GO TO YUCKZINE’S LAUNCH
Mar 14. Yuckzine is a hand-made zine just about anything! This is its second issue and they are promising a “hairy” experience. On their Facebook Events page, they have a note: “Don’t Shave. Hairy people get a free copy.” Sounds interesting, yes? 9pm. Today x Future, 7-T, General Malvar Street, Araneta Center, Cubao. Free
HAVE A LAUGH
Mar 14. Hong Kong’s TakeOut Comedy joins Comedy Manila for a mad comedy evening. Imagine: Hong Kong’s premiere stand up comedy club with Manila’s funniest? This should be a trip! 830pm. 121 Bar and Grille, 2/F 2284 Allegro Center Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati. Tel. No. +639178837486. PHP300.
GALLOP
Mar 14-15. See Cherie Gil play Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue Magazines editor Diana Vreeland in Full Gallop, a MyOwn Mann Productions and Actor’s Actor Inc offering. It’s a one-woman play set in the editor’s 1971 Park Avenue home. 8pm. Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati. Tickets available here. Starts PHP625
ATTEND THE FIRST CCP ARTS MARKET
Mar 15. On Saturday morning, CCP and 98BCollaboratory bring you the Arts Market. It’s a back-to-back event where an art market will be set up on Roxas, and the 98B’s Future market, on Escolta. 9am-12noon. CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard. 98B Collaboratory, First United Building, Escolata, Binondo. Free
SEE LAST ORDER SA PENGUIN
Mar 14-15. UP Manila Dramatista stages Chris Martinez’s (yes, he of Kimmy Dora fame) Palanca award winning work this weekend. The play revolves around 5 friends, all aged 29, who meet at Malate’s Penguin on a Saturday night. 7pm. Pilar Hidalgo Lim Auditoriam, GSP Headquarters, Padre Faura St., Ermita, Manila. Tel. No. +63905 2264027
GET TYPIN‘
Mar 15-16. Type Kita is a typography exhibit featuring local artists calligraphers and letterers. There will be an auction, proceeds of which will go to Yolanda survivors, too. 12-7pm. 10A Alabama, Quezon City. PHP50
GET COLORED
Mar 16. India’s biggest color festival is now in its second year in the Philippines. Holi Festival promises to be bigger, better, and brighter. Celebrate India’s vibrant culture with food, games, song, and dance! 4-8pm. SM Mall of Asia by the bay. Register here.
JOIN THE PASINAYA FESTIVAL
Mar 16. Pasinaya is “largest multi-arts festival in the country” and this year, it goes the extra mile with 3,000 artist participating in various fields like cinema, theater, music, literature, dance and visual arts. The art and cultures mile from CCP complex on Roxas boulevard to Intramuros will be transformed into one of the most creative spaces yet. 7am. Art Mile (CCP Complex to Intramuros). Starts at PHP50. More info here.
MAMASYAL
Mar 16. Coinciding with the Pasinaya Fest is Intramuros’ carless Pasyal Sundays. Performers, street fair, tambay, in our beloved Intramuros. 3-9pm. General Luna St., Manila. Free
WATCH THE MACKLEMORE AND RYAN LEWIS
Mar 16. American rappers behind the ukay hit song “Thrift Shop” fly to Manila for a one-night-only gig at Mall of Asia. 8pm. Mall of Asia Arena, Seashall Lane, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. Get your tickets here. Starts at PHP2,650.
