Top-Spinning Competition & Demonstration

officiated by

Yb. Sr. Hj. Muhammad Farid Hj. Saad PJK
Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang Kawasan Pulau Betong

This Sunday, 26 November 2006

At Little Penang Street Market, Upper Penang Road

The Top-spinning Competition & Demonstration will be performed by a 20-person troupe from Kelantan,

the Persatuan Gasing Uri Negeri Kelantan, Malaysia’s first and only top-spinning society,

who are making their first public appearance in Penang.

The cultural event is sponsored by the National Heritage Department (Jabatan Warisan Negara).

This month’s highlight & photo-opportunity (program below)

Top-spinning from Kelantan!

Competition & demonstration, the audience can also play!
Large gasing timah, 24-inch circumference, 3-4 kg, spinning for more than 2 hours
Silat Tari, Kelantanese martial arts
Kelantanese music for wayang kulit
Exhibition of traditional mats and other handicrafts from Kelantan

Gasing Program

The top-spinning will start at 11am and carry on into late afternoon.

Consecration ceremony – all top-spinning players and silat performers assemble upacara membuka gelanggang
Officiated by Yb . Sr. Hj. Muhammad Farid Hj. Saad PJK
Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang Kawasan Pulau Betong
Silat Tari, first performance
Top-spinning competition, Round 1
Performance by wayang kulit music ensemble
Silat Tari, second performance
Information session to explain the exhibition of tops, traditional musical instruments & handicrafts.
Spectators will be allowed to try out some musical instruments.
Explanation about winding and spinning the tops.
Top-spinning competition: Round 2
Audience participation in top-spinning and traditional music
Performance of the shadow puppet music
Top-spinning competition: Round 3
Closing ceremony (total duration of the event is 5-6 hours).

For further information, contact Khoo Salma 016 455 3076

or Adeline 012 317 5498 or view www.lestariheritage.net

More information about Little Penang Street Market

This Sunday, 26 November 2006

10am-8pm, Upper Penang Road

PENANG’S NEW HAPPENING PLACE – CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES – LIVE MUSIC

- ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET – TRADITIONAL TRADES – CHARITY CRAFTS –

CLOTHES – JEWELLERY – HERITAGE FOOD – ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES

Last Sunday of every month! http://www.lestariheritage.net/littlepenang/index.htm

ARTS & CRAFTS – lots of demonstration crafts!

Emerging new crafts

· Gift boxes

· Christmas crochets

· One of a kind tote bags by Paridah Mokhsin

· Beaded Keychains

· Kedah crystals

· Cross-stich Pictures

· Painted batik

· Ceramics & terracotta

· Patchwork crafts

· Hand-made dolls & teddy bears

· Ornamental Frames

· Coconut craft

· Handmade wooden implements by Cheang Kok Choy

· Seashell art by K’ ng

· Painted tiles by B Homes

· Floral art

· Dough sculptures

· Clog painting competition

Traditional Trades & Ethnic Crafts

· Labu Sayung

· Beaded shoes

· Hand-painted Batik

· Rattan craft

· Clogs

· Henna art

Clothes

· Applique T-shirts by Secret Wardrobe

· T-shirt silk-screening on the spot

· Batik wear & sarong

· Girls’ kebaya, batik cheongsam & smocked dresses

· Hair accessories etc.

Antiques & Collectibles

Teresa Capol, Clara Chan, Peter Loh, Peter Foo

Contemporary design crafts

· Fuan Wong’s fused glass works which have been exhibited internationally

· Jonathan Yun makes exquisite jewellery inspired by natural and coral forms.

Jewellery

· Beaded jewellery by Pamela Ong

· Hand-made jewellery,

· Pearls, wooden beads, silver, Swarovski crystals, letter beads

· Pick your own beads, design your own jewellery!

Home decoration

· Stained glass

· Batik pillows & bedspreads

· Decorative picture frames

Health

· Kak Sa’s Remedies – nim herbal products

· Teo Li Li – Virgin Coconut Oil

· Wong Chin Hung – Pure Honey

Art

· Portraits by Rashid

· Seals & calligraphy by Ng Chai Tiam

· Chinese painting vignettes

Charity Crafts

· Community Works

· St. Nicholas baskets & foot reflexology

· Penang Prison

· Eden Handicapped

· Ex-SGGS fund-raising for Charity – Beaded jewellery by Pamela Ong

Heritage Food

· New! Chocolate fountain

· Rempeyek

· Eurasian cakes & chutney

· Chinese desserts

· Delicious home-made bread & cakes!

· Natural pure honey

· Healthy soya milk, soya yoghurt and home-made fruit yoghurt

· Nutmeg juice & nutmeg products

· Penang Hill chicken pie – usually sold out by noon, so book now!

Call Adeline 012 317 5498, or email littlepenang@lestariheritage.net

LIVE MUSIC at LITTLE PENANG

SORRY! The stage area at Cocos is under renovation, so we won’t have band music this

market, but bands will be back next month. Meanwhile, BASKERS are welcome to play and

put out their hat!

KID’S CORNER!

Colour recycled paper bags!

Mr. Ee and his origami aeroplanes!

Mr. Wee and his Chinese puzzles!

Our volunteers from Anak-Anak Kota!

Little Penang is organised by a group of Penang people who care about

keeping Penang culturally vibrant. It aims to provide a regular market-place

and platform for Penang-based talents in arts and crafts, design and music.

Be a part of Little Penang!

Little Penang is a non-profit project coordinated by Lestari Heritage Network with

a grant from The Institute for Cultural Enterprise (ICE), New York.

www.lestariheritage.net

Supported by The Institute for Cultural Enterprise, The Garage, Tourism Penang,

Upper Penang Road Promotion Society, Instant Trading, E&O Hotel, Community Works

and the Penang Arts Council.

The inaugural market in July got off to a smashing start. See the photo gallery on

www.lestariheritage.net and STAR reviews below.

Sights and sounds of Penang by Ng Su Ann

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/8/15/north/15144624&sec=north

Flow of old favourites and current tunes

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/8/15/north/15065535&sec=north

Big bargains at little market by Helen Ong

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/8/15/north/15065531&sec=North

Selling sea shells at the stalls by Helen Ong

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/9/14/north/15199321&sec=North

Green crusaders to give talk at market

http://www.lestariheritage.net/littlepenang/webpages/press21.htm

Turning clogs into Fashion Statement

http://www.lestariheritage.net/littlepenang/webpages/press23.htm

Reviving interest in dying skills

http://www.lestariheritage.net/littlepenang/webpages/press22.htm

The Red Kebaya at Little Penang:

Special Appearance by the Red Kebaya Cast at 2 p.m.

In conjunction with their appearance at Cempaka Night later that evening

Organised by Community Works in aid of charity

For Positive Women, May Care Centre, Family Planning Association

Gala Charity Premier at Golden Screens Cinemas on Mon 27 Nov, RM 50 tickets

for Gala Screening available at Community Works booth, Little Penang