ArteFino at Rockwell
NEW artisanal creations presented by over 100 brands will be showcased at the ArteFino Fair on Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 at The Fifth at Rockwell, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Center, Makati.
Breaking the stigma of HIV and AIDS through short films
THE FILM Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has announced the entries for this year’s CineSpectra, a short film festival “that aim to break the stigmas on HIV and AIDS in the country,” according to a press release.
A tribute to Richard Williams, 1933–2019
By Noel Vera
ONCE upon a time, there was an animator named Richard Williams who built a reputation out of fashioning animated shorts.
Your Weekend Guide (August 23, 2019)
ON August 24 and 25, five new choreographic pieces will be premiered in Koryolab at the CCP Studio Theater at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Authentic Chinese flavors mixed with Filipino-Chinese favorites
DUE to market demand for an “upscale Chinese dining experience,” Seda Vertis North in Quezon City is introducing Chinese menu items in their banquet facilities and opening a Cantonese restaurant by year-end featuring authentic Chinese flavors mixed with Filipino-Chinese favorites.
Vegan sea urchin will soon start showing up on sushi counters
THE meat-free movement is finding its way into strange and exotic dishes.
Dining Out (08/22/19)
Until Oct. 15, Pancake House is offering a box of eight of its Classic Pan Chicken for the marked down price of P545.
Of augmented reality and social realities
ARTWORKS depicting social issues, graphite drawings and installations, and paintings of an industrial landscape viewed with augmented reality came out on top in the 16th edition of the Ateneo Art Awards held on Sunday at the Ateneo Art Gallery of the Ateneo De Manila University in Quezon City.
NAMCYA: the 46-year-old handmaid of cultural development
NATIONAL Artist for Music Ramon Santos thinks it is unimaginable to live in a world without music. “Walang kakanta ng ‘Happy Birthday’? Walang kakanta sa kasal? Walang radyo? (No one will sing ‘Happy Birthday’? No one will sing at weddings? There will be no radio?) Can you imagine a world like that?” he said. “Music is a gift for humanity, kaya hindi pwedeng mawala ang music (that’s why music cannot be lost).”



