SLab proudly presents a series of work in an array of materials—of acrylic paintings on paper, canvas and metal signages. In this show, Mariano depicts a dreamer and his desire for utopia in a post-apocalyptic world and presents a silver lining despite decay and obsolescence.

Opening on July 15, 6PM and will run until the August 8. As a related gallery activity, he will also show a film, In The Realms Of The Unreal: The Mystery Of Henry Darger, on July 25 at the Silverlens Gallery, from 3-5PM. This exhibit will also be shown alongside Sundance by Kawayan de Guia, Neal Oshima, Allan Razo and Julius Clar at Silverlens Gallery and Land of Promise by Gail Vicente and Marija Vicente at 20Square Gallery.

For inquiries, please contact 816-0044 and 0905-2650873, email manage@silverlensphoto.com   or visit www.silverlensphoto.com. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday 10AM–7PM and Saturdays 1–6PM. Silverlens Gallery is located at 2/F YMC Bldg. II, 2320 Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati,

The feast of San Fermin in Spain is well known for its weeklong celebration in Pamplona. The highlight of the fiesta is the daily running of the bulls along the city’s streets. Take part of this cherished Spanish tradition at Tapella today, Friday, July 3rd. It’ll be a celebration of wine, music, dance and great food.  For reservations, please call 757-2710.  Tapella is located at G/F Greenbelt 5.

For his second one-man show, Tony Alcasid interprets on canvas 15 original compositions of his popular, talented and multi-awarded songwriter-singer brother, Ogie Alcasid. Canvases layered with highly textured backgrounds sought to capture in a somewhat abstract fashion through washes of colors and images the emotions, ideas, feelings, stories and lessons expressed in each song. Some of the works are also assemblages of found objects and others are collages with cutouts from other print media to add nuance and/or visual impact/interest. On July 8, Wednesday, 6PM at Ricco Renzo Galleries & Caffe. The exhibit will run till August 5, 2009. For more information, please call 898-2545 or 0927-3244013 or log in to www.riccorenzo.com. Ricco Renzo is at LRI Design Plaza, 210 N. Garcia St. Makati City,

It’s nice to start the weekend by heading to the theater. Tonight Manila offers two musical productions that we can choose from. Tickets are available at the gate and i suggest that be there at least 45 min. before show time. Oh remember its Friday weekend traffic!!!

The Fantasticks
In a clever reverse of the Romeo and Juliet story, two fathers named Hucklebee and Bellamy who in a well-meaning attempt to spark a romance between their children devise a plan in which they pretend to feud. A story of growing up and facing the sometime cruelty of the real world and in the process, finding that love was waiting in your own backyard. Showing on July 3- 26 on Fridays & Saturdays, 8PM with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3:30PM at Onstage, Greenbelt One. For details, please contact 0915-923965 or 0917-8030801 or email mika.sarmiento@yahoo.com or samanthadavid@gmail.com.

Spelling Bee
This hilarious tale of overachievers’ angst chronicles the experience of 6 adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. A quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time. On July 3, 5 & 12, 8PM at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium. For details, please call Ticketworld at 891-5610.