PUBLISHED February 7th, 2021 06:00 am | UPDATED July 25th, 2024 02:51 pm
Chinese New Year aside, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Whether you’re single or have a special someone, there are plenty of fun things to do this week! Walk through Singapore’s stunning natural landscape, catch a thought-provoking film, visit an exhibition or make art with a loved one.
Rediscover Singapore’s Nature in the Heart of the City
Singapore’s most accessible nature trail, the Rail Corridor, is a 24km route stretching from Woodlands Checkpoint to Tanjong Pagar Railway Station. This guided hike will take you through the south leg of that trail, a leisurely 15km walk from Beauty World MRT station to Seah Im Food Centre at Harbourfront. Adventure through Singapore’s green spaces, through forest growth, streams, grasslands and even small farms. Get to know your city anew.
The Rail Corridor Walk will take place 14 February, 2pm – 6pm. Tickets are S$10 per pax.
Contemplate Your Perception of Photography with Progressive Disintegrations
If you haven’t caught Progressive Disintegrations, this week is your last chance. This exhibition of mixed-media works by artists Chua Chye Teck, Hilmi Johandi and Wei Leng Tay prompts thinking on how we think about who and what we live with, and how we perceive images. How can we re-examine photographs through transformations, fragmentation and remaking?
Progressive Disintegrations is located at Chapel Gallery, Objectifs, 155 Middle Rd, Singapore 188977. The exhibition will end on 10 February. Open Tue – Sat, 12pm – 7pm, and Sun, 12pm – 4pm. Closed Mon. Admission is free.
Watch a Multi-Cultural Romance Unfold, Korean Drama Style
Sayang 사랑 (meaning ‘love’ in Malay and Korean) follows the story of a Singaporean Malay Muslim man and a South Korean woman who have a meet-cute, fall in love, and then struggle with their differences during their relationship. Hussein wants to propose, while Ga In wants to return to Seoul for good. Can they build a happy marriage and let go of the fantasies and ideals that influence them in today’s digital age? Decide Hussein and Ga In’s future this Valentine’s day.
Sayang 사랑 is taking place on 14 February at 3pm and 8pm, at Goodman Arts Centre Blackbox and on Sistic Live. Goodman Arts Centre is located at 90 Goodman Rd, Singapore 439053. Tickets available for purchase via Sistic soon.
Contemplate Politics with The Return
For the politically active, this film (that premiered at the 2015 Venice International Film Critics’ Week) will interest you with its locally relevant themes. The Return is a movie about Wen, a political detainee who is released after many years of imprisonment without trial. Now an old man, he has an uneasy reunion with his children and complex feelings about the transformation his country has made in the time he was away. Past and present collide to force his journey to take a tragic turn. Watch the screening and participate in a Q&A session with the director.
The Return Screening and Q&A will take place on 10 February, 7pm – 9pm at the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art, Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 109443. Book a spot here. Admission is free.
Make Art With A Loved One With Ink & Drink
This special event will teach you how to make something beautiful with a loved one. Enjoy this curated printmaking session, led by linocut specialists How To Ink, paired with samples of Chawan’s premium tea blends. At S$100 per couple, you can learn how to make basic linocut prints as well as get four drinks from Chawan and a box of tea to bring home!
Ink & Drink will take place from 11 February to 14 February at How To Ink, with sessions at 12pm – 2pm and 4pm – 6pm. How To Ink is located at #01-26 Concorde Shopping Centre, 317 Outram Rd, Singapore 169075. Sign up here.
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