Things to do, watch, listen this week: 25 to 31 Jan
Things to do, watch, listen this week: 25 to 31 Jan PUBLISHED ON 27/01/2021 12:00 am By Vondra Tay
If you are looking to spend time with family and friends this week, consider bonding over arts and culture events. Visit an unusual drive-through exhibition that features captivating art installations, catch a theatre performance that explores climate change, or check out art shows happening as part of Singapore Art Week. Read on for our top picks of arts and culture activities to enjoy this week.
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Moo Moo PARK
Don’t miss Asia’s first drive-through exhibition, which can be experienced by electric car or on foot. The exhibition, held at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre car park until 28 Mar, is organised by the centre, in collaboration with local creative technology studio The MeshMinds Foundation. The exhibition features
January 25, 2021
Capitol Singapore, Gardens by the Bay
Chinese New Year might feel a tad different compared to previous years, but there are still these festive events you and the kids can look forward to, and usher in the Year of the Ox.
Dahlia Dreams at Gardens by the Bay
Spring has arrived at the Flower Dome at Gardens By The Bay, which now showcases a breathtaking display of over 2,000 pretty dahlias of mixed varieties, as well as other auspicious Lunar New Year floral favourites such as azaleas, chrysanthemums and cymbidium orchids.
It’s also the first time that the dome is featuring blooms all grown in-house by its own horticulturists, as global logistical disruptions have made it difficult to import flowers into Singapore from overseas.
Ocean of Devotion by WolfSloth (Image: Sustainable Singapore)
“My dream is that we come up with a formula pegged to what we want to do, which is to educate, enable and transform Singapore artists to become creative technologists for causes. From that Singapore network, we will then teach the rest of the region on how to become creative technologists for causes, and allow people in Asia to raise their voices about the importance of protecting our environment and achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),” explains Vasey, adding that MeshMinds is concerned with SDGs 11 to 15, which focus on sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, life below water, and life on land.
Fish Paste only Yong Tau Foo – Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu
Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis YTF was started by Lee Siew Khim’s grandfather who used to sell his meat-paste Yong Tau Foo along Sago Lane in the early 60′s before the hawkers were relocated to Chinatown Complex Food Centre. According to Khim, it was during her father’s time when they started stuffing their YTF with fish paste.
Her mother, Mdm Tang Chui Har used to work at her family’s laundry shop just behind Sago Lane. After getting married, she began to help out in her husband’s YTF stall. She got a little teary eyed as she recalled how they would spend long hours at the stall scraping the flesh off wolf herring (