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Straits Times
3 days ago
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- Straits Times
Where to go with kids: June school holiday ideas, from new play spaces to museums
(Clockwise from top left) Assemble creatures using acrylic pieces, get up close with popular characters Miffy and Boris, go on an Airbag Donut Slide and take part in interactive musical Adventures With Andi. PHOTOS: CHANGI AIRPORT GROUP, DERIC TAN, LIANHE ZAOBAO, SUPERPARK SINGAPORE SINGAPORE – Who says the Asian Civilisations Museum is too serious for pre-schoolers? It has launched a welcoming and fun space for them, just in time for the June school holidays. And if your older kids have been badgering you to buy a video game console, you may find a middle ground at Gamer's Guild at Bugis+ mall. Take them to the new console e-sports centre, which is equipped with 50 Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation 5 units, and a library of 300 game titles. Regardless of your children's interests, you can find a variety of activities for the family to enjoy quality time together. Here are nine places to consider this mid-year school break. Asian Civilisations Museum's family-friendly space The Fantastic Creatures activity allows kids to assemble imaginative animals with colourful acrylic shapes on an overhead projector. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO Let your kids loose at the Asian Civilisations Museum's (ACM) new family-friendly space ACM & Me on the ground floor. Inspired by the museum's collection of artefacts , the area offers interactive activities such as Fantastic Creatures, which highlights five popular mythical creatures in Asian culture and their symbolic meanings. Your children are encouraged to find depictions of these creatures within the museum. For example, a Makara ornament – a water creature often portrayed with an elephant's trunk, a crocodile's body and a fish's tail – can be found in the Ancestors and Rituals gallery on level 2. This creature is believed to be a guardian of rivers and seas. But it may be hard to get your children to leave ACM & Me and explore the rest of the museum. Here, they can assemble imaginative creatures with colourful acrylic shapes. These creations can then be showcased on a screen using overhead projectors, commonly used in schools in the 1970s to 1990s. Another fun experience is the Everyday Stories station, where children can learn an early animation technique. Silicone mats with illustrations – inspired by a circa 1785 Hong bowl in the museum's Maritime Trade gallery – create a moving illusion when spun. Children will be captivated as scenes on the mats seemingly come alive when placed on a spinner. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO These mats depict scenes from the bowl, which you should take your kids to marvel at. The giant porcelain bowl measures 26cm in diameter and stands 15cm tall. Where: Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Place When: Saturdays to Thursdays, 10am to 7pm; Fridays, 10am to 9pm. ACM & Me is closed for cleaning from 12.30 to 2pm daily Admission: Free for Singaporeans and permanent residents; $15 for foreigners from June 2 Info: Children's Season at the National Museum Sit around at this 'HDB void deck' at the National Museum and play old-school games with your kids. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO A ' mamak shop' has opened at the National Museum of Singapore, but you will not be able to buy snacks and drinks there. It serves as the backdrop of intergenerational artworks by pre-schoolers from My First Skool and seniors from St Luke's Eldercare, who share their memories about the provision shops. The showcase and a short film about the cultural significance of mamak shops are presented as part of Children's Season at the museum in collaboration with children's arts centre The Artground. And what is a mamak shop without an HDB void deck? The reimagined space allows families to sit around and play old-school games such as five stones and pick-up sticks. Complementing the SG60 commemorative exhibition Once Upon A Tide, this edition of Children's Season also explores the impact of early and present-day migrants in shaping Singapore. Kids can show their gratitude to migrant workers by creating thank-you cards, which will be distributed to them through social enterprise Migrant & Me's network after the exhibition. On weekends, your kids can interact with three actors – playing a samsui woman, rickshaw puller and iced-water seller – as they share stories on migration and life in early Singapore. Where: National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road When: Until June 29, 10am to 6pm daily; selected programmes run on weekends only Admission: Free and ticketed programmes Info: Gamer's Guild Gamer's Guild, billed as Singapore's largest console e-sports store, has 50 Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 units. PHOTO: EVO AMUSEMENT Not ready to buy a video game console for your kids, despite them being on their best behaviour? Consider taking them to a gaming centre such as Gamer's Guild, which opened at Bugis+ mall on May 30. Billed as Singapore's largest console e-sports store, it offers 50 Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 units. Your kids can also experience realistic racing in a dedicated simulator room equipped with a racing wheel and reclining seat. The space offers nine private rooms and two live-streaming VIP rooms as well. Experience realistic racing in a dedicated simulator room equipped with a racing wheel and reclining seat. PHOTO: EVO AMUSEMENT Even for gamers who already have their set-up at home, the centre's growing library of 300 titles means they can try out the games before purchasing. Gamer's Guild is run by entertainment company Evo Amusement, which brought in the popular Pokemon Ga-Ole arcade game. Children can enjoy a variety of games that also offer opportunities for parents to connect with them through friendly competition or teamwork. Kids who are nine years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult, while those aged 10 and above can play independently. Where: 05-05 Bugis+, 201 Victoria Street When: 11am to 9pm daily Admission: As part of an opening promotion, members receive one hour of free play each day. The regular hourly fee is $10. Membership is free Info: Revamped SuperPark Singapore SuperPark Singapore's play activities are designed for both children and adults. PHOTO: SUPERPARK SINGAPORE SuperPark Singapore now features 34 activities, with 13 new additions designed for both children and adults to bounce, climb and slide to their hearts' content. The double-storey indoor activity park's entrance has also been relocated from level 2 to 1, following a two-month renovation. Among the new experiences is Airbag Donut Slide in the Adventure Area play zone. Riders between 30 and 120kg can hop on a round float and enjoy a soft yet thrilling descent. Experience an adrenaline rush on the new Airbag Donut Slide. PHOTO: SUPERPARK SINGAPORE At the Freestyle Hall, check out Basketball Jump, which allows you to bounce on a trampoline and use the extra height to execute dunks and shots. Over at the Game Arena, compete against others on SuperRun interactive treadmills in races from 100m to 5km, or enjoy a leisurely run through a virtual park. SuperPark originated in Finland in 2012 and its Singapore outpost opened in 2018. After its recent makeover, the park has eight party rooms and its first on-site cafe Super Recharge, which serves hot dogs, pizzas and slushies. Where: SuperPark Singapore, 01-488 Suntec City Tower 2, 3 Temasek Boulevard When: 9am to 9pm daily during school and public holidays. For opening hours outside of these periods, refer to its website Admission: From $25.90 for non-members who are at least 1m tall, half-price for kids under 1m, free for infants below age one Info: Miffy's birthday celebration at Changi Airport Miffy and Boris Bear invite your family to a beach-themed birthday celebration at Changi Airport Terminal 3. PHOTO: CHANGI AIRPORT GROUP Miffy's 70th birthday celebration continues at Changi Airport Terminal 3 (T3), culminating in a party on her actual birthday on June 21. The event will feature a cake-cutting ceremony and dance by the beloved bunny character and her friend Boris Bear. The bunny's birthday celebration at T3, which began in March with a garden theme, has been updated to a beach party theme from May 30, featuring new photo spots and play zones. You and your kids can now hop on to Miffy's Beach Party Bounce, an inflatable playground with 2m-tall slides that plunge into a giant ball pit and swings . Miffy's Beach Party Bounce features 2m-tall slides that plunge into a giant ball pit and swings. PHOTO: CHANGI AIRPORT GROUP Spend at least $50 in a receipt at participating outlets in the public areas of Terminals 1 to 4, or $80 for supermarket purchases, to get 30-minute play passes at $5 each and buy a celebration pass to attend the birthday bash on June 21. Each celebration pass costs $14.90 and includes a n instant photo print with Miffy and Boris, a slice of cake and a goodie bag with more than $65 worth of Miffy merchandise. Cannot make it to the party? Catch the duo's free shows on June 7, 14 and 28, at 2 and 5pm , at T3 basement 2's St3ps. Created in 1955 by Dutch artist and author Dick Bruna, Miffy is the star of a series of picture books which have reportedly sold more than 85 million copies and been translated into more than 50 languages. Where: Changi Airport Terminal 3, 65 Airport Boulevard When: Until July 13, various timings Admission: Free; separate charges and redemptions apply for selected activities Info: U-Camp holiday workshops Enrol your kids in workshops at UOL Malls for the special price of $10 or $20. Options include muay thai classes at Fight Zone at Velocity. PHOTO: FIGHT ZONE/VELOCITY Enrol your children in a diverse range of school holiday workshops at special prices. UOL Malls – comprising Kinex, United Square and Velocity@Novena Square – have teamed up with their tenants to run U-Camp holiday workshops, offering more than 20 experiences for toddlers to teenagers. Redeem two workshop passes when you spend at least $60 at the malls, then pay a separate fee directly to each enrichment provider. Up to 80 per cent of the trial classes are priced at $10 a person a session while others cost $20. At Kinex, for instance, your children can paint sneakers at MurcyArt Gallery and design games at The Lab. Over at United Square, they can join a Brazilian jiu-jitsu class at The Gentle Art Academy or basketball clinic at KOTC Basketball. At Velocity, your kids can experience muay thai at Fight Zone or pick up a new sport with Pickleball Academy. Where: Kinex, 11 Tanjong Katong Road; United Square, 101 Thomson Road; and Velocity@Novena Square, 238 Thomson Road When: Until July 6, various timings Admission: Spend at least $60 at the malls to redeem two workshop passes. An additional fee of $10 or $20 a person applies Info: Go to or the respective malls' websites Parent-child baking classes Learn to make animal-themed madeleines with your child during the school holidays. PHOTO: REDMAN BAKING STUDIO Bake and bond with your children at RedMan Baking Studio's school holiday workshops. In the Animal-Themed Madeleines class, learn to make classic French madeleines and decorate eight pieces with adorable animal designs before taking them home. Another option is the Cake Push Pops course, where you and your child can bake sponge cake and assemble six servings in playful push-up containers. These two-hour hands-on classes are designed for a parent and a child between six and 12 years old. Teens can register independently. Where: Five RedMan outlets, including 02-26 Pasir Ris Mall, 7 Pasir Ris Central, and B1-14 The Star Vista, 1 Vista Exchange Green When: June 6 to 29, various timings Admission: $48 for a parent and a child aged six to 12 Info: Adventures With Andi musical Adventures With Andi is an interactive musical adapted from the What Ants Do local picture book series. PHOTO: DERIC TAN Catch the musical adaptation of What Ants Do, a four-book children's series (2022 to 2024) written by Senior Minister of State for National Development and Transport Sun Xueling and illustrated by artist Josef Lee. Recommended for families with children aged two to 12, the 90-minute stage show follows Andi the ant and his friends, who face the daunting task of rebuilding their homes after a forest fire. Despite their varied strengths and skills, they must learn to collaborate and overcome obstacles to create a new haven. The interactive musical parallels the development of Singapore's public housing after the 1961 Bukit Ho Swee fire. Your kids are encouraged to work together with the performers and learn about resilience, teamwork and the importance of belonging. For example, balloons, symbolising rocks, will be released into the audience who can help move them towards the stage. The page-to-stage performance debuted in 2023. Presented by local theatre company How Drama, this new edition incorporates the story from What Ants Do On Fiery Days, the fourth book in the series. Director and co-writer Melissa Sim says: 'We want families to leave the theatre with a strong sense of togetherness and that we can overcome anything, if we put our minds together and stay united.' Where: Drama Centre Theatre, 03-01 National Library, 100 Victoria Street When: June 6, 11.30am; June 7 and 8, 11.30am and 2pm Admission: $30 and $35 Info: Stitch-themed activities at VivoCity Have fun at Stitch-themed carnival booths and take photos with installations of the beloved alien. PHOTO: VIVOCITY Stitch, with his mischievous grin and bright eyes, cuts an arresting figure at VivoCity's Outdoor Plaza. Take pictures with the towering 4.5m statue there and head inside the mall to hunt for two smaller photo spots. Also known as Experiment 626, the blue alien is enjoying his time in the spotlight, with Lilo & Stitch now showing in cinemas. It is a live-action remake of the 2002 animated classic of the same name. Try your hand at carnival games for $10 each and stand a chance to win plushies of the lovable character. Your little ones can also hop aboard the Mini Express Train adorned with Stitch graphics. Enjoy a free ride by signing up for the mall's Kids Club and spending $100 or more at participating stores. And shop the collectibles at lifestyle store Miniso's first Stitch-themed pop-up in Singapore. Exclusively available at Vivocity's Central Court is the Stitch Vinyl Plush Blind Box ($30.90), featuring the alien in a soft, fluffy onesie. Where: VivoCity, 1 HarbourFront Walk When: Until June 29, various timings Admission: Free; separate charges apply for carnival games Info: Get the ST Smart Parenting newsletter for expert advice. Visit the microsite for more
Associated Press
23-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Rent-A-Center Opens New Store in Harlan, Kentucky; Grand Opening Celebration Scheduled on May 30
PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2025-- Upbound Group, Inc. (the 'Company' or 'Upbound') (NASDAQ: UPBD), a technology and data-driven leader in accessible and inclusive financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of underserved consumers, has announced the opening of a new Rent-A-Center franchise store in Harlan, Kentucky. The new Rent-A-Center store is located at 168 Village Center Rd., Suite 163, and is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturdays. To celebrate the addition of the new Rent-A-Center location, area residents are invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration with store staff, company leaders and members of the Harlan County Chamber of Commerce on Friday, May 30, at 12:30 p.m. During the event, the public will have the opportunity to shop the store's merchandise. Additionally, a donation will be presented from the store to Christ's Hands, Inc., a local organization that provides aid to those in Harlan County with food insecurity. The Harlan Rent-A-Center store will also hold prize drawings at the grand opening to win an Ashley Furniture recliner chair and a Sony PlayStation 5. To enter the drawings, simply visit the store during the grand opening event; no purchase is necessary. The new Rent-A-Center store in Harlan is operated by Raintree, a major Rent-A-Center franchisee based in Lexington, Kentucky. Raintree-franchised Rent-A-Center stores serve customers throughout Kentucky and Virginia. 'We're excited to further expand in Kentucky with the opening of the new store in Harlan,' said Kevin Webb, Raintree's president. 'We are looking forward to offering name-brand home furnishings to customers in this wonderful community under flexible lease-to-own agreements with no long-term debt obligations.' Rent-A-Center helps elevate financial opportunity for all by leasing high-quality furniture, appliances, electronics and other durable goods to customers on a lease-to-own basis through its stores, the website and the Rent-A-Center mobile app. There are currently approximately 2,300 company-owned and franchise Rent-A-Center locations throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico. About Upbound Group, Inc. Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPBD), is a technology and data-driven leader in accessible and inclusive financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of underserved consumers. The Company's customer-facing operating units include industry-leading brands — such as Acima ®, Brigit™ and Rent-A-Center ® — that facilitate consumer transactions across a wide range of store-based and digital channels, including approximately 2,300 company branded retail units across the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Upbound Group, Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas. For additional information about the Company, please visit our website at View source version on CONTACT: Media Contact Michael Landry Vice President – Franchising 972-801-1419 [email protected] KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA TEXAS KENTUCKY INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY FINANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PHILANTHROPY HOME GOODS FUND RAISING DATA MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION OTHER PHILANTHROPY RETAIL SOURCE: Upbound Group, Inc. Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 05/23/2025 08:00 AM/DISC: 05/23/2025 07:59 AM
Business Wire
23-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Rent-A-Center Opens New Store in Harlan, Kentucky; Grand Opening Celebration Scheduled on May 30
PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Upbound Group, Inc. (the "Company" or "Upbound") (NASDAQ: UPBD), a technology and data-driven leader in accessible and inclusive financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of underserved consumers, has announced the opening of a new Rent-A-Center franchise store in Harlan, Kentucky. The new Rent-A-Center store is located at 168 Village Center Rd., Suite 163, and is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturdays. To celebrate the addition of the new Rent-A-Center location, area residents are invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration with store staff, company leaders and members of the Harlan County Chamber of Commerce on Friday, May 30, at 12:30 p.m. During the event, the public will have the opportunity to shop the store's merchandise. Additionally, a donation will be presented from the store to Christ's Hands, Inc., a local organization that provides aid to those in Harlan County with food insecurity. The Harlan Rent-A-Center store will also hold prize drawings at the grand opening to win an Ashley Furniture recliner chair and a Sony PlayStation 5. To enter the drawings, simply visit the store during the grand opening event; no purchase is necessary. The new Rent-A-Center store in Harlan is operated by Raintree, a major Rent-A-Center franchisee based in Lexington, Kentucky. Raintree-franchised Rent-A-Center stores serve customers throughout Kentucky and Virginia. 'We're excited to further expand in Kentucky with the opening of the new store in Harlan,' said Kevin Webb, Raintree's president. 'We are looking forward to offering name-brand home furnishings to customers in this wonderful community under flexible lease-to-own agreements with no long-term debt obligations.' Rent-A-Center helps elevate financial opportunity for all by leasing high-quality furniture, appliances, electronics and other durable goods to customers on a lease-to-own basis through its stores, the website and the Rent-A-Center mobile app. There are currently approximately 2,300 company-owned and franchise Rent-A-Center locations throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico. About Upbound Group, Inc. Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPBD), is a technology and data-driven leader in accessible and inclusive financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of underserved consumers. The Company's customer-facing operating units include industry-leading brands — such as Acima ®, Brigit™ and Rent-A-Center ® — that facilitate consumer transactions across a wide range of store-based and digital channels, including approximately 2,300 company branded retail units across the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Upbound Group, Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas. For additional information about the Company, please visit our website at
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
GTA VI Trailer 2 Is Finally Here Showing New Characters, Locations, and More
PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. The next Grand Theft Auto game has a second trailer coming almost a week after developer Rockstar announced it would be delaying GTA VI's release from later this year to May 2026. The new trailer is almost three minutes long giving us a better glimpse of Vice City in the game and far more knowledge of the storyline to Rockstar's next big adventure. This second release gives us more backstory to the Bonnie and Clyde-like characters that were introduced in the first trailer. Rockstar's new website for the game confirms the male protagonist's name is Jason, which has been previously leaked. He joins Lucia, who was named in the first trailer, and the two are romantically involved criminals who end up going on the run from the police. It wouldn't be a Grand Theft Auto game without criminal main characters. A description of the story on Rockstar's website says, 'Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them. But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida — forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive.' Although the game is set within Vice City, there are further areas where the two main characters will likely explore when they're on the run. There are at least five other locations including Ambrosia, Grassrivers, Leonida Keys, Mount Kalaga, and Port Gellhorn. Other characters introduced in this new trailer include Boobie Ike, Brian Heder. Cal Hampton, Dre'Quan Priest, Raul Bautista, and Real Dimez. 2002's GTA Vice City was set in a 1980's version of Miami, and the previous trailer confirmed that the game would be making a return to the same place, but with a storyline set in the modern day. Last week, developer Rockstar confirmed it would be delaying the release of GTA VI from its previous 2025 date to May 26, 2026. The game is set to be released on Sony PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. There's currently no word on a PC release for GTA VI, which if Rockstar follows its normal pattern will come at a later date.
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Business Standard
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Standard
Far Cry 4 coming to Sony PS5 with support for 60fps gameplay: Check details
The open-world first-person shooter game from Ubisoft, Far Cry 4, is coming to Sony PlayStation 5 with a patch that will make it run at a speed of 60 frames per second (fps). With this new patch update, Far Cry 4 will now be running on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360, and Xbox Series S and X. This update arrives ahead of Far Cry 4 joining Xbox Game Pass. Additionally, Ubisoft has also announced discounts for Far Cry 4. With the release of a free update, players on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S will now experience Far Cry 4 with improved performance and smoother gameplay in its Himalayan-inspired setting. Previously, the game was restricted to 30fps for PS5. Ubisoft while confirming this update in a blog post wrote: 'Far Cry 4 will now run at 60 frames per second on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PS5 Pro, thanks to a free update deployed today. Whether you're wingsuiting out of a gyrocopter for an aerial incursion or wielding a rocket launcher atop an elephant as you charge into battle, the beautiful scenery and unbridled chaos have never been so inviting on console.' Far Cry 4 takes place in the fictional nation of Kyrat—drawing influence from Nepal and Bhutan—and centres around Ajay Ghale, who returns to his native land amid a civil conflict, battling the tyrannical rule of the despot Pagan Min. Far Cry 4: Discounts Also Read Ubisoft has also revealed in the blog post that Far Cry 4 will be available at discounted prices across multiple platforms for a limited time. The discounts will roll out on the PlayStation Store from April 23 to May 7, on Xbox from April 20 to May 5, and on the Ubisoft Store between April 29 and May 20. Currently, the game is listed at Rs 299 on the PlayStation Store—an 85 per cent discount from its original Rs 1,999 price. Additionally, subscribers of PS Plus Extra and Premium can access the game for free through the Game Catalog.
