HarbourFront Centre Welcomes Spring

Usher in the Year of the Dragon at HarbourFront Centre with a series of activities and promotions organised to celebrate Chinese New Year. Spend S$50 to participate in the Spring Fortune Draw and stand to win the top prize of S$6,888 worth of shopping vouchers and cash, along with other attractive prizes. Shoppers born in the Year of the Dragon will receive a special bonus - the first 200 to spend a minimum of S$120 will get a S $10 shopping voucher in addition to the other gifts. YES 93.3FM DJs will also be making appearances on Friday and Saturday.

Until Feb 12, HarbourFront Centre.



A Thousand Words: Paintings by Paresh Maity

With a reputation for being one of India's most interesting and tastefully colourful artists, Paresh Maity presents a series of untitled paintings that speak a thousand words. Depicting a man and a woman to demonstrate a gamut of human relationships, Maity endeavours to show the many emotions that prevail between people, their love and happiness, sorrows and disappointments, failures and triumphs.

Today, 10am to 8pm, The Arts House Gallery, 1 Old Parliament Lane. Free admission. www.theartshouse.com.sg



Nanyang and Tipsy Series: A Solo Exhibition

Featuring mixed-media paintings and ceramic works, this exhibition by Fern Min Eng reflects the spirituality of both the painting and the painter. The combination of colour and ceramics allows the physical form to strengthen its visual impact, often combining the beauty of both elements to convey the fate of a woman as the symbolic conduit for the birth of life, strength, spirituality and as a source of seductive temptation.

Until Thursday, 12pm to 9pm, The Substation Gallery. Free admission. www.substation.org



Scissor Sisters Live in Singapore

Don't miss this concert by chart-topping New York disco-pop group, Scissor Sisters, who will be performing here for the first time. Known for their infectious dance floor anthems such as Laura,I Don't Feel Like Dancin' and Filthy/Gorgeous, the dynamic trio have earned a reputation for their humorous and transgressive live performances.

Today, 8pm, Fort Canning Park. Tickets at S$110 from Sistic. www.lamcproductions.com





Rachael Yamagata - Live!

Catch American singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata in her much anticipated return here for a one-night-only concert. Known for her bluesy vocals, Yamagata is best known for her debut album, Happenstance, which spawned hits like Be Be Your Love and Under My Skin. This time, she will be performing songs from her new album, Chesapeake, a collaboration with Happenstance's producer John Alagia.

Feb 23, 9pm, Esplanade Concert Hall. Tickets from S$48 to S$98 from Sistic.



Cooling Off Day

Why do Singaporeans vote? What issues influenced their votes? What does citizenship mean to them? In the months running up to last year's elections, Alfian Sa'at interviewed Singaporeans to discover their responses to these questions. From the comic to the serious, from the fearful to the hopeful, their voices form a portrait of Singaporeans concerned about their role in shaping the country's future. Cooling Off Day reveals how political views are not just the hot air of coffeeshop talk. Tickets go on sale today.

Feb 22 to March 11, 8pm, additional 3pm show on weekends, no shows on Mondays and Thursdays, SOTA Drama Theatre. Tickets from S$44 to S$59 from Sistic. Early bird discount of 15 per cent (20 per cent for OCBC cardholders) until Feb 1.