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12 - 18 May

DA NANG Today
Published: May 12, 2014

2,558th birthday of Buddha (Vesak)

Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 May 

Free admission

Details:

The ritual bathing of the Buddha, a memorial service for the martyrdom of Vietnamese Buddhist monks, a procession for the light of wisdom, a preaching session on the meaning of Vesak, and a musical performance to celebrate Buddha’s birthday.

Monday 12 May

Linh Ung Pagoda, Son Tra District

Official ceremony featuring solemn Buddhist traditional rituals

Tuesday 13 May  6.00am

Linh Ung Pagoda, Son Tra District

A preaching session on the meaning of Vesak

Tuesday 13 May  7.00am

Phap Lam Pagoda, 500 Ong Ich Khiem Street

A musical performance

Tuesday 13 May 

Phap Lam Pagoda, 500 Ong Ich Khiem Street

A musical performance entitled “Raising Wings for Future Dreams”

Organised by the city’s Trung Vuong Theatre and the Central Office of the Viet Nam Study Encouragement Association in the southern region, the event aims to raise funds to help poor studious pupils locally.

Saturday 17 May  8.00pm

Trung Vuong Theatre, 35A Phan Chau Trinh Street

Free admission

Musical performance

A nightly musical performance featuring famous local, national and overseas Vietnamese singers.

Every evening  from 8.30pm

Memory Lounge, 7 Bach Dang Street

Tickets can be booked on 0511 3575898 or 0905 881360

Ladies Night party

A weekly “Ladies Night” offers female customers an attractive preferential promotion.  In particular, when they buy 1 cocktail they get another 1 free, and buy 2 glasses of wine to get 1 more free.  They can also enjoy free tasty snacks and appropriate music.

Every Tuesday evening

Waterfront Da Nang Restaurant and Bar

150 - 152 Bach Dang Street, Hai Chau District

Traditional musical performances for domestic and foreign visitors

During the hour-long shows, domestic and foreign visitors will be treated to live Vietnamese traditional music, solo performances on traditional musical instruments, colourful-costumed dancers, humorous short sketches, and delightful folk songs.

Wednesday 14 and Saturday 17 May 7.30pm

Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong Theatre, 155 Phan Chau Trinh Street

50,000 VND per person

Groups of visitors and students will respectively receive 30% and 50% discount.

Dragon's head breathes fire and squirts water

The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge

Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May 9:00pm

Movies:

He Who Dares

A group of ruthless masked terrorists kidnap the Prime Minister’s daughter, fortressing themselves in an underground car park rigged with explosives.  A crack SAS team are sent in and must take the building one level at a time.

From Friday 16 May

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong Street, Thanh Khe District

75,000 VND per ticket

3D Godzilla

The world's most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

From Friday 16 May

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong Street, Thanh Khe District

110,000 VND per ticket

Brick Mansions

An undercover Detroit cop navigates a dangerous neighbourhood which is surrounded by a colossal containment wall to protect the rest of the city.  He reluctantly accepts the help of a fearless ex-convict, and together they must stop a sinister plot to devastate the entire city.

From Friday 16 May

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong Street, Thanh Khe District

75,000 VND per ticket

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