The Alliance Française de Kuala Lumpur and the French Embassy in Malaysia present the 10th edition of the French Art and Film Festival 2011(FAFF 2011). This festival will be held from 12th to 31st May 2011, it is set to showcase the diversity of French culture in Kuala Lumpur and Penang: jazz and rock concerts, photo exhibition, dance performance, theatre, film festival and champagne tasting.

Jointly organized with Golden Screen Cinemas, International Screens, the French Film Festival section will offer 6 recently released French movies to be screened from 12th May to 22nd May in KL. This annual rendezvous will showcase some of the best and latest French cinematic landscape such as L’Arnacoeur (Heartbreaker), a romantic comedy by Pascal Chaumeil,Micmacs à tire-larigot (Micmacs), by Jean-Pierre Jeunet the acclaimed director of Amélie and La fille de Monaco (The girl from Monaco), comedy/drama by Anne Fontaine. The film festival will then be held in Penang from 26th May to 31st May.

International Lion Dance on Stilts Championship 2011 will be held on 7th & 8th May 2011 at Han Chiang Indoor Stadium, Penang. This renowned event is jointly organized by Penang State Government and Penang Wushu, Lion & Dragon Dance Association.

On 7th May (10am-5pm), 8 teams will be selected among 14 international teams including 9 overseas teams from Guangzhou, Hongkong, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Brunei, Indonesia, and 5 Malaysian teams from Penang, Muar, and Kuala Lumpur. Finals will be conducted on 8th May, 10am-2pm at the same venue. Do come and join us to witness this exciting traditional event!

Special thanks to our sponsors: Hunza Properties Berhad and Pallas.

On Dance Day let's dance together in a circle to renew the Earth with the power of our spirits and the power of our bodies...

PEARL began celebrating Dance Day the first time in Penang last year, in conjunction with the International Dance Day celebration promoted by the Dance Committee of the ITI (International Theater Institute), as well as the International Dance Council CID, UNESCO in Paris which falls on April 29.

The Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia Penang Branch endorsed by The Penang State Government is organizing a State – Level Vasakhi Fest 2011 (formerly known as the Vasakhi Open House) with an aim of celebrating this glorious occasion with fellow Malaysians from all walks of life and foreign tourists.

This event initially started out as a small function organized in the premises of the Wadda Gurwara Penang, where the Vasakhi was celebrated with the less fortunate has now grown into a State – Level event which provides an opportunity to bring out to open the Sikh way of life, Sikh culture, customs and traditions.