Still don't know where to go for the weekend? Here are the events and places to check out in the coming days.
Treasures of SOX: DOT's Travel & Trade Expo Year 2019
April 25, 26, and 27 (Midtown Atrium, Robinsons Place Manila)
SOCCSKSARGEN Region’s prime products, culture, and tourist destinations will once again be showcased in Treasures of SOX: Travel and trade expo at Robinsons Place Manila on April 25-28.
The event is hosted by Department of Tourism – Region 12 in coordination with other government agencies and local government units. Throughout the four-day event, a series of activities will be held including Travel and Trade fair, Sales/Calls Business Matching, Investment and forum matching, Cultural Performances, Food and Fashion show, Launching of Farm Tourism Sites and New products etc…
The event is hosted by Department of Tourism – Region 12 in coordination with other government agencies and local government units. Throughout the four-day event, a series of activities will be held including Travel and Trade fair, Sales/Calls Business Matching, Investment and forum matching, Cultural Performances, Food and Fashion show, Launching of Farm Tourism Sites and New products etc…
Manila FAME
April 25, 26, and 27 (World Trade Center)
An exciting new feature to watch out for in the upcoming edition is the Fashion E-tailer, a special setting dedicated to emerging fashion entrepreneurs and designer brands in the E-commerce space.
Since the trade show is more than just a platform to promote products for export, the April edition will once again spearhead community empowerment advocacies such as the Artisans Village and the GREAT Women Project. The Artisans Village is an avenue for local MSMEs to introduce their regional crafts to the global market while The Gender Responsive Economic Actions for the Transformation of Women aims to assist women entrepreneurs toward economic empowerment.
Manila FAME is one of the longest-running trade shows in Asia-Pacific and is the only trade event in the country approved by the Union des Foires Internationales (UFI), theglobal association of the world's leading tradeshow organizers and fairground owners, exhibition associations, and selected partners of the exhibition industry.
Learn more about Manila FAME on www.manilafame.com. To receive show updates, follow Manila FAME on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Baka Naman Hindi
April 25 to 28 (Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino, Cultural Center of the Philippines)
A classic farce filled with innuendo, physical comedy and snappy dialogue, Baka Naman Hindi returns to the CCP stage after its successful restaging in 2018. French playwright Georges Feydeau’s A Flea in Her Ear, translated by Virgilio “Beer” Flores, is known for being an archetype of the well-made play.
First staged at the CCP in the 1970s under the direction of CCP President Arsenio “Nick” Lizaso, this new production brings back the rollicking sexual comedy popular during the period. Set in 1907, this humorous tale deals with jealousy, love and lust between long time couples and friends. In this play, set during the “belle epogue,” a woman, suspecting her lawyer husband of having an affair, plots to catch him in the act. Well-known actors including Ricky Davao, Randy Villarama, Lou Veloso, Tex Ordoñez-De Leon, Rina Reyes, Nazer Salcedo, Lao Rodriguez, Rafa Siguion-Reyna, Wenah Nagales, Mosang and other notable names in Philippine theater, TV, and film will be brought together in this high-energy comedy, with the new direction of Dennis Marasigan.
For more details and Tickets please visit CCP website.
Día del Libro in Ayala Triangle
April 27 (Ayala Triangle)
On April 27, Saturday, Instituto Cervantes, the cultural arm of the Embassy of Spain, will once again be abuzz with exciting activities to celebrate the Día del Libro (International Book Day) at the Ayala Triangle. As in the previous years, thousands of books will be up for grabs. Top bookstores and publishing houses will be selling a wide array of books at a 20% discount. Following the tradition in Spain, everyone who buys a book will also be given a rose.
One of the highlights of the Día del Libro is the Rewriting of Don Quijote. To commemorate the Day of Miguel de Cervantes, Instituto Cervantes invites visitors to copy Don Quixote de La Mancha by hand. Every year, around 500 book-loving volunteers hand-write an excerpt from Cervantes’ timeless novel. Participants in the handwriting chain will receive a rose. After years of contributions from the volunteer writers, once the hand-written book is finished, it will be deposited in the Library of Instituto Cervantes.
Admission to all Día del libro activities is FREE on a FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED basis. For more information, please visit our website at http://manila.cervantes.es or our Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/InstitutoCervantesManila. You may also contact us at 526-1482. Instituto Cervantes de Manila is at Ayala Tower One & Philippine Stock Exchange Tower Plaza, Ground Floor, Ayala Triangle, Ayala Avenue, Makati.
Artisan Market at Met Live
April 28 (Met Live Atrium)
A day of rare artisan finds at Metro Park's newly opened mall, Met Live, featuring a select group of merchants who will provide discounts, freebies, talks, workshops and live demos on artisanship.
Shoppers can win exclusive prizes from the merchants by participating in stage games.
Participating merchants include Saffy Inc., My MC Home, Creative Hook-ups, Mr. Clay, Personalized by Zuri & Chloe, The Little Green Home PH, The Nifty Pandas, BasicBeePH, The Latenight Vegan, Vamp and Sole, Vanity & Queens Home, and YHF Manila.
Artisan Market #AtMetLive is the first event under the series, Find Your Passion #AtTheMet, which happens monthly from April to December 2019.
SOIREE by Retail Lab
April 27 to 28 (The Fifth at Rockwell)
Skip your online shopping, and experience this weekend the warm and fuzzy feeling that had always come with actual shopping in SOIREE by Retail Lab, happening on April 27 and 28 at The Fifth at Rockwell.
Founded by entrepreneurs Rosanna Aranaz and Claudine Baron, Retail Lab has long been bringing online home-grown brands together in a physical space at malls to extend the platform and to offer the other side of retailing to small business owners.
As celebration for reaching their 10th milestone this year, SOIREE is a multi-store concept where you can have a relaxing time by browsing through rows of clothing, bath and body necessities, wellness items, and so much more. You can try the products before purchasing, and talk to the sellers who had created and designed these products themselves.
For more information, visit the Retail Lab Facebook and Instagram pages. Catch SOIREE this weekend on The Fifth at Rockwell located at level R5, Power Plant Mall, Makati.
