CHECK OUT BOB MARLEY DAY
Apr 25. Touted as the biggest reggae event in Manila, Bob Marley Day smells like a belated #420 celebration. While the biggest reggae bands in the city play, skateboarding activities, graffiti, and tattoos are happening, too. 420pm. Greenfield District, Central Plaza, Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong. PHP100
PAY TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES
Apr 25. Babies in Black is Pen & Ink Manila and Pinoy Tuner’s tribute to the Fab Four. Friday’s is its second installment with Ely Buendia, Clementine, The Eggmen, and Kate Torralba playing. Wait just a minute—The Edralins will be opening, too! Sounds exciting! 7pm. Amber Ultra Lounge, The Fort Entertainment Complex, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Tickets start at PHP700
BECOME A BAYAW FOR ONE NIGHT!
Apr 25. Bayaws Jun Sabayton, Lourd de Veyra, Ramon Bautista, and RA Rivera are having a group exhibit aptly titled “Los Indios Borrachos.” On the surface, they may seem pure kalokohan but isn’t kalokohan a sign of intelligence? We can only imagine what kabayawan this is all about, so best to check it out. It opens Friday. 6pm. Pablo Fort, until C11 South of the Market Condominium, 26th street corner 11th avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Free
ATTEND VINYL DAY
Apr 26. Now on its second year, Satchmi’s Vinyl Day is a music fan’s dream come true. A dozen artists will be taking the stage, including Up Dharma Down, Taken by Cars, Ang Bandang Shirley, and more. There will be a wider variety of records on sale, and hey. A Motorino II turntable will be up for grabs. 4pm. Bonifacio High Street, 9th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Free
GO AND EXPERIENCE #GOEXPERIENCE
Apr 26. #GoExperience is music hub Radio Republic’s newest pakulo, that is they hold concerts at unusual events. For this edition, they’ll be mimicking a festival—Squid 9, Chocolate Grass, and the Jeffrey Zulueta Experience will be taking the stage at Arts in the City with a live DJ playing on the side, a photo exhibit and a flow arts exhibition. Sounds like a different kind of Saturday. 4pm. Arts in the City, FVR Park, 26th street corner 7th avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Free
BOOK THE ANNUAL DIA DE LIBRO
Apr 26. While the real Dia de Libro is on Apr 23, our compadres at Instituto Cervantes has moved the celebration to Saturday. Apart from amazing book discounts, there will be Spanish demo classes, awarding of winners, and movies. 10am-6pm. Instituto Cervantes, 855 T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita Manila. Free
HEADBANG TO YOUR HEART’S CONTENT
Apr 26. It’s the 14th Pulp Summer Slam and headbangers will surely get a kick out of this gig: Hatebreed, Bullet for my Valentine, Death Angel, and a lot of them really gigil bands will be there. If you’re into that, you shouldn’t miss this. 1pm. Amoranto StadiumSports Complex, A. Roces Avenue, QC. Tickets start at PHP400
TAKE AN ANTI-ART CLASS!
Apr 27. Dr. Sketchy’s anti-art class returns to Manila. This Sunday’s anti-art class, with “Mechanism of Flight” as theme, jumpstarts the series of three anti-art classes this summer. Professor Jan Moriaty is the art muse. Don’t quite understand? Well, why don’t you find out? 7pm. Vinyl On Vinyl, The Collective, 7472 Malugay St., Makati. PHP300
GO CARLESS IN INTRAMUROS
Apr 27. It’s another round of Intramuros Pasyal Sunday. With the walled city free of vehicles, people are free to walk around and enjoy Intramuros’ cobbled streets. 3pm-9pm. Intramuros, General Luna St., Manila. Free
SWAP SOME VINYL
Apr 27. The Bar@1951 has a slightly different agenda on Sunday. Meet fellow record aficionados and grow your collection at a vinyl swap meet/sale at 4pm in the afternoon. The music festivities continue at 830pm when Aussie troubadour and Manila-returnee Gabriel Lynch takes the stage with his band to celebrate his upcoming new album. 4pm. The Bar@1951, 1951 M. Adriatico St., Malate, Manila. Free
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