EVENTS
COUTURIER-heritage conservationist Beatriz “Patis” Pamintuan Tesoro will be holding the first ever collaborative encounter between the Tinggians of Namarabar, Peñarrubia, Abra and the embroiderers of Lumban, Laguna, in a two whole-day Embroidery Exchange on Feb. 20 and 21, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Patis Tito Garden Cafe in Barangay Putol San Pablo, Laguna. Entrance fee is P100. The event will include a talk on “The Piña Process” by Patis Tesoro, and a Tingguian performance. For detail e-mail patistito@gmail.com.
BLINK, the online streaming service offering never-before seen films, pay per view, and exclusive live TV shows, is holding a free movie weekend festival at select SM Malls. The festival will go on to SM Pampanga and Clark on Feb. 20-21, SM Manila and Fairview on Feb. 27-28, SM Megamall on March 4-6, and SM Calamba on March 5-6. The festival offers an afternoon of free food, photo booth snaps, raffle prizes, and unlimited movie watching via BLINK, Now under SM Lifestyle Entertainment, Inc. The BLINK app enables users to watch a variety of movies, TV series, and other content anytime using gadgets such as a mobile phone, tablet, computer and smart television sets.
IN CELEBRATION of Art Month, the Ateneo Art Gallery is holding a series of lectures on contemporary art with Professor Tony Godfrey from 5-8 p.m. at the Blue Room of the Ateneo Professional Schools, 20 Rockwell Drive, Rockwell Center, Makati City. The remaining lectures are — Feb. 23: Art Today; Feb. 24: Painting Today. P1,000 for one lecture. For details e-mail rtalamayan@ateneo.edu or call the Ateneo Art Gallery at 426-6488. Slots are limited.
2016 Singkuwento International Film Festival will be held from Feb. 19 to 27, at the Leandro Locsin Theater, NCCA Bldg., Intramuros, Manila. A festival pass costs P751 while single General Admission tickets cost P165. Aside from the films, there will also be seminars including the “Nasaan Ang Pilipinas Sa Indie Mo?” on Feb. 20, 9 a.m. to noon at the Altajeros Experience Cinema for P250. For details, visit www.ticketworld.com.ph, or call 891-9999.
EXHIBITS
THE DEAR LUIS! a fund-raising show is ongoing at the blanc gallery. Proceeds of this show will go to writer Luis Katigbak and his road to recovery from complications for diabetes. On sale will be works by 45 artists including Annie Cabigting, Constantino Zicarelli, Dina Gadia, Kidlat de Guia, Lena Cobangbang, Mariano Ching, MM Yu, Poklong Anading, Ringo Bunoan, Soler Santos, Yason Banal, and Zean Cabangis. As resident editor and writer at various publications, among them The Philippine Star, Pulp and Esquire Philippines, Katigbak’s essays, columns, features and reviews have shaped the taste and style of multitudes of readers, musicians and artists. Katigbak’s first collection of short stories, Happy Endings (University of the Philippines Press), has seen multiple printings and continues to enthrall readers 15 years after its first publication. His long-awaited second collection, Dear Distance (Anvil), sees publication this month. The gallery is located at 145 Katipunan Avenue, St. Ignatius Village, Quezon City.
FLAMBOYANCE, a solo art exhibition of works by Victoria Abad Kerblat is on view at the Alliance Total Gallery, The Alliance Française de Manille, Nicanor Garcia St., Makati City.
GALLERIA DUEMILA and the Yuchengco Museum present Roberto M. A. Robles’ Here Is How The Transition Into The Mambo Beat Looks Like 2016, until Feb. 27 at the museum lobby. Robles’s stark white sculptures pay homage to artists and themes that have claimed the artist’s attention for years. The Yuchengco Museum is at the RCBC Plaza, corner Ayala and Gil Puyat Aves., Makati City.
ART ELEMENTS Asian Gallery at the SM Aura Premier Mall, Bonifacio Global City presents Auspicious Art by Feng Shui artist Lizanne Uychaco. Ms. Uychaco is the only Feng Shui artist in the country and her paintings are meant to elicit harmony and bring about happiness, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and success. Her mixed media paintings carry a consistent motif of an ancient coin she has worn since age five.
THE Ateneo Art Gallery presents Octoroon, an exhibit of works by Peta Clancy, Helen Pynor, Bindi Cole Chocka and Steven Rhall. Michael Brenan and Chocka curated this travelling exhibition from A LUMA/La Trobe University Museum of Art. The exhibit — which features three video and photographic installations dealing with issues of identity and representation from the indigenous perspective — will be on view until March 26. The exhibit will be held at the Ateneo Art Gallery, Rizal Library Special Collections Building, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Ave., QC.
THE VARGAS MUSEUM at UP Diliman in Quezon City starts the new year with the exhibition BenCab: Another Scale, part of the year-long celebration of National Artist Benedicto “BenCab” Cabrera’s 50 years as an artist.
THE METROPOLITAN Museum of Manila takes its turn in celebrating the 50 creative years of National Artist BenCab (Benedicto Cabrera) with a retrospective exhibition that runs until Feb. 27. The museum is located at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex, Roxas Blvd., Manila. For details, e-mail info@metmuseum.ph.
Galleria Duemila in partnership Greenbelt presents New Life, a public sculpture exhibition by Impy Pilapil. The exhibit runs until Feb. 28, 2016 at Greenbelt Park, Makati City. For details, call 831-9990, e-mail gduemila@gmail.com, or visit www.galleriaduemila.com.
PERFORMANCE
THE MANILA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is quite busy this month before even starting the 2016-2017 Season. Selected orchestra members will also be performing at the Bamboo Organ Festival on Feb. 19 at the St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Piñas. The entire festival is from Feb. 18 to 24. (Visit http://bambooorgan.org/ for the full schedule.) The orchestra will participate in the Piano Teachers Guild of the Philippines — Finalist Competition at St Scholastica’s College in Malate, Manila on Feb. 21, 3 p.m., before going to the Rizal Park Amphitheater in Ermita, Manila at 6 p.m. for a concert World Ship Orchestra and Viva Voce. Both events are free. Finally, it will hold the Season Gala Concert No. 5, Music of the Filipino People, on Feb. 27, 8 p.m., at the Abelardo Hall in UP Diliman, Quezon City. Tickets to the concert cost P800 and P500 and are available at www.ticketworld.com.ph.
Repertory Philippines presents Almost Maine, a series of vignettes all set in the fictional town of Almost, Maine. On a cold, wintry night with the northern lights illuminating the dark sky, the residents fall in and out of love in unusual ways. Written by John Cariani, the play has 19 complex characters played by a cast of four: Reb Atadero (The Graduate, The Horse And His Boy), Caisa Borromeo (The Secret Garden, Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady), Natalie Everett (The Secret Garden, The Game’s Afoot) and Jamie Wilson (Run For Your Wife, The Bridges of Madison County). Bart Guingona (4000 Miles, The Normal Heart) directs. The play opens on Feb. 19 at Onstage Theater in Greenbelt One, Makati City, and runs until March 13. For details, visit www.ticketworld.com.ph, or call 891-9999.
PETA’s 3 Stars and a Sun, presents a dystopian future set to the music of the late Francis Magalona. After one particular deadly storm, the government decides to construct the Stormdome, a shelter that blocks out the sky and has millions of security cameras. With The Stormdome, peace and security is assured, but should we celebrate the loss of freedom? Should we really become a society driven by paranoia and fear? The musical will feature 20 songs by Mr. Magalona, including his hits and some unfamiliar ones, including surprises like a song with a kundiman structure infused with rock. The cast includes Paolo Valenciano, Gio Gahol, Nicco Manalo, Gold Villar, Che Ramos-Cosio, Carla Guevara-Laforteza, Bodjie Pascua, Raffy Tejada, and Giannina Ocampo. The musical runs until March 6 at the PETA-PHINMA Theater at the PETA Theater Center, No. 5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City. For details, call 725-6244, or visit petatheater.com or www.ticketworld.com.ph.
RED TURNIP presents Constellations, a play by Nick Payne. Rem Zamora directos Cris Villonco and JC Santos. There will be performances until March 6 at the Power Mac Center Spotlight Theater, Circuit Lane, Circuit Makati, A.P. Reyes Ave., Brgy. Carmona, Makati City. Tickets range in price from P1,254 to P1,881 at TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, or call 891-9999).
50 SHADES! The Musical Parody, a sexy and hilarious send-up of Fifty Shades of Grey, has performances on Feb. 21 (2 and 5 p.m.), and Feb. 28 (2 and 5 p.m.), at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Ayala Ave. cor. Gil Puyat Ave. Makati City. Tickets range in price from P1,500 to P5,000. VIP tickets include a chance to meet the cast. The show is recommended for mature audiences only, ages 18 and above. For details visit www.50shadesmanila.com or www.ticketworld.com.ph, or call 891-9999.
THE GOODVYBES FEST will be held on Feb. 20, 2 p.m. to 2 a.m., at the ASEANA City Open Grounds, Diokno Blvd. corner Bradco Ave., Parañaque City. The show features Churches, Passion Pit, Stars, Oh Wonder, Busy P, Darius, MYD, Tenderfish, KJwan, Brigada, Brison, Moonwlk, Assembly Generals, Mulan, Samantha Nichole, Pelvis Resley & The Sex Offender, and BL Valenzuela. Tickets range in price from P3,020 to P8,089 and are available at TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, or call 891-9999).
GLOBAL comedy star Russell Peters will bring his Almost Famous World Tour to Manila on Feb. 22 at the Kia Theatre, Araneta Center, Cubao, QC. For more details, visit www.midaspromotions.com.
PRESENTED as part of Ballet Manila’s “From Page to Stage”: The 20th Performance Season is Martin Lawrance’s Rebel, from Feb. 25 to 28 at the ALIW Theater, Sotto St., CCP Complex, Pasay City. For details, visit www.ticketworld.com.ph, or call 891-9999.
ARNEL PINEDA: Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll, is a major solo concert where the artist will showcase his songwriting prowess. While touring the globe with Journey, Pineda penned original tracks which will be part of his upcoming solo album. In the show he will showcase his original compositions and sing covers of Valentine favorites. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Arnel Pineda Foundation, Inc. Rock band Philia shares the stage as his special guest. The concert will be on Feb. 27, 8 p.m., Music Museum, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan. Tickets range in price from P1,545 to P3,605 at TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, or call 891-9999).
THE CONCERT Chris Botti Featuring Sting — Up Close and Personal will be presented on March 3, 8:45 p.m., at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, Resorts World Manila, Newport Blvd., Newport City Complex, Pasay City. Tickets range in price from P10,600 to P64,700. For details, visit www.ticketworld.com.ph, or call 891-9999.
THE CITY OF DREAMS nightclub Chaos Manila brings in one of 2015’s Top 100 DJs by DJ Magazine, “gorestep” artist Borgore on March 4, respectively. Borgore is currently ranked 68th in DJ Mag’s Top 100, and is the stage name of Israel-born Asaf Borger — a play on the artist’s last name and an ode to his self-created genre, “gorestep.” Borgore’s gorestep combines EDM, dubstep and doses of heavy metal, delivering a distinctively brazen sound. Tickets to the performances are available at Chaos Manila or SM Tickets at P1,000 each inclusive of one drink. For Chaos VIP table reservations, call 0917-886-3678.
