BID FAREWELL, BIG TIME!
Aug 15. Mandarin Oriental is closing its doors in September—what better way to say goodbye than to join its Wines and Tapas Grand Finale? Over 30 wines from the hotel’s cellar shall be available, along with the best tapas creations of the hotel’s award-winning chefs. Limited seats so best to reserve! 7pm. Mandarin Oriental Deli, Makati Ave. cor. Buendia, Makati. +63 2 7508888
ATTEND QUIZ NIGHT
Aug 15. The Mind Museum shall be holding Mind Pub, a quiz night for adults. Form a team of six and get ready to answer questions ranging from pop culture to sports to current events. The catch: all questions have a science twist to it. Taters shall be fueling the mind, while Craftpoint Brewing Company shall be fueling the spirit of fun. 7pm. Lobby, The Mind Museum, J.Y. Campus, 3rd Ave., Bonifacio Global City, Tagiog. PHP300
GO SEE US-2 EVIL-0’S HOMECOMING GIG
Aug 15. Us-2 Evil-0 has been on hiatus following Quark Henares’ 2-year stay in America and Mich Dulce’s fashion adventures in Europe but here, finally the band is back together. As their homecoming gig, the band shall be opening for Taken by Cars on Friday at 12 Monkeys Music Hall & Pub. If you want fun music, this is it, my friends! 9pm. 12 Monkeys, 5/F Century City Mall, Kalayaan cor. Salamanca St., Poblacion, Makati. PHP300
LISTEN TO SOME CHAMBER MUSIC
Aug 15. That’s right, chamber music is actually available in this city. MusicGear’s chamber music series happens on Friday at Sev’s Cafe. For this installment, MusicGear goes international featuring Yukito Yamasaki Sacdalan and Jonathan Aubrey joining Michael Bacarra and Felicito Sacdalan. PHP500 buys you entrance and a four-course dinner. Sounds like a magical evening, yes? 8pm. Sev’s Cafe, Basement, Legaspi Towers 300, 2600 Roxas Blvd., Malate, Manila. PHP500
SEE WHO FRAMED ANDY WARHOL
Aug 15-17. Can you imagine Maria Clara as one of those cool Warholic images? Well, that’s exactly what artist Aileen will be presenting in her lates one-woman show. On display are 14 of her latest works culled from pop art imagery, mass media, and pop culture—Maria Clara included. Art Underground, 814 Balagtas St., cor Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong. Free
CATCH THE JERKS
Aug 16. On Saturday, one of the most overlooked bands of Pinoy Rock will taking the Tomato Kick Stage. The Jerks will be playing two full sets—a rarity given they have, in recent years, slowed down on their gigging. We’re guessing you won’t want to miss out on this. 10pm. 3/f Po’s Building Tomas Morato, QC. Free
CHECK OUT THE CAROUSEL CARAVAN
Aug 16-17. A two-day, weekend-long affair at UP Town Center where craft enthusiasts, music lovers, and shoppers are sure to have quite an adventure. There will be music, there will be workshops, and there will be a bazaar. You know what there won’t be? Door charge. Come over! 10pm. UP Town Center, Ampitheater, Balara, QC. Free
LEARN SOMETHING NEW
Aug 17. On Sunday, Craft MNL, along with Hocus Screen Prints, will host a workshop on screen printing. A three-hour session will introduce participants on how to experiment with different patterns and textures, how to prepare images for transfer, and how to transfer to screen! Sounds serious? Damn right—you will learn something new here! 2-5pm. 88 Loyola, QC. PHP2,000
LEARN MORE ABOUT MINDANAO’S TEXTILE TRADITION
Until Aug 30. To mark the end of Ramadan and the celebration of Eid’l Fit’r, the Magbassa Kita Foundation and the UP Vargas Museum hold an exhibition showcasing Ukkil (traditional decorative arts) and Sutla (silk weaving tradition) of the Islamic Peoples of Mindanao, and their traditional decorative arts. Accompanying the exhibit are three large-scale works by National Artist Abdulmari Imao. If you’ve been a wee bit interested in Mindanao’s fine aesthetics, now’s the time to quench that thirst. 9am-5pm, 3/f North and South Wing Galleries, Vargas Museum, UP. PHP20
SPLURGE ON SHOES
Until Aug 31. It’s Sketchers month-long sale this August, and here, you get to enjoy up to 70% of a ton load of stuff: Shoes, apparel, time, men, women, kids. It’s payday—you know you deserve it. 10am-8pm, all Sketchers outlets (Glorietta 2, TriNoma, Ayala Fairview Terraces, SM North Edsa, The Annex SM Mall of Asia, Robinsons Galleria, Robinsons Place Manila, Gateway Mall, Lucky Chinatown, Market Market, Festival, SM Fairview). Free
