Chap Goh Meh open house promises lots of excitement
GET ready to show off your best nyonya kebaya during the Penang Chap Goh Meh open house at the Esplanade in George Town on Feb 24.
The kebaya contest, open to those aged 12 and above, will be held at 8.30pm. Entry is free.
Contest coordinator Michael Cheah said participants would be asked a few questions when they parade on stage.
“The first prize winner will take home RM1,000, a bouquet and a tiara,” he told a press conference at the State Chinese (Penang) Association in Perak Road.
Cheah said the first and second runners-up would win RM600 and RM300 respectively and a bouquet each.
There will also be two consolation prizes of RM100 each.
He said entry forms could be obtained from the association’s office (Tel: 04-2269560) from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Entries close on Monday.
Association president Datuk Tan Gin Soon said the contest was aimed at encouraging young people to understand the Baba and Nyonya culture.
“There will also be Baba and Nyonya dancing and singing performances at the open house,” he said.
He said a six-member group, The Main Wayang Company, which is Singapore’s first Peranakan cultural arts and theatre company, would be performing at the event.
Penang Tourism Development and Cultural Committee chairman Danny Law Heng Kiang said the Lions Club would be organising the orange tossing ritual at the open house and would be selling 3,500 oranges at RM1 each at the venue.
He said the programme for the open house to be held from 6pm to 11pm also included a giant snake dance, LED dragon dance, lion dance and Chingay performances.
Food lovers are in for a treat. Besides the free food which will be served from 8pm to 9.30pm, food stalls selling popular Penang hawker fare will be set up.
The open house, which is expected to draw 10,000 visitors, will culminate with a 10-minute fireworks display at 11pm.
For details, call the Penang Tourism Development and Culture Committee hotline at 016-4110000 or the office at 04-6505136.
~News courtesy of The Star~
GET ready to show off your best nyonya kebaya during the Penang Chap Goh Meh open house at the Esplanade in George Town on Feb 24.
The kebaya contest, open to those aged 12 and above, will be held at 8.30pm. Entry is free.
Contest coordinator Michael Cheah said participants would be asked a few questions when they parade on stage.
“The first prize winner will take home RM1,000, a bouquet and a tiara,” he told a press conference at the State Chinese (Penang) Association in Perak Road.
Cheah said the first and second runners-up would win RM600 and RM300 respectively and a bouquet each.
There will also be two consolation prizes of RM100 each.
He said entry forms could be obtained from the association’s office (Tel: 04-2269560) from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Entries close on Monday.
Association president Datuk Tan Gin Soon said the contest was aimed at encouraging young people to understand the Baba and Nyonya culture.
“There will also be Baba and Nyonya dancing and singing performances at the open house,” he said.
He said a six-member group, The Main Wayang Company, which is Singapore’s first Peranakan cultural arts and theatre company, would be performing at the event.
Penang Tourism Development and Cultural Committee chairman Danny Law Heng Kiang said the Lions Club would be organising the orange tossing ritual at the open house and would be selling 3,500 oranges at RM1 each at the venue.
He said the programme for the open house to be held from 6pm to 11pm also included a giant snake dance, LED dragon dance, lion dance and Chingay performances.
Food lovers are in for a treat. Besides the free food which will be served from 8pm to 9.30pm, food stalls selling popular Penang hawker fare will be set up.
The open house, which is expected to draw 10,000 visitors, will culminate with a 10-minute fireworks display at 11pm.
For details, call the Penang Tourism Development and Culture Committee hotline at 016-4110000 or the office at 04-6505136.
~News courtesy of The Star~
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