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Wanderers! Pack you bags this early as the coolest music festival in the country celebrates a bigger Wanderland Festival by heading on over to its new scene at Filinvest City Event Grounds, Alabang. Just like the recent Wanderland Festivals, Karpos will be bringing some of today’s top local and international indie bands and artists. This year’s lineup include — The Temper Trap, The Ting Tings, LANY, Up Dharma Down, Reese Lansangan, Gab and John of Urbandub, and Fools & Foes. They will also be bringing the art of Jappy Agoncillo, KFK Collective, Quatro Hapimeel, and Ysabelle Lalu, keeping up the festival’s artsy and colorful vibe year after year. […]
WINNERS of the 2016 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival will be announced at the Cinemalaya Awards Night on August 14, 2016 at 7 p.m. at the CCP Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater). With the theme “Break the Surface, this year’s Cinemalaya Festival boasted of 19 new digital films in competition. In the full length feature, nine films competed. These were: Ang Bagong Pamilya Ni Ponching by Inna Miren Salazar and Dos Ocampo, Dagsin by Atom Magadia, Hiblang Abo by Ralston Jover, I America by Ivan Andrew Payawal, Kusina by David Corpuz and Cenon Palomares, Lando at Bugoy by Vic Acedillo, Jr., Mercury Is Mine by Jason Paul Laxamana, Pamilya Ordinaryo […]
In celebration of the 60 Years of Philippines-Japan Friendship and the Philippines-Japan Friendship Month this July, the Embassy of Japan, in cooperation with The Japan Foundation, Manila is inviting everyone to watch the 2016 J-Pop Anime Singing Contest Grand Finals on Saturday, July 23 from 1 to 5 pm at the SM CINEMA Centerstage, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City. Admissions is free. The event will be headlined by this year’s fifteen finalists: Acel, Akano, Ana Enriquez, CMKC, Elle Genovata, Eugene Pachejo, Happy Kevin, Jena-Chan, Jhona Sacramento, Johannie Velasco, Nessie Bonite, Shielah Faye Labadan, Victoria Albo, Vinar Takumi, and Yna Sebastian. Winners of the contest will receive exciting prizes […]
As far as music goes, there are but a few popular genres in the Philippines: rock, pop, RnB, and most recently, EDM. However, that doesn’t mean we have to be limited by these options, not when the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has the Winds and Jazz Festival coming this July. CCP PRESENTS WINDS AND JAZZ International Band Festival, a celebration of symphonic bands, jazz groups, and wind orchestras, happening from July 26 – 31 at the CCP complex. Winds and Jazz: The CCP International Band Festival is a 6-day celebration of some of best symphonic bands, jazz bands, and wind orchestras both here and abroad. The […]
PIANIST Maria Regina “Inna” Montesclaros will give a homecoming concert at the Little Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines on July 19, at 7:30 p.m. Billed as “Inna Montesclaros in Concert,” the program consists of D. Scarlatti’s Sonata in B Minor L.33 & L.449, R.Schumann’s Fantasie in C Major Op. 17, S. Currier’s Scarlatti Cadences and Brainstorm, F. Chopin’s Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52, and S. Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 7 Op. 83. Inna is a prizewinning pianist. In 2010, she won the Silver Prize at the 1st International Piano Competition in Hanoi, Vietnam, and in November, the Bronze Prize and was the sole […]
There’s a big 3-day sale happening in SMX Convention Center this July 14-17! You can enjoy up to 50% off on your favorite shoes, bags and luggage brands. Head on to SMX Convention Center, Hall 2 for great fashion finds! Participating Brands are Merrell, Converse, Vans, Pony, Skechers, Puma, Brooks, Fila, Hush Puppies, Sebago, Sperry, Keds, Barbie, Chicco, Elle, Fisher Price, Disney, Kipling, Samsonite, American Tourister, Lipault, High Sierra and Targus. For inquiries, you can send a direct message to the official fan page of SM Shoes and Bags. Details: Where: SMX Convention Center, Hall 2, Seashell Ln, Pasay, 1300 Metro Manila When: July 14-17, 2016 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smshoesandbags/
AN EPIC FESTIVAL OF EPIC PROPORTIONS. Legazpi City’s Ibalong Festival is one of the few non-religious festivals in the country. Photo grabbed from wowlegazpi.com Festivals vary greatly in their origins. Philippine festivals are mostly tied to religion or an ancient tradition, but the Ibalong Festival of Legazpi City, Albay is unique because it’s born from from the Ibalong epic, a tale of three heroes who all fought to keep the peace for the town of Ibalong: Baltog, Handyong, and, Bantong. They fought mythical creatures such as the tandayag (giant boar), dambuhala (one-eyed monster), oryol (half-woman, half-serpent), and a giant called Rabot. These tales of bravery and strength in character are […]
