Jazz artist Michelle Manzo comes to town Vibrant jazz performer Michelle Manzo with her exotic, warm voice and four-octave range will be a mainstay at the Park Lounge of the Park Hyatt Hotel Saigon in District 1. The Miami-born singer, who also performs classical pieces, recalls hearing Cuban folk music as a child. “Our family used to get together and play percussion instruments and chant. It is a spiritual connection that most Cubans have. But I had a special interest in classical music, especially Bach, Mozart and Beethoven.” A self-taught pianist, Michelle developed a true passion over the years for jazz, a genre where the syncopated rhythms of her Cuban and African musical roots combined with the complex harmonies found in classical music. Michelle earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts in music as a scholarship student at City College of New York, and has received accolades for her singing and song writing. Michelle will perform Wednesday through Sunday … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 2/12
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World leading DJs set for Hanoi performance
World leading DJs set for Hanoi performance Ten leading international and Vietnamese DJs will gather tonight at the American Club, 19 Hai Ba Trung Street from 6.30-11pm, to serve up a feast of music for Hanoian audiences. The music event will kick off with the performance of the US-based duo DJs KimKat, who were named the "No 1 FHM 100 Sexiest Women of the World." Also, for the first time in Viet Nam, the World's Best Live Performing DJ, Steve Aoki, will offer a special live performance. DJMAG – a British magazine dedicated to electronic dance music (EDM) and DJs, ranks the American electro house musician as No 8 on its 2013 list. The music feast will also feature other local DJs, including Tung Do, Viet EKS-LIFT, and SlimV-LIFT. For more information and tickets, please call 0935093388. ‘Taste of the World’ culinary festival returns The annual food festival titled ‘Taste of the World’ featuring Vietnamese and International dishes will be held at … [Read more...] about World leading DJs set for Hanoi performance
EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 20-30 (daily updated)
Fashion Exhibition Raffaella Curiel en Exhibition: 24 Nov – 07 Dec 2014 Casa Italia 18 Le Phung Hieu, Hanoi On the occasion of the visit to Vietnam of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sen. Benedetto Della Vedova, and in the framework of the activities of Y-Viet, the Embassy of Italy has the pleasure to present the fashion exhibition “Raffaella Curiel through Art, Travels and Music”. The exhibition displays 25 pieces by renowned fashion designer Raffaella Curiel, whose brand is among those that most contributed, since the early XX century, to the rise and the success of the Italian “alta moda” worldwide. As part of four generation of Italian female fashion designers – Ortensia, Gigliola, Raffaella and now Gigliola junior – Raffaella Curiel has presented and promoted the Italian “alta moda” all around the world, conveying, on the occasion of a number of international fashion shows, a unique and … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 20-30 (daily updated)
Social News 25/5
Two drug smugglers arrested in Yen Bai Two brothers were arrested on Thursday as they were transporting 4,000 pills in the northern province of Yen Bai, according to the police. Vang A Lau and Vang A Cho of Ta Phinh Village in the neighbouring province of Son La were detained and found to be carrying pills and another 14 packs of drugs from their hometown to Yen Bai. This was the largest amount of drugs ever seized in the province, said officials. Train accident kills two in Nam Dinh Two people were struck and killed by a train as they crossed railway tracks at T-junction in Y Yen District, northern Nam Dinh province, according to witnesses. A witness said today that two men, ages about 49 years old, left a car on the side of National Highway 10 at about 10:30am and crossed the road, heading towards a wooden furniture storage building located near the railway on the other side of the road. While walking across the railway tracks, a South-North train struck the two men, who died … [Read more...] about Social News 25/5
WHAT’S ON OCTOBER 15-31 (DAILY UPDATE)
Exhibition “Everything is Golden” by Michelle Wise Opening: Thu 29 Oct 2015, 6 pm Exhibition: 29 Oct – 12 Nov 2015 Spacebar Cafe 15/76 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho Dist, Hanoi Join us for the opening of “EVERYTHING IS GOLDEN”, a selection of paintings and contemporary lacquer by Michelle Wise. “EVERYTHING IS GOLDEN” is a series of works developed out of Wise’s personal interest in using colours and simple geometric shapes to explore how spatial and color relationships have the power to evoke emotional responses. Inspired by non-objective abstract expressionists such as Joseph Albas and Mark Rothkoe and drawing on Vietnamese and other Asian cultural artistic traditions, this series utilizes lacquer work and gold leaf in contemporary ways. Her work thematically focuses on shape and form within these media; eliciting a sense of spiritualism while avoiding reference to religious iconography. Born in 1975, Michelle comes from … [Read more...] about WHAT’S ON OCTOBER 15-31 (DAILY UPDATE)