Heritage Exhibition
View this splendid display of the vibrant multi-ethnic cultures of Singapore. Visitors can gain insights into the lifestyles of the four ethnic groups by trying their hands on the traditional instruments, ethnic costumes and even walk on a five-footway (corridor) of a traditional shop-house, all within one gallery. Daily utilitarian items from yesteryears are also on display.

The museum is open from 9am to 6pm, Tuesdays through Sundays.

Imaging Selves
This exhibition inaugurates the Singapore Art Museum's Permanent Collection Exhibition Programme. Five galleries are dedicated to the display of the museum's fine collection of Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art. Featuring up to 100 works of art, Imaging Selves takes a look at the construction and representation of identity and self through the genre of portraiture.

The Peranakan Legacy
This exhibition showcases the unique material heritage of the Peranakan or "local-born" Chinese in Singapore, Malaysia and the Indonesian Archipelago. Visitors will find dedicated displays on the textile, beadwork, silverwork, porcelain, betel-chewing and jewellery traditions of the Peranakan. Highlights include an exquisite silver and porcelain pieces from the holdings of the Mariette Collection; a major private collection of Peranakan art.

TakeArt!
Expect a gamut of art events within the four major categories: Children's Festival, Visual Arts, Music & Dance and Theatre & Film. In a modern metropolis where East meets West and old meets new, Singapore offers TakeArt! as a perfect time and place to light your artistic fire and fuel your creative imagination. Here, local acts and international performers share the centrestage to come up with something for everyone. So who says the Arts cannot be wholesome fun for the whole family?

Singapore International Comedy Festival
3 weeks of non-stop laughter and sheer madness! The Singapore International Comedy Festival features some of the world's best comedy acts, cabaret, stand-ups and comedy theatre. The star-studded cast includes the cream of the crop from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Montreal's Just For Laughs and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Watch out for this year's first-prized winner of the DailyTelegraph Open Mic Awards (UK).

The International Comedy Festival celebrates its 5th anniversary with a commemorative programme "Best of the Fest". This features the sell-out performances of the last five years. Celebrating this special reunion are the all-time favourites: Nimmo Twins, Ross Noble, Peepolykus, Rejects Revenge, and Ennio Marchetto. Don't miss this special half-decade extravaganza!

Singapore Food Festival 2002
Singapore sizzles with a platter of cuisines from all around the world - local, Japanese, Italian, Turkish or a fusion of East and West, we have it all! Whatever your cravings are, this Gourmet Paradise can whip up something for you. For one whole month, eat to your heart's content without having to travel far and wide. Discover what's cooking in our melting pot through appetising food tours and spicy dining experiences. At the end of this, you'll understand why eating is Singapore's favourite past-time.

Singapore International Latin Festival
This is an offspring of the Latin Series that takes place on the first Sunday of every month in Chijmes. Three festivals have been held since its inception in 1999 to a packed crowd of 5000 at each time. An electric mix of Latin Music and dance performances will be programmed with imported bands. The objective of the festival is to bring the audience into the culture of Latin music, dance, craft, food and beverage.

World Gourmet Summit
12 of the world's top chefs congregate in Singapore to tantalise tastebuds with familiar favourites like the Epicurean Delights and Vintner Dinners at the Best local F&B establishments, Masterclasses, World Gourmet Summit International F&B Forum, and the Grand Finale Dinner. Also featured is the World Gourmet Summit Awards of Excellence, Singapore's very own Food Oscars.
A food connoisseur's vision of heaven, WGS 2002 will see prominent members of the James Beard Foundation in the U.S. partaking in the James Beard Charity Dinner. Other highlights include a Cordon Bleu Evening and brand new twists to the Masterchef Safaris.

For more information, please call (65)270 1254.

15th Singapore International Film Festival
A showcase of over 300 films from about 40 countries, the festival includes award winning films, critically acclaimed films, retrospectives, tributes. There will also be seminars and workshops on filmmaking.

Qing Ming Festival
During the Qing Ming Festival, temples are fully packed with Chinese believers who flock there at the crack of dawn. Throughout the day, families wrestle shoulder-to-shoulder amidst thick smoke of burning joss sticks; their hands full with Chinese pastries and all kinds of food and incense for their ancestors. For some, Qing Ming is a trip to the cemetery where family members clean up the graves of their ancestors and offer prayers in remembrance of the deceased. The best place to observe the ceremonies is Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Temple at Sin Ming Road.

Temple etiquette requires visitors to be dressed appropriately.

Frank Stella in 2002
The Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI), a collaboration between the Singapore Government and Kenneth E. Tyler, the renowned master printer, commemorates its launch by presenting Singapore's first major exhibition on Frank Stella. The exhibition will include 24 works in mixed media on cast aluminium, mixed media on canvas, collage on paper and a number of stunning maquettes.

World Series Rugby 7s
Singapore will host a major international tournament in April when the International Rugby Board's World Seven Series comes to town. With the top ten teams contracted to appear in every leg, sports fans will get to see top rugby players from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, South Africa and England.

Honk! The Ugly Duckling
Honk! is an irresistible new musical based on one of the world's favourite fairy-tales, Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling". A charming exploration of the trials and tribulations of being the odd one out, Honk! recently bested The Lion King by receiving London's coveted 2000 Oliver Award for Best Musical. Singapore Repertory Theatre is proud to bring Honk! to Singapore with the original set and costumes.