Art & Entertainment News 25/6 Saigon Outcast presents black-out jazz night The District 2-based Saigon Outcast bar will present a jazz music show by candlelight on June 26. It will feature saxophonist David Aaron Wilson, bassist Phuong Yinyang, drummer Hiep Thieu and pianist Maks Filippov. The event starts at 7.30pm at 188/1 Nguyen Van Huong Street in District 2. Entrance is VND50,000. Singapore band celebrates birthday DJs from Singapore-based Mugic Soundsystem will host its seventh anniversary celebration at The Observatory on Saturday. Artists Ulysses, Kentaro, Mislav and Dang will play electronic dance music genres from jazz funk and afro beat to techno, house and disco. The event begins at 10pm at 5 Nguyen Tat Thanh St in District 4. Admission is free before midnight and VND150,000 afterwards. Electronic music festival set for July 11 Dozens of international and Vietnamese artists will perform at Viet Nam's biggest electronic dance music (EDM) festival Future Now – Rave in Colour on July 11. The event, to be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre, will highlight Dutch DJ and music producer Headhunterz, who started his career in 2005 and has performed at popular electronic music festivals Electric Daisy Carnival and Tomorrowland. Local artists including rapper Boogie, DJ Thuan Hoang, duo SlimV and Nimbia will also perform. The festival, which begins at 4 pm, will include a multi-coloured ultraviolet paint and fire show. The venue is at 799 Nguyen Van Linh St in Tan Phu District. Tickets are VND550,000 and 1,650,000. American Club to hold July 4 picnic On July 4 the American Club at 19-21 Hai Ba Trung Street will become a party venue for the Independence Day of the United States. The party will feature live music, a circus, games and contests, lucky draws, food and drinks. It will also feature the biggest and Best Lucky-Draw in Ha Noi. More than 100 prizes will be given out. Tickets, which include unlimited food and drink, are available at the AmCham Office (04-39342790) Adult tickets: VND500,000, children tickets: VND250,000. Free for children under 3. Flea Market to support violence victims A Charity Flea Market on Sunday will support the Peace House Shelters for women and children who are victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. New and secondhand clothing, accessories and household items will be accompanied by music performances and international cuisine. Children can play at the Kid's Corner while parents shop. All proceeds go to two shelters operated by the Centre for Women and Development, a non-profit organisation under the Viet Nam Women's Union. The event will open at 9am and go until late afternoon at the centre, 20 Thuy Khue Street. Series of events planned to celebrate Family Day The E De ethnic group's traditional marriage proposal will be staged for the first time at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on Sunday morning. The event is being organised in the village, located on the western outskirts of the capital, as part of a series of activities for celebrating Viet Nam's Family Day on June 28. Other cultural activities, entitled "Central Highlands Culture with Matriarchy Family Tradition", will be organised here between June 25 and 28. The event will include also a water worship ceremony, a peace worship ceremony of the E De group and a photo exhibition on the matriarchy tradition. The ethnic group's artisans will showcase their skills in traditional weaving and making musical instruments, as well as folk songs, dance and games. The culture, sports and tourism ministry will host several activities at the Viet Nam Centre for Exhibition, Culture and Arts, 2 Hoa Lu Street in downtown Ha Noi to celebrate Family Day. Entitled "Family Meal: Cosy and Love", just as the last year, the programme, which will be held from June 26 to 28, will include a photo exhibition, a workshop on the effect of social networks on young families today and a cookery contest. On April 5, 2001, then Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem had said June 28 would be celebrated as national Family Day to enhance the responsibilities of leaders from all sectors, levels and organisations and individuals to build prosperous, advanced and happy families. Since then, the day has been celebrated nationwide every year.  VNS/VNA