Events
Binus School Serpong Holds 2nd Indoor Archery National Championship 2017
After the success of the first event, Binus School Serpong will hold the 2nd Binus Indoor Archery National Championship at its Sjuman Hall from 22 to 24 April. Archery is one of the school’s extracurricular programmes on junior and senior high level. 631 participants from different levels, both local and from abroad, will compete in six different
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A Culinary Celebration in Ubud
Once again, Ubud will become a culinary hotspot as the popular Ubud Food Festival (UFF) is set to return from12 to 14 May. Already in its third edition, this year’s festival promises to be more exciting than ever, with an incredible line up and many masterclasses and special events in the pipeline. More than 100
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“Love in Diversity” – A Wedding Exhibition by DoubleTree Jakarta
Are you planning to tie the knot soon and still need some inspiration on how to plan the perfect day? Head over to the DoubleTree by Hilton Jakarta-Diponegoro to visit the wedding exhibition “Love in Diversity”, which will be held from 28 to 30 April in collaboration with Bella Donna. Combining an indoor and outdoor venue concept,
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Culinary and Social Adventures with Chef Petty Elliott
Indonesian cuisine may not be as famous as Chinese, Korean, Japanese, or Thai. But celebrity chef Petty Elliott, who hails from Manado, aims to change that and put Indonesia on the world’s culinary map with the recently launched “Jakarta Bites”—a cooking bible for those wanting to master the spicy and savoury dishes from the archipelago.
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Jakarta Concerts in May
It may be interesting to note that a “historically accurate” performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor opus 37 entails the pianist to perform from memory, reading a mostly empty score containing what appear to be Egyptian hieroglyphs here and there, serving as clues intelligible only to the performer while giving secret glances at
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Sultan Hotel & Residence Jakarta to Host Boyzlife Concert
The music scene of the 1990s and early 2000s was partly dominated by a number of boybands, whose songs melted many a girl’s heart. Boyzone and Westlife were two of the most popular groups at the time – those who are still mourning their break up can now rejoice as Brian McFadden (Westlife) and Keith
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Grand Indonesia Celebrates Eight Years Anniversary
Grand Indonesia, one of the most popular shopping malls located in the city center of Jakarta, is celebrating its eighth anniversary under the theme “Celebreight” with a range of activities until 28 May. Collaborating with rising Indonesian photographer Denny Tjan, Grand Indonesia holds a photography exhibition titled “Indonesia Kita” at Skybridge Level 1 until 28 May.
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Danamon Opens Registration for “Danamon Run 2017”
PT Bank Danamon Indonesia invites sports enthusiasts and runners to mark their calendars on 10 September and participate in the “Danamon Run 2017”. Registration opened on 24 May through the official website www.danamonrun.com. This is the first time for Bank Danamon Indonesia to organize a race. Therefore, the company collaborates with renowned race organizer MESA Race in order
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Summer Vacation Inspiration for Music Lovers
Jakarta music lovers are in for a treat thanks in part to the Jakarta Simfonia Orchestra’s courage to tackle Schubert’s challenging Symphony No.9, called the ‘Great’ for good reason. Date/Time: 10 June, 5 pm Venue: Aula Simfonia Jakarta Programme: Fugue in G minor BWV 578 (J.S. Bach); Piano Concerto Op.16 (Grieg); Symphony No. 9, D.944,
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Celebrating The Spirit Of The Nation
The Sanur Village Festival, held from 9 to 13 August in Bali, aims to awaken the country’s spirit of unity. Throughout Indonesia’s long and oftentimes tumultuous history, the country has always unified under ‘Bhinneka Tunggal Ika’ (Unity in Diversity). These values of acceptance, tolerance and mutual respect will celebrated in this year’s annual Sanur Village
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ASEAN Literary Festival Goes Beyond Imagination
The ASEAN Literary Festival (ALF), the first and only literary event to focus primarily on works by authors from the region, will be held from 3 to 6 August in Jakarta’s Kota Tua this year. “A fondness for reading properly directed, must be an education in itself,” Jane Austen wrote in her novel “Mansfield Park”.
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Jakarta Concerts in August
Which great musical or literary figure has never produced a work inspired directly or indirectly by Goethe’s Faust? Heinrich Heine, has been quoted as saying that every person should write a Faust, and he did write his. Beethoven, Wagner, Berlioz, Schumann, Lizst, Sarasate all did too, and the list goes on. The first written record of
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Gran Melia Jakarta Celebrates Mooncake Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival, widely known as the mooncake festival, is a celebration of family unity symbolized by a full moon. The mooncake festival falls on the 15th of the 8th month based on the calculation of the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, Tien Chao at Gran Melia Jakarta presents a showcase of exquisite and delectable