Visit this exhibit on March 12, Friday from 6pm to 1am at Whitespace.  Whitespace is at 2314 Chino Roces Ave, Pasong Tamo Extension Makati.

See works by the following:

Sharon Atillo, Shahani Gania, Raena Abella, Otto Ferraren (Retardo Art), Nixon Marquez, Merryloo, Marvin Tojos, Leah Castaneda, Julius Valledor (BEE EYES), Jujin Samonte, Chris Yniguez, Chi Kotur, Cameron Clark, CHI CHI (Blackbook Design/KST)

Also catch performances by BEE EYES, Taken by Cars and Pedicab.

There will also be DJ sets by Gigee, Chie Castaneda and The Diegos.

The exhibition runs until March 19, 2010.

Have you ever had one of those days?  When everything that could possibly go wrong just does?  Welcome to Raymond Legaspi’s new series of paintings on the subject of unfortunate events.  The Bacolod-based artist explores irony, hyperbole and more tongue-in-cheek poking of fun at convention with this latest collection.  Watch as cosmic karma catches up with a little sausage dog who steps on his own poop, or a blazing red fire truck that is itself now on fire, or an angel falling in anguish.  More hilarity ensues when Raymond’s parade of trademark plump men and women embark on adventures such as a lovers’ quarrel at the beach is exaggerated by an upcoming storm, a sinking ship, and a shark attack in the background. Unfortunate situations are rendered joyously and vividly in Legaspi’s world.

Raymond first broke onto the art scene in 2007 after 20 years in advertising as an art/creative director with an array of local and international creative awards.  He quickly garnered a following after his first series, “Daster”, which depicted pleasingly plump provincial ladies…

Join Teresa Herrera for 3 days and 2 nights (March 4-7) of yoga, body treatments and healthy cuisine. Journey to The Farm in San Benito, a wellness sanctuary just two hours south of Manila. This award winning 48-hectare resort offers an exceptional healing environment to rejuvenate the mind, restore the body and awaken the spirit. For reservations, please call 0917-3409075 or email seayogini@gmail.com

Opening on March 19, 6PM. The exhibit will run from March 25 until April 23 at Nova Gallery located at Warehouse 12 A La Fuerza Plaza Compound 2241 Don Chino Roces Avenue Makati City. For more information, please call 392-7797 and 0922-8006927 or email gallerynova@gmail.com

A postmodern retrospective on the late, internationally acclaimed Baguio visual artist and cultural provocateur. The exhibit explores the late artist’s roots through his self-portraits, and contextualizes his impact on Philippine art through modern takes of his research by more than 50 visual, literary, and multimedia artists. On view this March at the Yuchengco Museum. For inquiries, please call 889-1234 or email info@yuchengcomuseum.org.

The show features 96 paintings, sculptures, and mixed media works that resulted in the efforts of the Museum to collect in the 1990s. Except for the two artworks that are currently on loan to other museums, the exhibit features the collection in its entirety. On view this March at The Metropolitan Museum of Manila. For inquiries, please call 523-7855 or email info@metmuseum.ph

The exhibition is about the character and the crusade of a well-respected and beloved individual in the history of Philippine art in the twentieth century. The gathering of paintings, sculptures, and mixed media works include the early and seminal works of acknowledged masters of Philippine art such as Vicente Manansala, Carlos “Botong” Francisco, Victorio Edades, and Napoleon Abueva. On view this March at the Ayala Museum.

Dominador Laroza, Rommel Ramota, Jeffrey Salon and Julmard Vicente interpret the 22 cards in the Major Arcana of the Tarot in the context of contemporary Filipino themes. On view until March 8 at the Artis Corpus Gallery. For inquiries, please call 717-4619, 0920-9537426 or email artiscorpusgallery@yahoo.com.

An exhibition of the artist’s most recent paintings and sculptures that root themselves in the artist’s Felipinas show back in 2008. Ever since his first show at Duemila in 1997, Robles has continued to mount stunningly introspective exhibitions that encapsulate a universality that resonates in the viewer. On view from March 6-31 at the Galleria Duemila. For more information, please contact 831-9990 and 8339815, email duemila@mydestiny.net or visit www.galleriaduemila.com.

This exhibit reflects the history of German Jazz from the Berlin jazz scene in the 1920s to the persecution of jazz musicians during the Nazi era and from post-War developments in East and West Germany to the musicians, labels and festivals of the 21st Century. The rarely seen photographs from private and public archives are complemented by CD samples that feature recordings from the last 80 years. The accompanying text panels contain articles about the development of this music form in the social and political history of Germany. Grab the opportunity to listen to German Jazz music throughout the exhibition with MP3 players. On view from March 8- April 4 at the Ayala Museum