“Playground is Fad” Album Release Party
support bands: ni.ne.mo, New Youth Barbershop, 新青年理髮廳
When: 7:30pm, 19 April, 2014
Where: Fooody, G03, Leader Industrial Centre, Fotan Road, Fotan Shatin, Hong Kong
How much: $120 (advance include CD) / $150 (Walk-in) / $180 (Walk-in include CD) from http://goo.gl/n1Golr
More info: www.facebook.com/Fad.band
The Script Road, Macau’s Annual Literary Festival, now in its third year offers a weekend of music at the Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena on March 29 and 30. American singer-songwriter Cat Power and Brazilian rock and bossa nova legend Arnaldo Antunes pair off Saturday, while China’s hottest indie band, the Omnipotent Youth Society (萬能青年旅店), and singer-actress-novelist Tian Yuan (田原) team up Sunday for two Script Road Concerts set to entertain audiences over the last weekend in March.
The Script Road Concerts
8pm, 29 March 2014 – Cat Power, Arnaldo Antunes
7pm, 30 March 2014 – Omnipotent Youth Society (萬能青年旅店), Tian Yuan (田原)
Where: CotaiArena, Venetian Macau
How much: MOP$350, MOP$600 (two concerts) from Cotaiticketing.com
More info: www.thescriptroad.org
JJ Timeline World Tour – Macau
When: 8pm, 22 March, 2014
Where: Venetian CotaiArena
How Much: MOP$1,280, MOP$880, MOP$680, MOP$480, MOP$280 from www.cotaiticketing.com
There’s an old saying: “Don’t judge a man until you walked a mile in his shoes.” Using this adage, Frank Baird created “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” in 2001, and what started out as a small group of men daring to totter in heels around a park so as to understand women’s experiences has grown to become a world-wide movement with tens of thousands of men raising millions of dollars for local rape crisis centers and sexual violence related services.
The first Hong Kong “Walk in Her Shoes” will take place on the 8th March on the Peak to raise public awareness towards gender violence and sexual violence, as well as to raise funds for the Hong Kong rape crisis centre.
Walk in Her Shoes 2014
When: 3-5pm, 8March, 2014
Where: Hong Kong Trail, The Peak
How Much: Free
More info: 2392 2569 [email protected] http://www.walkamileinhershoes.org/
The Bamboo Theatre – this year designed by Raymond Fung – returns to the West Kowloon Cultural District on 17 January in a new location on the waterfront promenade, set against the stunning Hong Kong skyline. This year’s Bamboo Theatre features a strong array of performances including the Plum Blossom Award Art Troupe of the Chinese Theatre Association and other locally popular Cantonese opera artists.
The month-long Bamboo Theatre season includes not only stage performances but also a variety of associated events, including a free public talk on xiqu and the Bamboo Cinema which features screenings of six xiqu movies.
For the full schedule of performances and events see www.westkowloon.hk/
West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre 2014
When: 17 January to 9 February 2014: 5-10pm (Opens from 3pm on weekends and public holidays, from 2pm on 29 and 30 January)
Where: West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade
How Much: individual event tickets from URBTIX
More info: www.westkowloon.hk/
Dirty Electronics in Concert
When: 7:30pm, 24 January 2014
Where: M1060 Multimedia Theatre, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, 18 Tat Chong Avenue, Kowloon Tong.
How Much: Free (seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis)
More info: www.cityu.edu.hk/scm
Now in its 6th year, Musical Moments was created by New Icon Ltd. to raise awareness and enjoyment of musical theatre, with its premiere performance in 2005. Since its second concert in 2006, New Icon has partnered with the charitable organization Lifeline Express to help raise funds for basic healthcare for the poor in China. Why you may ask, because while much has changed within China since 2006, the massive economic growth and river of cash has passed many bye and they still struggle with what we in Hong Kong take for granted.
A love of music and the musicals of Broadway and the West End saw the production of subsequent Musical Moments concerts as a way to give back. Over the years the concerts have featured some of the most talented international singers and musicians plus Hong Kong’s best, performing their favourite melodies. 2014 is no exception with tenor and music producer David Quah headlining a talent packed line-up that will perform songs from the 40s to the present day including hits from “Les Miserables”, “Phantom of the Opera”, “Jekyll and Hyde”, “I Love you, You’re Perfect, Now Change”, “Dreamgirls”, “Bodyguard”, “Fame”, “Miss Saigon”, “Scarlet Pimpernel”, “Rent”, “Jersey Boys” and many more.
Justin Siu and his Innonation Acoustic Ensemble will be providing the musical support to the talented vocalists on show and this year will be paring back on the sound-mix for many of the songs to offer an “unplugged” version to create an intimate and personal experience where the vocals and the lyrics soar.
Amongst those performing unplugged this year are soprano Jovita Leung, Janaia Farrell, Hsu Li-tong, Marsha Yuan, Howard McCrary, baritone Albert Lim and tenors Alex Tam and David Quah, the latter three also performing as a group in an all-male ensemble – Hong Kong’s very own version of the three tenors, only that one of them is a baritone! Also appearing is Hsu Li-tong, who has participated in all the Musical Moments concerts since its inception. Li-tong is an international star on the musical theatre stage. She is currently playing the leading role of Kim in “Miss Saigon” at the Malmö Opera, Sweden.
Lifeline Express supports the operation of four custom-built hospital eye-trains and since 1997 these rainbow-coloured four-car fully equipped eye-trains have been providing free opthalmic treatment to poverty-stricken cataract victims in remote areas of China and almost 150,000 patients have had their eye-sight restored. Uniquely as a home grown Chinese non-profit organization with roots in Hong Kong Lifeline Express is one of only 69 charitable foundations approved by China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs to accept tax deductible donations and raise funds nationwide and is endorsed by the Ministry of Health. Lifeline Express has also built 15 ophthalmic microsurgery training centers across China to train doctors and improve the vision of cataract sufferers. Expanding its commitment to the rural poor in 2006, Lifeline Express started a new project building solar hot water systems for rural schools to supply hot water to students. To learn more check out their website www.lifeline-express.com
Musical Moments: Unplugged is sponsored by OOCL
Musical Moments: Unplugged
When: 8pm, 22 January 2014
Where: Hong Kong City Hall, Concert Hall
How Much: $680, $480, $380, $280 & $180 from URBTIX
More info: 2722 1650; [email protected]; www.lifeline-express.com
