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ARTSBOOKSMEET LORNA TAN OF MORE TALK MONEYMeet Lorna Tan, a former journalist with The Straits Times and the author of More Talk Money, a compilation of her articles on personal finance published in the Invest section of The Sunday Times from 2009 to 2011.迷你倉 The book - which covers a wide range of personal finance topics including consumer protection, savings, insurance planning and retirement - provides information on issues and highlights the potential pitfalls of investing. It also gives tips on how to stretch your dollar and invest to grow your nest egg.Where: Books Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store, Crossroads, 03-09/10/15 Takashimaya Shopping Centre, Ngee Ann City, 391 Orchard Road MRT: Somerset/Orchard When: Tomorrow, 2 - 3pm Admission: Free Tel: 6737-5021 Info: The book is available at $23.54 a copy. Go to .kinokuniya.com.sgCONCERTSSTRAUSS FESTIVAL: FOUR LAST SONGSUnder the baton of English conductor Mark Wigglesworth, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra will perform Wagner's Tristan Und Isolde, An Orchestral Passion, arranged by Henk de Vlieger. Swedish soprano Annalena Persson brings the piece to a dramatic climax in Isolde's Liebestod, lending her voice to Strauss' final masterpiece, Four Last Songs.Where: Esplanade Concert Hall MRT: Esplanade/City Hall When: Tomorrow, 7.30pm Admission: $16 - $75 Tel: 6348-5555 Info: There will be a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm at library@esplanade as well as a post-concert symphony chat. Go to .sistic.com.sgFOUR ELEMENTS GUITAR CONCERTThe concert by the Xpose Guitar Ensemble features the four elements of life. Feel the caress of a passing autumn breeze in Joe Hisaishi's Oriental Wind, and the flashes of violence in a thunderstorm with Kengo Momose's Rain - Fantasia Of Water And Light, and Hatanaka Yudai's Partition Orage. Be awed by the fiery passion of Manuel de Falla's Danza Ritual Del Fuego and marvel at the pastoral beauty of nature with Alfred Reed's Armenian Dance. Also reflect on people's place and purpose on earth with Yudai's melancholic Michinoku, written as a prayer for the Tohoku region's reconstruction after the 2011 earthquake. Presented by the Braddell Heights Community Club Management Committee.Where: Esplanade Recital Studio MRT: Esplanade/City Hall When: Tomorrow, 7.30pm Admission: $28 Tel: 6348-5555 Info: Go to .sistic.com.sgKHALIL GIBRAN'S THE PROPHET IN SONGInternationally renowned composer and pianist John Sharpley will present original songs set to the poems of Khalil Gibran's The Prophet with tenor Reuben Lai and Lasalle College of the Arts drama student Morwenna Maclean.Where: Lasalle College of the Arts, Lasalle-SIA Theatre, 1 McNally Street MRT: Bugis When: Mon, 1pm Admission: Free Tel: 6496-5369 Info: E-mail sharpley@singnet.com.sgSCO LUNCHTIME CONCERTGet into the Chinese New Year mood with festive tunes at this lunchtime concert by the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO). Resident conductor Quek Ling Kiong will lead the ensemble to play festive tunes such as Gong Xi Fa Cai, The Return Of Spring and Spring In The Alley. Dizi musician Zeng Zhi will play Whip The Horses On. Percussionists Duan Fei and Xu Fan will perform Jiangzhou percussion piece Bull Fighting Tiger and erhu musician Qin Zi Jing will perform the famous erhu work, Horse Racing.Where: One Raffles Quay, South Tower Lobby MRT: Raffles Place/Marina Bay When: Tue, 12.45pm Admission: Free Tel: 6557-4037 Info: Go to .sco.com.sgDANCE Junoon, a dance by the NUS Indian Dance ensemble at the the University Cultural Centre Theatre on Wednesday, follows two characters on their journey through Bollywood. -- PHOTO: SQ PHOTOGRAPHYJUNOON: DARE TO LIVE YOUR DREAMEnter the glamorous world of Bollywood through Junoon (Urdu for passion), a dance by the National University of Singapore Indian Dance ensemble, which lets you follow two characters on their journey through the movie-making city of dreams. One dreams of making it big as an actor, while the other, who is determined and talented, wants to make movies. Part of ExxonMobil Campus Concerts.Where: University Cultural Centre Theatre, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge Crescent MRT: Clementi/Kent Ridge When: Wed, 8pm Admission: Free Tel: 6516-2495 Info: Go to .nus.edu.sg/cfaEXHIBITIONS (MUSEUMS)DINOSAURS: DAWN TO EXTINCTIONBe transported more than 600 million years back in time at this exhibition on what came before and after the dinosaurs, and have a deeper understanding of how the species evolved and adapted to changing environmental conditions. The interactive exhibition showcases more than 400 fossils and models and 50 original artworks, including some of the oldest fossils ever discovered on the planet and many little-known species. Key fossils include an 18m-long Apatosaurus, a 17.6m-long Lessemsaurus and a two-billion-year-old rock. See Pages C2&3.Where: ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands MRT: Bayfront When: Tomorrow - July 27, 10am - 7pm daily Admission: $20 (adult), $13 (children aged two - 12) & $18 (senior citizens aged 65 & above) for Singaporeans & permanent residents; $24 (adult), $14 (children aged two - 12) & $21 (senior citizens aged 65 & above) for foreigners Tel: 6688-8868EXHIBITIONS (GALLERIES)MINIMART 5.0: YOUNG ARTISTS' SHOWCASEminimArt, a platform for young contemporary Singapore artists, will host multi disciplinary works by 30 artists of diverse backgrounds at this mini market-style art show. Works are priced at up to $1,000.Where: minimArt, The Substation Gallery, 45 Armenian Street MRT: Bras Basah/City Hall When: Tomorrow, 2 - 8pm & Sun, noon - 6pm Admissiomini storage: FreeFROM SUMATRA, WHERE SHALL I GO?The paintings of Indonesian artist Lugas Syllabus combine scenographic drawings and characters which hint at unworldly dimensions. His environmental imagery is melancholic yet highly charged narratives with echoes of other lived spaces and realities, oscillating between the real, imaginary and phantasmic. His exhibition explores the prevalent theme of nomadic life and the question of where people's identity is formed, where they came from and where they travel to.Where: Element Art Space, Raffles Hotel Arcade, 02-13, 328 North Bridge Road MRT: City Hall/Bras Basah When: Till Tue, 11am - 7pm daily Admission: Free Tel: 6883-2001 Info: Go to .elementartspace.comNASI CAMPUR EXHIBITIONThis group exhibition takes its name from nasi campur, a traditional staple meal in South-east Asia. It showcases the works of 12 artists from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and the United States. It is a platform where artists of diverse origins meet, regardless of nationality, medium or prestige.Where: Taksu Singapore, Workloft @ Chip Bee, 01-72, 43 Jalan Merah Saga MRT: Holland Village When: Till Thu, 10am - 7pm (Tue - Sat), noon - 6pm (Sun), closed on Mon Admission: Free Tel: 6476-4788 Info: Go to .taksu.com or e-mail sing@taksu.comGRAND MASTERS OF ART EXHIBITIONHighlights of this exhibition are works by Singapore's pioneer artists such as Chen Wen Hsi, Sun Yee and Lee Man Fong as well as European artists such as W.M. Clyde, who did colonial paintings of Singapore from 1949 to 1953. Also showcased are works by European artists such as Don Antonio Blanco and Adrien Jean Le Mayeur, who came in search of Tahiti but settled in Bali instead in the 1930s, gaining eminence among the Indo-European painters in the tropical island paradise.Where: Galerie Belvedere, 01-10/11/12, Old Hill Street Police Station, 140 Hill Street MRT: Clarke Quay When: Till Feb 8, 11am - 7pm (Mon - Fri), noon - 5pm (Sat & Sun), closed on public holidays Admission: Free Tel: 6423-1233 Info: Go to .galerie-belvedere.comEXHIBITIONS (SHOWS)ENDLESS HOURS AT SEAThis video art installation exhibit by multi disciplinary Dutch-Filipino video artist Martha Atienza, who was inspired by her many voyages on international cargo ships around the world, examines the paradox of man's existence against the fixed yet mutative quality of water. A fringe event of Singapore Art Week.Where: Artesan Gallery + Studio, Raffles Hotel Arcade, 01-26, 328 North Bridge Road MRT: City Hall/Bras Basah When: Till Feb 1, 11am - 7pm (Tue - Sat), 1 - 5pm (Sun), closed on Mon Admission: Free Tel: 6338-5818 Info: Go to .theartesan.com or e-mail roberta@theartesan.comTHEATREPEOPLEDirected by Jonathan Lum, the play by Joel Tan is framed by an earthquake in Japan. It takes an intimate look at the lives of 14 individuals and the frail strands, and sometimes great weights, which connect them. A bittersweet and tragicomic production which resonates with teens and adults, it is about broken hearts, second chances, missed opportunities and quiet reunions, exploring the fundamental issues of living, loving and sometimes losing in today's world. Suitable for those aged 16 and above. A debut production by Creative Edge, a new division of I Theatre.Where: Drama Centre, Black Box, Level 5, National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street MRT: City Hall/Bras Basah When: Today, 8pm, tomorrow, 3 & 8pm, Sun, 2 & 5pm Admission: $30 Tel: 6341-5960 Info: Buy tickets at .ticketmash.sg/peoplePATCHWORKThis play by playwright Lu Huiyin is about graduation day for student Madeline, who has to make certain tough choices - to attend her graduation ceremony and risk feeling alienated, go for a job interview or skip everything and stay at home. Take the plunge with Madeline and her alter egos as they navigate her possible life paths and confront her past and future in this play which charts the arrival of adulthood. By USP Productions, a drama company of the National University of Singapore.Where: Goodman Arts Centre, Black Box MRT: Mountbatten When: Today - Sun, 8pm Admission: $23.80 Info: Go to .tinyurl.com/usp-patchworkMANIFESTThis production makes use of selected poems by Cyril Wong, Michael Corbidge and Australia's Terry Jaensch, weaving them together into a colourful show while exploring new and exciting ways of presenting poetry. A tribute to the late theatre veteran Christina Sergeant, this production features a multi disciplinary and multiethnic cast including Indian classical vocalist Bhagya Murthy, actors Pavan Singh and Sonia Kwek, Odissi dancer Meghan Das from India and multidisciplinary talents Linden Furnell and Elly-May Patterson. Also featured are operatic singers Cyril Wong and Sabrina Zuber. Presented by Jayanthi Siva-Lecolley and The Arts House.Where: The Arts House, Play Den, 1 Old Parliament Lane MRT: Raffles Place When: Till tomorrow, 8pm Admission: $25 Tel: 6332-6919 Info: Buy tickets at .bytes.sgLEGENDS Of HUANG MEI DIAOFans of former Shaw stars Ling Po and Hu Chin will be treated to their masterpiece Liang Shan Bo And Zhu Ying Tai at this live show by the famous duo. Most of the songs are so popular that fans who have memorised the lines can sing along with them. They will be supported by eight well-known singers from Taiwan, who will present hits from three other Huang Mei Diao classic movies, Jiang Shan Mei Ren, Seven Fairies and Qing Xiang Lian.Where: The Star Performing Arts Centre, Vista Exchange Green MRT: Buona Vista When: Tomorrow, 8pm Admission: $41 - $151 Tel: 6348-5555 Info: Go to .sistic.com.sg儲存