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Visions of mermaids and tangos in a bar

There was at first a slight confusion over the name of the jazz bar where the event “Mermaids and Tangos” would be held. The numerals 78-45-33 served as the bar’s name. After some thinking, eureka! Those numbers refer to the formats of vinyl records—their revolutions per minute or RPM, depending on the record’s size (75, 45 or 33).

Visions of mermaids and tangos in a bar

‘Opera Unveiled’ features young generation of classical singers

“Opera Unveiled: Comedy and Tragedy” features 11 young classical singers trained by renowned tenor Arthur Espiritu. Produced by the Cultural Arts Events Organizer,performance will be on June 19 at 7 p.m. and 21 at 5 p.m., at the Mirror Theater, fifth floor of SJG Building, 8463 Kalayaan Avenue, Barangay Poblacion, Makati City.

‘Opera Unveiled’ features young generation of classical singers

Archaeology and the Law

The bespectacled Kathleen Felise Constance dela Cuesta Tantuico may strike one as a studious hoarder of degrees the way one can be a hoarder of hobbies. This 38-year-old author of the ground-breaking book Archaeology and the Law: Legal Awareness and Advocacy in Philippine Archaeology has been praised by Raul Pangalangan, professor emeritus of the University of the Philippines College of Law, former judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC), incoming dean of the new Pamantasan ng Pasig school of law and a member of the newly formed Truth Commission, for being “the first and only Filipino lawyer-archaeologist (who has) identified legislation that impinges upon archaeology as a discipline."

Archaeology and the Law

Vida for life and lust for the painted images

Former beauty queen Vida Doria Legaspi is observing her 21st year as a painter with an ongoing exhibition called "Tapestry of Woven Dreams" at the second level atrium of The Podium on ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. The exhibit with the group Katha Arts runs until May 28.

Vida for life and lust for the painted images

Theater’s truth-telling power

At the curtain call, it was inevitable that Capinding would call on the true Maestro, director Anton Juan, who drew out these stellar performances in a setting so intimate that we sometimes feared an actor might trip on our foot or brush past our shoulder.BJ Crisostomo’s Saglit Lang goes onstage again at the Mirror Studio Theater, on April 25 and 26, with two stagings at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the fifth floor of SJG Building at 8463 Kalayaan Avenue corner Don Pedro Street, Makati. On May 11, it goes to Bacolod City.

Theater’s truth-telling power

Countertenor resumes MCOF’s Young Artists Series

It just seems part of nature’s course that a boy’s falsetto lowers as he moves out of puberty. But some retain or choose to keep that voice the way countertenor Paul Ryan Arcolas does. In his case, he experienced an identity crisis with his voice post-puberty.

Countertenor resumes MCOF’s Young Artists Series

Son, behold your mother

To young Araos, his Inay is “the woman behind Ama (Jerry) and our family. It is the greatest honor to pay tribute to her. All her life she has never been given that kind of tribute. She’s the woman who’s the pillar of and behind the genius of Ama.”“Tribute” runs until Dec. 14 at Crucible Gallery. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Son, behold your mother

Baguio’s poets of black and white film photography

To a certain community in Baguio, film is the way to go to capture a different rhythm of life, far from the easy-to-capture pixels of smart phones and digital cameras.Ongoing at the iBAG-IW 2025 exhibition at the basement of the Baguio Convention Center are the “Silver Gelatin Print Exhibition” and “B: Show! A Community Exhibit of Analog Photography and Silver Gelatin Prints” at Oh My Gulay at La Azotea building, Session Road.

Baguio’s poets of black and white film photography

A day of wine and roses with Pablo Tariman

Whenever I’d complain aloud to Pablo about the financial challenges of being a freelance writer, he would quiet me down by saying, in his serious baritone voice, “It’s the only good thing we know how to do.”

A day of wine and roses with Pablo Tariman