At the turn of the millennium and at the height of his commercial success, John Grisham did something strange. The best-selling author best known for courtroom thrillers—some of which had been adapted into motion pictures—decided he wanted to write something aside from legal thrillers. Thus he tried his hand at other genres, some of them successful and others not.
The Dominican Province of the Philippines (DPP) will launch the Dominican Missal and Lectionary on Dec. 8, 5 p.m., at the Institute of Preaching-Philippine Dominican Center of Institutional Studies (IP-PDCIS) Bldg., Sto. Domingo Church, Quezon City.
While musicals seem to be the default choice these days of many English-language theater groups in Manila, there are a few groups serving up straight plays—with food and beer.
In his second one-man exhibit titled “Artlast,” artist Salvador “Buddy” Ching delves deeper into the human subconscious and renders his works on material that does not only speak to him, but has spoken to and for countless individuals across generations.
New Galerie Artes holds its inaugural art show “Immaculate,” which opens Dec. 10. The theme references the Blessed Virgin Mary’s immaculate conception, she being born without the stain of original sin. The Church celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8, exactly nine months before the Nativity of Mary. Thus embracing the theme, and inspired by the Yuletide season, Lydia Velasco’s recent works embody the classic subject matter of Western art, the Mother and Child theme.
Early to celebrate Christmas and early to celebrate weddings.
One day 30 years ago, Hazel Sabas-Gower, principal dancer of Ballet Philippines, woke up with swollen eyes and distorted vision that it interfered with her rehearsals. She was at the peak of her career, essaying lead roles in the classics and contemporary works.
After its grand CCP debut in the ’80s, Felipe Padilla de Leon’s opera “Noli Me Tangere” (with libretto by Guillermo Tolentino) returned to the local opera scene as a chamber opera at Dulaang Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero courtesy of Dulaang UP under the direction of Alexander Cortez.
Almost an hour after abandoning the highway, we veer off the dirt road and bump our way into a dizzying network of mountainside roads that are little more than motorbike paths which try out one’s patience and plunge breathlessly into brooks (yes, no bridge to cross) that all too suddenly gurgle merely in one’s fond memory. And then, as we lurch down a steep embankment, the destination unfurls itself grudgingly, like a well-kept secret—a picturesque valley lapped by a tongue of riverine lushness. This is the hideaway of Mindanao’s well-loved beauty queen-turned-prayer warrior Maria Salome Salcedo-Aquino.
There is a lot to appreciate in the latest edition of the UST Christmas Gala.
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