Turns of the Terno at Metropolitan Museum
VISUAL ARTS
Terno More
On view at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila until May is Turns of the
Terno: Honoring Terno Makers and Terno-Making. Get to see how the terno is interpreted in different parts of the country. The gowns worn by President Gloria Arroyo and Imelda Marcos are included. The museum is located at
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex. Open Mondays to Saturdays, 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
MUSIC
Aqua's Night
The sea is beautiful and bountiful, especially if its resource is managed properly. This will be what the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources together with the Department of Agriculture-Concerned Ladies for Environment and Nutrition will be singing night of April 22. The venue of this fund- and awareness-raising concert, dubbed
Concert for the Sea: Konsierto Para sa Karagatan, is PhilamLife Auditorium, UN Avenue.
GameFace Live
Silverline Entertainment presents JAYR.GAMEFACE live at the Music Museum on April 16 and 17. Ticket prices: Orchestra Center-P1,323; Orchestra Sides-P882; Balcony-P662.
TRAVEL & LEISURE
Escape to Palawan
You can for only PhP4,500. Until June 31, the Barcelo Asturias Hotel in Puerto Princesa is offering this price for a two-nights' accommodation packaged with either a St. Paul's Underground River exploration or Honda Bay island-hopping.
Balik Manila is Balik Pavilion
The Manila Pavilion is inviting
balikbayans and local residents to avail of its Balik-Manila Rate Break package. The offer is for two consecutive nights at PhP2,500 net/night (single or double occupancy) or PhP3,000 net/night (triple occupancy) with the third night at half the price. Promo is until September 30. (+63-2-5261212 loc. 2333 or 2343;
reservations@manila-pavilion.com.ph)
Shop 4 Holistic Wellness
The essence of living is to be well body and mind, says Essenza Body & Mind Shop. It offers health and beauty services to help us find this essence. Hand and foot massage for PhP350/hr; foot reflexology with foot soak for PhP250 (30 min.); back massage for PhP200 (20 min.). Level 5 of Podium, ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center. (+63-2-6343804; fax +63-2-7239452)
Sun in Boracay
The Sun Village Boracay opens its Sun Season '04, a special package for local residents. A party of three can enjoy Boracay's white beaches for three days and two nights-PhP2,600 each; a couple at PhP3,000/person; individuals for PhP6,000. Valid until June 14 except April 2 to 19. (+63-2-8131338; +63-2-8937293, +63-2-8939355, +63-036-2885541;
fpni@pacific.net.ph.
fuentes@pacific.net.ph)
ETC.
Aqua Meet
See more of the sea's bounty with AquaLink 2004, the first National Fisheries Exhibition and Convention, April 22 and 23 at the Philippine International Convention Center.
Museum Sale
The Ayala Museum is holding a moving out sale until April 30. The museum's new home (Greenbelt 4) opens its doors to the public in July.
Buy Tech
The NEXTech 2004 Consumer Electronics Show is slated for April 30 to May 2 at the SM Megatrade Hall. This event will feature the latest and most exciting tech driven products. Organized by Montage Advertising Corporation.
Global Feast @ d Fort
Resensa Green Ice Tea presents
Fiesta Mundo: The Urban Fiesta, a two-day event showcasing Global Filipino creativity in diverse original expressions... from food, music, short films, animation, movement, improvisation, one-act theater, sculpture, spoken word, fashion, styling, painting, photography, conceptual art, comics and more. Venue is VLI Complex Fort University Park, The Fort Global City. Feast starts April 30, 5 P.M. to 1 A.M. The next day, it's at 10 A.M. to 1 A.M. Ticket at PhP221 (unlimited pass valid for two days).
Learn Accounting
The Ateneo Center for Continuing Education (CCE) offers Accounting for Nonaccountants, a course for those without accounting background who need to learn how business transactions are recorded, summarized, and interpreted for commercial decision-making. Prof. Larry S. Esguerra IV handles the course, May 3 to 5 at the Ateneo Salcedo Campus. (+63-2- 8102050;
cce-abib@aps.ateneo.edu)
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