Sit back, relax and watch a fetisch film
Feb 6. What a great way to welcome the week of Valentine’s day! The Fetisch Film Festival features films on sexwork, dominatrix, BDSM, and bondage. Best part? It’s free! 7pm, A Space, Legazpi Street, Makati. Free.
Learn how to Vogue!
Feb 6. Unleash your inner model/dancer as you learn the basics of this highly stylized house dance. In case you’re wondering, yes, voguing is similar to the dance steps in the Madonna video, Vogue. 5:30PM. Pole Dance Studio, ADB Avenue, Ortigas. PHP450.
Watch a play
Feb 5 onwards. Get your dose of nationalism, rap music and art in one dystopian musical. PETA’s Three Stars and A Sun, which we wrote about at Coconuts, is now open to the public. Afternoon and evening shows, Peta Theater Center, Quezon City. Tickets via Ticketworld.com.ph.
Shop at a lifestyle fair
Feb 6&7. A lifestyle fair is perfect if you are in the mood to adult. Passionfly takes the bazaar experience to a whole new level. Go shopping. Attend workshops. Spot celebrity bloggers. Enjoy! 10AM-8PM. Paseo de Magallanes, SLEX, Makati City.
Plan your next vacation
Feb 5, 6, 7. Plan your next adventure/vacation/escape. Grab the best travel deals at the Travel Tour Expo 2016. Exhibitors include hotels, airlines, resorts and tour companies. Make sure to bring a photocopy of your passport to avail the best deals! Oh and bring your credit card too. 10AM. SMX Convention Center, Pasay CIty. PHP 60
Celebrate Chinese New Year
Feb 7. It’s that time of year again. Welcome the Year of the Monkey with a Lantern Festival at the Lucky Chinatown Atrium. Toss a coin at their prosperity tree. Get your dimsum fix at Meisic Street. Enjoy the best of Chinese culture and tradition. This is just the start of a three-week long celebration of the Chinese New Year in Binondo. 10AM-10PM. Lucky Chinatown Mall, Binondo, Manila. Admission is free.
Go to a music video launch
Feb 6. Shy away from your usual JB and TayTay, and attend a Pinoy Indie music video launch. Organized by the We Are the Underdogs Production (WATUP), this event will launch the music video of three independent artists from totally different genres. According to the rumors, the three music videos are intertwined. Go find out for yourself. Saguijo, Guijo St, San Antonio Village, Makati. PHP200
Go craftsy
Feb 5-7. Bring out your artistic side at the Color Me Bazaar. Enjoy handmade crafts, sweets and other totally wholesome delights. Bring the Titas of Manila, and have a fun-filled afternoon. 11AM-10PM. UP Town Center, Katipunan Avenue. Free.
Attend a multi-arts festival
Feb 7. Get your culture fix at the CCP Pasinaya Open House Festival 2016. Enjoy performances from CCP regular companies such as Ballet Philippines, Philippine Ballet Theater, Philippine Madrigal Singers, The Philharmonic Orchestra and many more. 8am onwards. Cultural Center of the Philippines, Pasay. Suggested minimum donation PHP20.
Enjoy a bacon chicharon burger
Ongoing. Burger’s and Brewskies announced their most heart-stopping news yet: the launch of their bacon chicaron burger. Pair it with a bottle of beer and keep the conversation flowing. You know you deserve this. Burgers and Brewskies has branches at Burgos Circle, Bonifacio Global City; and Estancia Mall. PHP275
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