GO TO AN INDIE FEST
May 30. Jack Daniels is holding its “JD indie Fest” Friday at the new-ish Capitol Commons in Pasig. Among the 21 bands taking the stage are Mad Hatter Day, Turbo Goth, Earthmover, Peso Movement, Flying Ipis, and Mr. Bones and the Boneyard Circus. 5pm. Capitol Commons, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig. Free
DANCE
May 30. Armin van Buuren is playing Manila on Friday at the SM Mall of Asia. No better way to end the week and the month than with all-night trance music with laser and firework shows to boot, too. 9pm. SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay. Tickets starts at PHP2,500
TALK MUSIC
May 30. Tattoo Trend Talks is an interactive music trend discussion featuring local and international movers and the shakers of the scene. Unearth good music from the underground, discover new tunage, and learn from the masters. It’s almost as fun as it is, educational! 2pm. Solaire Resorts and Casino, Aseana Avenue, Paranaque. PHP2,500
GET YOUR KOREA FIX ON
May 30. To celebrate 65 years of bilateral relations with Korea, the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines is holding an exhibit entitled “Coexistence in Asia.” Artist talks and lecture happens ahead of the opening ceremony. 2pm. 2/F Mascor Corporate Center, 32nd st., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
DO A FRENCH
May 31. The Metropolitan Museum of Manila is holding free screenings of the French film Le Tableau on Saturday. Outside-the-frame action and colorful characters should draw you in this animated feature. While you’re at it, why not tour the museum, as well? 10am, 1pm, 3pm. METLab, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Manila. Tel. No. +63 2 7087828. Free
TALK DESIGN
May 31. Ayala Museum resumes its signature lecture series, Design Talks, on Saturday. First up is one of our most prolific illustrators, Dan Matutina. Know how he started his career, pick his brain on his processes, and learn what it takes to be named one of the Art Directors Club’s Young Guns. 3pm. G/F Ayala Museum, Dela Rosa St., Makati. Door charge starts at PHP150 (for students).
GO TO AN ART EXHIBIT OPENING
May 31. The group exhibit “Exactly the way it happened” is opening on Saturday at Blanc in White Plains. It features 5 artists: Mark Dawn Arcamo, Janet Balbarona, Francis Bejar, Bree JonSon, JJ Zamorano. 6pm. 145 Katipunan Ave., St. Ignatius Quezon City. Free
GET HIGH ON SCI-FI
May 31-June 1. NexCon Manila is the ultimate sci-fi and fantasy event and it happens this weekend at Pasig. Cosplay, Geek Fight, Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Panel, Comic Book Panel, raffle prizes—so many things happening! 11am-8pm (May 31). 11am-9pm (Jun 1). Bayanihan Center, Pioneer St., Pasig City. Tickets. Tickets start at PHP150
SWAP SOME VINYL
Jun 1. It’s the second ‘Swap and Sell’ Meet at The Bar @1951. Get to meet fellow geeks, satisfy your new music craving, and just enjoy music through and through. 4pm. The Bar @ 1951 Adriatico, Malate, Manila. Free
BUILD YOUR LIBRARY
Jun 1. With OMF Lit Bookshop bringing back its notorious Incredi-bulk Sale, you might as well build your own. Imagine paying only PHP3,000 for 50 books! Kids are part of the riot: 10 titles for only PHP400. Crazy right? G/F, Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas corner Legazpi St., Ayala Center, Makati. Free
