True blue Manileños, recent transplants, and visitors to our city all know — there is never a lack of things to do in Manila. This is Coconuts Manila’s guide to all things good and great happening over the coming weekend. Peruse it, take note of everything that interests you, and hit us up on our Facebook page or on Twitter @CoconutsManila to sound off on what you think.
Appreciate Filipino artistry
Date: Oct. 17 – 21 (Wednesday – Sunday)
Venue: SMX Convention Center, 3/F – 4/F SM Aura Premier, 26th St. Cor. Mckinley Parkway, Taguig City
A trip to the mall doesn’t have to be all about shopping — sometimes, it can be cultural too.
Taking over the SMX Convention Center space in SM Aura Premier this week is the ManilArt Fair and Exhibition. From today until Sunday, the event will showcase works by classic Filipino artists alongside young up-and-comers.
General admission tickets are priced at PHP200 (US$3.71) while students, senior citizens, and people with disability can enter for PHP15o (US$2.78). Tickets are available at Ticketbooth.
Listen to the Filipino Broadway star, live
Date: Oct. 19 – 20 (Friday & Saturday)
Venue: Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Plenary Hall, Vicente Sotto St. cor. Atang Dela Rama St., Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex, Pasay City
Lea Salonga is a Filipino icon. And this week, the Tony Award winner (Miss Saigon) and Disney Princess (Aladdin, Mulan) will be going back to where it also started during her 4oth anniversary concert.
It will be held on Friday and Saturday at the PICC Plenary Hall.
Tickets are available on TicketWorld from PHP1,500 (US$27.84) – PHP10,000 (US$185.57)
Attend an art event for the young and young at heart
Date: Oct. 20, Saturday
Venue: Fully Booked, G/F, B6, Bonifacio High Street, Taguig City
INKfest is an event by bookstore Fully Booked and organization Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (INK) that’s all about books and illustrations for kids — and the adults who appreciate this kind of artwork, too.
On Saturday, part of Fully Booked’s Bonifacio High Street branch will be transformed into an art fair. There will be an art exhibit, illustration masterclass, drawing activities, booths selling artists’ merchandise, and storytelling.
For more information, visit the INKfest 2018 Facebook event page.
See your favorite ’90s boy band live
Date: October 21 – 22 (Sunday & Monday)
Venue: Kia Theatre, 7 General Malvar Ave., Cubao, Quezon City
’90s kids would be happy to know that British-Norwegian boyband A1 is coming to Manila this week for a 2-day concert at the Kia Theatre.
For those who need a refresher about who they are, A1 was very popular in Southeast Asia during the late ’90s. Their hits include Like a Rose, Everytime, and Ready or Not.
Watch below; it’s still a bop.
Tickets are available at TicketNet from PHP2,250 (US$41.75) – PHP4,500 (US$83.50)
Unleash your inner movie critic at an international film festival
Date: Oct. 21 (Sunday) – 30 (Tuesday)
Venues: Gateway Mall, Araneta Center Cubao, Quezon City
Robinsons Galleria, EDSA cor. Ortigas Ave., Ortigas Center, Quezon City
SM North EDSA, North Ave. cor. EDSA, Quezon City
SM Manila, San Marcelino St., Manila
SM Mall of Asia, Seaside Blvd., Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City
Trinoma, North Ave. cor. EDSA, Quezon City
UP Town Center, 216 Katipunan Ave., Diliman, Quezon City
The 6th QCinema International Film Festival will start this Sunday and will once again screen independent films from local and international directors.
The festival will be divided into several sections including the Circle Competition, which consists of competing films that received grants from the event organizer; Asian Next Wave, which includes films from Singapore, China, and Thailand, among others; and RainbowQC that champions films about LGBT stories.
Documentaries and foreign films from other parts of the world will also be screened.
For more information, visit the QCinema Facebook page.
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