EVENTS
Media Sync Production and the Korean Cultural Center present the K-Pop Fest 2015 on Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Marriott Grand Ballroom Manila, featuring Korean pop group Teen Top.
The festival is a gathering of both Korean culture enthusiasts and those who have yet to be initiated in the Hallyu culture. The Korean Cultural Center has an exhibit which will be one of the festival’s centerpieces. There will be concessionaires selling K-pop products, and a gallery featuring some of the most well-loved Korean dramas. Fans in the best costumes will get the chance to win prizes from organizers. Entrance to the activity hall is P50. Aside from Teen Top, there will be performances by Filipino talents, dance K-Pop cover groups, Se-Eon and Exotix, which will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets for the show range from P2,000 to P4,000 and are available at TicketWorld and TicketNet outlets. Fan meet bundle tickets are also available. For more details, visit the Kfest’s facebook page at http://facebook.com/kpopfest2015.
The online shopping discovery platform Takatack kicks off the holiday shopping season with its E-Deals Carnival, which will give consumers up to 80% off from purchases on over 40 different lifestyle brands, until Nov. 15. The shopping carnival on Takatack.com features items ranging from clothes and shoes to fragrances and bicycles. Consumers can find discounted products from a variety of merchants, including Zalora. Zalora shoppers can also use the discount code “ZCARNIVAL” to get an 18% discount on a purchase of P1,000 or more during the promo period. Other lifestyle brands include Tern Bicycles, Scent Swatch, Hickok Leather, Del Mundo Body Jewelry, Style Compass, Fashion Hub, Angeline Shoes, OMF Literature, Chaser Action Sports, Fledge Clothing, and Sophia Love Fragrances. All merchants participating in Takatack’s E-Deals Carnival can be found in the special promo page www.takatack.com/pages/e-deals.
EXHIBITS
Art Informal gallery presents several art exhibits that will run until Nov. 21: The Wit of the Staircase by Christina Quisumbing Ramilo, a collection of works that imaginatively re-purpose what is abandoned; Pam Yan- Santos’ Filling Up the Big Room, a series of paintings and installation; and, Violent Noon by Kitty Kaburo, who uses time lapse video and mixed media pieces. Art Informal gallery is located at 277 Connecticut St., Greenhills East, Mandaluyong City. For details, call 725-8518, or 0918-899-2698, or visit www.artinformal.com.
Pablo The Fort presents Juni Salvador’s Artshistory until Nov. 28. The gallery is located at C-11 South of Market, 11th and 24th Sts., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. For details, call 400-7905, 0927-454-8442, or e-mail fort@pablogalleries.com.
In celebration of a recently launched book on the life and art of Roberto Chabet, the father of Philippine conceptual art, an exhibit of his works are on display at MO_Space, MOS Design, Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. The exhibit runs until Nov. 22. For details, call 856-7915, 0917-572-7975, e-mail mospaceph@gmail.com, or visit www.mo-space.net.
Samsung Electronics Philippines and the Yuchengco Museum present a tribute exhibition to National Artist for Visual Arts Benedicto “BenCab” Cabrera who is is marking 50 years as an artist. The interactive exhibit, dubbed BenCab in Two Movements, is on view at the museum until Jan. 16. Yuchengco Museum is located at the RCBC Plaza, Corner Ayala and Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avess., Makati City. For details e-mail info@yuchengcomuseum.org or visit http://yuchengcomuseum.org.
Until Nov. 21, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) presents The Vexed Contemporary featuring 16 Filipino artists whose practices lend themselves to a global compass. MCAD is at De La Salle College of Saint Benilde, School of Design and Arts Campus, Vito Cruz, Malate, Manila. For details, e-mail mcad@benilde.edu.ph, call 230-5100 loc 3897, or visit www.mcadmanila.org.ph.
The Mind Museum presents A Glass of the Sea, an immersive, interactive and constantly updated exhibition on the discoveries from the Verde Island Passage in the Philippines, also dubbed as the “center of the center of marine biodiversity.” The exhibit runs until the end of the year, then will go on tour around the country. The Mind Museum is at JY Campos Park, 3rd Ave., Bonifacio Global City. For details, call 909-6463.
PERFORMANCE
Gloc 9 — Ang Kwento ng Makata will be presented on Oct. 31, 8 p.m., at the Music Museum Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan City. Tickets range in price from P953.60 to P2,980. For details, call TicketWorld 891-9999 or visit www.ticketworld.com.ph.
Harana: A Weekend at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar with Lani Misalucha, Mel Villena and the AMP Band, will be held on Oct. 31. Guests will enjoy great music and a four-course dinner in the midst of a picturesque hall featuring outstanding Filipino crafts and artworks in the newly opened Hotel de Oriente Convention Centre, a replica of the first ever luxurious hotel in Manila. This will be the first big musical event at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, as it opens grounds for meetings, exhibits and shows with Hotel de Oriente Convention Centre. Tickets for two are available for P20,000 with overnight room accommodation for Oct. 31-Nov. 1, dinner, set breakfast, guided heritage tour, and pool and beach access. A group of four will get the same perks for P35,000. Also available are tickets for the dinner and show for P10,000 per person. Book tickets via Ticketworld at www.ticketworld.com.ph or 891-9999, 0917-550-6997 and 999-954-5922. Limited seats available. Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar is located in Bagac, Bataan, easily accessible via NLEx and SCTEx.
