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By Abs A. Abando / Philippines News Agency Showcasing Filipino creativity in no less than the world’s fashion capital, Filipina haute couture designer Sari Lazaro closed the “Catwalk on Water” fashion show, produced by Vietnamese-born, Paris-based model Jessica Minh Anh, at the Seine river with her “Royal Secret Garden” collection on January 27.

By Alvin I. Dacanay  For many beauty-pageant watchers in the Philippines and around the world, there will only be one question on their minds when the 65th Miss Universe Competition reaches its climax at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Monday (Manila time): Who will win the coveted title? 

By Alvin I. Dacanay  Last Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) revealed online its list of nominees for the 89th Academy Awards. As expected, this year’s list offers several surprises, among these Mel Gibson’s best-director nomination for the World War II drama Hacksaw Ridge and the exclusion of Arrival’s Amy Adams from the best actress category. 

New theater company Sugid Productions Inc., in collaboration with the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation, is staging Chris Millado’s 1985 play Buwan at Baril sa E-flat Major (Moon and Gun in E-flat Major) as its maiden production at the Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco Auditorium of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Center in Quezon City until February 12. 

Beautifully handcrafted neckpieces made by the Artisan Women of Tondo from upcycled Coca-Cola pull tabs recently took center stage during one of the preliminary events for the 65th Miss Universe Pageant. 

While some candidates of the 65th Miss Universe Pageant were enjoying the cool breeze of Baguio City and the warmth of its residents last Wednesday, others were in Manila to support a non-governmental organization (NGO) that delivers about 3,600 meals to women in need. 

New operas; arts festivals; concerts; exciting collaborations in theater, dance and music; and the launch of the updated encyclopedia of Philippine arts will be the highlights of the 2017 season of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). 

Noli Me Tangere: The Opera (Touch Me Not: The Opera), National Artists Felipe de Leon Sr. and Guillermo Tolentino’s full-length operatic adaptation of Dr. José Rizal’s groundbreaking 1887 novel of the same title, will be staged once more by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and J&S Productions Inc. at the former’s Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater) from January …

Twenty-two faculty members of the School of Design and Arts of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (CSB) are set to exhibit their latest works at the Altro Mondo Picasso gallery in Makati City from February 9 to March 5. 

Quezon City art gallery Artery Art Space opened on January 14 an exhibit titled Aliens vs. Robots, which explores the diversity of expression, bordering on orientations of technique and perception that offer emblematic images of place and terrain, ambience and mental mapping, body representation, psyche, and gesture.