What: McHappy Day Charity Flea Market
Where: IMM Building, Level 3, Garden Plaza
2 Jurong East Street 21 Singapore 609601
When: 22 November 2009, Sunday, 11am - 3pm
Who: Admission is free of charge

Event Brief:
Missed the recent McDonald's Hello Kitty promotions, the Coke Glass collectibles or even those from yesteryears? Head down to IMM on 22 November to get your favourite limited-edition McDonald's collectible sets and do your part for charity at the carnival!

Items on sale or auction include:

• McDonald's memorabilia and collectibles including 10 sets of 35th Anniversary Hello Kitty Happy Meal toys (36 designs in a set), a Disney's 102 Dalmatians Happy Meal Collectible Box Set and other prized collections from yesteryears
• Limited-edition designer McDonald's T-shirts
• Beautiful art works specially painted by Haig Girls' School students
• Vast collection of movie posters and much more

What: Clean & Green Singapore (CGS) @ North West! 2010
Where: Republic Polytechnic
When: November 8, 2009, 8.00am - 6.00pm
Host: Dr. Teo Ho Pin, Mayor of North West District

Event Brief:
Want to lead an environmentally-friendly lifestyle? Join us in Republic Polytechnic on 8 November (Sun), for a fun-filled day at the Launch of Green Living @ Northwest 2010.

Exciting events are lined up like the DIY Green Vehicle and Kite Making Competitions, Flea Market and concert performances for the whole family.

Learn more about Green Living through interactive games, exhibitions and fun activities with goodies bags and attractive prizes up for grabs. Admission is Free!

Guests of Honour:

1. Mr. Lim Swee Say, Minister, Prime Minister's Office


2. Mr. K. Shanmugan, Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs


3. Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of National Development


4. Mr Liang Eng Hwa, MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC


5. Ms Ellen Lee, MP, Sembawang GRC (Woodlands)


6. Dr Lim Wee Kiak, MP, Sembawang GRC

What: DigiPen ProjectFUN workshop
Where: DigiPen campus at Pixel Building, One-North 10 Central Exchange Green #01-01, Singapore 138649
Who: Secondary One and above
When: 30 November 2009 - 11 December 2009
(2 weeks workshop)
Cost: S$775

Event Brief:
Develop a game in two weeks and discover the use of maths, physics and art in the process!

ProjectFUN workshops use ProjectFUN Editor, a game development kit designed and developed by DigiPen to provide participants with a hands-on introduction to the artistic and engineering processes involved in game design and development. ProjectFUN workshops use game development as a tool to satisfy the following objectives:

Motivate students to learn foundational software engineering concepts such as programming, algorithms and data structures;

Motivate students to understand and discover the role of academic subjects such mathematics, physics, art and the integration of these subjects in the field of software engineering;

Improve problem-solving, analytical, project management and presentation skills of students using project-based, hands-on approach that requires students to design and implement their own games;

Inspire and encourage the creative attributes of students and to manifest these ideas in playable computer games; and

Educate students on various exciting career opportunities and paths in interactive digital media

For more information: http://singapore.digipen.edu

Contact: Please email projectfun.sg@digipen.edu
or call +65 6577 1900

What: SPECTRA BAILAESTA
Where: The Republic Cultural Centre (TRCC) Theatre
When: 4 and 5 December 2009, 7:30pm
Tickets*: $20, $15
* Not inclusive of handling fee, available at GATECRASH (www.gatecrash.com.sg)

Event Brief:
Witness the beauty of dance represented by colours in the form of energy, creativity, originality and vigour in this festival of dance (Bailar + Fiesta)!

SPECTRA - BAILAESTA is a kaleidoscopic showcase of a hybrid of dance featuring modern contemporary and Asian ethnic dance by young dance talents along with young and aspiring choreographers and experienced dance artists.

Featuring choreography by Peter Gn, SPROUTS competition winner Gianti Gaidi and finalist Khairul Shahrin Johry (Maya Dance Theatre), Arvind Naidu, Zulfikar Ali, Sufri Juwahir, Ajith Bhaskaran Das from Suvarna Fine Arts (Malaysia).

SPECTRA BAILAESTA features high energy performances by dancers from Maya Dance Theatre (MDT), ASPIRE programme (MDT) ERA Dance Theatre, Dian Dancers and Suvarna Fine Arts.

Join us for a night of youth vibrancy and a celebration of dance!

Contact information: 6298 0996 or e-mail Info@MayaDanceTheatre.org

For more details and ticket discounts, visit www.MayaDanceTheatre.org

What: Colourful Palette of Five Highlights in 2009 Programme
Where: The Republic Cultural Centre: All activities will be held at various TRCC venues such as the 1000-seat Theatre, the 300-seat Studio and the versatile 120-seat Lab (Black box).
When: March - November 2009
Who: Open to general public

Event Brief:
HEARTS (March - December)
It is often thought that in bad economic times the arts would take a back seat while bread and butter issues take the fore front.

However, RP believe that when times are bad, the arts have to play a bigger role in uplifting the spirit of the masses by refreshing their minds and strengthening their hearts.

With HEARTS, RP will be collaborating with the Tan Ean Kiam Service Learning Centre and the National Arts Council to engage the public through:

• having established arts groups at RP to adopt an institution of their choice and work with the residents and beneficiaries to learn a new art form and even perform together at the one the many performance platforms provided by RP
• supplying at least 20 performance items to community and charitable events in the area when required
• organising performance with established arts groups and make it available to the less privilege

Momentum 2009 (25 - 30 May)
Momentum 2009 is a much needed platform to showcase some of the best dance groups to be found in schools and institution of higher learning in Singapore. It is also an opportunity to encourage creativity in dance and promotion of original works of various dance genres.

Hailing from last year's success, the second season's line-up brings together a series of workshops, film screenings, talks, photo exhibition and a final two-day dance showcase of the various genres of dance presented by 15 schools and institutions of higher learning which include:

• RP Dance Groups (Hip Hop, Modern Dance, Social Dance, Malay Cultural Group, Indian Cultural Group, Capoeira and Wushu)
• NUS Dance Ensemble
• SMU's Cadeiras Latinas
• Evergreen Secondary School
• Dance Spectrum International
  

IGNITE!' 2009 (24 and 25 July)
IGNITE!' 2009 is a two-day free music festival featuring independent local bands of mixed genres, selected based on popular demand and (musical) technical abilities.

As an expansion of last year's hugely popular IGNITE! 2008, several younger school-based bands will be selected to share the limelight with their local role models.

IGNITE!' 2009 is also a youth-driven music festival where much of the programming, negotiations with artistes, production, marketing and fringe activities are carried out by students who employ skills from the various diplomas related to music, event production, marketing and arts management.

This year this festival which is seen as the precursor to Baybeats in the local music scene hopes to attract around 6000 people from around the island and even from across the Causeway!

So, come and ignite your passion for music at our very own "Woodstock" at Woodlands.

Reflections 2009 (29 Oct - 20 Nov)
Reflections 2009 reflects the vibrant arts culture among our youth as well as facilitates a deeper reflection into how our youth perceive the arts, express their arts and how they like to experience their arts.

Into its third year, the community arts festival will feature 25 performances, workshops, mass arts events and a visual arts exhibition over a period of 3 weeks.

With last year's overwhelming response from 21,000 people, the organisers intend to reach out to over 30,000 people this year.

For more information, visit http://www.rp.edu.sg/