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EVENTS
APE One-Year Anniversary
Party
On April 24 from 3pm to 12am,
APE will host its one-year anniversary
house music pool party
at Dragon’s Nest in An Phu. DJ
Florian Herrmann from Frankfurt
will spin, as well as APE organizers
and DJs Mario Heinrich
and Nic Ford. Buy one get one
free drinks and free finger food
will be offered from 3 to 4pm.
Admission is free. APE is a collective
that that merges DJs and
multimedia art at monthly parties
around town and in Mui Ne. For
more information call Mario on
093 339 9500 or Nic on 093 314
6532.
Hoi An Yoga-Surf Camp
On May 1 and 2 from 8:30am
to 12pm, La Plage will host two
mornings of deep breathing,
stretching and paddling at a
yoga/surf camp at La Plage in
Hoi An. The cost for the half-day
is USD $50 for adults and $30
for kids from 12 to 18 years old
and includes yoga, a surf lesson,
board rental and breakfast. For
more information email Sam at
sammiller99@gmail.com or visit
www.laplagehoian.com.
Beerfest Saigon
April at Bui Gallery
Through April 24, the Bui Gallery
presents “Not Memory,” an exhibition
of contemporary paintings
by Hanoi artist Ha Manh Thang.
Highlighting a maturation of the
artist’s earlier work, the exhibit
reinterprets and collages old photographs
of Vietnam, motifs from
Japanese, Chinese and Western
artistic traditions and logos of
well-known brands and images
from daily life with stark, bright
colours on large canvases using
stencils, drips, flat planes and
figurative renderings as mediums.
Ha Manh Thang has been compared
to Chinese artist Yue Minjun
for his bold style and Wang
Guanguyi for turning his carefully
critical eye on society as a whole.
Some of the artist’s works are
part of the Singapore Art Museum's
permanent collection. For
more information contact gillian@
thebuigallery.com.
Senior Expat ChitChat
Group
On April 13 from 10 to 11:30am,
seniors can take place in a
conversation and discussion
group at the Palace Hotel Café,
56-66 Nguyen Hue, District
From May 6 to 9 the second annual Beerfest Saigon will take
place at the Windsor Plaza Hotel. The event will feature local
and international beer as well as food, live music, games and
lucky draws. The festival runs from 6pm to late on Thursday
and Friday and from 3pm to late on Saturday and Sunday.
Admission costs 400,000 VND and includes a commemorative
mug to use for one free sample of beer from each booth.
Tickets are available at the Windsor Plaza Hotel in District 5
as well as Cafe Central Nguyen Hue, 115 Nguyen Hue; Gartenstadt,
34 Dong Khoi; and Amigo Grill 57 Nguyen Hue, in
District 1. For more information visit www.beerfestsaigon.com.
Galerie Quynh Exhibition
Through April 24, Galerie Quynh will present Static Motion, a
two-person exhibition of new work by Nguyen Thanh Truc and
George Papadimas. Static Motion explores the complex and
enigmatic nature of art making through the examination of two
artists whose works are created by very disparate processes.
For more information on the exhibition and Galerie Quynh, visit
www.galeriequynh.com.
1. Organized by 82-year-old
American expat Sheldon Pruss,
the group provides an informal
venue to meet new people.
Monthly get-togethers take place
at various coffee shops around
town. If interested, show up and
ask for Sheldon Pruss or call 093
203 1837.
Cooking Class at Sofitel
Saigon Plaza
On April 4 at 10am Chef Nicolas
Isnard, head chef of one-Michelin
star restaurant L’Auberge de
la Charme in Burgundy will
teach a cooking class at Olivier
restaurant (500,000++ VND per
person including a 3-course set
menu). Book ahead, as class
size is limited to eight people.
For more information email fb@
sofitelsaigon.com.vn.
Guest Chef at Sheraton
From April 20 to 25, Signature
Restaurant at the Sheraton
welcomes French seafood
specialist Chef Pascal Proyart.
The executive head chef of Oneon-One
Restaurant at Sheraton
Park Tower, Luxury Collection in
London will be preparing contemporary
cuisine that incorporates
exotic ingredients from around
the world. Please book in advance.
Call 3827 2828, ext. 409.
ACG In Action
On April 29 from 8:30 to 11am,
ACG International School in District
2 will host The Open Day—
ACG in Action, an event that
gives visitors the opportunity to
watch students and teachers
in action and get to know the
school's culture. Primary and
secondary information sessions
and guided tours will also be
held throughout the morning.
For more information call 3747
1234 or visit www.acgedu.com.
DanCenter Event
On May 28 and 29 the Dan-
Center show, Dance for ALL:
ClassicALL, TraditionALL,
MusicALL, RevivALL will take
place at Thanh Nien Theatre at
4 Pham Ngoc Thach in District
1. The event will showcase
DanCenter students—kids,
teens and adults—and introduce
the professional dance agency,
Urban Dance Group. On May
29, DanCenter will also host Sal-
Saigon, Saigon Swing and Capoeira
Saigon, who will perform
alongside students to show the
many dance styles that can be
learned. Tickets will go on sale
mid-May and will be available at
DanCenter, Juice and Mekong
Merchant. For more information
visit www.dancentervn.com.
easter Sunday April 4 2010
Olivier
Through April 4 Chef Nicolas
Isnard, head chef of one-Michelin
Star restaurant L’Auberge de la
Charme in Burgundy, France will
be preparing egg low temperature
with asparagus and morels
comte cheese, egg in crusted
spices with grand Marnier
sabayon and choc orange and
lamb rack served pink with
vegetables and blanquettestyle
cappuccino. Lunch will
be served from 11:30am to
2:30pm and dinner from 6:30
to 10:30pm (three-course Menu
Emotion/500,000++ VND per
person and five-course Menu
Magnifique/1,100,000++VND
per person, both excluding wine).
Call 3824 1555.
Parkview
Parkview’s buffet includes rosemary
and garlic roasted legs of
lamb, balsamic and honey glazed
ham, homemade pizza, grilled
fish and steak, lobster, snails,
shrimp, clams, chocolate orange
Easter egg truffles, a chocolate
fountain and more. Lunch will be
served from 11:45am to 2:30pm
and dinner from 6 to 10pm
(USD $45++ per person including
sparkling and house wine,
draught beer and soft drinks).
Email ays@newworldsaigon.com.
Café Central An Dong
Café Central An Dong will host
a brunch buffet, Easter egg hunt
and egg decorating contest. The
buffet is available from 11.30am
to 2:30pm (199,000++ VND)
Children from 3 to10 years are
half price. Email cafecentral@
windsorplazahotel.com.
Opera
Opera will offer a buffet from
11:30am to 2:30pm that includes
seafood on ice, antipasti, asparagus
ravioli, Australian lamb,
pasqualina cake, traditional hot
cross buns, Neapolitan pastiera
cake and a chocolate Easter
bunny for the kids (800,000++
VND for adults including free-flow
of Prosecco, 400,000++ VND for
children 6 to 12, children under
6 eat free). Email opera.saiph@
hyatt.com.
Saigon Cafe
Saigon Café is featuring roasted
lamb leg, hot cross buns, braided
Easter bread, baked sturgeon,
pork belly, a king crab seafood
bar, chocolate buffet and more
(1,050,000 VND). There will be
an activity room for children. Call
3827 2828.
Restaurant Nineteen
Restaurant Nineteen’s brunch
buffet includes roasts, local
liberation and labour day
Saigon Cafe
Saigon Café is serving a buffet
that features baby lobster,
Alaskan king crab, oysters,
oven- roasted U.S. prime rib,
baked sturgeon and foie gras
(935,000 VND). Call 3827 2828
or email promotion.saigon@
sheraton.com.
Restaurant Nineteen
Restaurant Nineteen is offering
a range of seafood including
lobster; river, king and tiger
prawns; crabs; oysters; and a
praline soufflé with bourbon vanilla
bean sauce and marinated
and international dishes, a Grey
Goose Vodka oyster bar, Nha
Trang lobster, desserts, Mumm
Champagne, cocktails, wines,
Lavazza coffee and more (USD
$48++ per person). Call 3823
4999.
Café Rivoli
Brunch will feature international
dishes, Vietnamese and Chinese
specialties and a carving station
and dessert buffet, served
from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm
(710,000++ VND per person
and free for children under 6
years old). Email fb@sofitel
saigon.com.vn.
cherries (USD $48++ per person
including free flow of Mumm
Champagne, Italian and Chilean
house wines). Call 3823 4999.
Café Central An Dong
On April 30 Café Central An
Dong will host a Liberation Day
lunch and dinner that features
roasted lamb leg and stir-fried
prawns. Lunch will be served
from 11:30am to 2:30pm
(199,000++ VND) and dinner
from 6pm to 10pm (315,000++
VND). Children 10 years and
under are half price. Email cafecentral@windsorplazahotel.com.
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