16/08/2025

LYFE SATURDAY | AUG 16, 2025

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Moment 3.0: Wonderful Life Date: Until Aug 18 Venue: Taman Paramount, Petaling Jaya Entry fee: Free

The third edition of the annual Moments exhibition series features six artists – Brian Tai, Francis Lee, Lee Wee Xian and newcomers Eve Yap, Ong Jian Yang and Serene Chong. Each artist will bring their interpretation of quiet joys and fleeting moments that make life meaningful.

Tokyo Street Matsuri Festival Date: Until Aug 29 Venue: Pavilion Kuala Lumpur Entry fee: Free

Pavilion Tokyo Street says yokoso , inviting you to its 14th anniversary with a Tokyo Street Matsuri. The precinct turns into a festive culture hub of curated experiences that bring Japan to Malaysia. This festival honours the traditions that bring people together through shared cultural experiences.

New Balance “Run Your Way” Pop-up Date: Aug 17 Venue: Heritage Valley Entry fee: Free

The Curve Merdeka Food Run 2025 Date: Aug 30 Venue: The Curve, Mutiara Damansara Entry fee: RM55 (single), RM50 (group of 4) Lace up for a 5km run catered just for foodies – twice the excitement and double the participation, this run is where fitness meets food and community spirit takes centre stage. Along the route, fill your tummies with tasty food pit stops that serve local delights such as nasi lemak , curry puffs, satay and more. So, create memories and embrace the patriotic spirit as you reach the finish line.

New Balance brings back its pop-up to celebrate every runner’s path. Held in conjunction with its launch of FuelCell SC Elite v5, the space is designed to inspire, empower and unite the running community. Whether you are a professional runner or an amateur one, its pop-up celebrates all types of runners.

Celebrating Diversity: Consuming Culture, Constructing Identity Date: Until Aug 30 Venue: G13 Gallery Entry fee: Free

Saya Anak Malaysia Art Carnival Date: Sept 13–14 Venue: MyTown Shopping Centre Entry fee: RM30 (colouring contest) From creative workshops to interactive booths, do more than just wave your flag this Malaysia Day 2025 at Saya Anak Malaysia Art Carnival. Supported by the Sports, Co-curricular and Arts Division of the Education Ministry, the event’s highlights are: Student Colouring Contest and Unity Art Scroll Challenge, which are all meant to promote students’ artistic literacy and creativity.

Art

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contemporary exhibition reimagines the symbolic and emotional power of food as a lens into Malaysia’s rich and diverse identity, cultural memory and social belonging. Curated by Kenny Teng, the exhibition is a rich selection of paintings, installations, sculptures and mixed media that embody the metaphor. art

Swan Lake Date: Oct 11 Venue: KLCC Plenary Hall Entry fee: Starting from RM188.63

Ambil Peduli… Sustaining What Sustains Us Date: Until Sept 20 Venue: Alliance Francaise Kuala Lumpur Entry fee: Free

Piroutte-ing in Kuala Lumpur, as the musical makes its grand return to Malaysia, is Oksana Bondara, who will play the beloved Swan Lake heroine Odette and her antagonist Odile. A soloist of Russia’s Mariinsky Theatre and Moscow Ballet “La Classique”, the dancer is ready to take aficionados’ breath away in exactly 32 fouettes.

Syul Hezri challenges how little we know about climate via his bold brush strokes, inviting us to be mindful of our environment that is suffering a slow death at the hands of modernisation. In conjunction with the United Nations World Oceans Day Conference 2025 in Nice, France, this art exhibition is meant to provoke thought and ignite conversations.