OPM live at Resorts World Manila
RESORTS World Manila (RWM) celebrates the long weekend with live entertainment from the best ballads, to alternative rock, to pop at the The Grand Bar and Lounge, Bar360, and El Calle Food and Music Hall. Headlining the weekend shows at The Grand Bar and Lounge is pop/R&B band Freestyle on Feb. 25, 9 p.m. Door charge is P800 with consumable food and drinks. Catch Tawag Ng Tanghalan Season 4 Quarter Finalist Shan dela Vega’s sets at 7:45 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. On Saturday, Soul Republiq is on, at 8 p.m., and Judith Banal and The Powerplay Band perform at 10:15 p.m., while Donna has got you on Sunday at 8 p.m. Top Suzara takes the Bar360 stage on Feb. 26, 10:45 p.m. There is a door charge of P1,000 minimum consumable of food and drinks. For more music, Bar360 has Jo and The Holy Notes and Juan Miguel Salvador and The Authority Band performs on Friday at 7:45 p.m. and 10 p.m., respectively; Tirso Cruz IV and The TAC4 on Saturday at 8:30 p.m.; and Brad and Nina on Sundays at 8 p.m. Guests aged 21 years old and above can watch The Grand Bar and Lounge and Bar360 shows for a minimum cover charge per person, with consumable food and drinks. Over at Newport Mall’s El Calle Food and Music Hall, Tawag ng Tanghalan alumnus Rox Puno will perform on Feb. 25, and singer-songwriter Nino Alejandro on Feb. 26, at 8 p.m. RWM adheres to the strict implementation of the standard health and safety protocols set by the IATF and health department. Schedules are subject to change without prior notice. For more information on RWM’s entertainment offers, visit www.rwmanila.com and follow @rwmanila on Facebook and Twitter, and @resortsworldmanila Instagram.
Online fan meet for KDLex
THE FANS of Alexa Ilacad and KD Estrada have a chance to meet them in the duo’s first fan convention, “Closer: The KDLex FanCon,” on Feb. 26, 8 p.m., via KTX and SKY Pay-Per-View. The KDLex tandem grew from their friendship as housemates in Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10. The meet-and-greet — presented by ABS-CBN Events and kumu — will be an evening full of music. Robi Domingo will host along with KDLex’s former housemate, Shanaia Gomez. Regular tickets to Closer are available on ktx.ph for P199 while SVIP and VIP tickets are already sold out. The event is also available on SKY Pay-Per-View.
The Margaha Film Festival goes online
THIS YEAR’s Margaha Film Festival will stream online from Feb. 21 to 28. The Margaha Festival is presented by Sagay City, Negros Occidental, and encourages all homegrown writers and directors to create a film depicting the Sagaynon heritage and lifestyle. The film festival, now on its third year, will exhibit three centerpiece short films and will conduct the first Margaha Story Lab, a month-long writers’ workshop and story development lab that will help local filmmakers improve their short films that will compete in the 2023 edition. Done in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), the Margaha Film Festival has hosted the FDCP Online Film School to help the local filmmakers create their short films. To check the full list of films from this year’s festival, watch the film teasers at https://bit.ly/34VY9rp. Visit www.fdcpchannel.ph and click the Festival tab on the menu to watch the films.
CCP’s Pasinaya celebrates EDSA People Power
THIS year, the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ (CCP) Pasinaya Open House Festival celebrates the spirit of the EDSA People Power Revolution. Two years into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the CCP’s Pasinaya goes online again on Feb. 26 to 27. This year’s festival carries the theme “Sana All Lumilikha, Lumalaya” (Hopefully all can create, be free). Celebrating the 36th anniversary of EDSA People Power this year, Pasinaya 2022 is a two-day virtual event that will showcase various activities in the performing arts, literary arts, visual arts, film and broadcast arts. It will feature an exhibit, a forum, a digital timeline, and the lighting of the CCP façade. The festival has special premieres such as Radyo Malaya: Soundbites of a Revolution by PumaPodcast, a radio drama re-enactment of the events during the EDSA Revolution in 10 episodes; Pagsamo: Gabay at Pagbabago, presented by Kaisa sa Sining — Luzon Network, a performance that is a prayer for guidance and change; Isang Harding Papel, a storytelling session by Kara David of a book that talks about a girl and her mother during Martial Law; OPM’s Not Dead! Ang Panitik sa Musika ng Asin, Banyuhay at Punoy Punk, a tribute to the songwriters and musicians of Original Pilipino Music (OPM); Pili-pino, a dance video collaboration interpreting the song “Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo,” with direction and choreography by Ronelson Yadao; and Panata sa Kalayaan, a dramatic reading of Panata sa Kalayaan by artists Nanding Josef, Shamaine Buencamino, Irma Adlawan, Monique Wilson, Nonie Buencamino, Tibo Fernandez, PETA, Kasing Sining of Bohol, and the Tanghalang Pilipino Actors Company followed by the song interpretation by Sing Philippines Youth Choir conducted by Mark Anthony Carpio. Visitors can reminisce about the days of the EDSA Revolution through social media by tuning in to various posts such as “People Power 1986: Where Were You? Mga Saysay Mula Sa Sining Biswal”; “Edsa 36: An Intimate Retrospective on the CCP During the People Power Revolution”; “Banned! Valerio Nofuente Collection” — online exhibits, and the Kalayaan Book Fair. For more details, follow the CCP’s official social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or visit the CCP website at www.culturalcenter.gov.ph.
Robinsons Galleria opens in-mall RC multi-track with tilt
ROBINSONS Galleria in Ortigas, Quezon City is having a three-day competition to officially launch the newest RC Tracks Galleria on that side of Metro Manila. It will be held from Feb. 25 to 27 at the third floor beside Comic Odyssey. There will be the Drift Competition on Feb. 26, and the Rally Club Competition on Feb. 27. Remote control (RC) car groups in the Philippines like RC Rally PH, Manila On-Road RC, Philippine RC Drifters, and Meralco RC Club are joining. All events are open for spectators for free. The public can bring their own RC car to try out the tracks during contest breaks. After the three-day event, Robinsons Galleria’s newest tracks can be used for free every day during mall hours. Touted as the first RC Multi-track inside a mall in the country, RC Tracks Galleria meets the requirements of a professional track, which means it can be used to practice for competitions. It is also open to newbie racers and casual racers. It features two kinds of race tracks: a rally track and a drift track. Robinsons will soon have an RC car rental, where enthusiasts can borrow an RC car for free. This will be accessible through the RMalls+ App, where one can claim a voucher for RC Tracks Galleria. Download the RMalls+ App and enjoy other perks like free parking, free VIP lounge use, exclusive discounts and more. Also in the pipeline are RC Rally and RC Drift classes for the newbies, and more races throughout the year.