Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, Feb. 4, 2000

Exhibitions

* Comics, Animation Exhibition, at National Gallery, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3813021), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Feb. 5 - 14. * Painting Exhibition: 12 paintings by 12 Russian painters, at Borobudur Hotel, Jl. Lapangan Banteng Selatan, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3805555), 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Feb. 4-5. * Painting Exhibition: by Melo Tedesco, at Duta Fine Arts Foundation, Jl. Kemang Utara 55A, South Jakarta (Phone: 7990226), Tuesday to Saturday at 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, Monday at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Feb. 20. * Painting Exhibition: Pre-War Balinese Modernists, 1928-1942m at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5252321), until Feb. 12. * Arts Exhibition: Drawings by Widayanto, The Regent Jakarta, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta (Phone: 2523456), until Feb. 5. * Painting Exhibition: Outward Bound, American Art at the Brink of the Twenty-First Century, at Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, and the Planetarium Exhibition hall, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until March 10. * Arts Exhibition at Sheraton Media Hotel & Towers, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No. 3, Central Jakarta (Phone: 6263001), until Feb. 20. * Painting Exhibition by Umi Dachlan at The Financial Club, Niaga Tower 2nd floor, Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 9. The Exhibition will be in Andy Gallery at Jl. Tanah Abang IV/ 14, Central Jakarta on Feb. 10 to Feb. 27.

Performances

* Theater: Sampek Engtay, Teater Koma, in Teater Tanah Airku (Phone: 87792930/3369), Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, 8 p.m., Feb. 1 - 10 (2 p.m., 3 p.m., Feb. 5-6). * Traditional Performance: Ludruk Glamor, at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Jl. Gedung Kesenian No. 1, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3808283), 8 p.m., Feb. 4-5. * Traditional Performance - Ketoprak Humor Samiaji at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta: Sampek-Eng Tay, 8 p.m., Feb. 9. Kalung Mumi, 8 p.m., Feb. 16. * Concerts at the Dharmawangsa Hotel, Jl. Brawijaya 26 (reservations 7258181), 8 p.m.: Bel Canto concert no. 4 English Love Songs A St Valentine's Concert celebrating 500 years of Love and Marriage by The Parahyangan Catholic University Choir, Christopher Abimanyu (Tenor), Parahyangan Trio, Avip Priatna (Conductor), on Feb. 12. Bel Canto concert no. 5 French Art Songs Soiree Francaise - A French Night of Art Songs by The Batavia Madrigal Singers, with three Sopranos: Marijke ten Kate, Binu D Sukaman and Aning Asmoro, conducted by Avip Priatna, on March 3. * Theater: Hum Pim Pah by Kelompok Teater Getapri, at Graha Bhakti Budaya- TIM, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3154087), 8 p.m., Feb. 11-12. * Theater: Pentas Teater Hitam Putih, Padang Panjang, Menunggu, at Komunitas Utan Kayu, Jl. Utan Kayu 68 H, East Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), 8 p.m., Feb. 18-19. * Dance: Kreativitaet Dance Indonesia, at Komunitas Utan Kayu, Jl. Utan Kayu 68 H, East Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), 7 p.m., 9 p.m., Feb. 24.

Talks

* Discussion with Parakitri T Simbolon: Bangkitnya Nasionalisme Etnis di Sekitar Kita, at Komunitas Utan Kayu, Jl. Utan Kayu 68 H, East Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), 8 p.m., Feb. 4. * Special Saturday Presentation, Pre-Admission Orientation, at the American-Indonesian Exchange Foundation / Education Advising Service, Gedung Balai Pustaka, 6th fl, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No. 4, Central Jakarta, 1 p.m.to 3 p.m., Feb. 5. For reservations, please call 3452024. * The Indonesian Heritage Society's Evening Lecture Series: Flying High; Kites of Indonesia by Peggy Ball, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5252321), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 8.

Film

* French Film, at the Cinema of CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Salemba Raya 25 Central Jakarta (Phone: 3908585): Richard Sierra, 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m., Feb 5.

Charity Ball

* The Indonesia Canada Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Women's Association hold Canadian Maple Leaf Charity Ball at the Regent Hotel, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, 7 p.m., on Feb. 5. Please contact Coleen (7811449) or Maureen (7810087).

Museums

* Bayt Al-Qur'an Museum, at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Bambu Apus, East Jakarta (Phone: 8416466), Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. * Adam Malik Museum, Jl. Diponegoro 29, Menteng, Central Jakarta (Phone: 337403), Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. * National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 12, Central Jakarta: (Phone: 3811551), Tuesday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. * Puppet Museum, Jl. Pintu Besar Utara 27, West Jakarta (Phone: 6929560), Tuesday to Thursday, Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. * Satria Mandala Military Museum, Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta (Phone: 5227949). * Textile Museum, Jl. Karel Satsuit Tubun, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta (Phone: 5606613), Tuesday to Sunday (except Friday), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. * Forestry Manggala Wana Bhakti Museum, Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta (Phone 5703265/46 ext.5557/8), Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. * Stamp Museum, in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, East Jakarta (Phone 8409286), Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. * The 1945 Fight For Freedom Museum, Jl. Menteng Raya 31, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3909148), Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. * Jakarta Museum of History Taman Fatahillah, West Jakarta (Phone: 6929101), Tuesday to Friday, Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. * Sasmithaloka Ahmad Yani Museum, Jl. Lembang 58, Block D, Menteng, Central Jakarta (Phone: 314583), Tuesday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. * Fine arts and ceramics museum, Jl. Taman Fatahillah 2, West Jakarta (Phone: 6907062), Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. * Inscriptions museum, Jl. Tanah Abang 1 Central Jakarta, (Phone: 3854060), Tuesday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.