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Bradford Adkins, 'SCENES In The City' is a widely read Filipino-American community column in San Francisco since 2008. Online, it is being globally read by more than 174 countries. The column features include: the issues and events, the individuals and organizations moving the community.
On February 29, Monday, from 2:00-3:30pm (EST), Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach will be joined by former Prime Minister of Canada John Turner and Miss Universe Canada 2015 Paola Nunez Valdez for a Speakers Forum on Anti-Bullying before international students from all over the world learning English in Toronto at the International Language Academy of Canada (ILAC), multiple awardee for Best Language School in Canada.
Watch it LIVE on TFC.tv worldwide and on TFC IPTV Video on Demand (for U.S. and Canada).
Silicon Valley-based Center Stage Performing Arts conquers DISNEYLAND on Valentine's Day!
The phenomenal 'On The Wings of Love' teleserye JaDine loveteam rocked solid the Araneta Coliseum in a sold-out post-Valentine concert held last Saturday, February 20, 2016. Abangan, as James Reid and Nadine Lustre will be touring major cities in the Middle East and the US in the coming months! Photos by ABS-CBN
Hollywood A-lister Leonardo Di Caprio, hottest talk of the town these days for claiming every Best Actor award out there this season (SAG, Globes, etc), is also expected to cinch the most-coveted Oscars this Sunday for his riveting portrayal of a resurrected father in 'The Revenant.' Talks are loud also that he will be in Manila next year to travel and receive a very prestigious Nobel Peace prize type international award for his very vocal views matched by exemplary works in 'save the environment' campaigns.
The 8-hour long Philippine entry “Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis” (A Lullaby for the Sorrowful Mystery), wins the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize in the 66th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) this year, in memory of the festival head, “for opening new perspectives on cinematic art.” The Lav Diaz-megged film about the countryside living during the Marcos era, stars John Lloyd Cruz, Piolo Pascual, Cherie Gil, Angel Aquino, Alessandra De Rossi, Susan Africa, Bernardo Bernardo, among others. Photos by ABS-CBN
Lewis Tecson, owner of Bytes and Notes Music Studio, in San Jose, CA, celebrated his 50th Birthday at Disneyland Resorts in Anaheim, CA. Lewis was joined by his charming wife, Ann Marie, 3 talented sons (Lance, Liam and Lucas) and eldest sister, "Mama Tora". The Tecsons were in Disneyland to watch the performance of their sons with the Archbishop Mitty Concert Choir. This golden celebration at the Happiest Place on Earth was also joined by Bytes and Notes students and families of Reguindins, Bagis, Lazaros, Cayabyabs, Vicencios and Youngs. Happy 50th Birthday Lewis! Photos and text by Jenille Kuizon Young
BAY AREA TEENS
ROCK DISNEYLAND!
SEEN IN THE CITY:
(ANAHEIM, CA) Center Stage Performing Arts, based in Milpitas, CA, presented BROADWAY REVUE, with song selections from a variety of Broadway's most beloved and popular musicals at Disneyland Theme Park on Valentine’s Day. This song and dance experience featured a number of classics from A Chorus Line, Rent, Hairspray and more. Performers include Gabriel Young, Michael Young, Franchesca Lazaro, Janessa Cayabyab, Drew Huynh, Isaiah Saluta, Cameron Bradford, Julia Peccin, Anevay Millich, Kylie Cole, Amanda Teano, Cheyanna Jimenez, Savannah Polanco and Fenina Suarez.
Speaking to ‘Scenes In The City’ right after the Center Stage Performing Arts performance, Director MEI-WAN CHAI says “I am so glad the kids performed here at Disneyland, the happiest place on earth during Valentine’s Day, the happiest day for couples, as they will long remember this moment even during their golden years! It’s a major boost to their confidence level. It’s an awesome feeling! I just hope that more people will support kids and watch their next performances in the Bay Area.”
Come see the this talented group perform their 3rd Annual Showcase on Friday, March 11 & 18 @ 7:00 PM, Saturday, March 12 & 19 @ 2:30 PM & 7:00 PM at Milpitas Community Center - 457 East Calaveras Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035. Tickets can be purchased at the door or at http://www.eventbrite.com/o/center-stage-performing-arts-6206790515?s=22962165. Center Stage Performing Arts is a creative structured setting for the youth and young adults of Milpitas and the surrounding communities to share their talents through acting, singing, and dancing. Visitwww.centerstagepa.org.
Congratulations, Center Stage Performing Arts Performers! And more power!
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BERLIN, GERMANY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016 - In 2014, the five-and-a-half-hour epic “Mula Sa Kung Ano Ang Noon” (From What Is Before), a film helmed by multi-awarded Filipino director Lav Diaz about what happened to an isolated village when brutal militias roamed the countryside during the Marcos dictatorship, won the much coveted Golden Leopard prize at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland.
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