19 things to see, do, eat and drink in Singapore this week (Oct 5-9)

It looks like this week will be great for foodies, with a party at new Clarke Quay burger joint The Buchers Club, three stand-up comedians and a showcase of local female musicians.

Mon, Oct 5

ART
Portable Art Week continues with the gallery iPRECIATION selling work by local artists, Lee Wen and Tay Bak Chiang, to name a few.

FAIR
Self-professed wine connoisseurs can get buy wine from 200 brands and 11 international wine makers at the Cold Storage International Wine Fair.

MUSIC
Catch the vocalists from Urban Harmony and Peace Connect’s Singers at the 8th International A Capella Festival.

Tue, Oct 6

COOKING
Foodies, learn to cook with southern Italian chef Lino as he teaches you to make a few household staples at The GoDown.

PHOTOGRAPHY
Richard Seah’s cheekily titled exhibition No Head No Tail is an unconventional look at the birds of Jurong Bird Park.

WELLNESS
Build your stamina with Kelly Latimer and Declan Halpin at the Earn Your Armour group workout.

Wed, Oct 7

ART
Chinese ink painting gets the modern treatment at the Ink! exhibition.

DRINK
H.O.D is hosting a new cocktail menu by new bartenders Alvin AuYong and Adam Fraser Gray.

COMEDY
Al Murray is in town with his trademark brand of British frat boy humor. 

LITERARY
Poetry slammers, draw inspiration from Cyril Wong and Pooja Nansi at Poems with the Blues.

Thu, Oct 8

DRINK
Explore some lesser known watering holes with the 10th installment of the MRT Pub Crawl.

COMEDY
Orion Perez graces Talk Cock Comedy with his many accents that make fun of Singapore’s stereotypes.

Daniel McGrath will be at Thirsty Thursday with his unique brand of American humor.

FILM
The hip hop biopic everyone’s been talking about, Straight Outta Compton, is being screened at The Projector. There’s an after-party after the screening, so wear something to dance in.

Fri, Oct 9

EAT
Dude food lovers, burger joint The Buchers Club is celebrating its opening with a street party. There is beer and sounds by Attagirl.

LITERARY
Get to know poet and Tania de Rozario at Bar SG‘s second literary reading. 

DANCE
Argentinian tango dancers Pablo Sosa and Mariela Maldonado take the stage in this sexy showcase.

MUSICAL
Beyond The Barricade is set to entertain all musical lovers with a showcase of famous songs from The Phantom of The Opera and Mamma Mia.

MUSIC
Support local female musicians with their quirkily titled Xiao Zar Bo showcase. Inch Chua and Esther Lowless will be performing.