Weekend guide (Sep 22 to Sep 24)

S'PORE REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET

@ LASALLE College of the Arts Winstedt Campus

Address: 9 Winstedt Road

24/09/2017 2pm to 6pm

FREE

The Singapore Really Really Free Market is a temporary flea market where all items and services are free. Everything on offer is shared by visitors who are encouraged to bring items to give like books, toys and handmade sculptures, or skills to share, such as poetry writing, tarot card reading or singing. The market is open to the general public. Located at LASALLE College of the Arts Winstedt Campus.

SUPPORT ALL THINGS LOCAL AT 4FINGER'S MUSIC FESTIVAL

@ Fort Gate at Fort Canning

23/09/2017 5pm to late TIME

Admission is free (for people aged 18 and above)

Listen to local musicians while chomping on 4Finger's crispy chicken at the 4Finger's music festival. Look forward to performances by electronic singer-songwriter Jasmine Sokko and indie-pop band Lost Weekend. Visitors can also have Coffee Bandits' coffee and hotdog or Dancing Elephant's artisanal ice cream. Exclusive band merchandise will also be available for sale at the Art Market. The festival is only open to visitors aged 18 and above as alcoholic beverages will be served at the event.

PICK UP NEW SKILLS AT LYF WORKSHOPS

@ Lyf@SMU

Address: 71 to 77 Stamford Road

24/09/2017 from 10am

From S$30

Pick up new skills and make friends at Lyf Workshop Day. Artisans will share their skills at craft workshops. The workshops are: DIY Dried Flowers, Scented Candles, Basic Jewellery Making, Brush lettering, Monogram Painting on leather, Watercolour florals, Dip pen Calligraphy, Sashiko Workshop, and Embroidery Workshop. Visit http://lyfbyascott.com/workshopday/ to sign up for the workshop of your choice. Located at Lyf@SMU, 71 to 77 Stamford Road.

"ALWAYS MOVING": THE BATIK ART OF SARKASI SAID

@ Lee Kong Chian Temporary Gallery, NUS Museum

22/09/2017 - 31/12/2017

FREE

Check out local batik painter Sarkasi Said's batik paintings from the 1990s to the present at the NUS Museum. There will be 11 artworks displayed at the exhibition, which trace back to his days as an itinerant street artist, to becoming a prominent batik artist exploring with an abstract style in his works.

COMPASS ONE ORGANISES ITS FIRST MID-AUTUMN CELEBRATION

@ Compass One

Address: Level 2 Atrium ,1 Sengkang Square

22/09/2017 - 04/10/2017

Admission is free

Compass One will be hosting its first Mid-Autumn Celebration until Oct 4. Expect to find a comprehensive selection of treats from brands such as Minamoto Kitchoan's Japanese mooncakes and Heiraz Bakery's halal mooncakes at the event. Visitors can create a artwork using pomelo at the pomelo arts and crafts session.

CAMP CANINE

@ Camp Kilo Charcoal Club

Address: 66 Kampong Bugis

23/09/2017 12pm - 6pm

FREE

Enjoy a fun-filled Sunday with your furry pals at Camp Canine. Go head-to-head with your pooches in the hotdog eating competition (registration required) or participate in the best dressed pooch competition, in categories such as the best human and pooch dress up combo, pooch with a great street style fashion, and group of pooches (three and above) who come dressed as a team. There will also be a training workshop by Happy Tails at the event.

HEADS UP: GREENING OF SINGAPORE THROUGH TIME

@ Level 5, Possibility Room, National Library Building

28/09/2017 7pm - 8pm

Admission is free

Learn about Singapore's journey to a Garden City in a talk conducted by librarian Lim Tin Seng. Lim will be using maps, photographs, government records and primary documents that have been taken from the National Library and National Archives of Singapore during the one-hour talk. Registration is required.

HEADS UP: GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK

@ PARKROYAL on Pickering

Address: 3 Upper Pickering Street

01/10/2017 - 01/10/2017 11am - 7pm

S$55 onwards

Green Is the New Black returns for its fourth edition at PARKROYAL on Pickering with a slew of educational workshops. Speakers include award winning filmmaker and journalist Craig Lesson and author-speaker Dr. Ali Walker, who explores the connections between the personal, the social and global. There will also be a Mindful Market featuring conscious fashion, art, beauty and life brands at the event. Tickets are priced at S$55 per session and S$90 for an all-access pass. Admission is free for the market.