EXHIBITS
Chinese artist Yang Ding Xian’s first exhibition in the Philippines, East Wind Rhapsody, will be on view from Oct. 22 to Nov. 10 at the Mezzanine level of the Makati Shangri-La Hotel.
The winners and finalists’ entries for the 49th Shell Art Competition, with the theme “Metamorphosis,” are on exhibit at the ground floor gallery of the Ayala Museum, Makati City, until Oct. 31.
The sixth solo exhibition of Anthony Panugao and his first with Kulay-Diwa Gallery, Whimsy, Wind and Wisdom will feature more that 10 of his recent works and a mural measuring 7×11 feet. The exhibit runs until Nov. 12.
ArtInformal presents Bookworks by Ringo Bunoan until Nov. 12 at the Main Gallery. In this exhibit she explores the obvious but undetected “materiality” of books. Also on view at the same time will be Mark Valenzuela’s exhibit Violently at The Big Room and The Inner Room of the gallery. The gallery is located at 277 Connecticut St., Mandaluyong City.
Organized in cooperation with Art Cube, the BenCab Museum in Baguio presents DisneyTopia by Guerrero Z. Habulan, an exhibit that interrogates the acceptance of the “cultural properties” of the West. Museum visitors can also view Old Master Prints at the Print Gallery, featuring 16th to 18th century etchings and engravings by Rembrandt, Goya, Dürer, et al. Both exhibitions will be on view until Dec. 4.
Body & Soul, a one-woman show featuring the mosaic art of Maria Isabel Lopez, runs until Nov. 2 at Passions Gallery at SM Megamall.
Unfamiliar Landscapes, a sequel to Jinggoy Buensuceso’s exhibit Rebellion in 2014, is a focus on mapping the geography of things in time. It runs until Oct. 30 at Galleria Duemila in Pasay City.
Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery presents Diviserye, an exhibit on Jobert Cruz’s visual narration of how he perceive the things he encountered every day as he was growing up in Divisoria.
The Cultural Center of the Philippines presents Linya by Doctor Karayom at Pasilyo Vicente Manansala (2F Hallway Gallery) until Nov. 13. Meanwhile, Mars Ravelo Reinterpreted, an exhibit of works by 13 visual artists curated by Dean Zuberi Africa, is on view at the Bulwagang Juan Luna (Main Gallery) and Pasilyo Guillermo Tolentino (3F Hallway Gallery) of the CCP. Exhibit runs until Nov. 13.
UP Vargas Museum presents A Matter of Contemplation and Discontent, a selection of influential artists from Romania, consisting of unique pieces of art created between the 1980s and the 1990s in various media — from drawing to photography and video. The exhibition features artists Alexandru Antik, Sándor Bartha, Geta Brătescu, Teodor Graur, Ion Grigorescu, Peter Jacobi, Dan Mihaltianu, Dan Perjovschi, Lia Perjovschi, Mircea Stănescu, Sorin Vreme and curator Anca Verona Mihuleţ. It runs until Nov. 19 at 1F Galleries, UP Vargas Museum.
The Yuchengco Museum, in partnership with Samsung Culture Connect and Castrillo Legacy Art Studio presents Eduardo Castrillo @ 50: Moving the Legacy Forward until Nov. 24. Meanwhile, Mexican Modernity: 20th Century Paintings from the Zapanta Mexican Art Collection is on view until Nov. 24. at the Yuchengco Musuem, RCBC Plaza, in Makati City.
Blanc Gallery presents three exhibits until Oct. 29: Cocoy Lumbao’s New Video, Mawen Ong’s Homage to Trap, and Pardo de Leon’s In-Betweenness. Blanc is located at 145 Katipunan Ave., Quezon City.
Studio 1616 artists Lendl Arvin, Kiko Urquiola, and Gian Miroe Surban come together in a painting exhibition titled Immerse, at Secret Fresh Gallery in Ronac Art Center, San Juan, Greenhills.
Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery has three ongoing exhibits until Nov. 16: Patria Regalario and Mek Yambao’s Am, Jood Clarino’s Caprice, and Kelli Maeshiro’s I Don’t Know Where To Go, So I’m Here.
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.
PERFORMANCES
Tricks and Musical Treats, a PPO Family Concert, an orchestra appreciation concert for children and families will be held on Oct. 30, 4 p.m. at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Subtitled “The Intergalactic Guardians of Harmony meet the Wong Kids,” the concert features characters from Lloyd Suh’s play The Wong Kids and the Secret of the Space Chubacabra Go! as they get to know the instruments of the orchestra. Pre-concert activities starting at 2:30 p.m. will include a musical instruments “petting zoo” wherein children can experience playing different orchestral instruments assisted by the members of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. There will also be trick or treat and lobby activities. The children are encouraged to come in their costumes. The theme is outer space. For more information, call the CCP Marketing Department at 832-3704 or TicketWorld at 891-9999.
The National Ballet of China performs Raise the Red Lantern — based on Zhang Yimou’s 1991 movie of the same name, which was in turn an adaptation of Su Tong’s 1990 novel Wives and Concubines — on Oct. 27 and 28 at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). The Sponsor’s Gala will be on Oct. 28, 8 p.m., which will be free and open to the public. For more information on tickets, call the CCP Sales and Promotions office at 832-3706.
The UP Playwrights’ Theater presents Distrito De Molo: Three one-act plays by Leonicio P. Deriada, on Oct. 26-30, at the Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, Palma Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City. There will be Filipino and English performances. Directed by Tony Mabesa, it stars, among others, Adriana Agcaoili, Candy Pangilinan, Frances Makil-Ignacio, Stella Canete-Mendoza, and Leo Rialp. The first play, Tres Hermanas de Molo, is set in the 1950s and revolves around the post-war lives of the wealthy Locsin sisters. The second play, Atlas de Molo, set in contemporary time, is about newlyweds who return to their ancestral home where a garden statue comes to life. The last play, Venus de Molo, set in the 1930s, revolves around a man and his obsession with the Venus de Milo. Tickets at P522 are available at TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, 891-9999).
TAXI Theater’s multisensorial horror theatrical play, Mulagat, has performances until Oct. 29 at the SDA Black Box Theater, 6F Benilde School of Design and Arts Campus, 950 P. Ocampo St., Malate, Manila. For inquiries, call 0908-485-4983 or taxi.theater@gmail.com. Visit facebook.com/taxitheater for more details.
Tanghalang Ateneo opens its 38th season with De/Constructing Narratives with Boy by award-winning American playwright Anna Ziegler has performances at the Ateneo de Manila’s Black Box Theater until Nov. 12. For details, call 0917-511-9140 or e-mail alyshamagtuto@gmail.com.
The musical Annie has weekend performances until Dec. 4 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Pasay City. This is the story of the Depression Era’s Little Orphan Annie who rescues and is rescued by millionaire Daddy Warbucks. For tickets, contact TicketWorld at 891-9999, or e-mail info@9workstheatrical.com.
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.
EVENTS
Ayala Museum in partnership with Mystery Manila with the support of Artwork, Taters, Brew Kettle Beer PH, and Young Star, present “Who Did It? Midnight Museum 3: Murder in the Museum” on Oct. 28, 7 p.m. to midnight at the Ayala Museum. Tickets are now available for sale at P850 (with discounts for groups of 4 and above, members, ARC, AGC, and PWD) in Ayala Museum and Mystery Manila Branches (Century City Mall, Jupiter, and Libis). Ticket holders also get freebies and stand a chance to win prizes from artwork, Taters, Brew Kettle Beer PH, and Young Star. Limited slots.
Dayaw 2016: The Indigenous Peoples Festival, organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the biggest gathering of Philippine indigenous peoples (IPs) is being held this October and November in Metro Manila. The prelude of this year’s festival will be held in Quezon City on Oct. 28 and will include a photo exhibit, an exhibit of traditional crafts, demonstrations of traditional cuisine and crafts, display of traditional houses and vernacular architecture, a trade fair and different workshops on baybayin writing and henna tattoo, beads accessory making, ethnic pattern printing and pabalat making. The main event of Dayaw will be held in Manila from Nov. 21 to 23. For more information, e-mail ncca.paio@gmail.com.
Cartoon Network presents the “Howl-arious Halloween World Tour” on Oct. 29, 10:30 a.m. at the SM MOA Music Hall. Kids can embark on a scary journey together with their favorite Cartoon Network characters: Conquer the Great Wall with Ben 10, hang out with We Bare Bears at the Colosseo, and search for Gumball amidst cherry blossoms at Mt. Fuji. They can unwrap mummified Regular Show’s Mordecai and Rigby in Egypt, test shooting skills at Stonehenge with Adventure Time’s Finn and Jake, and rescue The Powerpuff Girls from temples in Cambodia. Kids in costumes have a chance to win prizes. To enter, spend a minimum of P1,000 (single receipt) on Halloween merchandise until Oct. 29 at any participating Toy Kingdom and Toy Kingdom Express outlet. Each ticket admits one child and one adult.
Eastwood City presents The Walking Dead Haunted Horror House: Alexandria Safe Zone. Inspired by the hit American post-apocalyptic horror-drama TV series, the one-of-a-kind horror maze brings the gore and spine-chilling thrills of The Walking Dead to real life. Back with a new layout and a more challenging trail filled with hordes of zombies, this year’s horror house is inspired by the turn of events in the show’s sixth season, where the walls of the Alexandria fell and the entire community was run over by zombies. The Walking Dead Haunted Horror House: Alexandria Safe Zone will be open from Oct. 28 until Nov. 11, from 6 p.m. onwards. Tickets are P170 per head; children 13 years old and below must be accompanied by an adult. For more information and complete rules and regulations of The Walking Dead Haunted Horror House: Alexandria Safe Zone at Eastwood City, call the Megaworld Lifestyle Malls Concierge at 709-9888, 709-0888, 0917-838-0111 or visit www.megaworldlifestylemalls.com.
On Oct. 29, the Araneta Center is throwing simultaneous kiddie parties dubbed “GalacTrick or Treat Halloween” at the Gateway Mall, Ali Mall, and New Farmers Plaza. The mall activity areas will hold interactive learning sessions for children of all ages including Mad Science games like Find the Eyeball in the Haystack, Witch Pitch, Mystery Bowls, Halloween Bowling Game, and Halloween Ring Toss; There will also be Kiddie Salons and Kiddie Face Painting stations on-site. Halloween trick-or-treating starts at 1 p.m. Routes and different pit stops will depend on the mall the children are registered in. Kids can try out some science experiments at Mad Science stations like Tornado Terminal and Galaxy Putty at Ali Mall; and sound-making and polymer experiments at the Sound Station and Slime Booths at New Farmers Plaza. These Mad Science booths will open at 10 a.m. A Mad Science show will also be held at 2 p.m. at the Gateway Mall. All these activities can be enjoyed by presenting single purchase receipts worth P500 made from Oct. 24 to 29. Registration at each mall starts at 10 a.m. Children are encouraged to come in costumes for a chance to win P5,000. The costume contest will be at the Gateway Mall at 4 p.m. Mallgoers can get a free Coca-Cola drink by answering a Halloween-inspired word game at Gateway Food court.
This year, McDonald’s holds the Grand Halloween Family Fun Day for the first time in Manila, at the World Trade Center on Oct. 29. There will be games and activities such as the Magic Kingdom Show. Tickets are available in all McDonald’s restaurants in Metro Manila. Kids who will sign up will get their cape, pumpkin bag, and a hat to complete their Halloween look. They will also receive a Chicken McDo Happy Meal. For more details, visit Facebook.com/McDo.ph.
Century City Mall in Makati celebrates Halloween with a mystery and trick-or-treat. At Mystery Manila, groups must “communicate” with spirits to unlock the Chest of Century City, roaming around the mall to open the mysterious chest. Those who succeed get a chance to win VIP cinema passes. This will be held on Oct. 29 and 30, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. A costume party called Freaks Come Out will be held on Oct. 29, 6 p.m., featuring top bands Sandwich, Imago, Rivermaya, Kjwan, Autotelic, Sud, Apartel among others. Shoppers will have the chance to win online “free passes” to this event. There will be trick or treating for the children on Oct. 30, 1-3 p.m. Visit the mall’s official Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CenturyCityMall/) for the complete mechanics.
“Dance, Drink, and Be Scary!,” the annual Halloween party at the Marco Polo Ortigas Hotel Vu’s Sky Bar and Lounge, will be held on Oct. 28. Guests are encouraged to get dressed and join the crowd with the Spellbound Band. Enjoy the party for P500 including a welcome drink, Mediterranean tapas, and the guests’ drink of choice. For details, visit www.marcopolohotels.com or call 720-7777.
Acacia Hotel Manila invites kids and kids at heart to the Creepy Circus Halloween party on Oct. 31 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Grand Acacia Ballroom. Celebrate with clowns and freaky creatures for P1,050 net inclusive of a kid friendly brunch buffet, live entertainment, games, loot bags, and trick or treating. Kids ages two and below can join for free. Tickets are available at the Guest Services desk.
The Bellevue Manila in Alabang invites everyone to its “Monsters in Candyland” Halloween party on Oct. 29, 1 to 5 p.m., at the hotel’s Tower Ballroom. Kids and kids-at-heart can enjoy a buffet of Halloween snacks, lively entertainment, games and booth activities, souvenir photo and special loot bags. Tickets are P990 net; children two years old and below enter free of charge. Get a 5% discount for a single receipt purchase of five tickets. Ticket price for Bellevue Signature Dining members is P900 (limited to two ticket purchases per member) as well as Bellevue Kids Club members (limited to one ticket purchase per member). For inquiries, call 771-8181, e-mail tbmnl@thebellevue.com or visit the Web site www.thebellevue.com.
The newly opened Coast Boracay rolls out the welcome mat to visitors with room and breakfast discount deals, DJ parties, and the chance of being one of the first to experience its restaurant, Cha-Cha’s, run by Raintree Restaurants, which debuts on Halloween weekend Coast Boracay and it’s sister resort, Blue Marina, are offering discounts of up to 30% for extended stays throughout October until Nov. 7. Coast Boracay and Cha-Cha’s will host a series of events on the days leading up to Halloween. From Oct. 28-29, there will be live Latin-inspired chill out sessions with underground celebrity artists such as DJ Minister Zero and Tong. There will be themed DJ parties with guests expected to wear Spanish-Harlem costumes on Oct. 30, Caribbean Voodoo and Villains on Oct. 31, and Cuban on Nov. 1. The evening’s sounds will be handled by DJ Supermodel Diva with Erich Edralin and DJ Jason Soong of Groove Manila. For details, call the reservations office at (632) 576-4555 or e-mail at reservations@coastboracay.com, or visit www.coastboracay.com.
Acacia Hotel Manila will hold the Creepy Circus Halloween party on Oct. 31, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Grand Acacia Ballroom. Celebrate with clowns and freaky creatures for P1,050 net inclusive of a kid-friendly brunch buffet, live entertainment, games, loot bags, and trick or treating. Children two years old and below can join for free. Tickets are available at the Guest Services desk. For details, visit www.acaciahotelsmanila.com.
Its a world of pirates and pixies at the F1 Hotel Manila’s Infinity Ballroom Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The hotel is located at 32nd St., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. Activities and treats awaits the whole family like balloon twisting, a photo booth, donut decorating, games, restaurant discounts and access to trick and treat stations. Wear pixie and/or pirate costumes for a chance to win an overnight stay. Tickets to the party are P988 net per person including brunch. Children aged two and below are free of charge. Adult companions and guardians are charged at full ticket price. Get 50% off on lunch or dinner buffet by presenting an event ticket at F All Day Dining Restaurant from Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, 2016. For ticket reservations, call 908-7888.
Also at the Ortigas area, the Richmonde Hotel Ortigas’s Exchange Bar will hold the Dark Carnival Halloween Happy Hour on Oct. 28. For P750 net, guests can enjoy San Miguel products, featured cocktail drinks, iced tea or soft drinks, a buffet spread of bar chow, and live entertainment. Happy Hour is from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The pica–pica buffet is open until 9 p.m. Guests have the chance to win in the raffle with prizes that include gift certificates overnight accommodations, Happy Hour for two, and lunch buffet for two. For inquiries and reservations, call 638-7777.
The Eastwood Richmonde Hotel, will host The Curse of Darkness Halloween Kiddie Party on Oct. 30, 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Grand Ballroom. There will be a hearty merienda buffet, assorted snack stations, games and prizes, a magic show, glitter tattoo and photo booths, loot bags, the House of Darkness, and many more. Special prizes and awards also await children and parents with the best Halloween costumes. Tickets are priced at P700 net each for both children and adults. For inquiries and reservations, call 570-7777.
FILM
To celebrate National Indigenous People’s Month and Museums and Galleries Month, the National Museum will hold a free screening of the film Paglipay on Oct. 28, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
