01 July 2007

1600 - 1830(Tix on sale from 1500)

Venue:

Grassroots Club 190 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8

Yio Chu Kang MRT station

PLAY! features award-winning music from blockbuster video games such as Final Fantasy, World of Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls, Sonic The Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros, etc. Outstanding games footages on large screens accompany thıs symphonic extravaganza performed by the Singapore Festival Orchestra and supported by the award-winning Vocal Consort conducted by the Grammy Award-winning Arnie Roth, Music Director of PLAY! A heart-thumping treat for all and a must-see for Sıngapore’s legion of cybergame fans. PLAY! A Video Game Symphony is produced by Jason Michael Paul for Jason Michael Paul Productions, Inc.

Supported by Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Singapore

Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall

Dates/Time: 15 and 16 June, 7:30 pm

(Duration: 90mins with intermission)

Date: 7th July 2007

Time: 4.30pm - 6.00pm

Venue: Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza

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If you have a passion for drawing, a talent for storytelling, a great idea you want to see published, or simply want to know the latest trends and opportunities in the industry, the Comics Publishing Forum 2007 is just the event for you.

Hosted by the Media Development Authority of Singapore, this flagship event of the First-Time Writers & Illustrators Publishing Initiative will bring you both commercial and artistic insights from the experts.Representatives from industry leaders such as TOKYOPOP and Diamond Book Distributors, as well as leading Singapore comic artists, will take you through the ins and outs of the comic book industry, concept creation and development, and how to break into the business.

Speakers at the Forum include:

Masashi 'Sho' Matsuhashi, Director & General Manager, TOKYOPOP, USA

Kuo-Yu Liang, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Diamond Book Distributor (DBD), USA

Wee Tian Beng, President, Comics Society (Singapore)/ Managing Director, TCZ Studio, Singapore

Jerome Hinds, President, Association of Comic Artists (Singapore)/Founder, Nice One Entertainment, Singapore

Max Wong, Asia Manga Cultural Exchange Association, Taiwan

DATE: 23 June 2007 (Saturday)

TIME: 9.30 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.(Registration starts from 8.30 a.m. Event Begins at 9.30 a.m.)VENUE: Conference Hall 1, Singapore Management University --> In sch too! (Would be good to let them know about Japanese Cultural Club in SMU!)

TICKETS $10 (includes lunch)

Available at:* www.gatecrash.com.sg*

Hotline 6222-5595* S.A.M Kiosks (Touch the GATECRASH button or "Shop@SAM")* SingPost Post Offices* The Substation

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