HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMATO KICK!
Jul 25-26. Tomato Kick is having its first birthday party this weekend. It’s a two-day bonanza featuring 16 bands altogether, including Chocolate Grass, Earthmover, Flippin Soul Flying Ipis, Peryodiko, Squid9, Pedicab, and more, more more. Drop by and say a quick happy birthday! 9pm. Tomato Kick, 3/f Po Building, Sct Madrinan. QC Free
SEE A PLAY
Jul 25-28. ‘Venus in Furs’ is running this weekend at the CCP Studio theatre. If you’re up for something kinky and exciting and powerful, this is it. It’s directed by Bart Guingona and stars David Bianco and Jennifer Blair-Bianco. 8pm, Jul 25-26. 4pm, July 27. CCP Studio Theatre, CCP Complex, Roxas Bvld, Pasay. Tickets start at PHP625.
GET YOUR REGGAE ON!
Jul 25-26. The Bar@1951 features two of Manila’s best reggae bands this weekend. Coffeebreak Island will take over the stage Friday night, while the Reggae Mistress shall be jamming Saturday evening. It’s been a long week. Dance, why don’t you? 9pm. 1951 M. Adriatico St., Malate, Manila. Free
EAT AROUND BGC
Jul 26. The second BGC Eats commences on Saturday with the Science tour. The hop on hop off bus will take you to four pit stops around BGC, where—you guessed it!—food and science combine for a dandy experience. 3pm. 9th avenue (where the giant blue bear stands!), Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. PHP1,500
ATTEND FUTURE FEAST
Jul 26. Future Feast is the culmination of the Mind Museum’s Apocalypse Project, where music (care of Radio Rep) fashion, and food shall each be represented. The food part, btw, will come into tangent with BGCEats. This is one of the pitstops for this Saturday’s tour. 12nn. Mind Museum, JY Campus Park, 3rd, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. PHP500 daypass
GO TO COMEDY NIGHT
Jul 26. The comedy scene is really growing these past few years and here: another testament to its giddiness. See if you like Singaporean humor. On Sat, stand up comedian Jimmy Yeo is coming to play Comedy Night, along with Red Olivero, Victor Anastacio, and more. 830pm. 121 Bar and Girl, Pasong Tamo Ext. Makati. PHP300
GET TO KNOW APOLINARIO MABINI
Jul 26. Curious about the Dakilang Lumpo? Popular historian Ambeth Ocampo will be giving a talk about Apolinario Mabini at the Ayala Museum. The hero is celebrating his 150th birth anniversary. Learning more about him is a sure fine way to celebrate, yes? 3pm. Ayala Museum, Makati Ave corner Dela Rosa St., Makati. PHP300
GO TO AN ART OPENING
Jul 26. All three galleries of Blanc at Katipunan shall be having an opening reception on Saturday. Jonathan Ching’s “Tones & Tales” at Gallery 1, “Things Done” by Anton Mallari at Gallery 2, and finally, Arturo Sanchez’s “Phenomenal Field” in Gallery 3. Seems like a fine way to start Saturday. 6pm. 145 Katipunan Avenue, St. Ignatius Village, Quezon City. Free
ENGAGE!
Jul 26. So it is punk or is it drag? That’s the big question TodayxFuture shall be dealing with on Saturday. Answer by dressing up as the note on the invite says: Dress to Impress. It is a special edition of GGSS after all. That’s Gandang ganda sa sarili, if you’re not famil. 10-ish. TxF, 7-T Gen. Malvar St., Araneta Center, Cubao, QC.Free
CHECK OUT MAAN DE LOYOLA’S ART
Jul 26. It’s the first solo exhibit of artist Maan de Loyola and it’s opening on Saturday at Kanto at The Collective. She makes self-portraits out of traditionally masculine images of workforce and armed forces. 4pm. Kanto at The Collective 7274 Malugay St., Makati. Free
