July has arrived, and we couldn’t be more excited! We’ve heavily inspected the lineup of events in Macau this summer, and it looks like we’re in for a treat. July kicks the hot months off with a bang. There are a series of dining promotions, free exhibitions, and festivals all competing for your time and attention – there are so many things to do in Macau. We’ve compiled our lowdown on the hottest happenings just for you. So scroll on, dear reader, and take your pick to plan your calendar this month. Happy reading, and have a good month ahead!
PINK GOLD & BLACK PEARLS AFTERNOON TEA AT THE ST. REGIS BAR
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Inspired by the limited-edition jewelry piece designed by Bao Bao Wan, a renowned jewelry designer with a natural understanding of the juxtaposition of Western and traditional Chinese tea culture, The St. Regis Macao will be launching a special afternoon tea experience – Pink Gold & Black Pearls. The special afternoon tea takes things to the next level, with an exquisite 18k rose gold teapot pendant as the centrepiece. The exclusive teapot represents the designer’s own interpretation of the afternoon tea ritual. The menu includes a mouth-watering selection of sweets, including a strawberry cheese cupcake, freshly baked scones with Devonshire clotted cream and savories like dill tea sandwiches with Baikal caviar.
Guests will also be invited to join a contest to win a Bao Bao Wan pendant of their own valued at USD $1,094, as well as an all-inclusive stay at The St. Regis Macao valued at MOP $3,888. To participate, simply take a creative snap of one of their special-edition teapot cookies while you enjoy their afternoon tea experience and upload it via Instagram with the hashtag #stregiswanbaobao. The results will be announced on July 13 with a grand prize winner announced along with 10 runners-up.
When: 2:00pm–5:30pm, June 23 onwards
Where: The St. Regis Bar, The St. Regis Macao, Estrada Do Istmo, S/N, Cotai
How much: MOP $388++ for two persons
Snap & Win Photo Contest: June 23 – July 9
For more information please call +853 8113 3700 or visit www.stregismacao.com
CELEBRATE THE FIFA WORLD CUP AT GRAND LAPA MACAU
There’s still plenty of action left in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the Vasco Bar and Lounge at Grand Lapa is the place to watch it. The lounge at Grand Lapa celebrates the international soccer competition with a unique FIFA afternoon tea set, where you will be served a golden soccer ball surrounded with many exquisite savory and sweet treats. Smash each ball open to reveal a variety of delicious candies or – if you’re lucky – a lucky draw coupon to win awesome prizes including food and beverage vouchers for the hotel’s signature restaurants and soccer merchandise such as team shirts and hats. Seats are limited so make sure you book your seats early and reserve one of their specially made golden soccer balls. Of course, you can enjoy a match or two as well at their Atrium area which has live coverage of the FIFA World Cup games on Fridays and Saturdays with a special ‘buy-one-get-one-free’ deal on beers, wines and standard cocktails offered for the duration of the matches.
When: Thursday—Saturday, June 14—July 16,
Where: Vasco Bar and Lounge, Grand Lapa Hotel, No.956-1110 Avenida da Amizade, Macau
How much: FIFA afternoon tea set is MOP $468 for two persons, MOP $100 per person (to watch the matches in the Atrium area if no drinks are consumed)
For more information please call +853 8793 3831 or visit www.grandlapa.com
THE 3RD MACAO INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FEST AT CINEMATHEQUE-MACAU
The third Macao International Documentary Film Festival (MOIDF), a collaboration between Cinematheque-Passion and Comuna de Han-Ian, returns to Macau in July. With ‘Envision/the World’ as the main curatorial concept, the festival explores what it means to not submit to the difficulties of reality and enable the imagination to create a new vision with which to comprehend the world instead. 28 outstanding documentary films from different parts of the world, including Mainland China, Europe, USA, and Japan will be featured.
Independent Japanese director HARA Kazuo, who is recognized as one of the most important contemporary documentary filmmakers in Asia is the Director-in-Focus and he will be attending the festival to meet and share insights with the audience. All of his five documentaries: Goodbye CP, Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974, The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On, A Dedicate Life, and Sennan Asbestos Disaster will be screening to Macau audiences. Definitely a golden opportunity not to be missed.
When: July 14—August 4
Where: Cinematheque-Passion, 13 Travessa da Paixão, Macao
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For more details and information please contact +8532 852 2585 and [email protected] or visit their Facebook page and official website
ALTER EGO – A SERIES OF SIX EXHIBITIONS IN MACAU
This is part of the annual Arts Exhibition between China and Portuguese-speaking countries which will see 27 artists unveil their new works in Macau. Curated by the Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto (also known as Vhils and Pauline Foessel), the works will be shown across six individual exhibitions from July 8 to September 9, all inspired by the theme of ‘Alter Ego’ – they aim to visually envision a striking journey resulting in aesthetically rich and moving results.
Each exhibition is an independent concept with its own unique character that includes the words and perspectives of the artist, and together they all form one symbiotic collection entwined by a common premise. The final part of the sequence curated by Francisco Vidal (Portugal & Angola) is appropriately named Alter Ego, and it concludes the process with a thought-provoking incursion into the understanding that while we are all seemingly different, we are also all fundamentally the same.
When: 10:00am—7:00pm, July 8—September 9 (closed on Mondays)
Where: The Navy Yard No. 1, Rua de S. Tiago da Barra, Macao
How much: Free
For more information please call +853 8988 4000 or visit www.icm.gov.mo
CHINA AND PORTUGUESE SPEAKING COUNTRIES FILM FESTIVAL 2018
For over the past few years, Chinese and Portuguese films have been catching the attention of the world. They’ve earned their acclamation in different international film festivals and have edged themselves into the box office, winning the appreciation of larger audiences. Sitting in between these two cultures, Macau is in a profound and historic position to take this all in.
This festival will be a cinematographic exchange between the two speaking countries with the aim of introducing Portuguese films to Chinese Macau audiences and Chinese films to the Portuguese community, along with a series of invaluable films and documentaries. There is a total of 24 films and documentaries in three sessions.
When: June 30—July 13
Where: Cinematheque-Passion, 13 Travessa da Paixão, Macao
For more details and information please call +853 2852 2585 or email [email protected] or visit their official website for show rundown.
