A wonderful weekend awaits with fantastic reasons to explore the city we live in and love. Head to the Venetian Macao for the International Travel Expo and discover new ways to experience Macau. We curate the best events for you to watch out for each weekend, so get out there and have fun!
5TH MACAO INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL (INDUSTRY) EXPO
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A major annual gathering for the tourism industry in Macau, the expo addresses the six major tourism categories of dining, accommodation, transportation, entertainment, sightseeing, and shopping. It will feature travel agencies, hotels, scenic spots, world heritage, intangible cultural heritage, tourism transportation, tourism-extended services, tourism supermarkets, tourism media and tourism e-commerce, as well as other tourism-related services. Participants include tour operators and other tourism-related entities and enterprises from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and overseas. Learn more about the rich tourism resources of Macau and other participating entities at the expo.
When: July 7–9, 2017
Where: Hall D, Cotai Expo of The Venetian Macao, Estrada da Baia de Nossa Senhora da Esperanca, Taipa
How much: Free admission
For more details, visit www.facebook.com/CMITC.MITE or contact +853 2870 3707
THE 2ND MACAO INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FEST
The 2nd Macao International Documentary Film Festival (MOIDF) is a collaboration between Cinematheque Passion and Comuna de Han-Ian. With “Time” and “Growth” as the two main curatorial concepts, and “Image of Time” as the theme, 27 outstanding documentary films from different places in the world will be featured in Macau.
The festival will also feature other award-winning documentary films, including “Still Tomorrow” (Best Chinese Documentary at the Amsterdam Film Festival), “Life, Animated” (nominated for the 89th edition of the Oscar Awards), “Le Moulin” (Best Documentary at the Golden Horse Awards 2016) and “Snuggle” from Hong Kong.
Naomi Kawase, the festival’s director-in-focus, has been critically-acclaimed as the most important contemporary Japanese director. Six documentary films by Naomi will be shown, including “Embracing” (1992, awarded at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 1995), and “Suzaku” (awarded the Caméra d’Or at the 50th Cannes International Film Festival when she was only 28).
When: July 8–21, 2017
Where: Cinematheque-Passion, 13 Travessa da Paixao, Macau
How much: MOP $60
For more details, contact +853 2852 2585 or visit www.cinematheque-passion.mo
BOK FESTIVAL
BOK Festival explores the prospect and potential of the theater with ideas of “connect”, “strive”, and “fight”. Celebrating five years since its launch, it has become an anticipated event in the local community. This year, it focuses on the audience dynamics. With the understanding of the need for more dynamic audiences in theater, more nonverbal and nonliteral interaction, it sought to address such a dilemma. Apart from staying in darkness to watch, weep, and giggle, audiences could and do imagine, move, participate, and even intrude in theater works. Walking out of the theater is certainly included in their options as well. This is how audience dynamics form.
When: June 28–July 9, 2017
Where: Art Garden, 265 Avenida do Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues, and Old Court Building, 459 Av. da Praia Grande, Macau
For more details, contact www.bokfestival.com
A TRIBUTE TO BRUCE LEE JKD “BE WATER MY FRIEND”
This tribute to legendary master Bruce Lee celebration event is for global martial artists to come together to celebrate and remember his lifetime achievement and his contributions to martial arts. It is a tribute to his theory in martial arts known as Jeet Kune Do. An extraordinary one-night event combined with seven different types of live martial arts battles with professional live music performance and DJ.
When: 8:00pm, July 8, 2017
Where: Cotai Arena, The Venetian Macao, Estrada da Baia de Nossa Senhora da Esperanca, Cotai
How much: VIP Reserve—MOP $1,680, A Reserve—MOP $1,280, B Reserve—MOP $380, C Reserve—MOP $280
For more details, visit www.venetianmacao.com
RESTLESS NATURE—WOODEN SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
This summer, Taipa Village Cultural Association proudly presents local accomplished artist Tong Chong’s wooden sculpture exhibition Restless Nature.
He showcases his new collection reflecting three years of meticulous research into sculpting with plywood. In this new series of sculptures, each piece took at least four to six months to finish due to gluing procedures, while the sculpting itself is a process which requires physical and psychological stamina that cannot be taken lightly.
This tells us about Chong’s character, as it is embodied in each piece: the perseverance to achieve his goals and a restless soul eager to evolve and perfect his technical skills.
When: July 5–September 6, 2017
Where: Taipa Village Art Space, 10 Rua dos Clerigos, Taipa, Macau
How much: Free admission
For more details, contact +853 2857 6118 or visit www.taipavillagemacau.com
NAAM THAI RESTAURANT HOSTS COOKING CLASSES
Get a chance to learn how to cook classic Thai dishes with Executive Thai Chef Pairoj at the garden of Michelin-recommended restaurant, Naam. It’s a great opportunity to master your cooking skills and to dine with a charming view of the beautifully landscaped swimming pool and lush tropical gardens, while savoring magnificent tastes of authentic Thai cuisine.
When: Every Sunday, 3pm–6pm, July 9–August 27, 2017
Where: Grand Lapa, 956–1110 Avenida da Amizade, Macau
How much: MOP $600 per person per class
Inquiries: +853 2856 7888, www.grandlapa.com
Photo credit: O Clarim Macau
FEAST OF ST. ROQUE
One of the oldest and most important traditions in Macau, the Parish of St. Lazarus will celebrate the Feast of St. Roque—“The Patron Saint against Plague”—with a solemn mass at 9:30am, followed by a procession of the statue of St. Roque around 10:30am, which will wind through the surrounding streets of the district. Prayers and music ensembles will accompany the procession.
When: July 9, 2017
Where: St. Lazarus Church, 11 Adro de Sao Lazaro, Macau
How much: Free admission
For more information, contact +853 2837 3094
STEFANA FRATILA ASIA TOUR LIVE IN LMA
Stefana Fratila is a Romanian-born composer, performer, and sound artist based in Toronto, Canada. Set to perform at the LMA as part of her Asia tour, she has been composing for dance and theatre productions as well as creating and performing sound pieces in public gallery spaces, like “December 6th 1989” (in memory of the women killed twenty-seven years ago at École Polytechnique in Montréal) and “no history” (a gesture towards bearing witness to ongoing colonial violence and in enacting settler-shame across Canada).
Most recently, she took part in the international sound art project, Sacred Sounds: City and Memory. She also released a single and video, “Dancing”, via Young Botanist Records on VHS, written in response to the gender-based violence she has experienced, envisioned in protest of the suffocating and unsafe environment of the male-dominated electronic music scenes, and that of the broader music industry.
When: Friday, July 7, 2017
Where: Live Music Association (LMA), 11B San Mei Industrial Building, 50 Avenida do Coronel Mesquita, Macau
How much: At the door: MOP $120
For more details, visit www.facebook.com/LMA.Macau
The Library Bar – Bar Stories, Chapter 4
The Library Bar from Singapore, also known as funky bar heaven, pops up at Vida Rica Bar. A secret passcode is needed for admission to a hidden entrance. Be whisked away into a world of fun and whimsical cocktails.
When: July 6–8, 2017
Where: Vida Rica Bar, Mandarin Oriental Macau, 945 Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen, NAPE, Macau
For more details, contact +853 8805 8928 or visit www.mandarinoriental.com
GUEST MIXOLOGIST TASHA LU AT BELON
Banyan Tree Macau invites you to discover a new array of creative cocktails prepared by the former head bartender of internationally-recognized Eau-de-Vie bar in Melbourne—Tasha Lu. Come and explore the art of mixing drinks with Tasha!
When: 6:00pm–8:00pm, July 7, 2017
Where: Belon, Banyan Tree Hotel, Galaxy Macau, Estrada da Baia de Nossa Senhora da Esperanca, Cotai
How much: MOP $88–MOP $218
For more details, contact +853 8883 6090 or [email protected]
DISCOVER MACAO: LOCAL INDIES REVISIT
The theme of July’s “Discover Macao: Local Indies Revisited” is “Freelancers, let’s Strive Together!” Don’t miss the two outstanding documentaries made in 2015 that will be screening to support Macau people and Macau films.
“Do It for Yourself” and “The First Decade of Blademark” will both be shown in Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles.
When: July 7–8, 2017
Where: Cinematheque Passion, 13 Travessa da Paixao, Macau
How much: Free admission
For more details, visit www.cinematheque-passion.mo
LAO IP PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Lao Ip Photography Exhibition will be held on July 7 and runs until July 31.
This is the young artist’s solo exhibition and the work is inspired by his travels around the world in places such as Tibet, India, Nepal, Israel, Russia, Turkey. He focusses on the historical record of the road in magnificent scenery, but also records the local people, their way of life, and interesting stories.
When: July 7–31, 2017
Where: MMM Workshop, GF Kam Lei Building, 45 Rua da Barra, Macau
How much: Free admission
For more details, visit www.facebook.com/mmmworkshop
