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Returning for its fifth year, Art Expo Malaysia 2011 will take place start from tomorrow, 28th OCT 2011 to 1st NOV 2011 at MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre (MECC), Kuala Lumpur with operation hours from 10:30AM until 7:30PM daily. Admission is free! The exhibition is the country’s most prominent international art event which will see the convergence of the world’s most reputable galleries showcasing the best art around, including works by Picasso, which are rarely seen in this part of the world. With last year’s expo attracting 12,000 visitors and selling RM11million in works, including silkscreens by pop artist Andy Warhol that went for RM2million, this year’s expo aim to grow in leaps and bounds.

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Proudly presented to you by major Australian manufacturer and retailer of surfing sportswear Rip Curl and Malaysia’s first skateboarding and lifestyle online TV Frontside TV Malaysia, Rip Curl “The Search” Skate Comp 2011, the comp which everyone been looking forward to is finally hitting the town on this Saturday, 29th OCT 2011 at Orange Entrance, Sunway Pyramid from 11AM-7PM. Approximately 50 of the best Asian skaters from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia will join in to compete in this adrenaline pumping competition. Admission is free.

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Photographic talents and enthusiasts will gather together this weekend as Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival 2011 (KLPF) is going to be held from tomorrow, 7th-9th OCT 2011 at Mid Valley Exhibition Centre with doors open at 11AM-9PM. With the support of exhibitors and more than 100,000 visitors KLPF 2010 was a great success. This year, KLPF 2011 brings to you an unforgettable classic experience with the theme ”Black & White”, which often connotes something classic, nostalgic, historic, artistic or elegant.

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It’s time again to discover the hottest street dancers in Malaysia! Malaysia’s most distinguished dance show that is designed to shed light on the street dance, 8TV Showdown will return by give it to the streets with Showdown Street Fest 2011 on this Saturday, 24th SEPT 2011, at Old Wing Open Carpark, 1 Utama Shopping Centre from 10:00AM till 11:30PM. Admission is free! This one day festival will feature Showdown 2011′s dance crews performance along with Hip-Hop activities such as street dance, graffiti art, DJ-ing, MC-ing, concert, workshops, career talks, bazaars and many more.

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The 68th Annual Venice Film Festival, which began from 31st AUG 2011 came to a close with the Awards Ceremony on Saturday evening, 10th SEPT 2011. Asia put in a strong showing in this year’s affair. Hong Kong actress, Deanie Yip won Best Actress Award through her stellar performance in A Simple Life by portrayed a lonely elderly woman with extremely accurate. China’s People Mountain People Sea helped director Cai Shangjun won the Silver Lion in best direction. Meanwhile the Best Actor Award went to Michael Fassbender, who played a New York man struggling with sexual obsession in Shame.

(clockwise from top-left) Aleksandr Sokurov, Cai Shangjun, Deanie Yip, Michael Fassbender

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Volkswagen Malaysia is going to share their innovation and technology by organizing a very special two-day event - Volkswagen Das Auto Show start on this Saturday, 10th-11th SEPT 2011 at Car Park B, Bukit Jalil Stadium from 10AM till 10PM. You may expect to be amongst the first to look at the latest and hottest line-up of Volkswagen models including Polo, Polo GTi, Golf, Golf GTi, Scirocco, Eos, Passat CC, Tiguan, Touareg and much more. Admission is free!

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The biggest book expositions in Southeast Asia, BookFest @ Malaysia will be back for the 6th consecutive year this month, scheduled to be held from 27th AUG 2011 until 4th SEPT 2011 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). With a theme of “One Book One World”, this year’s event will be stretching approximately 125,000 square feet utilising Halls 1 to 5 of KLCC. The expo is organised as a platform to showcase millions of books by local and international authors as well as exhibit a wide range of latest stationery products, with the objective to cultivate a healthy reading habit and culture.

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The last travel fair in Malaysia until 2012 - MATTA Fair August 2011 will be held starting on this Friday, 12th-14th AUG 2011 at Hall 1, 2 and 3 in Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, from 10AM-9PM daily. MATTA Fair is one of the largest and most successful travel fairs in the region with over 100,000 visitors. All sorts of travel packages, ton of bargains or even buy one free one promotions will be offered at the expo. Renowned travel agencies will attend by offering you variety of travel choices and airline companies, such as AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Firefly and Berjaya Air, also will be offering cheap travel tickets and holiday packages.

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Music, Arts and Style International Festival (MASiF) is returning for its brand new edition this year with bigger, better and bolder! The festival is a unique event specially crafted for a historical day – Malaysia Day, to commemorate the richness of music, arts and style diversities in Malaysia. MASiF not only stage local talented and successful creative community, but also provide a platform for new and emerging talents to showcase to Malaysians and the world in 3 days of exhilarating content for all to celebrate in unity. MASiF 2011 is scheduled from 15th-17th SEPT 2011 at Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC).

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Street football is now being put in a fresh spin. Earlier this year, Tiger Beer, one of the international leading brand the industry, launched Tiger Street Football competition on the streets of Malaysia in partnership with ESPN STAR Sports’ Event Management arm. From delivering the best football viewing events to passionate Malaysian football fans, Tiger Street Football is a translation of football’s winning moments from the screen to the streets.

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