We are heading towards August already, but there’s still some kick left in July. Head to a classical music concert, have cocktails with friends or check out a dining pop-up at Vida Rica Bar, there’s something interesting to see and do for everyone. There are also plenty of Art Macao events to appreciate, so be sure to check out our selection of what to do on the last weekend of the month!
What Are You Thinking? Picture Book by Un Chi Wai
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Taipa Village Cultural Association is proud to present their first solo exhibition entitled “What Are You Thinking? Picture Book by Un Chi Wai” created by talented Macau illustration artist Un Chi Wai. The exhibition showcases a self-published picture book which addresses daydreaming–a normal phenomenon occurring in everyone’s daily life including both children and adults. The storyline of this picture book has an open ending that’s subject to the reader’s own interpretation and imagination, hence making it an entertaining reading experience for parents and grownups.
When: July 24–September 30, 2019
Where: Taipa Village Art Space, 10 Rua dos Clérigos, Taipa Village
How much: Free admission
For more information, check the official website or their website, call +853 2857 6118 or send an email to [email protected]
Israeli Pop-Up: Imperial Craft x Vida Rica
This pop-up is a block party presented by chef Aliran Samorai and mixologist Shauli Edelman from Tel Aviv. Hidden within the Imperial Hotel of Tel Aviv, Imperial Craft Cocktail Bar is a creation of veteran bartenders of the city, to create a temple to the lost art of the cocktail. Guest chef Aliran Samorai and bartender Shauli Edelman will present a menu related to the heart of the city itself to the discerning visitors of the pop-up.
When: Wednesday–Saturday, 6:00pm–11:00pm, July 24–27, 2019
Where: Vida Rica Bar, Mandarin Oriental, Macau, 945 Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen, NAPE, Macau
For more info and bookings, call +853 8805 8928 or send an email to [email protected]
Art Macao: International Art Exhibition
As the main venue of “Art Macao: International Art Exhibition”, the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) showcases artworks selected by hotels and integrated resorts, seeking to reveal the charm of contemporary visual arts in a variety of forms, including paintings, ceramic, sculptures, interactive installations and multimedia. Under the theme of “diversity”, it showcases the reality of social culture and artistic creation through crossover cooperation. By joining forces, several different hotels and properties lent their own art pieces in exhibition for MAM to show all, in a single place, several art forms from different epochs and times.
The exhibition showcases works by Caroline Yi Cheng, Thilo Heinzmann, Herb Alpert, Refik Anadol, Gabrielle Wambaugh, Jennifer Wen Ma, Vipoo Srivilasa, Wu Guanzhong, Stéphane Bolongaro, Wang Dongling, Jason Walker, Paulo Corte-Real and many others. From video installations to painted murals, sculptures to paintings and so on, there is an array of contemporary art pieces to enjoy and appreciate in an exhibition really worth your while.
When: Tuesdays–Sundays, 10:00am–7:00pm, June 6–October 7, 2019
Where: 2nd floor, Macao Museum of Art, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, NAPE, Macau (no admittance after 6:30pm)
How much: Free admission
For more information, check here
Kirill Gerstein and The Macao Orchestra
Celebrating Romanticism, Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Macao Orchestra, Lu Jia, joins hands with renowned pianist Kirill Gerstein to present the fabulous “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”, in a wonderful dialogue between two generations of piano virtuosos. In the second part of the concert, Macao Orchestra will perform Schubert’s “Ninth Symphony”, a work that embodies the maintenance and and the rebirth of the classical tradition in the Romantic period. A much-anticipated performance!
The concert features Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C Major, “The Great”. Rachmaninoff offers a wonderful dialogue between two generations of virtuoso piano masters and Schubert’s work embodied the continuation and renaissance of the classical tradition in the romantic period and the peak of poetry and imagination in Schubert’s late works.
When: Saturday, 8:00pm, July 27, 2019
Where: Macao Cultural Centre, Avenida Xian Xing Hai s/n, NAPE, Macau
How much: MOP $150–400
For ticketing, please visit www.macauticket.com
For more information, check the event’s website
Light Night Market at Fisherman’s Wharf
Light Night Market at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf is definitely suitable for families and groups of friends. It features a traditional teahouse, and a food street that measures 95 metres in length. The market includes a variety of events such as a vintage-toy exhibition, dragon and lion dance displays, a vintage car party, a parent-child vintage fashion show and access to amenities including an inflatable castle for children over the course of its five-month residence.
When: Fridays–Sundays, 5:00pm to 10:00pm, April 18–August 11, 2019
Where: Macau Fisherman’s Wharf, Avenida da Amizade E Avenida, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Macau
How much: Free admission
For more information, call +853 6229 8000 or check their website
Bar Awards on Tour at Vida Rica Bar
A celebration of achievements and excellence in the bar community featuring a series of renowned bartenders showcasing the best of cocktails. Presented by four international bar teams that include Tep Bar, Jigger and Pony, Coley and Imperial Craft.
Started by Tron Young in 2014 in Singapore, The Bar Awards expanded to the neighboring cities Hong Kong (in 2016), as well as Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur in 2017 in light of the cocktail and better bar culture sweeping across the region in recent years.
When: Saturday, 9:00pm–1:00am, July 27, 2019
Where: Vida Rica Bar, Mandarin Oriental, Macau, 945 Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen, NAPE, Macau
For more information, call +853 8805 8928 or send an email to [email protected]
Splendid China: The Macao Chinese Orchestra Season Closing Concert
Under the baton of Music Director and Principal Conductor of The Macao Chinese Orchestra, Liu Sha, this season closing concert kicks off with “Cantonese Classics”, a piece of Chinese traditional music featuring elements of Guangdong music. It is written in a concerto for orchestra, highlighting the superb playing technique of the orchestra.
This is followed by the world premiere of Fantasy for Macao No. 2, a suona concerto commissioned by the Macao Chinese Orchestra to famous composer Kuan Nai-chung, which is themed on the land and the ocean. Fantasy for Macao No. 2 is based upon elements of the “saltwater song” popularized among the boat dwellers and of the traditional Portuguese folk music, conveying the aspirations of the Chinese and Portuguese for peace and happiness.
When: 8:00pm, Friday, July 26, 2019
Where: Grand Auditorium, Macao Cultural Centre, Avenida Xian Xing Hai s/n, NAPE, Macau
How much: MOP $80–150
For more information, head to the event’s website
