Art & Entertainment News Headlines 4/7 Vietnam travel handbook to be sold on Amazon It is the first guidebook with the 11-part series “Vietnam Visual Travel Guide which is designed as a bookazine - a publication that combines elements of books and magazines by famous artist Nguyen Tri Phuong Dong. The guidebook will be reprinted periodically. It contains not only valuable information regarding where to go and what to do in Vietnam, but also vivid paintings, art, maps, diagrams and icons; accordingly, it provides addresses of café shops, restaurants and guidance to tourists. According to publisher Dai Viet Hoan Cau Company, it has signed a contract with Amazon.com to sell the book with the cost of US$10 a piece. The book is written in both Vietnamese and English and published in print and online versions, said representative from Dai Viet Hoan Cau. Nha Trang hosts first culinary festival The coastal city of Chefs from all over the country will compete in a cooking contest. An old-style market will offer regional specialities such as cha ca La Vong (grilled fish), mi Quang (noodle dish from the central province of Quang Co-organised by the HCM City-based EXPO International Trading Joint Stock Company and Maps, documents affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty exhibited in Ly Son Following a number of localities, Ly Son island district in the central The exhibition aims to raise awareness, unity and a sense of responsibility of Vietnamese people in and outside the country, especially youngsters, in protecting and affirming Speaking at the event on July 2, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan highlighted the meaning of holding the exhibition in Ly Son island, home to Hoang Sa Flotilla, which safeguarded the national sovereignty over sea and islands hundreds of years ago. On display were copies of ancient maps and atlases, and documents in traditional Chinese, Vietnamese and French languages issued by Vietnamese feudal states and the French colonial empire in Notably, the exhibition featured a range of official documents issued by the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945) and the On this occasion, the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) provided 10 fishermen with Icom radio devices which help them get in touch with the mainland, and presented 15 computers to three schools. They also granted scholarships to 50 outstanding students and gifts to 20 soldiers who have acted well in the national sovereignty safeguard. Bike around the lakes On Saturday, BikeNBrunch will host a bike ride around two lakes. The ride will start at 9am at the Potsn'Pans restaurant at Cost payable to Pots n' Pans on the day: VND200,000. Register by message or email thuylinh@exoticvoyages.com with name and mobile number along with any special requirements, such as bike hire. Casa Italia stages Italian folk music show On Sunday, the Centre for the Academic Promotion and Orientation of Study in Entry is free. The concert will be held at Casa Italia, Orchestra performs Korean music The programme includes a Modeum-buk performance featuring traditional drums and other Korean musical instruments. The highlight will be Pansori, a Korean genre of musical storytelling performed by a vocalist and a drummer. Singer An So Eun will entertain Vietnamese audiences with the popular song The concert will begin at 7.30pm at French Institute screens four films Four French movies, including comedy, animation and historical dramas, will be presented at the The films are Detective Pauline, Augustine, animation Jean de la Lune (Moon Man) and Radio Stars, to be screened at 3pm on Saturday with Vietnamese subtitles. The venue is at Rock concert features local talent The Saigon Rock Club will host a rock concert called Fire in Hell VIII at the Darling Cafe on July 6. The event will feature five local bands, Ares, Black Rose, Linh Hon (Soul), Rot and Sagometal. They will perform power metal, heavy, gothic, black metal and melodic death-metal rock music. The show starts from 7pm at 90A/1 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street in District 1. Tickets are VND100,000, and can be purchased at www.ticketbox.vn. MasterChef winner creates fundraising fare The winner of the US MasterChef television contest 2012, Vietnamese-American Christine Ha, will work with Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel's Executive Chef Marco Torre and Pots ‘n Pans Restaurant's Head Chef Phuong Doan to design the menu for the Taste the Stories fundraising event, which will be held at the hotel on July 5. The event is hosted by KOTO, a non-profit social enterprise dedicated to providing hospitality training and life skills to disadvantaged youth in There will be an auction, raffle and live performances by famous Vietnamese and foreign singers Thu Minh and Kyo York. The dinner will take place from 6-10pm at Venezuelan folk music to be featured on A Venezuelan band called Carota, Nema and Taja will give performances in The artists will regale Vietnamese audiences with their country’s traditional folklore melodies, which praise the solidarity between nations. Formed in 1981, the six-member group has gained a significant position in Their shows will take place at The events have been organised by Taste of the Stories: A Fundraising Dinner In order to support disadvantaged and disable youth in The event is named Taste of the Stories, in which Master Chef 2012 Christine Ha will collaborate with Executive Chef Marco Torre of the Park Hyatt Saigon and Head Chef of Pots n’ Pans Restaurant Phuong Doan to design and serve an exclusive menu for this fundraising dinner. The event will also include several auctions and raffles with valuable prizes, such as items autographed by Christine Ha. All the proceeds from the event will become a part of KOTO training program, which consists of funding a training school in HCMC. There are also performances from famous artists who have been KOTO supporters for a long time; they are Jimmii Nguyen, Thu Minh, Kyo York and KOTO Goodwill Ambassador 2012 Thanh Bui and Miss Jennifer Pham as the MC for the event. The ticket for the dinner is VND3 million, available now at KOTO Saigon Restaurant, located at The venue for Taste of the Stories is at the Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel, Art contest in A contemporary art contest for artists in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is calling for submissions from artists in GMS countries including The contest is for paintings made of oil, watercolor, acrylic and mix media which have not been exhibited or joined other contests before. The contest, co-organized by the Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts of Thailand’s The contest is divided into three categories, including university and general public contestants, high school and vocational school contestants and secondary school contestants. Each artist will submit a maximum three artworks attached with information in English or Thai languages. In Artworks will be judged at the Research Institute of North-Eastern Art and Culture on November 19 and the results will be announced three days later. The award ceremony will be on December 12 and winning works will be on display at Jampasri Gallery until January 30, 2015. In the first category for university students and public artists, the grand prize is worth around US$3,000 while two other excellent winners scoop around US$1,500 each and three remarkable winners will be given US$750 each. For high school and vocational school contestants, there will be one grand prize worth US$300, two excellent works worth US$200 each and three remarkable works worth around US$100. For secondary school contestants, a grand prize is worth around US$275, two excellent works US$185 each and three remarkable works US$90 each. For more information, contact Hue Fine Arts University at 054 3511 824, 054 3511 824 or email to huefineart@gmail.com. Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/ND |
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