CHINESE NEW YEAR
Shangri-La Plaza welcomes the lunar new year with the 10th edition of the Spring Film Festival which is ongoing until Feb. 7 at the Shang Cineplex. Also on view is a Chinese Painting Exhibit on display at the Grand Atrium. The annual Chinese mask-painting and lantern-making workshop will be held Feb. 7, 2 p.m., at the Grand Atrium. A dragon and lion dance exhibition by the Philippine Ling Nam Athletic Association will be held at the Grand Atrium on Feb. 14, 2 p.m. For inquiries visit www.facebook.com/shangrilaplazaofficialfanpage.
Robinsons Malls welcome the Year of the Red Fire Monkey with a number of events. From Feb. 1 to 8, shop at any Robinsons Mall establishment and find your luck at the Money Trees to win discounts, freebies and giveaways. An 8 ft. tall Money Tree and 12 life-size Zodiac Animals highlight Chinese New Year festivities in Robinsons Galleria. A traditional Lion and Dragon Dance will be held on Feb. 6 in Robinsons Luisita and Pangasinan; on Feb. 7 in Robinsons Galleria, Robinsons Metro East, Robinsons Place Imus, Robinsons Sta. Rosa, Ilocos, Dasmariñas, Robinsons Town Mall Los Baños, Robinsons Cainta and Summit Ridge Tagaytay; and on Feb. 8 in Robinsons Place Manila, Forum Robinsons, Robinsons Angeles, Robinsons Town Mall Malabon, Robinsons Place Antipolo, Robinsons Magnolia, Robinsons Place Las Piñas, Robinsons Place Lipa, Robinsons Novaliches, Robinsons Starmills Pampanga, Robinsons Place Malolos and Robinsons Otis. There will be feng shui consultations on Feb. 7 and 8 in Robinsons Sta. Rosa, Robinsons Place Lipa, Dasmariñas and Imus. There will be Lantern Making demonstrations on Feb. 7 and 8 at Robinsons Place Lipa and Robinsons Town Mall Los Baños, Chinese calligraphy on Feb. 6 and 7 at Robinsons Galleria and Robinsons Place Imus, and Chinese Opera from Feb. 6 to 8 in Summit Ridge Tagaytay, Robinsons Place Imus and Robinsons Place Dasmariñas. For updates on Robinsons Malls events and schedules, visit www.facebook.com/RobinsonsMalls.
The Enchanted Kingdom (EK) theme park welcomes the Chinese New Year with a blast. It is offering the Enchinese promo which bundles five Regular Day Passes (RDP) with a Chinese meal for P3,100 on weekends and P2,700 on weekdays. This promo is valid from Feb. 8 to March 27. Naturally there will be a Dragon and Lion Dance parade around the park on Feb. 6, 7 and 8 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. EK will present a musical Chinese-themed play Salvo and the Jade Necklace which will be showing at Eldar’s Theater every Saturday and Sunday at 4 and 6 p.m. For details visit www.enchantedkingdom.ph.
Lucky Chinatown mall, together with the local government of the City of Manila, marks Chinese New Year with a three-week long festival. On Feb. 6, from 10 a.m. onwards, Binondo-based schools and organizations create Chinese lanterns at the Chinese New Year Lantern Festival, launched in partnership with the Kou Shou Art Club. Celebrations will be in full swing on Feb. 7 with a Countdown to Chinese New Year, to be highlighted by a lion and dragon dance from Philippine Ling Nam Athletic Federation, The Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. and officials of the City Government of Manila and Manila Development Council will be dotting the Eye of the Chinese Lion and banging the Ceremonial Gong. Cultural performances from CFBCI partner schools and organizations follow at 2 to 6 p.m. A concert featuring Juris Fernandez, Ebe Dancel, Yeng Constantino, Itchyworms, Julie Ann San Jose, Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil starts at 6:30 p.m. Feng Shui Master Johnson Chua will be sharing his predictions for the Year of the Monkey at the Lucky Chinatown Walk at 11 p.m. The celebration ends with the Lighting of the First Incense and a fireworks display at midnight. More musical performances will be held at the Manila Chinatown Gateway Arc on Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., with bands like Mayonnaise, Kenyo, Pedicab, The Dawn and KZ Tandingan. Many events will be held on Feb. 8, Chinese New Year’s Day, from 10 a.m. onwards, including a Dragon and Lion Dance Exhibition, Chinese Orchestra and Chinese Opera performances, a Feng Shui Talk by Master Hanz Cua, and a variety of Chinese cultural performances. There will be musical performances from 4 p.m. onwards, featuring MYMP, Jose Mari Chan and Darren Espanto, followed by fireworks display at 7 p.m. On Feb. 13, there will be a performance of the play Legend of the Monkey King at 4 p.m., and a performance by the Voice of the Philippines Season 2 Grand Champion Jason Dy at 6 p.m. On Feb. 21, the celebration will be capped by the Philippine Ling Nam Athletic Federation’s High Pole Lion Dance at 4 p.m. There will also be a Chinese New Year Prosperity Fair from Feb. 5-14 featuring Chinese products, lucky charms, feng shui items, and fortune tellers. The Chinese New Year Street Food Market, an outdoor food market, will be held from Feb. 5–8 along the nearby Meisic St. A Chinese New Year Sale with discounts of up to 70% at participating shops and restaurants will be held from Feb. 5–8. There will also be a Lucky Ang Pao Promo from Feb. 1-8, where single or accumulated receipts worth P2,000 earn the buyer a chance to pick a Lucky Ang Pao for a prize. For details visit www.megaworldlifestylemalls.com.
Araneta Center celebrates Chinese New Year this weekend. The traditional Fly Dragon Lion Dance, believed to bring good luck, long life and wisdom, will snake around the streets of Araneta Center from 10 a.m. to p.m. on Feb. 7, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 8. There will be a two-day calligraphy fair at Ali Mall and Farmers Plaza. Raffle prizes will also be given away. A display of live body painting will be held at the Gateway Mall on Feb. 7 from 2 to 8 p.m. Visitors can get a calligraphy-inspired henna tattoo, and learn basic calligraphy and postcard making on Feb. 8. A Giant Scroll installation with inscriptions of auspicious Chinese proverbs is on view at Ali Mall, Farmers Plaza, and Gateway Mall until Feb. 10. A fireworks display caps the festivities at 7 p.m. on Feb. 8.
Eastwood City, starts off its celebration of Chinese New Year with the adaptation of the Legend of the Monkey King on Feb. 7, 7 p.m. at the Eastwood Mall Open Park. A traditional lion and dragon dance will greet guests at Eastwood Mall on Chinese New Year’s Day on Feb. 8, from 11 a.m. onwards, followed by Chinese cultural performances at 6 p.m., and a grand fireworks display will light up the sky later at 8 p.m. Those who want to know more about their fortune can visit the Lucky Forecast for the Year of the Monkey display, open during mall hours at the Eastwood Mall Open Park, or have their fortunes told at the Psychic Fair at the same venue daily until Feb. 7, from 5 to 10 p.m. There is also an Eastwood Citywide Chinese New Year Sale, where shoppers can get discounts of up to 70% at participating establishments.
McKinley Hill will host a Psychic Symposium with Robert Rubin, a Tarot card consultant and founder of Mysterium Philippines, on Feb. 6, 3 p.m. Various feng shui masters will also offer tarot card reading services from 4 p.m. onwards to those who want to know more about their fortune for 2016. Interested parties may visit www.megaworldlifestylemalls.com for more details. The celebration continues on Feb. 8, 11 a.m. with the traditional lion and dragon dance, followed by a re-staging of the play Legend of the Monkey King at 7 p.m. and a fireworks display at 8 p.m. There will also be a Lucky Forecast for the Year of the Monkey display at Tuscany at McKinley Hill for those looking to read more about their luck and fortune this 2016.
On Feb. 9, guests can witness the traditional dragon and lion dance at Newport Mall from 11 a.m. onwards. There is also the Newport Citywide Chinese New Year Sale, which runs from Feb. 5 to 8, with discounts of up to 70%. More shopping finds abound at the Luck & Love Fair, open during mall hours at The Plaza, Newport Mall, featuring a wide array of Chinese products and merchandise.
The Forbes Town Center is celebrating the Chinese New Year with the Luminous Dragon and Lion Dance on Feb. 6, 8 p.m. at the Burgos Park. On Chinese New Year’s Day, from 11 a.m. onwards, a lion and dragon dance parade will go around and stop by the different establishments at the Forbes Town Center. There will also be a Lucky Forecast for the Year of the Monkey display at the Burgos Park.
EVENTS
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 Davao and Lanang on Feb. 6-7, SM Cebu and Seaside City on Feb. 13-14, 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.
EXHIBITS
A special exhibition at the National Museum of Fine Arts features tapestries by National Artist Federico Aguilar Alcuaz from the GSIS Collection. The show runs until Feb 14.
On view at 1335MABINI until Feb. 7 are Yu Cheng-Ta’s External Observer and Niwa’s Power of Ownership. The gallery, located at 1335 Mabini St., Ermita, Manila, is open Tuesday to Saturday, 2-6 p.m., and by appointment on Sundays.
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. The Yuchengco Museum is at the RCBC Plaza, corner Ayala and Gil Puyat Aves., Makati City.
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. On view until March 26 at the Ateneo Art Gallery, Rizal Library Special Collections Building, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Ave., Quezon City.
The 18th solo exhibit of mixed media by Filipino artist and writer Maria Victoria Rufino is entitled Luminiscence — Dreamscapes 2016. Presented at the Peninsula Manila’s The Gallery, it is on view until Feb. 7.
RE:VIEW 2015, a year-end group show, is on view at the BenCab Museum’s Gallery Indigo until Feb. 7. The BenCab Museum is located at Km. 6 Asin Road, Tuba, Metro Baguio.
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 a retrospective exhibition on National Artist Benedicto “BenCab” Cabrera that runs until Feb. 27. The museum is located at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex, Roxas Blvd., Manila.
PERFORMANCE
Repertory Philippines presents Ken Ludwig’s comedy The Games Afoot. Directed by Miguel Faustmann, there are performances until Feb. 7 at the Onstage Theatre, 2nd Floor, Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas St., Makati City. For details, visit www.ticketworld.com.ph, or call 891-9999.
The Manila Symphony Orchestra presents Love In the Time of Opera: a night of Opera, Musical Theater, and Sarsuela on Feb. 6, 8 p.m., at the Power Mac Center Spotlight in Circuit Makati. Viva Voce, plus Camille Lopez Molina, Arthur Espiritu, Nonie Buencamino, Noel Azcona, and Teenee Chan, will also perform. Tickets — available at ticketworld.com.ph — cost P2,000, P1,500, and P1,000.
The City of Dreams nightclub Chaos Manila brings in two performers included in 2015’s Top 100 DJs by DJ Magazine: Brazilian electro, deep house and techno DJ Alok; and “gorestep” artist Borgore, on Feb. 9 and March 4, respectively. 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.
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