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Until July 14
What: Rock Lottery
Where: Cargo Bar
About: Non-profit organization Anh Duong-Sai Gon is bringing Rock Lottery to Vietnam. Interested musicians can sign up online by sending their info and what instrument they would like to play by July 14. Chosen musicians will be announced on July 19. Names will be picked randomly, and these musicians become a band. They get six weeks or so to put together a set of original songs. The final performance will take place at Cargo Bar on August 28. Proceeds will go to the Little Rose Shelter, a refuge for young girls who have been sexually abused or trafficked.
Contacts: Visit www.anhduongsaigon.org to sign up
July 17
What: Canvas & Wine: Painting with Knife
Where: VinSpace Garage, 95 Pasteur, D1; 6:30pm-9pm
About: Either with the brush or with the knife, you will learn how to give your paintings a sculptural appearance as well as how to give them expressiveness.
Contacts: Visit www.vin-space.com for details.
Until July 18
What: Craig Thomas Gallery Turns 5
Where: Craig Thomas Gallery, 27i Tran Nhat Duat, D1
About: Craig Thomas Gallery is celebrating its fifth anniversary with Coming of Age, a group exhibition featuring paintings, sculptures and installations by 14 Vietnamese artists. The artists on show include those who have been with the gallery since the beginning, including Lieu Nguyen, Lim Khim Ka Ty, Tran Quoc Tuan, and Bui Tien Tuan, and those with whom CTG will be working with in the near future, such as established sculptor Bui Hai Son, expressionist painter Doan Hoang Lam and digital painter and illustrator Khoa Le.
Contact: Call 090 388 8431 or visit www.cthomasgallery.com
July 28 - August 2
What: Innovation and Technology Camp
Where: International School of Ho Chi Minh City (ISHCMC), 28 Vo Truong Toan, D2
About: Innovation and Technology Camp, hosted by Everest Education and ISHCMC, features workshops in game design, robotics and filmmaking. Game Design (open to students from Grades 3-6) will expose students to the logic behind computer programming and provide an opportunity to learn basic coding principles and design their own interactive game. Robotics (open to students from Grades 6-12) will allow students to design, build and program their robots using motors and rotation sensors. The students will apply basic concepts in Science and Math to create their robot and prepare it for the final challenge: a sumo wrestling competition. Filmmaking (open to students from Grades 6-12) will enable students to learn techniques for storyboarding, cinematography, directing and editing. The program places special emphasis on storytelling and developing the students’ ability to craft a visual narrative. The program is open to students from all schools. Space is limited and participation will be based on first-come, first-serve. Individual workshops cost USD250 and USD450 for full six-day camp. Tuition covers workshop costs and daily lunches.
Contact: Call 0125 832 3232 or email info@e2.com.vn to register
Until July 31
What: Mind, Flesh, Matter
Where: San Art, 3 Me Linh, Binh Thanh
About: This exhibition focuses on relationships between mind, body and the physical environment. Nguyen Van Du’s large-scale canvases reveal a ‘controlled horror in slaughter’, thick with gestures of oil in red and pink “as if his brush is a knife of destruction”. Le Phi Long depicts the exploitation of the land and the upheaving of ancestral communities for socio-economic progress by means of sculpture, photography, performance and drawing. Lai Dieu Ha uses modes of theatre, prop and the dramatization of the self that are inherent methods of psychodrama therapy to voice her artistic approach to the occurrence and effects of trauma.
Contact: Email hello@san-art.org for info
July 31
What: Summer Galleria group exhibition
Where: San Art, 3 Me Linh, Binh Thanh
About: Focuses on ideas of heat, light and transformation and includes the Lotusland of celebrated artist and San Art co-founder, Dinh Q Le, along with works by Le Hoang Bich Phuong, Ngoc Nau, Nguyen Huu Tram Kha, Phan Quang, Sandrine Llouquet, Tran Xuan Anh, and Truong Cong Tung.
Contact: Email hello@san-art.org for info
July 31
What: Network Girls - Cocktails & Canapés
Where: OMG! Rooftop Restaurant, Tan Hai Long Hotel, 15-17-19 Nguyen An Ninh, D1, 6:30pm - 9pm
About: Network Girls is a monthly event at pivotal venues in the city that gives expatriate and local female working professionals in Saigon a channel to meet each other and exchange ideas on life in HCMC, employment and business. Members of Network Girls meet on the last Thursday of every month for breakfast (7:30am - 9am) or cocktails & canapés (6:30pm - 9pm).
Contact: To attend, please RSVP to Ms. Van Ly at networkgirlshcmc@gmail.com or find them on Facebook at NetworkGirlsHCMC.
Until August 5
What: Open Call for Session 6 Artists
Where: San Art, 3 Me Linh, Binh Thanh
About: San Art Laboratory, a studio/residency program initiated and managed by San Art is calling all artists in Southeast Asia under 35-years-old to produce artworks that will be showcased in May 2015. Chosen artists will be provided with an art studio and living quarters for six months, plus USD1,000.
Contact: Email hello@san-art.org for further details
August 8 - October 31
What: Conjuring Capital Group Exhibition
Where: San Art, 3 Me Linh, Binh Thanh
About: Features works of contemporary artists who reflect diverse localities of historical and cultural difference and innovation, mediated via video, sculpture, installation, painting and drawing. Participating artists include: Adriana Bustos (Argentina); Than Sok (Cambodia); Sudarshan Shetty (India); Nguyen Hong Ngoc (Vietnam); Hank Willis Thomas and Christopher Myers (US). This exhibition is curated by Zoe Butt and forms part of Conscious Realities, a three-year project sponsored by a network partnership between the Prince Claus Fund and San Art.
Contact: Visit www.san-art.org for further info
August 9
What: Battle of the Year
Where: Tan Binh Stadium, 18 Xuan Hong, Tan Binh
About: Battle of The Year (BOTY) is a day-long festival of hip-hop and breakdance culture. Over 30 dance groups such as SINE, FreeStyle, BigToe, Big South, XClown, among others from various provinces across the country are expected to participate. The festival will also bring together singers like Suboi, Wowy, Kimmese and JustaTee.
Contact: Visit www.syncnamart.com for further info
August 13
What: The Aristocrats Live in Vietnam
Where: Light Music Center, 57 Cao Thang, D3; 8pm-10pm
About: The Aristocrats, a rock/fusion instrumental trio featuring Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller and Marco Minnemann will grace the stage. Front stage seats cost VND1 million, upstairs seats for VND700,000 and standing behind the seated area for VND500,000. Students with valid IDs are entitled to special discount.
Contact: Call 091 600 1706 or book online through www.ticketbox.vn
Until August 29
what: Study English through Art
where: VinSpace Garage, 95 Pasteur, D1; Monday to Friday; 9am-12pm
About: Classes combining English and art in a fun tutorial, suitable for kids from six to 12 with basic English knowledge.
Contact: Visit www.vin-space.com or call 090 772 9846
Until August 29
What: Summer Art Camp
Where: VinSpace Art Studio, 6 Le Van Mien, D2; Monday to Friday; 9am-12pm
About: For kids between four and 10, this art camp is designed to expose students to different art techniques in a supportive environment where they can build their confidence and skills as artists. It is also an opportunity to explore and investigate different mediums in order to unleash their creativity. Students will discover how they can draw, paint and build crafts using charcoal, inks, acrylics, watercolors, soft pastels, painting, papier mache and “found objects.”
Contact: Visit www.vin-space.com for more info
August 31
What: Danang International Marathon
Where: Danang International Marathon Expo, Danang City
About: Da Nang International Marathon (DNIM) is the first ever IAAF-AIMS certified marathon course in Danang. The race includes three distances: Marathon 42.195 km; Half Marathon 21.097 km, and Fun Run five km. Besides the race day, there will be activities such as tour packages, a sports expo and gala dinner for runners to enjoy and explore the city and other tourist destinations located nearby. More than 4,500 international and local runners are expected to join in this year’s DNIM.
Contact: Visit www.rundanang.com for more details