EXHIBITS

The Goethe-Institute Philippines presents Club Berlin: Electronic Music and Photography, an event to engage both sight and sound, curated by Heiko Hoffman and Alfons Hug, featuring photographic works of Berlin’s 1990s club scene by Martin Eberle and portraits by Berghain club member Sven Marquardt. The exhibit will also feature rare footages from the Boiler Room, an underground platform. The exhibit opens on Aug. 26 and will be on view until Sept. 23 at Pineapple Lab in Rockwell, Makati City.

Nona Garcia’s Fall Leaves After Leaves Fall opens on Aug. 27 at Silverlens Gallery. Ms. Garcia will be the final artist to show in Silverlens’ first Pasong Tamo Extension gallery, before it moves in Lapanday Centre, also in Makati City. Exhibit runs until Sept. 17.

Pigura, a group show presented by the Filipino Portrait Artists’ Guild, Inc., will be on view until Sept. 8 at the Gateway Gallery at Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Cubao.

Mountain Top by Dansoy Coquilla is on view at the Gallery Indigo of BenCab Museum in Baguio until Oct. 9.

Makati Shangri-La Manila’s Lobby Lounge Luxe presents Lanelle Abueva-Fernando’s ceramic exhibition titled If I Could Paint, which runs until Aug. 30 at the hotel’s Mezzanine Level.

Kaida Contemporary Gallery has two ongoing exhibits: Metal Sin, a two-man show by Sam Penaso and Mischa, and Floater, a group show. Kaida Contemporary Gallery is located at 45 Scout Madrinan St., South Triangle, Quezon City.

Galeria Paloma opens Brief Histories, featuring paintings by Gino Tioseco, at Fig on Kalayaan Ave., Brgy. Poblacion, Makati City.

Newly opened Bellevue Fine Art Gallery presents a homecoming exhibit for Washington-based artist Ricky Montilla. Bellevue Fine Art Gallery is located at LRI Design Plaza, 210 Nicanor Garcia Bel-Air II, Makati City.

Tin-Aw Gallery presents 8 Questions, a group show featuring recent graduates from the UP College of Fine Arts’ Studio Arts program. It runs until Aug. 31.

Detour by Jonathan Ching and Elaine Roberto-Navas is on view at Blanc Gallery until Sept. 3.

The Vargas Museum in UP Diliman presents School of Sansó, the fifth of the seven retrospective exhibits in 2016 in honor of the life and works of Juvenal Sansó. The museum is also showing works by Jon Cuyson in Dancing the Shrimp (The Tactical Improvisation of Postcolonial Space Mix) until Sept. 15.

Vinyl on Vinyl has three ongoing exhibits: Brown Dada by Manuel Ocampo, Argie Bandoy, Bjorn Calleja, Jigger Cruz, Don Dalmacio, Neil Dela Cruz, Beejay Esber, Edric Go, Jayson Oliveria, Joel Quinones; Kamundo by Blic; and Pleated Reveries by Reynold dela Cruz.

Galeria Duemila presents They Speak To You By Association, an exhibit featuring artists Felix Bacolor, Mariano Ching, RM de Leon, Jonathan Olazo, Yasmin Sison, and Trek Valdizno. The exhibit runs until Aug. 29. Galeria Duemila is located at 201 Loring Street, 1300 Pasay City.

1335Mabini has two ongoing exhibits: Venture Capital by Poklong Anading, Carlos Celdran, Tad Ermitano, Miggy Inumerable, Martin Krenn, Manny Montelibano, and Mark Salvatus; and Human Nature by Mark Andy Garcia. Both run until Sept. 9.

Works of Japan’s leading contemporary printmaker are showcased in the exhibit titled The Diary of Tetsuya Noda: Steven Co Collection is on view at the Ayala Museum until Aug. 28.

The Cultural Center of the Philippines presents a solo exhibit of sculptures by Ryan Rubio titled Instinctual Creation which is ongoing until Sept. 11 at the Bulwagang Fernando Amorsolo (small gallery).

Ana Verayo’s second solo exhibition titled Badlands is on view at Light and Space Contemporary, West Fairview, Quezon City until Oct. 1.

Raymundo “Ray” Albano’s career is the subject of A Time to Unlearn, at the Sphere section of the Metropolitan Museum of the Philippines’ permanent exhibit Philippine Contemporary Art: To Scale the Past and the Possible. The Met is located at the Bangko Sentral Compound, Roxas Blvd., Malate, Manila.

ArtInformal has three ongoing exhibitions until Sept. 3: JC Jacinto’s When All Grounds Are Sacred, Alvin Zafra and Vic Balanon’s Fata Morgana, and Veronica Pee’s There is Water Where the Sun Never Shines. ArtInformal is located at 277 Connecticut St. Greenhills East, Mandaluyong City.

FILM

The National Museum of the Philippines holds a free screening of Ari: My Life With a King as part of the Buwan ng Wika celebration and its Visual Anthropology project on Aug. 25 to 28, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at the Ayala Room, 2F, National Museum of Anthropology. There will be a talk after the morning screening featuring director Carlo Enciso Catu together with Kapampangan poets. Admission is free.

The Museum of Contemporary Art and Design’s monthly film showing presents Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner on Aug. 26 and 31. All shows are scheduled at noon and 3 p.m., and are free and open to the public. MCAD is at the ground floor, School of Design and Arts Bldg., De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Vito Cruz, Malate, Manila. For inquiries and reservations, call 230-5100 local 3897 or e-mail mcad@benilde.edu.ph.

PERFORMANCES

Sponge Cola will launch its double EP Sinag/Tala on Aug. 26, 9 p.m., at Teatrino, Promenade, Greenhills San Juan. Tickets are available at TicketWorld.

Kahapon Nayon, a concert featuring Martin Nievera, will be held on Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m., at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum, in Cubao QC. Tickets are available at TicketNet.

Ogie Alcasid stars in the concert Ayokong Tumanda on Aug. 26 and 27, 8 p.m., at the Music Museum, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan. He will be joined by guests Davey Langit, Lara Maigue, and Regine Velasquez, under the musical direction of Ryan Cayabyab. Tickets are available at TicketWorld.

Richard X Richard: The Chinito Crooners is a salute to classic love songs featuring Richard Poon and Richard Yap. It will be held on Aug. 26, 8 p.m., at The Theatre at Solaire, Solaire Resort and Casino, 1 Aseana Ave., Entertainment City, Parañaque. Tickets are available at TicketWorld.

Tenor Arthur Espiritu performs in a concert entitled The Maid in the Mill on Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m., at the Ayala Museum, Makati Ave. cor. De La Rosa St., Makati. He will perform the monumental Schubert song cycle Die Schone Mullerin with English translation and some well-known French opera arias. Tickets are available at TicketWorld.

Bayanihan @ 60, a celebration of the Bayanihan folk dance troupe’s 60th anniversary, will be held on Aug. 26, 8 p.m., at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City. Tickets are available at TicketWorld.

Ballet Manila presents Martin Lawrence’s Rebel, a ballet based on the EDSA Revolution set to the music of Khachaturian’s Spartacus, on Aug. 27, 8 p.m., and Aug. 28 at 3 p.m., at the Aliw Theater, CCP Complex, Pasay City. Tickets available at TicketWorld.

The Whitney Houston Show, a tribute concert featuring Belinda Davids, will be held on Aug. 26, 8 p.m. at the IEC Pavilion, Pope John Paul II Ave., Cebu City, and on Aug. 27, 8 p.m., at the PICC Plenary Hall, CCP Complex, Pasay City. Tickets for both shows are available at TicketWorld.

Urban Jam: The Philippine Hip Hop Music Festival will be held on Aug. 27, 1 p.m., at the Bridgetowne Open Grounds, C5 Road, QC. It will feature performances by Mobb Deep and Skratch Bastid. Tickets are avalable at TicketNet.

OPM Legends: The Reunion, featuring Hajji Alejandro, Rico J. Puno, Rey Valera, and Marco Sison will be held on Aug. 27, 8 p.m., at The Theatre at Solaire, Solaire Resort and Casino, 1 Aseana Ave., Entertainment City, Parañaque. Tickets are available at TicketWorld.

Stephanie: Center Stage will be held on Aug. 28, 8 p.m. at the Grand Ballroom, Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City. She will be joined by guests Alden Richards, Daniel Matsunaga, Anna Fegi, Dulce, and Manolo Pedrosa. Tickets are available at TicketWorld.

Music Artes presents La Vox Humane featuring soprano Kay Balajadia-Liggayu with Rudolf Golez on Piano on Aug. 28 and 30, 8 p.m., at the Mirror Theatre Studio, SJG Centre, 8463 Kalayaan Ave. cor. Don Pedro St., Makati City. Tickets are available at TicketWorld.

Red Turnip presents Tribes, a play about family, language, and being deaf. There are performances on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until Sept. 4, at the Power Mac Center Spotlight, Circuit Lane, Circuit Makati, A.P. Reyes Ave., Brgy. Carmona, Makati City. Tickets are available at TicketWorld.

Repertory Philippines presents Hansel and Gretel until Dec. 15 at Greenbelt 1, Makati City. A musical adaptation by Erwin Fajardo and Sach Castillo, it is directed by Joy Virata. For details, call 843-3570 or TicketWorld at 891-9999, or visit www.repertoryphilippines.ph.

Rak of Aegis, the legendary rock musical by Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), is now on its fifth run with new members in the cast: Miss Saigon alumnae Tanya Manalang, The Voice finalist Alisah Bonaobra, Jon Santos, and Carla Guevarra-Laforteza, among others. Directed by Maribel Legarda. The show runs Tuesdays and Sundays until Aug. 28. Call 891-9999 or visit ticketworld.com.ph for reservations, or 725-6244, or e-mail petatheater@gmail.com for more information.

EVENTS

Hollywood stars are coming to AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2016 on Aug. 26 to 28 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. Roster of celebrity headliners include Nicholas Hoult, Joe Dempsie, Claire Holt, and Millie Bobby Brown, plus featuring comic artists, Internet stars, and entertainment personalities. APCC Manila 2016 tickets are available via SM Tickets with ticket prices P550 (one-day pass), P850 (two-day pass), and P1,050 (three day pass). All these will give the ticketholder access to stage activities, performances, and the main show floor. For more information visit asiapopcomicon.com/manila and official Facebook page, facebook.com/apccmanila.

HistoryCON, presented by History Channel, will be held on Aug. 25-28 at the World Trade Center Manila. Visitors can meet History Channel celebrities, participate in the largest rally of cars and bikes, experience virtual reality simulations, and a lot more. Tickets are available at www.historyasia.com.

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