Briefs | Tap Seac Handicrafts   Fair back in April

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is planning another edition of the Tap Seac Handicrafts Fair. The fair, which took place for the first time in 2008, has been scheduled for April and is expected to have 200 stands for cultural and creative participants from Macau, mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia, as well as IC artists.  The fair will also feature concerts and craft workshops, which will run for two consecutive weekends, from April 21 to 23 and April 28 to 30. The IC is currently accepting applications for local participants. The deadline for registration is March 27.

MAF tickets go  on sale this Sunday

Tickets for the 28th Macau Arts Festival (MAF) go on sale via telephone and online bookings from midday on March 12 (Sunday), according to the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). Queuing vouchers will be distributed on the same day from 9 a.m., according to the IC, “for the convenience of the public.” The 28th MAF, which is themed “Heterotopia” and will be held from April 28 to May 31, features a variety of performances comprising music, theater and other performing arts. Various discounts will be offered, including 30 percent off early bird tickets as well as discounts for purchases via Bank of China, MasterCard, Visa and UnionPay cards from ICBC.

EUAP-M to hold seminar on EU citizenship today

The European Union Academic Programme in Macau (EUAP-M), under its Speakers’ and Visiting Speakers’ Seminar Series, will hold a seminar today at 3 p.m. at the University of Macau. Roel De Meu from the Institute for European Law in Leuven, Belgium, will discuss the nature and importance of EU citizenship in a talk titled “Citizenship of the European Union: A Dynamic Balance between EU and Member-States.” The talk will also tackle topics such as the conceptualization and possible new directions for the ever-evolving case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Since its introduction in the Maastricht Treaty, EU citizenship has proven to be fertile ground for the development of CJEU case law, according to a statement by the organizer.