Books, Paintings and Free Concerts at 1st Ortigas Foundation Week

Critically acclaimed Up Dharma Down headlines a free concert at the Ortigas Park on Feb. 27.

Book, art, and music lovers are invited to attend the myriad of activities lined up by the Ortigas Foundation, Inc. (OFI) in celebration of its 13th anniversary.

On Feb. 20 and 21, "Booked at the Ortigas Park" showcases great titles from noted publishing houses and dealers. The 30-piece Quezon City Symphonic Band takes the stage and serenades with standard Filipino pieces and other pop hits for a post-Valentine high.

Kids of all ages are invited to go to the Ortigas Park on Feb. 21, 2
to 4 p.m. for Ilustrador ng Kabataan's live illustration showcase. Catch in action the country's premier organization of artists for children.

"I'm involved with someone else" is usually an unpleasant thing to hear, but this time it's actually a welcome statement. Be involved with someone else – volunteer for OFI's social development projects. Sign up and pledge hours of volunteer work at the Ortigas Foundation booth at the Ortigas Park. To close out the week-long festivities at the Ortigas Park, internationally acclaimed band Up dharma Down
headlines a free concert at the venue, supported by Paramita, Sleepwalk Circus, and Ang Bandang Shirley – excellent groundbreaking bands from indie label Terno Recordings.

Over at the Ortigas Foundation's Artists Nook of the Ortigas Building, award-winning painter Reynold "Rendy" dela Cruz displays
more than a dozen creations depicting children in his aptly titled selling exhibition Kaluskos Musmos from February 26 onwards. Finally, poetry lovers group Pinoy Poets celebrates its fifth year with featured lecturer Edgar Samar talking about the novel's views of poetry.

The Ortigas Foundation Week is made possible by Ortigas & Company, Limited Partnership with Terno Recordings, UST Publishing, Academic Services, Bound Bookstore, Adarna House, Bestsellers, Ilustrador ng Kabataan, and Pinoy Poets.

OFI is Ortigas and Company, Limited Partnership' s answer to the call for responsible corporate citizenship. Established in 1996, the Foundation's primary focus is to promote pride in being Filipino by supporting the study of Philippine history, culture and arts. Since then, the Foundation has embraced a host of other projects with a variety of concerns, participating in initiatives where its support is most needed.

For details, call 631-12-31 to 38 locals 222 and 228 or e-mail
ortigasfoundation@ortigas.com.ph.

2009 PETA Summer Theater Arts Workshop

PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL THEATER ASSOCIATION (PETA)

School of People's Theater



2009 PETA Summer Theater Arts Workshop

Create. Express. Take on a fun journey.

Enroll now!



CHILDREN’S THEATER 1

(Ages 5-8)

Class A 12 sessions April 14 – May 5 Tue-Thu-Sat 8am – 12nn Studio A P6,000.00

May 8 Fri 8am – 12nn

Class B 12 sessions April 14 – May 5 Tue-Thu-Sat 8am – 12nn Studio B P6,000.00

May 8 Fri 8am – 12nn

Recital / graduation: May 9, Sat, 8am-3pm PETA-Phinma Theater



CHILDREN’S THEATER 2

(Ages 9-12)

Enable your kids to experience music, movement and dance, puppetry, storytelling, drama improvisation, poetry and writing, coupled with lots of fun and games. Let them enjoy creative processes that will develop their imagination, self-confidence and the world around them.

12 sessions April 14 – May 5 Tue-Thu-Sat 8am – 12nn Studio A P6,000.00

May 8 Fri 8am – 12nn

Recital / graduation: May 9, Sat, 8am-3pm PETA-Phinma Theater



PRODUCTION WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN (Children’s Theater 3)

(Ages 9-12)

Let your children turn stories into theatrical presentations involving scenes and characters from their own imagination, or from their well-loved stories.

12 sessions April 15 – May 8 Mon-Wed-Fri 8am - 12nn Studio A P7,000.00

Recital / graduation: May 9, Sat, 8am-3pm PETA-Phinma Theater



TEEN THEATER 1

(Ages 13-16)

Articulate youth power through the unique PETA Integrated Theater Arts (ITA) approach – creative drama, creative sounds and music, creative writing, creative body movements and dance, visual arts and group dynamics. Channel your youthful energy into something creative and enjoyable as different styles of theater and media are discovered. Express your talent as you mount an original piece on youth concerns.

19 sessions April 15 & April 17 Wed & Fri 8am-5pm Studio B P7,000.00

April 20 – May 6 M-W-F 8am - 12nn

May 7 Thu 8am - 12nn

May 11-15 Mon to Fri 8am - 12nn

Recital / graduation: May 16, Sat, 1-6pm PETA-Phinma Theater



PRODUCTION WORKSHOP FOR TEENS (Teen Theater 3)

(Ages 13-16)

Journey into a series of artistic discovery and explorations from Asian and Western Theater traditions to the Philippine Theater experience. Creatively work on different genres. Mount theatrical production pieces that reflect your artistic talents and concerns.

19 sessions April 15 & April 17 Wed & Fri 8am-5pm Multi-Purpose Hall P7,000.00

April 20 – May 6 M-W-F 8am - 12nn

May 7 Thu 8am - 12nn

May 11-15 Mon to Fri 8am - 12nn

Recital / graduation: May 16, Sat, 1-6pm PETA-Phinma Theater



THEATER ARTS 1

(Ages 17 up)

Plunge into a unique artistic experience by acquiring fundamental knowledge, skills and attitudes in theater acting, dramatic improvisation and theater production craft – design, writing, sound and music. Experience the PETA Integrated Theater Arts (ITA) approach. Focus on and explore relevant themes. Use your acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes for a final, production of your own conceptualization and creation.

20 sessions April 21 – May 15 Mon to Fri 1-5pm Studio A P7,0000.00

Recital / graduation: May 16, Sat, 1-6pm PETA-Phinma Theater



BASIC ACTING FOR THEATER: Theater for Artistic Development 1

(Aspiring stage performers ages 17 up)

Laugh. Cry. Tremble. Rage. Ground yourself in the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes on becoming stage actors. Experience different schools of acting and unleash the thespian in you in a challenging commencement recital.

20 sessions April 21 – May 15 Mon to Fri 6-10pm Studio B P7,500.00

Recital / graduation: May 16, Sat, 6:30-10:30pm PETA-Phinma Theater



CREATIVE MUSICAL THEATER: Theater for Artistic Development 2

(Musically-inclined individuals ages 17 up)

Sound out your innate talents in musical theater – voice, composition, movement, dramaturgy and Philippine musical forms – with fun-filled music explorations. Revel in a unique resounding feast for the ears with the staging of your original musical production as graduation piece.

20 sessions April 21 – May 15 Mon to Fri 6-10pm Multi-Purpose Hall P7,500.00

Recital / graduation: May 16, Sat, 6:30-10:30pm PETA-Phinma Theater



CREATIVE DANCE THEATER: Theater for Artistic Development 3

(Movement and dance aficionados ages 17 up)

Explore your body and movement as a medium of artistic expression. Dig into the rudiments of movement -- cutting space with the body, eight basic efforts, movements found in natural (movements of animals), socio-cultural (Eastern and Western ways of moving) and man-made environments (movement mimicking machinery, sound of contemporary life and such). Maximize these movements to tell stories using dance forms and create dance theater.

20 sessions April 21 – May 15 Mon to Fri 6-10pm Studio A P7,500.00

Recital / graduation: May 16, Sat, 6:30-10:30pm PETA-Phinma Theater



PRODUCTION DESIGN: Theater for Artistic Development 4

(Scenic enthusiasts ages 17 up)

Be introduced to the elements and components of design used in theater and cultural/artistic events and its application to Philippine theater using the PETA principle of “Aesthetics of Poverty�. Zoom in on design in theater history, scenic design, costumes and properties and lighting design and techniques. Showcase your scenic creations in an exhibit as your final output.

20 sessions April 21 – May 15 Mon to Fri 1-5pm Multi-Purpose Hall P7,500.00

Exhibit / graduation: May 16, Sat, 1-6pm PETA-Phinma Theater



CREATIVE PEDAGOGY: Theater-in-Education 1

(High school drama club advisers/moderators )

Rev up your moderating/teaching competency by engaging in and maximizing tools for creativity and analysis. Design your one-year club plan as your final output.

10 sessions April 28 – May 9 Mon to Fri 1-5pm Studio B P4,500.00

Recital / graduation: May 9, Sat, 8am-3pm PETA-Phinma Theater


APPLICATION PROCEDURE (First-come- first-served) :

1. Call the PETA Theater Center Tuesdays to Fridays, 10:30am to 6:00pm to set an appointment with Julie Bautista or Kamill Zaplan.

2. Bring valid ID and two pieces passport-sized latest photos and present to the PETA Theater Center on appointment date.

3. Fill out application form and workshop conformé then undergo the audition and/or interview/s.

4. Pay the course fee in full or a non-refundable deposit of 25%. Course fee must be fully paid on the first day of classes.





CONTACT Julie Bautista and Kamill Zaplan at The PETA Theater Center

5 Eymard Drive, Brgy. Kristong Hari, New Manila , Quezon City

7256244 l 4071418 l 4100821 l 0917-5138698 l 0917-8044427

mpr@petatheater. com l petampro@yahoo. com l peta_theaterschool@ yahoo.com. ph

www.petatheater. com

Facebook tagging

Here's another tag strategy in Facebook.
But I found it beneficial for one with Identity crisis.
I wrote a note with random things, facts, habits, or goals about me.
It helped!hahaha

1. I stare at my children’s faces before going to sleep, yes, at each 4 faces!!!!!
2. Who is Joy? My family calls me Joy, a nickname just being used by family and no other friends know uses that to call me.
3. I choose a tan polish or none at all on my toes
4. Each of my kids inherited my mole and its location: Jam at his tummy, Jay at his right cheek and Jaro at the neck. For Johannes I haven’t seen one yet or maybe I need to look further down ,down there.Silly!
5.I love to work at night shifts because I feel secured leaving my kids with Baru then at mornings I’m there when they are awake.
6. Tea, chocolates and crackers keep me awake during wee hours.
7. My cabinets are with lay outs, coded, and the shirts are folded to easily see the designs and prints only
8. I clean the bathroom every time somebody will use it or has used it.
9. I boil water for the Thermostat and sterilizer more than 5x a day :dawn,breakfast,4x for bath and for wash ups
10. I now want to drive more even after our 2007 vehicular accident .
11. I love vampire stories, values, morale, ethics and virtues
12. I rarely read the papers nowadays.
13. I'd rather cook for the kids than buy cooked food.
14. I love to ride a bike, dreaming to bike for miles and I hope to ride with the kids.on a two bicycle pedal. So cute!!!
15. My first ambition was to be a princess like all the girly gals out there
16. I love dalandan juice but more on powdered dalandan juice-not good!
17. I am pikon,talagang pikon.
18. I have not changed my religion in my BC to Roman Catholic. I like seeing INC not because I want to be an Iglesia ni Cristo still because of my dad,but because I feel incomplete having not found yet my religion. My spirituality and philosophy? Well,it’s a-okay naman.
19. I never wanted to draw,
20.I wanted to be part of 5 and up and those Probe kids but I ended up with Pen Pen de Sarapen dancing singing and acting, And I’m thankful that Kontra-GaPi made that dream a realization, even an International one
21. I can not live without planners. I use 3-4 per year.Now I have added 2 journals too
22. I talk to myself and that’s how I played at age 5
23. To review with my elementary academics, I play as a teacher with chalk and blackboard but without students
24. I was born with rusty red hair…Now it’s just brown
25. I never leave the house in the daytime without my planet, pen and cards
26. I never continued my piano lessons and so I want to take it up with th ekids even Violin and Cello.
27.I want to be an Interior designer
28.I want to work with the government but grow with the department
29.I want to provide life and medical insurances to my immediate family and mother
30.I find mystery and lunacy with the Moon while rage with the Sun
31.I want to be a Hero each day

FACEBOOK 01

This is being shared in Facebook and it's fun!!!
Try to answer this too.

MY OTHER NAMES (a no-brainer)

1. YOUR REAL NAME: JB Allana

2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME : JACIZZLE
(the first three letters + izzle)

3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: BLACK SERPENT

(your favorite color and animal)

4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME:BERBON KALIGAYAHAN

(your middle name and street you live on/or neighborhood if it's a number)

5. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: ALLJA

(the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)

6. YOUR SUPERHERO/CRIMINAL NAME:WHITE SEASONS

(Your 2nd favorite color, and favorite drink)

7. YOUR IRAQI NAME:ALAARN

(2nd letter of your firstname, 3rd letter of your last name, 1st letter of your last name, 2nd letter of your moms maiden name, 3rd letterof your dads name, and last letter of your moms firstname)

8.. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: MAGSAYSAY IRLANDA
(parents middle names).

9. YOUR GOTH NAME: BLACK WHITEY
(black, and the name of one of your pets).

10. YOUR HOOD NAME: JACIQUA
(first 3 letters of your first name and add -iqua)

hmmm,come to think of it, they're nice to use naman di ba?

Piling Obrang Vidyo at Mag:net

Piling Obrang Vidyo or P.O.V. is an inter-school short video festival that is supported by different participating schools as well as film practitioners in both the academe and in the industry. Having first started in the year 2004 with a minimal audience and only a handful of entries, P.O.V. has now become a much awaited event by a slew of ever-particpating schools including New Era University, Miriam College, and the Ateneo. Each year, the event gathers an estimated 600 people to its theater, the Cine Adarna, to view the best-of-the- best short films of colleges from around the Philippines.

P.O.V. 5 will be held from February 18-20, at Mag:Net Katipunan, from 1:00 to
5:00 in the afternoon. The complete schedule is as follows:

Feb.18 (Wednesday)
1pm & 3pm - screening
Feb.19 (Thursday)
1pm & 3pm - screening
Feb.20 (Friday)
1pm - last batch of screening
3pm - Cinemaster's Focus
4pm - Awarding

The Finalists are as follows:

BANGAR: Arianne Ormita – COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN
BUBOT: Shierylou Maramot -- DE LASALLE LIPA
BUGTO: Cyril Pancho – NATIONAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ARTS
CHIMERA: Mark Peregrino – ATENEO DE MANILA
GUNITA: Hendrickson Salazar – UNIVERSITY OF BATANGAS
OYKONIP: Karisha Karen Talon and Ralph Esguerra – NEW ERA UNIVERSITY
PAGLAKAT: Jacques Palami – UP DILIMAN
RIO: Gavino Llave – CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY
WITHER: Kristel Yap – MIRIAM COLLEGE

Congratulations to all the finalists!

Who will bring home the P.O.V. MAN trophy?

See you from February 18 - 20, 1pm, at Mag:Net Katipunan to find out!

GINHAWA MEDITATION Session for February

~ mysticism and love~


~ There is a mystic in each of us.
Love reveals its face to us each moment.
Come, sit, meditate, dance-move, pray.~




February 15, 2009, Sunday
3:45 - 6 pm
Bahay Ginhawa
100, K-6 Street, East Kamias
Quezon City

UP Fair 2009

UP Fair Sunken Garden

February 09-14, 2009; 6:00 pm onwards

The U.P. Diliman University Student Council presents the U.P. Fair, the week-long event to be held at the Sunken Garden. The long-standing tradition of celebrating collegial angst and musical bliss will feature one concert per night in the middle of booths, bazaars and other gimmicks.

February 9

EUFAIRIA

by Delta Pi Omicron Sorority and Indios Bravos Multimedia presents Rico Blanco with performances by Slapshock, Queso, Intolerant, Razorback, Typecast, Markus Highway, Hilera, Reklamo, Franco, Stonefree, Chubibo, Brigada, Badburn, Dissent, Sin, Manila Bus, Peligro, Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man, Meat Balls, Falling at Zero Degrees.

February 10

ROCKULTURA

by the UP Engineers and Men for College and Country Fraternity (EMC2) presents Pupil, Urbandub, Sandwich, Chicosci, Queso, 6cyclemind, Itchyworms, The Wudz, Imago, Callalily, Mayonnaise, Soapdish, Silent Sanctuary, Greyhoundz, Cambio, Pedicab, Markus Highway, Datu’s Tribe, Zelle, Join the Club, Peryodiko, Kelevra, The Ambassadors, Archipelago, Nicty Nasty, Paraluman, South Superhighway.

February 11

AMPLIFIED

by Alpha Sigma Fraternity presents Parokya Ni Edgar, Kamikazee, Slapshock, Queso, Urbandub, Chocosci, Typecast, Moonstar88, The Youth, Blue Boy Bites Back, Machine Gun Poetry, Feedback, The Ambassadors, The Out Of Body Special, Franco, Nyctinasty, Salamin, Hansom, Diary of My Last Days, United By Fate, The Haneps, Crudeoz, I-Ray, Eternal Now, Luzia, Look Out Kid, Liquid Courage, Makarel, Jejaview, Made For Midnight Movies.

February 12

RAMBOL

by UP Brotherhood of the Filipinos 1955 (or aka Pinoy ‘55) invites you to experience Rock Against Violence featuring Sponge Cola, Grin Department, Join the Club, Urbandub, Greyhoundz, Typecast, Pupil, Brownman Revival, 6cyclemind, Imago, Hilera, Up Dharma Down, Radioactive Sago Project, Paraluman, Giniling Festival, Mayonaise, Cambio.

February 13

LOVERAGE

by UP Pan Xenia Fraternity and UP Adelfe Enu Crea Sorority in cooperation with UP Circuit and UP Cursor presents Bamboo with performances by Sugarfree, Urbandub, Kjwan, Itchyworms, Greyhoundz, Raorkback, Typecast, Moonstar88, Silent Sanctuary, Kitchie Nadal, Stonefree, Mayonnaise, Cambio, Hilera, Soapdish, Giniling Festival, DeLara, Valley of Chrome, Fuse, Zelle, Salamin, Fuerzza, Chubibo, Top Junk, Intolerant, Menaya, Playphonics, Sopiz, Kelevra.

Cost: Tickets are available (P80~P90 pesos) at the venue or from sponsoring organizations. Also call the University Student Council at 981-8500 local 4521.