GEORGE TOWN, Sept 2 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng announced at Komtar here on Tuesday about Penang will be having 10 Days 3 Festivals with returns this year from 27th November to 6th December. The 10 days 3 Festivel was featuring arts and culture, music and literature.
The objective of having back the festivals is to draw in visitors from all over, and to ensure visitors of an enjoyable holistic arts festival, and a fruitful stay in Penang. The George Town Literary Festival (GTLF) will be started on 27th to 29th November which returning for the 5th year with an impressive array of local and international writers and poets with the theme of We Are Who We Are / Are We Who We Are. The festival is funded by the State Government.
It is focused on promoting literature and exploring the interconnections between literature and art, theater, film, music, and journalism. The festival this year will host 30 acclaimed writers from the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Australia, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia.
In the same time, guest writers who will also be joining the George Town Literary Festival for this year are includes Marina Mahathir, Shirley Lim Geok-Lin, Chuah Guat Eng, Lim Swee Tin, Lunar, Anja Utler, Franca Treur, Wajahat Ali, Judy Fong Bates, Anne Provoost, Danton Remoto, Omar Musa, Robin Hemley, Xu Xi, Joshua Ip, Tan Sooi Beng, Khoo Salma, Paul Augustin, Khairudin Aljunied, Robin Riuzendaal, Anthony Milner and more.
After the GTLF, there were continue with the In-Between Arts Festival which will be started on 30th November to 2nd December. It will be presents everything in-between words and music, literally in-between the George Town Literary Festival and the Penang Island Jazz Festival.
IbAF was focus on Penang this year with being local; incorporating food, art and photography, music, film screenings, storytelling for children, kids games & craft, dance and puppet shows. The festival will draw talents from local artists, performers, musicians, singers and practitioners, showcasing the local talent of Penang. It’s truly a festival for Penangites, as much as it is for visitors from near and far.
The following Festival after IbAF was Penang Island Jazz Festival. The festival will be started on 3rd to 6th December. It may causes the island of Penang comes alive with music once again with the 12th edition of The Penang Island Jazz Festival (PIJF) which is held annually on the first weekend of December.
Apart from the outdoor main “Jazz by the Beach” stage featuring local and international performers, the festival also has a number of other supporting musical activities such as workshops, music forums, Sunrise @ TSG, Creative Malaysia Stages, a jazz gallery and more.
The festival attracts a regional audience and has established itself to be one of the most highly anticipated and important musical festivals in Southeast Asia. Happening at Bayview Beach Resort, Hard Rock Hotel and the Tropical Spice Gardens, tickets are priced at RM85 per day.
