Forthcoming events of interest to Filipinos living in the UK and Northern Ireland
EMBASSY'S MATRICES OF UPCOMING EVENTS/ADVISORIES/PRESS RELEASES
As of 6 August 2010
Event | Date/Time | Venue | Remarks |
1. Filipino Sports Festival of FilCom Oxford | Opening Ceremony : 7 Aug 2010 Saturday 11.00 am The Sports Festival will be held every Saturday and Sunday of the month of August 2010 | Sports Centre of Oxford Brookes University Cheney Lane, Oxford OX3 0BD | Organized by the Filipino Community of Oxfordshire (Jose Ariel Lanada, Chairman: http://www.filcomoxford.org.uk/). The Festival will focus on basketball games, to be participated in by 8-10 teams. |
2. Pista Sa Nayon / Barrio Fiesta sa Scotland | 7 - 8 August 2010 Saturday and Sunday 9am-6pm | Kelvingrovel, Glasgow, Scotland | For details call PINOY EVENTS at 0845 838 7880 / 0207 096 1246 or email admin@pinoyevents.co.uk Also visit http://www.pistasanayon.com/. There is Santakrusan, Filipino cuisine and cultural performances. |
3. LONDON BIENNALE - AHOY! | 7, 14, 21 and 28 Aug. 2010 (4 Saturdays of August 2010) 3.00 pm | Different venues (Please see next column for details.) | Mr. David Medalla, renowned Filipino artist and Director of the London Biennale, organized arts and events celebrating the London Biennale 2010. Details of Venue: 7 Aug. - Underneath the Aragon Tower, London SE8 14 Aug.- ‘Long Shore Drift' in Shoreham-on-Sea 21 Aug.- to meet at the lawn in front of Tate Modern 28 Aug.- will take a boat from Putney to Kew, and will gather for tea at the foot of the Chinese Pagoda at Kew Gardens. |
4. Family Fun Day | 8 August 2010 Sunday
| Ferry Meadows, Peterborough | Organized by the Filipino Community of Peterborough (Celso Valmonte, President: 079 9956 0738 or oslec_123@yahoo.com) |
5. Pista Sa Nayon / Barrio Fiesta sa Northwest (Liverpool) | 14 - 15 August 2010 Saturday and Sunday 9am - 6pm | Liverpool, Northwest | Organized by PINOY EVENTS, in cooperation with the For details call PINOY EVENTS at 0845 838 7880 / 0207 096 1246 or email admin@pinoyevents.co.uk Also visit www.pistasanayon.com |
6. Filipino Women's Assn. COACH TRIP to The Friars, Aylesford + Ashford Designer Outlet Shopping | 15 August 2010 Sunday
| The Friars, Aylesford and Ashford Designer Outlet, Kent | Organized by the Filipino Women's Assn (Imee Pinto, Chairman: 0208 265 8368, Lydia Sumang: 0208 443 0899/078 8302 4325). Please call the above-named contact persons for more details and to book. Places are limited so book now. |
7.Philippine Jury Campaign International (UK) "Summer Cultural Event" | 21 August 2010 6pm - 11pm
| Baden Powell House 65-67 Queens Gate, London SW7 5JS | Organized by the PJC (UK) (Amy Balliao, Executive Director - editor@philjury.com) |
8. Philippine Jury International Ltd 1st Anniversary Celebration | 29 August 2010 Sunday 3.00pm-8.00pm | Frimley Community Centre Balmoral Drive, Frimley, Surrey GU16 9AR | Organized by the Philippine Jury International Ltd (Daisy Brett-Holt: 012 7650 2883, Merle: 079 0159 2309, Bernadette: 020 88947579). Proceeds will go to raising the awareness about Jury System in the Philippines. Visit http://www.philippinejury.com/ for more information. Attire: smart casual |
8.Pista sa Nayon / Barrio Fiesta sa Northeast | September / October 2010 | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | For details, call Pinoy Events at 0845 838 7880 / 0207 096 1246 or email admin@pinoyevents.co.uk. Also visit www.pistasanayon.com. |
9. Pista sa Nayon sa London | September / October 2010 | London | For details, call Pinoy Events at 0845 838 7880 / 0207 096 1246 or email admin@pinoyevents.co.uk. Also visit www.pistasanayon.com. |
10. "Pandangguhan" a Celebration of Song and Dance of the Philippines By the Lahing Kayumanggi | 4 Sept 2010 Saturday 6.00pm - Dinner | The Chrysalis Theater Japonica Lane, Willen Park South, Milton Keynes | Organized by Robert Wright. The Lahing Kayumanggi Dance group will be putting on their most extravagant performance to date. |
11."RITWAL" Lahing Kayumanggi's 16th Anniversary Celebration | 11 - 12 Sept. 2010 Saturday7:30pm Sunday 7pm | Cockpit Theatre Gateforth St., London NW8 8EH | Organized by the Lahing Kayumanggi Dance Company (Ronnie Del Barrio, Artistic Director ; http://www.lkdance.org.uk/; tickets@lkdance.org.uk; Call-020 7193 9828, text- 07879 756 282) Tickets at: £12.00 each (POSTER BELOW) |
12. Dance Crew Competition "Audition Day" | 19 September 2010 Sunday 1.00pm-5.00pm | Paul Robeson Theatre, Hounslow | Organized by the Filipino Youth Foundation UK (Julius Billones, Founder & Chairman), as part of their fund-raising activity for their activities and projects. The Competition is open to all nationalities and international groups and will be held for 8 consecutive Sundays beginning 19 September 2010. |
Press Releases/Advisories/Announcements |
- 1. Embassy Press Release: Philippine Embassy in London Joins Opening of UK Eskrima Centre (copy attached).
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- 2. Announcement from Kinetica Museum: Invitation for Filipino Artists to Participate in Kinetica Art Fair 2011 (copy attached).
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PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN LONDON JOINS OPENING OF UK ESKRIMA CENTRE
London, 4 August - Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James's' Antonio M. Lagdameo (far right) led the ribbon-cutting ceremony formally opening the UK Headquarters of the EA Doce Pares Gym in London that will teach the Philippine martial art Eskrima. The event featured guests from the UK Filipino community, live demonstrations from EA Doce Pares instructors and students, and a screening of the documentary "Eskrimadors" that chronicled the history of the Philippine discipline.
According to EA Doce Pares' Chief Instructor Ermar Alexander (second from right), Eskrima - also known as Arnis or Kali - has been in the UK for 40 years with the British public showing increasing interest in the sport. EA Doce Pares first established a club in the UK in 2007, and since formed three other clubs around the London area. Its new headquarters is envisioned to be a centre for the promotion of Philippine culture and martial arts within the UK.
Eskrima is an indigenous Filipino martial art which utilizes weapons such as olisi (stick), baraw/daga (knife/dagger), espada y daga (sword and dagger) and bangkaw (staff/spear), as well as mano-mano (empty-hands) and dumog (grappling) techniques.
In 2009, Republic Act No. 9850 was passed declaring Arnis / Eskrima as the National Martial Art and Sport of the Philippines. END
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KINETICA is inviting local Filipino artists to join the Kinetica Art Fair 2011. In 2010, Filipino artist David Medalla was featured at the Art Fair's "Kinetic Masters Feature Exhibition". Below is the Invitation Announcement of Kinetica Museum:
Applications are now being accepted for the Kinetica Art Fair 2011
Kinetica Museum's aim, through the Art Fair, is to popularise artists and organisations specialising in Kinetic, Electronic and New Media Art and provides an opportunity to reach out to a wider audience.
Kinetica Art Fair, now on its third year, is the only Art Fair in the UK to provide collectors, curators and the public with a unique opportunity to view and purchase artworks from leading international galleries, artists collectives, curatorial groups and organisations.
In the recently concluded Art Fair in February 2010, the 4-day fair received over 10,000 visitors and worldwide press coverage.
Alongside the Fair, Kinetica produces a programme of special events, i.e. tours, talks, screenings, workshops and performances. These events involve some of the world's most eminent leaders in the fields of kinetic, electronic and new media art.
Below are links to view images and film of Kinetica Art Fair 2010:
Kinetica Art Fair 2010 - Images : http://www.balitapinoy.net/cgi-bin/util/blog/www.kinetica-museum.org
BBC News footage : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8499476.stm
NEW for 2011 will be a People's Award for the best artwork, installation or stand, voted for by the visiting public.
It is very likely that the Fair will be oversubscribed for places next year, so it is requested that interested artists and galleries reply as soon as possible.
The application form can be downloaded from:
http://www.kinetica-museum.org/new_site/uploads/Kinetica_Art_Fair_2011.pdf
For further information and queries, please contact Mr. Keith Watson, Kinetica Art Fair Co-ordinator at keith@kinetica-museum.org or +44 (0) 7802 74 84 84 and http://www.balitapinoy.net/cgi-bin/util/blog/www.kinetica-museum.org%20.
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