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SEOUL
The 9th Jarasum
International
Jazz Festival 2012
October 12–14
What kind of jazz are you into? Perusing
the line-up will help you decide which
of the festival’s 10 stages to go to. Jazz
Island features international acts like The
Duke Ellington Orchestra and Jeff Lorber
Fusion; Party Stage has jazz and world
music with the Jason Lee Group and Iva
Lamkum; while Jazz Cube offers a mix of
jazz, contemporary, standards, classical
and folk with the Barnicle Bill Trio and the
Luca Ciarla Quartet, to name just a few.
Gyeonggi-Do Gapyeong-Gun, Jara Island
and around town;
KOTA KINABALU
26
th Mt. Kinabalu
International
Climbathon 2012
October 13–14
To make this year’s Climbathon
more challenging, the organizers
have added 2km to the race and
changed the course. Registration is
on October 13; the winner receives
RM8,000.
Kinabalu Park and
Kundasang town, Sabah;
climbathon.my
HONG KONG
The Joy of Music
Festival 2012
October 8–14
This seven-day celebration of
classical music also marks the 50th
anniversary of Hong Kong City
Hall. Making it to the line-up are
top pianists Yeeha Chiu and Gary
Graffman,and the LCO Chamber
Group.
Hong Kong City Hall Concert
Hall;
SINGAPORE
Thomas and the
Hidden Treasure
October 4–7
The trusty engine, with his friends
Percy, Gordon, James and Harold,
must guide a group of visitors on a
holiday to Sodor. Tasked to run the
“
Pirates of Sodor” tour, Thomas acts
as helpfully as always — until he
gets sidetracked by his quest to find
real treasure.
Singapore Expo Hall
8;
SINGAPORE
The Snail and the Whale
October 3–7
From the creators of
The Gruffalo
comes the story of a snail who rides
on a humpback whale so it can
travel the world. The unlikely pair
encounters sharks, penguins, icebergs
and volcanoes… until the whale gets
stranded on a bay, leaving the snail
to pluck up the courage to solve the
problem himself and save the day.
DBS Arts Centre;
sg,
Also
staged at the HKAPA Drama Theatre in
Hong Kong from October 12–14;
hkticketing.com
ILOCOS NORTE
Surf & Music Festival 2012
October 31–November 3
Enjoy the waves and the music, as
Wolfgang, Razorback, Tropical Depression,
Pupil, Imago, Sandwich and many more
bands take centerstage at this popular
seaside gathering.
Brgy Balaoi, Pagudpud;
MACAU
26
th Macao
International Music
Festival (MIMF)
October 5–November 7
Opera, musical theater, choral
and chamber music, jazz, pop and
fusion
—
name it and the MIMF
probably has it. The festival’s 23
programs include performances by
the San Francisco Symphony (US)
and Canto rock band Tai Chi (Hong
Kong).
Don’t
miss...
KUALA LUMPUR
The Kuala Lumpur 48 Hour
Film Project
October 5–7, 12–14, 19–21
Writing, directing and editing a short film
in just 48 hours yields interesting results
—
especially if you have to work with a
random genre and add a character, a line
in the dialogue, and a prop in your project
from Kuala Lumpur’s two city producers.
The participants’ pieces will be screened at
Suria KLCC’s TGV cinemas, with the winner
of “Best Film of Kuala Lumpur” receiving
a RM30,000 film grant and two tickets to
Filmapalooza 2013 in Hollywood. Tickets
to shows will be sold online from October
9–13
only.
