Covering the week’s most noteworthy arts and culture stories for the Filipino community.
Poet Jason Magabo Perez set to energize expansive literary arts scene for the next two years SAN DIEGO – Prior to his first public appearance at Mayor Todd Gloria’s 2023 State…
HOLLYWOOD fashion designer Oliver Tolentino has once again answered the call to rescue the Philippines’ bet in a Miss Universe competition. Pageant fans will remember that it was 2015 when…
CHRISTMAS came early this year during the 2nd annual HiFi Holiday Festival attended by Fil-Am celebrities and community members. Organized by Filipinos Advancing Creative Education (F.A.C.E.), the HiFi Holiday Festival…
Clad in their best Filipiniana attires, Pinoys abroad from New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco took a historical trip to Jose Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo…
JEFFREY Lo, a Filipino American playwright and director, helms TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s presentation of “Little Shop of Horrors,” which is showing until December 24 at the Lucie Stern Theatre in…
HALO Halo Holidays, a Filipino Christmas crawl and art exhibit, takes place at Kapwa Gardens in the SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Heritage District on Saturday, December 10 from 11 a.m. to…
THE Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco is extending the invitation of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, the main film agency of the Philippine government, for the theatrical…
YOUNG Filipina American Trinity Mijares knew she wanted to become a ballerina at the age of 3 after watching her first live performance of “The Nutcracker.” Last year, she performed…
Daphne Palasi Andreades was a second-year graduate student pursuing an MFA in fiction writing at Columbia University when she first heard a quote by the author Toni Morrison: “If there…
RISING talent Caris Avendaño Cruz has just released her debut book inspired by Filipino folklore. Cruz said she wrote Marikit and the Ocean of Stars in honor of two amazing…
AS Filipino American History month drew to a close, Advancement for Rural Kids (ARK), a social impact innovator and nonprofit staged Flip the Script on Thursday, October 27 at Honeybrains…
Los Angeles-based Fil-Am artist illustrates and highlights six Bay Area poets in commissioned set of two-sided posters SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) has unveiled “San Francisco –…
With cultural promotion and heritage preservation among its goals, the officers of the Hiraya Foundation staged one of the most lavish and memorable events the Filipino American community has seen…
Inspired by annual Filipino festival “All Souls Day,” Balay Kreative, local artists and community members come together to create altars to commemorate their deceased loved ones SAN FRANCISCO – Filipino…
PHILIPPINE Ballet Theatre, the foremost classical ballet company from the Philippines, will perform an exclusive one-night only recital of work in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 30 in the last…
Montclair, CA — The Inland Pacific Ballet (IPB) has selected Bella Pableo, a Filipino American ballerina, to star as Clara for this year’s 2022 holiday performance of the Nutcracker, which…
New York Fashion Week once again brings together top designers, models, celebrities, and performers for a jam-packed fashion show. Fashion Industry insiders, prominent figures, top brands, influencers, and celebrities take…
Last September 28, 2022 the town of Majayjay in Laguna successfully held its very first on-the-spot painting competition, dubbed “Salik-Sining”, using oil pastel and illustration board as the medium. The…
Hosted by San Francisco Public Library, features in-person and virtual programs San Francisco – This October, Bay Area literature fans have something to celebrate: the 6th Filipino American International Book Festival (FAIBF),…
THOUGH it feels as if Filipinos only just made it to the United States in the mid-to-late 20th century, it’s worth knowing that Filipinos made their mark centuries earlier. The…
The Philippines’ fastest-rising young designer, Chris Nick, has arrived in Los Angeles, and is debuting in one of the world’s biggest fashion events, the LA Fashion Week (LAFW) Spring Summer…
Glendale — Board members of the Filipino-American Business Association of Glendale (FABAG-GLAC) appeared before the regular Glendale City Council meeting of Tuesday, September 27, 2022 to receive a Proclamation declaring the month…
18th celebration of Filipino American Heritage Month akes place at City Hall’s Rotunda, Oct. 5 SAN FRANCISCO – Filipino American History Month Host Committee, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, and…
San Pedro, CA − In celebration of Filipino American History Month, Philippine Expressions Bookshop is proud to present the FIRST PHILIPPINE FESTIVAL OF BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. The event will be…
THE Filipino American American History Month Kick-off Celebration in Carson marks the annual anniversary commemoration when Filipinos first landed in America. Musical artists, dancers and comedians along with a variety…
SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, in partnership with Filipino American Arts Exposition (FAAE), hosts its first art exhibit in years with the opening of “CalligraFilipino…
THE established Manila-based gallery Silverlens has found a home in New York City, in the heart of Chelsea no less. Known for its robust roster of Asian Diaspora artists, Silverlens…
Meet Sophia N. Lee, a Filipino author of books for kids and young adults. Simon & Schuster (under its imprint Atheneum), one of the Big 5 publishers in the United…
The nurse-turned-designer had a 15-look collection from her newly launched fashion line ‘The Cages’ Last month, Filipina fashion designer Alma Tomenio – owner of her own Las Vegas-based fashion label Alma…
Taipan Lucero is a man on a mission. A calligraphist and visual artist, George Ian “Taipan” Lucero wants the world to know about the beauty of Filipino calligraphy as an…
