Monday, Aug 22

Singapore International Arts Festial: I Know Why The Rebel Sings by Newsha Tavakolian

THEATER
The main segment of the Singapore International Festival of Arts will have highlights which include controversial stage production Five Easy Pieces by acclaimed Swiss director Milo Rau, plays like Everything by My Side by Fernando Rubio and more. Through Sep 17

DRINK
Start the week off with a bang at Tippling Club, which is hosting its Once Upon a Time night, where celebrity bartenders such as Kamil Foltan, Yusnes Susela (of Smoke & Mirrors) and others mix drinks. If you'd like to drop $155, you can have them all paired with food. More here. Aug 22

FOOD
The team behind theatrical dining experience AndSoForth is back with their latest interactive dinner sessions The Spy, The Thug, His Wife and Her Lover happening at a secret location. Tickets are at $88 here. Through Sep 18

ART
Singaporean artist Tan Choo Kai has a new collection, National Day Celebration, that'll showcase his interpretations of natural landscapes at Pan Pacific Singapore's Public Art Space. Through Oct 31

Tuesday, Aug 23

CONCERT
Go back to the 1800s with the Piano Concerto Festival as ADDO Chamber Orchestra performs intimate classical music in a salon-concert fashion at the Esplanade Recital Studio. Aug 23

ART
If you haven’t seen it yet, catch Expanded Cinema at The Malay Heritage Centre. Part of SIFA, the show is an M18-rated mash-up of 8mm footage and experimental footage by celebrated Indonesian dancer and artist Sardono Kusumo. Through Aug 28.

Wed, Aug 24

Ronan Keating

MUSIC
Your old teenage heartthrob Ronan Keating will be performing a special acoustic set at Universal Studios Singapore which will feature songs from his new album, Time of My Life and other famous hits. Aug 24

TALK
After a several-month hiatus, Pecha Kucha Night is back, happening at Canvas with thoughtful talks following a 20 slides/20 second each format. Speaker list to be announced. Tickets are $15. More info here. Aug 24

LITERARY
This edition of Story Slam is taking place in partnership with queer arts festival IndigNation, and the theme is Speaking Truth to Power. Listening to heart-rending true stories by real people at Artistry. Aug 24

Thurs, Aug 25

Asian Restore Classics: "Gado Gado"

PLAY
Catch the opening night of SIFA play The Last Bull: A Life in Flamenco, a production by Singapore company Checkpoint Theatre, about the life and creativity of flamenco veteran Antonio Vargas. Aug 25-27

FILM
The Asian Film Archive's Asian Restored Classics will involve screenings of restored titles from the region, screened at the fancy schmancy Capitol Theatre over four days. Highlights include Singapore's Gado Gado (1961), 1964 Satyajit Ray classic Charulata, Kurosawa's Ran (1985) and four other films. Tickets are $15 a pop. Aug 25-28

TALK
If you get a kick out of telling and listening to disturbing Asian ghost stories, this is the event for you. Supernatural Cultural Series: Southeast Asian Horror will be discussing films, books and personal experiences related to the supernatural. Aug 25

LITERARY
Daring, political, cerebral and lyrical, NTU creative writing professor Divya Victor is the featured poet at this edition of Speak, alongside Filipino spoken word pioneer Slac Cayamanda. Aug 25

ART
Head to Expressions Gallery at the ArtScience Museum for this month’s edition of ArtScience Late, which will feature Tim de Cotta and friends doing funky jazz and NMA providing surreal visuals. Aug 25

Fri, Aug 26

Singapore Night Festival: The Wheel House

FESTIVAL
Gear up for the second and final weekend of the Singapore Night Festival, with a block party on Armenian Street, dazzling projections on heritage buildings and lots more. Here are seven things you should check out at the festival. Aug 26-27

PARADE
8Q at the Singapore Art Museum will be the site of a zentai parade. Go and gawk or sign up to be a part of the festivities. More info here. Aug 26

MUSIC
The Esplanade is staging three-act opera Puccini Turandot, an Asian twist on the adaptation of a Persian folk tale sung in Italian with English and Chinese subtitles. Tickets from $50. Aug 26-27, 29-30

DANCE
SIFA brings in Dimitris Papaioannou, Greek choreographer (of 2004 Athens Olympics opening ceremony fame), for Still Life, a post-apocalyptic piece inspired by the myth of Sisyphus. Through Aug 27

PICNIC
Plain Vanilla Bakery has turned its Tiong Bahru flagship store into an outdoor garden bringing the summer indoors with workshops, film screenings and exhibitions for their 77-day long picnic event, Picnic Days. Through Aug 28