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NEWS
26
October14
New choices and things to do, buy and try
UPFRONT
Enjoy two days of shopping at a fair
where 100 vendors will be selling gifts,
fashion and accessories, jewellery, home
and lifestyle décor, art and antiques,
and baby and kids’ clothing and toys.
You’ll find something for everybody
at
Boutiques At The Pit Building
, 6
November from 10am to 8pm, and 7
November from 10am to 3pm. 1 Republic
Boulevard. Free entry and free parking.
facebook.com/BoutiquesSingapore
SHAKESPEARE
RETURNS
“The course of true love never
did run smooth” is an oft-quoted
line from the Shakespearean
comedy,
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream
. Next month, Singapore
audiences will have the chance
to enjoy a production directed
by the acclaimed Dominic
Dromgoole, artistic director of the
UK’s Shakespeare Globe Theatre,
and complete with Renaissance
costumes and replica staging.
13 to 16 November. Esplanade
Theatre. Tickets from Sistic.
PANDA
LOVE
Get up close with resident pandas
Kai Kai and Jia Jia when the River
Safari launches a new behind-the-
scenes tour. Visit their dens, help
prepare their bamboo breakfast
and then watch the morning
routine of physical checks and
target training. The
Panda Rise
and Shine
experience is $350
per person, including admission.
Tuesdays and Fridays only.
education.riversafari.com.sg
SPOTTED!
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie join the roll-
call of static celebrities at the world’s 20th
Madam Tussauds,
opening here on 25
October. Created in the London studio
at a cool $300,000 each, the waxwork
figures took three months to create;
Angelina’s tattoos were hand-painted.
Other global celebrities confirmed to
feature include David Beckham and
Lady Gaga, along with the likes of Queen
Elizabeth II and Barack Obama. 10am to
9pm daily. Imbiah Lookout, Sentosa.
madametussauds.com/singapore
Boutiques
is Back