All you budding circuit breaker chefs, here’s a meal prep tutorial to up your game in the kitchen. Multi-label retail store NomadX is going online with mumfluencer Calista Volkov (@mummyslittlebb; above) for an IG live cooking class. In the workshop organised by NomadX and Mrphy Kitchenware, Calista will show you how to whip up quick and simple dishes. And if you’re inspired to take your culinary adventures further after the session, there’s 15 per cent off selected Mrphy kitchen doodads over at NomadX’s online store from May 22 to Jun 14.

NomadX x Mrphy #cookwithme workshop is on May 22 at 5pm on @NomadX Instagram Live. More info at www.NomadX.sg.
Photo: NomadX

If the only local song you know by heart is ‘Home’, this might change that. Hear65 Sing Along SG is a month-long digital karaoke concert series, featuring music performances by 16 homegrown artists over four Saturdays, with lyrics provided onscreen so that you can sing along. Actress-host Munah Bagharib hosts, and Tabitha Nauser, THELIONCITYBOY, RRILEY and The Pinholes kick off the series on May 23 at 7.30pm. Each sesh will last about three hours long. 

The gig is presented by music media company Bandwagon in partnership with the National Arts Council as part of the #SGCultureAnywhere campaign to provide work opportunities for over 90 self-employed practitioners from the arts community, in a bid to keep Singapore’s music industry going during these trying times that have taken a huge toll on the industry.

Catch Hear65 Sing Along SG on May 23, 30, Jun 6, 13, at 7.30pm on www.hear65.com. 
Photos: Vanessa Tan, Bandwagon

Gather your fur-iends and hang out with hundreds of pets and their humans this Saturday at 2pm online. Online pet store Perromart is organising a massive Zoom call for furkids (and their humans, of course) in an attempt to set a local record for the largest online gathering of pets. On the agenda for the half-hour virtual event: a talk and Q&A session with a vet, and a furry cute group photo. And it’s all for a good cause, mind you. For every participant (pet and human) on the call, Perromart will donate 1kg of dry food to six animal shelters, including Animal Lovers League and Causes for Animals Singapore. The aim? At least 500 participants, which translates to 500kg worth of food to animal shelters in Singapore.   

Perromart’s pet Zoom gathering is on May 23 at 2pm. Sign up at https://www.facebook.com/events/3071671156224383/.
Photo: Unsplash

And you thought TikTok was just about dancing and viral challenges. The social media platform will be streaming, not one, but, two K-pop concerts, direct from Korea. Taking place first on May 25 at 4pm SGT is TikTok Stage Live from Seoul, which features nine popular K-pop idol groups, including Monsta X, iKon, Kang Daniel, AKMU, and Apink. The party continues on May 27 at 7pm SGT with TikTok Stage with HIPHOPPLAYA. It’s a hip hop line-up (if you haven’t already guessed) featuring Zico, Epik High, and Jay Park, among others. To watch, you’ll have to download the TikTok app and follow @tiktok_stage. TikTok will donate US$0.50 (S$0.71) to charity efforts for those affected by Covid-19 for every live viewer that tunes in. 

Catch TikTok Stage Live From Seoul on May 25 at 4pm SGT and TikTok Stage With HIPHOPPLAYA on May 27, 7pm SGT on @tiktok_stage on TikTok. TikTok is free to download on the App Store and Google Play.
Photo: TikTok

Parents, set your alarms for 10am every Friday, for that’s when the National Museum drops new resources, craft activities and more for the kiddos to get busy with. Family bonding time just got more fun as you learn how to make your own toy cars, play old school games that your parents or grandparents used to play as kids, or compile family stories with a cute, free printable kit.
May 15 to Jul 10. Go to www.nationalmuseum.sg.

Just because you can’t be at the museum physically, doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate International Museum Day, which falls on May 18. This year’s festivities centre on the theme ‘Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion’, and will include a host of activities that you can do from home. Try  making performer puppets using materials from home, or take part in an online scavenger hunt and explore Singapore’s various performing art forms at the same time (and stand a chance to win vouchers as well).
May 18 to 31. Full programme at www.nationalmuseum.sg.

The school holidays are here so it’s time for a day out with the children at the National Gallery Singapore — at home, of course. Head to Gallery Kids for interactive games, hands-on activities and downloadable activity print-out sheets that will keep the kiddos occupied and creative at the same time. Storytelling video sessions, masterclasses and art tutorials will allow the young ones to unleash their inner artist (and for Mum and Dad to grab a quick drink, or three). Among the artists helming the sessions is Singaporean painter Yeo Shih Yun, who will impart knowledge on various art techniques, and even how to build your own unconventional painting tools from items at home.

More info at www.nationalgallery.sg/gallerykids.

You’ve spent many nights with Zouk, but here are a few reasons to spend your days with them as well. The party people have launched digital programmes to keep you company, from as early as 3pm onwards, seven days a week. The Zouk Digital line-up encompasses fitness workouts, cocktail tutorials and, of course, live DJ sets at night. The programme varies weekly, though videos of party nights will live on over at Zouk’s YouTube channel. You know what this means: you can Mambo Jambo at any time, on any day of the week.

Full line-up at https://www.facebook.com/zouksingapore. Catch previous DJ sets at http://youtube.com/ZoukClubSingapore.  
Photos: Zouk Facebook, screenshots

If you’ve always wished you had more time to explore the ArtScience Museum, then you’ll love its newly launched virtual experiences that you can enjoy in your own time at home. ArtScience at Home’s extensive line-up includes virtual tours, workshops and even music performances. Traipse through popular exhibitions like Future World: Where Art Meets Science, or learn how to make your own space mission patch via an online workshop. To bring the ArtScience-y ambience to your living room, tune in to curated playlists of music and sound art with Spotify playlists by ArtScience Late Jams.  The possibilities are endless, especially when new programmes are added every week.

More info at https://www.marinabaysands.com/museum.html.