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GO TO GEEKFIGHT
Sep 4. Why not make Friday night, trivia night? The theme of this evening? The Hero’s Journey, and not necessarily of just the sci fi/fantasy kind. Think: Walter White, Frodo, those dudes from Ibong Adarna. There will be eight rounds of ten questions that will have you switch on your lateral thinking. 9pm. Staple and Perk Bakery, G/F Ecoplaza Building, 2306 Pasong Tamo Extension, Pasong Tamo. PHP200
SHOP
Sep 5 & 6. Spectrum Fair is the first indoor-outdoor fair in the country. Score a cool mix of classic and cutting edge finds. There is a lounge where you can deposit your husbands and your boyfriends. Awesome food will keep them company as you shop, shop, shop away. 11am. Whitespace Manila 2314 Chino Roces Avenue Extension, Makati. PHP150
TOUR FEU
Sep 5. Among the universities in the U-Belt, FEU boasts its beautiful Art Deco buildings. And with art works by Filipino greats like Carlos ‘Botong’ Francisco, Anonio Dumlao, and Cesar Legaspi just to name some, it’s almost like a living museum. Join the free 3-hour walking tour and get to see all these! 8am. Gate 4 (beside former FEU hospital, now Technoloigy Building). Free
JOIN A COFFEE CRAWL
Sep 5. EDSA BDG, Commune, Local Edition, Habitual, and more will all be at Green Sun on Saturday for the hotel’s Coffee Crawl. Apart from having coffee, you get to learn more about the different techniques, listen to connoisseurs talk about coffee, and enjoy a few live acts as well. Oh hey, don’t forget: There will be workshops, too, in case you want to start your own riot, so to speak. 9am. G/F Green Sun Hotel, 2285 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati. Free
MAKE SUSHI
Sep 5. Or at least learn how to make sushi. Culinary legend Heny Sison is hosting a class on making sushi. Chef Koichi Kondo will be at the helm of things, teaching participants how to make Temak-Zushi, Bara-Zushi, Futo-Maki and more! The best part? You get to bring your sushi home.1:30pm. Heny Sison Culinary School 33 Boni Serano Ave cor Sunrise Drive, Quezon City. PHP2,240
LEARN ABOUT SANTO-MAKING
Sep 5. Surely, your mother must have at least five of these saintly figures at home. And surely, at one point or another, they’ve scared you. Well, there’s a lecture on Saturday where you can learn how they’re made and why they sometimes look the way they do. Riel Hilario and Dr. Esperanza Gatbonton will be giving a talk that should give you a new perspective on these familiar tradition figures. 2pm. Lopez Museum and Library G/F Benpres Building, Exchange Road cor Meralco Avenue, Pasig. PHP135
CHECK OUT FIG
Sep 5. Remember Fig, that beautiful restaurant we told you about? Saturday is a good time to check it out. Artist/chef/musician Ronald Davis II will be having his exhibit opening then. Lots of cool people, lots of good food. 4pm. Fig, 8464 Kalayaan Avenue, Makati. Free
SWING BY PSYCHONAUT
Sep 5. Psychonaut, a solo show by artist Miguel Paulo Borja, explores the idea of space travel. The artist argues it’s a product of curiosity, which in turn is a product of the basic and universal need for genuine humana connection. 6pm. Vinyl on Vinyl, 2135 Chino Roces Avenue, Makati. Free
GET HAMMERED
Sep 5. It’s Saturday — you’re allowed to drink more than the usual. Swing by Rocketroom where you won’t just have your fill, but where you can catch one of Manila’s greatest DJs Erwin Edralin spinning. He’ll be joined by DJ Major Chi. 10pm. Rocketroom, G/F Quandrant 4, Bonifacio High Street, 9th Avenue, Taguig. Free
ATTEND ATTRACTION! REACTION!
Sep 5. A staple gig night in the scene, Attraction! Reaction! Is always looked forward to. On Saturday, Musical O, The Purplechickens, The Strangeness and Yurei will be joining Pastilan Dong as they launch their album, “Every Step is Backward”. 9pm. Route 196, 196-A Katipunan Avenue Extension, Blue Ridge A, Quezon City. PHP200
HAVE AN IRIE SUNDAY
Sep 6. Haven’t been to an Irie Sunday in a long time? Well, do it this Sunday then. Dubwise Explosion will be there along with Good Leaf and Kollokan Dub Kollktive. This should totally put you in the mood, ready to start another week. 10pm. B-Side, The Collective, 7274 Malugay St, San Antonio, Makati. Free
FEED THE BOOKWORM IN YOU
Until Sep 12. Eastwood is having a week-long fair that all bookworms and coffee lovers will enjoy. Books and Brews, which will begin on Sep 4, gathers some of the best coffee brewers with various book organizations in a the ultimate bookstore/cafe setting. There will be book swaps, latte art workshops, not to mention books and coffee for sale. Sound like paradise to you? We bet. 12pm. Eastwood Mall, Orchard Road, Bagumbayan, Libis, Quezon City. Free
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