Catching pig race held in Niti Praja Field, Lumintang, Denpasar on Sunday morning as it was attracting local people attention. This event coupled jogging competition to celebrate 20th anniversary of Denpasar city. It witnessed by Denpasar Mayor Ida Bagus Rai Dharma Wijaya Mantra. “The catching pig competition involved some people,” said the Head of Public Relation Department Denpasar, Dewa Gede Rai.

Any kinds of fun competitions held in Lumintang field but the catching pig race was mostly attracting people. This competition was allowing its participants to race their speed and agility. Committee used half competition system to find the champion.

Each participant fought one by one to catch a pig in a 70 square meters area. Since Saturday night (4/2) Denpasar city got rain that made Lumintang field wet. The wet field made the competition getting attractive due to the participant and the pig were full of mud. The competition was also including three committees as the bugger so the pig was getting more difficult to catch.

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The closing pray also read by Islam priest, KH Burhanudin in Denpasar though some Hindu religion figures were attended this event. The food that served to the guests also fitted with Moslem people taste such as kebuli rice. It is a special food from Middle East. Puri Gerenceng people is also serving ‘lawar’ as the main menu of Galungan day to couple kebuli rice. ‘Lawar’ is usually made by pork but this time Puri’s people made it from mutton.

“All of the food is ‘halalan thoyyiban’ due to we are inviting Moslem people,” said Puri Gerenceng figure, Anak Agung Ngurah Agung as the host. According to him, this event has been a tradition of Puri Gerenceng family. “We are obliged to preserve ancestor’s tradition,” said the chairman of Hindu-Moslem Bali Brotherhood (PHMB). Mr Ngurah Agung added this activity is also aiming to tight the relationship of Hindu and Moslem people in Bali.

“We are strongly keeping religion harmony in Bali. Local people is realized if newcomers are coming to this island to make a living,” said him. Instead of drinking alcohol drinks, Galungan should celebrated by strengthening communication with others,” said Ngurah Agung. Besides KH Burhanudin, some Hindu religions were also attending this event. They are Jro Mangku Gajah and some headmen of the village in Denpasar. This event is also attended by the headman of Millitary Command Section 163/Wira Denpasar, Lieutenant Colonel (Inf) Agus Wernugroho.

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“We are specially choosing this theme for echoing the masterpieces of famous writers in Indonesia. It is important due to in 2015 Indonesia will be Guest of Honor on Frankfurt Book Fair, a prestigious book event in the world,” said him. Last year UWRF were attracted about 235 writers who were coming from 60 cities in Indonesia to send their works on application process. The masterpieces then selected by Curator Council which was composed by senior writer Kurnia Effendi from Jakarta, Iyut Fitra (Payakumbuh), Dorothea Rosa Herliany (Magelang) and Made Adnyana Ole (Bali). The curator council then was passing 15 writers to invite and sponsored them to attend the festival.

“This year the process will be same. The change appears on the membership of the Curator Council. UWRF committee tried to change its composition yearly to avoid hegemony of the appetites and favoritism,” said community development manager UWRF Kadek Purnami. Purnami also said the application process opens for writers from all of literature genres including poetry, short story, novel, drama script even essay. Writers who were not yet publishing book also allowed to follow application and selection process.

“If you are a poet who are not yet publishing a book, please send your best 30 poets. For short story writer, the writers have to send eight short stories. Drama script writer have to send three scripts and essay writer must send four essays. Those artworks can send through e-mail kadek.purnami@ubudwritersfestival.com ,” said her. UWRF and HiVos, a funding institution from Holland will sponsored the trip of 15 writers who passing application process to attend this annual festival in Ubud.

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“In this culinary stall, there are betutu dish. This special cuisine of Bali is being special attraction amongst people. Each betutu trader can get the range of Rp10 million until Rp15 million rupiah per day,” said him. Further he also said, “Denpasar Festival is not only chasing huge earning but also lifting the local potential and giving a space to any kinds of business sections in Denpasar.”

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Jury team did assessment base on theme, graphic design, grammar, photography, editorial, magazine content and the value of both esthetics and cultural. Three students from each school describing the process of magazine arrangement that involving a team of students from related school and its production process until the magazine is ready to circulate. School magazine competition has held annually and this time is the third. According to a committee Putu Sriawan, each participant has showing significant development due to published school magazine is showing high quality content whether its design or its content.

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Hundreds model and artists brightened the year end event of Denpasar Festival 2011. This time it themed ‘Baris as a reflection of Heroism Spirit Denpasar’. Vice Deputy of Denpasar Mayor I.B. Rai D. Mantra accompanied by officers and other guests to open this annual event as it marked by Gelung Baris usage to one of dancer on Wednesday (28/12) in the area of Catur Muka Statue Denpasar.

Second Assistant of Denpasar Secretary IGN Edy Mulya as the headman of operational committee in his report said this annual event packed in form of Creativity Parade Denpasar. This parade is appearing preview about contents that will perform in Denpasar Festival. The contents are photography, culinary, textile, fashion, endek, fine art, dance, traditional and modern music, community, horticulture, any kinds of handicrafts and others. Functioned as the activation place and public communication, Denpasar Festival is prioritizing the space of public dialogue that packed in any forms of information or visual installation. Baris theme is reminding us about Baris which reflected heroism spirit with the essence of the city character. This theme representing the value of pioneering and nobleness as it is inspiring any creativities in Denpasar Festival 2011.

It is also reported if there are some activities before Denpasar Festival 2011 launched. The pre-events are Denfest Fun Bike, Launching of Endek and Embroidery, Ornamental Plants Exchange themed Floricultural. Then collective committee of Denpasar Government is inviting all of people to participate in this event. This annual event will hold for four days as it starts on 28 December until 31 December 2011 at 10.00 Wita until 22.00 Wita.

It begins by the launching of songket product then Vice Deputy of Denpasar Mayor I.B. Rai D. Mantra signed a book from Jinggo Paramarta and handed over an aid for sekaa teruna representative. The parade began by the presence of sekaa kecak then followed by some lifters who brought Baris. Baris then walked toward Denpasar Mayor, I.B. Rai D. Mantra to get the crown of gelung Baris from Denpasar Mayor as the opening of Denpasar Festival 2011. Further it is inviting hundreds model who were wearing endek clothes in any patterns, color and model. This parade also glittered by marching band, Dadong Rerod comedy and music entertainment from any famous group band such as Pramusti.

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He said besides heirloom keris, it also displaying keris kamardikan that made after independent era. Exhibited keris is more than 100 keris as it will display until December 18, 2011. There are also tens gems starting from ruby or red brumbun, yellow chrysolite and other sorcerer gems.

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According to him, since the early of Serangan Island Enchantment Festival held, there are at least 400 visitors from China visiting Serangan Island. This amount is not including domestic tourists and other foreigners. “Chinese visitors were interested with transplantation coral in Serangan Island waters,” said him.

In this festival Denpasar government is not only displaying culinary, art and local culture but also environment cleanliness and conservation of marine biota. Further the Head of Environmental Institution Denpasar AA Bagus Sudarsana said Serangan Island Enchantment themed strengthening potential of Serangan Island from three sectors: ecology, education and economy.

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Supporting ASEAN Fair, all of state ministries took part in this event. It held on October 25 to November 23 this year. It showed any kinds of activities and exhibitions from Energy and Mineral Source Ministry under the theme of Local Wisdom for Cleanergy Fair 2011.

“This theme performed development of technology and eco-friendly acknowledgment while it was able to contribute on cultural and economy sector,” said Directorate General Electricity, Jarman in a press release yesterday in Nusa Dua, Bali. This theme wished can inspire and acknowledge people about positive example of energy utilization from any sides of life.

Jarman also said this event involved stakeholders in energy sector from ASEAN countries while they can communicate and share acknowledgement about energy. “There were some activities as part of Local Wisdom for Cleanergy Fair 2011. They were ASEAN student for Energy, Workshop on ASEAN Rural Electrification, Workshop on ASEAN Local Wisdom for Sustainable Energy dan pameran energy ASEAN Cleanergy Fair 2011 ASEAN,” said him. Further he said ASEAN Student for Energy involved young generation from junior high school level until college students such as Photography Competition, Poster Design and Online Scientific Paper through social media. “We will form a community of young generation who care about clean and green energy through ‘Youth for Energy’,” said him.

Further ASEAN Cleanergy Fair 2011 held on November 18-23, 2011 when any kinds of clean and green energy discovery displayed as well clean energy products from both state and private companies and personal ones. Any researches applied have concept of pure energy, newest technology and eco friendly, they are technologreen, exhibition and demo that performed any discoveries of clean energy such as solar transportation, water and air transportation. Architecnologreen displays exhibition about development and building renovation that showing building technique and eco-friendly action for life. Artnologreen pointed to an exhibition of handicrafts and recycle in this theme while it also accommodates ethnic things related with natural sources displayed. In the corner of Games and Entertainment, there were live music, dance and performances of 20 schools in exhibition location.

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This celebration positioned as Serangan Island Green Festival 2011 as it will map Serangan Island potential to support sustainable economy activities for Serangan Island people. Further it will place Serangan Island as an icon of Bali Island ecology. This event comes from Denpasar Government and all of Serangan District people as it supported by local communities and Denpasar people. The Enchantment of Serangan Island III, said Sudarsana, took the theme of “Strengthening potential activation of Serangan Island from three sides: ecology, education and economy (creativity potential of Serangan people).”

Though we had experienced a fiscal transformation by adding the land area through reclamation, Serangan Island will stay to be a mentalitet icon. It is full of the beauty of marine atmosphere and spiritual majesty as it will always spoil its visitors by love, harmony and the memory of a state of mind which had known as sira angen amongst local people. It convinced as the start of Serangan mention that tempting others. Serangan people will be pro-active in transferring the concept of development community based on multi dimension. It known as 3E (ecology, education and economy).

Sudarsana said if this 3E concept sourced on the identity of Serangan Island as potential area with full of hope and latest connectivity with Bali Island. It is later being representative of government’ wisdom about environmental conservation, history and cultural value. It is also about education interest and cultural tourism interest. “This 3E concept imaging positively Serangan Island as an area that featuring marine atmosphere, spiritual, culture and creativity with multicultural, komuniventure and activities with sustainable and green atmosphere,” said him. This three days event will contain some events such as rowing competition, kantir, jukung parade, sekaa teruna-teruni competition, releasing tukik/penyu babies, exploring mangrove, green camping of students, gatherings about environment, green fun-bike, healthy gym from Askes (Medical Insurance), art exhibition from the craftsmen/UKM and culinary tourism.

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