Events

Not sure what this is all about? The Evening Lectures are a series of talks organized by the Indonesian Heritage Society and are held bi-annually, usually in February and March and again in October and November. Each series is composed of six weekly lectures in English that aim to explore topics involving Indonesia’s arts, heritage,

Popular Thai restaurant Bo.lan in Bangkok was founded by the two chefs Duangporn Songvisava and Dylan Jones. Known for its delicious and authentic Thai food, Bo.lan also works closely with local farmers, advocates biodiversity and follows the ambitious goal of achieving a zero carbon restaurant by 2018. Bo and Dylan will be participating in this

In a megacity like Jakarta, it can be hard to keep up with the latest developments – even when it comes to shopping, as new stores are mushrooming all across town. To respond to the the surge of interior and product design boutiques in Jakarta, Simpul Media Group has recently released the book “100+ Gerai

In order to participate in Earth Hour 2017, a global movement celebrated worldwide to protect the planet, The Sultan Hotel together with Suka Outdoor invites runners from various communities in Jakarta and hotel guests to join a night fun run 6 kilometres called #LariUntukBumi on 25 March. The event starts at 8:30 pm at Gelora Bung Karno and is

To celebrate Easter this year, PIK Avenue presents an interesting series of events, specially tailored for children and families, as well as unique shopping programmes under the theme“Easter Bash” until 16 April. Many exciting activities can be enjoyed every weekend, including puppet shows, bunny dances, magicians and a performance by a Kids DJ. On 1 April at 7

Until 9 April, Ayana MidPlaza Jakarta holds its inaugural International Food Festival with three guest chefs from Ayana Resort and Spa Bali, aimed to attract both local residents and weekend travellers for a unique culinary experience. The hotel’s three signature restaurants are ready to welcome and impress the city’s food connoisseurs. At the Bacchus Bar –

After the success of the first event, Binus School Serpong will hold the 2nd Binus Indoor Archery National Championship at its Sjuman Hall from 22 to 24 April. Archery is one of the school’s extracurricular programmes on junior and senior high level. 631 participants from different levels, both local and from abroad, will compete in six different

Once again, Ubud will become a culinary hotspot as the popular Ubud Food Festival (UFF) is set to return from12 to 14 May. Already in its third edition, this year’s festival promises to be more exciting than ever, with an incredible line up and many masterclasses and special events in the pipeline. More than 100

Are you planning to tie the knot soon and still need some inspiration on how to plan the perfect day? Head over to the DoubleTree by Hilton Jakarta-Diponegoro to visit the wedding exhibition “Love in Diversity”, which will be held from 28 to 30 April in collaboration with Bella Donna. Combining an indoor and outdoor venue concept,

Indonesian cuisine may not be as famous as Chinese, Korean, Japanese, or Thai. But celebrity chef Petty Elliott, who hails from Manado, aims to change that and put Indonesia on the world’s culinary map with the recently launched “Jakarta Bites”—a cooking bible for those wanting to master the spicy and savoury dishes from the archipelago.

It may be interesting to note that a “historically accurate” performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor opus 37 entails the pianist to perform from memory, reading a mostly empty score containing what appear to be Egyptian hieroglyphs here and there, serving as clues intelligible only to the performer while giving secret glances at

The music scene of the 1990s and early 2000s was partly dominated by a number of boybands, whose songs melted many a girl’s heart. Boyzone and Westlife were two of the most popular groups at the time – those who are still mourning their break up can now rejoice as Brian McFadden (Westlife) and Keith