Benefit concert

THE Center for Possibilities Foundation, an NGO dedicated to addressing the plight of indigent children with special needs, will be staging a concert at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium of the RCBC Plaza, Ayala Ave., Makati City on March 2, 6 p.m. titled Love Inclusively, to be preceded by the opening of the Art Exceptional exhibit. The concert will feature the Manila Symphony Orchestra, with singer Ogie Alcasid as the featured guest. Three individuals with special needs will be performing alongside the orchestra and their works will be the attraction of the exhibit. The concert is aimed at raising funds for the foundation’s special education center in Sagada, Mountain Province, and its soon to be opened center in Norzagaray, Bulacan. Donations will be accepted at the entrance.

Folkloric dance fest

INTERNATIONAL and local folk dance groups and artists gather at the Cultural Center of the Philippines for the Indak Pilipinas 2019 Folkloric Dance Festival which is ongoing until March 3. Now on its second year, is a showcase of the best folkloric groups and their best dance pieces choreographed and staged by Philippine National Artists for Dance and other respected personalities in the dance world. The Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company, the Centro Escolar University Folk Dance Troupe, Kaloob Philippine Music & Dance Ministry, LIKHA-Pilipino Folk Ensemble, the University of the East Silanganan Dance Troupe, and the University of Santo Tomas Salinggawi Dance Troupe will perform on March 1, 8 p.m. The Bulacan State University Lahing Kayumanggi Dance Troupe, Kahayag Dance Company Philippines, the Philippine Normal University Kislap Sining Dance Troupe, the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group, Sindaw Philippines Performing Arts Guild, the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Cultural Dance Troupe, and the University of the Philippines Filipinia Dance Group will take center stage on March 2, 4 p.m. The festival will culminate on March 3, with performances from the Kaloob Philippine Music and Dance Ministry, Koronadal Hinugyaw Cultural Dance Troupe, LIKHA-Pilipino Folk Ensemble, the Philippine Barangay Folk Dance Troupe, the Rizal Technological University Teatro Rizalia Kultura Dance Troupe, the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Cultural Dance Troupe, and the Zamboanga Del Sur National High School Melengas Dance Ensemble.

Dirty Old Musical take three

DIRTY Old Musical (DOM), about a 1980s one-hit wonder band that reunites more than 30 years later to raise funds for an ailing member, is back for a third run with a cast member and new songs. It opens today and runs until March 23 at the Music Museum, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan. This iteration stars The Dawn frontman Jett Pangan, Robert Seña, Nonie Buencamino, Bo Cerrudo, and Carlo Orosa. Tickets are available at TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph), the Music Museum (721-6276), or via Spotlight Artists Center (776-4487/0919-911-4444). Ticket prices range from P1,000 to P3,000.

The Phantom of the Opera

ANDREW Lloyd Webber’s musical The Phantom of the Opera has performances at the Theater at Solaire until March 10. Based on Gaston Leroux’s novel of the same title, the story is set in the Paris Opera House where a young soprano becomes the object of The Phantom’s affection and he manipulates her career at the expense of the opera house staff and stars. For tickets and schedules, contact TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, 891-9999).

Rep’s Miong

TWENTY years after its first staging, Repertory Philippines presents Miong, a musical on Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo which spans his birth in 1869, to the declaration of independence on June 12, 1898. Shows are presented at Onstage Theater in Greenbelt 1, Makati until March 10. For tickets and schedules, contact TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, 891-9999).

PETA’s Charot!

PETA presents Charot!, a comedic musical which imagines a possible future under a new constitution and its consequences. The show runs until March 17 at the PETA Theater Center in Quezon City. For tickets and schedules, contact TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, 891-9999).

Eto Na! Musical nAPO!

THE musical comedy Eto Na! Musical nAPO! about seven friends who join a songwriting and singing contest, featuring the music of APO, returns to the stage with performances until March 17 at the Maybank Performing Arts Theater at the BGC Arts Center in Taguig. For tickets and schedules, contact TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, 891-9999).

Mall honors Filipinas

SHANGRI-LA PLAZA mall celebrates 2019’s International Women’s Month, starting with Metro.Style photo exhibit of fashionable women, Metro Most Stylish 2019, which runs from March 1 to 12 at the East Atrium. Meanwhile, From the Lens of Eve, a photo collection of scenes from nature by Annabelle Casiño Chavez, Lauren Malcampo, Maryanne Mendoza, Jen Perez, and Myla Santos-Orden, will run from March 14 to 19 at the East Atrium and March 20 to 31 at Shaw Hallway, Level 1. For inquiries visit www.facebook.com/shangrilaplazaofficial.

2019 Ortigas Art Festival

ORTIGAS & Co. holds the second edition of its art festival, which features a number of art exhibits around the Estancia mall. A number of activities have also been lined up, which visitors can join for free: Watercolor with Peter Sutcliffe (March 2), and Alla Prima Painting with Renato Habulan (March 3). All workshops start at 1:30 p.m. The Ortigas Art Festival 2019 is ongoing until March 3. For more details, visit www.ortigasmalls.com.

L’Oréal sale


L’Oréal Paris presents the Big Beauty Blowout sale, which offers discounts of up to 30% on bestsellers, available at all L’Oréal Paris makeup counters nationwide, starting from March 1. Among the items for sale is the new 24H Infallible Fresh Wear foundation, while the Rouge Signature and Color Riche lipsticks can be had for as low as P250. For details visit www.facebook.com/LOrealParisPhilippines.

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