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1. Junction of Armenian Street & Pitt Street ~ 27 December 2009, 8.15pm
2. Esplanade, Padang Kota Lama ~ 2 January 2010, 8.15pm
3. Air Itam, Reservoir Garden ~ 3 January 2010, 8.15pm

Organizer: Ombak Ombak Artstudio

Inquiry: 016-472 1132

Email: ombakombak@gmail.com

Free admission

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Petronas AAM Malaysian Cub Prix Championships

Location: Esplanade, Penang

The Penang Esplanade is back as a venue of a motor-racing event – the final round of the Petronas AAM Malaysian Cub Prix Championships from Dec 19-20.

Penang, as a historic location, is the perfect site to end this year’s Cub Prix Championships — making it a one of a kind race, unlike any other.

Wednesday November 4, 2009
The Star Online

Penang Esplanade picked as venue for National Cub Prix final round
PETALING JAYA: The Penang Esplanade is back as a venue of a motor-racing event – the final round of the Petronas AAM Malaysian Cub Prix Championships from Dec 19-20.

The event promoters, Safe Aim Mutual Sdn Bhd (SAM), have also changed the dates for the penultimate round of the 10-leg championships, from Nov 14-15 to Dec 5-6.

Promotions director Ron Hogg said that the changes were made in the interest of the Cub Prix contingent.

“The ninth round was initially planned for the second week of November but we pushed the date forward to December in the Sepang South Circuit. Therefore, the final round has to be moved to the third week of December, the week before Christmas.”

Ron added that it would not be such a bad timing to run the race in Penang as it was a perfect venue to draw the curtains on the season in conjunction with the Penang Pesta.

“Penang, as a historic location, would be the perfect site to end this year’s Cub Prix Championships — making it a one of a kind race, unlike any other,” he said.

“We expect the final round to draw a massive crowd, both locals and tourists. Furthermore, it is the school holidays and just around the corner for Christmas and New Year.”

Ron added that it would be the first time that the Cub Prix races will be held on the island.

“We have organised races all over Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak. It will be the first on an island and we are all looking forward to it. I believe the teams, riders and fans will feel the same way too,” he said.

Location: Esplanade

Organizer: Penang State Tourism Development & Culture

Penang Drum Performance

After the Lion Dance performance last Saturday, there will be a unique drum performance this coming Saturday, featuring multi-ethnic drum performances in an unconventional way.

Last night the lion dance at Esplanade was an interesting show, even with the strong winds, the show still went on, thank goodness it did not rain. I was there with my friends and friend’s dad who was also a photographer, we had quite a nice chat about photography techniques, and his travels, experiences.

Preparation for the dance

Anyway back to the lion dance, as we arrived early we had the chance to see them preparing, and for the first time we saw that there were actually mattresses and cushions at the base of the stilts which were later covered with a green silky cloth as part of the decoration.

The crew

There was quite a crowd that came to spectate as well, the night started out with a dragon dance, which IMHO would have been better if it were not cramped up on the small stage. Did not bother to get any shots of it either.

The lion on stilts

The first Lion Dance performance by Team B was well done, nearly no mistakes, but it was not so smooth for Team A later on as there was a part where the front dancer kept falling to the ground, apparently it was due to the strong winds, or IMHO, was due to the dancer at the back being unable to grab onto him properly, but well I’m probably wrong as these guys should be well trained for the performance. Luckily nobody got hurt.

Gaze into the night

There was another performance with a black lion but due to bad placement of the drums, all we could see were the drummers backsides and some glimpses of the lion head when they were raised.

Qi Lin

There was a Qi Lin amongst the lions as well, did not quite like the costume though as it looked to me like a hell hound, and again the view of it was obscured most of the time.

The black lion

Leap of faith

Playful Lion

There will be an international lion dance competition on the 26th to 27th September 2009 at the Komtar Dome. Be sure to go check it out if you’re a fan of lion dance as it will be your chance to watch international standard lion dance right here in Penang!

Bollywood in action @ Esplanade

This August in Penang is a month filled with cultural excitement leading up to Malaysia’s 52nd National Day – MERDEKA! This month we are bringing the cultures of Penang exclusively to you! So make sure you mark your calendars because Esplanade in Action is featuring the enthralling dance of the Indian Culture in Penang this weekend!

Come watch and experience the fascinating dance of the Indian culture in Penang at the Penang Esplanade this Saturday 22nd August 2009 from 8pm to 9.30pm! You will be in for an unforgettable treat as the dance group of the Temple of Fine Arts in Penang will perform some ever-popular Bollywood dances and will also include an oldies theme medley which will feature indian dances from the 50’s up till the current times to give an insight to the evolving indian dance culture. So be prepared as they dance to the latest and also the classical dances just exclusively for you!

Be in awe of their spellbounding dance movements and costumes of vivid colours! That’s the enchanting Indian Culture for you! If you are really up for a fun filled memorable night, make sure you dance along with these talented dancers to the craze and excitement of Bollywood! See you there!

Esplanade in Action is brought to you by Penang State Tourism Development & Culture.

This Saturday, be mesmerized by the Malay culture of Penang through the local Boria and Malay Traditional Dance at the Penang Esplanade. Witness this show of traditional culture for a delightful 90 minutes and learn the true roots of the Penang Malay culture with its colourful costumes and friendly persona.

The month of August focuses on the various religion of Penang culture each week. Through these entertaining shows, the world is able to see the uniqueness of each race in Penang living together in peaceful harmony.

Don’t miss out on this eye-opening event of the melting pot of culture and religion in Penang! Bring your friends and family for an entertaining Saturday night of catchy Malay tunes under the bright starry stars!

Date: 13th ~ 21st March 2009

Locations: PISA, Ferringhi Beach and Esplanade

Organizer: PTAC

Contact: 04-2620202

A splendid indulgence of great food to be enjoyed by all especially featuring the best of both Penang food and Penang parties, happening both at the teach and on the streets.