Make an orphan happy this Christmas season. Be part of HEART FELT Felt Craft Workshop by Beam Mariano of Artwine. For PHP150, you get a craft kit. Your finished craft will be give to the kids of Kanlungan sa ER-MA. First Registrants will get a free yummy cupcake from Sweets by Cha. On December 9, 6PM at Filipinas Heritage Library. To register, please email [email protected].

Curator, visual artist and art educator Brenda Fajardo talks about the work of PAEA and the importance of art in the lives of children on December 7, 2PM – 4PM at the Museo ng Kalinangang Pilipino (MKP).

This workshop will present a full holiday feast guaranteed to nourish and impress your family and friends. Learn how to make delicious gourmet recipes that are guilt-free, low-calorie, creatively colorful and surprisingly flavorful! Make your noche buena extra special and healthy this year (and beyond) by giving yourself the gift of nature’s abundance as you renew for the new year your commitment to create a greener and healthier planet. Workshop fee is P2,000/person complete with detailed notes and generous samplings of all dishes prepared. On December 3 at Sugarleaf Restaurant, Wilson. For inquiries, call Angelo at 0917-8039055 or email: [email protected] and Asha Peri at 0917-8611212.

The workshop will be conducted by Felipe A. Fernandez, Jr., a U.S. trained commercial photographer in the States; and been in the field of photography since 1985. On November 12 at Sta. Maria Municipal’s Conference in Pangasinan. For details, please call (075) 573-3055 or 0918-941-5568; (075) 562-2020; (075) 592-3471; (075) 565-7509 and (075) 574-2283.

The Philippines is abundant with talent. Now, more so than in the past—and thanks largely to modern technology—the Filipinos are making it big not just in their home country but in the international scene as well.

But while talent is considered as something that is innate, it takes training, preparation, hard work, and dedicated mentors to make one’s gift truly blossom for the world to appreciate.

For Jerome D. Vinarao—founder of the Center for Arts Foundation, Inc.—the desire to train and help individuals realize their potential is a lifetime commitment that started many years back.

Since 1998, the Center for Arts, Inc. has been actively providing workshops in music, dance, acting, and performance art.

These activities are designed to help passionate artists in maximizing their potential as they learn about their craft regardless if it’s simply to fulfill a hobby or pursue a professional path afterwards.
In line with this commitment, the Center for Arts Foundation, Inc. announces a new program designed to give free trainings. The Society of Singers Free Workshop…

The Filipinas Heritage Library invites everyone with a knack for storytelling and an interest in discussing current issues and other topics of relevance to learn about the art and craft of feature writing through this online introductory workshop. The lecture will be on July 15, workshop is on July 22 and the online classes will be on July 18-20 at Filipinas Heritage Library. For more details, please call 892-1801 loc. 27, 0917-5612413, email [email protected] or visit www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph.

Take a guided tour of the world of coffee! Conducted by artisan roaster Lorie Reyes, the journey starts with a cup of your fave brew, looking back to where it all started, then slowly find your way to our shores and on to the mountain tops of our majestic Cordilleras. The workshop is P300 per person with coffee complete with savory and sweet pairings. On July 16, 9AM at Sugarleaf Restaurant, Wilson. For more details, log on to www.sugarleafph.com.

A series of composition workshops to be participated by young composers from Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, and New Zealand, and concerts featuring Swiss/German trombonist Dirk Amrein and Swiss pianist-conductor Jürg Henneberger. Catch Concert I: Duo on July 5, 7PM at UP College of Music Abelardo Hall Auditorium; Concert II: Filipino and Swiss music on July 8, 7PM at UP College of Music Annex Garden and Concert III: Young Composers’ Concert on July 9, 7PM at UP College of Music Abelardo Hall Auditorium. Contact 0906-9100467 or 0927-5557137 for details.

Learn how to write for online readers with this online writing course by Carljoe Javier. The course will concentrate on writing effectively for the web but will also tackle the basic how-tos of working in the virtual space. The lecture will be on July 12, workshop is on July 28 from 6-9PM and online classes will be on July 14-26 at Filipinas Heritage Library. For more details, please call 892-1801 loc. 27, 0917-5612413, email [email protected] or visit www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph.

Understand the differences in origin, application and nutritional value of all-natural sweeteners such as coco sugar, coconectar, yacon extract and stevia. The three-hour workshop offered at P600 per person features several easy-to-do recipes and ample samplings of the dishes prepared. On July 2, 2PM at Sugarleaf Restaurant, Wilson.