Your Weekend Guide (July 20, 2018)
Ang Huling El Bimbo
FULL HOUSE Theater Company presents Ang Huling El Bimbo, a musical featuring the songs of the Eraserheads, from July 20 to Aug. 26 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Pasay City. The musical tells a story of friends who reunite after 20 years and look back on the things that brought them together and kept them apart. For tickets and schedules, visit TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, 891-9999).
Banda Rito, Banda Roon
THE CULTURAL Center of the Philippines presents Banda Rito, Banda Roon, a musical fiesta featuring 14 bands and orchestra groups, on July 20 to 22 at the Main Theater and Little Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City. For tickets and schedules, visit TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, 891-9999).
My Denim Show Tour
SM YOUTH Ambassadors model this year’s SM denim collection at the My Demin Show Tour at SM Mall of Asia on July 21, 4 p.m. The tour features Tommy Esguerra, Kyle Perry, and Kaila Estrada, among others.
MSO @ The Deck
THE MANILA Symphony Orchestra will hold a Woodwind Quintet concert at Circuit Makati on July 20, 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Acer Day kick off
Tech AND innovations company Acer kicks off the Acer Day celebrations on July 20, 6 p.m. at the New Activity Center in Glorietta 2. The highlight of the day of fun featuring the beats of Moira and IV of Spades.
Ronnie Lazaro’s Breathless
BREATHLESS, A collaborative performance art work featuring actor Ronnie Lazaro, will focus on exploring the limitations of the human body. It will be on July 21, 6 p.m., at the Black Box Theater of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB). Developed over months by Lazaro and students under the Benilde Arts and Culture Cluster (BACC), the initiative will be the first in the country to use crowdsourcing to support performance art. The event is free and open to the public. Visit http://bit.ly/RonnieLazaroBreathless or call (0920-299-2573) to confirm attendance. The Black Box Theater is located at the 6th Floor, School of Design and Arts Campus, Pablo Ocampo (Vito Cruz) St., Malate, Manila.
Heroes, Lovers & Villians
REPERTORY PHILIPPINES presents Shakespearean scenes, monologues, and sonnets in Heroes, Lovers & Villians, the culminating showcase of Repertory Philippines’ adult master class on July 21, 8 p.m. at the Mirror Studio, SJG Center, Kalayaan Ave., Makati. Expect excerpts from Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Shakespeare’s sonnets. Tickets are P300 at the door.
Rak of Aegis returns
PETA BRINGS Rak of Aegis back for a 6th run until Sept. 2. The jukebox musical, featuring the music of the band Aegis, tells the tale of a perpetually flooded barangay and how its inhabitants adapt. The PETA Theater Center is at No. 5 Eymard Dr., New Manila, Quezon City. For tickets and schedules, visit TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, 891-9999).