Events

Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim is inviting the public to his Hari Raya open house on the first day of Raya. The event will start at 11am and end at 3pm in the compound of Bangunan Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, Shah Alam.

Dance competition

The residents committee of USJ 2-15 and PSJ 7, 9 and 11 will hold a dance workshop and competition with prizes worth RM3,000 up for grabs. The workshop will be held on Sept 3 from 9am to 8pm at Urban Groove Dance Academy Taipan. The competition will be held the following day from 3pm to 6.15pm at the Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall. Registration is required. For more details, call 012-2133860 (Jason) or 017-2113550 (Vivian).

Heritage tour

The Central Market Heritage Walk for tourists and locals is on until Aug 31. The tour is useful for those keen to know more about the history of Kuala Lumpur and its early establishment. The walk starts from the Central Market information counter at 10.30am daily. For more details, visit www.centralmarket.com.my.

Buddhism courses

The Subang Jaya Buddhist Association will hold intermediate courses every Friday starting on Sept 23. For five consecutive weeks, the courses will cover Buddhist views on contemporary issues and Buddhist living. Each session will last from 8.30pm to 10pm. For more information, call 03-56348181 (Lily).

Children’s performance

Operafest Children’s Choir Malaysia will perform at the PJ Live Arts Centre, Jaya One, Section 13, on Aug 27 and 28 in aid of Save a Stray Organisation. Operafest, which has been around for 25 years, will perform a repertoire of everlasting classics. The minimum ticket price is RM30, but audiences are welcome to donate as much as they please. For more information, call 017-8884081 (Tho) or visit www.operafestchildrenchoir.com.

Dogathon 2011

The Students’ Society of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Veternak) and Zoologico Club University Putra Malaysia (UPM) will hold their 15th annual Dogathon on Oct 2. Proceeds will go towards a welfare project called “Pro-Kasih”, which aims to raise awareness of neglected animals. The event will be held at Bukit Ekspo UPM from 6.30am to 2pm. Activities include a 2.5 kilometre dog and master run, catch and fetch, and hide-andseek for owners and dogs. For more details, call 013-3792124 (Nur Afiqah) or 012-3205065 (Ms Lee) or email dogathonpublicity@gmail.com or dogathon@vet.upm.edu.my, or visit www.vet.upm.edu/~dogathon.

Free coaching handbook

Corporate Coach Academy (CCA), a ICF coach-learning institute, and the Malaysian Association of Certified Coaches (MACC) are offering free handbooks on how to embark on coach learning journeys. For more information, call 03-62054488 (Ng Koon Kow) or visit www.corporate-coachacademy.com.

Source: Selangor Times Issue 39 (August 26-28, 2011)