Bali Safari & Marine Park announces its forthcoming new Performing Arts Theatre. The indoor mega-stage theatre complex has a 1,200 seating capacity, and is fully equipped with advanced multimedia technology and 'state of the art' sound and lighting. Bali Theatre is scheduled to open on Saturday, August 28. It will feature "Bali Agung – The Legend of Balinese Goddesses," a blend of Balinese traditional and contemporary dance performances, collaborative music and cutting-edge puppetry with a cast of 150 of Bali's most accomplished artists and an extraordinary array of exotic animals including trained elephants, camels, eagles and tigers.

Bali Safari & Marine Park
(0361) 950-000; www.balitheatre.com

Waka, established in 1992, a collection of unique resorts and day and evening excursions, invited members of the island's tourism industry and media to its new Marina at Benoa Harbor in early June. It showed to invitees the 'Waka way', as well as introducing its new sales team. Waka now has its own purpose built marina in the traditional Waka style, with its own dock, reception and facilities located at the harbor front. Waka has also revamped its offices at Jalan Pulau Moyo to accommodate an expanded reservation and sales team under the direction of new Director of Sales, Farida Suwarko. The offices new phone numbers are (0361) 723-629, 723-659.

www.wakaexperience.com

The InterContinental Bali Resort announces the appointment of Marcel Driessen as its Executive Chef. Chef Marcel brings 30 years of international culinary expertise to the resort and has an exceptional background in fine dining. He spent the early part of his career developing his skills in Michelin star-rated kitchens across Europe before applying his talents to the flavors of the Middle East, Africa and a host of exotic island destinations including the Seychelles, Barbados and the British Virgin Islands.

InterContinental Bali Resort
Jalan Uluwatu 45, Jimbaran
(0361) 701-888; www.bali.intercontinental.com

Starbucks Coffee Indonesia launches high quality food selections for all times of the day. Paired with coffee or any favorite Starbucks beverage, these food selections are suitable for a quick bite in the morning, at lunchtime, for a luscious coffee break, or even for the evening meal. Completing the premium quality food selection at Starbucks Coffee, a new selection for its premium lunch has been recently launched with a wider variety of options: lunch with Panini bread, whole wheat bread, muffin bread, tuna filling, beef, chicken and omelet fillings and other meals. Some of the new food selections launched include Chicken Spinach Omelet Muffin, Scrambled Egg on Onion Bagel, Smoked Beef, Mushroom & Cheese Panini, Sirloin Beef Pocket, Croque Monsieur, Tomato Basil on Whole Wheat Bagel, Mozzarella Tomatoes on Spinach Panini and Tuna Cheese Whole Wheat Panini. Pictured are Smoked Beef, Mushroom & Cheese Panini, Chicken Spinach Omelet Muffin, & Rustica Smoked Chicken Cranberry Sandwich. Starbucks Coffee in Bali can be found at the Ngurah Rai International Airport, SOGO Department Store in Nusa Dua, Denpasar Square, at the Discovery Shopping Mall ground floor, and at the Hard Rock Cafe in Kuta.

www.starbucks.co.id