Theater
Children's Drama -- Undersea Adventures
● Novel Hall (
● Tonight at 7:30pm; tomorrow and Sunday at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 4:30pm and 7:30pm
Meimen Qigong Stage Play -- A Story of Love
●Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (
● Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30pm
The Merchant of Venice
● National Theater (
● Tomorrow at 2:30pm and 7:30pm; Sunday at 2:30pm
Little Mermaid
● Taipei County Arts Center (
● Tomorrow at 7:30pm; Sunday at 2pm and 7:30pm
Classical
Huang Yan-lin Violin Recital
● Forum Auditorium (
Call (02) 2593 5811.
● Tonight at 7:30pm
A Piano Performance by Thomas Kraft
● Taipei Artist Village (
Call (02) 3393 7377.
● Tomorrow at 7:30pm
Honey, I Shrunk the Cello
*National Recital Hall (
● Tomorrow at 7:30pm
Shuan Yin International Music Festival -- Masestros Gala
*National Concert Hall(
● Sunday at 7:30pm
The Flute Garden of Delights Under the Stars (
● National Recital Hall (
Call (07) 553 8886.
● Sunday at 7:30pm
Eric Aubier Trumpet Recital
● National Recital Hall (
● Aug 9 at 7:30pm
La Moda Piano Trio
● National Concert Hall(
● Aug 11 at 7:30pm
Rock and Pop
Lap Dance presents
● Nowhere(所在), 1, Ln 60, Xinsheng S Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (台北市新生南路三段60巷1號). Entrance NT$300. (02) 2362 5241.
● Tonight at 10pm
Witch House
● 7, Ln 56, Xinsheng S Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (
Entrance NT$250.
Call (02) 23625494.
● Tonight and tomorrow at 9:30pm
Riverside Cafe
● B1, 2, Ln. 244, Roosevelt Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (
Call (02) 2368 7310.
● Tonight and tomorrow at 9:30pm
The Wall
● B1, 200, Sec 4, Roosevelt Rd, Taipei (
● Aug 9, 10 and 12 at 9pm
Hohak Carnival Concert
● Red Playhouse (
● Tomorrow at 8pm
Exhibition
Valley of Love, Convolutions of Taiwanese Contemporary Painting
● Taipei National University of the Arts -- Guandu Arts Museum (
● Until Sept. 11
A Solo Exhibition of Ceramics by Shi Fu-qi
● Juming Museum (
● Until Sep 11
Lightscape -- Between Mind and Matter (光景,在理性與感性之間 ).showcasing works from 1980s to 1990s by 12 Taiwan female artist.
● aipei Fine Arts Museum (
● Until Sep 4
Before Becoming A Work of Art
(
● AKI Gallery (
● Until Aug 22
Video Recordings of Performance Art (
● Taipei MOMA (
● Until Sep 17
Taipei Along the River During the Qingming Festival(
● Discovery Center of Taipei (
● Until Aug 31
Pursuing Good Fortune -- Taiwanese Folk Cultural Artifacts
● Museum of World Religions (
● Until Feb 10, 2006
Special Exhibition on 4000-year-old Stone Tool Workshops (
● National Museum of Prehistory (
Call (089) 381 166.
● Until Nov. 20
Upcoming
Taike Rock Concert
● Taipei International Convention Center (
● Aug 19 and 20 at 7:30pm
Stacey Kent Jazz Concert
● National Concert Hall (
● Aug 23 at 7:30pm
Magnetic Tour 2005 -- Robin Gibb
● NTU Sports Center (
● Aug. 27 at 7:30pm
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