Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — This weekend, play patintero in The Learning Channel’s second festival in the Philippines, partake in Art in Island’s Christmas Art Market, enjoy the work of Japanese contemporary visual artist Kanade Yagi, “eat, sleep, and gig” with local indie bands, and practice your calligraphy with fountain pen enthusiasts.
For the second year in a row, The Learning Channel is back with the TLC Festival, which, this year, features Fun Taiwan’s Janet Hsieh, Surfing the Menu’s Daniel Churchill and Hayden Quinn, and the “cake boss” himself, Buddy Valastro. Take part in all day activities such as piko, patintero, and sipa, or drop by the Filipino fiesta area to get a taste of local delicacies like taho, turon, and halo-halo. The TLC Festival will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Makati from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. For more information, check their official event page.
Attraction! Reaction! Presents: Out of the Past
Attraction! Reaction! is back on November 5 with a solid line-up of indie bands including Chairman Mouse, Rusty Machines, Musical O, We Are Imaginary, and Hannah & Gabi. Produced by by screenwriter Anj Pessumal and Wide Eyed Records’ Kathy Gener, Attraction! Reaction! is one of the regular gigs at Route 196 that boasts a roster of new and established indie acts in Manila. ₱250 gets you in with a free drink. Check the event page for more details
Spend your Saturday evening with today’s up-and-coming local indie acts such as Stomachine, Maya’s Anklet, Quieter, Joop, Oh, Flamingo, and Musical O in Cubism Family’s “Eat. Sleep. Gig.” The event will be held at Mow’s, Kowloon House Basement, 20 Matalino St., Quezon City on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Entrance is ₱200. For more information, visit their event page.
The Sculptor is a Medium: Interpreting Guillermo Tolentino
Kanade Yagi, a Japanese contemporary visual artist, has been conducting research on the National Artist Guillermo Tolentino. “The Sculptor is a Medium: Interpreting Guillermo Tolentino” features her work as inspired by Tolentino’s work. Through her work, Yagi “attempts to construct concepts free from restrictions of time and space.” The exhibit will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the Artery, 102 P. Tuazon Blvd., Cubao, Quezon City. For more information, check their event page.
Local artists and creatives, such as Creative Chaos Arts and Crafts, Handmade Lemonade, Nuevaluma, Kimcreates, Merry Crafts, Jumping Clay Philippines, Tienda Wabas, WildEggnog, Hiraya Tree, Sketchnotes, Sha Erandio, GUCHO, and Alissa Evangelista, will all be under one roof to showcase their talents through their handcrafted and painted masterpieces, which will be displayed in Art Market: Christmas Edition. The market will open at Art in Island, 175 5th Ave., Brgy. Socorro, Cubao, Quezon City, on Nov. 5 to Nov. 6, from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Check the event page for more information.
Fountain Pen Day Philippines 2016
Fountain Pen Network Philippines will hold handwriting and calligraphy demos and workshops with Fozzy Dayrit, Lorraine Nepomuceno, and Imma Frias on Nov. 5 and Nov. 6, at 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at 3F SM Aura Premier, in celebration of Fountain Pen Day worldwide. A workshop for kids is also available during the event, as well as pen restoration and nib-work services. More details in their event page.