PUBLISHED November 2nd, 2014 04:00 pm | UPDATED March 28th, 2016 10:10 am
Your calendar might look a little empty now that the spooky season is well over (we’re sure you attended your fair share of parties), but there’re still loads to do this week in our tiny city. From getting a head start on Christmas shopping to great German flicks, and maybe some adult fun on the weekend, check out our top 5 things to do:
IndoChine Green Festival 2014
In its 11th year, The IndoChine Group has been championing green causes like conservation and sustainable environments for 11 years through their Green Festival. This four-day event will see celebrities and experts inspiring us to do care more for Mother Earth, such as the Wildlife Conservation Club forum held in collaboration with the African Apes this year. Foodies, check out their 5-course sustainable cusine dinner with wine pairing at their Club Street restaurant on Thursday.
IndoChine Green Festival 2014 is running 5-8 November 2014. For more information, see their Facebook Page.
Boutiques at Pit Building
With a theme like Spoil Those You Love – Spoil Yourself, this pop-up shopping extravaganza will leave you very happy, albeit with lighter pockets (they take cash, plastic, and cheques, so no excuses folks). Expect more than 100 vendors and brands like Killari Jewellery, homeware from The Weave Co., and Matter, who work with artists in India to produce pretty pants in unique fabrics and patterns. You can also chill out at the Paper + White Lounge and indulge in a glass of vino or two.
Boutiques is happening 6 November, 10am-8pm, and 7 November 2014, 10am-3pm, at The Pit Building, 1 Republic Boulevard, Singapore 038975. For the latest updates, see their Facebook Page.
German Film Festival 2014
The 18th year of the German Film Festival also marks the historical anniversaries like the centenary of World War I and the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, so in commemoration, films like Diplomacy and Merry Christmas have joined the line-up of 40 movies to be screened. Other shows we’re looking forward to include Age of Cannibals (touted as the German version of The Wolf of Wall Street) and arthouse production Stations of the Cross, which takes a look at religious fundamentalism.
German Film Festival is running 6-16 November 2014. For more information and tickets, see website.
Villa Sunplaza/Time Lost Falling in Love
Independent online art gallery Thieves Market is presenting their first solo show for homegrown artist, Rizibe, who’ll be putting up an idyllic narrative of urban emancipation revolving around a fictitious villa on the Island of the Gods, Bali and the city dwellers it attracts. Expect a familiar story unfolding across Rizibe’s prints, paintings, and drawings of various scales and marvel in his ability to capture the ephemeral quality in life.
Villa Sunplaza – Time Lost Falling in Love is happening 7 November 7pm till late, 8-12 November 2014, 12pm-8pm, at Artspace @ 222, 222 Queen Street, #02-03, Singapore 188550. For more information, see their Facebook Page.
Adult Playground
If you guys are like us and are fans of sports and music, check out Adult Playground, where alternative sporting experiences will take centrestage. We’ve already raved about the 5 activities we’re excited to try like Archery Tag and Hamster Wheel, and we’re glad that the organizers are not neglecting our other needs by having food trucks The Travelling C.O.W and Kerbside Gourmet as part of the festival. From 5-7pm, party on with beloved local music-makers The Sam Willows, Jack & Rai, and Gentle Bones.
Adult Playground is happening 8 November 2014, 10am-7pm, at Siloso Beach, Sentosa. For more information, see our feature here, and see website for tickets.
Top Image: Merry Christmas (German Film Festival) and Jetpack (Adult Playground)
Written by Emily S