The Weekly List: Events you don't want to miss (Aug 24-31)
PLAN AHEAD. Jot down these events on your calendar.
MANILA, Philippines - It's the end of the week and it's best to start planning the week ahead as early as now. Whether you just want to see a movie, go shopping, or head off to a concert, Rappler has gathered options for you.
Here are some events happening this coming week to help you with your what-to-do planning:
SHOPPING
Shop at the Fort
August 24 – 25, 2013 (10 am – 7 pm)
It's always better to start early with your Christmas shopping list and with the "-ber" months coming up, you know bazaars will be popping out left and right. Karl Edward International's pioneering bazaar Shop @ The Fort is one of the longest running bazaars in the country, started in 1996.
SHOP. Photo from Karl Edward International's Facebook page
maArte
August 23-25, 2013
Rockwell Tent, Makati
Shop at an exhibition sale by outstanding Filipino artisans featuring various items — clothes, accessories, and even gadget stands
Photo from the maARTE Facebook page.
FITNESS
ANCOP Global Walk 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
4:30 am
The annual fund raiser for the Couples for Christ ANCOP Foundation is back after getting over 80,000 walkers last year. Joining the run will help finance the studies of almost 6,000 CFC ANCOP scholars.
Photo from Takbo.ph
For more details, call Harmony Medina at 794-5153.
EXPOS
Home & Modern Living Expo 2013
August 23-25 Friday-Sunday
SMX Convention Center
Shop for great furniture finds for your homes and offices.
Photo from Home and Modern Living Expo's Facebook Page
WORKSHOPS
Paracord Bracelet Workshop
Cordillera Ave, Xavierville QC
2-5 pm, Sunday, August 25
Learn how to make colorful paracord bracelets in a day. Registration forms are available here.
Photo from ITryDIY.me
MOVIES
One Direction: This is Us
Opens on Friday, August 30
Watch how the members of international boy-band sensation One Direction live on the road while on tour.
Frozen Ground
Opens Wednesday, August 28
Nicolas Cage stars as Alaskan State Trooper Jack Halcombe as he sets off to haunt a serial killer in hiding — Robert Hansen, played by John Cusack. Based on a true story.
OTJ: On the Job
Opens Wednesday, August 28
A Philippine entry to Cannes 2013, OTJ is an action thriller starring Joel Torre, Piolo Pascual, and Gerald Anderson.
CONCERTS
Bazooka Rocks II
Sunday, August 25
SMX Convention Center
12 bands, 14 hours of music — in an air-conditioned venue to make sure it pushes through with or without the rain.
Photo from Bazooka Rocks' Facebook page
DANCE
Le Corsaire (The Pirate)
August 28-29
Cultural Center of the Philippines
The Philippine Ballet theater will be performing on stage the story of a pirate named Conrad and Greek maiden Medora. It's a story of how lovers survive misfortune and how Conrad rescues the love of his life from a slave trader.
Photo from the Cultural Center of the Philippines' website
For more information, visit the CCP Website.
THEATER
Ibalong the Musical
August 30 - September 15
Cultural Center of the Philippines
Tanghalang Pilipino ends its 26th season with a musical interpretation of the Bicolano epic, “Ibalon,” adapted for the stage by playwright Rody Vera and directed by Tuxqs Rutaquio.
Photo from the Cultural Center of the Philippines' website
For more information, visit the CCP Website.
FOOD
Foodgasm III
Saturday, August 31
Mercato Centrale, Bonifacio Global City
A taste testing event hosted by the UP Economics Society.
Photo from Foodgasm's Facebook page.
For more information, email upecosoc.finance@gmail.com
Share with us what you have on your list as well. Email desk@rappler.com
-Rappler.com
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