Air America
EVA Air’s new non-stop flights add to its services throughout Asia, offering 80 flights per week across the Pacific by the end of 2016 24
va air’s first taipei to Chicago flight arrived at O’hare International Airport in the US at 4pm on November 2. On board were EVA Air President Derek Chen and around 300 passengers who enjoyed a pleasant 14-hour flight across the Pacific. Ginger Evans, Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner, greeted the flight at the gate with a warm welcome.
“We have steadily developed, expanded and upgraded our global network, and Chicago is an important link,” said EVA President Chen. “Offering 80 flights a week to Asia by the end of this year, EVA Air’s flight frequency will outnumber that of every other airline in this market.” EVA will fly its new Boeing 777-300ERS between O’hare International Chicago and Taoyuan International Taipei and will offer four nonstop flights per week.
01 Dead Sound
Suara-suara Mati reveals the conflicts between truth and justice among stubborn individuals. Adapted from Manuel van Loggem’s
( the play circles around a jealousy that besets a husband and wife and which soon grows into wild ideas about death. Venue: Black Box Theater, Teater Salihara; showtime: 8pm; tickets: Rp 90,000.
03 Celebration of Love
Air Supply, the Australian soft-rock duo, will celebrate their 40th anniversary with a “Celebration of Love” special concert at The Casablanca Mall, Kota Kasablanka. Full Color Entertainment set the ticket prices from Rp 750,000 (Silver) to Rp 2,500,000 (Diamond VIP). Showtime: 8pm.
04 Sekaten Festival
Sekaten, the traditional Javanese celebration that observes the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, starts with a ritual sound played on a sacred gamelan music set. A royal procession of Gunungan offerings is then transported from the royal palace to the grand mosque, peaking with a seven-day fair at the Yogyakarta city square.
06 Perfect Pianist
Erasmus Huis Jakarta will stage a special concert featuring Christiaan Kuyvenhoven. As one of the most versatile artists of his generation, he won third prize at the 2005 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht. Venue: Erasmus Huis Jakarta Concert Hall; showtime: 7:30pm.
07 Ceramics Biennale
The National Gallery of Indonesia will stage a month-long Jakarta Contemporary Ceramic Biennale 4: “Ways of Clay” at Hall A and Hall B. 21 Indonesian and international artists share a three-month residency programme with curators Nurdian Ichsan and Rizki A. Zaelani. Doors open from 9am4pm; free of charge.
09 Let’s Dance
Get ready for the biggest twonight dance music festival in Southeast Asia: the Djakarta Warehouse Project 2016, an original production by Ismaya Live. Line-up: Allan Walker, Brennan Heart, Destructo, Cyber Japan, Zedd, and more. Venue: JIEXPO Kemayoran; tickets: Rp 1,000,000 to Rp 2,500,000.
10 K-pop Monsta
South Korean hip-hop group Monsta X will please their fans with the “Monsta X – The First Asia Fan Meeting in Indonesia 2016” at ICE BSD. Shownu, Wonho, Hyungwon, Kihyun, Jooheon, Minhyuk and I.M. have established themselves worldwide. Tickets: Rp 485,000; Rp 1,350,000; and Rp 2,000,000.
Out with the Old
Spend your New Year’s Eve at the doorsteps of the 8thcentury Borobudur Temple. Thousands of lanterns will light up the sky along with special performances by Tompi, Citra Scholastica, Nita Artseen and many more. Time: 6:30pm3am; tickets: Rp 600,000 (Premium Class with a special dinner at the Manohara Hotel); Rp 350,000 (Gold Class); and Rp 150,000 (Festival Class).
Tumpek Wayang
Celebrated throughout the temples of Bali, Tumpek Wayang is a special day of blessings for the preservation of popular traditional performing arts: wayang shadow puppetry. On the day, devotees convey offerings artistically created for Sanghyang Iswara.