CELEBRATING the second anniversary of George Town being honoured with the Unesco World Heritage Site listing, the Penang State Government, Municipal Council of Penang Island, George Town World Heritage Incorporated, Penang Global Tourism and the various communities of Penang have organised the George Town Festival 2010. Featuring over 80 programmes, the month-long festival showcases a “feast of theatre, music, dance, film, arts, food, fashion, photography, inspirational talk and visual spectacle on the streets”.  Read here. For the month-long programme on iGT Penang Calendar, read here.

Scheduled to be an annual event, the festival is to:

• Celebrate George Town as a Unesco World Heritage Site and to showcase the unique diversity of our culture and heritage,
• Present an international festival of the highest standards to platform local and international performances in enriching the cultural environment of Penang, and 
• Serve as a catalyst to arouse wider public interest in the arts and to encourage cultural exchange and dialogue

Read here

Programme director Joe Sidek hopes that this event will be a "catalyst to showcase the beauty, vibrancy and diversity of George Town. I want everyone to know what a wonderful, lively city it is and I hope to achieve that through this event." Read here

There will be street celebrations, open houses to private and public heritage buildings, boat rides at the famous clan jetties and much more. The July 7 event themed “Streets Come Alive, Unforgettable George Town” will be a full day of events throughout the city including street cultural performances by the multicultural communities of Penang. View here for programme.

About 200,000 people are expected to attend the festival.

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• Guan Eng calls for joint stand against toll hike: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is urging all state assemblymen and MPs, regardless of their political affliation, to support a joint stand against the proposed Penang bridge toll hike in 2013. Read here
• Plastic ban put off: After months of hype over the launch of a campaign to ban vendors at council hawker centres in the state from using polystyrene, red tape has caused it to be delayed. Read here
• Penang invites foreigners to develop landmark projects: The Penang state government has offered Singaporean and international investors an opportunity to participate in building and developing some of the island's landmark projects and historical sites. Read here
• A ‘crown jewel’ for Penang: The state government has identified a 24ha parcel of land in Bayan Mutiara for an integrated development to support its vision of transforming Penang into an international city. Read here
• Tan Kok Ping set to retain PCCC presidency: Tycoon Tan Sri Tan Kok Ping is set to retain the presidency of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce (PCCC). Read here

For more news on Penang from June 28 to July 4, 2010 , please click here

 

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