5 Things to Do This Week In Singapore: 11th to 17th January 2016

We hope everyone is enjoying 2016 so far!

This week, we’re looking forward to art, beats, and snacks at SPRMRKT; a premiere dance production by the newly formed Soul Signature; Applehops’ first ever artisan beer party; Aliwal Street’s annual art fest; and a public market to fulfil all our Chinese New Year sartorial needs.

My Tokyo State of Mind by Zane Fix: Private Launch Party

SPRMRKT and Articulate Consulting presents “My Tokyo State of Mind”, Jap Pop artist Zane Fix‘s first solo exhibition in Singapore. Hailing from New York and highly inspired by Japanese Pop Culture, Zane creates bold, dramatic and energetic graphic prints seamlessly interchanging elements of Rock’n’Roll with modern icons from both the East and the West.

Expect indie rock beats by Terrence Tan aka DJ Jinmart & Ginette Chittick, modern Asian snacks provided by SPRMRKT, with a special pastry feature by Amiral Patissiere, and Japanese craft beer by Eastern Craft all night long.

My Tokyo State of Mind by Zane Fix: Private Launch Party is happening on Thursday, 14 January 2016, 7pm at SPRMRKT. Walk-ins are available with limited slots. For more details, check out the event page here.

Reverberate – Soul Signature

Reverberate is a premiere contemporary dance production produced and created by new dance initiative, Soul Signature. The production is led by Sufri Juwahir, in collaboration with Sheriden Newman. Both dance artists come from a different background of dance and culture, yet they discover ways to connect and express themselves through dance together.

Reverberate – Soul Signature is happening on 15 & 16 January 2016, 8pm, at Goodman Arts Centre. Tickets are priced from $16 to $25, and are available here.

Applehops Beer Bash

APPLEHOPS‘s first ever beer event will be held in conjunction with their second birthday this weekend at Gillman Barracks! Festival goers can expect a great selection of awesome craft beers on tap and bottles from an impressive list of reknown brewers like Beavertown, Buxton Brewery, Brew by Numbers,  B.Nektar, Siren Craft Brew, Oskar Blues, and more.

Applehops Beer Bash 2016 is happening on Saturday, 16 January 2016, 4pm, at Red Baron. For more details, check out the event page here.

Aliwal Urban Art Festival

Aliwal Urban Art Festival is an annual celebration of Singapore cool. Get down to a carefully-curated selection of art inspired by international street culture. The third edition of the Festival is headlined by a street art exhibition titled Cannot be Bo(a)rded. Other #AliwalUAF16 highlights include: music performances by Singaporean bands, DJs, rappers and live graffiti by urban outfit, RSCLs.

Aliwal Urban Art Festival 2016 is happening on Saturday, 16 January 2016 at Aliwal Arts Center from 5pm till late. For more information, please click here.

Public Garden Lunar New Year 2016

To meet the needs of festive shoppers, the vendors at Public Garden Lunar New Year 2016 will be launching goods which are suitable for the festive season! Shoppers will find a good mix of fashion, accessories, home decor, furniture and more.

Public Garden Lunar New Year 2016 is happening on 16 & 17 January 2016 at UE Convention Centre from 1pm to 7pm. For more details and a list of vendors, check out the Public Garden page here.


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Gary is one of those proverbial jack of all trades… you know the rest. When not writing about lifestyle and culture, he dabbles in photography, graphic design, plays four instruments and is a professional wearer of bowties. His greatest weakness: spending more money on clothes than he probably should. Find him across the social world as @grimlay