Weekend warrior: 10 things to do in Metro Manila this weekend of Oct 18

MAKE IT A MUSICAL #FLASHBACK FRIDAY
Oct 18. Stephen Bishop, Michael Johnson, Joe Puerta, and Side A will take you back to the 90s with their Back to Back to Back concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. 8pm, Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City. PHP3,700-

ATTEND LEEROY NEW’S EXHIBIT OPENING  
Oct 19. CCP 13 Artists Awardee Leeroy New has a new exhibit, Gates of Hell, and it opens on Saturday at Manila Contemporary. 6pm, Manila Contemporary, Pasong Tamo Extension, Manila. Free

GO TO THE FUTURE MARKET 
Oct 19. The infamous Saturday x Future Market @Escolta happens on Saturday, Oct 19 with lots of handmade stuff and pre-loved items featured in many a hipster’s wet dream. 9am-6pm, all along Escolta, Manila. Free

LEARN ABOUT THE T’BOLI CULTURE 
Oct 18-20. Manila Collectible Inc. spearheads a weekend-long T’boli fiesta. Tonight, you learn about the group’s ritual chanting and cuisine. On Saturday, there’s a workshop on T’boli Dance and Music, as well as Boat Lute and instruments Workshop. On Sunday, there’s a kiddie storytelling and chanting. 6pm onwards. Manila Collectible, Cabildo St cor. Beaterio, Intramuros, Manila PHP799

GO CARLESS IN INTRAMUROS 
Oct 20. The coming Pasyal Sunday is in celebration of Indigenous people’s month. Apart from the car-lessness, Pasyal Sunday features Yegas Kafun (T’boli chanter), Danilo Kasaw (Hegalong), Katutuo Exchange Philippines, Ivatan Palu Palu, Ukelele Manila, and a lot more. Oct 20, Intramuros, Manila. Free

WATCH AN OUTDOOR FILM SCREENING 
Oct 20. There will be an outdoor film-screening of Genghis Khan at the CBCP parking lot in Intramuros. 7pm, Intramuros, Manila. Free

LEARN ABOUT STREET FOOD AND WINE PAIRING 
Oct 19. On Saturday, Planet Grapes attempt the improbable: They will pair Pinoy street food with wine. Interesting, right? Sign up for the workshop! 4-6pm, Pinoy Planet Grapes, McKinley Hill, Taguig. PHP1,000. Call +63 2 5513713.

ATTEND AN ART WORKSHOP 
Oct 19. Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School will hold an art session on Saturday, at Commune Coffee. A model will be there, with whom fake blood, stitches, and all, shall be demo’ed! 7pm, Commune Coffee, Liberty Building, 102 H.V. Dela Costa St., Makati City. PHP500

CELEBRATE OKTOBERFEST
Oct 18-19. Oktoberfest can’t get any more authentic than celebrating it with German Club Manila and Sofitel Philippine Plaza. This weekend, switch your Bavarian mode on, drink lots of beer and eat lots of bratwursts. Harbor Garden Tent, Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Manila. PHP3,000-

VISIT MANILAFAME
Oct 19-20. Check out awesome furniture, fantastic textile designs, and really goodlooking bric-a-brac at Manila FAME. SMX, SM Mall of Asia. Free




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