WATCH THE RETURN OF PLANE DIVIDES THE SKY
Dec 13. Kerplunk brings back Plane Divides the Sky this Friday at Saguijo. Bands like Angulo, Kjwan, and mr. Bones and The Boneyard Circus welcomes the much-awaited return. 930pm, Saguijo Bar + café, Guijo St., Makati. PHP150
SEE SOME FINE SPECI-MEN
Dec 13. Today is the annual UP Oblation Run at Diliman. See members of Alpha Phi Omega run around campus in their birthday suits. Sure to be titillating, as always. 12noon, Palma Hall, UP Diliman Campus, Quezon City. Free
ATTEND AN ART LECTURE
Dec 13. The Ayala Museum will be holding a public program for the late artist Constantino Bernardo, deemed “the most underrated of the exponents of modern art in the country” by Leonidas Benesa, and “the invisible man of Philippine painting” by Eric Torres. Apart from the exhibit, which will run until Feb 28, 2014, there will also be a free public lecture at Ayala Museum. 4pm. Ayala Museum, Makati. Free with museum admissions
SEE HEARTBREAKING PHOTOS FROM YOLANDA
Dec 14. A newly formed collective, Photographers for Yolanda, donated some of their work to be exhibited and auctioned, for the benefit of Yolanda survivors. There will be about 100 images in this exhibit, spearheaded by photographer Peter Driscoll. One of Time magazine’s photos of the year, by HK-based French photog Philippe Lopez, is included here and is said to open bidding at PHP20,000. 5pm. 1335 A Mabini St., Ermita Manila. +63 2 2548498. Facebook
LEARN ABOUT XEROXOGRAPHY
Dec 14. The Lopez Museum in Ortigas brings to you the fourth annual Better Living Through Xeroxography Small Press Expo this Saturday. CDs, movies, zines, books, and more from sellers like the UP Writers Club, Paper Monster, Bomba Press, and so much more. 9am-5pm. Lopez Museum, Meralco Avenue, Pasig. Free.
GO SHOPPING
Dec 13-15. The Rockwell Holiday Fair will be ongoing all weekend long, accommodating cram-shoppers like you and me. Expect a lot of unique finds and beautiful presents for just about anyone! Power Plant Mall, Rockwell, Makati. Free
GO DANCING
Dec 13. Every Friday, Brasas at the SM Jazz Mall holds their Fiery Latin Fridays. Apart from the awesome meat that Brasas has become known for, there will also be some hot sexy dancing. If you’re not into that, there will be a Buy one take one Corona nighty challenge, too! 9pm. Brasas, SM Jazz Mall, Jupiter, Makati. Free.
SWAP RECORDS
Dec 13. Into vinyl? Looking for more vinyl-loving friends? Come to the Holiday Dig at TodayxFuture in Cubao x this Friday for a solid vinyl bonanza. You can buy, sell, swap records and expand your network in the process! Of course, all-vinyl set from vinyl-loving DJs. 6pm, TodayxFuture, Cubao X, Cubao, Quezon City. Free
UPGRADE YOUR CONDO
Dec 14. The second floor of Heima Cubao X has been rebranded as My Apt aka My Apartment. On Saturday, it will launch a whole new line of furniture that has a more masculine aesthetics. Apart from chairs, tables, and whatnot, there will be music from Pasta Groove, Hannah+Gabi, Kidstuff, Caliph8, and more! 8pm. My Apt, Cubao X, Cubao, Quezon City. Free.
ATTEND THE AMP FEST
Dec 14. At the Art Music Peace (AMP—get it?!) festival on Saturday will feature a bazaar, an art exhibit, and a mini-concert featuring Ukelele Philippines, jazziest Tricia Garcia, the Arnion Choice and a string quartet. The bazaar has a lot of interesting finds like handcrafted metal accessories, ukulele, bags by Color it Red, pen and ink illustrations and so much more. The objective is to raise funds for Yolanda survivors. 2-5pm. Center for Blended Learning (CBL), 56 Lantana corner New York Streets, Cubao, Quezon City. PHP150 or donate any of the following: 5 pairs of slippers, 10 new face towels, 10 sachets of powdered milk. Tel. No. +63 2 7257791.
GET CRAFTING
Dec 15. Awesome crafter Alessa Lanot, aka Life After Breakfast, will be holding a crafternoon workshop on Sunday. Stamps and patterns that you can use to personalize your bags, notecards, what-have-you are the main agenda for the afternoon. 4pm. Pipino Malingap, 338 Malingap St., Maginhawa QC, PHP1750. Register here
