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THE BEST THINGS TO SEE AND DO THIS MONTH!
BUSINESS
GATHERING
saturday, 7 tH
Maridaje with tequila by
the spanish speaking
Women’s association
(ssWa). Maridaje is an
event in which a Mexican
Chef pairs Mexican food
with tequila. Places are
strictly limited to 100.
Venue to be advised.
For information and
reservations, email Anita
Paez at paezanita@hotmail.
com, or Betty Acuna at
menabet3@yahoo.com, or
Elia Lopez at elopes_6@
hotmail.com.
tHursday, 12 tH
amCham networking
Cocktail. Venue to be
advised. For information
and reservations, email
director@amcham.or.id.
tHursday, 19 tH
ICCC Biztro networking
Cocktail. The ICCC brings
Canadian and Indonesian
business people together.
Venue to be advised. For
reservations, email iccc.
secretariat@gmail.com.
CHARITY
saturday, 7 tH
taste of Jakarta
‘an evening of Fine
International Food
and entertainment’.
Proceeds from the event
to to Yayasan Kampung
Kids. Tickets priced at
Rp 1,000,000. Venue to
be advised. For more
information, call Beverly
Wortham on 08111006847
or email thetasteofjakarta@
gmail.com.
saturday, 14 tH
BritCham Charity Gala
dinner in support of
BritCham’s ‘Giving Kids a
sporting Chance’ --a great
evening for a very worthy
community cause. Places
are strictly limited to 250.
Special guest is Phil Neal,
Liverpool’s most decorated
player ever. Admission fee
Rp 850,000. Venue to be
advised. For reservations,
email events@britcham.
or.id.
saturday, 21st
‘urban Fusion’, British
Women’s association
(BWa) annual Charity
Fashion show. The BWA
Fashion Show is iconic in
Jakarta, as it is the highlight
of the BWA social calendar.
Venue to be advised. For
more information, call Janet
on 082114754581 or email
ticket@bwafashionshow.
com.
CONCERT
Wednesday, 11 tH
‘the Black star tour’,
avril Lavigne Live in
Jakarta, at Kartika Expo
Center Balai Kartini, Jakarta.
For more information call
+62-21 58900100 or visit
www.rajakarcis.com.
tHursday, 12 tH
sara Bareilles Live in
Jakarta, at Indoor Tennis
Stadium Senayan Jakarta.
Tickets available at Java
tuesday, 10 tH
an evening with
Paganini, at Erasmus
Huis Jakarta, presenting
Robert Brown (violinist)
and Lianto Tjahjoputro
(guitarist). The concert
is presented by the
Italian Institute of
Culture Jakarta under
the Patronage of the
Embassy of Italy, in
collaboration with
Erasmus Huis. Starts
at 7:30 p.m. Free
admission. For more
information, call +62-21
524 1069.
MAY
2011
Musikindo office only at
Plaza Mutiara 2nd Floor,
Suite 201, Kuningan,
South Jakarta. For more
information call +62-21 5798
8623 / 4 / 5.
tHursday, 19 tH
Belle du Berry & david
Lewis, at Teater Salihara,
Jakarta. Starts at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets priced at Rp 50,000
for adults and Rp 25,000 for
students. Seats are limited.
For more information call
+62-21 789 1202.
DINING OUT
sunday, 8 tH
Mother’s day
Celebration Lunch, at
Pacific Restaurant & Lounge,
the Ritz-Carlton Pacific
Place, Jakarta. Chef Sean
Macdougall will prepare a
selection of specialty dishes
including Crunchy Topped
Crabmeat Salmon, 7 Layer
Lindt Chocolate Cake, Sticky
Toffee Foie Gras Pudding
and Bittersweet Chocolate
Pie. Lunch from 12 noon
to 3 p.m. at Rp 348,000
++ per adult with a free
flow of juices and iced tea,
Rp 158,000++ per child
aged five to 12 years old.
For more information and
reservations, call +62-21
2550 1993.
JAKARTA HIGHLAND GATHERING
Wednesday, 25 tH
Jakarta Highland Gathering Charity Golf
tournament, at the Imperial Klub Golf, Lippo Village
Karawaci. Sign up your team of four players to play
in one of Jakarta’s most exciting golf events and help
support the worthy cause of the Highland Gathering.
Registration starts from 11 a.m. Shotgun starts at 12
noon. Format: 4 Man Team Texas Scramble. Price: Rp
600,000 per person and Rp 2,400,000 per team of
four, inclusive of light lunch, drinks on course, dinner,
awards and giveaway prizes. For more information
and reservations, contact Gerald A Sanders +62-21
085711073096 or email tgpgas@aol.com.
FrIday, 27 tH
scotland in Concert 2011 Gala dinner --part
of the 32 nd Jakarta Highland Gathering, at the
ballroom of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Jakarta. Come
and enjoy an evening of good food, good drinks, good
music, and good fun! There’s classical music, cultural
performances, coral group, rock music, drama,
comedy, and the massed pipes and drums, all in one
fantastic show. Book now and be part of this special
evening with admission fee Rp 850,000 per pax or Rp
8,000,000 per table. The event starts at 7 p.m. with
cocktails, dinner at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9
p.m. All profits will be donated to selected charity
organizations. For more information and reservations,
call +62-21 781 3212 or email to vlapian@gmail.com.
sunday, 29 tH
32 nd Jakarta Highland Gathering 2011, Jakarta’s
biggest and most unique expat event returns at the
Imperial Klub Golf, Lippo Village Karawaci! Come
and join in the fun of Highland games attractions,
such as the Heavies, pipers and drummers. Watch
the team sports, woodchoppers and tug-of-war
competitions. Look at the cultural performances and
shop at the Pasar Skotlandia Bazaar. Kids can have
fun with games and there’s all day live entertainment
at the Food Festival. But most importantly, don’t
miss the burning of the Viking Boat which ends with
spectacular fireworks. The net proceeds will be
donated to selected charities. For more information,
call Olivia at +62-21 781 3212 or email jhg@phoenix.
co.id.
1 st - tuesday,
31 st
seafood and alaskan
King Crab Festival, at The
Olive Tree Restaurant, Hotel
Nikko Jakarta. Lunch buffet
at Rp 228,000++/person
inclusive of a glass of draft
beer. For more information
and reservations, call +62-
21 230 1122.
Monday, 23 rd -
tuesday, 31 st
rice dumpling delight,
at Shang Palace, Shangri-
La Jakarta. Celebrating the
Dragon Boat Festival, Shang
Palace presents a variety
of rice dumplings made
from savoury glutinous
rice with delectable fillings.
For more information and
reservations, call +62-21 570
7440.
EXHIBITION
sunday, 1 st - sunday,
15 tH
‘Sikka’s Ikat’ Hand
Woven Cloth exhibition
in cooperation with
Bliran sina Community,
at House of Sampoerna,
Surabaya. For more
information, visit www.
houseofsampoerna.com.
sunday, 1 st -
tuesday, 31 st
enamel exhibition at
Erasmus Huis Jakarta. The
exhibition reveals a layer
of the history of modern
advertising in Indonesia.
For more information, call
+62-21 524 1069.
SPORT
saturday, 7 tH
2011 Crown Jakarta
Komodo 10s, a Jakarta
Komodos RFC (Rugby
Football Club) event, at the
International Sports Club of
Indonesia, Jl. Ciputat Raya
No. 2, Jakarta. Overseas
teams are welcome.
Tournament entry
fee US$650 per
team. For more
information, contact
Gareth Rae via email
at grae@benline.
co.id.
WINE &
CHEESE
FrIday, 13 tH -
sunday, 29 tH
Wine and Cheese
expo 2011, at
Multi Purpose
Hall La Piazza,
Kelapa Gading.
Enjoy wine tasting,
wine workshop,
wine dinner, wine
and food pairing,
Indonesia’s best sommelier
competition as well as
cheese discovery. For more
information, contact Sisca
Erika at +62-21 453 1101
ext. 401.
@WhatsNewJakarta
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For more information on these events and others,
please visit www.WhatsNewJakarta.com.
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