Art
Sto. Nino Celebration in Tampa
Photo from the Sto. Nino Celebration at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Tampa, Florida on January 9, 2013. This event is held every year. This event commemorates the conversion of early Filipinos to Christianity when Spanish conquistadores first set foot in the Philippines.
ARTE: Original Art by Filipino-American Artists
The Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc. presents “Arte”, an exhibit of various art forms by Filipino-American artists in the Tampa Bay Area at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center on Sunday, December 9, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. This exhibit will encompass various fields of art including painting, jewelry design, photography, fashion design, doll-making, flower-arranging and food art.
Gear Up for PhilFest 2013!
Here’s looking forward to PhilFest 2013! The three day Filipino festival by the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) will be held from Friday to Sunday, April 5-7, 2013 at the Philippine Cultural Enrichment Complex and the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center located at 14301 Nine Eagles Drive, Tampa, FL 33626. After another successful festival in 2012, expect a bigger, more expansive PhilFest 2013 with non-stop entertainment, food, exhibits and much more!
Summer Liz
A lizard on a branch I took a photo of. There are so many of them in the garden this summer… not to mention baby frogs! I think Tampa had a good share of rain this year!
Festival of Voices 2011 Video
Here’s a youtube video of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Bogoroditse Devo” I compiled from photos and videos I took at the Festival of Voices 2011 Concert on October 1, 2011. This was an outreach choral festival by the Master Chorale of Tampa bay, USF Chamber Singers and Women of the USF Collegiate Singers to hundreds of high school students in the Tampa Bay Area.
Carmina Burana in Tampa Bay
The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay joins with The Florida Orchestra, the USF Chamber Singers, and the Tampa Bay Children’s Chorus to present Carmina Burana. Mixing monk-like chant, angelic arias, writhing rhythms, raucous lyrics and raw visceral power, Orff’s Carmina Burana is an intoxicating powerhouse of a piece for over 200 instrumentalists and voices on a program with Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio Overture and Haydn’s Symphony No. 100, Military.
Quiapo: Extraordinary in the Ordinary
May 29, 2011 – As a young man I used to dread this place because of dirt, traffic and fear that I might get mugged or even killed just roaming in its streets. After more than ten years of being away from home, I went to Quiapo for a photo shoot with my brother, Roland, my sister, Deanne and my friend, Vic and found some of the most beautiful moments in the ordinary market day.