Bubi Chen has gig at Santika

Bubi Chen has gig at Santika

YOGYAKARTA: Jazz lovers will be flattered this weekend at Santika Jogja as the hotel is offering a Jazz Sunday Brunch with noted jazz pianist Bubi Chen who will present a collaborative work with Five N Band.

Among the songs to be presented at the program that will be held on Jan. 30 at Santika's Pandan Sari Restaurant from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. are Dona Lee, Take Five, It don't Mean a Thing, All of Me, You've Got a Friend, and Fly Me to The Moon.

With brunch offered at Rp 65,000++ per person, the program also offers various menu items including Grilled Salmon, Chicken Cordon Bleu, Beef in Black Pepper Sauce, Roast Beef in Puff Pastry, and Prawn Soup with Tofu.

Chinese-Indonesian pianist Bubi Chen, who was named one of the world's 10 best pianists in 1997 and received the title Pearl From The East, is also scheduled to perform at Graha Santika Semarang hotel's Amarta Lobby Lounge on Jan. 31, 2005. --JP

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Novotel presents 'Barongsai' dance

YOGYAKARTA: In observance of the 2556 Chinese New Year or Imlek as it is popularly called, which will fall on Feb. 9, Novotel Yogyakarta hotel is offering a Chinese food promotion under the central theme of Light of China on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9, 2005.

To enliven the program, the hotel will also present Barongsai or Chinese lion dance at the hotel lobby on Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. by Budi Abadi Barongsai dance group that will present some 10 of its best dancers and musicians.

At Rp 90,000 net per person, the program will present various menu items at the hotel's Kedaton Restaurant.

"Our waiters and waitresses as well as other staff at the hotel will also dress in Chinese costumes dominated by the color red," said the hotel public relations manager Erny Kusmastuti, expressing optimism that the hotel's occupancy rate during the Imlek celebration, as in previous years, would reach up to over 90 percent. --JP