GIVE ‘EM THE MIDDLE FINGER
Aug 1-2. Tanghalang Ateneo opens its 36th season with Han Ong’s Middle Finger, an adaptation of Spring Awakening. It’s a bilingual coming-of-age play about two Filipino bagets studying in a Catholic school in the US. Fri, 7pm. Sat 3pm. Fine Arts Black Box Studio, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Ave., QC
HOARD BOOKS!
Aug 1-2. Books for Less shall be having their insane warehouse sale all August long (save for Sundays and Holidays, of course!). How insane? Let’s say books cost PHP10 each. That’s almost like giving you the green light to hoard. 8am-5pm. 643 Mercedes Ave., Barangay San Miguel, Pasig. Free
WATCH AN INDIE
Aug 1-3. It’s the opening weekend of 10th Cinemalaya aka Cinemalaya X and already people are rooting for their favorites. Among those with the most buzz are K’na The Dreamweaver by Ida Anita Q. Del Muno, Michael Tuviera’s The Janitor, and Milo Sogueco’s Mariquina. There will be five screenings everyday starting at 11am, in the various theaters of CCP and Ayala Cinemas until August 10. Kindly check the schedule here. PHP150
TAKE A TRIP DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Aug 1-3. Red Turnip Theater’s newest production, “Rabbit Hole” opens on Friday and will run through the entire month of August. Directed by Topper Fabregas, and starring Agot Isidro and Michael Williams, “Rabbit Hole” tells the story of a couple who loses their son in an accident. Fri, 9pm; Sat, 8pm; Sun, 4pm. White Space 2213. Chino Roces Ext., Makati. Tickets start at PHP1,042
READ LETTERS TO THE FUTURE
Aug 2. “Letters to the Future” asks 44 twenty-somethings—millennials if you will—what they’d say to their future selves. It’s a 30-minute docu by Bianca Catbagan, which aims to show what it’s like to be a millennial in Manila in 2014. 8pm. U-View, 5/F , B6 Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street. +63998 9772027.
GO TO MALAY’S CD LAUNCH
Aug 2. Malay has long released “Your Year” online and on Saturday at Saguijo, the band is finally releasing physical copies of the record, additional tracks, rerecorded versions, and all! Squid 9, Bullet Dumas, Kai Honasan, Flying Ipis, and Miko are joining in the festivities. 9pm. 7612 Guijo St., San Antonio Village, Makati. PHP250
CHECK OUT GARY V’S ARISE
Aug 2. This is already the repeat of Gary V’s two-night anniversary party last April so we were you, we’d say don’t miss out. Catch him sing all your favorite hits, and be reminded why he’s called Mr. Pure Energy. 7pm. SM Moa Arena, Seaside Lane, Pasay. Tickets start at PHP525
BE AT INTRAMUROS RISING
Aug 2. “Intramuros Rising” is an independent music festival put up by Ilustrados, an Intramuros-based community aiming to prove that OPM is alive and f*cking well. Apart from the usual litany of bands like Mr. Bones and The Boneyard Circus, Engkanto, and Mellow Submarine, spoken word artists from Words Anonymous shall be featured as well. 6pm. Baluarte Plano Luneta de Sta. Isabel, Intramuros. PHP100
TURN JAPANESE
Aug 2. The Tokyo EDM Invasion happens on Saturday with nothing less than Tokyonese DJs lording over the decks. Our very own Deuce Manila, Ace Ramos, and Curse & Bless will be partying with them Japanese guests DJ Ayumi, DJ Dantz and DJ Daijiro. 8pm, SMX MOA, Seashell Lane, Pasay. PHP993
GO SHOP!
Aug 2-3. 10A Alabama is holding another one of their famous weekend sales. Furniture, art, crafts, workshops, clothes—it’s all there, curated as 10A Alabama would. 12nn-7pm. 10A Alabama St., QC (very near E. Rodriguez). Free
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