
