Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — This Independence Day weekend, support Mindanao heritage in a pop-up for the benefit of Marawi, watch the best of local queer cinema, hear some of your favorite local acts perform with a string and horns ensemble, party in an EDM festival, reminisce 50 years of performance theater, and promote children’s literature that recounts milestones and honors the heroes who changed Philippine history.
MindaNOW: A United Pop-Up Benefit
The weaving tribes of Mindanao are an essential part of Philippine heritage, their weaves reflecting age-old traditions and ways of life of the communities of the south. On June 10 to 11, this heritage will be at full display in a pop-up benefit organized by The Manila Collectible Co., where artisanal products by brands with roots from Mindanao will be sold for the benefit of displaced individuals from Marawi.
There will also be weaving demos, live music from kulintang and DJ mikecons, and a meet and greet with the makers behind Herman & Co, Akaba, The Manila Collectible Co. and Yakang Yaka. Donations of clothes, hygiene kits, malong, and canned goods will also let you avail 10% off your purchase.
The pop-up opens 3 p.m., Saturday, June 10, at Providore, G/F, SM Aura. Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Tickets are available through this link. For more details, visit the event’s Facebook page.
Juicy Fruits: Celebrating Fresh Queer Indie Flicks!
Start your Pride Month celebration by spending Saturday, June 10, immersed in the best of queer films from local cinema. Films such as “Transparent” and “Ned’s Project” (1 p.m.), “Baka Bukas” (3 p.m.), 2 Cool 2b 4gotten” (5 p.m.), “Shift” (7 p.m.), and six episodes of the web series “Hanging Out” (9 p.m.) will be screened at Pineapple Lab, 6071 Palma St., Bgy. Poblacion, Makati. Tickets for each screening cost ₱200; an all-access pass costs ₱500.
Reserve or purchase your tickets online by emailing RSVP@pineapplelab.ph. For more details about the films, check the Facebook event page.
Stages Sessions presents: I N D E P E N D E N T
Stages Sessions will be hosting INDEPENDENT, a concert featuring local artists performing with a string and horns ensemble. Curtismith, Bullet Dumas, Coeli, Gio Levy, Keiko Necesario and Tom’s Story will be sharing the stage with guest members from the Manila String Machine and Ateneo Blue Symphony. Consistent with the theme, the artists will “explore their own ideas of independence not only in a Philippine context, but in a personal context — from their lyrics, down to taking stops to give mid-show spiels.” The concert begins at 9 p.m., Sunday, June 11, at the Maybank Performing Arts Center, 26th Ave. cor. 9th Ave., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
Tickets are at ₱300 (level 2 free seating), ₱500 (level 1 free seating), and ₱750 (orchestra), and are available here. For more details, visit the Stage Sessions page or the Facebook event page.
Young Gunz Manila presented by Neverland
Neverland Manila, the “premier EDM festival” in the Philippines, along with house concept Young Gunz, will bring together some of the best DJs in the world in their first rave party to be held at Circuit Makati. Gates open at 4 p.m. on June 11, Sunday. The DJ lineup includes acts such as Thomas Newson, Deuce Manila, Blasterjaxx, Firebeats, Julian Jordan, and many others.
The event is open to individuals 15 years old and above. Tickets are at ₱2,100 (Gold) and ₱2,625 (VIP standing), and are available here. For more details, visit the Facebook event page.
REP 50 Years of Telling Stories
Repertory Philippines celebrates 50 years, 80 seasons, and over 443 productions in a musical gala that brings together numerous “Reppers” who have been part of the performance art theater’s colorful history. The musical is divided into seven segments, each directed by a stage veteran, and each representing a period in Repertory Philippines’ history. Curtains open for the musical gala at 8 p.m., June 11, Sunday, at The Theatre at Solaire in 1 Asean Ave., Entertainment City, Parañaque.
Tickets, priced from ₱1,000 to ₱5,500, are available through Ticketworld. For more details, visit the Repertory Philippines’ Facebook page or the event page.
Paglulunsad: Seryeng Bayani at Aklat ng Salin
Publisher Adarna House will host several book launches in time for Independence Day at the Gateway Gallery, 5/F Gateway Mall, Cubao, Quezon City. Aklat ng Salin, which is comprised of foreign titles translated to the local language, will be launching “Ito ang Diktadura” and “Mga Uring Panlipunan,” originally Spanish titles from a collection titled “Mga Libro Para sa Kinabukasan.” Seryeng Bayani, a series introducing Filipino children to the heroism of Philippine heroes, will be launching “Ang Kaibigan Kong si Mabini” by Becky Bravo and Aaron Aasis, “Ang Lakambini at Ako” by Becky Bravo and Joza Nada, and “Ang Maraming Ngalan ni Emilio” by Weng Cahiles and Aldy Aguirre.
The event starts at 2:30 p.m., and will feature a short discussion by television host, musician, and author Lourd de Veyra. Admission is free, and books will be sold at a discounted price at the event. For more details, visit the Facebook event page.