Stuff to do at home (03/26/20)
Frida Kahlo’s artworks online
View Frida Kahlo’s work on your screens through the Google Arts & Culture platform. The website has listed 800 paintings, photographs and objects by the Mexican artist from 33 international museums. To view the exhibition, visit https://artsandculture.google.com/project/frida-kahlo.
Scribd materials for free for 30 days
Enjoy free books, audiobooks, magazines, and documents for 30 days at Scribd. To view titles, Visit https://www.scribd.com/readfree?fbclid=IwAR363ywNP9yoBbKJVQFYCtilfGfljPDGeOatqKJgWMV5Pj9-p7j-gkaGOb8.
Classic Pinoy films online
Director Mike de Leon uploaded classic Filipino films from the 1930s to 1960s on his vimeo account, Citizen Jake. Titles include Manuel Silos’ Pista sa Nayon (1948); Gregorio Fernandez’s Kung Ako’y Mahal Mo (1960); and Lamberto V. Avellana’s Aklat ng Buhay (1952). Watch films at https://vimeo.com/user83013343.
Free Neil Gaiman stories online
Best-selling author Neil Gaiman offers free essays, audiobooks, book excerpts, and videos at his official website under “Cool Stuff and Things.” Visit https://www.neilgaiman.com/Cool_Stuff.
Arts at BGC at Home
Every Wednesday, Arts at BGC offers creative prompts at the Arts at BCG (https://www.facebook.com/artsatbgc/ and @artsatbgc) and BGC Art Center (https://www.facebook.com/BGCArtsCenter/ and @bgcartscenter) Facebook and Instagram pages. Join the Arts at BGC Community to get in touch with other participants. https://www.facebook.com/groups/artsatbgc.
Ballet and opera free online
The Royal Opera House will be screening its shows online through its Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/royaloperahouse/) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalOperaHouse) pages. It begins on March 27 with Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. Other performances include Handel’s opera Acis and Galatea on April 3; Mozart’s Così fan tutte on April 10; and the ballet The Metamorphosis on April 17.
Meg Cabot’s The Princess Diaries — Quarantine Edition online
Best-selling author of The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot offers The Princess Diaries — Quarantine Edition free at her official website. Entries are updated daily. Visit https://www.megcabot.com/2020/03/corona-princess-diaries-day-1/?utm_content=122945851&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-67512624694.
Patrick Stewart reads Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Actor Patrick Stewart, best known for playing Star Trek’s Captain Picard, is reading Shakespeare’s Sonnets on his Facebook page in a project called #ASonnetADay.
