WATCH A MOVIE
Dec 20-22. The 15th Cinemanila International Film Festival is ongoing until Sunday. If the traffic is weighing you down, we suggest you catch one of the movies featured in the 15th Cinemanila International Film Festival. A lot of the movies here are Oscar-bound, mind. SM Cinema Aura Premiere, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. PHP150
GO TO A REGGAE GIG
Dec 20. Now is a good time to go to a reggae show and celebrate Papadom’s life. Another Pinoy reggae stalwart, Indio I will be playing Apache Burgers & Ribs over at Paranaque on Friday. The band itself has only started to circulate again so that’s double the reason to do the reggae! 9pm. Apache Bar, 278 A. Aguirre Ave., Phase 3, BF Homes, Paranaque. PHP200
FEEL LIKE A PART OF A FAMILY
Dec 20. Tomato Kick, a favorite among Pinoy Rock musicians, presents “Familia.” A party sure to make you feel like you’re one of ‘em! 8pm. Tomato Kick, 3/F Po’s Building, Tomas Morato cor Scout Madrinan, QC.
SEE SOME ART
Till Jan 4. It is the opening weekend of Dan Raralio’s “Plasma Drawings.” We say, escape the jampacked malls and swing by West Gallery to get your bearings back. This will be on display until Jan 4. West Gallery, 48 West Avenue, 1104 QC. www.westgallery.org
BE AT THE LAST TERNO INFERNO OF 2013
Dec 20. Not only is this the last Terno Inferno of the year, it is also the Terno gig where The Sleepyheads will launch their new album See Saw and Populardays, their video for “December Song.” Yolanda Moon, Up Dharma Down and the rest of the cast will be there too. 8pm. Saguijo Bar + Café, Guijo St., Makati. PHP200
CHECK OUT MAKATI CINEMA SQUARE’S YEARENDER PARTY
Dec 20. If you haven’t set foot in Makati Cinema Square all year old, now would be a good time to do so. Pedicab is headlining the gig, which also includes Hidden Pillows, Fun City Boys, Bubblegoo, and so much more. And you know what else? They’re asking you to bring flashlights. Now that sounds like a trip! 7pm. 2/f Makati Cinema Square, Pasong Tamo. PHP100
ATTEND ANOTHER CHRISTMAS PARTY
Dec 21. No office party? Swing by Moonfire Music’s on Saturday. Airwave Departure, Kampon, Verbacoma, Earthmover, and so much more will be providing awesome tunes! 9pm. Saguijo Bar + Café, Guijo St., Makati. PHP150
WATCH A GUITAR ORCHESTRA
Dec 21. Ayala Foundation, Inc., and Ayala Museum present Season’s Symphonies. A series of five Christmas concerts, the one happening right before Christmas will feature the UP Guitar Orchestra, playing for the benefit of Yolanda victims. 7pm. Ayala Museum Ground Lobby, Makati. PHP500
HEAR SIMBANG GABI
Dec 21 & 22. Simbang Gabi at the CCP. Enjoy the amihan breeze and the sight of early morning joggers as you attend an early morning mass at the Cultural Center of the Philippines ramp area. On Dec 24 (8pm), arrive early to grab a seat at the Christmas Eve Mass at the CCP Main Theater. The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra performs traditional Christmas tunes prior to the mass, while excerpts from the famous ‘Vamos a Belen’ of the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group are integrated before and during the mass. For the finale, the Philippine Madrigal Singers leads a 100-voice chorale in singing Mr. Ryan Cayabyab’s “Munting Sanggol”. 5am. CCP, Roxas Blvd, Manila
SEE A NATIONAL ARTIST
Till Feb 28. Abueva: The Power of Form. One of the few living National Artists, 83-year-old Napoleon Abueva is a sculptor whose works have been part of our national consciousness, unwittingly or not. 10am-4.30pm. Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Mon-Sat. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Roxas Boulevard, Malate, Manila.
