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Who said board games are only for kids? Every Monday and Friday, the group gathers in Bubble Bee Tea House, Escario playing different kinds of hobby board games. (Facebook)
BUBBLE BEE TEA HOUSE
Escario Central, Cebu City
There’s a new kind of fun in town! Salsa Nights are held in The Social, Ayala (every first and third Tuesdays of the month) and Maya Mexican Restaurant, Banilad (every Wednesdays and Sundays). They also offer free beginners lessons. (Facebook)
THE SOCIAL
New Expansion Wing, Ayala Center Cebu
MAYA MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Crossroads Mall, Banilad
Geek is definitely the new sexy! Have a lot of stored knowledge no one else seems to care about? Put it to good use and come play trivia! Trivia nights are held every Wednesday at Alejandro’s Restaurant in Century Plaza and every Thursday at the Politics Café in Escario Central. (Facebook)
ALEJANDRO’S
Century Plaza, Juana Osmeña
POLITICS CAFÉ
Escario Central, Cebu City
Join the Almost Poets Society, a group of Cebu’s creative minds. From time to time, they hold poetry nights in different places around the city with different performances for both poetry and music. (Facebook)
There are quite a few restaurants and bars across the city who play good live music from local artists. Among these are Handuraw, Koa Tree House and The Monastery. You can also follow 22 Tango Record’s Facebook page to get updates on their live shows. (Facebook)
HANDURAW, KOA TREE HOUSE
Gorordo Avenue, Cebu City
THE MONASTERY
Nivel Hills, Lahug, Cebu City
If you enjoy watching a variety of documentary films, this is the place to go! Every Sunday night, Vienna Kaffeehaus in Gorordo plays different documentary films. There’s no cover charge but donations are highly encouraged as the proceeds will go to an NGO they support. (Facebook)
VIENNA KAFFEHAUS
Gorordo Avenue, Cebu City
by Mayan Benedicto of Cebu Travelers
Featured image courtesy of 22 Tango Records
]]>With this year’s theme of “Wine and Food” get a chance to take home grand items up for grab throughout the night in celebration of this significant event.
Buffet pass is at Php 1,500 for an entire evening of sumptuous French cuisine, free-flowing top- quality wines and fine cheeses.
Avail of the promo: Buy 5 Buffet pass and get 1 for FREE! Part of the proceeds will go to Passerelles Numériques Philippines Foundation, Inc., which provides education, technical and professional training in the digital sector to young underprivileged people by leveraging their potential and willpower. The foundation endeavors to truly develop their employability which will allow beneficiaries to escape poverty in a sustainable way, and contribute to the social and economic development of the country.
Soirée Beaujolais, an event that has become an annual tradition of the city and recognized as the foremost exponent of French gastronomy brings together lovers of wine and French cuisine from Cebu, Manila and neighboring cities to converge in a night of glamour, colorful festivities, tradition, business and indulgence in the overflowing Beaujolais wines.
Buffet passes may be purchased at Alliance Française de Cebu, La Vie Parisienne – Lahug and Ayala, La Maison Rose and The Monastery.
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE CEBU
371 Gorordo Avenue, Lahug, Cebu City
6332. 232 1131 | email | website
On the cover is the charming showbiz personality Piolo Pascual. The Sun Life Financial ambassador gets candid about moving past his matinee idol status and figuring out his legacy.
Piolo joins a roster of modern-day Filipino gentlemen, including Justin Alfafara, Jom Gonzales, Ken and Kaz Onozawa, Sam Salimbago, Richard Sharpe and Gino Visitacion of Spectrum; Tony Alfonso, Kenneth Dagatan, Vince Lucero and Chad Nimor of Drop Decay; Paolo Rigotti, and John Solon.
This year’s bachelorettes Desiree Grauel, Jessika Knight, Andrea Pateña, Issa Perez and Miles Semblante get together for a slumber party where they dish about the dating scene in Cebu and what guys do that drive them crazy—be it in a good way or a bad way.

Zee Lifestyle’s Bachelorettes of 2015: Jessika Knight, Miles Semblante, Andrea Pateña, Issa Perez and Desiree Grauel (Photography by Beth Lobitaña of Snapoholic/Makeup by Faizel Tan and King Amante/Hair by Jessie Egos and Jerico Undong/Locale: Marco Polo Suite at the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu)
Get to know the purveyors of the craft beer industry in Cebu: Cebu Brewing Company’s James Abilla, The Cebruery’s Taylor and Toni Marie Despojo, and The Monastery’s Louis and Honey Thevenin and Chef Anthony Simon.
Read more in Zee Lifestyle’s Men’s Issue, out this month. Grab your copies at National Bookstore and Fully Booked. For subscriptions, click here, or download the Magzter app on your device and search for ‘Zee Lifestyle’.
]]>Originating from France, this festival, also known as World Music Day, is a huge, popular and free event to celebrate the gift of music and make it available to allwith guest performers from France known as “MY NAME IS NOBODY” (Folk/Indie)
This year’s Fête de la Musique will be celebrated in five different venues and will be bringing together all types of music genre: pop, indie, tribal, folk, ukulele, jazz, funk, ska, choral, alternative rock etc, aimed at every type of audience.
Be enthralled and enjoy the celebration of music by different bands on the following stages:

Fête de la Musique 2015 is brought to Cebu by Alliance Française de Cebu, and Ayala Center Cebu in cooperation with Marco Polo Plaza Hotel, The Walk, Zee Lifestyle Magazine and MyTV Philippines and is sponsored by Lexmark, Globe, ML Wine and Food, La Maison Rose, La Vie Parisienne, World Pizza, The Monastery, and Bargain, with minor sponsors Timex, Aerophone and Krispy Kreme.
]]>Bee Gees Gold will be performing classic hits such as I Started a Joke, How Deep is Your Love, Stayin’ Alive, More Than a Woman, Night Fever, Jive Talkin’, Tragedy, I’ve Got to Get a Message to You, and Too Much Heaven.
Bee Gees Gold is a tribute band comprised of John Acosta as Barry Gibbs, together with Daryl Borges and Jeff Centelano as the rest of the Gibbs brothers. Together, they have performed in countries such as Germany, France, Egypt, Scandinavia, and Russia, amazing the audiences wherever they go.
TICKET INFORMATION
Prices:
Get a 10% early bird discount when you purchase your tickets at The Monastery until June 15.
Ticket Outlets:
For more information, call 6332. 232 1311 or e-mail info@monastery.ph.
]]>Behance is hosting the first ever Visayas event of the Global Portfolio Week from May 11-18, 2015, with the Cebu leg happening on May 16-17 at The Monastery. Together with Streetkonect, ZeroThreeTwo, Alliance Française de Cebu and Bomba Press, Behance is inviting young and emerging artists in the fields of graphic design, illustration and photography to submit their best works and be part of this milestone.
There are three categories for the review: Graphic Design, Illustration, and Photography. The open call for submissions is ongoing. The panelists will comprise of well-experienced professionals in their designated categories.
The event will also feature short talks from various professionals, including Anjo Bolarda, and Mark Joseph and Johanna Velasco-Deutch of Happy Garaje.
See the posters below for more details:
Featured Image: Art by Happy Garaje
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