5 Things To Do This Week in Singapore: 28th March to 3rd April 2016

PUBLISHED March 28th, 2016 06:00 am | UPDATED May 14th, 2018 01:06 pm

This week, push the boundaries of whisky drinking with Toast the Macallan and Toy Factory Productions’s contemporary LGBT play, Grind. Also on our radar are WOOBAR’s special edition of ladies night Heel Before Me in collaboration with Yves Saint Laurent, Refuge’s first anniversary party, and a weekend market for fresh local produce and handicrafts.

GRIND

Toy Factory Productions‘s GRIND is a tapestry of stories involving 4 local gay men,written & directed by award-winning director & playwright Goh Boon Teck. Featuring a young and dynamic cast (the eloquent Mitchell Fang, theatre director Stanley Seah, new face Chong Woon Yong, and local singer Juni Goh), GRIND is set against the background of conservative Singapore as it explores the intimate themes of lust, love & family.

Grind – A Contemporary Gay Play is running from 29 March to 2 April 2016 at the Drama Centre Blackbox at 3pm, and 8pm. Tickets are priced at $42, and are available here.

Toast The Macallan At The Black Swan

After its inaugural success last year, Toast The Macallan returns for five days at The Black Swan, which will be transformed into The Macallan Restaurant and Bar over this week. The multi-sensory world includes a specially created decompression room to neutralise your senses as you prepare for whisky tasting. Most importantly, Toast the Macallan marks the official unveiling of The Macallan Edition No. 1.

Toast The Macallan is happening from 30 March 2016 to 3 April 2016 at The Black Swan. For the event calendar and tickets, please click here. 

WOOBAR presents Heel Before Me: Highly Addictive

Kick up your heels, ladies, and strut your style at a special edition of WOOBAR’s Heel Before Me! You’re invited to experience the glamrock sister of Yves Saint Laurent’s Beaute’s signature scent – Black Opium.

Following the event, enjoy drinks at 50% off all the way till midnight, and 1-for-1 offers on champagne bottles. Plus, best dressed Black Opium look of the night wins a gift worth $400.

Heel Before Me: Highly Addictive is happening on Wednesday, 30 March 2016 at WOOBAR at W Singapore from 7.30pm to 9pm. Admission is free ($36++ for free-flow champagne). First 200 guests receive an exclusive door gift. For reservations, please call 6808 7258 or email to [email protected].

Refuge One Year Anniversary Party

A year has past at Refuge and join them on Friday night, as they toast to another year ahead. Bringing the house down are Andrew Chow & NashD in the club, get irie with Nez, Submergeg and Rumshort with Dub, and Reggae and Dancehall at the Lounge. Look out for exclusive giveaways of their limited edition Refuge snapbacks.

Refuge One Year Anniversary is happening 1 April 2016 at Refuge. Admission is free.

Open Farm Community Social Market #4

Over the weekend, head to Open Farm Community to chill, bag some local and fresh produce, and celebrate the great outdoors. In spirit of the market, do bring your best tote bags forward. Don’t have one? A limited edition OFC Social Market tote bag, specially designed in-house by Spa Esprit Group, is available at the Open Farm Community cafe.

Open Farm Community Social Market #4 is happening on 2 & 3 April 2016 at Open Farm Community from 10am to 4pm. Admission is free. For a full list of vendors and more details, check out the event page here.