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A wedding on Times Square
By Cristina DC Pastor While half the world was glued to Westminster Abbey on April 29, a couple from Clifton, New Jersey was having their own royal wedding on Times Square. Tie designer Jesse Chao and his bride Marie Grace Singgo from Iloilo wed around the same time as Prince William and Kate Middleton. They […]
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• Laugh out loud with Fe • ‘Kabalikat’ hails domestic workers pact • Photographers hold exhibit
The Queen of Comedy Cabaret Fe de los Reyes will bring her brand of humor to Queens, performing excerpts from her hit show “Amerika Na” and the cleverly put together, “Fe’s Book.” The musical-comedy show will be held June 26, 7 p.m. at Payag Restaurant in Woodside, Queens. Tickets are $25 and are exclusive of […]
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• Charice: Go orange • Ocean City’s Philippine fair now on its 2nd year
Pop star Charice was in town June 14 to campaign for the color orange. Seriously. She teamed up with Life Savers Gummies to help America choose the next flavor of the ring-shaped gummy candy. The candidates? Orange, blue, raspberry and lemonade. Charice’s bet, orange, is the “social” color, according to feng shui experts. The color […]
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‘I was fine singing, but the harness was too tight’
By Elton Lugay “Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark” was a visual feast, with thrilling acrobatic feats and bigger-than-life moving screens that change images and colors. And who can forget that breathtaking midair battle between Spider-Man and Green Goblin. I had this feeling that, ‘Oh God, I hope the cables are secure enough, and that there […]
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Lea Salonga unplugged, unstoppable
By Elton Lugay & Cristina DC Pastor At 40, Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is now a wife, parent, and a decidedly accomplished singer-performer. To our surprise, she’s a lot of fun too, and quite politically opinionated. Consider the controversies she dove into when we asked: Where do you stand on the issue of Ferdinand […]
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‘Rent’ actress waits on Broadway
By Elton Lugay Francesca Camus said she is lucky to be cast as the lesbian lawyer Joanne Jefferson in “Rent.” The role traditionally defaults to African American women. In the movie version, “Cold Case” actress Tracie Thoms played Joanne. “Joanne’s role typically casts African American women, so for them to cast a Filipino is quite […]
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Coming soon: ‘Sineng Pambansa’ filmfest
A week-long festival of Filipino films is being presented June 17 to 23 at the Producers Club on 354 West 44th Street. The 2011 Sineng Pambansa is organized in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines and the New York Film Festival. Slated for screening are the following films. Click here for a […]
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• Stars to grace June 26 Friendship Day in Jersey City • Picnic with a hero
Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy has been invited to the Philippine-American Friendship Committee’s (Pafcom) 21st annual grand parade and festival on Sunday, June 26. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Lincoln Park in Jersey City. “This is an effort to continue the tradition of celebrating the friendly relations between […]
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‘Overwhelming’ turnout for independence parade
By Elton Lugay An estimated 100,000 Filipino Americans trooped to Madison Avenue June 5 to celebrate the 113th Philippine Independence Day in song, dance and cuisine. Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay graced the occasion along with ABS-CBN artists Jericho Rosales and Karylle Padilla. Organized by the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. in cooperation with the […]