Public Garden Flea Market
Looking to go back to the roots of the flea market concept, Public Garden is an alternative to big-box retail with a free spirit. The flea market will feature a mix of 50+ vendors, including Singapore’s best independent businesses and creative individuals. Shoppers can expect an excellent mix of vendors from various industries, including craft, fashion, lifestyle, beauty, publishing and food! This year’s newcomers include Crème Homecraft Parfum, Swirls Bake Shop, Holy Ash and In Merry Motion.
Date: Nov 10 - 11 2012
Time: 1 - 7pm
Venue: MICA Building Level 1 Atrium
Price: Free
Sequencing and Practicing with William Wong
Perfect for beginners and experienced yoga practitioners, this unique two-part workshop will help to improve your understanding of a balanced self or group practice. With his deep passion and extensive experience with teacher trainings and workshops with world-renowned yoga teachers, William will take you through the tools necessary to help in understanding the purpose and importance of a balanced practice. After each session, you will have a deeper understanding of the ways to build good sequences and feel a greater sense of motivation to ensure the continuity of your practice.
Date: Nov 10, 2012
Time: 9am - 12noon & 2 - 5pm
Venue: Pure Yoga, Chevron House
Price: $160 per participant. For more information, visit http://www.pure-yoga.com/en/singapore/pureevents/pt_workshops.php?event_id=2067
BASSIC with Ming, Jeremy Boon, Darren Dubwise & Zeratone
BASSIC brings to you the biggest beats, breaks and bass lines from past, present, and the short-term future in a valiant effort to deafen the universe into submission. One to watch out for, Zeratone, the island's one man Boiler Room makes his Velvet Underground debut joined by the seasoned selector, Syndicate's Darren Dubwise. Velvet Underground-Dance residents, Ming and Jeremy Boon, shy away from reality as they play their fix of low frequencies, all across the board from Hiphop to House, Techno to Trap, Dubstep to Drum & Bass. Unplug to plug in, and let loose.
Date: Nov 9, 2012
Time: 9pm till late
Venue: Velvet Underground
Price: Non members $25/$32
FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2012 (Singapore)
The Singapore race is the eighth and final leg in the World Cup series. Internationally renowned swimmers have one last chance to chalk up points for the final rankings in a bid to win the overall winner’s prize purse valued at US$102,000. Get set for a nail-biting and scintillating finish to one of swimming’s premier events. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to catch Olympic Games medalists, Youth Olympic Games medalists and World Champions Christian Sprenger (AUS), Angie Bainbridge (AUS), Inge Dekker (NED), Lan Liu (CHN), Anthony Ervin (USA), Jessica Hardy (USA) and Jeannette Ottesen Gray (DEN).
Date: Nov 10-11, 2012
Time: Heats start at 9am & Finals start at 5.30pm (Daily for both events)
Venue: Singapore Sports School
Price: $20 for 1 day & $30 for a 2 days. Tickets available at www.finaworldcup.com.sg
Gotta Catch ‘Em All – Pokémon Arrives in Anime Festival Asia 2012
For the first time, fans of Pokémon can shop to their heart’s content among an extensive collection of Pokémon merchandise, games, and get up close and personal with Pikachu at Anime Festival Asia 2012. The wildly-popular Pokémon communications company will have a booth within the festival grounds, with exclusive and limited edition merchandise direct from Japan, including the latest Poke Momo collection, game-related materials and machines, and more. Many of these exclusive items are available in Singapore for the first time.
Date: Nov 10-11, 2012
Time: 12-9pm
Venue: Expo Hall 7
Price: $8 - $20. For more details, visit www.animefestival.asia/afa12.
A Monsoon Feast Book Launch
To all Literature lovers out there, come celebrate the book launch of A Monsoon Feast at the Singapore Writers Festival! A Monsoon Feast offers seven inspiring short stories by an eclectic array of renowned writers from Singapore and the state of Kerala, India, that provides insights on the ways of life of both communities. This is also the perfect opportunity to meet well known authors like Shashi Tharoor, a Commonwealth Writers’ Prize-winning author of 12 books, and inaugural Singapore Literature Prize winner and popular author Suchen Christine Lim.
Date: Nov 8, 2012
Time: 8.30-9.30pm
Venue: Festival Green, Campus Green, Singapore Management University (SMU)
Price: $15 for festival pass.
Visit www.sistic.com.sg for more details.
Fight Comic
The first and only Comedy Fight Club in Singapore, where the best Open Mic-ers go head-to-head every week in eight different rounds of improvised stand-up comedy to win the Fist of Funny.
Date: Nov 8, 2012
Time: 9–11pm
Venue: Blu Jaz, 3rd Floor Space
Event: $10 cover charge
Elite Model Look 2012 Singapore Grand Final
Elite Model Look, the contest which has discovered and propelled to supermodel status the careers of top models like Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Gisele Bundchen, Constance Jablonski and Sun Fei Fei, is looking for the new face of Singapore! Held at the Hard Rock Coliseum at Resorts World Sentosa, the Elite Model Look (EML) Singapore Grand Final promises to be an exciting night of spectacular fashion and entertainment. Seamlessly integrating fashions ranging from pret a porter to haute couture, the show also features a hi-octane performance by Motiv8, the original DJ of the Black Eyed Peas.
Date: Nov 9, 2012
Time: 8pm
Venue: Hard Rock Coliseum, Resorts World Sentosa
Price: $78 & $98, visit www.sistic.com.sg for more details.
Dragon Fire - World Championship Boxing
The Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre will once again be transformed into a spectacular sports arena for a night of exciting Boxing action, presented by Dragon Fire. Indonesian superstar and current undefeated WBA Super World Featherweight Boxing Champion Chris “The Dragon” John returns to defend his belt against the undefeated Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo. After successfully retaining his title at Marina Bay Sands in May this year, John, the “WBA Fighter of Decade” will be making an incredible 17th defense of his World title over a 9 year reign. Singapore’s own Mohamad Nor Rizan will also be on the card in a highly anticipated rematch with Wang Xin Hua from China.
Date: Nov 9, 2012
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Sands Expo and Convention Center Hall F at Marina Bay Sands
Price: $50 - $500, visit www.sistic.com.sg for more details