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OCTOBER 2014 CALENDAR
JEWELLERY TIME 2014
(1-5 OCTOBER)
Cortina Watch presents the
biggest and best timepiece
showcase in Southeast Asia,
where prestigious brands
like Omega, Piaget, Chopard
and Cartier will be exhibiting.
Paragon Main Atrium, 290
Orchard Road .
ARCHIFEST 2014
(1-11 OCTOBER)
Singapore’s premiere architecture
festival, Archifest returns for
its eighth year with a new
theme, “Crowd”. This year’s
highlights include a pop-up
café in collaboration with
Toby’s Estate; a conference
headlining international and local
speakers; a series of installations,
workshops, tours and sessions
on architecture projects; and
other fringe events. For more
information, visit
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WILD RICE BALL
(3 OCTOBER)
Themed “Creatures of the
Night”, the 13th edition of this
popular ball will be presented
by Hublot, and will feature
performances from theatre
talents Hossan Leong and Pam
Oei, a Midnight Safari concert,
as well as a special appearance
by acclaimed West End diva
Ria Jones – the youngest
actress ever to play Eva Perón
in Evita. Shangri-La Hotel
Island Ballroom. For more
details and table prices, email
UPLIFTING SUPPORT
(4 OCTOBER)
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bras have found their way to
the chests of needy women
through the efforts of Uplift
Project. Second-hand and
new bras are donated to
underprivileged women and
distributed through NGOs
and women’s organisations,
ensuring culturally appropriate
distribution and fitting services.
Donate your bras on 4
October at *Scape, The
Ground Theatre, 2 Orchard
Link, from 11am to 4pm.
swapndrop.asia
VILLA DELLE ROSE FAIR
(9 OCTOBER)
Spend a day shopping in a
pleasant poolside environment
at Villa Delle Rose condo,
to freshen up your home or
wardrobe. You’ll find a wide
array of chic fashion and
accessories, homeware,
handcrafted jewellery, and
children’s clothing. The event
supports the charity H.O.M.E. ,
a local anti-trafficking initiative
aiming to restore human rights
to those in servitude. Villa Delle
Rose condo, Taman Nakhoda.
EXHIBITION: THE
FOZDAR COLLECTION
(10 OCTOBER – 1 NOVEMBER)
This exhibition presents the private
collection of 16th-to-19th-century
Indian miniature paintings of one
of the sons of the late women’s
rights activist Shirin Fozdar. (She
founded the Women’s Charter of
the Singapore Council of Women,
charter instituted in 1961.) Galerie
Belvedere, 140 Hill Street.
galerie-belvedere.com
EXHIBITION:
SHIA YIH YING
(10 OCTOBER – 2 NOVEMBER)
Throughout her 20-year career,
artist Shia Yih Yiing has been
portraying the world around
her through vivid visual stories,
often populated with imaginative
characters juxtaposed with the
subjects that inspire her. Chan
Hampe Galleries, #01-21
Raffles Hotel Arcade. Free
admission. For enquiries,
call 6338 1962. Jewellery Time
Exhibition: Shia Yih Ying