August 5-6: Events Happening This Weekend

Don’t let the rainy days give you the blues! Don your comfy rain jacket, take your umbrella and give your weekend some excitement with these events. From inspiring film festivals to compelling art exhibitions, events this weekend are sure to brighten up your rainy day mood.

EIGASAI 2017 (ongoing until August 29)

20 films sure are a lot! If you haven’t checked out all 20 Japanese films in this year’s EIGASAI—or if you haven’t any at all!—then you better take off this weekend and head to any of the screening venues near you. Bring some popcorn and watch for free at the CCP Dream Theater (Pasay City) or UP Diliman Film Institute (Quezon City). You can also watch at the Shang Cineplex Cinema (Mandaluyong City) for Php 100.

Also read: EIGASAI 2017 in PH: 20 years, 20 films

Cinemalaya Film Festival (August 4 – 13)

Cinemalaya is one of, if not the most anticipated film festival in the Philippines, showcasing cinematic works by local independent filmmakers. This year’s film screenings will start on August 4 and will run until August 13 in CCP and various Ayala malls. There will be nine full-length films and, instead of the usual ten, 12 short films that will be competing for the grand awards and in various categories.

Also read: CCP presents the 13th Cinemalaya Film Festival this August

Inner Weather (ongoing until August 19)

Complement your rainy day feels with Jem Magbanua’s “Inner Weather” exhibition at the Artery Art Space this weekend. Her works reflect the poetics of space, provoking your imagination with fractured pictorial placements that seem to disengage your perceptions of time and material. Take the time to reflect and get lost in your own thoughts through Magbanua’s works, this weekend at the Artery Art Space in Cubao, Quezon City.

Also read: Inner Weather by Jem Magbanua

World Food Expo (August 2 – 5)

If you want to take your love for food to a higher level than just eating, drop by the World Food Expo this weekend at the SMX Convention Center and learn from top caliber chefs and excellent food exhibitors. This year’s expo also has an added bonus of The Hotel Show, featuring hospitality exhibitions and opportunities for networking in the hospitality industry.

Also read: World Food Expo 2017 at the World Trade Center

Living Spaces (August 5 – 20)

Get a more critical understanding of the global housing crisis through works of art by Filipino and international artists, curated by Filipino curator Alice Sarmiento, at the Living Spaces exhibition in Vetro, Quezon City. Not only will you get a sense of beauty in art but will you also feel a deeper sensitivity to social issues surrounding you.

Also read: ‘Living Spaces’ and ‘Dissident Vicinities’: Back-to-back Exhibitions from Condition Report

Home Based 101 (August 5)

Planning to make a shift from working in the office to working at home? You can get some insights at Manila Workshops’ Home-based 101, offering tips on working as a virtual assistant and starting an online business. Successful online entrepreneurs will be present as speakers and as living proof that if you have the right mindset and a strong foundation, you can also succeed in the online business.

Also read: Home-based 101: How to Earn from Home as a VA and a Blogger

LANY Live in Manila (August 4-6)

We fell in love with LANY at the Wanderland Festival last March, and now they are back to dazzle us once again! The Los Angeles-based trio will hold a series of five gigs in Ayala malls from August 4 to 6, giving us a lot of opportunities to watch and scream our hearts out for them.

Also read: LANY is coming back to Manila in August!