Gigi De Lana kicks off concert tour
SINGER/actress Gigi De Lana and her band The Gigi Vibes kick off their Domination tour — ABS-CBN Events’ first on-ground concert in two years — at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila on March 5, 8 p.m. The Manila leg will be followed by the group’s Middle East leg. They are scheduled to perform at the Jubilee stage at the Expo 2020 in Dubai on March 12, the National Theater of Abu Dhabi on March 18, and Crowne Plaza Bahrain on March 25. Domination will also be streamed on KTX.ph on April 23 featuring the Manila concert and snippets of the Middle East tour. Joining Gigi and The Gigi Vibes is Jed Madela. Tickets for the Newport Performing Arts Theater are available via Ticketworld at P8,000 (platinum), P7,000 (SVIP), P6,000 (VIP), P5,000 (gold), P3,500 (silver), and P1,500 (bronze). Meanwhile, online viewers can purchase tickets on KTX.ph at P695 (SVIP), P495 (VIP), and P195 (regular) for the April 23 special streaming.
RWM’s Bar 360 holds concert series
NOW that Metro Manila, along with 38 other areas, has been placed under Alert Level 1, Resorts World Manila (RWM) has lined up a concert series at Bar 360 with performances every Saturday of March at 10:45 p.m. Female-fronted band Gracenote is kickstarting the Bar 360 Concert Series on March 5. Gracenote is an electro-pop-rock band led by Eunice Jorge (vocalist, songwriter, pianist, and violinist), along with Jazz Jorge (bass), EJ Pichay (drums), and Tatsi Jamnague (guitars). Pinoy music icon Gino Padilla — known for the songs “Let The Love Begin,” “I Believe In You,” and “Closer You and I” — performs on March 12. Taking the stage on March 19 is Imago. The OPM rock band — known for hits like “Sundo,” “Akap,” and “Taralets” — is composed of Myrene Academia (bass), Tim Cacho and Zach Lucero (guitars), and Mervin Panganiban (drums). Closing out the concert series is Pinoy alternative band Sandwich on March 26. The award-winning OPM band known for hits like “Two Trick Pony,” “Sugod,” and “Betamax,” is composed of Raymund Marasigan (lead vocals, keyboards, additional guitar, percussion), Diego Castillo (rhythm and lead guitar), Myrene Academia (bass guitar, aerophones), Mong Alcaraz (lead guitar, keyboards), and Mike Dizon (drums). Bar 360 is located at RWM’s Garden Wing. The shows are open to patrons 21 years old and above for a minimum cover charge of P1,000 consumable on food and drinks.
Exhibit mixes cardiovascular health and art
THE J. AMADO Araneta Foundation and Araneta City’s Gateway Gallery partner with public interest law organization ImagineLaw in hosting an art exhibit to celebrate the culmination of Philippine Heart Month. Titled “Heart to Art,” the exhibit features crowdsourced art by local artists that depict personal stories and experiences with heart disease and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It is open for public viewing for free at the Gateway Gallery from March 1 to 15. In the Philippines, coronary heart disease is responsible for taking over 120,800 lives annually making it the No. 1 cause of death in the country. About half of Filipinos who died from COVID-19 also suffered from comorbidities, the majority of which was found to be coronary heart disease. Gateway Gallery is Araneta City’s museum devoted to the promotion of Philippine arts and culture. It is a free-admission museum, open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 5F Gateway Tower, Araneta City, Quezon City.
MTV celebrates Women’s Day with coffee, music
MTV will be flipping its logo and more in celebration of women everywhere for International Women’s Day (IWD). The campaign in the Philippines kicks off on March 8, with a special coffee bundle for charity, free cold brew giveaways, and on-air specials featuring some of the most inspiring women in music and television. Together with Filipina-owned café and coffee roaster Commune, MTV has produced a coffee bundle composed of a limited-edition tote bag and a 250-gm bag of an exclusive coffee roast, with 100% of the proceeds from the sales going towards supporting Filipina coffee farmers via the International Women’s Coffee Alliance. Snag a bundle online and in-store from March 8, at P880. On March 8, the first 50 customers to walk into Commune’s physical store in Makati and strike this year’s IWD #BreakTheBias pose can redeem up to two bottled cold brews each — one for themselves, and another for a special woman in their life. From March 8, MTV will be airing music specials and videos featuring some of the most powerful and inspiring women in music and TV. From Olivia Rodrigo to Madonna and Kacey Musgraves to Rita Ora, these women have blazed trails and literally rocked our world. Tune in on Tuesdays at 9:40 p.m.
NCCA’s Saan Ka Lulugar webinar series
IN CELEBRATION of National Arts Month, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), through the National Committee on Architecture and the Allied Arts (NCAAA), is holding a series of conversations that will highlight how creativity in planning, designing, and constructing of built environment can hasten recovery from the impacts of the pandemic. With the theme “Creativity as a Catalyst for Recovery,” the four-part webinar series, “Saan Ka Lulugar” is open to the public. The fourth session, on March 4, 2 p.m., will focus on creative innovations. Register at http://bit.ly/SaanKaLulugar2022. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/NCAAAexecon.
Free webinar looks at WWII in the Philippines
THE AYALA Foundation, Inc. — Filipinas Heritage Library, and US Embassy in the Philippines present “Popcorn At The Barracks” with Nick Deocampo. The free webinar is part of “Liberation: War & Hope,” a series of events in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII. The webinar will be on March 5, 10 a.m. to noon, on line via Zoom and Facebook Live. In the latest installment of “Liberation Talks,” webinars by Filipinas Heritage Library (FHL), independent filmmaker and UP professor Nick Deocampo will discuss the legacies left behind by World War II on Philippine cinema. The webinar will also cover topics related to the treatment of American films during the three-year occupation of the Philippines by the Japanese military as well as the triumphant return of Hollywood on local screens. To learn more, visit filipinaslibrary.org.ph and ayalamuseum.org.
Geneology webinar focuses on links to Fujian
THE MUSEUM Foundation of the Philippines will be holding a webinar, “Relative Finder: Reconnecting Family Histories From Filipinas to Fujian,” led by Eduardo Dela Cruz, on March 5, 10 a.m. Mr. De la Cruz is an IT professional from Northern Samar. Since 2012, his advocacy work Relative Finder, has helped reconnect the roots of over 60 families from the Philippines and China. He is a contributor to Tulay Chinese-Filipino Digest where he writes about his experiences bridging lost family histories. His work has been presented in international conferences and media outfits. To join the webinar, register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ocT44vesSsCOwnBbfJHS5g .
Asian Cultural Council holds fundraiser
THE ASIAN Cultural Council (ACC) Auction 2022 will be held on March 5 at 2 p.m. at the Leon Gallery. A portion of the proceeds from this annual auction will help fund various ACC grants for Filipino and other Asian artists and arts-based practitioners. To view the catalogue, visit https://leon-gallery.com/…/The-Asian-Cultural-Council…. Register to bid online at https://www.leonexchange.com/en/auctions. Auction items are currently on view at Leon Gallery, Eurovilla I, Legazpi St. corner V.A. Rufino St., Legazpi Village, Makati.