tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37361013475023831882024-03-27T03:36:30.773-07:00F.Y.I. (Fire Your Imagination)LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST ..........DON'T STAY PUT.......Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.comBlogger408125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-79430370920697388772023-10-26T01:45:00.000-07:002023-11-12T18:55:11.611-08:00“Separate But Inseparable: Mythology and Culture of Ancient Greece and Rome” Exhibition (Seoul, South Korea)<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNSM0X78sgW1Xme1nhKuFXZC6tJ0jIs4F5Ld_EEsulGgm5MHlv008zEq8IoQxS3M7nKS8NAq2t-cKlB8enk73T_ytMKUWkCq3mafsaMpg_nQ84O5BSHby49-rtHpz_nnWyx3NpRTaK-H5JXbyzyzHtt9gFLFKaHEsEzL26w1IGXn9u7L9V3dvhpCQ8ug/s800/20231026_164650.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="800" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNSM0X78sgW1Xme1nhKuFXZC6tJ0jIs4F5Ld_EEsulGgm5MHlv008zEq8IoQxS3M7nKS8NAq2t-cKlB8enk73T_ytMKUWkCq3mafsaMpg_nQ84O5BSHby49-rtHpz_nnWyx3NpRTaK-H5JXbyzyzHtt9gFLFKaHEsEzL26w1IGXn9u7L9V3dvhpCQ8ug/w640-h396/20231026_164650.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; text-align: left;">The “</span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; text-align: left;">Separate But Inseparable: Mythology and Culture of Ancient Greece and Rome</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; text-align: left;">” Exhibition</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b style="text-align: center;"><br /></b><p></p><p><b style="text-align: center;"></b></p><blockquote><b style="text-align: center;"><blockquote><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Part of <a href="http://cebublueocean.com/">Cebu Blue Ocean Academy</a>-sponsored South
Korea tour</span></blockquote></b></blockquote><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; text-align: left;"> </span></b><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Separate But Inseparable: Mythology and Culture of Ancient Greece and
Rome</i>” Exhibition, from June 15, 2023 to May 30, 2027, highlights, through
the themes of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythology">mythology</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait">portraiture</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterlife">afterlife</a>, how the cultures and
histories of ancient <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece">Greece</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome">Rome</a> became deeply intertwined—separate but
inseparable—in a symbiotic relationship that greatly benefited them both.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsS-dDMjp8bUPSyAIstc0KnMXQhuucBRqfrw77niShDHuFWvSu24lzMhjjrDJrYoxXmMuwaXdhrriiTdEZfX391fcqhA6_hdb1RZ8Hdb3DB74xQoe7mck2tQreLXN08Xdp1-8DQGXFrVk9dBLQty93MN6JzO34aKR2TgYvfUBKssOpo6TCAwpmvelZCko/s600/The%20World%20of%20Mythology.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsS-dDMjp8bUPSyAIstc0KnMXQhuucBRqfrw77niShDHuFWvSu24lzMhjjrDJrYoxXmMuwaXdhrriiTdEZfX391fcqhA6_hdb1RZ8Hdb3DB74xQoe7mck2tQreLXN08Xdp1-8DQGXFrVk9dBLQty93MN6JzO34aKR2TgYvfUBKssOpo6TCAwpmvelZCko/w602-h640/The%20World%20of%20Mythology.jpg" width="602" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"The World of Mythology" Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Jointly organized with the
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunsthistorisches_Museum">Kunsthistorisches Museum</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna">Vienna</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria">Austria</a> (which houses a world-renowned
collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities), on exhibit are 126 cultural
artifacts and artworks, including Portrait of Gaius <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar">Julius Caesar</a> estimated to
be from between 100 BCE to 100 CE, and a Roman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze">bronze</a> sculpture of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus">Zeus</a> from
between the first and second century.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></p><blockquote><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Check out “<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2015/08/kunsthistorisches-museum-vienna-austria.html">Kunsthistorisches Museum</a>” and "<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2023/10/national-museum-of-korea-seoul-south-korea.html">National Museum of Korea</a>"<o:p></o:p></span></blockquote></b></blockquote><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJPhWSYEWqVbC4H21-OnDL-YL6imGLirP1NW9Eg3ZelRuf17fVvn3CDUPsW3bJmaWjR0pYTMNItF-3xFmOI3H9zu8pfWT5zf4taKHUM4tb3G69cNFddM8CXBEU-etNPOzOtzibWdDY_OKjN0lGuvh8XvPr5CkrhbzivrEjSJgYmPSaaviOJkKoUr_OdI/s712/The%20Worldof%20Mythology.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="712" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJPhWSYEWqVbC4H21-OnDL-YL6imGLirP1NW9Eg3ZelRuf17fVvn3CDUPsW3bJmaWjR0pYTMNItF-3xFmOI3H9zu8pfWT5zf4taKHUM4tb3G69cNFddM8CXBEU-etNPOzOtzibWdDY_OKjN0lGuvh8XvPr5CkrhbzivrEjSJgYmPSaaviOJkKoUr_OdI/w640-h540/The%20Worldof%20Mythology.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Marble sculptures at "The World of Mythology" Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The “<b>World of Mythology</b>,”
the first part, considers the famous myths that originated in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Greece</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> and were
later adopted by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Rome</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">. On showcase are 55 works, including Greek pottery
vessels and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta">terracotta</a> lamps decorated with images of the gods, along with
large marble sculptures and small </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">bronze</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> statuettes from the Roman era. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qU3cbkbWJzNA3Ows6cCZ-3KRgzQCJ-QGt9OhEscB95qeYxSiDXJ2muqaVEJqxIGULoRj7kq_A9B5Y8hyYznURIE6UkiaOlGL9qzrLZqAUPC1jJzDLehsOT5iQMjphrggQpKatn3JOsc_5SddC1rc54AEhf6X_LatAouKKbf1bfoUrdHLm8mKXNXShxw/s800/Gods%20That%20Move%20the%20World%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="800" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qU3cbkbWJzNA3Ows6cCZ-3KRgzQCJ-QGt9OhEscB95qeYxSiDXJ2muqaVEJqxIGULoRj7kq_A9B5Y8hyYznURIE6UkiaOlGL9qzrLZqAUPC1jJzDLehsOT5iQMjphrggQpKatn3JOsc_5SddC1rc54AEhf6X_LatAouKKbf1bfoUrdHLm8mKXNXShxw/w640-h392/Gods%20That%20Move%20the%20World%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Gods That Move the World</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The displayed items and
accompanying audiovisual materials illustrate the unique powers and domains of
the most important Greek gods through related stories, while also explaining
how and why these myths became so deeply ingrained in the lives of ancient
people. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZFDvag7f_En3Y8EsG1pwLGhqHCviSpquaYGQs6Bs5y0kCo2uM4JXQt0_-X5gEWd3O9AwY1VlzyT8K9wWIfPc_rTm9rYJNDOzAxceAFsVNVXf8hOday6jJ6kXCO-YKiNCfpr0DENjRTCl7waMuFE8KrVuNpk6Kj-qqpzMLB7R5MjRy6a973gpF_eFgiY/s600/Gods%20in%20Greek%20and%20Roman%20Life.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZFDvag7f_En3Y8EsG1pwLGhqHCviSpquaYGQs6Bs5y0kCo2uM4JXQt0_-X5gEWd3O9AwY1VlzyT8K9wWIfPc_rTm9rYJNDOzAxceAFsVNVXf8hOday6jJ6kXCO-YKiNCfpr0DENjRTCl7waMuFE8KrVuNpk6Kj-qqpzMLB7R5MjRy6a973gpF_eFgiY/w640-h640/Gods%20in%20Greek%20and%20Roman%20Life.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Gods in Greek and Roman Life</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTo92MF_CO9SZJhzjredxD93i9eaylcFBzq7fgRlm6nM4bzYuamScwhG9ZX14JRvLmNWzUOs6NXWy_9K-wS3wIFbi447mLWqy9D_PLp50ODx6cyNGJL8zMUX5s5jE_KcuneFQsGx8nHaSnRmkPQHUKAgfvQlUy8Klw49k3xy-rAgRPLpdk89BGGjiQ8qk/s800/Heroes%20Born%20From%20Gods%20and%20Humans.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="800" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTo92MF_CO9SZJhzjredxD93i9eaylcFBzq7fgRlm6nM4bzYuamScwhG9ZX14JRvLmNWzUOs6NXWy_9K-wS3wIFbi447mLWqy9D_PLp50ODx6cyNGJL8zMUX5s5jE_KcuneFQsGx8nHaSnRmkPQHUKAgfvQlUy8Klw49k3xy-rAgRPLpdk89BGGjiQ8qk/w640-h316/Heroes%20Born%20From%20Gods%20and%20Humans.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Heroes Born From Gods and Humans</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The exhibition also emphasizes how Rome’s embrace of Greek mythology
served as the foundation for a shared worldview that has forever linked the two
civilizations. Visitors will also learn about the religious nature of ancient
mythology and why the gods were depicted in human forms representing absolute
beauty.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNe06DKHdoeztc_JNOfa7xZs_q7BqqUYBTJd1kmK6BBbgXdRDht3K-35GKeFxXQcwXZ8c8RVZIJp9InvBirYPojXI4rYIcn2xgrUOPnx0K5HOUZgWQtIK4xuixLCKUlu-NV5lRri9GMBMFMY7ypA5XdTTeAgn-LLSnPAJSOv1MPVm65Penf6L5leBuKC8/s800/Oil%20Lamps.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="800" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNe06DKHdoeztc_JNOfa7xZs_q7BqqUYBTJd1kmK6BBbgXdRDht3K-35GKeFxXQcwXZ8c8RVZIJp9InvBirYPojXI4rYIcn2xgrUOPnx0K5HOUZgWQtIK4xuixLCKUlu-NV5lRri9GMBMFMY7ypA5XdTTeAgn-LLSnPAJSOv1MPVm65Penf6L5leBuKC8/w640-h342/Oil%20Lamps.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terracotta oil lamps</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The Human Sphere</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">," the second part, is dedicated to
portraiture from the two empires, focusing particularly on portrait sculptures,
which uniquely reveal the discrepancies between ancient </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Greece</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Rome</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> while highlighting the mutually beneficial relationship between the two
cultures. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_XBM-dmRUdvH8Opvu7l_8lPaXTiNl8oRTouVuyeFgSF6mPjZiQLgrKcSByjyUmwszNnCOgyZNlwykYzDQ5KYpnHZIijnzbyXpn2d1NeYk9MDAYD_f9v60qPLZG6Ft2F1PDAEwlTGum8zeu8JuH54q_-B3LH5_FqqZYqA-Ppa8BFKp-wvsnPyW5kyJLE/s800/The%20Human%20Sphere%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_XBM-dmRUdvH8Opvu7l_8lPaXTiNl8oRTouVuyeFgSF6mPjZiQLgrKcSByjyUmwszNnCOgyZNlwykYzDQ5KYpnHZIijnzbyXpn2d1NeYk9MDAYD_f9v60qPLZG6Ft2F1PDAEwlTGum8zeu8JuH54q_-B3LH5_FqqZYqA-Ppa8BFKp-wvsnPyW5kyJLE/w640-h480/The%20Human%20Sphere%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Roman villa themed "The Human Sphere" Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The space hosting this part of the exhibition was modeled after a
Roman villa, where portrait sculptures were predominantly displayed. At the
center of the exhibition, visitors can immerse themselves in the ambiance of
ancient </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Greece</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Rome</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">, where they are invited to engage in philosophical
conversations about gods, death, and existence, just as the ancient Greeks and
Romans did.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLt_rYWvRt_a3zSa3MooFruHiO_njVGLXD3hQI4k-AgYyaG6yni_d6f6zPDL00-CvxnFjdBGh4RGscOPHHXAhd_FvzbmTfO5TtoFeQ499nceidzm5wohJ9dmCWIfiCwshMUrr7BafCOZtWJtOTBh1CsJzb20pNuwK9YCB5xGyHBrPDy-vF5epo66C5bU/s800/The%20Human%20Sphere%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="800" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLt_rYWvRt_a3zSa3MooFruHiO_njVGLXD3hQI4k-AgYyaG6yni_d6f6zPDL00-CvxnFjdBGh4RGscOPHHXAhd_FvzbmTfO5TtoFeQ499nceidzm5wohJ9dmCWIfiCwshMUrr7BafCOZtWJtOTBh1CsJzb20pNuwK9YCB5xGyHBrPDy-vF5epo66C5bU/w640-h376/The%20Human%20Sphere%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Roman busts. At the center is the bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqmqr4MIz_NUKigRPlv4k815bbeG0yLJDpsCr9A3XQajieYRMrSco5f-oLgwfyZjIyRjPv0OdN6kYOJpqYkiDqvnhgwYAg3gM_SQwra0rjNkrVxEqLdO1Rf6ssj6H-Gckb9s8kIOIEtqOexBam1lDLi3vG9p_c69ygY-YMI7wPdkIUQEZnHkjsYXlmW0/s800/The%20Human%20Sphere%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="800" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqmqr4MIz_NUKigRPlv4k815bbeG0yLJDpsCr9A3XQajieYRMrSco5f-oLgwfyZjIyRjPv0OdN6kYOJpqYkiDqvnhgwYAg3gM_SQwra0rjNkrVxEqLdO1Rf6ssj6H-Gckb9s8kIOIEtqOexBam1lDLi3vG9p_c69ygY-YMI7wPdkIUQEZnHkjsYXlmW0/w640-h354/The%20Human%20Sphere%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Roman marble sculptures. The bust of Gaius Julius Caesar is at the center</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">"<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Empire of Shadows</b>," the third part, examines the
ancient Greek and Roman conceptions of the afterlife through tombstone art, a notion
that inspired ornate inscriptions and images to be engraved on cremation urns
and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcophagus">sarcophagi</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ekIEaycY2DvPMXxFMk67_CRUfTHHDkDxuowKVHCkTA3WQ7nrT_pvah_dUrQyvNLjcfVtROU9z3EI9tSLy6zIxXgomrI44oMvkO5S4VK-PwhocxSDQ30zd3p5frnpp93W-0BxOKXeTrhJCkALuA6cOh9eaTr-fg5435OdIi1gwmuEtnOIe5gZXdEbV_0/s800/The%20Empire%20of%20Shadows.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="800" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ekIEaycY2DvPMXxFMk67_CRUfTHHDkDxuowKVHCkTA3WQ7nrT_pvah_dUrQyvNLjcfVtROU9z3EI9tSLy6zIxXgomrI44oMvkO5S4VK-PwhocxSDQ30zd3p5frnpp93W-0BxOKXeTrhJCkALuA6cOh9eaTr-fg5435OdIi1gwmuEtnOIe5gZXdEbV_0/w640-h282/The%20Empire%20of%20Shadows.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"The Empire of Shadows" Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The exhibition includes
simple but informative work descriptions, as well as tactile exhibits and
braille signage for visitors with visual impairment and other disabilities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also features “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My Picks</b>,” a special video which offers new ways for visitors to
experience and enjoy the exhibited artworks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtdK2imf6BQw4NE9Yxl1OjWS6vdAVKBDUeYiTH89Wb2NUQgjPi2NUDH4WGbNSJMkhPFd_hUqko3KQ7WRrXtTbTsP0aA7W7BFHmRY5vmIt1FQ5wrYqi44xK9_16qjfPGSuIC-ylC7vgl-uXavCFLE6VN6dtRgNX0_bLE3CS7_5TlzN0sYfTvEOPwDYO3Q/s600/Athena%20or%20Minerva%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="484" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtdK2imf6BQw4NE9Yxl1OjWS6vdAVKBDUeYiTH89Wb2NUQgjPi2NUDH4WGbNSJMkhPFd_hUqko3KQ7WRrXtTbTsP0aA7W7BFHmRY5vmIt1FQ5wrYqi44xK9_16qjfPGSuIC-ylC7vgl-uXavCFLE6VN6dtRgNX0_bLE3CS7_5TlzN0sYfTvEOPwDYO3Q/w516-h640/Athena%20or%20Minerva%20(1).jpg" width="516" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Minerva/Athena</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezyKyL4wxipanmu6oZb2lE7Hc7ateU5qmM5WVf6D_pLB7t2Ji3BdAXfIemT66winVCpuiZgmY6FIYlOW_jj8rADRJLJunPqAkJpGKZ9sey7zpfYwhx7bvUOggBgLTQ9EDV1F5-yS_iCz463h0VaYxsgGYFLSyrcKnndL6Ys-D-eJAoBwunkOmwiZcYXc/s600/Statue%20of%20Bacchus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezyKyL4wxipanmu6oZb2lE7Hc7ateU5qmM5WVf6D_pLB7t2Ji3BdAXfIemT66winVCpuiZgmY6FIYlOW_jj8rADRJLJunPqAkJpGKZ9sey7zpfYwhx7bvUOggBgLTQ9EDV1F5-yS_iCz463h0VaYxsgGYFLSyrcKnndL6Ys-D-eJAoBwunkOmwiZcYXc/w498-h640/Statue%20of%20Bacchus.jpg" width="498" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Bacchus</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Here, eight acclaimed leaders from different fields (including a music
critic, a physicist, a fashion designer, a priest, and an actor) share their
personal perspectives and interpretations of one selected work from the
exhibition to help the audience better understand the two civilizations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aYe50MAXR5iLfArlCqJf4zr4lIcQy-Tb3mDm1aqfTFYMiAD6nEKcp-YWeInxxci_gOMzW2jI7AE2OSkkyAaw0k1Hfk2Ei0_SiybCc3WVEG4vJJx0EAYkaubMinny2jG-03n68W7tA5DldEjW5xaUcaZsZ29nUnMeUmbMobGaxfUVEGfDbSc8N1-NucU/s600/Beauty%20is%20Virtue%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="327" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aYe50MAXR5iLfArlCqJf4zr4lIcQy-Tb3mDm1aqfTFYMiAD6nEKcp-YWeInxxci_gOMzW2jI7AE2OSkkyAaw0k1Hfk2Ei0_SiybCc3WVEG4vJJx0EAYkaubMinny2jG-03n68W7tA5DldEjW5xaUcaZsZ29nUnMeUmbMobGaxfUVEGfDbSc8N1-NucU/w348-h640/Beauty%20is%20Virtue%20(2).jpg" width="348" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Beauty is Virtue</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Separate But Inseparable: Mythology and
Culture of Ancient Greece and Rome” Exhibition</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Ancient Greece and Rome Gallery (Room
311), World Arts Gallery, National Museum of Korea, 137, Seobinggo-ro, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongsan-gu">Yongsan-gu</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul">Seoul</a> 04383, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea">South Korea</a>. Tel : <a href="tel:+82-2-2077-9000">+82-2-2077-9000</a>. Open Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, 10 AM – 6 PM., Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10 AM
– 9 PM. Entry closes 30 minutes before the closing time. Closed on New
Year’s Day, Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day and Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day.
Admission free but charges apply for special exhibitions. Website: <a href="http://www.museum.go.kr/">www.museum.go.kr</a>. Guided tours (in Korean) are
conducted three times per day (11 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM). Coordinates: <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=National_Museum_of_Korea&params=37_31_26_N_126_58_49_E_type:landmark">37°31′26″N 126°58′49″E</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">How
to Get There</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: By subway,
take Line 4 or the Gyeongui-Joungang Line (Munsan-Yongmun) to Ichon
Station. Go out Exit 2 and walk 150 m. toward Yongsan Family
Park. Information on elevator: An elevator is located in the direction of Exit
1 and Exit 2 of Ichon Station.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Cebu
Blue Ocean Academy</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">:
Building 5, EGI Hotel and Resort, M.L. Quezon National Highway,
Looc, Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu 6015, Philippines. Tel: (032)
888-9868. E-mail: <a href="mailto:pinesbaguio@gmail.com">pinesbaguio@gmail.com</a>.
Website: <a href="http://www.cebublueocean.com/">www.cebublueocean.com</a>.
Baguio City (Benguet) Sister School: Pines International Academy, Romel
Mansion, 3 Ignacio Villamor St., Brgy. Lualhati, Baguio City,
Benguet, Philippines. Tel: 1 754-255-9818. E-mail: <a href="mailto:pinesbaguio@gmail.com">pinesbaguio@gmail.com</a>. Website: <a href="http://www.pinesacademy.com/">www.pinesacademy.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0137 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea37.5238506 126.98047029.2136167638211575 91.8242202 65.834084436178841 162.1367202tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-28771918402525624212023-06-13T19:30:00.040-07:002023-06-14T21:59:24.778-07:00“Ceramics and Cultural Currency: Exchanges of Pottery and Prestige” Exhibit (Ayala Museum, Makati City, Metro Manila)<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDUcG7s66N-f1d7IwIMaOT_V2aoGzJZMNOtJVnnFnp-Lr7jJjnjrNGPvhsJPLGikgF2uuplzaNflUns1KhjRKSIPN1LETo_8_VTlQFw_lpZqKcCSdVcFC1MwUY2UA8rx5R50el4INVt_oBWTADPdvOpjhaOhE_3oN8QfdOVnah1pLmtvwXR8YwTv_/s800/Ceramics%20and%20Cultural%20Currency%20(13).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="800" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDUcG7s66N-f1d7IwIMaOT_V2aoGzJZMNOtJVnnFnp-Lr7jJjnjrNGPvhsJPLGikgF2uuplzaNflUns1KhjRKSIPN1LETo_8_VTlQFw_lpZqKcCSdVcFC1MwUY2UA8rx5R50el4INVt_oBWTADPdvOpjhaOhE_3oN8QfdOVnah1pLmtvwXR8YwTv_/w640-h404/Ceramics%20and%20Cultural%20Currency%20(13).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; text-align: left;">The “Ceramics and Cultural Currency: Exchanges of Pottery and Prestige” Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The “Ceramics and Cultural
Currency: Exchanges of Pottery and Prestige” Exhibit, a permanent exhibit (reopened last August 3, 2022) curated by Kenneth C.
Esguerra, Marinella Andrea C. Mina, examines the practical, social, economic,
and spiritual values that Filipinos ascribed to these trade wares over a
millennium of exchange. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTmVuaDH8Suxi1ZViklsFboC_C8AHXRk7BFA4XI_hJCrxBpoOVFCk-frmlpBXRLrCfZ0nZZKagKWVSiZp6vxRPZGDT6C6_quX9WWtPy_qq2tag0knTb1iO1c-gldwRgXlbsV-Mxy4H9kHbBnie6sDebL30kwwc8kmPi9ietU9vvQZIY3Dsb8Uhvum/s713/Ceramics%20and%20Cultural%20Currency%20(25).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="713" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTmVuaDH8Suxi1ZViklsFboC_C8AHXRk7BFA4XI_hJCrxBpoOVFCk-frmlpBXRLrCfZ0nZZKagKWVSiZp6vxRPZGDT6C6_quX9WWtPy_qq2tag0knTb1iO1c-gldwRgXlbsV-Mxy4H9kHbBnie6sDebL30kwwc8kmPi9ietU9vvQZIY3Dsb8Uhvum/w640-h538/Ceramics%20and%20Cultural%20Currency%20(25).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Blue-and-white dishes recovered from the Calatagan archaelogical site in Batangas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">It features a selection, from a long-term loan to Ayala Museum from the Roberto
T. Villanueva Collection of Chinese and Southeast Asian ceramics, of more than 150
ceramic pieces found in the Philippines.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvB9czQTLsPo2rxv1KPQgDBBwj4cs0C8-llVY-_V3Qry9hoeAJ4jHeGg4gGri5GL3YY2uxtWccCURMQe_68QMs5ELmCxylUf7mjC5WvdzI_3Ek8ynRJDkauvjDL8ie6RTTwD6Uwj0FsZ4DI7DJ5Za9gEvJDaIk4g3aTaTdUrt_hAeR-WgrnCZu830/s705/Ceramics%20and%20Cultural%20Currency%20(29).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="705" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvB9czQTLsPo2rxv1KPQgDBBwj4cs0C8-llVY-_V3Qry9hoeAJ4jHeGg4gGri5GL3YY2uxtWccCURMQe_68QMs5ELmCxylUf7mjC5WvdzI_3Ek8ynRJDkauvjDL8ie6RTTwD6Uwj0FsZ4DI7DJ5Za9gEvJDaIk4g3aTaTdUrt_hAeR-WgrnCZu830/w640-h544/Ceramics%20and%20Cultural%20Currency%20(29).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celadon jars and cups recovered in Butuan, Agusan del Norte</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Arguably one of the most
comprehensive collections of ceramics found in the Philippines, these <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chinese and Southeast Asian trade ceramics
found in the Philippine archipelago, dating as far back as the 11<sup>th</sup>
century, indicate the active participation of our forefathers in a wide network
of inland and inter-island trade and cultural exchange in the region as early
as the ninth century.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVavnEgiem0ZCZl82z3f-V-WTkBs8ZahEEM9clDoh3V2cd9FvdyMZdx6y1CUS0H4S3ISgCLF8DS-3M7jG25CbRIBdnpdinnWV38-3ULKLHod3YGnU3IuDAoJHjC2oyQ4SA7ZXF2jSLpPq4AoyaBUJ1HpbY3vgT8PYhJFdMR4b7TqAtxd2UsB3YA8R_/s800/Ceramics%20and%20Cultural%20Currency%20(41).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="800" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVavnEgiem0ZCZl82z3f-V-WTkBs8ZahEEM9clDoh3V2cd9FvdyMZdx6y1CUS0H4S3ISgCLF8DS-3M7jG25CbRIBdnpdinnWV38-3ULKLHod3YGnU3IuDAoJHjC2oyQ4SA7ZXF2jSLpPq4AoyaBUJ1HpbY3vgT8PYhJFdMR4b7TqAtxd2UsB3YA8R_/w640-h138/Ceramics%20and%20Cultural%20Currency%20(41).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The right side of the exhibit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">At both ends of the gallery, I
encountered large maps that situate where these objects came from, how they
reached the archipelago, and where were they found locally. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="800" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7lwAjGtMZjAZ8NG8-YsmXBvnYtjh6WmxBRfAFnSxCNokH_WEmhyhWAHTaAPQd9CCsCyeeOkzMVZHmgOtfxRz7Kh1OVjZ991cZ_CbD5k2OdaSWfDniMtG5LTOHfBKQXT9D1I77MFQhMtM8dkz6XzlO8OzgTVhe0MjqL-oenlJDJ1tsODiXwUVzK7m/w640-h168/Ceramics%20and%20Cultural%20Currency%20(30).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The left side of the gallery</span></td></tr></tbody></table></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7lwAjGtMZjAZ8NG8-YsmXBvnYtjh6WmxBRfAFnSxCNokH_WEmhyhWAHTaAPQd9CCsCyeeOkzMVZHmgOtfxRz7Kh1OVjZ991cZ_CbD5k2OdaSWfDniMtG5LTOHfBKQXT9D1I77MFQhMtM8dkz6XzlO8OzgTVhe0MjqL-oenlJDJ1tsODiXwUVzK7m/s800/Ceramics%20and%20Cultural%20Currency%20(30).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The left hand displays in the
gallery provide a brief introduction to what ceramics are and the variety of
material found in the Philippines. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oGs4qn2t8fU2EM02Kn1G3mSq2gnlO8l7XwBRUyVV1_5y4AcnEMz-oDZ_CPIvSUzacZyDVHarcuIYlG1YEiiAAZmqa3tTEwMGCFsR0EpYVTNj5rjYSKq8GxaZfDRGVHnFNyASm7D16dNEVfLfrpGRpN30H5zCrFQvzM4ME73JOkZ-nbAdy7dVq_r_/s619/Ceramics%20and%20Cultural%20Currency%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="619" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oGs4qn2t8fU2EM02Kn1G3mSq2gnlO8l7XwBRUyVV1_5y4AcnEMz-oDZ_CPIvSUzacZyDVHarcuIYlG1YEiiAAZmqa3tTEwMGCFsR0EpYVTNj5rjYSKq8GxaZfDRGVHnFNyASm7D16dNEVfLfrpGRpN30H5zCrFQvzM4ME73JOkZ-nbAdy7dVq_r_/w640-h620/Ceramics%20and%20Cultural%20Currency%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trade jars at the center of the gallery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">In the center is a display of
a variety of trade jars as well as a scaled reproductions of a <i>parao </i>(111 x 70
x 67 cms.), used by the Tausug and Badjaos to sail from Mindanao to the
Visayas, to Luzon and within Southeast Asia, and a <i>casco </i>(100 x 39 x 80 cms.),
a type of barge used to carry cargo along lakes and rivers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZTTCt4-pkS37bvrWGLCaR3FcIpbz8_BT2rCHwl6AwKUXbf8b9PNP7ACJOqXsY_vcO83TYfMd37evVdm4QNbWvR4CgxKjcRlZsGQJKxH4Ng8tle8ZgRjI9pICxH8Y_WJHOv0bx-Iej8Vr5TH_LJWjX1YxkfFOBzYHKYTJpev5wWGtLxh8vxHB4XNM/s800/Casco%20Model.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZTTCt4-pkS37bvrWGLCaR3FcIpbz8_BT2rCHwl6AwKUXbf8b9PNP7ACJOqXsY_vcO83TYfMd37evVdm4QNbWvR4CgxKjcRlZsGQJKxH4Ng8tle8ZgRjI9pICxH8Y_WJHOv0bx-Iej8Vr5TH_LJWjX1YxkfFOBzYHKYTJpev5wWGtLxh8vxHB4XNM/w640-h480/Casco%20Model.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Model of a casco</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The right section of the
gallery examines the central question of the </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">exhibition—why are there so
many trade ceramics in the Philippines?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sPnnWrz4xNH_8rR-PlWUyHu1jnKBP5NHL2BMN19MF5_GQxcN2AfJlHLFVVb-AjLGD1Qn9FtM1OzS90bUvdz6NnpD0acxbtHDHtLQWaaGkpcJHS5XI_lbbxoM3HHo_smI0L2mJ8IC2U_WWaMsqN7Z_kXoHynZqJOyxZikzg18KcqRlbKyU_zzZosV/s800/Parao%20Model%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sPnnWrz4xNH_8rR-PlWUyHu1jnKBP5NHL2BMN19MF5_GQxcN2AfJlHLFVVb-AjLGD1Qn9FtM1OzS90bUvdz6NnpD0acxbtHDHtLQWaaGkpcJHS5XI_lbbxoM3HHo_smI0L2mJ8IC2U_WWaMsqN7Z_kXoHynZqJOyxZikzg18KcqRlbKyU_zzZosV/w640-h480/Parao%20Model%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Model of a parao</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Ceramics
and Cultural Currency: Exchanges of Pottery and Prestige” Exhibit</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">:<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>4/F,<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>Ayala Museum, Makati Ave. cor. De la
Rosa St., Greenbelt Park, Makati City 1224.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mobile number: (0945) 567-4221.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Open Wednesdays-Sundays; 10AM - 6PM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Email: <a href="mailto:hello@ayalamuseum.org" target="_blank">hello@ayalamuseum.org</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Website: <a href="http://www.ayalamuseum.org/">www.ayalamuseum.org</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0Makati Avenue, Greenbelt Park, corner Dela Rosa Street, Ayala Center, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines14.5536226 121.0232446-13.756611236178845 85.8669946 42.86385643617885 156.1794946tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-27654095048867291192023-05-25T23:30:00.143-07:002023-06-05T20:56:05.683-07:00“Sounds of Blackness" Exhibit (Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Taguig City, Metro Manila)<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdMPSqfb4Fp5JD2uZ5oi_ZKEJuU2wuLiHsyG0aANVFH2zRE-M2j-VH2kFLgvajW-d23HfpLp7y3BJl7egDL1enGnW98HszWwY_bl8Buhe7lZWCCNCG7TjeBK7UrhPh1yaLdaFu5z6KKPvpI7gtr308bTWuit7VdtJ8GZf6sLBWk_y4myDmj23Enwp/s800/Sounds%20of%20Blackness%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdMPSqfb4Fp5JD2uZ5oi_ZKEJuU2wuLiHsyG0aANVFH2zRE-M2j-VH2kFLgvajW-d23HfpLp7y3BJl7egDL1enGnW98HszWwY_bl8Buhe7lZWCCNCG7TjeBK7UrhPh1yaLdaFu5z6KKPvpI7gtr308bTWuit7VdtJ8GZf6sLBWk_y4myDmj23Enwp/w640-h480/Sounds%20of%20Blackness%20(5).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The "Sounds of Blackness" Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The powerful group exhibition
“Sounds of Blackness,” opened last March 14 at the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdG3B6pDaZ4QDeVGLbGZgeLSyvTztzFDHMDozHiqZ1pQjD8Eg/viewform" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Metropolitan Museum
of Manila</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> and curated by
Larry Ossei-Mensah, brings together a diverse group of visual artists from the
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_diaspora">African Diaspora</a> whose practices articulate a multiplicity of ideas and
perspectives through various mediums.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Check out “<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2023/05/metropolitan-museum-of-manila-taguig-city-metro-manila.html">Metropolitan Museum of Manila</a>”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEiUCFXSw0VuatVMLZN3A2C4s-LaHzHo6yn3Ll8u669kuikgurUkdezWIG7-dE4QOyrsrsvcZ9YSN4U4u2VGuclDCmKhcD1GlMqf2SoE8y-vRrc-OB6Q3Q2tAAamjzANTj3v2terFCaX8ctEniJIZNF_HkJotCn0GjvKkBjgSRY8Q1FlCagKrben4/s800/Sounds%20of%20Blackness%20(8).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEiUCFXSw0VuatVMLZN3A2C4s-LaHzHo6yn3Ll8u669kuikgurUkdezWIG7-dE4QOyrsrsvcZ9YSN4U4u2VGuclDCmKhcD1GlMqf2SoE8y-vRrc-OB6Q3Q2tAAamjzANTj3v2terFCaX8ctEniJIZNF_HkJotCn0GjvKkBjgSRY8Q1FlCagKrben4/w640-h480/Sounds%20of%20Blackness%20(8).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Sounds of Blackness" Exhibit</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The exhibition, showcasing
artworks that stimulate the senses (similar to how music’s vibratory capacity
impacts its listeners), features works evoke expressions of joy, pain, beauty,
and the complexities of Black life around the globe, and highlighting a range
of styles from emerging to established artists, many of whom will be exhibiting
in the Philippines for the first time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9QwHN7pSVw54XGGAjQUpPPAk0clU8sf4usS5CWpVuQhw74KgNFhQgGm6VbKB9a8YZVk-qTOIulIEDmRGy-C676aPBff7qa7FYtTVQsYtQ2_PZZh6nINh33-Zexwf5b00oEJBEV60i1aF8qFdoZH4pCGMnr6hNU1toze_yECdm8ZHPOE0yXTGHFWF/s600/Ancestral%20Whisper%20(Wahab%20Saheed,%20acrylic,%20charcoal,%20chalk%20and%20oil%20on%20pastel,%202021).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9QwHN7pSVw54XGGAjQUpPPAk0clU8sf4usS5CWpVuQhw74KgNFhQgGm6VbKB9a8YZVk-qTOIulIEDmRGy-C676aPBff7qa7FYtTVQsYtQ2_PZZh6nINh33-Zexwf5b00oEJBEV60i1aF8qFdoZH4pCGMnr6hNU1toze_yECdm8ZHPOE0yXTGHFWF/w562-h640/Ancestral%20Whisper%20(Wahab%20Saheed,%20acrylic,%20charcoal,%20chalk%20and%20oil%20on%20pastel,%202021).JPG" width="562" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ancestral Whisper (Wahab Saheed, acrylic, charcoal, <br />chalk and oil on pastel, 2021)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NxSDDp8psV_l0Q70HXva1-I5tGhdE8yoWull-yENEyRK77P9kuBnXn8y1ZuPsw8mX9oCspMUSdycSIuiqB-FSyNIwvQv4xsvCsHsPAwvItDWAtoXm6mxn-GdGIPDKw3Ov3TvZQIDX5-99OwnQZhHTyBfD901pgWtMFWYLAf3By2jMuYs9GUymA4L/s600/Draped%20in%20Color%20(David%20White,%20mixed%20velvet%20tiles,%20cotton%20trim,%202021).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="518" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NxSDDp8psV_l0Q70HXva1-I5tGhdE8yoWull-yENEyRK77P9kuBnXn8y1ZuPsw8mX9oCspMUSdycSIuiqB-FSyNIwvQv4xsvCsHsPAwvItDWAtoXm6mxn-GdGIPDKw3Ov3TvZQIDX5-99OwnQZhHTyBfD901pgWtMFWYLAf3By2jMuYs9GUymA4L/w552-h640/Draped%20in%20Color%20(David%20White,%20mixed%20velvet%20tiles,%20cotton%20trim,%202021).JPG" width="552" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Draped in Color (David White, mixed velvet tiles, cotton trim, 2021)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Running through June 27, the
exhibition includes a carefully selected set of works from the collection of
Filipino art patron and enthusiast Timothy Tan plus other pieces from private
collectors throughout Asia, offering a holistic perspective and deeper
cross-section of both art and artists. Sounds of Blackness also had a
walk through, open to the public and free of charge, with Larry Ossei-Mensah himself
last March 15, from 11 AM to 12 noon.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlo_bIRBT0c0Z0dgcTTrXYo_QrCukiJon8-3d7sa6KRm4DpFx_V3SKt5midvhdt5n3orhvCkxCDKzXOjKt_IQGQuqBhjHu9zXIPbOea7Egg2-4ko1rgN43QVBLfdTNdYC4rxGikcVa9BUMeW31U0MpZnOWUb8ufgi70k84fW6DXbHm3lVxxIxOPDRn/s630/Beloved%20Bliss%20-%20Big%20Black%20Rainbow%20(Vaughn%20Spann,%20polymer%20paint%20and%20terrycloth%20on%20canvas,%202020).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="630" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlo_bIRBT0c0Z0dgcTTrXYo_QrCukiJon8-3d7sa6KRm4DpFx_V3SKt5midvhdt5n3orhvCkxCDKzXOjKt_IQGQuqBhjHu9zXIPbOea7Egg2-4ko1rgN43QVBLfdTNdYC4rxGikcVa9BUMeW31U0MpZnOWUb8ufgi70k84fW6DXbHm3lVxxIxOPDRn/w640-h610/Beloved%20Bliss%20-%20Big%20Black%20Rainbow%20(Vaughn%20Spann,%20polymer%20paint%20and%20terrycloth%20on%20canvas,%202020).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beloved Bliss - Big Black Rainbow (Vaughn Spann, polymer paint and <br />terrycloth on canvas, 2020)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0sVjb55PbUqcI-P4xtUBqk01YYJjpHLmMOJyM2mr-8LK7kj4bSwn7rxabaSQK2O3hLUC4H_7qv2aMvrBEr5b4en5BVprkqpQgVAjY_IoDi0nnE11POtAD2Bkqih-_LVzz4lx07brkOBSF95zPJAx_Oc4muKGC9xIafz596EQ46kHJC56-zKLmw8R/s602/Forthcoming%20-%20NYC%20(Simphiwe%20Ndzube,%20oil%20on%20canvas%20and%20leather,%202021).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="602" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0sVjb55PbUqcI-P4xtUBqk01YYJjpHLmMOJyM2mr-8LK7kj4bSwn7rxabaSQK2O3hLUC4H_7qv2aMvrBEr5b4en5BVprkqpQgVAjY_IoDi0nnE11POtAD2Bkqih-_LVzz4lx07brkOBSF95zPJAx_Oc4muKGC9xIafz596EQ46kHJC56-zKLmw8R/w640-h638/Forthcoming%20-%20NYC%20(Simphiwe%20Ndzube,%20oil%20on%20canvas%20and%20leather,%202021).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forthcoming - NYC (Simphiwe Ndzube, oil on canvas and leather, 2021)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The exhibition, inspired by
the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Awards">Grammy Awards</a>-winning and U.S.-based musical ensemble of the same name, aims
to stimulate the senses in much the same way that the vibratory capacity of
music can impact its listeners. The selection includes paintings,
sculptures, a short film on dance and other unique conceptual pieces that
pushes the limit of traditional, two-dimensional art.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BzMcF3cjWDBi94JgsCvkLyTtnG9RCm4oCN8CDKXFlo1VzASOS7DmQiXuZRJRJzxphFNWHj1cXoV7xcjr7IOrlkfVk-P_XkmzWxa2VPxG7zz1zSMx_m_83NA1vo5-ql_gnISx1BxakMCkBmCkAbNraro0UJfVTOvXlEP_9h4WwVaf0cZXih-iyypf/s800/The%20Comedian%20(Nathaniel%20Mary%20Quinn,%20giclee%20printed%20on%20Hahnemuhle%20German%20ecthing,%20310%20gsm,%202017).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BzMcF3cjWDBi94JgsCvkLyTtnG9RCm4oCN8CDKXFlo1VzASOS7DmQiXuZRJRJzxphFNWHj1cXoV7xcjr7IOrlkfVk-P_XkmzWxa2VPxG7zz1zSMx_m_83NA1vo5-ql_gnISx1BxakMCkBmCkAbNraro0UJfVTOvXlEP_9h4WwVaf0cZXih-iyypf/w640-h480/The%20Comedian%20(Nathaniel%20Mary%20Quinn,%20giclee%20printed%20on%20Hahnemuhle%20German%20ecthing,%20310%20gsm,%202017).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Comedian (Nathaniel Mary Quinn, giclee printed <br />on Hahnemuhle German ecthing, 310 gsm, 2017)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfqiLmXuYsiORdpkuXHhL35o8mX_Jay6krmI6gxPWuDl4vABQ6lZWPCBMenYyLL6UFqez7yRqLR3g7vd5fN7682U7exrZpvtUa5NP4k3-iPFsasrZc1LeATRXLdnOANi9hjdUUMLwmsLSAgdK2HrLMP8BdzAHBzO6IF6nTEMPRn6D_ujSPBpwORld/s619/Susan's%20World%20(Sesse%20Elangwe,%20acrylic%20on%20canvas,%202022).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="619" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfqiLmXuYsiORdpkuXHhL35o8mX_Jay6krmI6gxPWuDl4vABQ6lZWPCBMenYyLL6UFqez7yRqLR3g7vd5fN7682U7exrZpvtUa5NP4k3-iPFsasrZc1LeATRXLdnOANi9hjdUUMLwmsLSAgdK2HrLMP8BdzAHBzO6IF6nTEMPRn6D_ujSPBpwORld/w640-h620/Susan's%20World%20(Sesse%20Elangwe,%20acrylic%20on%20canvas,%202022).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Susan's World (Sesse Elangwe, acrylic on canvas, 2022)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Accompanying the exhibit is a
100-song <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1GjY6AOxNiWn9nsQw7EhuW?si=5daff77b9a784bd5" target="_blank">soundscape</a> (also called “Sounds of Blackness”), celebrating
the multiplicity of Black expression and complementing the exhibition’s goal of
reflecting and highlighting the depth and breadth of Black creativity, curated
by Carolyn “CC” Concepcion of </span><a href="https://www.artnoir.co/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">ARTNOIR</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">, a New-York-based global collective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Closing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the loop between visual art and music, it
takes the listener on an auditory journey celebrating the multiplicity of Black
expression.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9S0SYmMEDuhhVVyZ2PlwxobV0yhsMC6MjgJHFkSZl3AYyJB_dz0oihgLkS8SSdCwBe8BL3gdFzBJuZ93lRBnB9kGZHW6rUVoyMuwQNPWLdr30dM7-2i4pwRNTeTR3j4Vddxcc__4ZUwlZcx4wJcJZyQHIyU4cgfOdX3pafXzwaN-QQO2hVeo75vut/s800/Everything%20We%20See%20Hides%20Another%20Thing%20(Hank%20Willis%20Thomas,%20polished%20bronze,%202020).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9S0SYmMEDuhhVVyZ2PlwxobV0yhsMC6MjgJHFkSZl3AYyJB_dz0oihgLkS8SSdCwBe8BL3gdFzBJuZ93lRBnB9kGZHW6rUVoyMuwQNPWLdr30dM7-2i4pwRNTeTR3j4Vddxcc__4ZUwlZcx4wJcJZyQHIyU4cgfOdX3pafXzwaN-QQO2hVeo75vut/w640-h320/Everything%20We%20See%20Hides%20Another%20Thing%20(Hank%20Willis%20Thomas,%20polished%20bronze,%202020).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everything We See Hides Another Thing (Hank Willis Thomas, polished bronze, 2020)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRh9JLtfPI-RAetH7q-j_tVjlYFJq9BOMtsinWng1KT8wmewqH7eBq128Z_9nCeCgkxHd8ZrDdSt0h_KzjXdJyPT9GGD8rnLYp6NwuWp2bfbqAYv3ss6BYJ8jN4b03vRmM9XsIwFozbq8fFgoaY3ue1wUna6cuZ6S__bNaRKnHfkAGjo9gY2z0_Ma/s674/Louis%20XVI,%20The%20Sun%20King%20(Kehinde%20Wiley,%20cast%20marble%20dust,%20powder%20resin,%202006).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="674" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRh9JLtfPI-RAetH7q-j_tVjlYFJq9BOMtsinWng1KT8wmewqH7eBq128Z_9nCeCgkxHd8ZrDdSt0h_KzjXdJyPT9GGD8rnLYp6NwuWp2bfbqAYv3ss6BYJ8jN4b03vRmM9XsIwFozbq8fFgoaY3ue1wUna6cuZ6S__bNaRKnHfkAGjo9gY2z0_Ma/w640-h570/Louis%20XVI,%20The%20Sun%20King%20(Kehinde%20Wiley,%20cast%20marble%20dust,%20powder%20resin,%202006).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Louis XVI, The Sun King (Kehinde Wiley, cast marble dust, powder resin, 2006)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The exhibition was sponsored
by Flexiform, Poliform, Sta. Elena Construction& Development Corporation
and Ruby Jack’s Steakhouse and Bar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNsOFyrP0ngOeUwlGNZM_JKdG4C_vxecu-o6L6L5hnfDkg9r7O2xMf5wAwWMetq5i5xOH34Caijxhjhi2dXun8ArqtgQ3PViB91DZvGfUj88vugSUKyMmNZnBE7ZFbNTYh-DSsym3FoDmQGJdsYAVP6zknRh3N0aZ5tAvZ_kYiFoDM807XRB6RtEA/s600/Hello%20Queen%20(Izere%20Antoine,%20acrylic%20on%20canvas,%202022).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="486" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNsOFyrP0ngOeUwlGNZM_JKdG4C_vxecu-o6L6L5hnfDkg9r7O2xMf5wAwWMetq5i5xOH34Caijxhjhi2dXun8ArqtgQ3PViB91DZvGfUj88vugSUKyMmNZnBE7ZFbNTYh-DSsym3FoDmQGJdsYAVP6zknRh3N0aZ5tAvZ_kYiFoDM807XRB6RtEA/w518-h640/Hello%20Queen%20(Izere%20Antoine,%20acrylic%20on%20canvas,%202022).JPG" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello Queen (Izere Antoine, acrylic on canvas, 2022)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvh7yBeQD7CB4THxs_gZbD81hEBwITxE7lgWQR3HML5387y0CK4YU0bpRVERa7Y4hYmf2JmvWv1mrGsx67MP8h-DoASIPaYhosJDdRt7PWkrzkzr42HVTP-sclGU0v17BhclwpUsNvC0RIt42x4wJCUiSrSLoj6hmxJzObNeQiL7BNYM5lx5MVacS/s600/Kept%20Awake%20(Patrick%20Eugene,%20oil%20on%20canvas,%202021).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvh7yBeQD7CB4THxs_gZbD81hEBwITxE7lgWQR3HML5387y0CK4YU0bpRVERa7Y4hYmf2JmvWv1mrGsx67MP8h-DoASIPaYhosJDdRt7PWkrzkzr42HVTP-sclGU0v17BhclwpUsNvC0RIt42x4wJCUiSrSLoj6hmxJzObNeQiL7BNYM5lx5MVacS/w538-h640/Kept%20Awake%20(Patrick%20Eugene,%20oil%20on%20canvas,%202021).JPG" width="538" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Kept Awake (Patrick Eugene, oil on canvas, 2021)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Participating Artists:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Patrick Alston</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Izere Antoine</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Amoako Boafo</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Kim Dacres</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Delphine Desane</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Sesse Elangwe</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Patrick Eugène</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Ufuoma Essi</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Charles Gaines</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Alex Gardner</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Alteronce Gumby</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Hugh Hayden</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Rashid Johnson</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Tunji Adeniyi-Jones</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Spencer Lewis</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Hugo McCloud</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Simphiwe Ndzube</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Toyin Ojih Odutola</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Nathaniel Mary Quinn</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Wahab Saheed</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Tschabalala Self</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Vaughn Spann</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Hank Willis Thomas</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Bongani Tshabalala</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">David “Mr. StarCity” White</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Kehinde Wiley</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioG5WDLdyd98QenCjieQ2EDqHnuWBJ3gO8eX7NU-HgCriprfzuhUAbUwD-Z-F4-BE2y3akcm3uXDjIZ2mRM-ItKll5CfIuB-n_pap9aJRQhAWQ4NVXHOvUIbb884nLgJxA1vQxYYZtrtk3KGVKg3Of652ivp_cs3KGzLlNjaSxRTZK3arzheN7WboF/s600/Light%20on%20the%20Path%20II%20(Simphiwe%20Ndzube,%20acrylic,%20fabric,%20duct%20tape,%20resin,%20shoe%20and%20synthetic%20braids%20on%20linen,%202019).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioG5WDLdyd98QenCjieQ2EDqHnuWBJ3gO8eX7NU-HgCriprfzuhUAbUwD-Z-F4-BE2y3akcm3uXDjIZ2mRM-ItKll5CfIuB-n_pap9aJRQhAWQ4NVXHOvUIbb884nLgJxA1vQxYYZtrtk3KGVKg3Of652ivp_cs3KGzLlNjaSxRTZK3arzheN7WboF/w470-h640/Light%20on%20the%20Path%20II%20(Simphiwe%20Ndzube,%20acrylic,%20fabric,%20duct%20tape,%20resin,%20shoe%20and%20synthetic%20braids%20on%20linen,%202019).JPG" width="470" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light on the Path II (Simphiwe Ndzube, acrylic, fabric, <br />duct tape, resin, shoe and synthetic braids on linen, 2019)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLDVArksbIjGVBz2PB8bLN70rcdfO45_Z_RjrSFl9j2bopVFkZekGps8TTRaCVWXBZcUVGFevvArfhggulVtw3e-PQE7hKRs7pGQtuNJtAJcVkn2-dHkZJxSmHjzylUlT5txDsKl4ypnwuAI6EDN1jwfJ_8MJOeFeBgHkCFYZjaenX4YnnOr5O9Q3/s600/Out%20of%20Body%20(Tschabalal%20Self,%20quilted%20fabric,%20edition%20of%2030,%202020).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="521" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLDVArksbIjGVBz2PB8bLN70rcdfO45_Z_RjrSFl9j2bopVFkZekGps8TTRaCVWXBZcUVGFevvArfhggulVtw3e-PQE7hKRs7pGQtuNJtAJcVkn2-dHkZJxSmHjzylUlT5txDsKl4ypnwuAI6EDN1jwfJ_8MJOeFeBgHkCFYZjaenX4YnnOr5O9Q3/w556-h640/Out%20of%20Body%20(Tschabalal%20Self,%20quilted%20fabric,%20edition%20of%2030,%202020).JPG" width="556" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Out of Body (Tschabalal Self, quilted fabric, edition of 30, 2020)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The Ghanaian-American curator
Larry Ossei-Mensah, a native of The Bronx a cultural critic and angel investor
who uses art as a forum to redefine how we view ourselves and the world, has
organized exhibits at global venues like the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Contemporary_Art_Denver">Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Denver</a>, Ben Brown Fine Arts in
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong">Hong Kong</a> & <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London">London</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art">Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art</a> (MASS MoCA), and the 7th <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_Biennale">Athens Biennale</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens">Athens</a>,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece">Greece </a>(which he co-curated with OSMK Social Club).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HO7BTnQR5Wj67238YEnEdR-k9T147P1UXSe57ipZiRM33YRcuGh17lxpaLy5t6l56nMLtuKudmyk1G32TpCI4FD5VtLgPErK9bO3h0w0AUExNpGSgWzHLM-VNGtU1aSiUd64scE5MMWyTt5DfxiMibHBUIJVTj-RRMF7Lfeo_BFionHe9MtM2m6v/s600/Jimmy%20(Kim%20Dacres,%20tires,%20screws,%20paint,%202017)%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HO7BTnQR5Wj67238YEnEdR-k9T147P1UXSe57ipZiRM33YRcuGh17lxpaLy5t6l56nMLtuKudmyk1G32TpCI4FD5VtLgPErK9bO3h0w0AUExNpGSgWzHLM-VNGtU1aSiUd64scE5MMWyTt5DfxiMibHBUIJVTj-RRMF7Lfeo_BFionHe9MtM2m6v/w480-h640/Jimmy%20(Kim%20Dacres,%20tires,%20screws,%20paint,%202017)%20(2).JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jimmy (Kim Dacres, tires, screws, paint, 2017)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Vqd05CGNwyRDR-_9_2EbdPjDa8QsTzvZIRvko8pt5WYerJc6FiXcg81kPB3ktZjl8lfgIvf7jfzUUCRf8gZ4th2SQCoEUewu7oiQOPvnaPJP0A0mEFrHxn0LzZotyCHl-vTaxH9A_lP0VUEMHWkP5vzosl6K6-Y-4Saqi8zbz7Uf1KUJ5w2QS33N/s600/Navient%20(Hugh%20Hayden,%20wooden%20sculpture,%202021)%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Vqd05CGNwyRDR-_9_2EbdPjDa8QsTzvZIRvko8pt5WYerJc6FiXcg81kPB3ktZjl8lfgIvf7jfzUUCRf8gZ4th2SQCoEUewu7oiQOPvnaPJP0A0mEFrHxn0LzZotyCHl-vTaxH9A_lP0VUEMHWkP5vzosl6K6-Y-4Saqi8zbz7Uf1KUJ5w2QS33N/w480-h640/Navient%20(Hugh%20Hayden,%20wooden%20sculpture,%202021)%20(2).JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Navient (Hugh Hayden, wooden sculpture, 2021)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">He has also organized
exhibitions and programs at commercial and nonprofit spaces featuring artists
such as Firelei Baez, Steve McQueen, Catherine Opie, Nick Cave, Guadalupe</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Maravilla, Ebony G. Patterson, Judy Chicago,
Stanley Whitney, to name a few. He has also collaborated on several
Web3-related projects with creative minds such as Derrick Adams x Jay-Z,
Marco Brambilla, and Mikael Owunna. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9v5fNyP3XD_P3x3L-ixinUOmbgW0QPHD5DXo6xwFgabpqroEzVmZ8GErX34U3nv4k9TCgsjgPnJO0nrazNEKLFql4RnHuN2PcC5I9gcGLXgsM4Fgi8MF2uhameCWDTj6JvLpPLTgq4HykzW2H9Ye2uru7fPU84_RQ-s9gI0IfOjEcmBcX2Wz6B2w/s800/Nomad%20(Toyin%20Ojih%20Odutola,%20charcoal,%20pastel%20and%20pencil%20on%20paper2016).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="800" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9v5fNyP3XD_P3x3L-ixinUOmbgW0QPHD5DXo6xwFgabpqroEzVmZ8GErX34U3nv4k9TCgsjgPnJO0nrazNEKLFql4RnHuN2PcC5I9gcGLXgsM4Fgi8MF2uhameCWDTj6JvLpPLTgq4HykzW2H9Ye2uru7fPU84_RQ-s9gI0IfOjEcmBcX2Wz6B2w/w640-h478/Nomad%20(Toyin%20Ojih%20Odutola,%20charcoal,%20pastel%20and%20pencil%20on%20paper2016).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nomad (Toyin Ojih Odutola, charcoal, pastel and pencil on paper, 2016)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBajSPL7Vrsiy--w5MsndbIvQpU8V28cVz7H4D3g1iowUBgjkwQ_fGXFb5FvAmhgSnKV4jjln153ltc2mMXU0PWTDAIOSukgo0K_XicT3FWZ16OQz4dbfTEK-fNv-DGsNcFNED-KlK0F00KZFF3thSeLkVxyuyYENOSTRSz9Z5YPlyPxselXPoLX3/s800/Untitled%20(Spencer%20Lewis,%20acrylic,%20oil,%20enamel%20and%20ink%20on%20jute,%202021).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="800" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBajSPL7Vrsiy--w5MsndbIvQpU8V28cVz7H4D3g1iowUBgjkwQ_fGXFb5FvAmhgSnKV4jjln153ltc2mMXU0PWTDAIOSukgo0K_XicT3FWZ16OQz4dbfTEK-fNv-DGsNcFNED-KlK0F00KZFF3thSeLkVxyuyYENOSTRSz9Z5YPlyPxselXPoLX3/w640-h472/Untitled%20(Spencer%20Lewis,%20acrylic,%20oil,%20enamel%20and%20ink%20on%20jute,%202021).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Untitled (Spencer Lewis, acrylic, oil, enamel and ink on jute, 2021)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Previously the Susanne Feld
Hilberry Senior Curator at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Contemporary_Art_Detroit">Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAD) Detroit</a>, he
now holds the position of Curator-at-Large at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Academy_of_Music">Brooklyn Academy of Music</a> (BAM)
and curated "Soul of Black Folks," the first solo museum exhibition for Ghanaian
painter Amoako Boafo, at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_the_African_Diaspora">Museum of the African Diaspora</a> (MoAD) in 2021, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco">SanFrancisco</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Arts_Museum_Houston">Contemporary Arts Museum Houston</a> in 2022.. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">During the latter part of 2023, upcoming
iterations of the show will be on view at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Art_Museum">Seattle Art Museum</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Art_Museum">Denver Art Museum</a>. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBpJeanLFxC8-qfOOMg2YuSuF7ySvYx_XTdXWCHlfRrue8h89G6QFTFiufUy_VdG7MuRGQj3NO6zFmB_BUyEqGdtQWYWjWNWW58AYgKd8s6MPYd_VL5gjykEkou1MVAPZENKitE04yF0p-oPEG5JpQBUSTK0V-ImilIe1ruWkwBYXqO68Hik_4zuD/s600/Rumors%20of%20War%20(Patrick%20Alston,%20acrylic,%20enamel,%20goache,%20oil,%20oil%20on%20stick%20and%20spray%20paint%20sewn%20on%20fabric,%202021).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="584" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBpJeanLFxC8-qfOOMg2YuSuF7ySvYx_XTdXWCHlfRrue8h89G6QFTFiufUy_VdG7MuRGQj3NO6zFmB_BUyEqGdtQWYWjWNWW58AYgKd8s6MPYd_VL5gjykEkou1MVAPZENKitE04yF0p-oPEG5JpQBUSTK0V-ImilIe1ruWkwBYXqO68Hik_4zuD/w622-h640/Rumors%20of%20War%20(Patrick%20Alston,%20acrylic,%20enamel,%20goache,%20oil,%20oil%20on%20stick%20and%20spray%20paint%20sewn%20on%20fabric,%202021).JPG" width="622" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rumors of War (Patrick Alston, acrylic, enamel, goache, oil, <br />oil on stick and spray paint sewn on fabric, 2021)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03hNz1nIecE0jbhmTG4F6_f5ZFVmpxD6-ax0bTSTG4um3CluLaBfYguPT3mzOFpbxeN0GV7RxGL4g7OBGYbDdB4bhc4PIMqCdJgImhh04VNYdtejzUw98R3IMGx6JhzzBcilK273Mt0Nzqil2-7-c10gMDFnMFqLDKeitQcn9AVyqsZTp3hU_Xlwb/s600/Searching%20for%20Kirchner%20(Alteronce%20Gumby,%20glass%20on%20panel,%202021).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="596" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03hNz1nIecE0jbhmTG4F6_f5ZFVmpxD6-ax0bTSTG4um3CluLaBfYguPT3mzOFpbxeN0GV7RxGL4g7OBGYbDdB4bhc4PIMqCdJgImhh04VNYdtejzUw98R3IMGx6JhzzBcilK273Mt0Nzqil2-7-c10gMDFnMFqLDKeitQcn9AVyqsZTp3hU_Xlwb/w636-h640/Searching%20for%20Kirchner%20(Alteronce%20Gumby,%20glass%20on%20panel,%202021).JPG" width="636" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Searching for Kirchner (Alteronce Gumby, glass on panel, 2021)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">As a co-founder of the
nonprofit </span><a href="https://www.artnoir.co/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">ARTNOIR</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">, he is committed to promoting racial equity in the art
world by supporting and centering creatives, curators, collectors, and
communities of color.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQLgxtiDykPte_MNJvJ5utT-GeTPQJhOvkD9quSd9TABK-xcMXbNfxXUzxr9jLxkqQjnjBNPETj2xAAPWyT5W_gpavkXnOOjQSCd1-Mgm1UttfXcOhL9IiQro7p5rcR0DsuAt0fjAZhNa20GjhOpbhBjVrKSt68j4f5D6chJdt5oLLMQ5d-POVf-2/s600/Red%20Scarf%20and%20Red%20Nails%20(Amoako%20Boafo,%20oil%20on%20canvas,%202020).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="502" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQLgxtiDykPte_MNJvJ5utT-GeTPQJhOvkD9quSd9TABK-xcMXbNfxXUzxr9jLxkqQjnjBNPETj2xAAPWyT5W_gpavkXnOOjQSCd1-Mgm1UttfXcOhL9IiQro7p5rcR0DsuAt0fjAZhNa20GjhOpbhBjVrKSt68j4f5D6chJdt5oLLMQ5d-POVf-2/w536-h640/Red%20Scarf%20and%20Red%20Nails%20(Amoako%20Boafo,%20oil%20on%20canvas,%202020).JPG" width="536" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Scarf and Red Nails (Amoako Boafo, oil on canvas, 2020)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJi-CO-xpJT5p11xmEj8VKMY3a7aRAefIFZexOpbxCIHGBdsNqaeXn7HIudgVw9RGKi7D_Gsxacmbb6mvzUiB1jVbN2bNjfwyNcVIpugDrl37AheiekzffqNAfTFL_OuefoQwsbWQbzO-3kWCmE-Ii8fdcy-jaTbyIZWizM5n7-sZ-w7u4-9Qh2LCH/s600/Son%20(Hugo%20McCloud,%20plastic%20merchandise%20bags%20on%20wood%20panel,%202020).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJi-CO-xpJT5p11xmEj8VKMY3a7aRAefIFZexOpbxCIHGBdsNqaeXn7HIudgVw9RGKi7D_Gsxacmbb6mvzUiB1jVbN2bNjfwyNcVIpugDrl37AheiekzffqNAfTFL_OuefoQwsbWQbzO-3kWCmE-Ii8fdcy-jaTbyIZWizM5n7-sZ-w7u4-9Qh2LCH/w538-h640/Son%20(Hugo%20McCloud,%20plastic%20merchandise%20bags%20on%20wood%20panel,%202020).JPG" width="538" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Son (Hugo McCloud, plastic merchandise bags on wood panel, 2020)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Sounds
of Blackness</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">: 2/F, South
Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Mariano K. Tan Centre, 30th St. cor.
9th Ave., </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonifacio_Global_City" title="Bonifacio Global City"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Bonifacio
Global City</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taguig" title="Taguig"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Taguig</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> City, Metro Manila. Mobile number:: (0917) 160-9667.
E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:info@metmuseummanila.org"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">info@metmuseummanila.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">. Open Tuesdays to Saturdays (except on
public holidays and other special notices). Pre-register a day before your
visit. The museum offers free admission on Tuesdays.</span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0H322+H9R, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines14.5514825 121.0508785-17.7354259776615 85.8946285 46.8383909776615 156.2071285tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-50759258271176721122023-05-25T23:04:00.062-07:002023-06-01T23:45:03.893-07:00“Plazas in the Philippines: Places of Memory, Places of the Heart” Exhibit (Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Taguig City, Metro Manila)<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirU8y-WOzaQFt8_82064qE9tD8SyESHYZPZDBjsaKUwqE-Tu0iOA3J1i5kvbjH0aNFXsDASh7m2jnMtDJmR4oCuQiVUAA52vJRdByAvJ_Y6QYlDl3o76k0Ts5bCjAryqguTiN9i-hL1ogJvcYGhmBnCzDmbTxB9QJFMrjXEp2m3Cnpoj4z9dvXpCnh/s800/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirU8y-WOzaQFt8_82064qE9tD8SyESHYZPZDBjsaKUwqE-Tu0iOA3J1i5kvbjH0aNFXsDASh7m2jnMtDJmR4oCuQiVUAA52vJRdByAvJ_Y6QYlDl3o76k0Ts5bCjAryqguTiN9i-hL1ogJvcYGhmBnCzDmbTxB9QJFMrjXEp2m3Cnpoj4z9dvXpCnh/w640-h480/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(5).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; text-align: left;">The “Plazas in the Philippines: Places of Memory, Places of the Heart” Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The “Plazas in the
Philippines: Places of Memory, Places of the Heart” Exhibit, opened last May 4,
2023 at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, is an ingeniously curated and
designed multimedia exhibit on Philippine plazas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It narrates our contemporary understanding of
Urban Heritage in the Philippines harking to this year’s National Heritage
Month theme: Heritage: Change and Continuity. Here, award-winning city planner,
landscape architect, historian extraordinaire and exhibit curator (among many
other hats) Paulo G. Alcazaren highlights a selection of 16 plazas from around the
country in celebration of their role as the beating heart of many a town and
city. The exhibition runs until June 3, 2023.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Check out “<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2023/05/metropolitan-museum-of-manila-taguig-city-metro-manila.html">Metropolitan Museum of Manila</a>”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoDya-muJ62gKIu2SsEAYConcRMbSG_ugQUoJRImB650CkMVFX1US7KH8a4CrFAKbmAwTlnH5iZ0hBVbeNcgVyYHoG5ihjCYVUXWMz56voxP88gfAB7eWoiI9PR2-mvS8DiVCSGr9yoaDNnKXfAiNyAvc9o302s_XJFB7bd8ytpIBy2laGgyS_2Gk/s800/Paulo%20Alcazaren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoDya-muJ62gKIu2SsEAYConcRMbSG_ugQUoJRImB650CkMVFX1US7KH8a4CrFAKbmAwTlnH5iZ0hBVbeNcgVyYHoG5ihjCYVUXWMz56voxP88gfAB7eWoiI9PR2-mvS8DiVCSGr9yoaDNnKXfAiNyAvc9o302s_XJFB7bd8ytpIBy2laGgyS_2Gk/w640-h426/Paulo%20Alcazaren.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landscape architect, urban planner and exhibition curator Paulo G. Alcazaren</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Paulo packed a wealth of
information into a compact space where the unlikely centerpiece is a real
basketball half court, representing the modern-day equivalent of the plaza for
many Filipino urban dwellers, the type you’ll find in many congested barangays
and the de facto plaza today of communities across the land. The
installation, a striking demonstration of the curator’s playful, insightful
take on his subject, features several pairs of actual rubber slippers arrayed
beneath the backboard, a silent homage to the nation’s countless barefoot
players and to our poignant fondness for a tall man’s game.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIq0Wd0lB2-cHwoZB4RTOy9GCQVnqiMEJenlcNmr7R2b-gwbzBsMkXCkDa628jqemdqwuo1JSx5Q8i4bu1j61HbxXVY5ay9YcJTn3eRA0vGedvOD-OL1_vuvTbtEsIeSqexhqyS9JUC1MbjK2HPl6eec7Ht9m8F7s5Hq0mIw7PZZnpf2vQiSjBeUbv/s800/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(10).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIq0Wd0lB2-cHwoZB4RTOy9GCQVnqiMEJenlcNmr7R2b-gwbzBsMkXCkDa628jqemdqwuo1JSx5Q8i4bu1j61HbxXVY5ay9YcJTn3eRA0vGedvOD-OL1_vuvTbtEsIeSqexhqyS9JUC1MbjK2HPl6eec7Ht9m8F7s5Hq0mIw7PZZnpf2vQiSjBeUbv/w640-h480/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(10).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The basket half court</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Panoramic black-and-white
photos of actual barangay courts, jammed with action (much of it not even
basketball-related), illustrate Paulo’s point that these modern-day plazas
serve multiple purposes in communities lacking in parks and wide open spaces. Paulo
has also been calling out, on social media, the absurdly unpeople-friendly aspects
of city life such as the inhumanely steep pedestrian overpass on EDSA nicknamed
Mount Kamuning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemQTdViritdIt6dOtnLowyXGvfg1V6yZ1KZo4JhJ0rFY0CUBAzhXAD_cFbN4OMV4Ovy8r541MRgoBqYVklOh6xXEO9ViLi_KnHLZGyfBObsryZJzr5lno5JU7Rf7-JRJPQTVE3OtKrtwdEogCC4EduFgrNSchU3KmV2pfZF0O2BYetVUD-5KyeJsg/s600/Basketbol%20(Emmanuel%20Garibay,%20oil%20on%20canvas,%201994).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemQTdViritdIt6dOtnLowyXGvfg1V6yZ1KZo4JhJ0rFY0CUBAzhXAD_cFbN4OMV4Ovy8r541MRgoBqYVklOh6xXEO9ViLi_KnHLZGyfBObsryZJzr5lno5JU7Rf7-JRJPQTVE3OtKrtwdEogCC4EduFgrNSchU3KmV2pfZF0O2BYetVUD-5KyeJsg/w526-h640/Basketbol%20(Emmanuel%20Garibay,%20oil%20on%20canvas,%201994).JPG" width="526" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basketbol (Emmanuel Garibay, oil on canvas, 1994, the M Collection)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The plazas are featured to
show their contexts alongside archival images, interactive artworks, photo
collages of Rizal Monuments that form part of the built environment of plazas,
and a selection of artworks from The M’s own collection, highlighting the
history and trajectory of town and city plazas in the Philippines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01xKQEuzfN-le3-GKziCYOnuPCzC_nKOhbPX7tyF2cudRtcGJN6tz1ojjakfeBOLNWHRU0yPOCEwTKog_FxptQQCGGxsppm5p5t4IIwzh3zyyS4l1gHZ28FXc_N4JZR3_P41AJ7YEemhysOuXkrIflFIuSq71N6e4GfBpm5CnIsZoDUy-J_mwCUBg/s671/Bumnabun%20(Pablo%20Baens%20Santos,%20oil%20on%20canvas,%201997).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="671" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01xKQEuzfN-le3-GKziCYOnuPCzC_nKOhbPX7tyF2cudRtcGJN6tz1ojjakfeBOLNWHRU0yPOCEwTKog_FxptQQCGGxsppm5p5t4IIwzh3zyyS4l1gHZ28FXc_N4JZR3_P41AJ7YEemhysOuXkrIflFIuSq71N6e4GfBpm5CnIsZoDUy-J_mwCUBg/w640-h572/Bumnabun%20(Pablo%20Baens%20Santos,%20oil%20on%20canvas,%201997).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bumnabun (Pablo Baens Santos, oil on canvas, 1997, the M Collection)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Plazas in the Philippines
have been central to communal celebrations and other social and political
events in over 1,600 towns and cities for hundreds of years. However, it has
fallen prey to the pressures of population and economic growth, as well as the
attendant consequences of urban densification and commercial real-estate
development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyt9r2h2ZP-n_p-qnBoTTDkbWo2DA2SS8fmMHCKziGdrJ6wm1Tdu8cVElItBLLGUKa7DrvqVUTFyOwQWZo_nS7YqzNgx4TOtb9AdPTUcyJmYAfaDz-kuDBQCxjvFmXD8lKvN8WK-B5dZO5m4QcvoKdJiaQaLoYC63IS7szd0mLC6DNeG7pzsvwjg9s/s800/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="800" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyt9r2h2ZP-n_p-qnBoTTDkbWo2DA2SS8fmMHCKziGdrJ6wm1Tdu8cVElItBLLGUKa7DrvqVUTFyOwQWZo_nS7YqzNgx4TOtb9AdPTUcyJmYAfaDz-kuDBQCxjvFmXD8lKvN8WK-B5dZO5m4QcvoKdJiaQaLoYC63IS7szd0mLC6DNeG7pzsvwjg9s/w640-h378/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(4).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: Plaza Roma (Intramuros, Manila) and plazas of the City of Zamboanga and City of Bacolod</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">As a city planner and
landscape architect, Paulo has spent the past 15 years traveling all over the
country and taking the opportunity to record the heritage of plazas, their
landscapes, and their remaining structures of note.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSxt07DDBtHoVhcfCq2gQES_iriOjmaOw1TJy4nJGe0-Dv2WSeQnLOXF2h2E3QImcvwyaVmFnYUWRw0moo5MjIuM2wwzTT_qg8lpOkJ-YMrf6X9ockvtq8kdq9x3KQC4HlkSoX5E7Crak7rNcKy6CCZ-TdLyoSaZnV40Z9RpUgORm3S9-GZszPsIG/s800/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(13).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSxt07DDBtHoVhcfCq2gQES_iriOjmaOw1TJy4nJGe0-Dv2WSeQnLOXF2h2E3QImcvwyaVmFnYUWRw0moo5MjIuM2wwzTT_qg8lpOkJ-YMrf6X9ockvtq8kdq9x3KQC4HlkSoX5E7Crak7rNcKy6CCZ-TdLyoSaZnV40Z9RpUgORm3S9-GZszPsIG/w640-h480/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(13).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jose Rizal Monuments in the Philippines</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">He completed his Bachelor of
Science in Architecture and Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degrees from the
University of the Philippines (Diliman) and his Master’s degree in Urban Design
from the National University of Singapore. He has taught at the University of
the Philippines as well as at the Ateneo de Manila University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-AvLXnJc-5PYYYffK2qaW3QePYcYURlehQzD0FmNkfU8vihRCEzmtVaIzfrCAWe-wB1oYKI-RzA93rH8g31Mxx15F4Q00TeGRYaA9C_giNkUrYRx7VdOpUbWoVS2NWQVMqMbkOWKjk-aH7DVqh7l5q_HmdiA6aO23lEHx3HWMZkKFU2OgtA_kpMr/s768/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(12).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="768" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-AvLXnJc-5PYYYffK2qaW3QePYcYURlehQzD0FmNkfU8vihRCEzmtVaIzfrCAWe-wB1oYKI-RzA93rH8g31Mxx15F4Q00TeGRYaA9C_giNkUrYRx7VdOpUbWoVS2NWQVMqMbkOWKjk-aH7DVqh7l5q_HmdiA6aO23lEHx3HWMZkKFU2OgtA_kpMr/w640-h406/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(12).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Panoramic black-and-white photos of actual
barangay courts</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Paulo has been a practicing
design consultant in planning, urban design and landscape architecture for the
last 40 years, with twelve of those spent in Singapore as head of PDAA Design
Pte Ltd. He has been principal planner, urban designer or landscape architect
in charge of close to two hundred projects in 14 countries and is currently
head of PGAA Creative Design, Manila. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_Lcrvfd-voQmOCfzHvs7gu0PKJ38zuFbPh03iNl3nppW-IQnQZYDmF0xcIkq8gU7b9Qj_VTzyU0EvR9oZ801OH5saFbzJVU_w7328w37S7R_3wG9mg2coNyleLB1Zpa4ZlpHI0YYYw4lHfkgzTRPEyvCqJHIXS9qY0oIqJ8uK3kUF-MeHOqW6nAo/s800/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(7).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_Lcrvfd-voQmOCfzHvs7gu0PKJ38zuFbPh03iNl3nppW-IQnQZYDmF0xcIkq8gU7b9Qj_VTzyU0EvR9oZ801OH5saFbzJVU_w7328w37S7R_3wG9mg2coNyleLB1Zpa4ZlpHI0YYYw4lHfkgzTRPEyvCqJHIXS9qY0oIqJ8uK3kUF-MeHOqW6nAo/w640-h480/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(7).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R: Plazas of the cities of Mandaue (Cebu) and Tagbilaran City (Bohol), the municipality of Santa Barbara (Iloilo), Plaza Molo (Iloilo City) and Plaza Libertad (Iloilo City)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">PGAA’s portfolio of completed
projects in the public realm include the Iloilo Esplanade, the renovation of
eight plazas in Iloilo and Pasig City, as well as parks in Manila, Makati,
Pasig, San Juan, Quezon City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7E5zSEWzE54eI-sN1ZyTffAdcEQyLr9n3NUx-HNGFU47X3GGnuEWmBuvDkGcfVmAvCoZelUcPSHUtvCa5LSBZAo9osY5QcqvY6VCJHscIDoMS5OyOY8PIG3-bpYKVP_JSYZ_Z0oPmedmw537L2bi9HOoZD9zwPZPOKDa0Ke5_cT95QPUUAkUDKFGj/s600/Tabaco%20City%20(Albay).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="416" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7E5zSEWzE54eI-sN1ZyTffAdcEQyLr9n3NUx-HNGFU47X3GGnuEWmBuvDkGcfVmAvCoZelUcPSHUtvCa5LSBZAo9osY5QcqvY6VCJHscIDoMS5OyOY8PIG3-bpYKVP_JSYZ_Z0oPmedmw537L2bi9HOoZD9zwPZPOKDa0Ke5_cT95QPUUAkUDKFGj/w444-h640/Tabaco%20City%20(Albay).JPG" width="444" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plaza of the City of Tabaco (Albay)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Paulo is the founder of
MADAFAKAS (Metropolitan Alliance for the Development and Fixing of All Kantos
and Sidewalks), a faux political party with its own Facebook page.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgXaUrY_PrS8Q66Hz1ekBq4nptMr9tGyyWsYKmQNMhy6CAk1L0fm0J-BLfGV6_2m9iUvbA-3u63hse5sxK8swc7Mas1F-lTsj7mDXwmw5ylP3fZMtcfrI8HfuKmr5urmlBSq_fC3r5tvfO1eyOu8mH3k9uLoqkmuQSqKyOebY5eUej1DexoB1a2Uq/s600/Pagsanjan(Laguna).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="428" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgXaUrY_PrS8Q66Hz1ekBq4nptMr9tGyyWsYKmQNMhy6CAk1L0fm0J-BLfGV6_2m9iUvbA-3u63hse5sxK8swc7Mas1F-lTsj7mDXwmw5ylP3fZMtcfrI8HfuKmr5urmlBSq_fC3r5tvfO1eyOu8mH3k9uLoqkmuQSqKyOebY5eUej1DexoB1a2Uq/w456-h640/Pagsanjan(Laguna).JPG" width="456" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plaza of the Municipality of Pagsanjan (Laguna)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">A co-production of the Metropolitan
Museum of Manila (The M) and the Filipino Heritage Festival, Inc. (FHFI), it is
supported by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts with partners
Security Bank Corporation, Business World and DDB Group Philippines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWv9q38fvqus6rQXMl3kGgbfA6KuEb0Cmu1wI0Vh7uE_WtdXUMTmfxTj8LU_ROSuVlvhhDBj82QdIK4aFsMgMuPYXrWZ-zPfsFQI0bTDRdJBwhegFv9lzi1hatJ0oILITVA4YxYt4BwSWcCdILYha5S4vTaHliH47q56Sb9TyTTZR66Yu0WR8HAD7/s600/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(14).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="318" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWv9q38fvqus6rQXMl3kGgbfA6KuEb0Cmu1wI0Vh7uE_WtdXUMTmfxTj8LU_ROSuVlvhhDBj82QdIK4aFsMgMuPYXrWZ-zPfsFQI0bTDRdJBwhegFv9lzi1hatJ0oILITVA4YxYt4BwSWcCdILYha5S4vTaHliH47q56Sb9TyTTZR66Yu0WR8HAD7/w340-h640/Plazas%20in%20the%20Philippines%20-%20Places%20of%20Memory,%20Places%20of%20the%20Heart%20(14).JPG" width="340" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An indispensible drone</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Plazas
in the Philippines: Places of Memory, Places of the Heart</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: 3/F, South Gallery A, Metropolitan
Museum of Manila, Mariano K. Tan Centre, 30th St. cor. 9th Ave., <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonifacio_Global_City" title="Bonifacio Global City">Bonifacio Global City</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taguig" title="Taguig">Taguig</a> City, Metro
Manila. Mobile number:: (0917) 160-9667. E-mail: <a href="mailto:info@metmuseummanila.org">info@metmuseummanila.org</a>. Open
Tuesdays to Saturdays (except on public holidays and other special notices).
Pre-register a day before your visit. The museum offers free admission on
Tuesdays.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0H322+H9R, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines14.5514825 121.0508785-13.758751336178845 85.8946285 42.861716336178844 156.2071285tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-79729772208110735982023-05-15T19:34:00.011-07:002023-06-06T01:33:17.597-07:00Anya Resort Tagaytay's Anila Poolside Restaurant Launches New Menu <p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogJwu1wKncXWZjy9DcBjv6cwjsBkEbZL32sSsXMlyCxcMtH1Eg0pbVAI3nBANOMYQRh85uB5T6ZaBZL8YoXZ6jhr3GW5Hz0qfgEVVq5y0NoY3Mh3pJEKEfZ3OsSFXXCmFdpYsHrpek-szs8ZbXnJxrfYRoBgKyNqiRd_9UvSN172JvRuqoGlyouVH/s800/Anila%20Poolside%20Restaurant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="800" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogJwu1wKncXWZjy9DcBjv6cwjsBkEbZL32sSsXMlyCxcMtH1Eg0pbVAI3nBANOMYQRh85uB5T6ZaBZL8YoXZ6jhr3GW5Hz0qfgEVVq5y0NoY3Mh3pJEKEfZ3OsSFXXCmFdpYsHrpek-szs8ZbXnJxrfYRoBgKyNqiRd_9UvSN172JvRuqoGlyouVH/w640-h380/Anila%20Poolside%20Restaurant.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Anila Poolside Restaurant</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Last April, a new menu
was launched for Anya Resort Tagaytay's Anila Poolside Restaurant which featured Filipino as
well international dishes conceptualized by the very friendly Executive Chef
<b>Christopher “Chris” A. Leaning</b> and his crew. A native of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimsby">Grimsby</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a>,
the 58-year old Chris has over 40 years experience in food management
operations in hotels and restaurants and is one of a handful of World Master
Chefs currently working in the Philippines. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b>Check out "<a href="https://firingyourimagination.blogspot.com/2022/04/resort-review-anya-resorts-tagaytay.html">Resort
Review: Anya Resort Tagaytay</a>"</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrNQaokZYEfCkMQVfPepJ5GZNYUt5-o7mu_i9MuovtF_GrHL1nFvR_ccFGS8Hxcmjiq7UTIY6m7He7RqyMCzBesDUX9VvMUkXjESDid-_pJl6VHnUCDDwx-RwYrajciqiE9b2AVGdaVgU-B1q11nW9QbZynUtLxIJCHTTHk7gHwDTw7HaaqMv9W4l/s600/Anya%20Executive%20Chef%20Chris%20Leaning%20and%20GM%20Mikel%20Arriet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrNQaokZYEfCkMQVfPepJ5GZNYUt5-o7mu_i9MuovtF_GrHL1nFvR_ccFGS8Hxcmjiq7UTIY6m7He7RqyMCzBesDUX9VvMUkXjESDid-_pJl6VHnUCDDwx-RwYrajciqiE9b2AVGdaVgU-B1q11nW9QbZynUtLxIJCHTTHk7gHwDTw7HaaqMv9W4l/w480-h640/Anya%20Executive%20Chef%20Chris%20Leaning%20and%20GM%20Mikel%20Arriet.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Anya Executive Chef Chris Leaning and GM Mikel Arriet</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">He has been in the country for a
long time (now residing in Tagaytay with his family) and arrived in Anya Resort
in April 2022. Working with the young, hardworking, always smiling
but soft-spoken resort GM (since August 2018) <b>Mikel Arriett</b>, they created a menu that was, in Mikel’s words, “simple but
satisfying.” Mikel, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">himself, is a fellow chef from the Basque Region of Spain whom Chris met when he was working at Taal Vista Hotel).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJolODBdIxjAISvYEukNxa35qi6RCM0duHX35b6kqavh4Yjdvp-eWAbCQCYAd68QDe4dv-7WcesvS214_OCn1NfuayZMkrYsv9ozypnti_kIkpfo_rVbzyi2czF8tFtg9yp9dqMcMrO4pUXqoHsjD8EgF9ncvsfSCgnM9WExmajYcnLE740y-HnWJh/s800/Food%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="800" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJolODBdIxjAISvYEukNxa35qi6RCM0duHX35b6kqavh4Yjdvp-eWAbCQCYAd68QDe4dv-7WcesvS214_OCn1NfuayZMkrYsv9ozypnti_kIkpfo_rVbzyi2czF8tFtg9yp9dqMcMrO4pUXqoHsjD8EgF9ncvsfSCgnM9WExmajYcnLE740y-HnWJh/w640-h304/Food%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fried Spring Rolls and Anila Gambas & Chorizo al Ajillo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Prepared for us was a
captivating and decadent 9-course meal, as presented by Sous Chef <b>Robee Joy
Javier</b>, consisting of three appetizers, four main courses and two
desserts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each dish, using a variety of
local and imported ingredients, was uniquely different from the previous
course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This glimpse provided a
perspective of local flavors as interpreted through the palate of a Spaniard
and an Englishman who have resided long enough in the country to know the
Filipino’s penchant for good food. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvND6du8se7dgoISeIXN15UHTkmfcMtYf-PDIsC_nBUP1OYkEF4QJonW14CNSc3tkXpn9hWFHVAGx1WkclU6v5_jlKiFN-v5B9S_9SLdsAIcDQCwY_BXaZMS1kRFvvd5KVbdFX_Mz6bWVEJyVdeTfgmZwt4bBsUcDnT7JR9m68YE_aOa4nVlBRfmg_/s800/Deep%20Fried%20Chopitos.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvND6du8se7dgoISeIXN15UHTkmfcMtYf-PDIsC_nBUP1OYkEF4QJonW14CNSc3tkXpn9hWFHVAGx1WkclU6v5_jlKiFN-v5B9S_9SLdsAIcDQCwY_BXaZMS1kRFvvd5KVbdFX_Mz6bWVEJyVdeTfgmZwt4bBsUcDnT7JR9m68YE_aOa4nVlBRfmg_/w640-h480/Deep%20Fried%20Chopitos.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Deep Fried Chopitos</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">To set the mood for the main courses coming
up next, we were first served <b>Anila Gambas & Chorizo Al Ajillo</b> (sautéed
shrimps, sliced chorizo, bay onions, garlic chili, virgin olive oil and
parsley), <b>Deep Fried Chopitos</b> (tender baby squid coated in Anya’s own seasoning
and served with remoulade) and <b>Lumpiang Shanghai</b> (a pork, prawn and vegetable
spring roll cigarillos served with a sweet chili dip). All had a hint of spice
which made the dishes all the more appetizing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5layNXg6KH9lRxGZ2Fc6Eihf53dzUxtQaFxKTSsYq7hBjO-QFXQs6USE0kMfylnOnE5m1cJTo2sM2kN0iL4859cD_PBxEL-5rm78y4dBdrRWCKFPcL-nmQPjvFZoBTTFMq98Z5fxvUkt4_WMtVVXEQfCM1AtVTICZOq1lEP4_jBFDbhI6ZUPm4UJ/s800/Classic%20Paella.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="800" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5layNXg6KH9lRxGZ2Fc6Eihf53dzUxtQaFxKTSsYq7hBjO-QFXQs6USE0kMfylnOnE5m1cJTo2sM2kN0iL4859cD_PBxEL-5rm78y4dBdrRWCKFPcL-nmQPjvFZoBTTFMq98Z5fxvUkt4_WMtVVXEQfCM1AtVTICZOq1lEP4_jBFDbhI6ZUPm4UJ/w640-h444/Classic%20Paella.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classic Paella</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Of course, the highlight were
the four main dishes – <b>Cochinillo Asado</b> (Spanish-style whole roast suckling pig
served with its own juices), <b>Classic Paella</b> (Classic Spanish rice cooked with
rich stock, sofrito, seafood, chicken and served with lemon and aioli sauce),
<b>Grilled Shrimp</b> (char-grilled butterfly shrimp with a touch of brandy and served
with lemon wedges) and the <b>Beef Shank Bulalo</b> (a, hearty and filling tender beef
shank and bone marrow stew slow braised in beef broth with local vegetables,
potatoes and corn).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI_l2VSdBXME7RftzFvLRpu9GAi3QGY9ApY5z9BofrbmjbpbsF1J4pcxywZOXVmcDEVQqAbZ7ima33JxSQDUSWzWqyTyY8sT8n5yT_HDCLlXWfs1ol59vgd9mkarIPFXELD0IaFetQrHkzuuR7xNdMCo1bZyp05dulwgfZ5ulofbm096jZy7im9oe/s800/Cochinillo%20Asado%20(8).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="800" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI_l2VSdBXME7RftzFvLRpu9GAi3QGY9ApY5z9BofrbmjbpbsF1J4pcxywZOXVmcDEVQqAbZ7ima33JxSQDUSWzWqyTyY8sT8n5yT_HDCLlXWfs1ol59vgd9mkarIPFXELD0IaFetQrHkzuuR7xNdMCo1bZyp05dulwgfZ5ulofbm096jZy7im9oe/w640-h414/Cochinillo%20Asado%20(8).JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Cochinillo Asado</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The paella, prepared
with much love and care, was deliciously robust.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The Cochinillo Asado, a Spanish-style <i>lechon
de leche</i>, was mouthwatering, with a rich and savory flavor.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The crispy skin and tender meat would leave
you craving for more.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The Grilled Shrimp
was cooked to perfection while the Beef Shank Bulalo was a very tasty and
ubiquitous take on Tagaytay’s well-loved and renowned soup.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASo9tHZA9IgNJfwpSt1FKU6SFr80znqytBB1McqO2f98KXCnCC1C1csYrlPTaNubH2T-Pa7xjcdjmJx27KCGAjfInR2rsyTY_r5m7bbUYiUPh51HDewaO7PlWa_gUBeGxcpRpHi4cuLgeVKXYj9g7ReO5b5Bvr5i_IXB6XQmbfySNwB8qTyDC4Hs3/s600/Beef%20Shank%20Bulalo%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="491" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASo9tHZA9IgNJfwpSt1FKU6SFr80znqytBB1McqO2f98KXCnCC1C1csYrlPTaNubH2T-Pa7xjcdjmJx27KCGAjfInR2rsyTY_r5m7bbUYiUPh51HDewaO7PlWa_gUBeGxcpRpHi4cuLgeVKXYj9g7ReO5b5Bvr5i_IXB6XQmbfySNwB8qTyDC4Hs3/w524-h640/Beef%20Shank%20Bulalo%20(1).JPG" width="524" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beef Shank Bulalo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4ORJJWz94KxVxp7yH9Iff3lJjZBeqjXtECGPyo2wV-lkA8t9ENbfHrxpDgSHCl1j2vtuRtGMDd9WceS8qVWEx9aS3DczMr0Tt5YCYQ3woRpJCbTVNMYxLat6XN1KkL96EkWgdxZsostNz3h5l0FFwRKIadAdRy_pxo_sztTFMGKpLH3rz6T9zBI6/s703/Grilled%20Shrimp.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="703" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4ORJJWz94KxVxp7yH9Iff3lJjZBeqjXtECGPyo2wV-lkA8t9ENbfHrxpDgSHCl1j2vtuRtGMDd9WceS8qVWEx9aS3DczMr0Tt5YCYQ3woRpJCbTVNMYxLat6XN1KkL96EkWgdxZsostNz3h5l0FFwRKIadAdRy_pxo_sztTFMGKpLH3rz6T9zBI6/w640-h546/Grilled%20Shrimp.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Grilled Shrimp</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Equally enticing was the
dessert of <b>5-Layer Jack Daniels Chocolate Fudge Cake</b> (multi-layered choco moist
cake flavored with bourbon syrup, layers of chocolate ganache and served with
warm, salted caramel sauce) and the <b>Chef Chris Mango TresLeches</b> (chiffon sponge
dripping with Anya’s own sweet marinade and topped with fresh mango and
caramelized cashew nuts).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What can I say
about these two decadent desserts? They’re both to die for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkmCf639hKSlxXbJYwv8Vun_3RsO9Irls4aGo-TMKEMuCM-xTnE0hqwAKX5XNiC9xU1wwzHtYieP9KF9lB09sseRpJFMapizv9AICh-2vv7URv5M-uhaS1Hhy4208j7KihWsZQ51tjetLF7ET_6MDr1ewYc0NBz3lAxcdZHO6U7qERhrUx6SoQ3Hn/s659/5-Layer%20Jack%20Daniels%20Chocolate%20Fudge%20Cake.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="659" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkmCf639hKSlxXbJYwv8Vun_3RsO9Irls4aGo-TMKEMuCM-xTnE0hqwAKX5XNiC9xU1wwzHtYieP9KF9lB09sseRpJFMapizv9AICh-2vv7URv5M-uhaS1Hhy4208j7KihWsZQ51tjetLF7ET_6MDr1ewYc0NBz3lAxcdZHO6U7qERhrUx6SoQ3Hn/w640-h582/5-Layer%20Jack%20Daniels%20Chocolate%20Fudge%20Cake.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5-Layer Jack Daniels Chocolate Fudge Cake</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBXO1-4WXJWSzbklKQM4dHOZQNZ9DHyC13q7MkswA4iMv_f3dVUSefbTYJpNg5pkmWZapjiT6Tkh1QT7wISoh_u0tDwLJ4xpBFmFAoE4xdnWD1h_SJ_OXcYmBzBu_aPdrEV5T8pNMYj3pDorO9M7TWFjbq5hAPaQKyXAUfLgIUCY7IVU-3dlw3coA/s777/Chef%20Chris%20Mango%20Tres%20Leches.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="777" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBXO1-4WXJWSzbklKQM4dHOZQNZ9DHyC13q7MkswA4iMv_f3dVUSefbTYJpNg5pkmWZapjiT6Tkh1QT7wISoh_u0tDwLJ4xpBFmFAoE4xdnWD1h_SJ_OXcYmBzBu_aPdrEV5T8pNMYj3pDorO9M7TWFjbq5hAPaQKyXAUfLgIUCY7IVU-3dlw3coA/w640-h494/Chef%20Chris%20Mango%20Tres%20Leches.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chef Chris Mango Tres Leches</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b>Anya Resort Tagaytay</b>:
Buenavista Hills Rd., Brgy. Mag-asawang Ilat, Tagaytay City, 4120 Cavite. Tel:
(02) 8657 1640. Mobile numbers: (0917) 893-8946. E-mail:a <a href="mailto:sales@anyaresorts.com">sales@anyaresorts.com</a>. Website: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anyaresorts.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR12R5vNLgfGZMIX1aQfyGavWfzBd65Irw5-Iz5Oxnp3F7g0Sa452vlOKxY&h=AT2bgyKsQsO2grvKIbxVYjlNO_YAI6zVy3BRXseXkvVeuPXdyBljSlblcp_faWbOx6ryLby220zA5K9eULATtX5UxszE45pwKpLfJu7nsG6hy3fCmH_4WNkBWeHgux9CcA" target="_blank">www.anyaresorts.com</a>.</span></p><br /><p></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0Buenavista Hills Road, Barangay, Tolentino West, Tagaytay, 4120 Cavite, Philippines14.1364205 120.970681-14.173813336178846 85.814431 42.446654336178845 156.126931tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-10730747020722029272023-03-28T03:00:00.065-07:002023-04-06T08:40:03.505-07:00Resort Review: Elysia Beach Resort (Donsol, Sorsogon)<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Date
of Stay: March 28-29, 2023</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">RATING
(Scale of 1 to 10)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Location:
********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Rooms:
*******<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Condition
and Cleanliness: *******<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Staff
Performance: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Room
Comfort: *******<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Food
and Beverage: *******<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Other
Amenities: ******<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Value
for Money: ******<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckopO-CyXQnxaVuJIaj9LeeqndJmB0daSRhqWQ1rY0wP0FncYKOgnzYRpVyNZc5-eGuVbocy6ppboWK9qTwb8CgePQrya1U5_mnsIO6ZKAF4qvpZKTPwFCvZJab9ml3nKy3mt8gA6RGfr6yhBAraYzh9D-FXrPY5iwCCKYncy6NoeFgQv5ElEHFGm/s800/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(35).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckopO-CyXQnxaVuJIaj9LeeqndJmB0daSRhqWQ1rY0wP0FncYKOgnzYRpVyNZc5-eGuVbocy6ppboWK9qTwb8CgePQrya1U5_mnsIO6ZKAF4qvpZKTPwFCvZJab9ml3nKy3mt8gA6RGfr6yhBAraYzh9D-FXrPY5iwCCKYncy6NoeFgQv5ElEHFGm/w640-h480/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(35).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elysia Resort Hotel</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">After our lunch at Casa Almei
Beach Resort and visit to Panumbagan Sandbar, we returned to Pilar Port and,
upon arrival, boarded our coaster for the 15-km. (25-min.) drive to the neighboring
town of Donsol where we were to check in at the beachfront, charming and
peaceful, 3-star Elysia Beach Resort, located near (610 m.) the Whale Shark
Interaction Center. (a 1-min. drive).</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Check out "<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2023/03/panumbagan-sandbar-pilar-sorsogon.html">Panumbagan Sandbar</a>” and “Casa
Almei Beach Resort”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeuUN-6sBMEO6Vsue_7qL_TUIynGxGeEwjjaDEQVpXPE3imTWjNlJS_35hKvU3zCPZdchy_w3KCuzruPtogVgrhNZMCf894NSs2L4WWwAT26UwUgq4S6tLC9Y-zlCUFyB7YiLQrcFBkPuOxzLcofVL8JM8PwlzWgH_Xbi3ajg2t6aORiupKf240gh/s800/Suite%2014%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeuUN-6sBMEO6Vsue_7qL_TUIynGxGeEwjjaDEQVpXPE3imTWjNlJS_35hKvU3zCPZdchy_w3KCuzruPtogVgrhNZMCf894NSs2L4WWwAT26UwUgq4S6tLC9Y-zlCUFyB7YiLQrcFBkPuOxzLcofVL8JM8PwlzWgH_Xbi3ajg2t6aORiupKf240gh/w640-h480/Suite%2014%20(4).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Room 14</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmkSSswj6LU3Qk5-oJOOIKgQl9V1k92bBAZxKLtJHRbRmDv6OBliUlTpsR4m1_cqLilrf4uDT45KqBL87_tMBMDglvbTknoF7_dVtMFNzb3hvSp7OGmCzMTMB-oaKVEgh2u67i3av-Tcbk_5lFIOY6gVSLJMpz_J81XGFCcCFS96AgcFRg6WCswzu/s800/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(31).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmkSSswj6LU3Qk5-oJOOIKgQl9V1k92bBAZxKLtJHRbRmDv6OBliUlTpsR4m1_cqLilrf4uDT45KqBL87_tMBMDglvbTknoF7_dVtMFNzb3hvSp7OGmCzMTMB-oaKVEgh2u67i3av-Tcbk_5lFIOY6gVSLJMpz_J81XGFCcCFS96AgcFRg6WCswzu/w640-h480/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(31).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Room balcony</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">We checked in at some of
their 15 comfortable, beachfront, airconditioned and non-smoking rooms (Deluxe,
Super Deluxe) which were designed with a mix of tropical theme and contemporary
style.rooms.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Each has a 24” LED flat screen
cable TV, bar-refrigerator, ceiling fan, mosquito net, bamboo furniture, a
balcony/terrace and private, moderate size </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">ensuite bathroom with hot and cold shower and
hair dryer.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">All rooms have direct access
to the centrally located garden and the lovely and well-maintained outdoor rectangular
swimming pool (open from 7 AM to 9 PM).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4LBWpEFBzZSEButMVpmMNOhu3C_zZeDR5QDJn8Wh09yVD30NVVAVn12347WEG8qfZad5QnA8wxsz8Wpmo2IKHVASofk6jMNmdcK59jlPT-busiXejpqTFTjlDOpsjmNQGgJ4xOW9EoW5PftxI2ug3auH-8lGK3LaZ2V7YoQ9Tyh0H1SFS1T50lMH/s800/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(26).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4LBWpEFBzZSEButMVpmMNOhu3C_zZeDR5QDJn8Wh09yVD30NVVAVn12347WEG8qfZad5QnA8wxsz8Wpmo2IKHVASofk6jMNmdcK59jlPT-busiXejpqTFTjlDOpsjmNQGgJ4xOW9EoW5PftxI2ug3auH-8lGK3LaZ2V7YoQ9Tyh0H1SFS1T50lMH/w640-h480/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(26).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The centrally located swimming pool</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The 25 sq. m., Deluxe Room (Php3,150)
has a double bed and sleeps 2 while the 25 sq. m. Super Deluxe Room (Php3,550) has
a double bed and a single bed and sleeps 3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is no internet in the rooms but it is available in the restaurant
and some public areas (very slow though).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They don’t accept credit cards but there is an ATM nearby (they don’t
always work though, so always bring cash).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERSP0jrs-2VLoUZsNVBUi5HQTToLYPRaqt6-8eAoU_cQZMwDMti8pc5DTyH4qYlYMCyGiSwqwml3BDaFJIeSPfQFPuQ4RR8PZtLlqjBw0RsKcf4OROoRDJ47z5gswje9oLDFeoQ0p0PMFBHxuRLyrOMol8I31vw314n1WbEZZ2OT8_AY9_0_E52fD/s600/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(40).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="524" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERSP0jrs-2VLoUZsNVBUi5HQTToLYPRaqt6-8eAoU_cQZMwDMti8pc5DTyH4qYlYMCyGiSwqwml3BDaFJIeSPfQFPuQ4RR8PZtLlqjBw0RsKcf4OROoRDJ47z5gswje9oLDFeoQ0p0PMFBHxuRLyrOMol8I31vw314n1WbEZZ2OT8_AY9_0_E52fD/w558-h640/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(40).JPG" width="558" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front Desk</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">It also has a limited hour (6
AM – 9 PM) Front Desk (with safe deposit boxes), a restaurant, cafeteria, bar/lounge
(with a good selection of drinks on offer) and a gift shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The adjacent private beach was not
spectacular (don’t expect white sand) but there are plenty of nice lounge chairs,
cabanas and comfortable hammocks to chill in plus there are great sunsets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjC9G_a9ywJf4PPe10FMbqumx07EfzrjtmWUqq-Ey0rsyDTOEhPtZCGmly0wFaspucFP6O8IdBD8ansYVHFZftx9DV7CKhMlSUTD3qPFNijZ_xh3a4YOtrAfmdPY3WW70_rrTAsjXS7uCS-J4uepfHnwrJS7AVrI35Aaz5CLgfZm70vAm3wXOl-kl/s800/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(23).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjC9G_a9ywJf4PPe10FMbqumx07EfzrjtmWUqq-Ey0rsyDTOEhPtZCGmly0wFaspucFP6O8IdBD8ansYVHFZftx9DV7CKhMlSUTD3qPFNijZ_xh3a4YOtrAfmdPY3WW70_rrTAsjXS7uCS-J4uepfHnwrJS7AVrI35Aaz5CLgfZm70vAm3wXOl-kl/w640-h480/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(23).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beachfront cabana</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssgd4aJGMgOlr6DQCI_n_kd-tYNrPI2UwvS-kcuzx3u6bMpSiezmnUNc70ITONeyITndTCjjJrGgxDMaYvZ1eJEjgfe_-nI51K5wx1_qxlgn41TwHFPtnGX_hRH9ddP4pc3OQsyYE58KqcH1WQFICnTiSipMm5Fl33QPIyrjDiCbm934-_NrM7KCf/s800/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(29).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssgd4aJGMgOlr6DQCI_n_kd-tYNrPI2UwvS-kcuzx3u6bMpSiezmnUNc70ITONeyITndTCjjJrGgxDMaYvZ1eJEjgfe_-nI51K5wx1_qxlgn41TwHFPtnGX_hRH9ddP4pc3OQsyYE58KqcH1WQFICnTiSipMm5Fl33QPIyrjDiCbm934-_NrM7KCf/w640-h480/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(29).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sun loungers</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">They offer room service,
currency exchange, concierge, luggage storage, tour assistance, airport
transfers on request (additional fee, 6 AM – 9 PM) and valet parking. They also organize diving trips, firefly
watching tours and whale shark encounters. The resort was the brainchild of
Korean couple Eric and Viki Sy Eun. Currently,
Eric is a WWF ((World Wildlife Fund) volunteer and part of a research team for
whale shark photo ID project.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Check out “Donsol Firefly Watching Tour” “Whale
Shark Interaction”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KrU44WFeG0unUZeFFPg4gcaWa7-pIg2eVQcEo0i4pusNQISj_8QRLYPThWWhSDib0a9gaq-h4UsZUz8hIlimdZAHw-j5yoU7fZE3TQnwERyQfzFG3iI9Thtmd-XRKPKEtyDyUfXCFEvEqJWb4hH8HZs1PxKynRD-nwSJJXXcAmEdyWbUiZFAmjXI/s800/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(9).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KrU44WFeG0unUZeFFPg4gcaWa7-pIg2eVQcEo0i4pusNQISj_8QRLYPThWWhSDib0a9gaq-h4UsZUz8hIlimdZAHw-j5yoU7fZE3TQnwERyQfzFG3iI9Thtmd-XRKPKEtyDyUfXCFEvEqJWb4hH8HZs1PxKynRD-nwSJJXXcAmEdyWbUiZFAmjXI/w640-h480/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(9).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Restaurant</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The customer service was good
and the well-trained staff was genuinely pleasant, very helpful and
friendly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hotel was also very clean
and the breakfast (a good selection of Continental and Filipino) at the restaurant
was tasty, with generous servings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
breakfast (6 – 9 AM) is not included in the room rate and a surcharge is
applied (Php195-200/pax).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The resort was
not high end luxury but it does have the potential to be one of the best if not
the best in Donsol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Power was said to go
off from time to time in the town, but the resort does have a generator.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj124K6FNBD2VwKrE8BrGgJuNzcaIy8cVbv8dKncUvwRBW1opfGe-RFq1CusWwSZM9F4wo3PnHLteihn_9wHCJDlh6lS9YeRf2fR4SCmKm9oglHouO1T7BBpRCPtIMZw1q38An5i1Ro5IQqm4akfW7PqZLSwLS5H7YThjh_qnH4OsvJ7jXTAI6codmi/s800/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(18).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj124K6FNBD2VwKrE8BrGgJuNzcaIy8cVbv8dKncUvwRBW1opfGe-RFq1CusWwSZM9F4wo3PnHLteihn_9wHCJDlh6lS9YeRf2fR4SCmKm9oglHouO1T7BBpRCPtIMZw1q38An5i1Ro5IQqm4akfW7PqZLSwLS5H7YThjh_qnH4OsvJ7jXTAI6codmi/w640-h480/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(18).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The author (second from right) at the restaurant</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The resort is located 3.8
kms. (2.3 mi.) from Peralta Park, 3.05 kms. from the Astillero of Donsol, 5.6
kms. from Dancalan Beach and 30.25 kms. from Legaspi Airport.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcSDXGqxq3p2YGXCiR8dL1D0HKtrxnvu9nKS802hCok6FbcRK7li3zP1KKbf2jprRHf9IYnkTa9UPRMfB226Rf47RXADQcHlMn5UcpAGjDE9lNm-hqbr-oFwTP0y2xT8gyW3PgiIAO3KvPoY3OWhF3dkX7iv4e8qXl7HGb6RcDRK7-_l6-dem9UUH/s800/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(28).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcSDXGqxq3p2YGXCiR8dL1D0HKtrxnvu9nKS802hCok6FbcRK7li3zP1KKbf2jprRHf9IYnkTa9UPRMfB226Rf47RXADQcHlMn5UcpAGjDE9lNm-hqbr-oFwTP0y2xT8gyW3PgiIAO3KvPoY3OWhF3dkX7iv4e8qXl7HGb6RcDRK7-_l6-dem9UUH/w640-h480/Elysia%20Resort%20Hotel%20(28).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A hammock by the beach</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Elysia Resort Hotel</b>: Aplaya Rd., Brgy.
Pangpang, Donsol, 4715 Sorsogon. Mobile number: (<a href="https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=Elysia+Resort+Hotel+donsol&sxsrf=APwXEddDKe0LD5MAsounJaqMkvBrsTtU7g%3A1679718484830&ei=VHgeZI2gMsONseMPsKSU-AM&ved=0ahUKEwiNmvH8nvb9AhXDRmwGHTASBT8Q4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Elysia+Resort+Hotel+donsol&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIFCAAQogQyBQgAEKIEMgUIABCiBDIFCAAQogQ6CggAEEcQ1gQQsANKBAhBGABQonJYonJg6X1oAXACeACAAcIEiAHCBJIBAzUtMZgBAKABAqABAcgBB8ABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp">0917)
547-4466</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E-mail: <a href="mailto:elysis@live.co.kr">elysis@live.co.kr</a>. Website: <a href="http://www.elysia-donsol.com/">www.elysia-donsol.com</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">How
to Get There</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Donsol is
located 489.7 kms. (an 11.5–hr. drive), via the Pan-Philippine Highway/AH26,
from Manila and 78.3 kms. (a 1.75–hr. drive), via the Pan-Philippine
Highway/AH26 and the Putiao-Pilar-Donsol Rd., from Sorsogon City. From Donsol
town proper, the resort is an 8.2-km./15-min. drive.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Sorsogon
Provincial Tourism, Culture and Arts Office</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Ground Floor, Capitol Building, 4700 Sorsogon City. Mobile
number: (0968) 624-6279. E-mail: <a href="mailto:tourism@sorsogon.gov.ph">tourism@sorsogon.gov.ph</a>.
Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sorsogonprovincialtourismoffice">www.facebook.com/sorsogonprovincialtourismoffice</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Donsol
Tourism Office</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Visitor’s
Center, Brgy. Dancalan, Donsol 4715, Sorsogon. Mobile number: (0917) 137-5134. E-mail:
<a href="mailto:donsoltourismoffice@gmail.com">donsoltourismoffice@gmail.com</a>.
Facebook: https: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DonsolTourism/">www.facebook.com/DonsolTourism/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0Elysia beach resort, Donsol, 4715 Sorsogon, Philippines12.9276254 123.5728583-15.382608436178845 88.4166083 41.237859236178849 158.7291083tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-43917199552738005032023-02-25T02:00:00.118-08:002023-03-03T04:20:41.076-08:00Hotel and Inn Review: Quincentennial Hotel Cebu (Cebu City, Cebu)<p><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Date
of Stay: February 25-26, 2023</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">RATING
(Scale of 1 to 10)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Location:
********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Rooms:
*******<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Condition
and Cleanliness: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Staff
Performance: *******<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Room
Comfort: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Food
and Beverage: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Other
Amenities: *********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Value
for Money: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeS5rH8f0oXoPHG6Akmun2YitsR7KJhOsgC2SnF3KWm1wTdHmssoLVXbRDKd8h1jTPr4rsLVq6RuY25f6QAxsecHCJgTymLxJ7p5N-2r7YPWrzXCtrNC4i2GhKNG7WgQ5BpBZrM4LAfn6cB_kVDby-FmiHWYVqFUuyazIsXnre_l2ARHEAE16RYsWD/s800/Quincentennial%20Hotel%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeS5rH8f0oXoPHG6Akmun2YitsR7KJhOsgC2SnF3KWm1wTdHmssoLVXbRDKd8h1jTPr4rsLVq6RuY25f6QAxsecHCJgTymLxJ7p5N-2r7YPWrzXCtrNC4i2GhKNG7WgQ5BpBZrM4LAfn6cB_kVDby-FmiHWYVqFUuyazIsXnre_l2ARHEAE16RYsWD/w640-h480/Quincentennial%20Hotel%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quincentennial Hotel Cebu</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Cebu’s first ever hotel with a
faith theme, the 4-storey Quincentennial Hotel Cebu, located right next to Landers
Superstore, was opened on June 20, 2022. Commemorating 500
Years of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_the_Philippines">Christianity in the Philippines</a> (1521-2021), its hotel lobby
features paintings of circumnavigation maps and a tableau, done by
Cebuano artist Henry Montebon, of the First Baptism, into the Catholic
faith, of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajah_Humabon">Rajah Humabon</a>, his wife Juana, and their followers; and other
Quincentennial highlights.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1o4jylnSB5VjPq-WPGIOBSMAd_3fobm_343kCc7mzfLThF5HMHlt0gPKFciC-sZZQKg7yBXmYBre1WNxbKHTS6svphIPiRxlN_Wsg0EIN9QbUlNiGmZ_w9NQ4hZChW-cRdRVpDt1gHsZKF1n27kik6omA7NEjJzstlbpSvTRNRXwDvZcGI7Pacyh/s800/Hotel%20Lobby%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="800" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1o4jylnSB5VjPq-WPGIOBSMAd_3fobm_343kCc7mzfLThF5HMHlt0gPKFciC-sZZQKg7yBXmYBre1WNxbKHTS6svphIPiRxlN_Wsg0EIN9QbUlNiGmZ_w9NQ4hZChW-cRdRVpDt1gHsZKF1n27kik6omA7NEjJzstlbpSvTRNRXwDvZcGI7Pacyh/w640-h448/Hotel%20Lobby%20(5).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hotel lobby</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKgDVeCGvfgY3qfMGaQ42hm14Rq-aRbbeoW_8yMXXtQ83DCizix7hx8p65-PIzciZLTak-I8OqGRj-9406oFV15fzcIybzd05q9dqIFF7GiE3BcXiW5vVS6K6sItTtmlmjV2YmHKnY70CI7pKbB4SlkFRu4ncYBP-CQg-k0Zg6LE4fBiU28ywjt2t/s709/Hotel%20Lobby%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="709" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKgDVeCGvfgY3qfMGaQ42hm14Rq-aRbbeoW_8yMXXtQ83DCizix7hx8p65-PIzciZLTak-I8OqGRj-9406oFV15fzcIybzd05q9dqIFF7GiE3BcXiW5vVS6K6sItTtmlmjV2YmHKnY70CI7pKbB4SlkFRu4ncYBP-CQg-k0Zg6LE4fBiU28ywjt2t/w640-h542/Hotel%20Lobby%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The hotel's story</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The
hotel is one of three hotel properties of Duros Hotels, Inc., founded by
successful entrepreneurial Cebuano couple </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Rafaelito
“Lito” A. Barino</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> (Founder and Chairman of the Board) and </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Fe Mantuhac-Barino</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> (President), </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">the others being the 102-room, 4-star <b>One
Tectona Hotel</b> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liloan,_Cebu">Liloan</a> and the 26-storey <b>The Padgett Place Deluxe Suites</b> in
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu_City">Cebu City</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The company is also planning
to build the 100-room Airport Hotel in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panglao,_Bohol">Panglao</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohol">Bohol</a>.</span></div><div><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Check
out “<a href="http://firingyourimagination.blogspot.com/2023/02/hotel-and-inn-review-one-tectona-hotel.html">Hotel and Inn Review: One Tectona Hotel</a>” and “Hotel and Inn Review: The
Padgett Place Deluxe Suites”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; letter-spacing: 0.85pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBMvUb9G3GGQxLptQI5VAyBuf1bbIwh_5KR-b8-QVX7qswg3WINt8rZhkI_J_CRcBECuuw0OeKtRxsRN5UGZck9w2YYO0dyyjv7Rd3Yv2E1QKjyEyjjmmBkFtxT_YYYHMHG1B3WB3SlUI5HO6FEp2LwTBxehetk34ZQPsyDjSrYd8Ce7BQFYUcGm5/s600/Hotel%20Lobby%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="513" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBMvUb9G3GGQxLptQI5VAyBuf1bbIwh_5KR-b8-QVX7qswg3WINt8rZhkI_J_CRcBECuuw0OeKtRxsRN5UGZck9w2YYO0dyyjv7Rd3Yv2E1QKjyEyjjmmBkFtxT_YYYHMHG1B3WB3SlUI5HO6FEp2LwTBxehetk34ZQPsyDjSrYd8Ce7BQFYUcGm5/w548-h640/Hotel%20Lobby%20(3).JPG" width="548" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;"> The First Baptism, </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;">into the Catholic faith, of Rajah Humabon, <br />his wife Juana, and their followers</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; letter-spacing: 0.85pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovnffiZJEg_qGggUdTcc6dpavBa2C-l1eNT-x-wdA5ptFaZy5Nm_-Tkz49q9h4-1wKYvoF0lcPj9Mp-L9XXN_9Gdlx9p4ipy3xyRFgnxyAIWQCxN-TE2H3sd2O0g56e2gmasP6EMc_uG8OnfML_mURJrYvSF0qXBGiVFroC9aKBGjl1iJir38eWR0/s600/Hotel%20Lobby%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovnffiZJEg_qGggUdTcc6dpavBa2C-l1eNT-x-wdA5ptFaZy5Nm_-Tkz49q9h4-1wKYvoF0lcPj9Mp-L9XXN_9Gdlx9p4ipy3xyRFgnxyAIWQCxN-TE2H3sd2O0g56e2gmasP6EMc_uG8OnfML_mURJrYvSF0qXBGiVFroC9aKBGjl1iJir38eWR0/w442-h640/Hotel%20Lobby%20(4).JPG" width="442" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jubilee Cross</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The hotel’s 42
airconditioned, non-smoking rooms also have elements of the
Quincentennial celebration including a Jubilee Cross, photographs of the
different events and jubilee celebrations (all taken by Fr. Bonnin Olivar),
hand-painted excerpts of a poem written by renowned Cebuano poet, Simeon P.
Dumdum, Jr. and a Cebuano edition of the Holy Bible (Bag-ong Kasabotan,
San <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Calungsod">Pedro Calungsod</a> Edisyon Bible) which is a product of research by Roman
Catholic Bible scholars for 25 years.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; letter-spacing: 0.85pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0rr-gMhnSpIHLnkslGbn26D0Zr1fmhJmrdAzaaTs1xYe6u3aUHI1fZLOo2w15wQagkwkrkt4VMKyyRLnj7nuvFbKedHPu0YY9chuilln35uZKKpxpKbCe7qmK_XXsCDwK84Gw611SMYuPGkkxZyyDbzP87EMzIPIKz_IocBlpq7TwK7gV_UQgLCt/s800/Front%20Desk%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0rr-gMhnSpIHLnkslGbn26D0Zr1fmhJmrdAzaaTs1xYe6u3aUHI1fZLOo2w15wQagkwkrkt4VMKyyRLnj7nuvFbKedHPu0YY9chuilln35uZKKpxpKbCe7qmK_XXsCDwK84Gw611SMYuPGkkxZyyDbzP87EMzIPIKz_IocBlpq7TwK7gV_UQgLCt/w640-h480/Front%20Desk%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">24-hour Front Desk</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; letter-spacing: 0.85pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">All rooms are furnished with
43” UHD flat screen Smart TV (with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix">Netflix</a>), NDD/IDD
phone, electronic door locks, in-room safe deposit box, hair dryer,
electric kettle, and minibar. Its ensuite bathroom has a vanity
basin & mirror, bidet and free toiletries. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; letter-spacing: 0.85pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5Xm-mgQIi2yOivTyGh1dU2or27apwj62VtBOXT2X3rRwj9dnfdXy2SRMW_b9NLi5CoEWveO4JUt4K914Lk-dAki2OemTLgrlnVCvjy0BQ9qCVIth-TguvRi5-ok2YqUH5nt0oMVVeje_7bF5vBn8WJZPlUUieZwObTkbdY1vx9BUEqaTqVNArcGn/s800/De%20Luxe%20Room%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5Xm-mgQIi2yOivTyGh1dU2or27apwj62VtBOXT2X3rRwj9dnfdXy2SRMW_b9NLi5CoEWveO4JUt4K914Lk-dAki2OemTLgrlnVCvjy0BQ9qCVIth-TguvRi5-ok2YqUH5nt0oMVVeje_7bF5vBn8WJZPlUUieZwObTkbdY1vx9BUEqaTqVNArcGn/w640-h480/De%20Luxe%20Room%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">De Luxe Room</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; letter-spacing: 0.85pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Rooms come in three
categories. The 22.02 sq. m. to 24.23 sq. m. <b>De Luxe Room</b> (</span>₱<span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">2,800) has
one queen bed, the 22.02 sq. m. <b>De Luxe Twin Room</b> (</span>₱<span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">2,800) has
2 single beds and the 27.84 sq. m. <b>De Luxe Queen Corner</b> (</span>₱<span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">3,300) has
one queen bed.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vJm3b7ypSp8sNqmFqMJ7-mvrmjVWvkFPrgg1assLmiFIuRpL2O95l2niphhlKURRhH2fK_Qw3di_NJ9UVQ-dqBFsruL-U96j1f70bdrZ9u6MqjeDMCQm6W45iF9fu7PrznqNpCphvg_L5ALOrVB0m8zsizj_XuKimKCL3QccAQiTSBhd9R9XGUgt/s600/Hallway%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="471" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vJm3b7ypSp8sNqmFqMJ7-mvrmjVWvkFPrgg1assLmiFIuRpL2O95l2niphhlKURRhH2fK_Qw3di_NJ9UVQ-dqBFsruL-U96j1f70bdrZ9u6MqjeDMCQm6W45iF9fu7PrznqNpCphvg_L5ALOrVB0m8zsizj_XuKimKCL3QccAQiTSBhd9R9XGUgt/w502-h640/Hallway%20(6).JPG" width="502" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hallway lined with photos of old Cebu churches</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nDIC_wJzCtlwKuRm2qQfd9BV0QOdUc5KO-Y0mtS7cQfUq00pP0E-3mC_6RN5Kn8AH_TWYm8Sf5ImYE83xQIaWYYzXDYRWw3JdtMwwxIQO4Oe9pwL1im-6J27xTepI5EtK2iCJZzUqpfnG3EchQgdlDM6AousopzUEPPOj1JsjSyD2X0CCsFtaJPx/s800/Map%20of%20Circumnavigation%20of%20the%20Globe.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nDIC_wJzCtlwKuRm2qQfd9BV0QOdUc5KO-Y0mtS7cQfUq00pP0E-3mC_6RN5Kn8AH_TWYm8Sf5ImYE83xQIaWYYzXDYRWw3JdtMwwxIQO4Oe9pwL1im-6J27xTepI5EtK2iCJZzUqpfnG3EchQgdlDM6AousopzUEPPOj1JsjSyD2X0CCsFtaJPx/w640-h480/Map%20of%20Circumnavigation%20of%20the%20Globe.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Map of Circumnavigation of the Globe</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The hallways are adorned with
rows of photographs featuring, among others, Cebu’s oldest churches and the
various charitable work conducted by the Catholic Church in Cebu and the Duros
hotel group.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSKVd2PvQq9zDl6FIvVVtN-9Aybr0B_pmPe4_usnOKBUCXIcYiQDgadQS3qhxC9T87vGtNvZlZTb169bOomiRBV7yBZTLF1aPg9LdEWLXtg0mlOKFZ79WstTFgX4gUvhTM7KEUq1eIB-XkNi7OgiXYfRQRoer9Bnvf3USuU6atRkNFN7A1zOE5vBx/s800/Restaurante%20Trinidad%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSKVd2PvQq9zDl6FIvVVtN-9Aybr0B_pmPe4_usnOKBUCXIcYiQDgadQS3qhxC9T87vGtNvZlZTb169bOomiRBV7yBZTLF1aPg9LdEWLXtg0mlOKFZ79WstTFgX4gUvhTM7KEUq1eIB-XkNi7OgiXYfRQRoer9Bnvf3USuU6atRkNFN7A1zOE5vBx/w640-h480/Restaurante%20Trinidad%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Restaurante Trinidad</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><b>Restaurante Trinidad</b>, the
fine dining restaurant opened last February 25, 2023, serves appetizers (Tortilla de Patata, Calamares, Gambas al Ajillo, Croqueta Jamon, Croqueta Chorizo, etc.), Spanish (Chicken Adobo Paella, Paella Negra, Jamon Serrano and Parmesan Cheese, Rabo al Vino Tinto, etc.) and
Filipino (Lechon Kawali, Puchero Filipino, etc.) cuisine and desserts (Churros con Chocolate, Burnt Basque Cheesecake, Maja Crepe, etc.). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VudqhcZ4z--1NvAD3g80-hp30C0xKhQhGHPNPmMbYpTi632zKyS5KbCr2NotqG7_y2QxXRdv7pSetbOVWYrGk0WZQ-saXEuOJcgjiwkIM5ykWgq8aIYzq3U-59XYgWcivrikyQNgQcTpYMAEJN8dfKB-dFPhnHIpHsDkwqNwU6Kwd9OzLAQCFsat/s800/Restaurante%20Trinidad%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VudqhcZ4z--1NvAD3g80-hp30C0xKhQhGHPNPmMbYpTi632zKyS5KbCr2NotqG7_y2QxXRdv7pSetbOVWYrGk0WZQ-saXEuOJcgjiwkIM5ykWgq8aIYzq3U-59XYgWcivrikyQNgQcTpYMAEJN8dfKB-dFPhnHIpHsDkwqNwU6Kwd9OzLAQCFsat/w640-h480/Restaurante%20Trinidad%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A buffet of Spanish and Filipino cuisine</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The galleon-inspired coffee shop (<b>Cafe de Fe</b>), with portraits of Portuguese explorer </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3736101347502383188/4391719955273800503" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Ferdinand Magellan</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> and other explorers, where breakfast (Corned Beef Hash and Egg con Sofrito, Crispylog, Huevos Rotos con Picadillo o Zarza, Torrijas Sweet with Banana and Bacon, Pesto Omelette, Ham and Toast Bread, and Pork Tocino) as well as lunch and dinner (Boneless Pata Hamonado, Pollo Alforno con Potate, Lengua Estofado, Callos, Herbed Fish Stew and Beef Salpicao) is served. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkaquXxC7OQs71uMvcELtbfvkcLdfdYMz63o_LruV3OMhiOsdKIhH1eY5WFAO9_rYZLYrwZkOhZX5aDeuWAM5wlAOyWsq8c5U9ha6TamJTmGKr5_ZqJu1VlVZkyALJcHHX1LevtBQTrW0ltn0zTUdaIWbCAZ8pUffXzLNX3IT-r1p3I77y_UFfE49/s800/Cafe%20de%20Fe%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="800" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkaquXxC7OQs71uMvcELtbfvkcLdfdYMz63o_LruV3OMhiOsdKIhH1eY5WFAO9_rYZLYrwZkOhZX5aDeuWAM5wlAOyWsq8c5U9ha6TamJTmGKr5_ZqJu1VlVZkyALJcHHX1LevtBQTrW0ltn0zTUdaIWbCAZ8pUffXzLNX3IT-r1p3I77y_UFfE49/w640-h424/Cafe%20de%20Fe%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Cafe de Fe</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The hotel also has a 24-hour Front Desk and conference hall (<b>El Baptisterio</b>)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">. Free WiFi is available throughout the property. They offer airport
shuttle, luggage storage, room service and free parking.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, "serif";"></span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJulEYuhfbuLoiUptopQnqkdm4FYTd5Eek1jn_B5976EdMMW13jHgRgmZ3sQN04ztyxWrqmqul4nOhENsPcex4pl52sUOmB0egfrh0paIewnmkgvpzRHPfjncfQnT-iMtC0Gi9yrpADDZ8DsoT-kMa2tjoLek6FIM1Pbf_kr61vXXmhgZdVC4_DjD-/s800/Cafe%20de%20Fe%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJulEYuhfbuLoiUptopQnqkdm4FYTd5Eek1jn_B5976EdMMW13jHgRgmZ3sQN04ztyxWrqmqul4nOhENsPcex4pl52sUOmB0egfrh0paIewnmkgvpzRHPfjncfQnT-iMtC0Gi9yrpADDZ8DsoT-kMa2tjoLek6FIM1Pbf_kr61vXXmhgZdVC4_DjD-/w640-h480/Cafe%20de%20Fe%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portraits of Ferdinand Magellan (left) and other explorers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-themecolor: text1;">The hotel is an 18-min. walk to SM City Cebu
and is located 1 km. (a 10-min. walk) from Ayala Center Cebu, 3.3 kms. from
Fuente Osmena Circle, 4 kms. from Colon Street, 4.5 kms. from Magellan's
Cross, 10 kms. from the Temple of Leah, 12 kms. from Mactan-Cebu
International Airport and 14 kms. from Fort San Pedro.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Segoe UI","sans-serif"" style="color: #262626; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6EthHOK3KBcIcYqsDRdFVg_VXIGKIdTqsk7Zmv3nw6G-R1iWEI0gi5CzvlEIdFgLWPFMOdbIxXu-nK4ogXbaiRqrPdQGtlfxQSa7RNO3i4ua4UTlLtr0kBU0_1hJNbaky0LG2_9tLgvCWP6uegi7vyKN5ALvC-mm5wuOz-NaPbRet4OG20zoaHWT/s800/Function%20Hall%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="800" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6EthHOK3KBcIcYqsDRdFVg_VXIGKIdTqsk7Zmv3nw6G-R1iWEI0gi5CzvlEIdFgLWPFMOdbIxXu-nK4ogXbaiRqrPdQGtlfxQSa7RNO3i4ua4UTlLtr0kBU0_1hJNbaky0LG2_9tLgvCWP6uegi7vyKN5ALvC-mm5wuOz-NaPbRet4OG20zoaHWT/w640-h336/Function%20Hall%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZiuCO7faJVDqRDwcbEBa1pammiIbr8i13QXI6kOvZ4KLlRmG5gNION_QkIBshGqHAzl78oQ8aFc--WyViEu4hAeat3wiMZQ-D5P5kog384Ynx2IHFgY99fWeKiGO4lrDzeiJX9qTaJPHtLMOr4fHDJhGJu2Nhb-WTKAucnPOEV6KWEngfSpmiIws/s800/Function%20Hall%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZiuCO7faJVDqRDwcbEBa1pammiIbr8i13QXI6kOvZ4KLlRmG5gNION_QkIBshGqHAzl78oQ8aFc--WyViEu4hAeat3wiMZQ-D5P5kog384Ynx2IHFgY99fWeKiGO4lrDzeiJX9qTaJPHtLMOr4fHDJhGJu2Nhb-WTKAucnPOEV6KWEngfSpmiIws/w640-h480/Function%20Hall%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">El Baptisterio Conference Hall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><b>Quincentennial Hotel Cebu</b>: 23
Minore Park, Cardinal Rosales Ave. cor Pope John Paul II Ave. (formerly, Juan
Luna Ave.), Brgy. Luz, 6000 Cebu City, Cebu. Tel: (032) </span><a href="tel:520-4488" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">520-4488</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">. E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:reservations@cebuquincentennialhotel.com" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">reservations@cebuquincentennialhotel.com</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">.
Website: </span><a href="http://www.cebuquincentennialhotel.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">www.cebuquincentennialhotel.com</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">How
to Get There</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">: Cebu
Pacific currently flies 13x daily from Manila to Cebu. Apart from this, the
airline operates direct flights to Cebu from 21 other domestic destination such
as Cagayan de Oro, Clark, Davao, General Santos, and Iloilo, among others and 2
international destination. CEB is set to restore 100% of its pre-COVID network
and capacity in March 2023. It now flies to 34 domestic destinations and is set
to bring back all its 25 international destinations in the first quarter of the
year. Website: <a href="http://www.cebupacificair.com/?fbclid=IwAR3OEWnOdqczsfPOaBq5bqGOdlta6xKwedy3zq8uKu_5G9mXM6BnwoQyyFU" target="_blank">www.cebupacificair.com</a>.</span></p></div>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0Cardinal Rosales Ave. cor Pope John Paul II Ave (formerly, 23 Minore Park, Juan Luna Avenue, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines10.3200506 123.9093043-17.990183236178844 88.7530543 38.630284436178847 159.0655543tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-84418603788215384522023-02-23T16:30:00.004-08:002023-03-03T04:22:35.260-08:00Hotel and Inn Review: One Tectona Hotel (Liloan, Cebu)<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Date
of Stay: February 24-25, 2023</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">RATING
(Scale of 1 to 10)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Location:
*******<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Rooms:
*********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Condition
and Cleanliness: *********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Staff
Performance: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Room
Comfort: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Food
and Beverage: *********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Other
Amenities: *********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Value
for Money: *********<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaOem_HxrUJLAdWFHyP8ofJ2Fbg08J1-q2yKAvxxduiuTezUDlOuLTEfw9LuosLqr_6d6JNtEWjCtURNnnGv60GENArR056yMCOIo-z8cBs5W_fcPgBLK_BxrhCQ9wneDyOt1IrZIBR5zWWNF48hismI-_PWaUw91pw1Ui0Ccogr5egq3ozNhC4yi/s600/One%20Tectona%20Hotel%20(11).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaOem_HxrUJLAdWFHyP8ofJ2Fbg08J1-q2yKAvxxduiuTezUDlOuLTEfw9LuosLqr_6d6JNtEWjCtURNnnGv60GENArR056yMCOIo-z8cBs5W_fcPgBLK_BxrhCQ9wneDyOt1IrZIBR5zWWNF48hismI-_PWaUw91pw1Ui0Ccogr5egq3ozNhC4yi/w480-h640/One%20Tectona%20Hotel%20(11).JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One Tectona Hotel</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The
exquisite, four-star One Tectona Hotel, the first premium hotel in the fast
growing town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liloan,_Cebu">Liloan</a> (now on the verge of becoming a city) in northern Metro
Cebu, is a development of Liloan-based Duros Land Properties, Inc. (DLPI, now
on its 11th year), founded by successful entrepreneurial Cebuano couple <b>Rafaelito
“Lito” A. Barino</b> and (Founder and Chairman of the Board) and <b>Fe Mantuhac-Barino</b>
(President).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QlGofQkU21kE4mxmRGZAIUikNk2xbWNcwp4Xgd--O40gdeZ44Mcu82VSiqu9-CTpDxWaMd7q8KapMbVWR3MyMp5TVC7hgAZkMOWKa2mKuuJcJhiwJOoXXeKiVSUb_l-yYSztKVFLiv_rnEA1PPWRGwie-vJzM17PXCR7QpdWYd_0_CpoMghQaG0d/s800/IMG_6384.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="800" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QlGofQkU21kE4mxmRGZAIUikNk2xbWNcwp4Xgd--O40gdeZ44Mcu82VSiqu9-CTpDxWaMd7q8KapMbVWR3MyMp5TVC7hgAZkMOWKa2mKuuJcJhiwJOoXXeKiVSUb_l-yYSztKVFLiv_rnEA1PPWRGwie-vJzM17PXCR7QpdWYd_0_CpoMghQaG0d/w640-h324/IMG_6384.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
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operation since December 7, 2022 and nestled on a hillside, the 14-storey hotel
(the tallest building in northern Metro Cebu), with its beautiful view of the
faraway blue sea, dense vegetation and sweeping forested pocket hills that will
take your breath away, offers a perfect marriage of home, business, and
recreation in one idyllic location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was named after the endemic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teak">teak </a>tree (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tectona
philippinensis</i>) that locals call <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yati</i>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UisM63-dDNwNDGAbqNcGrqw2Ygw5NkhTcsiBTXI3__e0_IoeHVXsGv2FPR0z8T5E42SvJ3e9pGUvnA9LEzbT39JYgtibFAUDq5dTYhIVbfgCsndm8dFnabrkVA7UE6hM13kywgfmrxjZ-MLZQBpkQdhVPjcizbspxhSyCLrSlYnM_RcuSm5zwlAb/s800/IMG_6381.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UisM63-dDNwNDGAbqNcGrqw2Ygw5NkhTcsiBTXI3__e0_IoeHVXsGv2FPR0z8T5E42SvJ3e9pGUvnA9LEzbT39JYgtibFAUDq5dTYhIVbfgCsndm8dFnabrkVA7UE6hM13kywgfmrxjZ-MLZQBpkQdhVPjcizbspxhSyCLrSlYnM_RcuSm5zwlAb/w640-h480/IMG_6381.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The
hotel is one of three hotel properties of Duros Hotels, Inc., the others being
the 42-room <b>Cebu Quincentennial Hotel</b> and the 26-storey <b>The Padgett Place
Deluxe Suites</b>, both in Cebu City.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
company is also planning to build the 100-room Airport Hotel in Panglao, Bohol.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Check
out “<a href="http://firingyourimagination.blogspot.com/2023/02/hotel-and-inn-review-quincentennial.html">Hotel and Inn Review: Cebu Quincentennial Hotel</a>” and “Hotel and Inn
Review: The Padgett Place Deluxe Suites”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MedvjjV5dPcBFU-KvhpPrDtWtNH67e_iHtEctoaVi-i8V1gV9C_7r7vzUwGBjfioulebZrQotkrrpUHhpxJ9jfV2XZoJU1ekV5DfR55CztU0aA6UjaynMxyoI3eCQkWAk3x8bqg_1cG-qblB2mlbJ5OP5gPkQokFGCnaK0ip6QN0HLCjWu-mVsg7/s800/IMG_6402.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MedvjjV5dPcBFU-KvhpPrDtWtNH67e_iHtEctoaVi-i8V1gV9C_7r7vzUwGBjfioulebZrQotkrrpUHhpxJ9jfV2XZoJU1ekV5DfR55CztU0aA6UjaynMxyoI3eCQkWAk3x8bqg_1cG-qblB2mlbJ5OP5gPkQokFGCnaK0ip6QN0HLCjWu-mVsg7/w640-h480/IMG_6402.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">De Luxe Room (613)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Its
102 luxuriously furnished, elegantly designed, Zen-inspired rooms (87 <b>De Luxe
Rooms</b> and 14 <b>One-Bedroom Suites</b>) are all airconditioned, with private ensuite bathrooms
(with bidet, rainshower head and complimentary toiletries), private balcony, area
carpet, blackout curtains, work desk, coffee and tea making facility, bath
robes and complimentary slippers.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2G5mWChSWOuRMwlhj_MaJcR_ANngdAH21aLzBle3GFKJdT2q1IWgjl9rxzEvT1tn-svL9qhYBKcfe0HWsA4YTvkiA77414BJvoOgtZne73f8D-evmvfohx_qvkfBuq6BUWA_EoYjJx8cQRzVqgGocxBVSVeXRivr_wFJTYcaS-bLuJ94aEyolOhv/s600/IMG_6397.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2G5mWChSWOuRMwlhj_MaJcR_ANngdAH21aLzBle3GFKJdT2q1IWgjl9rxzEvT1tn-svL9qhYBKcfe0HWsA4YTvkiA77414BJvoOgtZne73f8D-evmvfohx_qvkfBuq6BUWA_EoYjJx8cQRzVqgGocxBVSVeXRivr_wFJTYcaS-bLuJ94aEyolOhv/w480-h640/IMG_6397.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Work desk and closet</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLz4JWhCZqjvVvSQk7c6j7Jk_CKbIWPpTTUzcSH-3L0izgqsJneWGdyO4fkEjDHTLi_jTMPwQ1XZjeMwfb4LhFq01iD-ufm6fKASoL6ZGMx9tSPz20lfC-BYC3dTQDJUm6XPtVWLN5fPz5jP6wuzXhvkA2fsXmRJFQbzNQRNWRlR0M5_VHmoVAa3z/s600/IMG_6400.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLz4JWhCZqjvVvSQk7c6j7Jk_CKbIWPpTTUzcSH-3L0izgqsJneWGdyO4fkEjDHTLi_jTMPwQ1XZjeMwfb4LhFq01iD-ufm6fKASoL6ZGMx9tSPz20lfC-BYC3dTQDJUm6XPtVWLN5fPz5jP6wuzXhvkA2fsXmRJFQbzNQRNWRlR0M5_VHmoVAa3z/w480-h640/IMG_6400.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The private ensuite bathroom</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">It also offers all the modern conveniences such as 43”
UHD flat screen Smart cable TV, electronic door lock, hair dryer, mini fridge and
complimentary wi-fi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Highlighted with
masterfully crafted wooden panels and accents, all rooms are and are furnished
with modern yet contemporary furniture.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHA3U_5vPfMezMJOhC3v58jCW11ArGSkqc4IYCwEZqWT4xNgQVLmi5nF6dQqLE8fBu-OE6fkK-GISGPGEnZwEdarQ1brBSCvkeBYoY4AUg7YbxqQXmRUbvsEm0A2Pwrhms51VzjokhSCYKDl9LjNYaz-Mpxll6qwAmZzBGY_4pwUB1vhX_aA6Za5T0/s800/IMG_6392.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="800" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHA3U_5vPfMezMJOhC3v58jCW11ArGSkqc4IYCwEZqWT4xNgQVLmi5nF6dQqLE8fBu-OE6fkK-GISGPGEnZwEdarQ1brBSCvkeBYoY4AUg7YbxqQXmRUbvsEm0A2Pwrhms51VzjokhSCYKDl9LjNYaz-Mpxll6qwAmZzBGY_4pwUB1vhX_aA6Za5T0/w640-h296/IMG_6392.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from room. In the foreground is the clubhouse</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUm_ROJ4MfmjJoMrcpdShCrPBUDCRJCnpHxaQUCxoWR5teQfKNnsZUyjMDIrG4pGLdfwytspzJOHGK0bXZ8fvX9Tu3bBoR1dl_adRMHg_Z4NL9rAak4jyVIC-CTlO6ckJ4sjEscg5RCrXv_IonNsOpViLZaw36CHl5LHsszbzqe-g5SDBmxatKmZS/s800/Garden%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUm_ROJ4MfmjJoMrcpdShCrPBUDCRJCnpHxaQUCxoWR5teQfKNnsZUyjMDIrG4pGLdfwytspzJOHGK0bXZ8fvX9Tu3bBoR1dl_adRMHg_Z4NL9rAak4jyVIC-CTlO6ckJ4sjEscg5RCrXv_IonNsOpViLZaw36CHl5LHsszbzqe-g5SDBmxatKmZS/w640-h480/Garden%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The hotel's garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Nestled
in stunning scenery, surrounded by natural scenic foliage and cozily tucked in
the mountains of Yati, One Tectona was designed to cater to active living and
wellness, providing everyday inspiration with a wide variety of outdoor
activities. It seamlessly delivers style and comfort to residents who seek a
break from the hustle and bustle of the city while providing easy access to it.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_m4kRcMV8npXUpZ1cqfGn_KMlSff7ydAuZlR7bf7kcn95OnI7m3-uQCMww2dSlpPzDOTI3fTDZa81gYHzwKP3oomSpqEsw1W6L9wPGp1poT0rIrTCqccFiR9WuLGT1kBh0sJEQqqQims3nOZo24dEOkdVW_GBu6vcpIpZuMt5Z7CcIBAgqNxumm5G/s800/IMG_6365.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_m4kRcMV8npXUpZ1cqfGn_KMlSff7ydAuZlR7bf7kcn95OnI7m3-uQCMww2dSlpPzDOTI3fTDZa81gYHzwKP3oomSpqEsw1W6L9wPGp1poT0rIrTCqccFiR9WuLGT1kBh0sJEQqqQims3nOZo24dEOkdVW_GBu6vcpIpZuMt5Z7CcIBAgqNxumm5G/w640-h480/IMG_6365.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teak Modern Cuisine</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguA4hWnUn3Ym5iTnO3zUugYL-bSX7Q8ybNj33DqRr4nG6gOxHYjjjCrGWkXzR1xFvuBHhZw7pSu7d_uYwFDA2zZow6uexOHQyjyfPkz_IERxwbzXWuJ8dirKObv67NNAv0_pK0ZoocPZTLLhm4mwLm9NkdTO9rHNIL3IGPDjccgRlhQXuUyTStW_Vw/s800/Swimming%20Pool%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguA4hWnUn3Ym5iTnO3zUugYL-bSX7Q8ybNj33DqRr4nG6gOxHYjjjCrGWkXzR1xFvuBHhZw7pSu7d_uYwFDA2zZow6uexOHQyjyfPkz_IERxwbzXWuJ8dirKObv67NNAv0_pK0ZoocPZTLLhm4mwLm9NkdTO9rHNIL3IGPDjccgRlhQXuUyTStW_Vw/w640-h480/Swimming%20Pool%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The hotel's two swimming pools</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The
hotel also has an international restaurant (Teak Modern Cuisine), coffee shop, two
swimming pools, function hall, conference rooms, commercial area (with 4 units),
events center, sports bar, outdoor gym, game room, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meditation garden, lounge lobby clinic,
jogging and walking trails, spa (Spa in the Woods), meditation and yoga area (under
scenic foliage) and al fresco dining. Its business center, with office spaces
for small-to-medium size enterprises, has its own private entrance, lobby and elevators.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyPbulhcpnwFU4VMVLsELhG1OZ8FvelngCj7eSqCLqB_PP_2aODT3jSWAchmbzG4pCEhIrbnaMXTU-3HEX9d4_kwXi-CjZC92SMccbzXBS53L_FVDSL5g_gmM8qhOXnvvj812LUQ5fQnXmULspSFiY523SRJQBtTuxkdiynYbRA-YlWpaniEYtQuW/s800/Hotel%20Lobby%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="800" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyPbulhcpnwFU4VMVLsELhG1OZ8FvelngCj7eSqCLqB_PP_2aODT3jSWAchmbzG4pCEhIrbnaMXTU-3HEX9d4_kwXi-CjZC92SMccbzXBS53L_FVDSL5g_gmM8qhOXnvvj812LUQ5fQnXmULspSFiY523SRJQBtTuxkdiynYbRA-YlWpaniEYtQuW/w640-h456/Hotel%20Lobby%20(4).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Front Desk</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGylPADtBYaAtu_xGW0pi1pKuGeYJEvk0zt5I8Ek6x-t0FYNZBZhO_Z1bfWNFx2HTYYwSm76pNVBGqrNUVYvdH8q_q1ggIM9KP2lBTksUoAilq3fciFFFohQWHmalYgAoKUiFd5f0uO_P2d0vt-Ubq5wz7zCbkUq7oJuxj8Xlub_OxMWq95zOvTC7/s800/Hotel%20Lobby%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGylPADtBYaAtu_xGW0pi1pKuGeYJEvk0zt5I8Ek6x-t0FYNZBZhO_Z1bfWNFx2HTYYwSm76pNVBGqrNUVYvdH8q_q1ggIM9KP2lBTksUoAilq3fciFFFohQWHmalYgAoKUiFd5f0uO_P2d0vt-Ubq5wz7zCbkUq7oJuxj8Xlub_OxMWq95zOvTC7/w640-h480/Hotel%20Lobby%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Reception Area with its golf-themed painting</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilf40yPNl35I4B-TvRNNRN_iECt7Fq_ju1lOLmrRHznxOn4VL5ZSIOY2vFjS7TgdnjmVaZd1SAm5HbrNr0mz7525uSwk5Issu21ExvGWTTaht9ZE-F_p2lvbBoHUsjs1-6zmE8xJJN-L5duRbk2tg3acC7eU68HwUZkBpx-ND5MBZygh_Lhd6JBMYz/s800/IMG_6375.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilf40yPNl35I4B-TvRNNRN_iECt7Fq_ju1lOLmrRHznxOn4VL5ZSIOY2vFjS7TgdnjmVaZd1SAm5HbrNr0mz7525uSwk5Issu21ExvGWTTaht9ZE-F_p2lvbBoHUsjs1-6zmE8xJJN-L5duRbk2tg3acC7eU68HwUZkBpx-ND5MBZygh_Lhd6JBMYz/w640-h480/IMG_6375.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Function hall</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">As
sixty percent of the market of One Tectoba Hotel is for golf tourism (it is popular
among Japanese and Koreans), the hotel, inevitably, has a golf theme.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are seen from the paintings of golfers seen
in the suites and the rest of the hotel and the tableau of the golf course once
you get out of the elevator on the ground floor, all done by Cebu-based artist
Henry Montebon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even the coffee cups in
the restaurant are golf ball-inspired.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-dLESBduE6oZRrW2HaqtA4UO6Iu-bjbmbAf4j_aGXR-LQL-AvtA3wlz1kKhVTr64ygpOmv5PDfwjS-XcXNGnOSiHRfRA6qJGgCSooafSKc7HBeqAT85iTo9sGdKibShklE6jpP5J9yFvlTnCh_g2b8aUbQcMb_vZmMRqwUDWzyXLVllARmy7ZWmo/s800/Golf%20Course%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="800" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-dLESBduE6oZRrW2HaqtA4UO6Iu-bjbmbAf4j_aGXR-LQL-AvtA3wlz1kKhVTr64ygpOmv5PDfwjS-XcXNGnOSiHRfRA6qJGgCSooafSKc7HBeqAT85iTo9sGdKibShklE6jpP5J9yFvlTnCh_g2b8aUbQcMb_vZmMRqwUDWzyXLVllARmy7ZWmo/w640-h378/Golf%20Course%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 18-hole, par 72, 65 hectare golf course</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The
hotel also offers golf packages to the exceptional, international 18-hole, par
72, 65-hectare golf course in Brgy. San Roque (a 5-km. drive) in Liloan Golf
and Leisure Estates which is surrounded by Duros’ residential development
Woodlands Resort Communities and other future developments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAvk86MVZTufl6YeaSm3c-vq2gZliGUAGgtbIMljGffqAH34nTDZpQMYKA3Ft0xzRPO5w0-F37MDENRAzxa2JTvcTN2bveI9pw019jai5PvjxpUwsOFSY-NVpUzkYglByrehkmk__Vd-ZZZT-tpYNtDQCyxWnLECMKrkRDAhzQbS2A9ecz6odnSiB/s800/Woodland%20Golf%20Academy%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="800" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAvk86MVZTufl6YeaSm3c-vq2gZliGUAGgtbIMljGffqAH34nTDZpQMYKA3Ft0xzRPO5w0-F37MDENRAzxa2JTvcTN2bveI9pw019jai5PvjxpUwsOFSY-NVpUzkYglByrehkmk__Vd-ZZZT-tpYNtDQCyxWnLECMKrkRDAhzQbS2A9ecz6odnSiB/w640-h308/Woodland%20Golf%20Academy%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Woodlands Golf Academy</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgnkgpSgssRuywnQMIcVefXGbVixCrQA6geIu7W1a9Nkf1_jnATISMyQtQzlovrbRNtr489xNq5QtxEnQ-AKgeRMOlJJYuKBmYOWhyWX5L8F4vLNoypP9b3UDqYx0QTN4XzDUpQWFICBzwDQuAnFJwIaWBC1f6NqVhuwKl-Ap_w40I4-_aFaolTVu/s800/Woodland%20Golf%20Academy%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgnkgpSgssRuywnQMIcVefXGbVixCrQA6geIu7W1a9Nkf1_jnATISMyQtQzlovrbRNtr489xNq5QtxEnQ-AKgeRMOlJJYuKBmYOWhyWX5L8F4vLNoypP9b3UDqYx0QTN4XzDUpQWFICBzwDQuAnFJwIaWBC1f6NqVhuwKl-Ap_w40I4-_aFaolTVu/w640-h480/Woodland%20Golf%20Academy%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The driving range</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Its
well-appointed clubhouse, with jacuzzi, sauna, spa and infinity swimming pool,
offers sumptuous meals to go with the relaxed dining ambiance.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Woodlands Golf Academy, the first golf school
in Cebu, offers different lessons to newbies as well as those upgrading their
skills in the sport.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The course also has
a golf putting green.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The golf course focuses
on bringing tourism to the fresh, mountainous areas of Liloan. All residents
of One Tectona Condominium enjoy golf playing privilege at the golf
course.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzY5RkTcpN3LqU894I7ViaLjH-38yXW6ek6c5G1WzzB893pI45NS3FWgs2I_jjS7aU4-QhHw6COOlLyIigckueZQXtkuzDvI_-7PZPvu79MgmoFFpsXsqWOKbl3edVz3po1UhL4H45Awc4fuBCXN2whiaIfQVrdD7lxj3_O5U0RX2EPotmJRFh4WU/s800/Clubhouse%20(7).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="800" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzY5RkTcpN3LqU894I7ViaLjH-38yXW6ek6c5G1WzzB893pI45NS3FWgs2I_jjS7aU4-QhHw6COOlLyIigckueZQXtkuzDvI_-7PZPvu79MgmoFFpsXsqWOKbl3edVz3po1UhL4H45Awc4fuBCXN2whiaIfQVrdD7lxj3_O5U0RX2EPotmJRFh4WU/w640-h408/Clubhouse%20(7).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The private clubhouse</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">By
private car, the hotel is located 15.7 kms. (a 40-60 min. drive) from Cebu
City, 14.3 kms. (a 38-50 min. drive) from Mactan Cebu International Airport, 4.2
kms. from SM Consolacion, 3 kms. from Gaisano Grand Mall Liloan, 2 kms. from
Mendero Medical Hospital and1 km, from Divine Life Institute of Cebu. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrOZ5Ah6bN_S20JoxnBA4CXqrtP3g2MjRczFnrjzl8aKin9dvSybbvuS2GJm5X70tMbCfYV1LygH13mwjs57ntpWzzXryxwlQmyooMv1RxKRygyV-kEWnRClG73fXBOCQF30GzcBSzaL8LT2JPwym1cbCSC3SfQZB7GDi3VGRtKKUtuujR16gULyY/s600/Clubhouse%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="435" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrOZ5Ah6bN_S20JoxnBA4CXqrtP3g2MjRczFnrjzl8aKin9dvSybbvuS2GJm5X70tMbCfYV1LygH13mwjs57ntpWzzXryxwlQmyooMv1RxKRygyV-kEWnRClG73fXBOCQF30GzcBSzaL8LT2JPwym1cbCSC3SfQZB7GDi3VGRtKKUtuujR16gULyY/w464-h640/Clubhouse%20(6).JPG" width="464" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The infinity pool with the hotel in the background </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">One Tectona Hotel</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Brgy. Yati, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liloan%2C_Cebu">Liloan, Cebu</a>. Tel:
(032) 424-6363.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mobile number: (0998)
869-8593. E-mail: <a href="mailto:info@durosland.com">info@durosland.com</a>. Website:
<a href="http://www.durosland.com/">www.durosland.com</a>. Facebook:
/duroslandph. Instagram: @duroslandph.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b>How to Get There</b>: Liloan is located 21.9 kms. (a 1-hour drive) from Cebu City via the Cebu-North Coastal Rd./Consolacion-Tayud-Liloan Rd. and Central Nautical Highway.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Cebu Pacific currently flies
13x daily from Manila to Cebu. Apart from this, the airline operates direct
flights to Cebu from 21 other domestic destination such as Cagayan de Oro,
Clark, Davao, General Santos, and Iloilo, among others and 2 international destination.
CEB is set to restore 100% of its pre-COVID network and capacity in March 2023.
It now flies to 34 domestic destinations and is set to bring back all its 25
international destinations in the first quarter of the year. Website: <a href="http://www.cebupacificair.com/?fbclid=IwAR3OEWnOdqczsfPOaBq5bqGOdlta6xKwedy3zq8uKu_5G9mXM6BnwoQyyFU" target="_blank">www.cebupacificair.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0Liloan, Cebu, Philippines10.3965299 123.9734294-17.913703936178845 88.8171794 38.706763736178843 159.1296794tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-47520771371187954982023-01-26T19:05:00.046-08:002023-02-17T07:30:02.718-08:00Restaurant Review: Otep's Tinuno (Cauayan City, Isabela)<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6e64lFyEIWO4CctuY78g6wpnH7d5fzy-9zubu7SsF23aSj0MxEuH70bwFp6Z-FuYK7nN4_p1SztTljmyY36Dlh3wv1ZGgzWQSQLQBamjTyLUJYQK6oAjy3MfmedTBpRjg-lM2ipbDeF5aWDT01tNz4HQIJS9sWStnPqby-osh4PszJXAB4RLo_ZA/s702/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="702" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6e64lFyEIWO4CctuY78g6wpnH7d5fzy-9zubu7SsF23aSj0MxEuH70bwFp6Z-FuYK7nN4_p1SztTljmyY36Dlh3wv1ZGgzWQSQLQBamjTyLUJYQK6oAjy3MfmedTBpRjg-lM2ipbDeF5aWDT01tNz4HQIJS9sWStnPqby-osh4PszJXAB4RLo_ZA/w640-h354/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Otep's Tinuno</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">After our morning visit to
the Church of Our Lady of the Pillar, we were to have our lunch at Otep’s
Tinuno, a hidden gem of Cauayan City.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">At
this local version of Gerry’s Grill in Cauayan City, this one-storey,
native-style family restaurant serves comfort Filipino food in an al fresco but
relaxing tropical ambiance.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The word </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">tinuno</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> is an Ilocano term for “grilled.”</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span></b></p><blockquote><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Check out “<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2023/01/church-of-our-lady-of-the-pillar-cauayan-city-isabela.html">Church of Our Lady of the Pillar</a>”</b></blockquote><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyG_SMZeZnOouwkIrAT9aIIoqj8jNcnBA-FJZKsN8skEYm98JN8mB6Xfy7h0mROw8Cio9s4OJmJV1nKRRk7M0sGOAl6yVKo5kwUJUd-lU2RRBeD82oMtmBEbCem-ngq5tkY-qWeejikqyoe4pQg0ql60ZqBVD1MSkcG8v1Vfjj7aeG6aemAmCsHoVM/s800/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="800" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyG_SMZeZnOouwkIrAT9aIIoqj8jNcnBA-FJZKsN8skEYm98JN8mB6Xfy7h0mROw8Cio9s4OJmJV1nKRRk7M0sGOAl6yVKo5kwUJUd-lU2RRBeD82oMtmBEbCem-ngq5tkY-qWeejikqyoe4pQg0ql60ZqBVD1MSkcG8v1Vfjj7aeG6aemAmCsHoVM/w640-h364/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cauayan's hidden gem</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">From the entrance, it was a
short walk, through a pasalubong counter, an open court (with synthetic grass),
a gravel and flagstone walkway and nipa and bamboo picnic sheds, to our
reserved spot.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Since we were a large
group, we occupied a dining area that could accommodate 20 people. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Though alfresco, it had ceiling fans, a
synthetic grass floor and a chain link fence hung with potted plants.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Our fare consisted of two orders of their
bestseller Boodle 3: Fiesta (Php1,915.00) served on banana leaves. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvrMSeRICUzZ-XvryZvzrK0_y_aXpu_oaIQR5ED1Am6a3JF9xgweMqaGBWyIbDxNXCp1-R20XUD_2Vk_arUYpLy1MUXFXSjbVhGOK5mrxLuhzEbSQq8V8wPY7BQQkqi0ARU6PR08DiNp_7iiQmP8RIIWc2Q1JHb-ADIlGNnBTb_ALcLfCCBloEzLW/s800/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(11).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvrMSeRICUzZ-XvryZvzrK0_y_aXpu_oaIQR5ED1Am6a3JF9xgweMqaGBWyIbDxNXCp1-R20XUD_2Vk_arUYpLy1MUXFXSjbVhGOK5mrxLuhzEbSQq8V8wPY7BQQkqi0ARU6PR08DiNp_7iiQmP8RIIWc2Q1JHb-ADIlGNnBTb_ALcLfCCBloEzLW/w640-h480/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(11).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance foyer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The sumptuous fare consisted
of Crispy Pata and Fried Chicken plus the best freshly grilled Filipino eats
such as Inihaw na Tilapia, Inihaw na Liempo and Inihaw na Tanigue, all served
with Ensaladang Kamatis, Sili, Talong, Steamed Rice and Otep’s Pancit. It was a
great boodle fight experience!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The food
was tasty and the meat tender. Though without airconditioning, the ambiance was
still cozy and comfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The menu was
reasonably priced and the customer service was good as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD3EgAUYuvKCjjpWVICFdX5vHC0dAtmRFPL7b5_s8U11XPL3jQqKLXP24oILf40u5bQDNJVkzfcighdFqPG_RRAWTTKTG6qrRQeWCK8kcU0WpvahT_0lIjCqQIFXkx5CutNZ-2DSMF_EEmNciTkWVwoDtGYQNMWc6kZ0zGMkisSWl899zsKPmt4VC/s800/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(18).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD3EgAUYuvKCjjpWVICFdX5vHC0dAtmRFPL7b5_s8U11XPL3jQqKLXP24oILf40u5bQDNJVkzfcighdFqPG_RRAWTTKTG6qrRQeWCK8kcU0WpvahT_0lIjCqQIFXkx5CutNZ-2DSMF_EEmNciTkWVwoDtGYQNMWc6kZ0zGMkisSWl899zsKPmt4VC/w640-h480/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(18).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pasalubong counter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Their two other boodle sets (Php1,195)
feature, aside from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Inihaw na Hito (or
Tilapia) and Stuffed Baby Squid, Tortang Talong, Crispy Pork Bangoongan,
Chicken Barbecue and Laing ni Lola for the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Boodle 1: Klasik and Daing na Banus, Lechon Kawali, Inihaw na Liempo and
Ensaladang Talong for Boodle 2: Isla.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-FZ4HTeDcprju-utmAvXAEptMoefZpEB18QQdOGaH18wuMm2OUxyodpgefxPGfArbdtMdFjqpdt3FOIBK82yBQLREwr1xN21bTejXvv5D_gwi1lLZQKe-RWZ-c21RAIRKfXwO9RbYPJVGeg7P-xg0wcqFPhC676Na6D6DWPj9sQO9wSAd2wa5Hv1/s600/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(39).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="451" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-FZ4HTeDcprju-utmAvXAEptMoefZpEB18QQdOGaH18wuMm2OUxyodpgefxPGfArbdtMdFjqpdt3FOIBK82yBQLREwr1xN21bTejXvv5D_gwi1lLZQKe-RWZ-c21RAIRKfXwO9RbYPJVGeg7P-xg0wcqFPhC676Na6D6DWPj9sQO9wSAd2wa5Hv1/w482-h640/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(39).JPG" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our media group. The author is on the right</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For appetizers (good for 2 to 3 people,
Php85-295), they offer Chicharon Bulaklak, Salmon Sashimi, Kalabasa Soup,
Calamares & Onion Rings, Potato Fries and Kilawing Tanigue/Tuna. Favorites
include Sizzling Pork Sisig, Beef Bulalo, Binagoongan Crispy Pork, Kare-Kareng
Pata, Pinakbet and Tortang Talong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1j8FQFExmjiYNA3pElVwt6r-t8JQ7WBt1j1gzlGkn4ZDia0b1UEzj50le-fK_xeVi6Gi7zmqT-A84Au3AyHc3fEThKaR9yucessdwmWgH5iVRj64L3KsyTSG5wmS34DLSvX5G6Ka8DXGB4UgouH3bWeEdiSNjhXyAr7oCkJWTVTTwxUtdA1lsd_Kt/s600/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(48).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1j8FQFExmjiYNA3pElVwt6r-t8JQ7WBt1j1gzlGkn4ZDia0b1UEzj50le-fK_xeVi6Gi7zmqT-A84Au3AyHc3fEThKaR9yucessdwmWgH5iVRj64L3KsyTSG5wmS34DLSvX5G6Ka8DXGB4UgouH3bWeEdiSNjhXyAr7oCkJWTVTTwxUtdA1lsd_Kt/w480-h640/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(48).JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boodle 2: Fiesta</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">For their Pinoy-style tinuno
(Php105-365), they serve chicken (thigh, breast, wing and leg), pork (barbecue
and liempo), fish (tanigue, tuna, hito, bangus and tilapia) and squid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their specials, good for 2 to 3 people
(Php205-420), include Broccoli with Beef, Chopsuey, Buttered Fried Chicken,
Sinigang na Bangus, Salted Egg Yolk Fried Chicken, Kare-Kareng Crispy Liempo
and Fried Pampano. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIRoXZS05SHN_USeftz1Ao5pj5Z45x-J2GSn9_BGMrPa17amYNZwjKe9F4Plury9WC7Vitp1ZEmhwo2VC917ZccrxpwFQBjA_bUvuj2fD2_NBBSBNsnjksraZYsl3GY4SiWb1B6rXkHaD1l9d5obfNr5VAtf--HWAHg3pucGwOKdyokWzzKM1Gxwc/s800/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(22).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIRoXZS05SHN_USeftz1Ao5pj5Z45x-J2GSn9_BGMrPa17amYNZwjKe9F4Plury9WC7Vitp1ZEmhwo2VC917ZccrxpwFQBjA_bUvuj2fD2_NBBSBNsnjksraZYsl3GY4SiWb1B6rXkHaD1l9d5obfNr5VAtf--HWAHg3pucGwOKdyokWzzKM1Gxwc/w640-h480/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(22).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Open court</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The restaurant has sufficient
parking space and, come evening, they have an acoustic performance. As they
want to preserve a family-friendly atmosphere, light beer is only served from 8
– 10 PM.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZ73srNwegrD6Sfadm603tmBkfF_-qTnDCIXVeDxmKlurIl4iNG7PjZrbs6mDWWJtqDoV-U0eRaWh4WlGnLSHPUOy606WzqaOwhsbuEt6Gzl2OuhBFkukRX-6Pe8jATLil7umR0j-QfZvx7NNnplD7SRqKeV1E1WguXb-iVgiI1KqVWnhPhKo6YBO/s800/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(20).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZ73srNwegrD6Sfadm603tmBkfF_-qTnDCIXVeDxmKlurIl4iNG7PjZrbs6mDWWJtqDoV-U0eRaWh4WlGnLSHPUOy606WzqaOwhsbuEt6Gzl2OuhBFkukRX-6Pe8jATLil7umR0j-QfZvx7NNnplD7SRqKeV1E1WguXb-iVgiI1KqVWnhPhKo6YBO/w640-h480/Otep's%20Tinuno%20(20).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another dining area</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Otep’s
Tinuno</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Don Lucas Banigan
St., Brgy. San Fermin, Cauayan City, 3305 Isabela. Tel: (078) 652-3721 and 652-5128.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mobile number: (0956) 980-8847,
(0927)418-0849 and (0975) 321-3988.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E-mail:
<a href="mailto:otepstinuno@gmail.com">otepstinuno@gmail.com</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Website: <a href="http://www.otepstinuno.business.site/">www.otepstinuno.business.site</a>. Open
daily, 10 AM - 9</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">PM.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b>How to Get There</b>: Cauayan City is located 390.1 kms. (a 7.5-hr. drive), via Pan-Philippine Highway/AH26, from Manila and 35.5 kms. (a 50-min. drive) from the City of Ilagan.</span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0Banigan, San Fermin, Cauayan City, 3305 Isabela, Philippines16.9317079 121.7633691-11.378525936178846 86.6071191 45.241941736178845 156.9196191tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-12674451281443623812022-11-23T23:00:00.121-08:002022-11-25T23:24:47.828-08:00“The Last Mile: Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) One Year After” Photo Exhibit: (Pasay City, Metro Manila)<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VCzAAoh9UZG8kU5WAeRkPAoF5Fub2a47Ug4GKCTf_NVbRXisRZUeLdK8QT_TDZqiVlUjPlUqjgKUjknadDolq7n1njxo-7coOsyR7XyhRWC_GPOJjYOam2o170UFAzZAcfkGGpEJDI6jvFrF_OU4caxeIlVg-LW43Zit6el1Bu9IwiuV71oY8XgL/s4032/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VCzAAoh9UZG8kU5WAeRkPAoF5Fub2a47Ug4GKCTf_NVbRXisRZUeLdK8QT_TDZqiVlUjPlUqjgKUjknadDolq7n1njxo-7coOsyR7XyhRWC_GPOJjYOam2o170UFAzZAcfkGGpEJDI6jvFrF_OU4caxeIlVg-LW43Zit6el1Bu9IwiuV71oY8XgL/w640-h480/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; text-align: left;">“</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; text-align: left;">The Last Mile: Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) <br />One Year After</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; text-align: left;">” Photo Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">This coming December will be
the first anniversary of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Rai" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Typhoon Rai</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> (known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon
Odette), the costliest typhoon in Philippine history after </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Haiyan" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Typhoon Haiyan</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">
(known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda) and many are still recovering from
the impact of the typhoon. The </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">European Union</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">, through its </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ec.humanitarian.aid?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZVVzDx9DBgNjK2v1vCBULnfCO7zZQC1tdnYsubw3cFheQwynWINi5iEcUcJRVF_Lk8J-wmrPEZZgh9CYzJQ5D083NGADfr2ketVSjv8eDmrUQy7V2uyttObRmEwTAZeXL3hkRsyWkShpbISN5lmaC3GLIDp1oydDjtxf7H_j3cgYaH7Bwy_gQyloDyAKKy9Tj0&__tn__=-%5dK-R" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">EU
Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> Operations (EU-ECHO) and various
organizations, have set out and help those who were greatly affected.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tBTFfbTpShe59P9-aq5xhnezudjvjwjkoekN66jI894LhICZrKpRbR1Gw0UULCgBF-N1GV4kyHDIpk95fNe0U8r31xzHJ2zrVizpxPQ5-SOUJZDW7crGCzyseQRzaLRvUKVoAuu1DkNkYvj5WQTRH7y2vxcN51oUlNuNz2M9RG38oQTf1ySle0Qc/s2736/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(11).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tBTFfbTpShe59P9-aq5xhnezudjvjwjkoekN66jI894LhICZrKpRbR1Gw0UULCgBF-N1GV4kyHDIpk95fNe0U8r31xzHJ2zrVizpxPQ5-SOUJZDW7crGCzyseQRzaLRvUKVoAuu1DkNkYvj5WQTRH7y2vxcN51oUlNuNz2M9RG38oQTf1ySle0Qc/w426-h640/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(11).JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">To aid the seven provinces (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohol">Bohol</a>,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu">Cebu</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinagat_Islands">Dinagat Islands</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Leyte">Southern Leyte</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negros_Occidental">Negros Occidental</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palawan">Palawan</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surigao_del_Norte">Surigao del Norte</a>) affected, the Delegation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union">European Union</a> to the Philippines,
together with its humanitarian partners, re-launched “<i>The Last Mile: Super
Typhoon Odette (Rai) One Year After</i>” photo exhibition at the lobby of S Maison
in Conrad Manila in Pasay City. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggw8SMM0Bn-JdSs8PKOyrrS9dl_S2TYqD7hP0FHPRjafyiyidUFxMoEU9kDJW5NlHL9rcoco08sd08ZPfIGnFc1SVkPY3lmCI25ERzuCMBY8Efjj2JK9OxA-hCxm8mszjCXeqM0fC-vVHDIZiJAvyl6UFNkAvg0eMqSrB2wE_0bJJJKs5mVfX5Kqwk/s3264/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggw8SMM0Bn-JdSs8PKOyrrS9dl_S2TYqD7hP0FHPRjafyiyidUFxMoEU9kDJW5NlHL9rcoco08sd08ZPfIGnFc1SVkPY3lmCI25ERzuCMBY8Efjj2JK9OxA-hCxm8mszjCXeqM0fC-vVHDIZiJAvyl6UFNkAvg0eMqSrB2wE_0bJJJKs5mVfX5Kqwk/w480-h640/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(4).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Three of the 22 photos on exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The photo exhibition was first held in August
15 in Siargao Beach Resort in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Luna,_Surigao_del_Norte">Gen. Luna</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siargao_Island">Siargao Island</a>, just a few days before
the commemoration of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Humanitarian_Day">World Humanitarian Day</a> (August 19). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In humanitarian parlance, the “last mile” is
the final stage of the humanitarian relief chain in which we make sure that we
reach those most vulnerable wherever they are and being true to the essence “that
no one should be left behind in disasters.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKC8AvYkQLOuuNL64TirYz-cNzakBpAK9ypBawUZ5ovw9ukqau13xEamY7r0lrxi-5tSMufsUyKFYHU1yBdLaVjnt-5Yj2aHKGhrQo3ylzx9iwrgj9d4bEc5k_nt1_3XF0DY7ZXo7q6B4iwnaGvYNGRgePT4LIFL_NI2j0TJFkPJ4qAbOCUVJriIZS/s2059/Luc%20Veron%20(EU%20Ambassador)%20.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2059" data-original-width="1369" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKC8AvYkQLOuuNL64TirYz-cNzakBpAK9ypBawUZ5ovw9ukqau13xEamY7r0lrxi-5tSMufsUyKFYHU1yBdLaVjnt-5Yj2aHKGhrQo3ylzx9iwrgj9d4bEc5k_nt1_3XF0DY7ZXo7q6B4iwnaGvYNGRgePT4LIFL_NI2j0TJFkPJ4qAbOCUVJriIZS/w426-h640/Luc%20Veron%20(EU%20Ambassador)%20.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">H.E. Mr. Luc Veron (European Union Ambassador)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The exhibition, organized by <a href="http://www.a-listconsulting.com">A-List & Partners</a> (represented here by CEO Ms. <b>Ailene Chua-Co</b> and Ms. <b>Victoria Elgin Santos</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">, Director of Events & Partnerships), aims to
raise awareness about the impact of Typhoon Odette and the concerted efforts of
residents and various groups in rebuilding the affected communities. On display are 22
(0.60 x 0.85 m.) from almost a hundred images captured by organizations that
implemented the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
(EU-ECHO) emergency response for the survivors of Typhoon Odette.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3r9TRISNLyIb5QKoA54sQ3Ajk4ejnkBl9DQnShAibYf9hEs8jt56p8HFlvUt7Bfg7eoh7yqn7jEqJy70u1zaC69z9_swARMYU047PqvNYTWs-4E_u1XJXQjcwBD2aHqVEoaGA07lczFeaA7THRTpEOR-zQzmKDgOpZKsMrugV6yWaLTaUeyuV7NC/s1426/Rhoda%20Avila%20(Oxham%20Philippines).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3r9TRISNLyIb5QKoA54sQ3Ajk4ejnkBl9DQnShAibYf9hEs8jt56p8HFlvUt7Bfg7eoh7yqn7jEqJy70u1zaC69z9_swARMYU047PqvNYTWs-4E_u1XJXQjcwBD2aHqVEoaGA07lczFeaA7THRTpEOR-zQzmKDgOpZKsMrugV6yWaLTaUeyuV7NC/w458-h640/Rhoda%20Avila%20(Oxham%20Philippines).JPG" width="458" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ms. Rhoda Avila (Humanitarian Portfolio <br />Manager of Oxham Philippines)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Ms. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rhoda Avila</b>, Humanitarian Portfolio Manager of Oxfam Philippines and H.E. Mr. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Luc Veron</b>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union">European Union</a> (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines, gave messages at the opening event of
the exhibit. Both </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">discussed how calamities are becoming more unpredictable and powerful amid climate change and global warming and that highly destructive typhoons and other extreme weather phenomena are expected to became more frequent due to this. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Then, Mr. Veron, Ms. </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Millie F. Dizon</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> (SM Senior Vice-President Marketing & Communications) and Mr. </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Hans Sy Jr.</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> (President of SM
Engineering Design and Development) cut the ribbon officially opening the photo
exhibit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xxzhQamoPTv2NEigYiCUAc_1HioWbVMOtxmmi864cRctaw8Iv3_o9lYUPJYSXfDZ7ybystma-xsdhuv9QaxVnu4FzwYTqo8LSyKHAt4zNpRn-dQUUQTlAAt-90sITgjfkU_lwA_CHXJf5W4Yt2uObpzNXd45qaP-lRlXwHlPxAzhDCsvGmW5C_RI/s600/Hans%20Sy%20Jr.,%20Millie%20Dizon%20and%20Luc%20Veron%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xxzhQamoPTv2NEigYiCUAc_1HioWbVMOtxmmi864cRctaw8Iv3_o9lYUPJYSXfDZ7ybystma-xsdhuv9QaxVnu4FzwYTqo8LSyKHAt4zNpRn-dQUUQTlAAt-90sITgjfkU_lwA_CHXJf5W4Yt2uObpzNXd45qaP-lRlXwHlPxAzhDCsvGmW5C_RI/w500-h640/Hans%20Sy%20Jr.,%20Millie%20Dizon%20and%20Luc%20Veron%20(2).JPG" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Hans Sy Jr., Ms. Millie Dizon and <br />H.E. Mr. Luc Veron </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">EU-ECHO’s funding of the
Typhoon Odette emergency response enabled the provision of emergency services
to almost 500,000 individuals in seven provinces through two consortia: one led
by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CAREPhilippines/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZV4feJ7rmC6YCj0GTDplaiDrqb7fhzOtU9uCWBczCtSfL181XqE7Wevs6VcoH6RSyogWfxxbVzTVY-OYv7sZ3zcz8J--geBsDlmk6SDqH1_WADfd7zURapK2oq9FlVZGVE7zH7aR8ZWzsir6ML6aWbka_28gylSEIPFsbNZDTGpd3X3h5uehNqHK4fS5myEsFU&__tn__=kK-R">CARE
Philippines</a>, with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/accordinc/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZV4feJ7rmC6YCj0GTDplaiDrqb7fhzOtU9uCWBczCtSfL181XqE7Wevs6VcoH6RSyogWfxxbVzTVY-OYv7sZ3zcz8J--geBsDlmk6SDqH1_WADfd7zURapK2oq9FlVZGVE7zH7aR8ZWzsir6ML6aWbka_28gylSEIPFsbNZDTGpd3X3h5uehNqHK4fS5myEsFU&__tn__=kK-R">ACCORD
Incorporated</a>, Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/IndaySaRural?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZV4feJ7rmC6YCj0GTDplaiDrqb7fhzOtU9uCWBczCtSfL181XqE7Wevs6VcoH6RSyogWfxxbVzTVY-OYv7sZ3zcz8J--geBsDlmk6SDqH1_WADfd7zURapK2oq9FlVZGVE7zH7aR8ZWzsir6ML6aWbka_28gylSEIPFsbNZDTGpd3X3h5uehNqHK4fS5myEsFU&__tn__=-%5dK-R">National
Rural Women Coalition - PKKK)</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planinternational?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZV4feJ7rmC6YCj0GTDplaiDrqb7fhzOtU9uCWBczCtSfL181XqE7Wevs6VcoH6RSyogWfxxbVzTVY-OYv7sZ3zcz8J--geBsDlmk6SDqH1_WADfd7zURapK2oq9FlVZGVE7zH7aR8ZWzsir6ML6aWbka_28gylSEIPFsbNZDTGpd3X3h5uehNqHK4fS5myEsFU&__tn__=-%5dK-R">Plan
International</a> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Philippines, and </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/actionagainsthungerph/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZV4feJ7rmC6YCj0GTDplaiDrqb7fhzOtU9uCWBczCtSfL181XqE7Wevs6VcoH6RSyogWfxxbVzTVY-OYv7sZ3zcz8J--geBsDlmk6SDqH1_WADfd7zURapK2oq9FlVZGVE7zH7aR8ZWzsir6ML6aWbka_28gylSEIPFsbNZDTGpd3X3h5uehNqHK4fS5myEsFU&__tn__=kK-R" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Action
Against Hunger Philippines</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">; and another led by <a href="http://www.philippines.oxham.org">Oxfam Pilipinas</a>, with </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SavetheChildrenPH/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZV4feJ7rmC6YCj0GTDplaiDrqb7fhzOtU9uCWBczCtSfL181XqE7Wevs6VcoH6RSyogWfxxbVzTVY-OYv7sZ3zcz8J--geBsDlmk6SDqH1_WADfd7zURapK2oq9FlVZGVE7zH7aR8ZWzsir6ML6aWbka_28gylSEIPFsbNZDTGpd3X3h5uehNqHK4fS5myEsFU&__tn__=kK-R" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Save
the Children Philippines</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> and </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HI.global.page/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZV4feJ7rmC6YCj0GTDplaiDrqb7fhzOtU9uCWBczCtSfL181XqE7Wevs6VcoH6RSyogWfxxbVzTVY-OYv7sZ3zcz8J--geBsDlmk6SDqH1_WADfd7zURapK2oq9FlVZGVE7zH7aR8ZWzsir6ML6aWbka_28gylSEIPFsbNZDTGpd3X3h5uehNqHK4fS5myEsFU&__tn__=kK-R" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Handicap
International - Humanity & Inclusion</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> (HI), together with local partners
Sentro para sa Ikauunlad ng Katutubong Agham at Teknolohiya (SIKAT) Inc. and Initiatives
for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services Inc. (</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/idealsorgph?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZV4feJ7rmC6YCj0GTDplaiDrqb7fhzOtU9uCWBczCtSfL181XqE7Wevs6VcoH6RSyogWfxxbVzTVY-OYv7sZ3zcz8J--geBsDlmk6SDqH1_WADfd7zURapK2oq9FlVZGVE7zH7aR8ZWzsir6ML6aWbka_28gylSEIPFsbNZDTGpd3X3h5uehNqHK4fS5myEsFU&__tn__=-%5dK-R" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">IDEALS,
Inc.</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_vtIA4gXVluhmdYhXb6et96kN5tXqeWmdkVwVHC4T8Thw5oYod5ziaJlilcWboRUYKPMeOROtMUBR_JjxxNq3Wbn9CJfDuumpudLotL9Id904djJgpuldFHA4xbVPAVPUWG7BxDtq_3-Y76xjHfJwzMaSkPiur0wMGWkE6EM95jffw8ksgng0fIt/s800/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(25).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="800" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_vtIA4gXVluhmdYhXb6et96kN5tXqeWmdkVwVHC4T8Thw5oYod5ziaJlilcWboRUYKPMeOROtMUBR_JjxxNq3Wbn9CJfDuumpudLotL9Id904djJgpuldFHA4xbVPAVPUWG7BxDtq_3-Y76xjHfJwzMaSkPiur0wMGWkE6EM95jffw8ksgng0fIt/w640-h392/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(25).JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The joint efforts of these groups
resulted in the distribution of food and livelihood assistance to 70,643
individuals; water, sanitation and hygiene packs for 75,394; protection
assistance for 147,549; shelter provision for 72,902; health services for
68,317; and “education in emergency” assistance for 41,205. After the initial
rescue and relief operations came the work to ensure people could start leading
normal lives. The EU, and its member states, has delivered more than
Php920.4 million worth of humanitarian assistance to the communities affected
by Typhoon Odette.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7_teY1nxUv4KYqpZ65r5GLedbHJTdusE5EKTx4rEY6oD-j5PgZD0Taz-jfta-TMnYLvSEzRHMir9_6zHekDYZVSgCdTr32Po6opvegfym8HYy6QY87Q_z9JUGBydPKqJ3-q4qJkMWST461sW7OAS_Zg0KnnaixzUnB6C9Vt5uFvH3xopef937AMU/s800/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(27).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="800" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7_teY1nxUv4KYqpZ65r5GLedbHJTdusE5EKTx4rEY6oD-j5PgZD0Taz-jfta-TMnYLvSEzRHMir9_6zHekDYZVSgCdTr32Po6opvegfym8HYy6QY87Q_z9JUGBydPKqJ3-q4qJkMWST461sW7OAS_Zg0KnnaixzUnB6C9Vt5uFvH3xopef937AMU/w640-h458/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(27).JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The exhibition, running until
November 30, wants to be a message of hope, offering a glimpse of the different phases of EU's relief and early recovery operations following the typhoon and is a powerful account and reminder of our humanitarian obligation
to save lives and help communities recover from natural disasters like Odette.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KB2LXTa_48zBYoHndMtQ98sWnro3YHkxQnP88YuByKkIUtc9QjqECOMHE6HwcPNCO3kwfuNkY1SfV_rrSEtwgWU1Otfb6fEIH_KiNEALAVEei5yfV5EDFD-OcDkfp7zDi_SjOxjOO8ecP8R_BJW8fYjY8XDWqLFWwOxOXcQdl7C2wUNMhYMKdDcn/s690/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(18).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="690" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KB2LXTa_48zBYoHndMtQ98sWnro3YHkxQnP88YuByKkIUtc9QjqECOMHE6HwcPNCO3kwfuNkY1SfV_rrSEtwgWU1Otfb6fEIH_KiNEALAVEei5yfV5EDFD-OcDkfp7zDi_SjOxjOO8ecP8R_BJW8fYjY8XDWqLFWwOxOXcQdl7C2wUNMhYMKdDcn/w640-h372/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(18).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">In addition, it also highlights the importance of preparedness which is crucial in limiting the number of fatalities during a super typhoon. Other humanitarian organizations involved in
the exhibit include <a href="https://www.facebook.com/comultiversity/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZV4feJ7rmC6YCj0GTDplaiDrqb7fhzOtU9uCWBczCtSfL181XqE7Wevs6VcoH6RSyogWfxxbVzTVY-OYv7sZ3zcz8J--geBsDlmk6SDqH1_WADfd7zURapK2oq9FlVZGVE7zH7aR8ZWzsir6ML6aWbka_28gylSEIPFsbNZDTGpd3X3h5uehNqHK4fS5myEsFU&__tn__=kK-R">Community
Organizers Multiversity - CO Multiversity</a> and United Youth of the
Philippines-Women. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUynj8NOvDd7Rg0tAX9zLmrQ4vANJfrJgtA2F0hZTXIXnPO9NorXU3QWSo8GZwb5iMsSXHfuDopvL4fzN0LllQrMZCWuT08_DNUrd-SRtKhICkJpBoPR23hG0-ahCNXyYD8R6QeaSC8pvj9MrvZl8HmhQIFoeH7CFVoqjrEY8iHchvjeHZsHmmb5h/s800/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(30).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="800" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUynj8NOvDd7Rg0tAX9zLmrQ4vANJfrJgtA2F0hZTXIXnPO9NorXU3QWSo8GZwb5iMsSXHfuDopvL4fzN0LllQrMZCWuT08_DNUrd-SRtKhICkJpBoPR23hG0-ahCNXyYD8R6QeaSC8pvj9MrvZl8HmhQIFoeH7CFVoqjrEY8iHchvjeHZsHmmb5h/w640-h392/Last%20Mile%20Photo%20Exhibit%20(30).JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“The
Last Mile: Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) One Year After:”</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> Level 1, S Maison, Conrad Manila, Seaside Blvd., Pasay
City.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">A-List
& Partners</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: 7/F, Finman
Bldg., 131 Tordesillas St., Salcedo Village, 1227 Makati City.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mobile number: (0917) 536-6856. E-mail: <a href="mailto:info@a-listconsulting.com">info@a-listconsulting.com</a>. Website:
<a href="http://www.a-listconsulting.com/">www.a-listconsulting.com</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">European
Union of the Philippines</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">:
30/F, Tower 2, RCBC Plaza, 8819 Avala Ave. cor. Sen. Gil Ppuyat Ave., Makati
City, Metro Manila. Tel: 8859-5110. E-mail: <a href="mailto:Delegation-Philippines@eeas.europa.eu">Delegation-Philippines@eeas.europa.eu</a>.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Oxfam
Pilipinas</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: 3/F, 150
Corporate Center, 150 Panay Ave., Quezon City, Metro Manila.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E-mail: <a href="mailto:infoph@oxfam.org.uk">infoph@oxfam.org.uk</a>.
Website: <a href="http://www.philippines.oxham.org/">www.philippines.oxham.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">ACCORD
Inc.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Unit 202-203, Bldg
1223, Casa Rafael, 1223 Quezon Ave, Quezon City, 1104 Metro Manila.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tel: 8351-5010. Mobile number: (0947) 896-5012.
Email: <a href="mailto:info@accord.org.ph">info@accord.org.ph</a>. Website: <a href="http://www.resilientphilippines.com/">www.resilientphilippines.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Action
Against Hunger Philippines</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">:
4/F, Gloria Bldg., 109 Aguirre St., Legaspi Village, Makati City. Tel:
8840-1808. E-mail: <a href="mailto:contact@ph.acfspain.org" target="_blank">contact@ph.acfspain.org</a>.
Website: <a href="http://www.actionagainsthunger.ph/">www.actionagainsthunger.ph</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">CARE
Philippines</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Unit 512
Cedar Executive Bldg. II, 26 Timog Ave. cor. Scout Tobias St., Quezon City,
1103 Metro Manila.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tel: 8351 6458.
E-mail: <a href="mailto:carephl.info@care.org">carephl.info@care.org</a>.
Website: <a href="http://www.care-philippines.org/">www.care-philippines.org</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Community
Organizers Multiversity - CO Multiversity</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: 18 Marunong St., Brgy. Central, Diliman, Quezon City, 1101
Metro Manila. Tel: 8922-0246. Website: <a href="http://www.comultiversity.org.ph/">www.comultiversity.org.ph</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Handicap
International - Humanity & Inclusion (HI)</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Unit 1401, 139 Corporate Center, Valero, Makati, Metro
Manila.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tel: 8812-6990. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Initiatives
for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services Inc. (IDEAL)</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: 13 Matipid St., Brgy. Sikatuna Village,
Quezon City, Metro Manila.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tel:
8241-7174.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mobile number: (0917) 527-5356.
E-mail: <a href="mailto:go4ideals@gmail.com" target="_blank">go4ideals@gmail.com</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Website: <a href="http://www.ideals.org.ph/">www.ideals.org.ph</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Pambansang
Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (National Rural Women Coalition, PKKK)</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: 54 Bukidnon St. Brgy. Ramon Magsaysay,
Bago Bantay, Quezon City, Metro Manila.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>E-mail: <a href="mailto:ruralwomencongress_ph@yahoo.com">ruralwomencongress_ph@yahoo.com</a>.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Website: <a href="http://www.pkkk.org/">www.pkkk.org</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Save
The Children Philippines</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">:
4/F, Sunnymede IT Center, 1614 Quezon Ave., Quezon City, Metro Manila. Tel:
8682-7283.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E-mail: <a href="mailto:Philippines@savethechildren.org">Philippines@savethechildren.org</a>.
Website: <a href="http://www.savethechildren.org.ph/">www.savethechildren.org.ph</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Sentro
para sa Ikauunlad ng Katutubong Agham at Teknolohiya (SIKAT) Inc.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: <br />
Brgy. Mauswagon, Dinagat, Dinagat Islands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Website: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sikat-philippines.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3_omp5zZXn8OcZVxSbj0UpPpVaWByb0HC4wQraRV932fFRZRjRMEBnyrw&h=AT2hQzfIPP-59sRrjgPq8jhA0AzJGvld6UlO2pgaMIsSVG_9jFnTaWdnH1cuwXjVpXinq1hoB1fBZWHjL86RcIEcgz-soqYSx1K4hgAbQYGG_dLRH_VKy3OTBQu_C-aj&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5b0%5d=AT0NBjzoFxpeDfDwuEg9iCUb3kRjpUqWGHbrkfz8VyEHaG9w2PlMdUcJAEIGTIbFecvnjkJFbzYMG_5Z0-PzEbOPpafD_rHAfJmkutdfpSOTefdH-QYnW9RSe6g1mSagtBPYyC9WqBqgzvbLpvntpsH-KBLgNMA757W-4ZbgBJujg9MB" target="_blank">www.sikat-philippines.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">United
Youth of the Philippines-Women</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">:
Block 26, Lot 3, Peñafrancia Village, Cotabato City, Maguindanao.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0Seaside Boulevard, 1300 Coral Way, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines14.5317628 120.9805293-13.778471036178846 85.8242793 42.841996636178848 156.1367793tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-75473537096996272002022-10-18T00:00:00.072-07:002022-11-02T08:39:09.841-07:00Restaurant Review: Rodrigo's Roast + Resto + Bar (Santiago, Ilocos Sur)<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIlh16slUFfC6xYgQMrMobZwEO7R0Qp8IgH6N068A6ZeKnd0s3aAHFp3y-DMjvyR-Vqz6OlKL4VyaNOwRC4akqyUeHJo5MNEC_pYvE_Ff1fA9mdbrLmq834MaFPKZzYOz1pVx8mqQXv5bEQJF1nnUnWlFEa7buvqQewgLuDd91yjBtY0aD730fBD4/s800/Rodrigo's%20(17).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIlh16slUFfC6xYgQMrMobZwEO7R0Qp8IgH6N068A6ZeKnd0s3aAHFp3y-DMjvyR-Vqz6OlKL4VyaNOwRC4akqyUeHJo5MNEC_pYvE_Ff1fA9mdbrLmq834MaFPKZzYOz1pVx8mqQXv5bEQJF1nnUnWlFEa7buvqQewgLuDd91yjBtY0aD730fBD4/w640-h480/Rodrigo's%20(17).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Rodrigo's Roast + Resto + Bar</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The beachfront, two-storey
Rodrigo’s Roast + Resto + Bar, with its equally relaxing </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3736101347502383188/121396460753621528"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Santorini</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> vibe of blue and
white, is an all-day dining restaurant affiliated with the nearby Santiago Cove
Hotel and Restaurant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Check out “<a href="http://firingyourimagination.blogspot.com/2022/09/hotel-and-inn-review-santiago-cove.html">Hotel and InnReview: Santiago Cove Hotel and Restaurant</a>”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNs8tWWsmPwdTKQ0gYx2NlgzMKgUhlFEzWncJgNpdLVBPf_h7SqkWuvABg-TatdSlP5rcj4ltjdyVum3yxxA1johngToruGW-7BE0HdcnkRoS-7Ctf1CXm0q16PzHkqXdwayN1WdOS9p_LzuPGbJfhIo93_j1zzA8OONe9AcK8l7OTLW71NFHINXDq/s800/Rodrigo's%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNs8tWWsmPwdTKQ0gYx2NlgzMKgUhlFEzWncJgNpdLVBPf_h7SqkWuvABg-TatdSlP5rcj4ltjdyVum3yxxA1johngToruGW-7BE0HdcnkRoS-7Ctf1CXm0q16PzHkqXdwayN1WdOS9p_LzuPGbJfhIo93_j1zzA8OONe9AcK8l7OTLW71NFHINXDq/w640-h480/Rodrigo's%20(7).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beachfront side</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We arrived at Rodrigo's late in the
afternoon in time for a sumptuous <i>merienda</i> of noodles/pasta
(Php230-270, <i>pansit canton</i>, <i>pansit bihon</i>, <i>pansit palabok</i>, <i>lomi</i>, Rodrigo’s
<i>lechon</i> pasta <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Adela’s spaghetti), dumplings,
sandwiches (Php110-189, roast chicken, BB <i>lechon</i>, ham & egg, ham &
cheese and Rodrigo’s club), various <i>kakanin</i> and Ilocano <i>empanada</i>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSS8bDtpTj_yyfyZGl_V_gvVFfDbb7CiHeqphxjjtIZ4zS5cYqtBdyTubbO3p4VfvuEJFlnaxPsyoWjYv5Xl6yYhQ1WgWWFQgHnzDv_5CAuokJfHAvHD0YRjyMGd8YB-5feoFDCYl9cnpjSIqZB_R-OH3PmyNnCHjlKTKyrYiQHLs0ivcONLCXranF/s800/Rodrigo's%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSS8bDtpTj_yyfyZGl_V_gvVFfDbb7CiHeqphxjjtIZ4zS5cYqtBdyTubbO3p4VfvuEJFlnaxPsyoWjYv5Xl6yYhQ1WgWWFQgHnzDv_5CAuokJfHAvHD0YRjyMGd8YB-5feoFDCYl9cnpjSIqZB_R-OH3PmyNnCHjlKTKyrYiQHLs0ivcONLCXranF/w640-h480/Rodrigo's%20(9).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noodles (spaghetti) and pansit (bihon, canton and palabok)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">For dessert, we were served
refreshing </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">halo-halo</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">. Other desserts in their menu include <i>leche
flan</i>, <i>saging</i>/<i>macapuno</i>/<i>mais con yelo</i>, fruit salad and ice cream (per scoop).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSy8gMvKiHKYcBPVJGojyw_w_zUOTiFuMdB6NNLpiqPsNBfCWAHerbxFWs8pP-7b1sqNqGwDqmMBop1MXaDvY5t3EIWbEGHKsR9XuPSwYRBMUtI99BbI375GNjtKsoIVYlOYB-F4etEuwEyOqnalEFEkpEZUsda4_3OziVIxufdY-Ex3-gfgWAmAno/s800/Rodrigo's%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSy8gMvKiHKYcBPVJGojyw_w_zUOTiFuMdB6NNLpiqPsNBfCWAHerbxFWs8pP-7b1sqNqGwDqmMBop1MXaDvY5t3EIWbEGHKsR9XuPSwYRBMUtI99BbI375GNjtKsoIVYlOYB-F4etEuwEyOqnalEFEkpEZUsda4_3OziVIxufdY-Ex3-gfgWAmAno/w640-h480/Rodrigo's%20(10).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandwiches and empanada</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">During our visit, Mr. <b>Mark
Christian “MC” Urbano</b> and Ms. <b>Lorraine “Lauren” Garingo</b> of
Kuys Acoustic were performing live acoustic music. The staff was
accommodating, friendly and the service was efficient.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt51uy__q5dxRGNcNcn4DCd87WymZLb-DFCZZYx6FvsCQo7EmcLrLKFLOuB4WpEFu7c0ISWgyEqQjSTiILGmKxqDG8u2MOzzavwjTrJWt75XJwBeLdm_yaKTQCARAtMOO7Z3mouDfmpxXt2jfqWkOdH0RRLrLxXMJEj0rNpWbKeahTnZ8gnBEZnFym/s600/Rodrigo's%20(11).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt51uy__q5dxRGNcNcn4DCd87WymZLb-DFCZZYx6FvsCQo7EmcLrLKFLOuB4WpEFu7c0ISWgyEqQjSTiILGmKxqDG8u2MOzzavwjTrJWt75XJwBeLdm_yaKTQCARAtMOO7Z3mouDfmpxXt2jfqWkOdH0RRLrLxXMJEj0rNpWbKeahTnZ8gnBEZnFym/w480-h640/Rodrigo's%20(11).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lorraine "Lauren" Garingo and Mark Christian "MC" <br />Urbano of Kuys Acoustic</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Specializing in authentic
Filipino and Ilocano dishes, its menu was prepared by the young and dynamic
Chef <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chester Delos Reyes Velas</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being an all day restaurant, they also serve
<i>silog</i> (<i>sinangag</i> and <i>itlog</i>) meals (<i>daing</i>, beef <i>tapa</i>, <i>tocino</i>, hot dog and
<i>bangus</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGqh3cCMsoqchwswnQRXC2KuLHa0piSF-U7H6O7lqtrG8UrDq_x0qMuuUseeurcnhgJjjpjCbc3WGZDWgVUhgkA1E7EAEzDjfOaMl_9vtE4dPqidqE357EqJiKYKGxo6xXDDYDldxNFBx3hAHYt3mrG7oMVcYU0tFn482akKMmEG4jnUXLrTNdBi-/s600/HO8A9656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="390" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGqh3cCMsoqchwswnQRXC2KuLHa0piSF-U7H6O7lqtrG8UrDq_x0qMuuUseeurcnhgJjjpjCbc3WGZDWgVUhgkA1E7EAEzDjfOaMl_9vtE4dPqidqE357EqJiKYKGxo6xXDDYDldxNFBx3hAHYt3mrG7oMVcYU0tFn482akKMmEG4jnUXLrTNdBi-/w416-h640/HO8A9656.jpg" width="416" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chef Chester Delos Reyes Velas</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1rHZBg4p28yN6lnRHnwBlVcfjPJcb9essRO5vnXT4hB8xMCgGxBBHPBQ2bd5pwiRd4Zb3WrzdeH9G0s8qfmmB30KEPfF69Fm4zpQxmxb3qGCsHHkWM1cQvquBEu6KXMHQLp-8Sf_0TP6YafhEEhe6cYhunTr3oF2ac1H80-2FfKj1fl-60Gqm52Q/s800/Halo%20Halo%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1rHZBg4p28yN6lnRHnwBlVcfjPJcb9essRO5vnXT4hB8xMCgGxBBHPBQ2bd5pwiRd4Zb3WrzdeH9G0s8qfmmB30KEPfF69Fm4zpQxmxb3qGCsHHkWM1cQvquBEu6KXMHQLp-8Sf_0TP6YafhEEhe6cYhunTr3oF2ac1H80-2FfKj1fl-60Gqm52Q/w640-h426/Halo%20Halo%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Refreshing halo-halo</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Its menu features Whole
Roasts (Pork/Bangus/Pusit Lechon, Whole Roast Chicken) and Roast Plates
(chicken, pork) served with kambuaya sauce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> cactus-like,
oblong-shaped <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karimbuaya</i> leaves (scientific
name: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Euphorbia neriifolia linn</i>) give
needed acidity and help removed the foul smell pigs normally have.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEtiqHNm6l32bc98XVYETCkzFWz8_i0dLwVKJ9y6xKD3_XpPa94mbeTyDp1aWVLOGwkCEiTQJUN4qStADRteCzL4qab-tZbHQCJHhl8Z0Zq_imeSarGjJZ7aKBRlS-bhTNQScS-0Q2H-tYqL5_YzKeS_yJwexteWmfHZgz-ygeGjMqLdVrrGVlFsN/s800/Breakfast%20Set%20Meals%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="800" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEtiqHNm6l32bc98XVYETCkzFWz8_i0dLwVKJ9y6xKD3_XpPa94mbeTyDp1aWVLOGwkCEiTQJUN4qStADRteCzL4qab-tZbHQCJHhl8Z0Zq_imeSarGjJZ7aKBRlS-bhTNQScS-0Q2H-tYqL5_YzKeS_yJwexteWmfHZgz-ygeGjMqLdVrrGVlFsN/w640-h254/Breakfast%20Set%20Meals%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast silog meals </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />Also in the menu are Fried
Chicken Buckets (6 and 12 pieces), appetizers (Php90-250, <i>dinakdakan</i>, <i>calamares</i>,
pork barbecue, garlic peanuts, French fries, potato chips, <i>lumpia </i>and butterfly
squid), vegetable dishes (Php179-250, <i>pinakbet</i>, <i>chopsuey</i>, <i>tortang talong</i>,
<i>dinengdeng</i>, <i>laing</i>, <i>dinuduy</i>, <i>gulay na gata</i> and <i>kangkong con lechon</i>), main dishes
(Php300-450, buttered chicken, <i>insarabasab</i>, <i>bagnet </i>with KBL, <i>binagoongan
</i>bagnet, Bicol express, <i>sinigang na lechon</i>, <i>lechon paksiw</i>, crispy <i>pata</i>/ulo, beef
<i>kaldereta</i>, <i>pinapaitang kambing</i>, <i>kalderetang kambing</i>, <i>kare-kare</i> and <i>bistek tagalog</i>).</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MRtkvNjoDanI1hbWQS3_jrMfVUvsxy6s2CyF_t3SApkqTqw72CHGkETbuaEOTG32pqHDPZnmoIyelXLBEDyFlURgN9-H6CNjtDZjTiA7tOKk2CSPHLA-6cRv9pXJAwPLF_MKUmn_vmMoQp9RPjExkKYJ5ZXQAseCr18PP-xO41VljfqAC6BDqHkD/s800/Rodrigo's%20(23).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MRtkvNjoDanI1hbWQS3_jrMfVUvsxy6s2CyF_t3SApkqTqw72CHGkETbuaEOTG32pqHDPZnmoIyelXLBEDyFlURgN9-H6CNjtDZjTiA7tOKk2CSPHLA-6cRv9pXJAwPLF_MKUmn_vmMoQp9RPjExkKYJ5ZXQAseCr18PP-xO41VljfqAC6BDqHkD/w640-h480/Rodrigo's%20(23).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sabangan Beach and Santiago Cove</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">They also serve seafood
(tuna <i>kilawin</i>, <i>pritong hito</i>, <i>adobong pusit</i>, <i>sinigang na bangus</i>, <i>hipon </i>ala
Rodrigo, <i>sinigang na hipon</i>, <i>hipon sa gata</i> and crispy <i>buntot ng tuna</i>), rice
(<i>lechon</i>, seafood, <i>malunggay</i>, <i>longanisa</i>, garlic and plain) and sizzling dishes (chicken
and mushroom, spicy tuna, <i>gambas na pusit</i>/<i>hipon</i>/chicken/<i>lechon</i>/<i>bangus</i>/tuna
sisig, sizzling burger steak/pork chop/hot dog).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXHuluEzXUwa43jlWmqtnEKvUiWl6AqBa8k_icd76zL29A8-C8iiLpX9FLfQHe1dGUJLi5581qzDMp0Yuofe3J1yqYJHFEqmJNNxt2jc9KPT7a2nW90Y7GIgDaepAgZTHHeKQ2pDEVgmRnXzSYMuGgg6caJoLwt1YorvTH7oQY2Xclz_cIF-JqjoB/s800/Rodrigo's%20(25).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="800" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXHuluEzXUwa43jlWmqtnEKvUiWl6AqBa8k_icd76zL29A8-C8iiLpX9FLfQHe1dGUJLi5581qzDMp0Yuofe3J1yqYJHFEqmJNNxt2jc9KPT7a2nW90Y7GIgDaepAgZTHHeKQ2pDEVgmRnXzSYMuGgg6caJoLwt1YorvTH7oQY2Xclz_cIF-JqjoB/w640-h356/Rodrigo's%20(25).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roof deck</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All these can be washed
down by juices (pineapple, dalandan, mango and orange), iced tea (lemon and
honey blend) in glass (php60) or pitchers (Php100); coffee (Php60); bottled
water (Php40) and fruit shakes in season (Php85).They also serve soft drinks
(Php50) and beer (Php70, SMB Light/Pilsen, SMB flavored, Red Horse). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwYghpU35-kHO4FK-mGyPvklwQ0XmfSa7k5CMxCFDfE8v9JtJm2rPfUmnhzZ-HhbmzC6JphlJJX8b7CLuaiEVTFJgpRxshA8zRQlUgZRQd4yv0qCog01TR_5kioms5_u2owDngeZ2l0Qw9kwExLA8h764f7BbNPEU5h1eHgzDM6IBESiZod-yAIzD/s800/Rodrigo's%20(28).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwYghpU35-kHO4FK-mGyPvklwQ0XmfSa7k5CMxCFDfE8v9JtJm2rPfUmnhzZ-HhbmzC6JphlJJX8b7CLuaiEVTFJgpRxshA8zRQlUgZRQd4yv0qCog01TR_5kioms5_u2owDngeZ2l0Qw9kwExLA8h764f7BbNPEU5h1eHgzDM6IBESiZod-yAIzD/w640-h480/Rodrigo's%20(28).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of nearby Santiago Cove Hotel and Restaurant from roof deck</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rodrigo’s can also host
business meetings and small gatherings via their 70-pax function room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can also dine, alfresco along Sabangan Beach
or at its roof deck. Both are ideal places to watch the setting sun.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHN5rSqL6KONJpHNqlv054A8ATwWSzID47e1Y1JhR9aJ9ns8mSgDkxzMCIP5DO5Xf67w3GqMjA9kzB0OmzXbDrec9GTPdxIvVSYGQxVHpx88SuKIpckgUw-j3Kv2DNZq_CV2IJfgpAeSEz0BcK_cwp015PU_0PRc5nR2FYPJqAecQgR8F8KfsmGisF/s800/Rodrigo's%20(33).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHN5rSqL6KONJpHNqlv054A8ATwWSzID47e1Y1JhR9aJ9ns8mSgDkxzMCIP5DO5Xf67w3GqMjA9kzB0OmzXbDrec9GTPdxIvVSYGQxVHpx88SuKIpckgUw-j3Kv2DNZq_CV2IJfgpAeSEz0BcK_cwp015PU_0PRc5nR2FYPJqAecQgR8F8KfsmGisF/w640-h480/Rodrigo's%20(33).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A satellite branch of Rodrigo's along Sabangan Beach</td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Rodrigo’s
Roast + Resto + Bar</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Sabangan Beach, Brgy. Sabangan, Santiago 2707, Ilocos
Sur. Mobile number: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(0966)
374-5121, (0917) 654-2078 and (0955) 773-9793. O</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">pen daily, 8 AM to 10 PM. <o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-1213964607536215282022-10-17T15:30:00.041-07:002022-11-02T07:31:57.134-07:00Hotel and Inn Review: Santiago Cove Hotel and Restaurant (Santiago, Ilocos Sur)<p> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Date of Stay: October 16-18, 2022</span></b></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">RATING (Scale of 1 to 10)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Location: *******<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Rooms: *******<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Condition and Cleanliness: *******<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Staff Performance: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Room Comfort: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Food and Beverage: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Other Amenities: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Value for Money: ********</span></b></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUUDdCiOPsafoyohzMWsmIDAG4LMq2_fedCX9CCUaBFSKGQ9ckIF-aoGnkecxWnuun3EKj1YEYHmi3Pt28nxf6f4JQXAkSNohqjNH8bucv8r4ig63PumkxP62hePU-20O6Bc4IQSFPblGmXVCnUW-N4qQ_sFB_HbMDlGfLOMIJ_uKORcWR_gzt7Mb/s800/1O0A1466.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="800" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUUDdCiOPsafoyohzMWsmIDAG4LMq2_fedCX9CCUaBFSKGQ9ckIF-aoGnkecxWnuun3EKj1YEYHmi3Pt28nxf6f4JQXAkSNohqjNH8bucv8r4ig63PumkxP62hePU-20O6Bc4IQSFPblGmXVCnUW-N4qQ_sFB_HbMDlGfLOMIJ_uKORcWR_gzt7Mb/w640-h398/1O0A1466.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santiago Cove Hotel and Restaurant</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The 3-star Santiago Cove
Hotel and Restaurant, one of three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini">Santorini</a>-themed resorts (the others are
Vitalis White Sands and Vitalis Villas) along Santiago Cove (dubbed, by many,
as the “Boracay of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilocos_Sur" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Ilocos Sur</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">”), is a smart choice for a hassle-free and
relaxing stay for travelers to Northern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilocos_Sur">Ilocos Sur</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Check out “<a href="http://firingyourimagination.blogspot.com/2017/02/resort-review-vitalis-white-sand.html">Resort Review: Vitalis White Sand</a>”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTKEqauHjLpKN67eDevBBIqt0gg3Galryiz9eZXEL40_RsXRWhPTiBqvlanBW_llyPang--jT7vNDAoJD10Q2QcTuiwHYGy8gHjdjWEZLvyTOoeVfCf7jjuNDX7VjcQFLHahu3yT3IEft0RERAqE1N-bKlxzeQ-JCpKVQgHIVSA4-V1qkQuPncdm2/s600/Santiago%20Cove%20Hotel%20&%20Restaurant%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTKEqauHjLpKN67eDevBBIqt0gg3Galryiz9eZXEL40_RsXRWhPTiBqvlanBW_llyPang--jT7vNDAoJD10Q2QcTuiwHYGy8gHjdjWEZLvyTOoeVfCf7jjuNDX7VjcQFLHahu3yT3IEft0RERAqE1N-bKlxzeQ-JCpKVQgHIVSA4-V1qkQuPncdm2/w480-h640/Santiago%20Cove%20Hotel%20&%20Restaurant%20(6).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A place to relax, drink a cup of coffee or sip a glass of wine</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3etdT1nMs-rr_J8N8KDpoyxfEZMdY7hQwRraO7MBbD_mmmzVxVdaH4BKlfCvA5O__lSlboXNgAboKE0glCDf3NLSSXD2ttfHzUOTkH7-1YPxrWBkD8cusZDLr4b061PtMcZ394BcAHB4IMV3GUwamL0SPzHcqumscZI9O8jvVQ1nQDZ-8SEcgkjVV/s800/Rodrigo's%20(18).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="800" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3etdT1nMs-rr_J8N8KDpoyxfEZMdY7hQwRraO7MBbD_mmmzVxVdaH4BKlfCvA5O__lSlboXNgAboKE0glCDf3NLSSXD2ttfHzUOTkH7-1YPxrWBkD8cusZDLr4b061PtMcZ394BcAHB4IMV3GUwamL0SPzHcqumscZI9O8jvVQ1nQDZ-8SEcgkjVV/w640-h470/Rodrigo's%20(18).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sabangan Beach at Santiago Cove</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Opened in 2019, their 50
</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Minimalist</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">-style, aesthetically blue-and-white accented room options, all
non-smoking, are the 25 sq. m. (269 sq. ft.) </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">De Luxe Room</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> (Php4,300), the 28 sq. m. (301 sq. ft.) (</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Premium De Luxe Room</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> (Php6,400), the 30
sq. m. (323 sq. ft.) </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Junior Suite</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> (Php8,100)
and the 36 sq. m. (388 sq. ft.) </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Family
Suite</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> (Php9,100). The last two are good for 4 persons. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTwrg22D2dkloO-9XEGMn3SC3Rc4JBR94q9KOLCJh-DuHHJMzlOGD-9pNUIzWGpvIpSbwOMVANskrVSzQ6R2OWsE57p52gQizg6lcCVftC1Ynr9vRON-0dKj0oGUfNF04zV8GWLHFyVHIJju3NOpBu4fwICf2rGDq2RlV6m5Id4hWNCY69wKChLk2/s800/Deluxe%20Room%20(216).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTwrg22D2dkloO-9XEGMn3SC3Rc4JBR94q9KOLCJh-DuHHJMzlOGD-9pNUIzWGpvIpSbwOMVANskrVSzQ6R2OWsE57p52gQizg6lcCVftC1Ynr9vRON-0dKj0oGUfNF04zV8GWLHFyVHIJju3NOpBu4fwICf2rGDq2RlV6m5Id4hWNCY69wKChLk2/w640-h480/Deluxe%20Room%20(216).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">De Luxe Room</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">All rooms have airconditioning with climate control, a flat-screen
cable TV, coffee and tea-making facility, a mini fridge, work desk/dresser and
ensuite private bathroom with bidet and free toiletries. The Family Suite has a dining area and sofa. Free
high-speed wi-fi is offered in all areas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOsxtiEYXS5gxeBDlFsj0DXtsYdbtr0y8Qgkphq7s9mhoXP6xjH_yEMVy8ZdfizCPDAaRj1mztdxL3Eg2G9Q33-dUkaRLuBQOY9GI9ybgcvvP3Oi-6x_X-bI2tuX2W5ZMLcxR4LTZKC159SfEIfEaRac7WQarO3Hb6Kn9WwrdBN1gqrEK-cRdmq2I/s800/Front%20Desk.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="800" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOsxtiEYXS5gxeBDlFsj0DXtsYdbtr0y8Qgkphq7s9mhoXP6xjH_yEMVy8ZdfizCPDAaRj1mztdxL3Eg2G9Q33-dUkaRLuBQOY9GI9ybgcvvP3Oi-6x_X-bI2tuX2W5ZMLcxR4LTZKC159SfEIfEaRac7WQarO3Hb6Kn9WwrdBN1gqrEK-cRdmq2I/w640-h462/Front%20Desk.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 24-hour Front Desk</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Aside from the beach, the
hotel also has a free form, 5-ft. deep outdoor swimming pool (the centerpiece
of the property), a kiddie pool, beachfront bar, a 24-hour Front Desk, business
center, a banquet room, conference facilities, an onsite ATM/cash machine,
gift/souvenir shop and free onsite parking. </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhoKZR5eltBusvvOlt26mR2HmyTIeKV4LzyNc1wKMt14lbLiPUcoJIaox2MV5IRpzSe3pdTbM6ls2Upn_xGPqrnFLTiVa3vrv8V5SpEWh_9nNnIPMdWLCEsJz9VctvfIfA0KuPPNi84tmAsky4zEOnNpJ0YYYzq0xDCH9zbq5uiaVIgUwC6_AAJpt/s800/Swimming%20Pool%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhoKZR5eltBusvvOlt26mR2HmyTIeKV4LzyNc1wKMt14lbLiPUcoJIaox2MV5IRpzSe3pdTbM6ls2Upn_xGPqrnFLTiVa3vrv8V5SpEWh_9nNnIPMdWLCEsJz9VctvfIfA0KuPPNi84tmAsky4zEOnNpJ0YYYzq0xDCH9zbq5uiaVIgUwC6_AAJpt/w640-h480/Swimming%20Pool%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The free form swimming pool - the centerpiece of the property</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIOW9zEiybFQt1P-V6IeF7gh6j4mb0WI6RCeBJ-9NmffmFwqlaBcoIO8olFL2J1hfWlD-ojR9Ml9z5Uf-eGExWN15dSnVUiRT6vp-gO1AeA0FN6_biY7TJ9ZvEan7KWPUWuapLkRnS9va-KLJ_WODD1ZRNE0ULt6hmMpMrNl5WKz0begt_a_9CdH4/s800/Beachfront%20Bar%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIOW9zEiybFQt1P-V6IeF7gh6j4mb0WI6RCeBJ-9NmffmFwqlaBcoIO8olFL2J1hfWlD-ojR9Ml9z5Uf-eGExWN15dSnVUiRT6vp-gO1AeA0FN6_biY7TJ9ZvEan7KWPUWuapLkRnS9va-KLJ_WODD1ZRNE0ULt6hmMpMrNl5WKz0begt_a_9CdH4/w640-h480/Beachfront%20Bar%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The beachfront bar</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">From its view deck, you can take in the panoramic scenery of the cove
and the mountains of the Ilocos in the distance which serves as the beach’s
backdrop.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIz5nzBxHJcgsviCQj47LCtePFce6Ij_4z-GPeiAcEEO5p2x7-sh5SPQzhsiSGYYmH2DGifL9FRZbcYmjI_9X-2Xzdv_1kWG44nK5rZbp250bPSe5Tf444mWxWdFJoo8ylEsHPDKRRNqssDmQ4wNjP-MGJUW2HZA1WdLaPBLNSq2PZ8TmMcbwLRzj/s800/Tiny%20Wave%20Restaurant%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIz5nzBxHJcgsviCQj47LCtePFce6Ij_4z-GPeiAcEEO5p2x7-sh5SPQzhsiSGYYmH2DGifL9FRZbcYmjI_9X-2Xzdv_1kWG44nK5rZbp250bPSe5Tf444mWxWdFJoo8ylEsHPDKRRNqssDmQ4wNjP-MGJUW2HZA1WdLaPBLNSq2PZ8TmMcbwLRzj/w640-h480/Tiny%20Wave%20Restaurant%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiny Wave Restaurant</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivasetr_zWYUvFBAAAfqBnEeM2HlUJ9ZOzK2cRq1HHfhYm7w2y_GmByyl09M2AqLS9ALdn43G5jmntRm2aWnbCh6jBnedmxDXusF4yNhXL2d6laaWuGuAv9rE9NTWljlFMS5UGtllmtvhBSueiMwtsqbio3QwVdk3NWXS4evn3ZCPtVcbAXzEppYgg/s800/Tiny%20Wave%20Restaurant%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivasetr_zWYUvFBAAAfqBnEeM2HlUJ9ZOzK2cRq1HHfhYm7w2y_GmByyl09M2AqLS9ALdn43G5jmntRm2aWnbCh6jBnedmxDXusF4yNhXL2d6laaWuGuAv9rE9NTWljlFMS5UGtllmtvhBSueiMwtsqbio3QwVdk3NWXS4evn3ZCPtVcbAXzEppYgg/w640-h480/Tiny%20Wave%20Restaurant%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Its indoor <b>Tiny Wave
Restaurant</b> offers a breakfast of corned beef, Vigan <i>longanisa</i>, Hungarian sausage, beef tapa, spam, <i>daing na bangus</i>/<i>espada</i>/<i>danggit</i>, chicken adobo flakes, and bacon,
all served with egg (any style) and garlic rice or bread; coffee (latte,
expresso, macchiato, American) as well as oatmeal <i>champorado</i>, French Toast, pancakes, golden waffles and sandwiches
plus an egg station. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64td79Gphn_fSRBF2K1eVEeHbTfB6iK9WQLuZoJt3D0sKsHuXBl0GPKzzQE8PVUaZ50RhAapSGz1AMJJhExyxx16mIua6Zx9dcpUaPSDYLC07F16PDXeDB9Oix7w-iy280p1vPnklh9shFIOClU51eh8N06nYMBfyBzG-MO1W3ZRcn7-e8Pc_QDfD/s800/1O0A1286.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64td79Gphn_fSRBF2K1eVEeHbTfB6iK9WQLuZoJt3D0sKsHuXBl0GPKzzQE8PVUaZ50RhAapSGz1AMJJhExyxx16mIua6Zx9dcpUaPSDYLC07F16PDXeDB9Oix7w-iy280p1vPnklh9shFIOClU51eh8N06nYMBfyBzG-MO1W3ZRcn7-e8Pc_QDfD/w640-h426/1O0A1286.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Tiny Wave Outdoor Pool Restaurant</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">At the <b>Tiny Wave Outdoor Pool
Restaurant</b>, we tried out the Asian Pork Spring Roll (Php160), Gojuchang Chicken
Wings (Php260), Salt and Pepper Pork Riblets (Php240), Crispy Calamari (Php260),
Nori Cheese Sticks (Php260) and Pork <i>Sisig</i>
(Php300) for appetizers; and Korean Fried Chicken (Php250), Chili Shrimp (Php320),
Grilled Lemongrass Pork Chop (Php250) and Braised Beef Shank (Php290) for our
main course; complemented by Dragon Fruit Shake and a dessert of <i>Ube</i> Cheesecake.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-QryU9rBhYqXWBbhz-B9rFR9dh6jDsJOSI7rZrECAQbg3AOWHTzVKA2ujeC7gmh9YDkD9J4s9F6Hwk7vJgkZpjg9eapYIN6e6UYdxmDY5f3BCGh9MLXmwvApWAOlVBoBe1sapwldBrijSN0_2uN5wwspwUGS9GbU9Io7hFMoZO5SkkDMVccPYuU-/s800/20221020_125356.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="800" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-QryU9rBhYqXWBbhz-B9rFR9dh6jDsJOSI7rZrECAQbg3AOWHTzVKA2ujeC7gmh9YDkD9J4s9F6Hwk7vJgkZpjg9eapYIN6e6UYdxmDY5f3BCGh9MLXmwvApWAOlVBoBe1sapwldBrijSN0_2uN5wwspwUGS9GbU9Io7hFMoZO5SkkDMVccPYuU-/w640-h358/20221020_125356.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An array of delectable dishes</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Both F&B outlets also
serve soup, salads (Cove House Salad, Caesar Salad), seasonal sashimi (tuna and
salmon), sandwiches (Cove Burger, Cheesesteak Sandwich, Korean Fried Chicken
Sandwich, Crispy Seafood Roll), noodles (Pad Thai, Japchae, Asian Stir Fried
Noodles), Baked Seafood Nachos (Php330), Asian Salmon Fillet (Php330), US
Ribeye Steak (Php780), Seared Tuna Steak (Php290), soft drinks and juices.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigX1cmYXs9H5djT3X8fq7xT3pwh0HFWcjt4aZMtUvcg7M-95eI3YVGbvhLPCQBcEF9NuSj8jesQeT4B9oHm7e8MbY_Y9ra5ifkdfa8c_PXEtVSc_V-CtFtCjEGVhwBg9blMEriDDj9DwSpTx3fxuoukw1Xd4rxFP6p0U6IAh4C1nbCR9K1ziktvMRo/s800/Hotel%20Annex%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigX1cmYXs9H5djT3X8fq7xT3pwh0HFWcjt4aZMtUvcg7M-95eI3YVGbvhLPCQBcEF9NuSj8jesQeT4B9oHm7e8MbY_Y9ra5ifkdfa8c_PXEtVSc_V-CtFtCjEGVhwBg9blMEriDDj9DwSpTx3fxuoukw1Xd4rxFP6p0U6IAh4C1nbCR9K1ziktvMRo/w640-h480/Hotel%20Annex%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The just inaugurated hotel annex</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The just inaugurated four-storey
<b>Hotel Annex</b>, beside the hotel, also sports the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini">Santorini</a> vibe and houses
Premier Suites, a 300-pax grand ballroom and a coffee shop. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQpyvB7_Vln2pUV6rZBD3qgp7Vztk2__qHDzKq8tZtxCvwwKaoXcnBPKuWJNr0BgGB1yRxb2CPUXw3wXKIavycpELhWnlQuM2FBiSGOwG24OkveaxLzA9v93TOK6nrrP8dOn-zhz9zQ8M_Qd6yACs0XwQ_KXCs6N_QEgkB9x2g8TEfpytnzNKaHQJ/s450/Rubra%20Bar%20(6).jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="450" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQpyvB7_Vln2pUV6rZBD3qgp7Vztk2__qHDzKq8tZtxCvwwKaoXcnBPKuWJNr0BgGB1yRxb2CPUXw3wXKIavycpELhWnlQuM2FBiSGOwG24OkveaxLzA9v93TOK6nrrP8dOn-zhz9zQ8M_Qd6yACs0XwQ_KXCs6N_QEgkB9x2g8TEfpytnzNKaHQJ/w640-h624/Rubra%20Bar%20(6).jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Rubra Sky Lounge (photo: Mr. Fernan Nebres)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hsBW6xcr9apNlu3Dtay6QTofFRQhgrBqLQIc_qss_26f_k3Bq2-5qJ5QB3wSAlEeHehZhcqRwMoUiNIqEOfuc0Qk_5S-0uSvU0wq3nDy1Bzt-eA9JCbJhEo8heax4yUcDFczGO6GK0WcfgfSvrsxA79tB_XCakg3GiEHF9gxid-G2y7gDppqCG66/s600/HO8A9656.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="390" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hsBW6xcr9apNlu3Dtay6QTofFRQhgrBqLQIc_qss_26f_k3Bq2-5qJ5QB3wSAlEeHehZhcqRwMoUiNIqEOfuc0Qk_5S-0uSvU0wq3nDy1Bzt-eA9JCbJhEo8heax4yUcDFczGO6GK0WcfgfSvrsxA79tB_XCakg3GiEHF9gxid-G2y7gDppqCG66/w416-h640/HO8A9656.jpg" width="416" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Chef Chester Delos Reyes Velas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">At <b>Rubra Sky Lounge</b>, located
at the roof deck of hotel annex, we tried out a special fish-themed dinner set
prepared for us by </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">the young and dynamic Chef </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Chester Delos Reyes Velas </b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">- Boat Snacks (smoked
poblacion escargot, Ambucao sea urchin cream, Bantay <i>ipon</i> tartare), Float (Nabang River <i>balingasang</i>, scallops, bamboo shoot, bacon), Bai (San Jose river
shrimps, Sinker (Ambucao <i>tanigue</i>,
cassava okra seeds, dragon fruit), Catch & Release (Gabao <i>dorado</i>, <i>kardis</i>, broad beans, <i>katuday</i>),
Hook (Ambucao tuna bladder, 8-hr. roast beef, truffle polenta) and Sweet Cruise
(<i>cornick</i> panna cotta, seaweed
brownies, smoked <i>buko</i>) for dessert. A short distance from </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">the hotel is the beachfront, two-storey <b>Rodrigo’s </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><b>Roast + Resto + Bar</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> (open 8 AM to 10 PM).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><b></b></span></p><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Check out "<a href="https://firingyourimagination.blogspot.com/2022/10/restaurant-review-rodrigos-roast-resto.html">Restaurant Review: Rodrigo's Roast + Resto + Bar</a>"</span></b></blockquote><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1o6CaxVJk08tKkPT4D0DpC7YR1hDDLUa8EjTi8zLVDEUAmMI65HRBUYkn74nBXFf8a58FnNGnnSRJ86jH_M8nX_Rfrwa-vQkiR0t35OCyasD1QvWVZ0gfB788D_S-YpMP9Xf68fBuTXJEi1bA-9TBJsCSAlmGFqlknqenI4DQ_fsvS-IBpUZXwPB/s765/Rodrigo's%20(16).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="765" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1o6CaxVJk08tKkPT4D0DpC7YR1hDDLUa8EjTi8zLVDEUAmMI65HRBUYkn74nBXFf8a58FnNGnnSRJ86jH_M8nX_Rfrwa-vQkiR0t35OCyasD1QvWVZ0gfB788D_S-YpMP9Xf68fBuTXJEi1bA-9TBJsCSAlmGFqlknqenI4DQ_fsvS-IBpUZXwPB/w640-h502/Rodrigo's%20(16).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rodrigo's Roast + Resto + Bar</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /><o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The hotel also offers educational
tours around the town (<i>abel </i>factory, blacksmith shops, Mapisi Rock, Church of
St. James the Greater, etc.) and to the nearby towns of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Esteban,_Ilocos_Sur" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">San Esteban</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> (Bateria,
Church of St. Stephen Protomartyr, etc.), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria,_Ilocos_Sur">Santa Maria</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_Church">Church of Our Lady of the Assumption</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO">UNESCO</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site">World Heritage Site</a>) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigan">Vigan City</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO">UNESCO</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site">World Heritage City</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Check out "<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2022/10/bateria-santiago-ilocos-sur.html">Bateria</a>," <a href="http://benjielayug.com/2022/10/mapisi-rock-santiago-ilocos-sur.html">Mapisi Rock</a>," <a href="http://benjielayug.com/2017/02/church-of-st-james-the-greater-santiago-ilocos-sur.html">Church of St. James the Greater</a>" and "<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2017/02/stopover-ilocos-surs-unesco-world-heritage-site-sta-maria.html">Church of Our Lady of the Assumption</a>" </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec_RsUOM1MOzUomLCz5CHhnh8InMZIZURC2dlu2Gjsn5aEKraqF_dTiqF-3fGNz3a9aQRjJWo5ahIgc3LokMONks4gGvPDhshUlvdCu8wb3HFEMJk5JN9i8hcQb1CD9jk-YPxFSOmnmw_1qx2SJ8TrdkLeCoR4-6OBIWuaF83GB7gyKJRf7n579n6/s766/HO8A9680.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="766" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec_RsUOM1MOzUomLCz5CHhnh8InMZIZURC2dlu2Gjsn5aEKraqF_dTiqF-3fGNz3a9aQRjJWo5ahIgc3LokMONks4gGvPDhshUlvdCu8wb3HFEMJk5JN9i8hcQb1CD9jk-YPxFSOmnmw_1qx2SJ8TrdkLeCoR4-6OBIWuaF83GB7gyKJRf7n579n6/w640-h502/HO8A9680.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (Santa Maria)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu33mo72_sS_wBvK29zcVpZeN_LL7GL34-CB9S84E3Bn80VlwwGn-r8kvv29OhpP6Q6q-03QcUgFgNahfTmRELf50ae7SmcDBpz321OXaZ4QJ5htHYZCGkdtopvSRaUX40JUUtIINMpV6daE5_f7T2ZRmQkGME7kd-sSnA4nJcpkHX-aM8g9PaQQwK/s800/1O0A0783.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="800" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu33mo72_sS_wBvK29zcVpZeN_LL7GL34-CB9S84E3Bn80VlwwGn-r8kvv29OhpP6Q6q-03QcUgFgNahfTmRELf50ae7SmcDBpz321OXaZ4QJ5htHYZCGkdtopvSRaUX40JUUtIINMpV6daE5_f7T2ZRmQkGME7kd-sSnA4nJcpkHX-aM8g9PaQQwK/w640-h416/1O0A0783.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Abel weaving</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">At the nearby, almost
kilometer long Sabangan Beach, you can try out a bevy of marine sports offered
by the hotel – single and tandem kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, banana
boating and jetskiing. We also tried out
their sunset cruises. The hotel also
offers daily housekeeping, room service and massage.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgxhBeO7FNu1RqGz7H6iuwb2a4gfC-z9aR_yB1JOhiFC2Z872HPseMeAuN8Uuj6k5MCvFZMMiKQh3i9ok9Yt04M2241S2e7YGO_-U-gL66ywH-4R3VPL1fqSUxhcpvfKIUYQyJ2xYMp3zgPTUekg90j5ItELRDyVnwrsm6nba6-MSGgbCCS6QDo_j/s800/Banana%20boating.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="800" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgxhBeO7FNu1RqGz7H6iuwb2a4gfC-z9aR_yB1JOhiFC2Z872HPseMeAuN8Uuj6k5MCvFZMMiKQh3i9ok9Yt04M2241S2e7YGO_-U-gL66ywH-4R3VPL1fqSUxhcpvfKIUYQyJ2xYMp3zgPTUekg90j5ItELRDyVnwrsm6nba6-MSGgbCCS6QDo_j/w640-h388/Banana%20boating.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ms. Nicole Paler, Ms. Ruth dela Cruz, Ms. Jacquelou Colitoy, Ms. Tina Punzal <br />and the author on a banana boating</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMO8YJCJM6bRUVzkh-ZganZ_OxL-4al6hRHFNyfUTNg7SXwq8SNT9xy3TXJ3x0xgRwCPHcJa8l49f04tBBJzXb26g96e9p4wFlmAiCGcxJ71L4DbjFlo4jmPGSyLzC71qxgbxGVsJP1mDNfmuO9UIVFm3bJUb-HJ0vKWAudwU9mKm-oMTXQDo29Z5/s800/Jetskiing%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="800" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMO8YJCJM6bRUVzkh-ZganZ_OxL-4al6hRHFNyfUTNg7SXwq8SNT9xy3TXJ3x0xgRwCPHcJa8l49f04tBBJzXb26g96e9p4wFlmAiCGcxJ71L4DbjFlo4jmPGSyLzC71qxgbxGVsJP1mDNfmuO9UIVFm3bJUb-HJ0vKWAudwU9mKm-oMTXQDo29Z5/w640-h476/Jetskiing%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The author on a Yamaha Wave Runner</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Kudos to Santiago Vice-Mayor <b>Josefino “Boy” Miranda</b>, Chef <b>Chester Delos Reyes Velas</b>,
Ms. <b>Dianne Tongol-Miranda</b> (Sales and
Marketing Director), Ms. <b>Lualhati Fausto</b>,
Ms. <b>Jen Gacusan Real</b> and our tour
guide Mr. <b>Adrian Sigua</b> for making
our stay truly an enjoyable and memorable one.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDDM4_2Liso-A8w_RyztjveJOLZOJfeV-RfGObRHXW1PgCQHkmq2IyTODHy2yF0msZip_UMlfnAdmM3LkhTJ8W735c6YqcFRaUHBJ-dj5qKzkepkymUPKPSaUN4aBfW3w_Rqx2aGFujVe8WWa8gMp8Ifl6oJt3T-fAY41FHTTz5qtSyIVFk7J6poF/s664/Stand%20Up%20Paddleboarding%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="664" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDDM4_2Liso-A8w_RyztjveJOLZOJfeV-RfGObRHXW1PgCQHkmq2IyTODHy2yF0msZip_UMlfnAdmM3LkhTJ8W735c6YqcFRaUHBJ-dj5qKzkepkymUPKPSaUN4aBfW3w_Rqx2aGFujVe8WWa8gMp8Ifl6oJt3T-fAY41FHTTz5qtSyIVFk7J6poF/w640-h578/Stand%20Up%20Paddleboarding%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The best the author can do on a stand up paddle board</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKAASB0uSv5wtPvW_lnhcXeugWpsvD1ZWqDCME6FdxztKm9ULCDgoIWRDZFVOoGstSz7_PE4vqXz0QGrhbLCDZI6vOcgVJGk-ADcIoYVLXWJbfYkeLuhdhE2VZ8nfluppd3HN806gzFpHuk2FGI5s3mwTiF-l7qai91dBcahjqOV9p27-AgCdl794/s800/Sunset%20Cruise%20(13).jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="800" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKAASB0uSv5wtPvW_lnhcXeugWpsvD1ZWqDCME6FdxztKm9ULCDgoIWRDZFVOoGstSz7_PE4vqXz0QGrhbLCDZI6vOcgVJGk-ADcIoYVLXWJbfYkeLuhdhE2VZ8nfluppd3HN806gzFpHuk2FGI5s3mwTiF-l7qai91dBcahjqOV9p27-AgCdl794/w640-h456/Sunset%20Cruise%20(13).jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mr. Anton Delos Reyes and the author enjoying the sunset cruise</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Santiago
Cove Hotel and Restaurant</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">:
Sabangan Beach, Brgy. Sabangan, Santiago 2707, Ilocos Sur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mobile number: (0917) 115-4495 (Globe),
(0917) 654-2078 (Globe), (0968) 851-5446 (Smart) and (0955) 773-9793 (Rodrigo’s).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E-mail: <a href="mailto:hsantiagocovehotel@gmail.com">hsantiagocovehotel@gmail.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b>How to Get There</b>: Ride any bus bound for Vigan City and get off at Santiago where you can get a tricycle bound for Santiago Cove. By car, Santiago is a 370-km. (6-hour) drive via North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), Subic-Clark-Tarlax Expressway (SCTEX) and Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX).</span></p><br /><p></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0Santiago, 2707 Ilocos Sur, Philippines17.2895473 120.4331496-11.020686536178847 85.2768996 45.599781136178848 155.58939959999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-33679213236265399822022-09-13T21:00:00.095-07:002022-10-29T05:09:44.033-07:00Resort Review: The Cocoons at Club Laiya (San Juan, Batangas)<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Date of Stay: September 14-15, 2022</span></b><br /></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">RATING (Scale of 1 to 10)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Location: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Rooms: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Condition and Cleanliness: *********<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Staff Performance: *******<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Room Comfort: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Food and Beverage: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Other Amenities: ********<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Value for Money: ********</span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bNgpR6D9T4xRVionrVhjJDmwFT5hkLHdatZRUzUixhnuKblEfEcRnOyJiu-6rMgB8Q_e1CFdAY3aPHgCGk9Zi2gMtzc1Lv6fzNQngtwy5zWB_bZ0MYSNm5VdkXV5bIghXKGPBMKrxE-rMo9aS07Dnd47-bZhowVABamzjmOdnopbrupW2fawkf4X/s800/The%20Cocoons%20area.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="800" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bNgpR6D9T4xRVionrVhjJDmwFT5hkLHdatZRUzUixhnuKblEfEcRnOyJiu-6rMgB8Q_e1CFdAY3aPHgCGk9Zi2gMtzc1Lv6fzNQngtwy5zWB_bZ0MYSNm5VdkXV5bIghXKGPBMKrxE-rMo9aS07Dnd47-bZhowVABamzjmOdnopbrupW2fawkf4X/w640-h468/The%20Cocoons%20area.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Cocoons at Club Laiya</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Since its first-ever
iteration in the world (the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsule_hotel#History">Capsule Inn</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka">Osaka</a>, opened in 1979), capsule or
pod hotels (from solo-bed boxes to full-on small-sized rooms) have been around
as an accommodation option, spreading to other countries and cities. Here in
the Philippines, they always offer something new.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">An interesting example is the Cocoons at Club
Laiya, part of Landco Pacific Corporation’s 24-hectare development managed by
Millennial Resorts, its hospitality arm.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzthE7dSNu4qaTrU4V6Xby7POGjrJAHP-p5QpzndzdNX552KHg_u6FlXwaATcPAEfFqlALoBdwnkAESPEECDHplEAhkyaRAqJW2h_jwE6vPnBZ4yXkixD0P1FBPEooUAlWBKYpHog1-mPFvItnwkcTK3Tz9o2kKy3m6qjbD2UQIJB1IDTgR8nwyJR/s800/Cocoons%20(19).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzthE7dSNu4qaTrU4V6Xby7POGjrJAHP-p5QpzndzdNX552KHg_u6FlXwaATcPAEfFqlALoBdwnkAESPEECDHplEAhkyaRAqJW2h_jwE6vPnBZ4yXkixD0P1FBPEooUAlWBKYpHog1-mPFvItnwkcTK3Tz9o2kKy3m6qjbD2UQIJB1IDTgR8nwyJR/w640-h360/Cocoons%20(19).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cocoon area</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Here, they converted and
utilized large, repurposed large drainage pipes and trailers refurbishing them into experimental,
unconventional and cylindrical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_pods">sleeping pods</a> for an intimate and cozy overnight stay. Built one on top of two (the upper pod is accessed by a steel stair), they </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">have vibrantly
painted beach-themed murals on its exterior celebrating the diverse marine life
of Laiya.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Now <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram">Instagram</a>-worthy
accommodations complete with modern conveniences, robust Wi-Fi for Work from
the Beach (WFB) is part of the set-up.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QHTOI1zsZvHvaAyOa6RJ3QHoBKrMmyFz5Sn6Ewm8etYOSkHqq3r1UzZuU9YtxVGxz82XMmRLuH9vItUYdAwsVFM1qRUiaktHcq-hKCvUQObuvkfMiFxMWY9R9nWKIulUFnf1zMkVtfgeKZBXRazDPH-slL5zAPsUXzHfgudItcek-rHjfOeoa-7u/s800/Cocoon%20interior.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QHTOI1zsZvHvaAyOa6RJ3QHoBKrMmyFz5Sn6Ewm8etYOSkHqq3r1UzZuU9YtxVGxz82XMmRLuH9vItUYdAwsVFM1qRUiaktHcq-hKCvUQObuvkfMiFxMWY9R9nWKIulUFnf1zMkVtfgeKZBXRazDPH-slL5zAPsUXzHfgudItcek-rHjfOeoa-7u/w640-h360/Cocoon%20interior.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cocoon interior</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The 33 iconic, 10 sq. m. (108
sq. ft.) <b>Poolside and Garden Cocoons</b> have queen-size beds (good for 2 pax),
pillows, a comforter, blackout curtains and modern facilities such as window-type airconditioning, a wall-mounted flat screen cable TV, mini fridge, coffee
and tea making facility and a safety deposit box for personal belongings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The interior is designed with star-like
lights on the ceiling. There are no phones in the room but staff are nearby to
assist with anything. Instead of magnetic card keys, we were provided with RFID (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification">radio frequency identification</a>) magnetic bracelets to access our pods.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFE7bRxcKBCyUw0EiTtCaTp3CocEPodFcXqQK02CXn7eCAnP2SPs3y21R3Cxoa6ExTQDQVFFEQKrYytKxecEzdxH3JzKwCAAuAE_0r7D051vhnkm7xrAH8PCUWVd2bsSJXNBFTFdcs-IbqaWbIavdWJvJ7NB63eahCxCkfiSWN0tFj-2Y7cn_17nu/s600/Cocoons%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="541" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFE7bRxcKBCyUw0EiTtCaTp3CocEPodFcXqQK02CXn7eCAnP2SPs3y21R3Cxoa6ExTQDQVFFEQKrYytKxecEzdxH3JzKwCAAuAE_0r7D051vhnkm7xrAH8PCUWVd2bsSJXNBFTFdcs-IbqaWbIavdWJvJ7NB63eahCxCkfiSWN0tFj-2Y7cn_17nu/w578-h640/Cocoons%20(10).jpg" width="578" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RFID magnetic bracelet</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Most cocoons have no room for
a toilet and bath inside but modern communal bathrooms, just a
few steps away, have lockers, lavatories, toilets and spacious shower rooms. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Towels and toiletries are provided. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">There are, however, individual cocoons with a
toilet for those who wake up at night to pee. For those who want to go to the
resort for a day tour, they also have cabanas for bigger groups.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeuvrZBa7HhiguXMvDsqbLGjUHhTWq6xvJhZ5MxFn04xfsYAHkWZ3H0BB5qZuWp8U1w0bPd6xnAvr-SSWqsMRYG9Npol5RO0ycsNY1gxXIQI1s1UNrhMVoLA_I3-F-EW75NgNxtYBQYLzh6UbvkAuDA6JDmmMpXfwxfMfWVWypK7BVPEDd72Fb84Q/s800/Laiya%20Beach%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeuvrZBa7HhiguXMvDsqbLGjUHhTWq6xvJhZ5MxFn04xfsYAHkWZ3H0BB5qZuWp8U1w0bPd6xnAvr-SSWqsMRYG9Npol5RO0ycsNY1gxXIQI1s1UNrhMVoLA_I3-F-EW75NgNxtYBQYLzh6UbvkAuDA6JDmmMpXfwxfMfWVWypK7BVPEDd72Fb84Q/w640-h300/Laiya%20Beach%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Club Laiya's white sand beach</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The Cocoons, a perfect mix of
luxury minus the monotony of hotels and the inconvenience of outdoor camping,
are a no-fuss, small-sized and a value-for-money place to stay. Cocoons are
also available at the 15-hectare <b>Calatagan South Beach (CaSoBe)</b>, Club Laiya’s
sister cocoon resort. Rates range from Php3700 to Php5,800.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6floJiGfNEkSWCAL4StqVARINJAwN7eByNTgGvwHTAMBaJO1WJVCCX5uzADcL163EUji2zB-LdmNR9cafh0g_g5zyXUEPLnyL5F_Oh2NhAqNcN-mNl47qemp2wLqtDzZi9MywLiETkmIJk0q-XLL7RlU9Lf9yEEe9F2CdSvzc1ZPtnK1T72dJeAhz/s800/Laiya%20Beach%20Club%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="800" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6floJiGfNEkSWCAL4StqVARINJAwN7eByNTgGvwHTAMBaJO1WJVCCX5uzADcL163EUji2zB-LdmNR9cafh0g_g5zyXUEPLnyL5F_Oh2NhAqNcN-mNl47qemp2wLqtDzZi9MywLiETkmIJk0q-XLL7RlU9Lf9yEEe9F2CdSvzc1ZPtnK1T72dJeAhz/w640-h386/Laiya%20Beach%20Club%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tropical Asian style Laiya Beach Club</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">By November of this year, a
one-of-a-kind beachfront experience will be made available to glampers - two
“Camperisti.” Located along the powdery white sand beach, these airconditioned,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstream">Airstream</a>-style, 30-ft. aluminum travel trailers can sleep up to six
people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Made in China, it features a
bedroom, a bathroom, a U-shaped dinette (with a versatile dining table that
makes into a queen-size bed) and a kitchenette with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_cooking">induction cooktop</a> and
microwave oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCmmI3e-eujDyFA16LYff5ljrF_n8Gd8r3woGnxJ3L-DOqHaZAf6gJorA_tgVtGQJlWQjJe7rQ6FFH0VBW1X23j9hYXR1wY34ZRPHGjara-aCt-udFl0cuydzjwX_4v2hI2Ppkpp9-9SZtZBMnrAXnCM-Ki010J7rop4SSX2FVGt9TqLkjD7Myr2I/s800/One%20of%20Club%20Laiya's%20two%20Camperisti.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="800" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCmmI3e-eujDyFA16LYff5ljrF_n8Gd8r3woGnxJ3L-DOqHaZAf6gJorA_tgVtGQJlWQjJe7rQ6FFH0VBW1X23j9hYXR1wY34ZRPHGjara-aCt-udFl0cuydzjwX_4v2hI2Ppkpp9-9SZtZBMnrAXnCM-Ki010J7rop4SSX2FVGt9TqLkjD7Myr2I/w640-h410/One%20of%20Club%20Laiya's%20two%20Camperisti.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Club Laiya's two Camperisti</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The tropical Asian-style
<b>Laiya Beach Club</b>, overlooking the infinity and lap pools and the private white
sand beach and its cobalt-blue waters, houses a 24-hour Front desk and the Sands
Restaurant (open 7 AM to 6 PM) at the second floor. The all-day <b>Sands Restaurant</b>
offers a modern range of Filipino dishes (<i>bulasing</i>, tofu <i>bagnet sisig</i>, hickory
porkchops, Chinese-style fried chicken, fish filet with mushroom cheese sauce, etc.)
and desserts (mango cheesecake, etc.).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Prices range from Php250 for a plated breakfast, Php229 to 279 for
snacks, and Php450 for main course dishes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPN-LmnBY6LWyY-p05f7Bafb1i20IF4ZpWQ9IY_FRtXAht931FbskAglQ801e9_jZKZBr1JgJltm53IqHp3Q6TYZqdDeqEnKSGLygVf8xYb2cZSbqaLyhkgJat117eYYa04kxvrS0mIJDWIZgmIKffBy9eEoelzosP5P1oIXgcz2xSWwbo1fLZ-bkT/s800/Captain%20Barbozza.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="800" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPN-LmnBY6LWyY-p05f7Bafb1i20IF4ZpWQ9IY_FRtXAht931FbskAglQ801e9_jZKZBr1JgJltm53IqHp3Q6TYZqdDeqEnKSGLygVf8xYb2cZSbqaLyhkgJat117eYYa04kxvrS0mIJDWIZgmIKffBy9eEoelzosP5P1oIXgcz2xSWwbo1fLZ-bkT/w640-h354/Captain%20Barbozza.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beachfront, pirate-themed Captain Barbozza Restaurant and Bar</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The beachfront, pirate-themed
<b>Captain Barbozza Restaurant and Bar</b>, named after the fictional Hector Barbozza
of the beloved <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_(film_series)">Pirates of the Caribbean</a> franchise) serves, on
tables-on-barrels, whiskey and beer, hearty chicken and ribs and all manner of
hearty cuisine, from noon to sundown. It also has bean bags for lounging
around.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyoIPaEJkHPehUEUkWTuUNtsFnMojxfWN5AIEMTXt0uxdnvRFTF2rUm2WHNGrblc3-wEWGF35L-luD-b8xtVaZhWaf8b1YCg1qYtkHYqdp5HC-Ru-BfieHTU1__YtB3yjU_kVrYn2TSIerNxFLTlXaiJbYM0Wd956YiQiur9CIY0VQ8Glz-naYRjk/s800/The%20infinity%20swimming%20pool.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="800" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyoIPaEJkHPehUEUkWTuUNtsFnMojxfWN5AIEMTXt0uxdnvRFTF2rUm2WHNGrblc3-wEWGF35L-luD-b8xtVaZhWaf8b1YCg1qYtkHYqdp5HC-Ru-BfieHTU1__YtB3yjU_kVrYn2TSIerNxFLTlXaiJbYM0Wd956YiQiur9CIY0VQ8Glz-naYRjk/w640-h420/The%20infinity%20swimming%20pool.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The infinity swimming pool</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The resort also offers
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetskiing">jetskiing</a> (Php2,500 for 30 mins, Php4,000 for one hours), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasailing">parasailing</a> (Php3,000
for 15 mins. for two persons), flying fish (Php1,500-1,800), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_boat_(boat)">banana boat</a> rides (Php1,500-3,000
for 15 mins.), speedboat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Php6,000 for one
hour for 6 persons), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_boat">dragon boat</a> (Php300 for 15 mins. per person) and the disco
ball UFO (Php400 for 15 mins. per person). You can also book a sunset cruise on
board the <i>Naya</i>, a 46 ft. long <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamaran">catamaran</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeXUzAMXpUZyZeJli2o7sP-Ig5bxUBFp7F2D_VXdEsItwBtYPwgabt4v0kXOkmJma9LsyEuXSu-kgvZJpt6dJ6i8QdL9eMeKa6Ap2k6UrBp_6nyWhFNO3hfbwymZ_7ai3F0glmEUsc961XzSOnczf-IxADz1TXucDX_Yl3Iabx2Hyj9eBVe9O_oCV/s800/Club%20Laiya%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="800" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeXUzAMXpUZyZeJli2o7sP-Ig5bxUBFp7F2D_VXdEsItwBtYPwgabt4v0kXOkmJma9LsyEuXSu-kgvZJpt6dJ6i8QdL9eMeKa6Ap2k6UrBp_6nyWhFNO3hfbwymZ_7ai3F0glmEUsc961XzSOnczf-IxADz1TXucDX_Yl3Iabx2Hyj9eBVe9O_oCV/w640-h314/Club%20Laiya%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beachside cabanas</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b>Cocoons at Club Laiya</b>: Club Laiya, Brgy. Aplaya
Laiya, San Juan, Batangas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mobile
number: (0917) 894-7013 and (0999) 225-3333.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>E-mail: <a href="mailto:inquire@clublaiya.com">inquire@clublaiya.com</a>.
Website: <a href="http://www.cocoonc.clublaiya@millenialresorts.com/">www.cocoonc.clublaiya@millenialresorts.com</a>.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b>How to Get There</b>: Club Laiya
is a three-hour drive from Metro Manila via the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), STAR
(Southern Tagalog Arterial Road) Tollway and the San Juan-Laiya Road. <o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0M9FR+8R4, Aplaya, Laiya, 4226 Batangas, Philippines13.6732654 121.3920772-14.636968436178845 86.2358272 41.983499236178844 156.54832720000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-52115338101435071362022-08-17T01:56:00.068-07:002022-12-26T06:23:46.106-08:00"Disrupting Wild Echoes" Exhibit (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJxri4C_h-yzy78sA_kln-uAohxBjJzkzphpHwDUnlwcRNS3STjaG1RNX23nZZqsSc8VIfoIvdRFF6vJxayg_OjFCBEZE-wKMmTDbDtLtaCoMhy_dyrCCLsKoRFE3vSir2aCFFDhXLGskof6SMj4vTUH1FMow13IJrxscOHdyDQ1eukXHz12SSLGM/s800/Disrupting%20Wild%20Echoes%20(Sarah%20Ronald%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJxri4C_h-yzy78sA_kln-uAohxBjJzkzphpHwDUnlwcRNS3STjaG1RNX23nZZqsSc8VIfoIvdRFF6vJxayg_OjFCBEZE-wKMmTDbDtLtaCoMhy_dyrCCLsKoRFE3vSir2aCFFDhXLGskof6SMj4vTUH1FMow13IJrxscOHdyDQ1eukXHz12SSLGM/w640-h480/Disrupting%20Wild%20Echoes%20(Sarah%20Ronald%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Disrupting Wild Echoes" Exhibit</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br />The "<a href="https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibits/disrupting-wild-echoes/" target="_blank">Disrupting Wild Echoes</a>" by <a href="http://www.sarahronald.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Ronald</a> Exhibit, opened
last March 17, 2022 at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaty_Biodiversity_Museum">Beaty Biodiversity Museum</a> and curated by Yukiko
Stranger-Galey (with Chris Stinson as Scientific Curator), <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was initially inspired by the artist’s real and
unintentional encounters with coyotes, bears and raccoons in her own backyard
and, later, by thoughts about the animal’s experiences before, during and after
their encounters with her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p>Check out "</o:p></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><a href="http://benjielayug.com/2022/08/beaty-biodiversity-museum-university-of-british-columbia-victoria-canada.html">Beaty Biodiversity Museum</a>"</span></b></blockquote><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHE_SR9AJetVo_3697Bu0XOGajdkIGENB-UWVSpKaU_IcNLGbhxgZGk3B2fwUV6vdIApvH8BnKhLOaz19ilZ097LknItaDmB4s_MyVSwRR9l95Tf8cvVkEpXOVWtagch5sfwASq4g7KopYp2e5NsIQ1G4CZq8XBT2tuUgCyny9pc0k6l3CwxyzLwj/s800/Landspeaker%20(X)%20-%202021,%20soft%20pastel%20and%20colored%20pencil%20on%20drafting%20film.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="800" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHE_SR9AJetVo_3697Bu0XOGajdkIGENB-UWVSpKaU_IcNLGbhxgZGk3B2fwUV6vdIApvH8BnKhLOaz19ilZ097LknItaDmB4s_MyVSwRR9l95Tf8cvVkEpXOVWtagch5sfwASq4g7KopYp2e5NsIQ1G4CZq8XBT2tuUgCyny9pc0k6l3CwxyzLwj/w640-h464/Landspeaker%20(X)%20-%202021,%20soft%20pastel%20and%20colored%20pencil%20on%20drafting%20film.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Landspeaker (X) - 2021, soft pastel and colored pencil on drafting film</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Ronald, a Canadian BFA
graduate of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okanagan_University_College" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Okanagan University College</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> now living in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Coquitlam" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Port Coquitlam</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">, explores
themes of wildlife conservation through her hand-drawn animations of wildlife.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Her diverse upbringing in the rural </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okanagan" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Okanagan </a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">shaped
her future as a multi-disciplinary nature artist and aspiring creative writer. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">To present wildlife and climate concerns beyond
the traditional art spaces, she sees installation art and projected animation
becoming a significant aspect of her practice.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfWdEYhDS3KRzzjro2PTq9l5yOCl-miYR3TQ5eqiRtOHXuKqK4JKrTyPBPOysYl2VBFGJO8Ylg8QPqsNDtUMK-Iwz3jzuLHSV595IbYjjpb6C6pkrcRgv0CalU3lR9WtEsvGi43C_dcvr57lIQpuCw8AIejLRUONSh8MCNexq7-wOLTFYkUBOJwlC/s600/Landspeaker%20(XII)%20-%202021,%20soft%20pastel%20and%20colored%20pencil%20on%20drafting%20film.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="407" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfWdEYhDS3KRzzjro2PTq9l5yOCl-miYR3TQ5eqiRtOHXuKqK4JKrTyPBPOysYl2VBFGJO8Ylg8QPqsNDtUMK-Iwz3jzuLHSV595IbYjjpb6C6pkrcRgv0CalU3lR9WtEsvGi43C_dcvr57lIQpuCw8AIejLRUONSh8MCNexq7-wOLTFYkUBOJwlC/w434-h640/Landspeaker%20(XII)%20-%202021,%20soft%20pastel%20and%20colored%20pencil%20on%20drafting%20film.JPG" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landspeaker (XII) - 2021, soft pastel <br />and colored pencil on drafting film</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The exhibit, designed by
Derek Tan and Evan Craig (with Lesha Koop as fabricator), runs until September
25, 2022. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the exhibit, we explored
the artist's beautiful drawings inspired by the visual language of nighttime captures
by trail cameras, whose use becomes an extension of her hand-drawn
visualizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-aq-Ltp5KAdOPYm2dljQ3I9E_UXFK_vq9cuy4B-j22NmmFk8DfBIgJSZ6NcXoJ5sznPhHQkSDmtQRhdHHSovsP7EQAjEnDQe8zCsK0uBV4dJDZH2VUTNCz-YcFJrTiJqbJA7NqPW-YZrk2Cf7qR3PfQ1TgVE3-oSi-k3B0_aNFe1tZLI0rPazhlD/s600/Intuitors%20-%202021,%20soft%20pastel%20and%20colored%20pencil%20on%20drafting%20film.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-aq-Ltp5KAdOPYm2dljQ3I9E_UXFK_vq9cuy4B-j22NmmFk8DfBIgJSZ6NcXoJ5sznPhHQkSDmtQRhdHHSovsP7EQAjEnDQe8zCsK0uBV4dJDZH2VUTNCz-YcFJrTiJqbJA7NqPW-YZrk2Cf7qR3PfQ1TgVE3-oSi-k3B0_aNFe1tZLI0rPazhlD/w500-h640/Intuitors%20-%202021,%20soft%20pastel%20and%20colored%20pencil%20on%20drafting%20film.JPG" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Intuitors - 2021, soft pastel and <br />colored pencil on drafting film</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">It offered us an opportunity
to relearn and rejoin the natural world, in an ecologically beneficial and
holistic way, to consider and connect more wholly with the experience of wild
animals. Using art, Sarah made us explore what it could feel like for an
animal to encounter humans in the backyards that we share.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdTSzW85gv9gXE06N4NvJxRFDZub6CgrJfTsB6iWrhNUE3kOJHebO2wXszwJzbByL_AbXgomsQF30_BqLgD2Huqt5LcSAMwGZIZn15QtusPfnO-kU3dh4WTnSZPECUh13o75n7pNGXGl7r3m3sf60OV8QVkZooQuD4dL3xvavW5HhAqApcUPU2fB4/s600/Landspeaker%20(XI)%20-%202021,%20soft%20pastel%20and%20colored%20pencil%20on%20drafting%20film.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="398" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdTSzW85gv9gXE06N4NvJxRFDZub6CgrJfTsB6iWrhNUE3kOJHebO2wXszwJzbByL_AbXgomsQF30_BqLgD2Huqt5LcSAMwGZIZn15QtusPfnO-kU3dh4WTnSZPECUh13o75n7pNGXGl7r3m3sf60OV8QVkZooQuD4dL3xvavW5HhAqApcUPU2fB4/w424-h640/Landspeaker%20(XI)%20-%202021,%20soft%20pastel%20and%20colored%20pencil%20on%20drafting%20film.JPG" width="424" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landspeaker (XI) - 2021, soft pastel <br />and colored pencil on drafting film</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Naturally developed into
chapters with titles such as “Territory (I), (II), (III)” and so on, the nighttime
portraits of animals (which Ronald calls “landspeakers”) captured in the wild
include an intrigued, innocently goofy and surprised raccoon, a wolf sniffing
the ground and an unsuspecting fox (with fear in his eyes) carrying off a
recent kill. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFqNQOa3SAhwVEyuKMNtfcalbL8Th2bUb2bLF59LBlSJZIVmMoc2x5t1bz52GteW-CXumbqV7CHIcsSFwRYXKn3A9eksDbvdGoOahDwcVBIXIawBNlbAGXlBHojPhX2tqYZ51G2zu-3Xs5h84RGxVHSM4AO0LR8HudPxyU5djou0Zcfn2gcXAz6md/s600/Phantom%20Neighbour%20-%202021,%20soft%20pastel%20and%20colored%20pencil%20on%20drafting%20film.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="399" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFqNQOa3SAhwVEyuKMNtfcalbL8Th2bUb2bLF59LBlSJZIVmMoc2x5t1bz52GteW-CXumbqV7CHIcsSFwRYXKn3A9eksDbvdGoOahDwcVBIXIawBNlbAGXlBHojPhX2tqYZ51G2zu-3Xs5h84RGxVHSM4AO0LR8HudPxyU5djou0Zcfn2gcXAz6md/w426-h640/Phantom%20Neighbour%20-%202021,%20soft%20pastel%20and%20colored%20pencil%20on%20drafting%20film.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phantom Neighbour - 2021, soft pastel <br />and colored pencil on drafting film</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">They are blurred forms with implied
movements, unnatural lighting, heightened contrast, muffled darkness and
seemingly foreign landscapes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
emotionally charged depictions mirror human experiences like fear and
curiosity, making us relate to these four-legged creatures much more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYzMsZHJ3OzvpR155VGo6JF3C9tzs5yBOpKF0xQ00AeUDqjtCc41Ly04F-8EEJRfY8jJLb1UmI9BxHmb6oncVrtMDAvdBDoHBg1BwqWwcVQQH6P4tEDErFw31v7M3cG_B-eOmTFqju6pZKbGqzJZ_47Nlqo6ISWZJfMeXqGwP7jFLBWp3WEV5Hzfk/s600/Arching%20Portal%20-%202021,%20soft%20pastel%20and%20colored%20pencil%20on%20drafting%20film.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="419" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYzMsZHJ3OzvpR155VGo6JF3C9tzs5yBOpKF0xQ00AeUDqjtCc41Ly04F-8EEJRfY8jJLb1UmI9BxHmb6oncVrtMDAvdBDoHBg1BwqWwcVQQH6P4tEDErFw31v7M3cG_B-eOmTFqju6pZKbGqzJZ_47Nlqo6ISWZJfMeXqGwP7jFLBWp3WEV5Hzfk/w446-h640/Arching%20Portal%20-%202021,%20soft%20pastel%20and%20colored%20pencil%20on%20drafting%20film.JPG" width="446" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Arching Portal - 2021, soft pastel and <br />colored pencil on drafting film</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Disrupting
Wild Echoes” Exhibit</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">: </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaty_Biodiversity_Museum" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Beaty Biodiversity Museum</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">, 2212 Main Mall, Point Grey, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_British_Columbia" title="University of British Columbia">University of British Columbia</a> V6T
1Z4, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British
Columbia</a>. Tel: 604-827-4955. Fax:
604-822-0686. Open Tuesdays to Sundays,
10 AM – 5 PM. Admission: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C$" title="C$">C$</a>14 (regular), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C$" title="C$">C$</a>30-45 (Family) and free (students, staff and faculty). E-mail: <a href="mailto:info@beatymuseum.ubc.ca">info@beatymuseum.ubc.ca</a>. Website: </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><a href="http://www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca/">www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca</a>.
Coordinates: <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Beaty_Biodiversity_Museum&params=49.2636_N_123.2514_W_type:landmark">49.2636°N
123.2514°W</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">How
to Get There</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">: Take the
99-B Bus going straight to the University of British Columbia. The museum is a 10-min. walk from there.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0Vancouver Campus, 2212 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada49.263268 -123.250967620.953034163821151 -158.4072176 77.573501836178849 -88.0947176tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-15000291034725922962022-08-17T01:49:00.055-07:002022-12-26T06:22:43.331-08:00"Preventing Extinctions: Architecting the Accretocene" Exhibit (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfi33mKkkar1iLFDAd8kmYakyNhhpMgKhDOY3xpvoKmR56fvYvIrA3qI_fU5hJmd_Ox2YTlOhqhOu5h16I9xeOKKkY2SLh19Zg6L2nJUiJRnDbXbUgP3w30NlUBtalTJ4wb0Xp-ZGVMR2tXnMmPS0FFaUsdhQETrTXGr_q_BFB6V9iGUnlNZkhgGB/s750/Preventing%20Extinctions%20-%20Architecting%20the%20Accretocene%E2%80%9D%20Exhibit%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="750" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfi33mKkkar1iLFDAd8kmYakyNhhpMgKhDOY3xpvoKmR56fvYvIrA3qI_fU5hJmd_Ox2YTlOhqhOu5h16I9xeOKKkY2SLh19Zg6L2nJUiJRnDbXbUgP3w30NlUBtalTJ4wb0Xp-ZGVMR2tXnMmPS0FFaUsdhQETrTXGr_q_BFB6V9iGUnlNZkhgGB/w640-h512/Preventing%20Extinctions%20-%20Architecting%20the%20Accretocene%E2%80%9D%20Exhibit%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Preventing Extinctions - Architecting the Accretocene” Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The “<a href="https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/preventing-extinctions-architecting-the-accretocene/" target="_blank">Preventing Extinctions: Architecting the Accretocene</a>” Exhibit,
at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaty_Biodiversity_Museum">Beaty Biodiversity Museum</a>, is an exhibit on habitat restoration and
rewilding that has been a decade in the making. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRy-2A6YhMgxA6MntQuwLWbjtaJxxkiTOH8UjoiRNStN-DnD0RAvek-WzDEPPu9fZY-QxuJLrfd4R8ngNJ6aUzQEBIUiKGaaW6HfANNVExGXjvbrxrAxdeDtA37321O6HwYMRHh9tgVV7BeaeK0zBajFmzHaxe1ry6wciYvuwZWRSqmK8nzmIjsZn/s734/Palmyra%20Atoll%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="734" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRy-2A6YhMgxA6MntQuwLWbjtaJxxkiTOH8UjoiRNStN-DnD0RAvek-WzDEPPu9fZY-QxuJLrfd4R8ngNJ6aUzQEBIUiKGaaW6HfANNVExGXjvbrxrAxdeDtA37321O6HwYMRHh9tgVV7BeaeK0zBajFmzHaxe1ry6wciYvuwZWRSqmK8nzmIjsZn/w640-h524/Palmyra%20Atoll%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Palmyra Atoll</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Conceived by conservation
photographer and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaty_Biodiversity_Museum">Beaty Biodiversity Museum</a> supporter Dr. Andrew S. Wright, it celebrates
the successes that <a href="https://www.islandconservation.org/" target="_blank">Island Conservation</a> has had across the world in saving
species from extinction on remote islands.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p>Check out "</o:p></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><a href="http://benjielayug.com/2022/08/beaty-biodiversity-museum-university-of-british-columbia-victoria-canada.html">Beaty Biodiversity Museum</a>"</span></b></blockquote><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4BTvdJaFJR9l5lW5CrKvgtLiuqsrpRLzp7LfX0wSUX9n18vPOgMw2Kt5O4dmK9-qWQtF4SEi88NLtqkQkKpV-1rSRjLImjRrd9mYOEAwD70U9kPj5XZzGjMAhpIOvMX3t0_wTdWg9T1dftvPxcw8Gg3gERbZXgHXxKZ9TSSlwFDrcTkqTtngyWyz/s727/Gwaii%20Haanas%20(Haida%20Gwaii)%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="727" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4BTvdJaFJR9l5lW5CrKvgtLiuqsrpRLzp7LfX0wSUX9n18vPOgMw2Kt5O4dmK9-qWQtF4SEi88NLtqkQkKpV-1rSRjLImjRrd9mYOEAwD70U9kPj5XZzGjMAhpIOvMX3t0_wTdWg9T1dftvPxcw8Gg3gERbZXgHXxKZ9TSSlwFDrcTkqTtngyWyz/w640-h528/Gwaii%20Haanas%20(Haida%20Gwaii)%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Gwaii Haanas (Haida Gwaii)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Opened last May 19, 2022, this
exhibit features the success of </span><a href="https://www.islandconservation.org/" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";" target="_blank">Island Conservation</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> on five islands<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwaii_Haanas">Gwaii Haanas</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada">Canada</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinoshima_(Fukuoka)">Okinoshima</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan">Japan</a>), <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaho%E2%80%99olawe">Kaho’olawe</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Islands">Hawaii</a>),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra_Atoll">Palmyra Atoll</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_Islands">Northern Line Islands</a>, South Pacific ) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floreana_Island">Isla Floreana</a>
and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Seymour_Island">Seymour Norte</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands">Galápagos Islands</a>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
exhibit runs until March 26, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVY5CE32hakumrG8V7kgq4W-rSzH7TpC1QMVvLGk9HNByDzf86E9qwNlyUrJYIAYhUz-o91h8zciYCxLzWrGWFnkSkyD55Ik0Gd3kjDKMOsC3deaeqD054wHbYOjFFSJf4WBNrGXBRWbaRdMl0e6sUdKPN3aDWWXKyf7Nih4DmXPhzqb8FLlWIHzx/s774/Okinoshima%20(Japan)%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="774" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVY5CE32hakumrG8V7kgq4W-rSzH7TpC1QMVvLGk9HNByDzf86E9qwNlyUrJYIAYhUz-o91h8zciYCxLzWrGWFnkSkyD55Ik0Gd3kjDKMOsC3deaeqD054wHbYOjFFSJf4WBNrGXBRWbaRdMl0e6sUdKPN3aDWWXKyf7Nih4DmXPhzqb8FLlWIHzx/w640-h496/Okinoshima%20(Japan)%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okinoshima (Japan)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Since 1994, </span><a href="https://www.islandconservation.org/" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";" target="_blank">Island Conservation</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> has teamed up with local communities, governments, and
conservation groups in their effort to save species by removing invasive
species from fragile ecosystems to protect native biodiversity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their efforts focus on the environments where
species are the most vulnerable. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIcpo_w1Uy-L23GhOEZaQwIGv7ZB3FBmMqR6VGOA3kTBKPW7Km0OvZT7YGwDpE9sWL5fEyqpjmcpWCRF_Vy1X2pffgKzGNO3k6_mO47xgTHH_tA9s0XbfEVXClNWO3o5N-AYZYUVrU-9opzW9ei1wY7dNDPlVqZHAOyvRYk3x00ABj53uaTWt2svu/s777/Isla%20Floreana%20and%20Isla%20Seymour%20Norte%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="777" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIcpo_w1Uy-L23GhOEZaQwIGv7ZB3FBmMqR6VGOA3kTBKPW7Km0OvZT7YGwDpE9sWL5fEyqpjmcpWCRF_Vy1X2pffgKzGNO3k6_mO47xgTHH_tA9s0XbfEVXClNWO3o5N-AYZYUVrU-9opzW9ei1wY7dNDPlVqZHAOyvRYk3x00ABj53uaTWt2svu/w640-h494/Isla%20Floreana%20and%20Isla%20Seymour%20Norte%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isla Floreana and Isla Seymour Norte (Galapagos Islands)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">As a part of a global effort
where people contribute to the health of the world’s environment, they work
together and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have successfully restored
65 islands worldwide, benefiting over 500 species.The recovery work, requiring
determination and endurance, has outcomes that are profound and spectacular to
experience. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Vy-1i8GELq_4gwkhnszh_YtpMA7CnpOyX-EEm8O20v1Fwd3_EfemMSl7X9t_vryzKHTSX_ZpLvnjjBe5L7TNbhWlltKr8noduHXdcyHR369_CLYcCUPHQEH0LRWvoEOguS0exRyANp71_GPziLbu7vW6uF-26UTSQjoadzb9KcwQ4Oe3EF3WIIjg/s682/Kaho''olawe%20(Hawaii)%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="682" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Vy-1i8GELq_4gwkhnszh_YtpMA7CnpOyX-EEm8O20v1Fwd3_EfemMSl7X9t_vryzKHTSX_ZpLvnjjBe5L7TNbhWlltKr8noduHXdcyHR369_CLYcCUPHQEH0LRWvoEOguS0exRyANp71_GPziLbu7vW6uF-26UTSQjoadzb9KcwQ4Oe3EF3WIIjg/w640-h564/Kaho''olawe%20(Hawaii)%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kaho''olawe (Hawaii)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Preventing Extinctions: Architecting the
Accretocene” Exhibit</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">:
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaty_Biodiversity_Museum">Beaty Biodiversity Museum</a>, 2212 Main Mall, Point Grey, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_British_Columbia" title="University of British Columbia">University of British Columbia</a> V6T
1Z4, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British
Columbia</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tel: 604-827-4955. Fax:
604-822-0686.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Open Tuesdays to Sundays,
10 AM – 5 PM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Admission: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C$" title="C$">C$</a>14 (regular), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C$" title="C$">C$</a>30-45 (Family)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and free (students, staff and faculty).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E-mail: <a href="mailto:info@beatymuseum.ubc.ca">info@beatymuseum.ubc.ca</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Website: <a href="http://www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca/"><br />
www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Coordinates: <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Beaty_Biodiversity_Museum&params=49.2636_N_123.2514_W_type:landmark">49.2636°N
123.2514°W</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">How
to Get There</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Take the
99-B Bus going straight to the University of British Columbia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The museum is a 10-min. walk from there.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0Vancouver Campus, 2212 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada49.263268 -123.250967620.953034163821151 -158.4072176 77.573501836178849 -88.0947176tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-22598154023910216332022-08-15T21:30:00.090-07:002022-12-16T02:54:57.898-08:00Restaurant Review: Cactus Club Cafe Bentall (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67as08p0ILkYGHYtRFRPf_F4RBT17p1d5fUpMBFSO4D1uzhIjcVVQH3rmi8ih9D7lKr4W2zPAlK8LX_J3Z4b4oZM3cBkbqldBPimAJwgtqsvx6G69mMaDqdjwlfD7Ex4jHm-Hb1f79xorr-283pq0lEl-lAxdbMGeVGYAownMyVI1xXS9sXx6iG3H/s800/Cactus%20Club%20Cafe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67as08p0ILkYGHYtRFRPf_F4RBT17p1d5fUpMBFSO4D1uzhIjcVVQH3rmi8ih9D7lKr4W2zPAlK8LX_J3Z4b4oZM3cBkbqldBPimAJwgtqsvx6G69mMaDqdjwlfD7Ex4jHm-Hb1f79xorr-283pq0lEl-lAxdbMGeVGYAownMyVI1xXS9sXx6iG3H/w640-h480/Cactus%20Club%20Cafe.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; text-align: left;">Cactus Club Cafe Bentall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Cactus Club Cafe Bentall, a
Vancouver institution, is part of a chain, founded in 1988 by Richard Jaffray
anf now owned by the Fuller family (who also owns Earl’s Kitchen + Bar) that
has grown to 32 locations (seven in Vancouver including a couple on the
waterfront) all over Canada as of this writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SsNjXxDwRvEtCtvTrSDSquO0aejddcvqEZ8QRmUgHG6GK64OUjMpv4Ce9QcJAOv5cVwQ0OELVYRwok-OT81NSj_uoweZNwamQLfLrzMblayuE6m-Hdkw2kV3VnfN1lcWUBlc76tvjh5CR5E7rtvU3rguxj5SKNAX7re5Ra_ViAwhNzDW22B4BRkC/s2857/Cactus%20Club%20Cafe%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2857" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SsNjXxDwRvEtCtvTrSDSquO0aejddcvqEZ8QRmUgHG6GK64OUjMpv4Ce9QcJAOv5cVwQ0OELVYRwok-OT81NSj_uoweZNwamQLfLrzMblayuE6m-Hdkw2kV3VnfN1lcWUBlc76tvjh5CR5E7rtvU3rguxj5SKNAX7re5Ra_ViAwhNzDW22B4BRkC/w612-h640/Cactus%20Club%20Cafe%20(6).jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outdoor dining area</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">It boasts award winning
service and offers a menu that is crafted with fresh, local and sustainable
ingredients, designed , since 2008, by Canada’s first Iron Chef America
Champion Rob Feenie. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hQHZgS8NBa_jThGuvoHA6ogTaxmEkB987QKL28RC4h7v00ynK2zYFuOWB7GR0v4CF8IQCAcW50Nlch2NvJn1P91BvH3ZH-OxwYjhR2EGs-OmGS4Z2KsIJcpjt0FXmcZveLxuJT9tc8Ur6DpTGmbU04aSRfxHI3bwhyKRw8wd_R7bByZznciQHGsB/s3264/Cactus%20Club%20Cafe%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hQHZgS8NBa_jThGuvoHA6ogTaxmEkB987QKL28RC4h7v00ynK2zYFuOWB7GR0v4CF8IQCAcW50Nlch2NvJn1P91BvH3ZH-OxwYjhR2EGs-OmGS4Z2KsIJcpjt0FXmcZveLxuJT9tc8Ur6DpTGmbU04aSRfxHI3bwhyKRw8wd_R7bByZznciQHGsB/w640-h480/Cactus%20Club%20Cafe%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The vaulted glass wall at the interior</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Cactus Club Cafe's culinary
vision is led by the Test Kitchen, a team of world-class chefs. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The chefs in the Test Kitchen
are always looking for inspiration to make food people love, and they work
relentlessly to create recipes that will be cherished by our guests, using
fresh, local ingredients.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMoY7u-BQ3lc91uoxHJwnR91kOL3k75wu82NowFme-c6Tc1L-qzO25t0juNzWiNcYMYV6KmUhjhgwqUT1JozUAj2P30ponPSOhhRk0zFporu9XtgLkAQLCC7PeBT1neTw5QE0K6SYKmoxoCJRC3fYFxGWoltQIQHwO1olnQ16DCphBuj7BGkJYnms/s3264/Cactus%20Club%20Cafe%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMoY7u-BQ3lc91uoxHJwnR91kOL3k75wu82NowFme-c6Tc1L-qzO25t0juNzWiNcYMYV6KmUhjhgwqUT1JozUAj2P30ponPSOhhRk0zFporu9XtgLkAQLCC7PeBT1neTw5QE0K6SYKmoxoCJRC3fYFxGWoltQIQHwO1olnQ16DCphBuj7BGkJYnms/w640-h480/Cactus%20Club%20Cafe%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mezzanine Level dining area</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">They proudly support Canadian
farmers and partner with leading organizations such as Ocean Wise and the
Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef to promote continuous improvement
across the food supply chain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts-GDMTo9vgXIBNvUZR6_g1_kzcZpoKUqdGHNtuH27sOSarUAKdOEzN_5Tjcdie1wUWUnHqWlpVH8vl-VO_GRltXEyVetTcy8p79QtjR2uW3M9WYlUIAZluX2r1z0g1BNRwj1nalaG1t2YoMj8h9_eHm4lAf7lMXwmShO3yRDCD1BYQvh_uQxK7Hp/s4032/Cactus%20Club%20Cafe%20(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts-GDMTo9vgXIBNvUZR6_g1_kzcZpoKUqdGHNtuH27sOSarUAKdOEzN_5Tjcdie1wUWUnHqWlpVH8vl-VO_GRltXEyVetTcy8p79QtjR2uW3M9WYlUIAZluX2r1z0g1BNRwj1nalaG1t2YoMj8h9_eHm4lAf7lMXwmShO3yRDCD1BYQvh_uQxK7Hp/w640-h480/Cactus%20Club%20Cafe%20(7).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of dining area from mezzanine</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The massive, two-storey restaurant
at Bentall 5, with a great, upbeat atmosphere and a casual and sophisticated
vibe, is located in a beautiful building, with vaulted glass walls at the front,
at Vancouver’s Financial District.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
seating inside consists of a nice mix of square and round booths, a bar, a
lounge and a heated patio. <span style="color: black;">As we brought along our
dog Luffy, we were seated at their outdoor patio, a perfect people watching
spot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2byR_3Xw3Qn13dJH8qNt2DuGbqRggmjidS1erp3MMRly8DX91uW--JXdyLofKLZQPD5HnDEK5vBuLNTRl6R9a_6ahxxyZC8AtM4OLxJZsucfp3TbNmOD1YidcJeNzlsi_wPj62SBheCJrTvljdo4PYEXMplltxCo4Z6-UbiaXwUGbMJbMDnJvEBDu/s3264/Cactus%20Club%20Cafe%20(11).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2byR_3Xw3Qn13dJH8qNt2DuGbqRggmjidS1erp3MMRly8DX91uW--JXdyLofKLZQPD5HnDEK5vBuLNTRl6R9a_6ahxxyZC8AtM4OLxJZsucfp3TbNmOD1YidcJeNzlsi_wPj62SBheCJrTvljdo4PYEXMplltxCo4Z6-UbiaXwUGbMJbMDnJvEBDu/w480-h640/Cactus%20Club%20Cafe%20(11).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wine rack</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">For starters, Grace ordered
the Ravioli + Prawn Trio (CAD17¼), Chef Rob Feenie’s signature and fabulously
luscious pasta recipe with butternut squash and mascarpone ravioli (Feenie is
renowned for his ravioli), truffle butter, sautéed jumbo prawns, pine nuts and
crispy sage. Kyle wanted the Chicken Tenders (CAD18¾), panko-breaded chicken
with sea salted fries and honey mustard dip.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FrZxtrSeJG_si0uABm-8XQK3MI3gUTqoa3zQD4e0_ZmrpIq37-MfLctLF_bJlBr_02Blh0wxon4-OjY9zGFqkYoEIiIWnL36aARKpAmCTrl8Noksc2XP3FuG3Goll5d53j5_BbQ2YJEShl-6Ty9T9KyqKEWttfk7T9o_OAbwGbKRcdHeDtROtTRb/s800/Butternut%20Squash%20Ravioli.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="800" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FrZxtrSeJG_si0uABm-8XQK3MI3gUTqoa3zQD4e0_ZmrpIq37-MfLctLF_bJlBr_02Blh0wxon4-OjY9zGFqkYoEIiIWnL36aARKpAmCTrl8Noksc2XP3FuG3Goll5d53j5_BbQ2YJEShl-6Ty9T9KyqKEWttfk7T9o_OAbwGbKRcdHeDtROtTRb/w640-h438/Butternut%20Squash%20Ravioli.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Butternut Squash Ravioli</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Cheska ordered the vibrant
and perfectly balanced Thai Curry Prawns whose spiced green coconut curry draws
from traditional Thai ingredients such as lemongrass, ginger, shallot, kaffir
lime, steamed bok choy, spinach, peppers, sprouts and fresh herbs, all
sprinkled with crispy ricefor a little crunch.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0W7CjO1tlQyZPBTwx4YJQs26PfTlAHj__yOgNLJW-Sa3er5rW-qcM6ednhLc0QOzoMNrpWZlU3dcgc5XoPhVnr_Tf6Nisf-2x0naqRm1qOm7UWNudSMiV83HGhOIjgisY0G_K_KNecC7ZBXgwlSLjgyoCXS9oSCaxyZRKZmCKekjJCbwUVV7fzF2/s800/Cheddar%20Bacon%20Burger%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0W7CjO1tlQyZPBTwx4YJQs26PfTlAHj__yOgNLJW-Sa3er5rW-qcM6ednhLc0QOzoMNrpWZlU3dcgc5XoPhVnr_Tf6Nisf-2x0naqRm1qOm7UWNudSMiV83HGhOIjgisY0G_K_KNecC7ZBXgwlSLjgyoCXS9oSCaxyZRKZmCKekjJCbwUVV7fzF2/w640-h480/Cheddar%20Bacon%20Burger%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheddar Bacon Burger</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">We also tried out the Cheddar
Bacon Burger (smashed certified Angus beef, aged cheddar, smoked bacon, red
relish, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, sea salted fries, CAD22). For dessert, we
tried out the Chocolate Lava Cake (</span><span class="Heading6Char"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1;">CAD</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">11¼</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">), </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">molten
dark chocolate cake with Tahitian vanilla ice cream.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3ImKdU_ZYWaSCNAusfujT10MRHxHo1hs2-N0XNh7puhcZREzH6msHlF1LdrPW-6R2Gl1WGNgX9rWgzm_-dLRThObXVZmrjLhoKWGfShms0g9Et6AnexbiJIoHjlapR1BOr9ff_CNc0BaPcQ4yPdi6s_qRNnAKSa73PmHKA_DZpF7jVx6R96-VKO3/s800/Chicken%20Tenders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3ImKdU_ZYWaSCNAusfujT10MRHxHo1hs2-N0XNh7puhcZREzH6msHlF1LdrPW-6R2Gl1WGNgX9rWgzm_-dLRThObXVZmrjLhoKWGfShms0g9Et6AnexbiJIoHjlapR1BOr9ff_CNc0BaPcQ4yPdi6s_qRNnAKSa73PmHKA_DZpF7jVx6R96-VKO3/w640-h480/Chicken%20Tenders.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Chicken Tenders</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Although a bit pricey, the
food was excellent and really delicious. The waitress serving was also kind,
courteous, polite and professional, checking on us, from time to time, to make
sure everything was okay. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5yME6OAr4nrksQD3sg9y-Rw490ghNSLyixCh-VdbY4enPOIPl139I61bZdn-rXaCaJxbjo7v8eucp-Yy5t28gvKk5dBGthDZGSf5gybWR4i8Xbw-t9lTcbsxIK57ei-hM94o_9DhwIdDxAx-UXBQQYtP4R6AKQAf2UjcRk5ooCYZQ2-mFx1mL4ZJ/s800/Thai%20Curry%20Prawns%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="800" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5yME6OAr4nrksQD3sg9y-Rw490ghNSLyixCh-VdbY4enPOIPl139I61bZdn-rXaCaJxbjo7v8eucp-Yy5t28gvKk5dBGthDZGSf5gybWR4i8Xbw-t9lTcbsxIK57ei-hM94o_9DhwIdDxAx-UXBQQYtP4R6AKQAf2UjcRk5ooCYZQ2-mFx1mL4ZJ/w640-h448/Thai%20Curry%20Prawns%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thai Curry Prawns</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirs_MNbyFYAtO9mtBNmXq1OUecHACFm9bbQIXNpbkJ9XcUjxqIlX4TfI4YOsTvWMnKX1Ok83qT2PsyA0wsb5s7hLic7P9zMEnnQVM9nHNqrFLTUuO6RGgNIBz-x815_eTjMkfNFBAldaIj1XDGcGre-B-x4UUUb-iQmoWcpREGVavRYLgQRWvXpwM/s800/Chocolate%20Lava%20Cake%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirs_MNbyFYAtO9mtBNmXq1OUecHACFm9bbQIXNpbkJ9XcUjxqIlX4TfI4YOsTvWMnKX1Ok83qT2PsyA0wsb5s7hLic7P9zMEnnQVM9nHNqrFLTUuO6RGgNIBz-x815_eTjMkfNFBAldaIj1XDGcGre-B-x4UUUb-iQmoWcpREGVavRYLgQRWvXpwM/w640-h480/Chocolate%20Lava%20Cake%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Chocolate Lava Cake</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Cactus
Club Café Bentall 5</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: 588
Burrard St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 0A8 Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tel: +1 604-682-0933. Open daily, 11 AM – 12
AM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Website: </span><a href="http://www.cactusclubcafe.com/location/bentall-5/"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">www.cactusclubcafe.com/location/bentall-5/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0588 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6C 0A8, Canada49.2854651 -123.118718520.975231263821158 -158.2749685 77.595698936178849 -87.9624685tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-3259880425874105062022-08-13T15:30:00.089-07:002022-08-15T00:03:48.790-07:00Canoe Cultures :: Ho’-ku-melh (War Canoes and the Gifts They Carry Forward (Vancouver Maritime Museum, British Columbia, Canada))<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0UUlDc_cKWShiVuDOW0RCxhGwXbsr8jzYa2fY6Qz2hDV8yxR0oZ86bH70d0vr8LPV1ffipbG4Rmu6yuFSUivX0_Wr4ciBHkutMLKXh9M-Z0y0hPdWOgwaHR4l6GwJV9WeMtwCGnqzO0V9GBVGo9QchLHHXMNnDvwAUFpMd0izLpdHZSZhOaGn6ui/s673/Canoe%20Cultures%20-%20Ho%E2%80%99-ku-melh%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="673" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0UUlDc_cKWShiVuDOW0RCxhGwXbsr8jzYa2fY6Qz2hDV8yxR0oZ86bH70d0vr8LPV1ffipbG4Rmu6yuFSUivX0_Wr4ciBHkutMLKXh9M-Z0y0hPdWOgwaHR4l6GwJV9WeMtwCGnqzO0V9GBVGo9QchLHHXMNnDvwAUFpMd0izLpdHZSZhOaGn6ui/w640-h570/Canoe%20Cultures%20-%20Ho%E2%80%99-ku-melh%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">Canoe Cultures :: Ho’-ku-melh (War Canoes and the Gifts They Carry Forward)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">The “C<b>anoe Cultures :: Ho’-ku-melh (War Canoes and the Gifts They Carry
Forward)</b>,” a temporary multidisciplinary exhibition at the <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://vanmaritime.com/ho-ku-melh/" target="_blank">Vancouver
Maritime Museum</a></span>, ongoing from September 16, 2021 to August 15, 2022,
showcases <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.canoecultures.com/">Canoe
Cultures</a></span>, a program that promotes canoe pulling and builds new traditional
Indigenous canoes through an apprenticeship program (led by seventh-generation
canoe builder Mike Billy Sr. who has the Squamish name Lemxacha Siyam). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJ0e-8DHioE18UqiTc44SPrF0hEkrfwDmD0UgrAdJuTCd7wNeMnkoXAZv-gSRFbVWUXmA4VlyV6bPzoKSf0FVCDCnBHNRSn0OfvSu9-yWFe-Qa00D9Uw60SL-tb9wZepB-4dwIEdX5bN7PGzDRZc1EMZ-Z0BlE0YxjT0OHcAEScYEulQ6q_RyvYI2/s800/Canoe%20Cultures%20-%20Ho%E2%80%99-ku-melh%20(21).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJ0e-8DHioE18UqiTc44SPrF0hEkrfwDmD0UgrAdJuTCd7wNeMnkoXAZv-gSRFbVWUXmA4VlyV6bPzoKSf0FVCDCnBHNRSn0OfvSu9-yWFe-Qa00D9Uw60SL-tb9wZepB-4dwIEdX5bN7PGzDRZc1EMZ-Z0BlE0YxjT0OHcAEScYEulQ6q_RyvYI2/w640-h480/Canoe%20Cultures%20-%20Ho%E2%80%99-ku-melh%20(21).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Ho’-ku-melh</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"> is a Chinook Jargon (a trade language that
was used in what is now known as Alaska, <u><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British
Columbia</a></u> and Oregon) word meaning “to gather.” The 20 indigenous
artists and knowledge holders in this expansive and multi-sensory journey share
their gifts as they celebrate the resilience of indigenous communities and explore
climate change, food security, displacement, ongoing colonialism and more while
celebrating the history of the war canoe on the West Coast. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTqv5XxTIcaHrUlqCapbbeJ9drvQTFO44ulqGGMXkoWcsC7Tj2rFaGi-mZegGYHAgfh9ISSHAatWi7TnggeXecs0S0wOnawggJkVSCIhtzgjmeaUV0blUk6Ap1w2MCy6_YlBgmrV4akmpeiHRqbzGbw9u3i02J7VQ2HvY5jLJriZppp1PnoGHSlIj/s600/Canoe%20Cultures%20-%20Ho%E2%80%99-ku-melh%20(45).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTqv5XxTIcaHrUlqCapbbeJ9drvQTFO44ulqGGMXkoWcsC7Tj2rFaGi-mZegGYHAgfh9ISSHAatWi7TnggeXecs0S0wOnawggJkVSCIhtzgjmeaUV0blUk6Ap1w2MCy6_YlBgmrV4akmpeiHRqbzGbw9u3i02J7VQ2HvY5jLJriZppp1PnoGHSlIj/w480-h640/Canoe%20Cultures%20-%20Ho%E2%80%99-ku-melh%20(45).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">The exhibition
gathers together many voices and much wisdom about Salish canoes through
stories, poems, textiles, murals, illustrations, and photographs as well as
actual canoes (old, new and as works-in-progress).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMy1qV-kicfYxnnVzrQzf3-LZ_ousdTwM81Rfw4aqWlpBPTHD-KgV1LbMXdBaKk4NPHXx_ox-K3GD8uib5zxVikt5W_rEwfbEGyQFs44H-orCYDpp8xJE7yaA_8AK_89bUUHEPhwSRIQSwehlvETWOObg7g_SsWGswbKnj8iqhdPfSsTYHIOPiTlI/s800/Canoe%20Moon%20(Gerry%20Sheena%20-%20Interior%20Salish)%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMy1qV-kicfYxnnVzrQzf3-LZ_ousdTwM81Rfw4aqWlpBPTHD-KgV1LbMXdBaKk4NPHXx_ox-K3GD8uib5zxVikt5W_rEwfbEGyQFs44H-orCYDpp8xJE7yaA_8AK_89bUUHEPhwSRIQSwehlvETWOObg7g_SsWGswbKnj8iqhdPfSsTYHIOPiTlI/w640-h344/Canoe%20Moon%20(Gerry%20Sheena%20-%20Interior%20Salish)%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canoe Moon (Gerry Sheena - Interior Salish)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Curated by Roxanne Charles (a
mixed media artist, contemporary storyteller and a member of Semiahmoo First
Nation in Surrey, <u><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a></u>), Canoe Cultures ::
Ho’-ku-melh also honors the long history of canoe culture on the West Coast. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49gNe9iPDWkL5T04xUSc0UYKIU3Wm-yM6dfiMwS6PS6P-xvK945slmPn9R1UdRiUgFyJ0T_IO71uHlyVwO3C6pNv0ljZ6vnxyYcl3D--_X5Dyuk6zMiGRLPkd_crG7EFrtuHhiG9HEHL9L6buL2xn-_w_ZyI9EHL0CeWcNZq-qwEuZo0gvx6ZpxYu/s800/Canoe%20Cultures%20Carving%20Tools.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="800" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49gNe9iPDWkL5T04xUSc0UYKIU3Wm-yM6dfiMwS6PS6P-xvK945slmPn9R1UdRiUgFyJ0T_IO71uHlyVwO3C6pNv0ljZ6vnxyYcl3D--_X5Dyuk6zMiGRLPkd_crG7EFrtuHhiG9HEHL9L6buL2xn-_w_ZyI9EHL0CeWcNZq-qwEuZo0gvx6ZpxYu/w640-h312/Canoe%20Cultures%20Carving%20Tools.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Canoe Cultures Carving Tools</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The canoe, a vital element to coastal indigenous life and to mental, physical,
emotional and spiritual health, has enabled indigenous communities to travel
the highways of their ancestors since time immemorial.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9oygizDdB_Xb_UVXtdIDDNZ7CWXpa0g55BL-ePtWSNOfna6Z6zm_j2yo7PcN9j5qXvpPLLP59UkaGVWqMZsmt8gjrNHBsyr6XU3DX_mwL4IbLzAZKs_IF4lqlCW-54nMMt3JPd_PKdK7SvzGcUg8YOGdNAHeb5u8nLGb1bVD9lY0qX-jpf1z4rpA/s800/Cedar%20Hat%20(Crystal%20Stogan)%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="800" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9oygizDdB_Xb_UVXtdIDDNZ7CWXpa0g55BL-ePtWSNOfna6Z6zm_j2yo7PcN9j5qXvpPLLP59UkaGVWqMZsmt8gjrNHBsyr6XU3DX_mwL4IbLzAZKs_IF4lqlCW-54nMMt3JPd_PKdK7SvzGcUg8YOGdNAHeb5u8nLGb1bVD9lY0qX-jpf1z4rpA/w640-h464/Cedar%20Hat%20(Crystal%20Stogan)%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cedar Hat (Crystal Stogan)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Through war canoe or racing
canoe stories, this exhibition honors the beautiful culture of Salish peoples; recognizes
the strength, resilience, stewardship and generosity of the x</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">ʷ</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">m</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">ə</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">θk</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">ʷə</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">y</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">̓ə</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">m (Musqueam), sk</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">̱</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">wx</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">̱</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">w</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">ú</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">7mesh
(Squamish), and sel</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">̓</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">í</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">l</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">̓</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations and
acknowledges the traditional village site of Sen</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">̓</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">á</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria;">ḵ</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">w
(meaning “The place inside the head of False Creek”).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BcJJBPPOUyEhZbzUDy5T1Qm0TQJHB3BVxDIFmQthWUZ9cQhAqgn4K0tud0Ms8Eoj6-_hqmW12tlmCPemH-coPy1LKjMsBviHyYF7SlsqNBjnBpmY2gOGb9i6tkAS2LUyLrdivX218t-ko8Vk-SxTPJXiwoqzpSHKwT7G6tlaGOmzvl-Df8cBdtPu/s600/Creator,%20Take%20Us%20Home%20(Caitlin%20Aleck)%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="330" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BcJJBPPOUyEhZbzUDy5T1Qm0TQJHB3BVxDIFmQthWUZ9cQhAqgn4K0tud0Ms8Eoj6-_hqmW12tlmCPemH-coPy1LKjMsBviHyYF7SlsqNBjnBpmY2gOGb9i6tkAS2LUyLrdivX218t-ko8Vk-SxTPJXiwoqzpSHKwT7G6tlaGOmzvl-Df8cBdtPu/w352-h640/Creator,%20Take%20Us%20Home%20(Caitlin%20Aleck)%20(4).jpg" width="352" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creator, Take Us Home (Caitlin Aleck)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">We entered the exhibition,
under a cedar archway, into a series of vibrantly colored rooms and we were
greeted by the scent of cedar shavings from the work of the Canoe Cultures
program in a room filled with art.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigp6jkV-vrs-NbB1_X5CII9D2L08SLkNM1l-5jr2YYNEuSEGeuZcxT9-NxxgNWRCMzkflDE6hqN-17P-A47qIQ8KTrmmW_0M7HNcVIDaFDkD9rVADM7PmxN5-3CcXYjYLBBtj2LzQtKsJ2KfdWpyDe9L6zOwREwf5Dg3naK3FPFbXiOBo3Vt7Laf1E/s600/Jacket%20with%20canoe-themed%20adornments%20(Christie%20Lee%20Charles)%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="427" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigp6jkV-vrs-NbB1_X5CII9D2L08SLkNM1l-5jr2YYNEuSEGeuZcxT9-NxxgNWRCMzkflDE6hqN-17P-A47qIQ8KTrmmW_0M7HNcVIDaFDkD9rVADM7PmxN5-3CcXYjYLBBtj2LzQtKsJ2KfdWpyDe9L6zOwREwf5Dg3naK3FPFbXiOBo3Vt7Laf1E/w456-h640/Jacket%20with%20canoe-themed%20adornments%20(Christie%20Lee%20Charles)%20(2).jpg" width="456" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacket with canoe-themed adornments (Christie Lee Charles)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Highlights of the exhibit include:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">A triptych of feltings by
Cease Wyss that represent Indigenous life prior to contact</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">An illustration called “Ôsi
:: The Canoe,” by Caleb Ellison-Dysart, depicting and exploring his personal
connection to the canoe and references the story of how Rabbit came to be on
the moon.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">A weaving, by Caitlin Aleck,
titled “Creator, Take Us Home” in which the artist interprets the events
surrounding the remains at residential schools and how the children can now
travel back to their Creator in canoes.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">A mural by Jessey Sue Tustin
that addresses the loss of personal connection to history that many Indigenous
people experience</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">A beautiful jacket with
canoe-themed adornments by Christie Lee Charles</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">A massive photograph of the
delegation of Indigenous chiefs who petitioned the British King and the
Canadian government to repeal the restrictions imposed through the Indian Act.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">A poem by Wil George
celebrating the canoe</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Mitzi, a 70-year-old racing
canoe from the Squamish Nation North Van Canoe Club, that has gone through many
developments over the years and was the first dugout racing canoe on the coast
to receive a carbon-fiber coating. </span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafi_HVAK_2UZZfdeEFwp4N-YF_7n947sWStDnipNnNigks7GQBpYd5-NIJ3Z06rACdSv871V0nLdyYy-1RvdF_HmyP7JAjAy_Bb22mQbGrShN-S2vRJOO0WbyX9_eBOcjAkEXM3oSRJLn3WkD5lRpzHTqufeUtFTOIrvLSNnLeg2s61zvoXF22b_i/s800/Mural%20(Jessey%20Sue%20Tustin)%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="800" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafi_HVAK_2UZZfdeEFwp4N-YF_7n947sWStDnipNnNigks7GQBpYd5-NIJ3Z06rACdSv871V0nLdyYy-1RvdF_HmyP7JAjAy_Bb22mQbGrShN-S2vRJOO0WbyX9_eBOcjAkEXM3oSRJLn3WkD5lRpzHTqufeUtFTOIrvLSNnLeg2s61zvoXF22b_i/w640-h312/Mural%20(Jessey%20Sue%20Tustin)%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mural (Jessey Sue Tustin)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">There’s also a room dedicated
to the ongoing challenges Indigenous cultures face from industry and climate
change. It also explores historic wrongs such as residential schools. The room
features information and artistic responses to issues. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPctm_9P4BcvfWDj006YS0y31PE1pbIRdUQfAk7__D_vwHLgA3UozEMsrER75xPAbpZ_Gn6ALVqovRLUVodaR7dmBHldL5pwbHjGeotf6cFZJwQBaGMYjDuvUCtsPmAtdgBryflqQL7ZM5Wtq2_bUZ6IiWKM4THjLkx2K-g9CbzyinjhfyUzIqBs4i/s600/Triptych%20-%20Stories%20From%20a%20Long%20Time%20Ago%20(Cease%20Wyss)%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="267" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPctm_9P4BcvfWDj006YS0y31PE1pbIRdUQfAk7__D_vwHLgA3UozEMsrER75xPAbpZ_Gn6ALVqovRLUVodaR7dmBHldL5pwbHjGeotf6cFZJwQBaGMYjDuvUCtsPmAtdgBryflqQL7ZM5Wtq2_bUZ6IiWKM4THjLkx2K-g9CbzyinjhfyUzIqBs4i/w284-h640/Triptych%20-%20Stories%20From%20a%20Long%20Time%20Ago%20(Cease%20Wyss)%20(1).jpg" width="284" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Stories From a Long Time Ago (Cease Wyss)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Before leaving the
exhibition, a display invites us to consider how they can act as an ally to
Indigenous people and communities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFsJy3gZHWNnVOkMf717jEqwA-CxnZiuYYR52-QEg2LnO4zkE94YoghXrO3bMj11vmp6YHYWXC9UZMvTLWXTajNNY6jc0BUEPczrU1r9261QodBzg66cn6vPGoYHzNLlLmfvJYN0mC0bGt_ddN6IZhARghQzSE0zSAxpv-nyO6dlTyXn-F5Z30Uqw/s800/Photograph%20of%20the%20Delegation%20of%20Indigenous%20Chiefs%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFsJy3gZHWNnVOkMf717jEqwA-CxnZiuYYR52-QEg2LnO4zkE94YoghXrO3bMj11vmp6YHYWXC9UZMvTLWXTajNNY6jc0BUEPczrU1r9261QodBzg66cn6vPGoYHzNLlLmfvJYN0mC0bGt_ddN6IZhARghQzSE0zSAxpv-nyO6dlTyXn-F5Z30Uqw/w640-h320/Photograph%20of%20the%20Delegation%20of%20Indigenous%20Chiefs%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph of the Delegation of Indigenous Chiefs </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">The combination of evocative
art and historical background tells an inspiring story of the strength and
resilience of Indigenous cultures plus the use of the canoe as the focal point
makes this an accessible and enjoyable exhibition. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25cwPaW5gYqVadGj3ccpnqWLFSbTWMqPt-75W_Fr80r7KayxdjMXTGpxDBvleEbtlXYC7wRDpOi20ELxncr_NFUe0g86NUjOC7bIGo26Duoeh7z2g01tPj5jet36gG9pAen96nHzv8yOlY9hUnw03dVEJU_Ti4b-YNf2D8ve9EFXighPQUrWckMkr/s600/Self-Paddling%20Gliwa%20(Paul%20Windsor)%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="292" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25cwPaW5gYqVadGj3ccpnqWLFSbTWMqPt-75W_Fr80r7KayxdjMXTGpxDBvleEbtlXYC7wRDpOi20ELxncr_NFUe0g86NUjOC7bIGo26Duoeh7z2g01tPj5jet36gG9pAen96nHzv8yOlY9hUnw03dVEJU_Ti4b-YNf2D8ve9EFXighPQUrWckMkr/w312-h640/Self-Paddling%20Gliwa%20(Paul%20Windsor)%20(2).jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Self-Paddling Gliwa (Paul Windsor)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia" target="_blank">CBC</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> provided
the media sponsorship while Fortis BC, Concord Pacific, Vancity and
London Drugs provided support for this exhibition. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRfxGY8BtrtxkXwFSEyuT-nRP1JUQHJN83AABN0BUCjPvSXCnrR6bNG8xRVqFhe6a_a2DkSgMFrHHJB1vtLVR6tuYKFdkpCDqzYtwc2xA00Zk8uGh_5naaSpezGxUbjXjFr156kMcQrRb3attUoILUYh3FLlSOiEXt3OMEgu4GFzxG4vjOVtdn4Zb/s800/Salish%20Beauty%20(Chris%20Tait)%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRfxGY8BtrtxkXwFSEyuT-nRP1JUQHJN83AABN0BUCjPvSXCnrR6bNG8xRVqFhe6a_a2DkSgMFrHHJB1vtLVR6tuYKFdkpCDqzYtwc2xA00Zk8uGh_5naaSpezGxUbjXjFr156kMcQrRb3attUoILUYh3FLlSOiEXt3OMEgu4GFzxG4vjOVtdn4Zb/w640-h320/Salish%20Beauty%20(Chris%20Tait)%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Salish Beauty (Chris Tait)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6SC08m900anaiYgcdF2cZpb_JMuaLf8bam_yF91JVlfxE8MhSYYR4E-T242r9PIDYUsD1_LG1k0IlsZVGyl-i7j286Tizd0KlYUD4Gk_fJDpyHy-22UsjvwtAcpKNjlWTyBhcvpBFMHChReSQWqrHdCFyFF_toRRVVAPAWa9ITgifRB9anCW6eV6/s800/Reflections%20(Ocean%20Hyland)%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="800" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6SC08m900anaiYgcdF2cZpb_JMuaLf8bam_yF91JVlfxE8MhSYYR4E-T242r9PIDYUsD1_LG1k0IlsZVGyl-i7j286Tizd0KlYUD4Gk_fJDpyHy-22UsjvwtAcpKNjlWTyBhcvpBFMHChReSQWqrHdCFyFF_toRRVVAPAWa9ITgifRB9anCW6eV6/w640-h312/Reflections%20(Ocean%20Hyland)%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reflections (Ocean Hyland)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Canoe
Cultures :: Ho’-ku-melh (War Canoes and the Gifts They Carry Forward</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">): <u><a href="https://vanmaritime.com/ho-ku-melh/" target="_blank">Vancouver Maritime
Museum</a></u>,</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1905 Ogden Ave., <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver"><span style="color: blue;">Vancouver</span></a></span></u>, <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia"><span style="color: blue;">British Columbia</span></a></span></u>,
Canada V6J 1A3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Website:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><a href="https://vanmaritime.com/ho-ku-melh/">https://vanmaritime.com/ho-ku-melh/</a>
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.vancouvermaritimemuseum.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.vancouvermaritimemuseum.com</span></a></span></u>. Open
Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 AM to 5 PM. Admission: $13.50 (adults), $11.00 (seniors
and students), $10.00 (ages 6-18 years old) and free (children 5 years old and
under).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coordinates: <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Vancouver_Maritime_Museum&params=49.277507_N_123.147265_W_type:landmark"><span style="color: blue;">49.277507°N 123.147265°W</span></a></span></u>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">How
to Get There</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: The museum is
located within <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanier_Park" title="Vanier Park"><span style="color: blue;">Vanier Park</span></a></span></u> just west of <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_Creek" title="False Creek"><span style="color: blue;">False Creek</span></a></span></u> on
the Vancouver waterfront. <o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com01905 Ogden Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1A3, Canada49.277517 -123.14718320.967283163821158 -158.30343299999998 77.587750836178856 -87.990933tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-88890588885863698862022-08-05T02:41:00.000-07:002022-10-13T19:58:09.340-07:0080 Years of Iconic Moments (Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoyHThTy4CMZsVfIseKFVbQ4DEJTpMsizst_89oLOeLZpJP6mucOEKb-fhcpE1GsDH2XeL7gWA_kQns3kJj4OFVZlqu9xKKwumJ0EFtViaAcX3i64T4BHiELi1YfrY9GEGHWa_lP1XmRbwRccd5niSzHaG1vBGZH5Jc1sSdcnunBfVmf_b57McjL7/s792/80%20Years%20of%20Iconic%20Moments%20(Dennis%20Gocer)%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="792" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoyHThTy4CMZsVfIseKFVbQ4DEJTpMsizst_89oLOeLZpJP6mucOEKb-fhcpE1GsDH2XeL7gWA_kQns3kJj4OFVZlqu9xKKwumJ0EFtViaAcX3i64T4BHiELi1YfrY9GEGHWa_lP1XmRbwRccd5niSzHaG1vBGZH5Jc1sSdcnunBfVmf_b57McjL7/w640-h484/80%20Years%20of%20Iconic%20Moments%20(Dennis%20Gocer)%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">80 Years of Iconic Moments</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Vancouver">Fairmont Hotel Vancouver</a>
celebrated its 80th Anniversary and the completion of a multi-phase $75 million
renovation on May 25th, 2019<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with “80
Years of Iconic Moments,” a captivating photo exhibition masterminded by
Fairmont marketing manager Rebecca MacDonald and international portrait
photographer Dennis Gocer that re-imagines eight decades of its iconic moments
with a contemporary lens on traditional storytelling.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Check out “<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2022/08/fairmont-hotel-vancouver-british-columbia-canada.html">Fairmont Hotel Vancouver</a>”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1nWHiAabMEKhO7VmzuDMv840hTsNT9E3z1TDemjDgDk97wHCaQwPXiCBwju7zKE62XBtUry06sl_si2HBnHav3tY9VgS07-UOFV2nr_THw-OD3M5O2t4mkE_D74GdVYMmpqqiMO_d7Aw4SZBhFotMnV8E3Qj1NhT0Qyk9m1YktGViJdCrf4b1xEp/s800/80%20Years%20of%20Iconic%20Moments%20(Dennis%20Gocer)%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1nWHiAabMEKhO7VmzuDMv840hTsNT9E3z1TDemjDgDk97wHCaQwPXiCBwju7zKE62XBtUry06sl_si2HBnHav3tY9VgS07-UOFV2nr_THw-OD3M5O2t4mkE_D74GdVYMmpqqiMO_d7Aw4SZBhFotMnV8E3Qj1NhT0Qyk9m1YktGViJdCrf4b1xEp/w640-h480/80%20Years%20of%20Iconic%20Moments%20(Dennis%20Gocer)%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver">Vancouver</a> born and raised
Dennis Gocer, founder and Creative Director of The Collective You, has
created portraits for brands such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burberry">Burberry</a>, DeBeers, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc.">Tesla</a>, and Omega. His
work has also been published internationally in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogue_(magazine)">Vogue</a>, Wallpaper and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanity_Fair_(magazine)">VanityFair</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReF0lc2lbpvMb5x51HSQ5Wdrac1GgB9ZZOy6rlPYmx9zVuGkMiAtRQyDMvRo03QfIawBxxtgImr4oLJ-EorMGi97bHIyOJmfgOa43Ek0wqJyjwt7BtkGJPgjChxHGZ094sSgs-_-diZWvp-ATreCkufWsLm50mZykuTJ-CtwzDKtOXH6EEAnm0EFe/s800/80%20Years%20of%20Iconic%20Moments%20(Dennis%20Gocer)%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReF0lc2lbpvMb5x51HSQ5Wdrac1GgB9ZZOy6rlPYmx9zVuGkMiAtRQyDMvRo03QfIawBxxtgImr4oLJ-EorMGi97bHIyOJmfgOa43Ek0wqJyjwt7BtkGJPgjChxHGZ094sSgs-_-diZWvp-ATreCkufWsLm50mZykuTJ-CtwzDKtOXH6EEAnm0EFe/w640-h480/80%20Years%20of%20Iconic%20Moments%20(Dennis%20Gocer)%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">In addition to original
images of past dignitary and celebrity guests, MacDonald and Gocer <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>worked together to create a series of seven
stunning portraits, each a modern reimagining of key moments and images from
the hotel’s history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The portraits give
new life to everyone from legendary Sun photographer Jack Lindsay to
the Lady in Red, said to be notorious former Vancouver socialite Jeannie Pearl
Cox, who frequented the hotel for teas, dances and social events, and who died
nearby in 1944 in a car crash. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPxfPUDlLZLdQeHaNSHH_9adTeNnr2nOCtMTS63_dz5LQuTG4d0IXTwBQxb3ZdTkiuuMinWj1TCIUbGPy4vfXvjyjIRWLRhMMy7hAVuKxZknCrpG0R9fZlRIjK8l27zFfAJ91OJdmhiGurAZejXA1Gxbqse0bo9hp_FdS0LnWYdnXNuNLx_mS8eFq/s800/80%20Years%20of%20Iconic%20Moments%20(Dennis%20Gocer)%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPxfPUDlLZLdQeHaNSHH_9adTeNnr2nOCtMTS63_dz5LQuTG4d0IXTwBQxb3ZdTkiuuMinWj1TCIUbGPy4vfXvjyjIRWLRhMMy7hAVuKxZknCrpG0R9fZlRIjK8l27zFfAJ91OJdmhiGurAZejXA1Gxbqse0bo9hp_FdS0LnWYdnXNuNLx_mS8eFq/w640-h480/80%20Years%20of%20Iconic%20Moments%20(Dennis%20Gocer)%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Since 1944, Cox kept
residence at the hotel without paying a cent for her stay and her ghost is said
to still walk the halls. Mounted on panels explaining their significance, the
images debuted at a lavish gala held last May 24, 2019 and displayed in the
hotel’s iconic Pacific Ballroom throughout 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11cD-AlcU86sWQuDQNr3I8UJb2SRPnV8PlmOU3RhqkjlsaBj1vNo_01GL-fY4Or_1MZ8pV47gpjDfJ-1oR4tOw2YLlEJNGO8LmcuvcK07X7RDlzYgOxP6cWSIEVIUkcmVnpB_lkdmhpsDqy5VTfREUGxXemDrYXHmeavz3bkDJuLkbzAF6GQUpBjq/s800/Bellman.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="800" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11cD-AlcU86sWQuDQNr3I8UJb2SRPnV8PlmOU3RhqkjlsaBj1vNo_01GL-fY4Or_1MZ8pV47gpjDfJ-1oR4tOw2YLlEJNGO8LmcuvcK07X7RDlzYgOxP6cWSIEVIUkcmVnpB_lkdmhpsDqy5VTfREUGxXemDrYXHmeavz3bkDJuLkbzAF6GQUpBjq/w640-h356/Bellman.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bellman</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The photo shoot, completed in
a single day back in January of 2019, showcases locations throughout the
property, from the ballroom to the roof, and features brands such as De Beers
Jewellers, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holt_Renfrew">Holt Renfrew</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_McCartney">Stella McCartney</a>. In homage to its history, the
hotel excavated old memorabilia from the city’s newspaper and photography archives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBB0rameNX3h7FKF31IMFKuSvFOJ-5TZRxS_mJtAQS4hpRVNAzYWiXsRAqwqoGlfYa5VH9H6Aqfrg4y-KkDTWAKDwVtmm_rFo4KD648rP17UuExaWxDT3fSYzxdO3rNAyRscYx5AggpxdwIxqNmh7ghlHK0ham-DhJh7eAa2sJEaZPSWUkCoIR4BFI/s800/Carver.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="800" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBB0rameNX3h7FKF31IMFKuSvFOJ-5TZRxS_mJtAQS4hpRVNAzYWiXsRAqwqoGlfYa5VH9H6Aqfrg4y-KkDTWAKDwVtmm_rFo4KD648rP17UuExaWxDT3fSYzxdO3rNAyRscYx5AggpxdwIxqNmh7ghlHK0ham-DhJh7eAa2sJEaZPSWUkCoIR4BFI/w640-h348/Carver.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carver</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The scenes in the photographs
convey a timeless fashion story, complemented by diamond jewelry (including the
Mosaic Necklace which boasts 1,314 diamonds and a total carat weight of 145.65
carats) provided exclusively from De Beers Jewellers. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The new photographs were inspired
by iconic moments that include legendary movie star <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Rogers">Roy Rogers</a> and his horse
Trigger sneaking into the hotel’s Panorama Roof restaurant, for a quick photo
opportunity, in the middle of an evening performance in 1940.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwV2G2b4wUm2AQK-1tW_OUx70o4ksnYpX7XJBlRgm9Y5Aq-kHZa__7P20EaJzQNeT5G4TUuo9tRrShXAB2eAfY-XqBdB-vEOyWyAvxtNMGNGxZ-TCd9j6ja5B8FbIHFo-SQxcnrEw3DS1YNVSYODMzrtt6560uQZ9EKdgxVPUovBIZzGl_qI6SOXJA/s800/Ethel.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="800" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwV2G2b4wUm2AQK-1tW_OUx70o4ksnYpX7XJBlRgm9Y5Aq-kHZa__7P20EaJzQNeT5G4TUuo9tRrShXAB2eAfY-XqBdB-vEOyWyAvxtNMGNGxZ-TCd9j6ja5B8FbIHFo-SQxcnrEw3DS1YNVSYODMzrtt6560uQZ9EKdgxVPUovBIZzGl_qI6SOXJA/w640-h362/Ethel.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ethel</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Though, over its eight
decades, the hotel has been frequented by many celebrities of the likes of
Indira Gandhi, Diana Ross and Roy Roger, dignitaries and royals, some of the
most fascinating stories are about former staff. There’s the craftsman, in the
1930s, who placed a newspaper and personal essay on civil rights inside the rooftop
gargoyle he was carving. Its recreation was part of a series of challenges as a
model had to be strapped to a rooftop gargoyle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtB8TaK4XOdO58eyCbA8po845lgMQd4Z9WWU0NeQZc_GwyOIxit94nREW-GyZDJmUEIxwsRPcT7ImgLKjgOPHuITb5y_vxAjjkuVOh38zL8EwJUFCxkkLiTH6_QPPl2kyqSPnAn8had842juguVSSWFw6vGKMWKQJJecCAD9Dp9mNCsMMcsAfFR_u3/s800/Marie.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="800" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtB8TaK4XOdO58eyCbA8po845lgMQd4Z9WWU0NeQZc_GwyOIxit94nREW-GyZDJmUEIxwsRPcT7ImgLKjgOPHuITb5y_vxAjjkuVOh38zL8EwJUFCxkkLiTH6_QPPl2kyqSPnAn8had842juguVSSWFw6vGKMWKQJJecCAD9Dp9mNCsMMcsAfFR_u3/w640-h362/Marie.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marie</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">There’s also no-nonsense housekeeper
with a love for classics Ethel Ferguson who, horrified by a “modernization” during
the 1960s, hid over 200 pieces of Chippendale’s furniture around the hotel and,
more than 15 years later, only came clean and returned them after she approved
of the hotel’s new restoration plan.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b>80 Years of Iconic Moments</b>:
Hotel Lobby, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Vancouver">Fairmont Vancouver Hotel</a>, 900 W Georgia St,, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver">Vancouver</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia">British Columbia</a>
V6C 2W6, Canada. Tel: +1 604 684 3131 · Fax: +1 604 662 1929 · Email: <a href="mailto:hvc.concierge@fairmont.com">hvc.concierge@fairmont.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com1900 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V6C 2W6, Canada49.2837112 -123.121117620.973477363821154 -158.2773676 77.593945036178837 -87.9648676tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-83953023942511273672022-08-05T02:05:00.076-07:002022-12-15T22:38:32.142-08:00"Restless: Recent Acquisitions" Exhibit (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTqxNxqORk4TrlDN9zRFMhadvbcr3iCeKo01R2ZnprfKKPzouGtdGIJqcsOO2NYwfYgZYzx6Cdvr6CFRAv5Val8oW_pX3Tylci-Ilr3r_1SyjBVp_eaQhgeV-K4ASIg_7DF9MGR8aSOSCW3-N3JIc29TioT7P9dJQUeDqDSJhj8qceXUTTtfyrROG/s800/Restless%20Recent%20Acquisitions%20(9).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTqxNxqORk4TrlDN9zRFMhadvbcr3iCeKo01R2ZnprfKKPzouGtdGIJqcsOO2NYwfYgZYzx6Cdvr6CFRAv5Val8oW_pX3Tylci-Ilr3r_1SyjBVp_eaQhgeV-K4ASIg_7DF9MGR8aSOSCW3-N3JIc29TioT7P9dJQUeDqDSJhj8qceXUTTtfyrROG/w640-h426/Restless%20Recent%20Acquisitions%20(9).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Restless: Recent Acquisitions" Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The “</span><a href="https://vancouverartgallery.cmail20.com/t/d-l-fgtktd-tyjytjkllt-d/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">RESTLESS: Recent
Acquisitions</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">” Exhibit,
opened last April 15, 2022, comprises nine recent acquisitions from the last
decade that build upon the programming and collecting goals of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Art_Gallery">Vancouver Art Gallery</a>’s </span><a href="https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/asian-art"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Institute
of Asian Art</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><b>Check out "<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2022/08/vancouver-art-gallery-british-columbia-canada.html">Vancouver Art Gallery</a>"</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTw5JfjDz5K8-ClE22xttsMoxHYhGEKicpUZAYw-zJz232mgH0SmkxoW59ldDm0FdnHzuaNH9HUMaJeXAHG-dmH7-ZtY7geq0P3PfXc1mZOcdZeLrB_RxTt_w_8VlP0t9xXBAiuC5QbvnWHQjbj299K5Bd8Ehg-SpiYGKreEgqhPzPWJni3OYNvO8/s800/Restless%20Recent%20Acquisitions%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="800" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTw5JfjDz5K8-ClE22xttsMoxHYhGEKicpUZAYw-zJz232mgH0SmkxoW59ldDm0FdnHzuaNH9HUMaJeXAHG-dmH7-ZtY7geq0P3PfXc1mZOcdZeLrB_RxTt_w_8VlP0t9xXBAiuC5QbvnWHQjbj299K5Bd8Ehg-SpiYGKreEgqhPzPWJni3OYNvO8/w640-h378/Restless%20Recent%20Acquisitions%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foreground: Calm (Xu Chen, 2013, site-specific media installation)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Curated by Diana Freundl, </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Restless refers to the underlying sense of movement
reverberating through this exhibition’s featured works—whether by changing
one’s position geographically through travel and migration or by shifting
digitally into the virtual metaverse. The exhibit runs until September 11,
2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcknKRcDwgZtwWYMUCZ2ASPOFNRFfdXEzHATXP-aSiK0wf-fdk1qY5xm-FkZKvUkkSdlzTKVy29l1SKrPFT6sXZD1GRlhE_NX_37Me7dDA41X_uI28KStHc6Vp5uCE_uIleusRbEjTCqMgc6nu5bIUZ7LF3H8EVHThM1uQT3uxy8N6u-LW6kJl1Irg/s800/Sunhere%20Sapne%20-%20Golden%20Dreams%20(Pushpamala%20N,%201998)%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="800" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcknKRcDwgZtwWYMUCZ2ASPOFNRFfdXEzHATXP-aSiK0wf-fdk1qY5xm-FkZKvUkkSdlzTKVy29l1SKrPFT6sXZD1GRlhE_NX_37Me7dDA41X_uI28KStHc6Vp5uCE_uIleusRbEjTCqMgc6nu5bIUZ7LF3H8EVHThM1uQT3uxy8N6u-LW6kJl1Irg/w640-h386/Sunhere%20Sapne%20-%20Golden%20Dreams%20(Pushpamala%20N,%201998)%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of 10 handpainted black and white photographs of <br />Sunhere Sapne - Golden Dreams (Pushpamala N, 1998)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">It also speaks to radically
altering perspectives and structural paradigms, a global de-centering. To be
restless implies constant activity or motion but also a boredom and sense of
anxiety. It is both rousing and unsettling.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjjy8oTyNwwvLwE7suKjuDztYYB3ixqnUcbHwdZ8xwKjvxqrP7YHAIUozT-0dDAlpCzjpDrQXKP1nFg9etst_4MMECbvr9BV71epj5qRtscO4_jon1yiFkye3LEnT0b8ljDYbQlzK_CNSpNmrCfC0HNivG4Pk6OcJPRnQttsY72eQONVHUIf_IGCX/s800/Windows%2097%20(Paul%20Wong,%201997)%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="800" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjjy8oTyNwwvLwE7suKjuDztYYB3ixqnUcbHwdZ8xwKjvxqrP7YHAIUozT-0dDAlpCzjpDrQXKP1nFg9etst_4MMECbvr9BV71epj5qRtscO4_jon1yiFkye3LEnT0b8ljDYbQlzK_CNSpNmrCfC0HNivG4Pk6OcJPRnQttsY72eQONVHUIf_IGCX/w640-h308/Windows%2097%20(Paul%20Wong,%201997)%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Windows 97 (Paul Wong, 1997, animated neon mounted <br />on hand-painted galvanized steel, inkjet print on canvas)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Since the 1980s, the
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Art_Gallery">Vancouver Art Gallery</a> has acquired a significant number of important
contemporary works by international and local artists of Asian descent in order
to provide a better understanding of the multiple art histories of our
time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNQ_-NTf0Tj6hmgcyFzZKI9r0QO5i_7Y_SFWIhDg3dgvAcZdxOhHZJojgIXpAX5OnBUNZpB1iatGQGQn7ByKUDxhLc7ftvVROnlbrrMYYqrwr41tW44e6AFkt7mWfIaZua0d-qXJhH2J-ea7tjUm9qR09I7kg97ofKNh6HcbF7-brL4Hq210KDBNd/s800/Tansy%20Point%20(Henry%20Tsang,%202019).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNQ_-NTf0Tj6hmgcyFzZKI9r0QO5i_7Y_SFWIhDg3dgvAcZdxOhHZJojgIXpAX5OnBUNZpB1iatGQGQn7ByKUDxhLc7ftvVROnlbrrMYYqrwr41tW44e6AFkt7mWfIaZua0d-qXJhH2J-ea7tjUm9qR09I7kg97ofKNh6HcbF7-brL4Hq210KDBNd/w640-h426/Tansy%20Point%20(Henry%20Tsang,%202019).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tansy Point (Henry Tsang, 2019)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Flanked by giant portraits of
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Tse_Tung">Mao Tse Tung</a> (which serve as the politically loaded
entryway) within the grandeur of the rotunda is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Windows 97</i>, three striking neon artworks by Vancouver artist <b>Paul
Wong</b> (b. 1954, Canada). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It responds to
the shifts in power at the end of the 20th century. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrWb7jPtaB1-fteo6UfeS_lbVCSVuBUjEv_fOqaHD1iF-eQXEq1zf6-PTsIVcRHpaZQ1K4Dz06OBIBuiemiaWPEXKCltthP0216ZyQ-miopBBQcXxAIkfFxUM1idxh708Mf9Zppm7k7HrYg2OBBi3FE2aOIg-9qsarsJ9nrBTtYZanomV_Xdd50Eo/s800/As%20It%20is%20Becoming%20(Jin-me%20Yoon,%202018).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrWb7jPtaB1-fteo6UfeS_lbVCSVuBUjEv_fOqaHD1iF-eQXEq1zf6-PTsIVcRHpaZQ1K4Dz06OBIBuiemiaWPEXKCltthP0216ZyQ-miopBBQcXxAIkfFxUM1idxh708Mf9Zppm7k7HrYg2OBBi3FE2aOIg-9qsarsJ9nrBTtYZanomV_Xdd50Eo/w640-h426/As%20It%20is%20Becoming%20(Jin-me%20Yoon,%202018).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As It is Becoming (Jin-me Yoon, 2018)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">At the center of it all is
Made In Company’s “rumbling” pile of rubble on the floor (also called Restless)
and a bold reworking of the 1930s film Charlie Chan and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yellow Peril</i> by Young-Hae Chung Heavy
Industries </span><a href="https://artfacts.net/artist/young-hae-chang-heavy-industries/34598"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">(United States, South Korea)</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrK-oIO2lecPiFBZqeSbP_xRj1t4hP9jQvjoUWFhbPHpkL_EXk2zkYUi0m_38V5jizkqSWpQ1MsLCWSMr3z1WLpnwpW7tczeI5mG14EcV6VS-ZHgm6rotGsB6hSkTlGeesFnUFB-e5JGhkBpUhoPjNxrYf5Wh9sc7A_6II0aEy7Pd1hZ3OgcPQx5kR/s600/The%20Yellow%20Pages%20(Ho%20Tam)%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="557" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrK-oIO2lecPiFBZqeSbP_xRj1t4hP9jQvjoUWFhbPHpkL_EXk2zkYUi0m_38V5jizkqSWpQ1MsLCWSMr3z1WLpnwpW7tczeI5mG14EcV6VS-ZHgm6rotGsB6hSkTlGeesFnUFB-e5JGhkBpUhoPjNxrYf5Wh9sc7A_6II0aEy7Pd1hZ3OgcPQx5kR/w594-h640/The%20Yellow%20Pages%20(Ho%20Tam)%20(1).jpg" width="594" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Yellow Pages (Ho Tam, inkjet prints on mulberry paper, 2020)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Other featured artists
include <b>Gu Xiong</b> (b. 1953, China), <b>Sunil Gupta</b> (b. 1953, India), <b>Ho
Tam</b> (Hong Kong), <b>Jin Me Yoon</b> (b. 1960, South Korea), <b>Pushpamala
N.</b> (b. 1956, India), <b>Henry Tsang</b> and <b>Xu Zhen</b> (b. 1977, China).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSEoHsDPWD8neiE0ARk2GFF9WNzS3aT5JktsTX8bAZ8ZohG9QzfnJwZ6CJVMExv046SUJgaYZ1nzcWlAAdE5GWV-MCEINpAsJL75BXndNPk53XlLUdQHA2kWrV3hJCezbHOcJEhdp58nwQOV97U3k_fDhbvR7pV6APhvcEMz-tm2wR9IDVx_GJmbi/s800/Untitled%20(Sunil%20Gupta,%202014)%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="800" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSEoHsDPWD8neiE0ARk2GFF9WNzS3aT5JktsTX8bAZ8ZohG9QzfnJwZ6CJVMExv046SUJgaYZ1nzcWlAAdE5GWV-MCEINpAsJL75BXndNPk53XlLUdQHA2kWrV3hJCezbHOcJEhdp58nwQOV97U3k_fDhbvR7pV6APhvcEMz-tm2wR9IDVx_GJmbi/w640-h424/Untitled%20(Sunil%20Gupta,%202014)%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Untitled (Sunil Gupta, 2014, archival inkjet print)</td></tr></tbody></table><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Restless Recent Acquisitions” Exhibit</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: 3/F, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Art_Gallery">Vancouver Art Gallery</a>, 750 Hornby
Street, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Vancouver</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">British Columbia</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> V6Z 2H7, Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Open Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
Saturdays and Sundays, 10 AM – 5 PM, Tuesdays and Fridays, 12 noon to 8 PM.
Admission: $24.00 (adults), $20.00 (seniors), $18 (students), $6.50 (children,
6 – 12 years old) and free (children 5 years old and under).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tuesdays, from 5 – 9 PM are “donation nights”
(pay whatever you want or can afford). Coordinates: </span><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Vancouver_Art_Gallery&params=49.282875_N_123.120464_W_type:landmark"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">49.282875°N 123.120464°W</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0750 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7, Canada49.2829607 -123.120471520.972726863821151 -158.2767215 77.593194536178842 -87.9642215tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-18020075098281878332022-08-05T02:00:00.104-07:002022-12-15T22:36:59.982-08:00"Everything Under the Sun: in Memory of Andrew Gruft" Exhibit (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEsm-6AC5nx91w7PnXokHq3gJhdH3Fpw-xO1VlXr300EDbq5eElv6OHnRdQiq2gBM0nhZUp7O8ZEYhTbVQdwmKnZyQ9qqA2xAjWTOPCAkVoLNi2SPRueXenlvekc5xUgWTh6mWtK1Knc7jekz_DYBwum5fusNs1GI46SYzNl-V5jG9o761yYCQQ33/s800/Everything%20Under%20The%20Sun%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEsm-6AC5nx91w7PnXokHq3gJhdH3Fpw-xO1VlXr300EDbq5eElv6OHnRdQiq2gBM0nhZUp7O8ZEYhTbVQdwmKnZyQ9qqA2xAjWTOPCAkVoLNi2SPRueXenlvekc5xUgWTh6mWtK1Knc7jekz_DYBwum5fusNs1GI46SYzNl-V5jG9o761yYCQQ33/w640-h480/Everything%20Under%20The%20Sun%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Everything Under The Sun: In Memory of Andrew Gruft" Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The “</span><a href="https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/exhibitions/everything-under-the-sun"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Everything Under the Sun: In Memory of
Andrew Gruft</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">” Exhibit,
opened last April 15, 2022, was drawn from wide-ranging photos in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Art_Gallery">Vancouver Art Gallery</a>’s (VAG) permanent collection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It pays tribute to the late local collector Andrew Gruft <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1937–2021) whose generosity and support, over
the past two decades, have been crucial to the development and radical shift of
the Gallery’s collection of photographs. Prior to that time, the VAG’s holdings
included little in the way of historical and modern photography.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The exhibit runs until September 11, 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b>Check out "<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2022/08/vancouver-art-gallery-british-columbia-canada.html">Vancouver Art Gallery</a>"</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqozQuJX1gsdG_Rv6wnPKKo824YZjO9ebjCf4_WVa9w1RCe4k2eOsuJR15ciH5iXCV9g7OpOc0uzyD3BkayaO1NdpaILIbNrr_QcodnAehd-lAcZ_zK0kRkbrACk6a_VhuRwwZn_PgPwN_3AKNFcGklfsOjswQjpLh91sZKrFiAggwS421kLPCkIkF/s600/David%20(Stephen%20Waddell,%202017,%20silver%20gelatin%20print).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="499" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqozQuJX1gsdG_Rv6wnPKKo824YZjO9ebjCf4_WVa9w1RCe4k2eOsuJR15ciH5iXCV9g7OpOc0uzyD3BkayaO1NdpaILIbNrr_QcodnAehd-lAcZ_zK0kRkbrACk6a_VhuRwwZn_PgPwN_3AKNFcGklfsOjswQjpLh91sZKrFiAggwS421kLPCkIkF/w532-h640/David%20(Stephen%20Waddell,%202017,%20silver%20gelatin%20print).JPG" width="532" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David (Stephen Waddell, 2017, silver gelatin print)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Gruft’s Jewish family had
fled the Nazis in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland">Poland</a> in 1939, ending up in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa">South Africa</a> where Gruft grew up
and would go on to graduate in architecture from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town_University">Cape Town University</a> (before
working in architecture in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver">Vancouver</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5dfB1HBgJe-RzmhckQ1fd6YshPECFW6c0flVKdEAsYyYKd9-XG5ql9iorBqSaehMrUTAUyVS-0WJcg_bEwLpXNY-8PnFKlvd3KscoA0nzBIh7gzYByRXy2ADiMtkuh_4cvATs9BHvC3cudPYl3F-BoJ2WfHzTnj0V2scUCbiEpsHVzAB3_QI98Ff/s769/Kodak%20Three%20Point%20Reflection%20Guide%20(Christopher%20Williams,%202003,%20dye%20transfer%20print).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="769" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5dfB1HBgJe-RzmhckQ1fd6YshPECFW6c0flVKdEAsYyYKd9-XG5ql9iorBqSaehMrUTAUyVS-0WJcg_bEwLpXNY-8PnFKlvd3KscoA0nzBIh7gzYByRXy2ADiMtkuh_4cvATs9BHvC3cudPYl3F-BoJ2WfHzTnj0V2scUCbiEpsHVzAB3_QI98Ff/w640-h500/Kodak%20Three%20Point%20Reflection%20Guide%20(Christopher%20Williams,%202003,%20dye%20transfer%20print).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kodak Three Point Reflection Guide (Christopher Williams, 2003, dye transfer print)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">For almost five decades,
Andrew Gruft played a vital role as collector, critic, patron and life force in
Vancouver’s art community. From 1976 to 1982, he and Claudia Beck, his partner,
ran NOVA, a gallery on West Fourth Avenue that was an important nexus for the
city’s artists, curators and collectors. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EFjLYWcOdFw1215qt0EJcE9WnrzRCYpp2g2HndFoNx64j74SOgS0qcuNx4buztrHmO_WuOqp6opgSynaEfyYSy1xAZMD9FqeRQcDHd8fcH0NXhk3DmWlrt9r1jIqWnyVil70lH1vWt8BJXdWGu0MOCyoegsFxWuAjCiCAANHKpAbytSbk4QYEU1r/s800/Flan%20Poles%20(Gabriel%20Orozco,%202000,%20azo%20dye%20print)%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="800" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EFjLYWcOdFw1215qt0EJcE9WnrzRCYpp2g2HndFoNx64j74SOgS0qcuNx4buztrHmO_WuOqp6opgSynaEfyYSy1xAZMD9FqeRQcDHd8fcH0NXhk3DmWlrt9r1jIqWnyVil70lH1vWt8BJXdWGu0MOCyoegsFxWuAjCiCAANHKpAbytSbk4QYEU1r/w640-h432/Flan%20Poles%20(Gabriel%20Orozco,%202000,%20azo%20dye%20print)%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flan Poles (Gabriel Orozco, 2000, azo dye print)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The gallery mounted
exhibitions of work by well-known photographers (including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Fox_Talbot">William Henry Fox Talbot</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frank">Robert Frank</a>) as well as exhibitions by then unknown Vancouver
artists such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wall">Jeff Wall</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Penner_Bancroft">Marian Penner Bancroft</a>. Even after NOVA closed in
1982, Gruft and Beck continued to build an extensive and eclectic collection of
photographs and to actively support Vancouver artists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMa1l5arFM9VRqD2iZELaXYER4keIiJclv1Fj9NNqGSUcal-XhoyyqDnAUYqjQGtBKe7jvFS_abNVqAD4sH6Xnx0p-MEDzmsAxjtZvXdQDsWwzKv8zayz-66l606ijoRSxgABax16EF5xlLDxVs8I9GaayvDjgxIsVuc4vp9jKNp3i00IS0LaCMXj7/s800/Berlin,%20Fall%20of%20the%20Reichstag,%20May%202,%20silver%20gelatin%20print%201945%20(Yevgeny%20Khaldei,%201945).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="800" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMa1l5arFM9VRqD2iZELaXYER4keIiJclv1Fj9NNqGSUcal-XhoyyqDnAUYqjQGtBKe7jvFS_abNVqAD4sH6Xnx0p-MEDzmsAxjtZvXdQDsWwzKv8zayz-66l606ijoRSxgABax16EF5xlLDxVs8I9GaayvDjgxIsVuc4vp9jKNp3i00IS0LaCMXj7/w640-h448/Berlin,%20Fall%20of%20the%20Reichstag,%20May%202,%20silver%20gelatin%20print%201945%20(Yevgeny%20Khaldei,%201945).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Berlin, Fall of the Reichstag, May 2, silver gelatin print 1945 (Yevgeny Khaldei, 1945)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">One of </span><a href="https://capturephotofest.com/exhibitions/everything-under-the-sun-in-memory-of-andrew-gruft/"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Capture Photography Festival</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">’s featured exhibitions for 2022, the
exhibit features a selection of almost four hundred historical, modern and
contemporary photographs, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Atget">Eugène Atget</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Brigman">Anne Brigman</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karin_Buba%C5%A1">Karin Bubaš</a>, Becky
Cohen, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frank" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Robert Frank</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Levitt">Helen Levitt</a>, Oriol Maspons, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Orozco">Gabriel Orozco</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issei_Suda">Issei Suda</a>
and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Fox_Talbot" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">William Henry Fox Talbot</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">, among others, donated to the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Art_Gallery" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Vancouver Art Gallery</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> in 2004 by Gruft and Beck over the past eighteen years.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3V9nEyMiNE8gDpVzSwzAgOftKhQaP6FLJ3OZpbjmJCwt6pu_EXCmNdDd1v76VPEis-1yMI0AIunmpYiw9iIx-UHsUWUPqygNaALNwoIdo2SHU_LVmlSkS_viwivS5GK4_0mKy0q4rehUzDw5edvXPkbbd1L82dHLvi3N533JYy9X5WWCYbysvzGKR/s719/Trolley%20-%20New%20Orleans%20(Robert%20Frank,%201955,%20silver%20gelatin%20print).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="719" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3V9nEyMiNE8gDpVzSwzAgOftKhQaP6FLJ3OZpbjmJCwt6pu_EXCmNdDd1v76VPEis-1yMI0AIunmpYiw9iIx-UHsUWUPqygNaALNwoIdo2SHU_LVmlSkS_viwivS5GK4_0mKy0q4rehUzDw5edvXPkbbd1L82dHLvi3N533JYy9X5WWCYbysvzGKR/w640-h402/Trolley%20-%20New%20Orleans%20(Robert%20Frank,%201955,%20silver%20gelatin%20print).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trolley - New Orleans (Robert Frank, 1955, silver gelatin print)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Overnight, with the addition
of these works in 2004, it radically changed” the face of the VAG permanent
collection, giving it international significance for its photo-based art. Over
the following years, through regular donations of artwork, the pair’s
generosity endured.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eventually, the
permanent collection numbered around 700.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcauoABOD5n-MNZ3ReSrm7NLTpviBB-5D7gTVi6Ivvdlmv2kYkOsBRxQAXF11H0aj7fgAQzOQUPQjeP_EWYrAFxWRlM6OV3VDEGNXFkoF3G4ggKRzPTxqxLGEqADzL4FD909PZ38ZGPi4CPetfHmsdMd01mTJDFX78i-9ShvDPpzhITIgl2kgx9AD/s615/Cocks%20and%20Flowers%20(AA%20Bronson,%20Felix%20Partz,%20Jorge%20Zontal,%201976-77,%20instant%20dye%20process%20prints).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="568" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcauoABOD5n-MNZ3ReSrm7NLTpviBB-5D7gTVi6Ivvdlmv2kYkOsBRxQAXF11H0aj7fgAQzOQUPQjeP_EWYrAFxWRlM6OV3VDEGNXFkoF3G4ggKRzPTxqxLGEqADzL4FD909PZ38ZGPi4CPetfHmsdMd01mTJDFX78i-9ShvDPpzhITIgl2kgx9AD/w592-h640/Cocks%20and%20Flowers%20(AA%20Bronson,%20Felix%20Partz,%20Jorge%20Zontal,%201976-77,%20instant%20dye%20process%20prints).JPG" width="592" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cocks and Flowers (AA Bronson, Felix Partz, <br />Jorge Zontal, 1976-77, instant dye process prints)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">As part of the Capture
Speaker Series, Grant Arnold (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Art_Gallery" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Vancouver Art Gallery</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">’s Audain Curator of British
Columbia Art) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Hackett">Sophie Hackett</a> (Curator of Photography at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Gallery_of_Ontario">Art Gallery ofOntario</a>) host an </span><a href="https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/events/capture-speaker-series-2022-arnold-hackett"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">online conversation about works</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> in the exhibit on April 26, from 6 to 7 PM.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKUE5UAV_LMB8l-xCV-WusXCLZkgl2Bg8e47dXwPTPj6bkh91Pi-L3HxHOjbFTNBT5GhD0vkwmWukwn0WacgY4s_OQ2tjOMjPnZGn_RuAyVvWaUNb1rwEredXRgyaSLICkOrRvmnf2msopv_uFydNzyfhf1U01IDOaTnzI_Mv9beDod3J3VW4j-KM/s800/London%20(Robert%20Frank,%201951,%20silver%20gelatin%20print).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="800" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKUE5UAV_LMB8l-xCV-WusXCLZkgl2Bg8e47dXwPTPj6bkh91Pi-L3HxHOjbFTNBT5GhD0vkwmWukwn0WacgY4s_OQ2tjOMjPnZGn_RuAyVvWaUNb1rwEredXRgyaSLICkOrRvmnf2msopv_uFydNzyfhf1U01IDOaTnzI_Mv9beDod3J3VW4j-KM/w640-h414/London%20(Robert%20Frank,%201951,%20silver%20gelatin%20print).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">London (Robert Frank, 1951, silver gelatin print)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The wide-ranging collection of
the tightly curated exhibit’s historically serious photographs of iconic
battlefield and street images includes a silver gelatin print of Benjamin
Leeson’s 1894-96 portrait of a high-status Quatsino woman, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lady Warcas</i>, and a large still from Ian Wallace’s hand-tinted video
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Summer Script</i>, from 1974. There
are also funny, irreverent, and often subversive images such as two self-explanatory
1970s works - Larry Clark’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Couple
Shooting Up on a Bed</i> and General Idea’s Union Jack-like polyptic <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cocks and Flowers</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaw-1oZsqupY-ytbaTQm8NT3M95-rEemOowaY07EfWTX6I1Frlz3cuQHm2m_aAwZFZHo4i4uBSCetQjPFfpbiZIy0lsluFrXCBzPsqnab5VR-LXDVFN368u-vUbTRKeSLPeuLCYDSxGwwiBAbV8lt2-Mzatjg-VwBBIZpzqttCN4tTBPCWmNvHr3pw/s639/Toreo%20de%20Salon%20Todas%20Torrados%20(Oriol%20Maspons,%201958,%20silver%20gelatin%20print).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="498" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaw-1oZsqupY-ytbaTQm8NT3M95-rEemOowaY07EfWTX6I1Frlz3cuQHm2m_aAwZFZHo4i4uBSCetQjPFfpbiZIy0lsluFrXCBzPsqnab5VR-LXDVFN368u-vUbTRKeSLPeuLCYDSxGwwiBAbV8lt2-Mzatjg-VwBBIZpzqttCN4tTBPCWmNvHr3pw/w498-h640/Toreo%20de%20Salon%20Todas%20Torrados%20(Oriol%20Maspons,%201958,%20silver%20gelatin%20print).jpg" width="498" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toreo de Salon Todas Torrados <br />(Oriol Maspons, 1958, silver gelatin print)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The famous, iconic World War
II image <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Berlin, Fall of the Reichstag,
May 2, 1945</i>, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevgeny_Khaldei">Yevgeny Khaldei</a>, depicts a Soviet soldier hoisting his
country’s hammer-and-sickle flag high atop the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_building">Reichstag</a>, the rubble of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin">Berlin</a>
beneath him, smoke billowing in the background. The shot only became available
to the West after the fall of the Iron Curtain. The photo was staged for
propaganda purposes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For maximum effect,
smoke clouds were added after the fact and the man hoisting the flag also had
two watches on his arm removed in the printing process. That’s because they
were a sign of looting (bad P.R. for the Red Army), punishable by death at the
time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG31n5KKyTkdE87XHCevSvBr6DFmIAgBqo5EPGnzQxIEf-TEGagVQqaEWpeDRjqOxHyFwnGUqHFySdKRtxN7roptRr1_iCRTdNtuCR4GwnNQxAdsvHxjLD20PKXDGLcGPLhPpSISRy0_4UEjOrWx7sPOadrDDf1N7UQF-u1KQrIfMM8oScDe4_OC7/s600/Untitled%20(Jonah%20Samson,%202015).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="493" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG31n5KKyTkdE87XHCevSvBr6DFmIAgBqo5EPGnzQxIEf-TEGagVQqaEWpeDRjqOxHyFwnGUqHFySdKRtxN7roptRr1_iCRTdNtuCR4GwnNQxAdsvHxjLD20PKXDGLcGPLhPpSISRy0_4UEjOrWx7sPOadrDDf1N7UQF-u1KQrIfMM8oScDe4_OC7/w526-h640/Untitled%20(Jonah%20Samson,%202015).JPG" width="526" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Untitled (Jonah Samson, 2015)</td></tr></tbody></table><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Trolley–New
Orleans 1955</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">, by famed
Swiss-born photographer </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frank" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Robert Frank</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">, an image of white passengers seen through
the open windows in the front and Black passengers relegated to the back, is a
chilling depiction of Southern segregation in the middle of the last century. Shot
in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Quarter">French Quarter,</a> a white child at the midpoint rests her hand on a
moveable wooden board (that could be shifted backwards if there were no more
seats for white people on the bus) that divided the sections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The expression, in a Black passenger’s gaze,
is a haunting mix wistfulness, puzzlement and alienation. This image emblazons
the dust jacket of Frank’s seminal book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Americans</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjo_4lvVzRsllMApDTBP9SM4SEjJMsxGCInX8R1GlvZw0ZL_Oj9a9AS7Wl84g413txgpfrzsE5kFf19-vFuE6fs7WfO7_YUgkSAQWIKm-60_FsuLqYhxWN0mq1O-F3Oh3-NJ9RMNBhxAVCymFMVE-1Cs_gDeNeUMIBRAfv8tPBfQGVJP-bTrKwaxz/s800/Manual%20Labor%20(Evan%20Lee,%202008,%20single%20channel%20video).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjo_4lvVzRsllMApDTBP9SM4SEjJMsxGCInX8R1GlvZw0ZL_Oj9a9AS7Wl84g413txgpfrzsE5kFf19-vFuE6fs7WfO7_YUgkSAQWIKm-60_FsuLqYhxWN0mq1O-F3Oh3-NJ9RMNBhxAVCymFMVE-1Cs_gDeNeUMIBRAfv8tPBfQGVJP-bTrKwaxz/w640-h438/Manual%20Labor%20(Evan%20Lee,%202008,%20single%20channel%20video).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manual Labor (Evan Lee, 2008, single channel video)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Toreo
de Salon todas torrados en el barrio del Poble Sec endonde nacio</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">, from 1958, a perfectly composed,
time-capsule image by the late Spanish photojournalist Oriol Maspons, pictures
workers waving around makeshift capes, pretending to be matadors in a narrow
street in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona">Barcelona</a>. There are also two women watching, from high above, on a
wrought-iron balcony and tiny children stopping to look on the sidewalk.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_otuwNZsPUiLcfW0iMB6VTxsBCXGLVu9YSPmcW_jUmQRfkdLAWqaPfa-K3VSFHijDaWL4jiyyplrTBoEVjg7yykEbphRu13Evo5iDeAKfieV9di4xL5ncMEMXT2ZeXKK3Rrn4viRQ2kxjgLXSeyyhxUzhk-O5YHZlQ-dWt_0RJkfRxQgIi6Mx_hg/s493/Diego%20Rivera%20(Edward%20Weston,%201924,%20silver%20gelatin%20print).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="471" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_otuwNZsPUiLcfW0iMB6VTxsBCXGLVu9YSPmcW_jUmQRfkdLAWqaPfa-K3VSFHijDaWL4jiyyplrTBoEVjg7yykEbphRu13Evo5iDeAKfieV9di4xL5ncMEMXT2ZeXKK3Rrn4viRQ2kxjgLXSeyyhxUzhk-O5YHZlQ-dWt_0RJkfRxQgIi6Mx_hg/w612-h640/Diego%20Rivera%20(Edward%20Weston,%201924,%20silver%20gelatin%20print).JPG" width="612" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diego Rivera (Edward Weston, 1924, silver gelatin print)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Untitled</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">, rendered in 2015 by Cape Breton photo
artist Jonah Samson ( a rising talent now celebrated for retooling his vast
collection of eclectic archival photographs into absurd, ironic, and often
disturbing imagery) in rich Van Dyke Brownprint, features a woman grinning and
waving at her shadow self in negative. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrnuVvSHH2TCb_GnvIfx5RtXJIzjD9T43KBYhrTByul161V_EhHrOLs1mrZLK-4jbUgAu6MC7NxEptOxpurgc1Woy36D6mZnYLCJY9Vckqvq15WB6c5-f3nRJaGx2bLnSw8GfBhJQW1J0VmMzU6biij809OcYuPj8Cf7dpMogMXsOznXrpQ05mdUL/s800/Everything%20Under%20The%20Sun%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrnuVvSHH2TCb_GnvIfx5RtXJIzjD9T43KBYhrTByul161V_EhHrOLs1mrZLK-4jbUgAu6MC7NxEptOxpurgc1Woy36D6mZnYLCJY9Vckqvq15WB6c5-f3nRJaGx2bLnSw8GfBhJQW1J0VmMzU6biij809OcYuPj8Cf7dpMogMXsOznXrpQ05mdUL/w640-h480/Everything%20Under%20The%20Sun%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Everything Under the Sun: In Memory of Andrew
Gruft” Exhibit</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: 3/F, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Art_Gallery" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Vancouver Art Gallery</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">, 750 Hornby Street, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Vancouver</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">British Columbia</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> V6Z 2H7, Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Open Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
Saturdays and Sundays, 10 AM – 5 PM, Tuesdays and Fridays, 12 noon to 8 PM.
Admission: $24.00 (adults), $20.00 (seniors), $18 (students), $6.50 (children,
6 – 12 years old) and free (children 5 years old and under).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tuesdays, from 5 – 9 PM are “donation nights”
(pay whatever you want or can afford). Coordinates: </span><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Vancouver_Art_Gallery&params=49.282875_N_123.120464_W_type:landmark"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">49.282875°N 123.120464°W</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0750 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7, Canada49.2829607 -123.120471520.972726863821151 -158.2767215 77.593194536178842 -87.9642215tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-1598211704551856822022-08-05T01:50:00.106-07:002022-12-15T22:34:40.717-08:00"Kids Take Over" Exhibit (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hjU6GW3vUqJEUcmRjlnWfkxwKxjLxis6iQ9VZYG5z7199lqovtJreItYX-Uf5ZrQrfrSRp-9Q7WK2GCZocpjULN8YeG2EYNPDxbcTdV3BXCvu-FWMB5lSjlLLbcqHBMOpLqHw9EpzF8bKiz5nJcYtjq-UBOiZABp2qY4CMD11m1zgq6Hlx5V_eJ5/s800/Kids%20Take%20Over%20(11).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="800" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hjU6GW3vUqJEUcmRjlnWfkxwKxjLxis6iQ9VZYG5z7199lqovtJreItYX-Uf5ZrQrfrSRp-9Q7WK2GCZocpjULN8YeG2EYNPDxbcTdV3BXCvu-FWMB5lSjlLLbcqHBMOpLqHw9EpzF8bKiz5nJcYtjq-UBOiZABp2qY4CMD11m1zgq6Hlx5V_eJ5/w640-h448/Kids%20Take%20Over%20(11).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Kids Take Over" Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The “<a href="https://vancouverartgallery.cmail20.com/t/d-l-fgtktd-tyjytjkllt-t/" target="_blank">Kids Take Over</a>” Exhibit, opened last <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>April 15, 2022, combines some of the more
playful pieces from a rich selection of works, in a range of media, in
Vancouver Art Gallery’s collection. It vividly captures the perspectives and
creative expression of local elementary and high school students from Metro
Vancouver, ages five to eighteen.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b></b></span></p><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><blockquote><b>Check out "<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2022/08/vancouver-art-gallery-british-columbia-canada.html">Vancouver Art Gallery</a>"</b></blockquote></span></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbarrjEiQHFHALJwfeo6FsvfIrBX-0a4coul3sV6RH6K1IgGYHY1TIfBzAaRz98ALmoybnhHXOuk-e_Sqi7fquckxLpJO8MguMXmNx4zLczdC23uk0D9I3bv0F2H3SNP1W3mp6PUu8Dndzo13aPPl53dNBR69q5JyY75cskxENr8M9xdqM-sTpM-i/s800/Environment%20For%20Reading%20(Evelyn%20Roth,%201974,%20textile,%20light%20fixture).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="800" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbarrjEiQHFHALJwfeo6FsvfIrBX-0a4coul3sV6RH6K1IgGYHY1TIfBzAaRz98ALmoybnhHXOuk-e_Sqi7fquckxLpJO8MguMXmNx4zLczdC23uk0D9I3bv0F2H3SNP1W3mp6PUu8Dndzo13aPPl53dNBR69q5JyY75cskxENr8M9xdqM-sTpM-i/w640-h396/Environment%20For%20Reading%20(Evelyn%20Roth,%201974,%20textile,%20light%20fixture).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foreground: Environment For Reading (Evelyn Roth, 1974, textile, light fixture)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Special participation came from Champlain
Heights Elementary School (grade 1/2) and Queen Victoria Annex (grade 4/5) in
Vancouver; Carson Graham Secondary School in North Vancouver (grade 11/12); and
artists Evan Lee and Brendan Lee Satish Tang who visited the classrooms to
discuss their art practices and engage directly with the students.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVCvVjXKTFFfifsmyq_lkJOoaKeWEuIYdFlGHOPviGkCtta8UGNLGN62sgVgWO9pWzvmNz_DKLIHrhQ7phH18seh8IkiLRPe_gN0YBEyDD6noVKve01SXJPgFrclUjeOQn2aqW364P5B19L8lESaLWTlVSqAWPUcN-0DU3gB8I6shhWZ4WueOe9Eo/s800/Gathie%20Falk%E2%80%99s%20playful%20ceramic%20fruit%20stacks.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVCvVjXKTFFfifsmyq_lkJOoaKeWEuIYdFlGHOPviGkCtta8UGNLGN62sgVgWO9pWzvmNz_DKLIHrhQ7phH18seh8IkiLRPe_gN0YBEyDD6noVKve01SXJPgFrclUjeOQn2aqW364P5B19L8lESaLWTlVSqAWPUcN-0DU3gB8I6shhWZ4WueOe9Eo/w640-h480/Gathie%20Falk%E2%80%99s%20playful%20ceramic%20fruit%20stacks.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gathie Falk’s playful ceramic oranges and grapefruit stacks</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Highlighting young voices and
a future generation of art lovers, the students were asked to respond, in spirited,
curious, thoughtful, whimsical, funny and often unexpected ways, to a plethora
of artworks (a varied selection of paintings, prints, photographs and
sculptures) produced in the 1960s up to the present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnemU_cHdOmROdGrdrLoTD7SSNqB_14jqSRMzhzQmkSNVGly1PZwFkfoUocZy99ai91ty09Sw4zI_4INvOxRreh3e_JAPUltCSYP3apvY5w7Yq9t7W4aPzvt-4-EIjD9aCGgafMRkPNlJyfmLt0c67S3KzWzcdqvgymFD1epNmWFBpUYnn8Cd2kVXc/s600/Scrambler%20(Robert%20Rauschenberg,%201980)%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="417" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnemU_cHdOmROdGrdrLoTD7SSNqB_14jqSRMzhzQmkSNVGly1PZwFkfoUocZy99ai91ty09Sw4zI_4INvOxRreh3e_JAPUltCSYP3apvY5w7Yq9t7W4aPzvt-4-EIjD9aCGgafMRkPNlJyfmLt0c67S3KzWzcdqvgymFD1epNmWFBpUYnn8Cd2kVXc/w444-h640/Scrambler%20(Robert%20Rauschenberg,%201980)%20(2).JPG" width="444" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Scrambler (Robert Rauschenberg, 1980)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">They wrote down their thoughts, created their
own drawings and collectively moved their bodies, using the artworks by a range
of local, national and international artists from the Gallery’s collection as
inspiration. Photographs of the students, taken by photographer Anita Bonnarens,
show some of the activities leading up to the exhibition.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1v0K_035FoeDE2xS6pTgUbaFs78Q9ETqMvDXKAii-lY68GftTa6r9zM-cuFOx9lKE8TgyG8wSZSjAdaGpkYAiP_LfwzrWvhox9INd_YhEx55LIga11R4cxhwTf3UwjMQgPnGO94zZgrSKs07kR9ijVa0FT4K0GuMwCc_nvK7lJRgwweav__MqaLX/s800/Octopus%20(Guud%20San%20Glans%20Robert%20Davidson,%202014,%20acrylic%20on%20canvas).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="800" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1v0K_035FoeDE2xS6pTgUbaFs78Q9ETqMvDXKAii-lY68GftTa6r9zM-cuFOx9lKE8TgyG8wSZSjAdaGpkYAiP_LfwzrWvhox9INd_YhEx55LIga11R4cxhwTf3UwjMQgPnGO94zZgrSKs07kR9ijVa0FT4K0GuMwCc_nvK7lJRgwweav__MqaLX/w640-h432/Octopus%20(Guud%20San%20Glans%20Robert%20Davidson,%202014,%20acrylic%20on%20canvas).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Octopus (Guud San Glans Robert Davidson, 2014, acrylic on canvas)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">While cultivating a future
generation of artists and art lovers, Kids Take Over also engages with children
and youth of all ages, as well as adults, to highlight their creativity. The
exhibition was organized
by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Art_Gallery">Vancouver Art Gallery</a> and curated by Zoë Chan (Assistant Curator); Mandy
Ginson (Assistant Curator); and Julie Martin (Curatorial Assistant), in
collaboration with Susan Rome (Program Coordinator: Schools and Youth), and Christina
Jones (Family Programs Coordinator).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKXcV4-4-lAyraKOD44T__2mGNGJpMEBpGdUAL8ZGMehpRqwKBxUHDbiuBMakDSiJU9s9Y5O_KE5BketftycB__BITcr_eptLoA8B-MNOnQ4vF4y28o1V_nGKVcmUpFQyNkX-gqPkDZB1GVcbiyZGhIe-P5BTZCkFoqYSSAvxGUBpmeGAVmkKwExu/s600/Off%20and%20On,%20In%20and%20Out,%20Round%20and%20Round%20(Audrey%20Capel%20Doray,%201966,%20acrylic%20on%20canvas).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="496" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKXcV4-4-lAyraKOD44T__2mGNGJpMEBpGdUAL8ZGMehpRqwKBxUHDbiuBMakDSiJU9s9Y5O_KE5BketftycB__BITcr_eptLoA8B-MNOnQ4vF4y28o1V_nGKVcmUpFQyNkX-gqPkDZB1GVcbiyZGhIe-P5BTZCkFoqYSSAvxGUBpmeGAVmkKwExu/w530-h640/Off%20and%20On,%20In%20and%20Out,%20Round%20and%20Round%20(Audrey%20Capel%20Doray,%201966,%20acrylic%20on%20canvas).JPG" width="530" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Off and On, In and Out, Round and Round <br />(Audrey Capel Doray, 1966, acrylic on canvas)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The Gallery’s rotunda and
alcoves has been transformed into dynamic interactive spaces that feature
regular programming for families and kids, including a workshop for teens led
by artist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantal_Gibson">Chantal Gibson</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwPrFywtY7P91uTjBeL6H_pLh3dYdIZEjZQB-yBOBunUyPMhwYciH7ECk3tnnYvaBqheWqEq4CU0KhRtuW5HWxgpyxd2t5v99iDjgwAqJBLdwXnwrDN_fm7Bh3dyMZcjhY98BEtvwCbrqpcSXfuw5PI4b5McYCMZ-u6RNe440e09dQ_ma_NNl9gGF/s800/Family%20Startled%20by%20a%20Goose%20(Lucy%20Qinnuayuak,%201961,%20stonecut%20on%20paper).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="800" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwPrFywtY7P91uTjBeL6H_pLh3dYdIZEjZQB-yBOBunUyPMhwYciH7ECk3tnnYvaBqheWqEq4CU0KhRtuW5HWxgpyxd2t5v99iDjgwAqJBLdwXnwrDN_fm7Bh3dyMZcjhY98BEtvwCbrqpcSXfuw5PI4b5McYCMZ-u6RNe440e09dQ_ma_NNl9gGF/w640-h472/Family%20Startled%20by%20a%20Goose%20(Lucy%20Qinnuayuak,%201961,%20stonecut%20on%20paper).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Family Startled by a Goose (Lucy Qinnuayuak, 1961, stonecut on paper)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Among the
highlights of well-known artists’ works are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Zhang">Zhang O</a>’s mesmerizing portrait
photos of Chinese children set against endless horizons, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Davidson_(artist)">Guud San Glans Robert Davidson</a>’s monumental painting </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Octopus</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> (2014),
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gathie_Falk">Gathie Falk</a>’s playful ceramic fruit stacks, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantal_Gibson" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Chantal Gibson</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">’s radical modifications
of historical books, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Pootoogook">Annie Pootoogook</a>’s touching family portrait </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Listening to the Radio</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> (2005-06) and
much more.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7s9bNZA0Fn7eiMJUL8uhwVRIOUG2kbbfIOrsqFUObdY_cRah_2YLnbYYj-SUPqIA9cf0vF4eJ8PNnCZWG2fxXnuK0CmoBKpnlnet59XmkksJK1zjHMAv3eLMq7J0r-X8c_w4fU6z27GQzpHaOIYOHAVbUjRDJf12tW8EmYNd8KnEjI2tlgOm4Obm/s800/Three%20Doors%20(John%20MacGregor,%201970,%20wood,paint)%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7s9bNZA0Fn7eiMJUL8uhwVRIOUG2kbbfIOrsqFUObdY_cRah_2YLnbYYj-SUPqIA9cf0vF4eJ8PNnCZWG2fxXnuK0CmoBKpnlnet59XmkksJK1zjHMAv3eLMq7J0r-X8c_w4fU6z27GQzpHaOIYOHAVbUjRDJf12tW8EmYNd8KnEjI2tlgOm4Obm/w640-h426/Three%20Doors%20(John%20MacGregor,%201970,%20wood,paint)%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three Doors (John MacGregor, 1970, wood, paint)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Other well-known featured artists
include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitseolak_Ashoona">Pitseolak Ashoona</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Cameron">Eric Cameron</a>, Evan Lee, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Lum">Ken Lum</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Capel_Doray">Audrey Capel Doray</a>,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Roth">Evelyn Roth</a>, Thomas Kakinuma, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimsooja">Kimsooja</a>, Devon Knowles, Brendan Lee Satish Tang, John MacGregor, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Morris_(artist)">Michael Morris</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Simmons">Laurie Simmons</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_McCollum">Allan McCollum</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Qinnuayuak">LucyQinnuayuak</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koki_Tanaka">Koki Tanaka</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Tousignant">Claude Tousignant</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Wieland">Joyce Wieland</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Rauschenberg">RobertRauschenberg</a>, Simon Ripoll-Hurier, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Paul_Yuxweluptun">Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun</a>, among many
others.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFI-mvThJp9ZRlmiLD6Cc8hzKycRGSlzYa846MSSDxh7Kgaa74zQBtL0PGR_8tx7fJ4EIjWaJs7peRAcO4cHv4Pr7S6VeKSXdZcmkeWr4OxuzymBeKsIRUPWlETG1BIytjYKPxeUjsSzZxbstzZLy5erU15CiUq76mPrImsGxvUOIUyGOz3Bx8CXe/s600/Manga%20Ormolu%205.0j%20(Brendan%20Lee%20Satish%20Tang,%202010,%20ceramic,%20glaze).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="410" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFI-mvThJp9ZRlmiLD6Cc8hzKycRGSlzYa846MSSDxh7Kgaa74zQBtL0PGR_8tx7fJ4EIjWaJs7peRAcO4cHv4Pr7S6VeKSXdZcmkeWr4OxuzymBeKsIRUPWlETG1BIytjYKPxeUjsSzZxbstzZLy5erU15CiUq76mPrImsGxvUOIUyGOz3Bx8CXe/w438-h640/Manga%20Ormolu%205.0j%20(Brendan%20Lee%20Satish%20Tang,%202010,%20ceramic,%20glaze).jpg" width="438" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manga Ormolu 5.0j (Brendan Lee <br />Satish Tang, 2010, ceramic, glaze)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The Kids Take Over Exhibit
also features a range of welcoming, interactive elements for young families.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It includes a play area in one of the
alcoves, a touch wall, an activities booklet and a drawing/coloring space in
the rotunda. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPBQ-FHNbEhGaFvKg5Ug2tBE8thThcPGvRdz-NKB0Z8-UAGzQXfMSzPXXOapLOuzjoZjfdydaq1Kxjnrs8z9QwjXNYDh0O0fiSzvoIq74xI5WGTEsHqaFb8zD0fKv2km3tbzROyrk8c7ftD1W2GmFai_YaMaqYYwevc5gsdHhIP9pTd0uUdhGmmIB/s600/Woman%20Under%20a%20Tree%20(Evan%20Lee,%202019,%20oil%20pigment,%20pastel%20on%20canvas).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="449" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPBQ-FHNbEhGaFvKg5Ug2tBE8thThcPGvRdz-NKB0Z8-UAGzQXfMSzPXXOapLOuzjoZjfdydaq1Kxjnrs8z9QwjXNYDh0O0fiSzvoIq74xI5WGTEsHqaFb8zD0fKv2km3tbzROyrk8c7ftD1W2GmFai_YaMaqYYwevc5gsdHhIP9pTd0uUdhGmmIB/w478-h640/Woman%20Under%20a%20Tree%20(Evan%20Lee,%202019,%20oil%20pigment,%20pastel%20on%20canvas).jpg" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Woman Under a Tree (Evan Lee, 2019, <br />oil pigment, pastel on canvas)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Mobile guides also invite children to explore the exhibition and
learn about some of the featured artworks through a series of playful and informative
prompts. To begin, scan the QR code on the exhibition’s title wall. This
exhibition is affiliated with the international Takeover Day initiative,
organized by <a href="https://kidsinmuseums.org.uk/what-we-do/teen-digital-takeover/">Kids in
Museums</a>, whose mission is to make museums more accessible to children,
youth and families.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsn6LZJY494gN0L119DrWh7DlO47588VJAJx70gRpz-hqFYg2beuj0lMoX_MW8yuxM_AFGBXG7ib7bdRAHrxaQIYDcO98kh6dpsDkIUjvBfBP-Em0nHgb8UvGaCUYLeQCGwNuPRcZeCT1875nUGUA6M4gCE0TAgr09uP1Myl_Hd7tXiI69d5gdIxN/s600/Play%20Area.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsn6LZJY494gN0L119DrWh7DlO47588VJAJx70gRpz-hqFYg2beuj0lMoX_MW8yuxM_AFGBXG7ib7bdRAHrxaQIYDcO98kh6dpsDkIUjvBfBP-Em0nHgb8UvGaCUYLeQCGwNuPRcZeCT1875nUGUA6M4gCE0TAgr09uP1Myl_Hd7tXiI69d5gdIxN/w480-h640/Play%20Area.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Play Area</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Kids Take Over” Exhibit</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: 3/F, Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby
Street, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Vancouver</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">British Columbia</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> V6Z 2H7, Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Open Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
Saturdays and Sundays, 10 AM – 5 PM, Tuesdays and Fridays, 12 noon to 8 PM.
Admission: $24.00 (adults), $20.00 (seniors), $18 (students), $6.50 (children,
6 – 12 years old) and free (children 5 years old and under).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tuesdays, from 5 – 9 PM are “donation nights”
(pay whatever you want or can afford). Coordinates: </span><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Vancouver_Art_Gallery&params=49.282875_N_123.120464_W_type:landmark"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">49.282875°N 123.120464°W</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0750 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7, Canada49.2829607 -123.120471520.972726863821151 -158.2767215 77.593194536178842 -87.9642215tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-14514562565248684332022-08-05T01:44:00.078-07:002022-12-15T22:40:43.758-08:00“The Imitation Game: Visual Culture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” Exhibit (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOndsg2hhCpg_mW7vpJTwFhxJgDryUbUTF0A-Td3Xu5g3jUs1FSZDkz9rH1zHRlfy1q3b_LD3Sq0rvgYHb_0O_aq_yabmE3uttg0j8kxJsSTTTv8Dai3FIDe6v6lWUSNyTGmrws1SeBR85EumrLZ_wSvw-Hu_CTg__yWn-4h2w2pgy1VyAauKS-QB/s661/The%20Imitation%20Game%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="661" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOndsg2hhCpg_mW7vpJTwFhxJgDryUbUTF0A-Td3Xu5g3jUs1FSZDkz9rH1zHRlfy1q3b_LD3Sq0rvgYHb_0O_aq_yabmE3uttg0j8kxJsSTTTv8Dai3FIDe6v6lWUSNyTGmrws1SeBR85EumrLZ_wSvw-Hu_CTg__yWn-4h2w2pgy1VyAauKS-QB/w640-h580/The%20Imitation%20Game%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; text-align: left;">The “Imitation Game: Visual Culture in the Age <br />of Artificial Intelligence</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; text-align: left;">” Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The “</span><a href="https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/exhibitions/the-imitation-game"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The Imitation Game: Visual Culture in the
Age of Artificial Intelligence</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">”
Exhibit, opened last March 5, 2022 at the Vancouver Art Gallery, surveys the extraordinary uses (and abuses including
racial bias) inherent in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> (AI) in the production of
modern and contemporary visual culture around the world. The exhibit runs until
October 23, 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b>Check out "<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2022/08/vancouver-art-gallery-british-columbia-canada.html">Vancouver Art Gallery</a>"</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvF4fz2l3b6TT_iIZ91r7ZAESLNUaEl8s6hhawnx0zQKCBa4dSAyP9x4VKSGzmEkrFp8Igq1zlXP_E1bbeYKij0EllHE6SQF_jpDvz5WAS71KuX9M7gPsmvDnJ-9HxocX8Y6tduPm_Lav4X7wfPVsdVETTY0KJYVFAEHg2oqR5g9Fvjf-s6HRSoz7/s600/Golden%20Bee%20Cube%20(Synthetic%20Apiary%20II,%202020).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="453" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvF4fz2l3b6TT_iIZ91r7ZAESLNUaEl8s6hhawnx0zQKCBa4dSAyP9x4VKSGzmEkrFp8Igq1zlXP_E1bbeYKij0EllHE6SQF_jpDvz5WAS71KuX9M7gPsmvDnJ-9HxocX8Y6tduPm_Lav4X7wfPVsdVETTY0KJYVFAEHg2oqR5g9Fvjf-s6HRSoz7/w484-h640/Golden%20Bee%20Cube%20(Synthetic%20Apiary%20II,%202020).jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Bee Cube (Synthetic Apiary II, 2020)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The exhibition, following a
chronological narrative that first examines the development of artificial
intelligence (from the 1950s to the present), through a precise historical lens,
was organized by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Art_Gallery">Vancouver Art Gallery</a> (VAG) and curated by Bruce Grenville
(Senior Curator at the VAG) and Glenn Entis (Guest Curator), a computer animation
pioneer, video games industry veteran, and founding faculty member for the
Centre for Digital Media. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bXZGr2tSHc1Vco9cw6P1d7TVl6L3vHpWupcLEUvotzeRveWF8379PxoLm_369RDoU4p11snXNwljmTabc5RYQ0e45T0PQtcqLLNYqKRohlL46so7NMYpVnuvj0i4P3DIlCu_1KGwNS0ruRJl9zoMgfhOgu-AjMMJBllW6ELaKlZSHexCDUghHDpW/s600/Vancouver%20House%20(Bjarke%20Ingels%20Group)%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bXZGr2tSHc1Vco9cw6P1d7TVl6L3vHpWupcLEUvotzeRveWF8379PxoLm_369RDoU4p11snXNwljmTabc5RYQ0e45T0PQtcqLLNYqKRohlL46so7NMYpVnuvj0i4P3DIlCu_1KGwNS0ruRJl9zoMgfhOgu-AjMMJBllW6ELaKlZSHexCDUghHDpW/w480-h640/Vancouver%20House%20(Bjarke%20Ingels%20Group)%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Model of Vancouver House (Bjarke Ingels Group)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">A wide-ranging and in-depth exhibition
that took three years of planning, it builds on this foundation, emphasizing
the explosive growth, over the past decade, of AI technology that is already
all around us, from automated investing to self-driving cars as well as across
disciplines, including animation, architecture, art, fashion, graphic design,
urban design and video games. Revealing the complex nature of this new tool and
demonstrating its importance for cultural production, the Imitation Game revolves
around the important roles of machine learning and computer vision in AI
research and experimentation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHvjv1u0qZkH-aYYF4-ayz8AbFdqiG4CMm8ArMjNheiScJyw6kYsR7d7Jac-oKBFtHpehqHmxhVRYfYeX9QrARjh4i0ujIbzr4PSbQ97SZHXTzvc99RrSDGswJ-T1H6SePPWMzYlPme3Ep1SKgks1oki8xXlvEN4GqRAqf_UMS3ka6XVockVgODXx/s637/Gigapoint%20System%20(Patrick%20Pennefather%20and%20Michal%20Suchanek).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="637" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHvjv1u0qZkH-aYYF4-ayz8AbFdqiG4CMm8ArMjNheiScJyw6kYsR7d7Jac-oKBFtHpehqHmxhVRYfYeX9QrARjh4i0ujIbzr4PSbQ97SZHXTzvc99RrSDGswJ-T1H6SePPWMzYlPme3Ep1SKgks1oki8xXlvEN4GqRAqf_UMS3ka6XVockVgODXx/w640-h602/Gigapoint%20System%20(Patrick%20Pennefather%20and%20Michal%20Suchanek).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gigapoint System (Patrick Pennefather and <br />Michal Suchanek) at the Rotunda</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">It features several AI
experiments that excite and fascinate us. Others are creepy, unsettling and
frightening as we could have imagined. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>In artist Stephanie Dinkins’s
Conversations with Bin48 (one of the world’s most advanced robots, complete
with moving lips, lifelike skin, and blinking eyes one screen), we watched, on
a screen, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the robot explaining to us why
there’s nothing “artificial” about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence">artificial intelligence</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXBBVALI576EZC5TRHmRX-Z8bCZoWB45arcuCXIjOeoalQIPP30-DYWajW3Bq9fF3kcfAb9_ivclWGtgvBsxhTGGP_dknMURYEPUY-XldUaH3A9XYVzpOtWbkGy-UKHKKQwiuDltUPla2j53AZg9BATWsbF-ZstYX1tqgUzFju3C_lYd7lrcv19pX/s600/Humanity%20(Fall%20of%20the%20Damned)%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="403" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXBBVALI576EZC5TRHmRX-Z8bCZoWB45arcuCXIjOeoalQIPP30-DYWajW3Bq9fF3kcfAb9_ivclWGtgvBsxhTGGP_dknMURYEPUY-XldUaH3A9XYVzpOtWbkGy-UKHKKQwiuDltUPla2j53AZg9BATWsbF-ZstYX1tqgUzFju3C_lYd7lrcv19pX/w430-h640/Humanity%20(Fall%20of%20the%20Damned)%20(2).JPG" width="430" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Humanity (Fall of the Damned) by Scott Eaton</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">On another screen, a
Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) tries to mimic digits, over hundreds of
epochs, when its learning algorithms finally start to shape foggy blobs into
recognizable numbers. Clips of dystopian sci-fi flicks like Ex Machina, 2001:
A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner and World on a Wire also added to our fears.
Two major, room-filling installations reveal artificial intelligence’s
beautiful, near-poetic possibilities in visual art. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjvzbfNzeERp9MMaLjHkF3liPXvBWoasG6h-1quLYuuwbxUVuo_p_-ibDU8X7SwL1GQQrIRQpfq5aTe13UmHcc_-NArlutq5O-FYZdmgLmmhGtkNyRkOKhKVDY37o7uj7CeE3h3SgH2UmU-UtzYczrhO8xIInKxaprvUNLSBiehQNVdMfcUBLpT29/s800/Airegan.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="800" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjvzbfNzeERp9MMaLjHkF3liPXvBWoasG6h-1quLYuuwbxUVuo_p_-ibDU8X7SwL1GQQrIRQpfq5aTe13UmHcc_-NArlutq5O-FYZdmgLmmhGtkNyRkOKhKVDY37o7uj7CeE3h3SgH2UmU-UtzYczrhO8xIInKxaprvUNLSBiehQNVdMfcUBLpT29/w640-h332/Airegan.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*airegan</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">One installation, devoted to
the work of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong">Hong Kong</a>-born, Canadian-raised, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City">New York City</a>-based artist Sougwen
Chung, is full of fluid, blue-ink paintings that are collaborations between
herself and her machines. At one end is a video projection where we see Chung,
from a camera above, creating calligraphic loops and squiggles of ink across a
sheet of paper, a massive, white robot arm reacting to her mark-making and
adding its own complimentary flourishes to the painting. A collection of
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roomba">Roomba</a>-sized robots on wheels (called “Dougs” by Chung), in the center of the
room, whiz around with their brushes trailing paint. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2bsWxjfofI4p3cmAEPgzjTC3A_HVD0Y4yGOP-jM_DalJh9q-phNP_JH8QcgNHIgogGg6aBqsvL4G9CjZUf2SbHiUvMz-OexzaqvgAxdbzeB2ZKDGftbPyPPM5sLJToauMQcoywQZJoxVaLl8e_2iE1E0acCBBBmb6Pnd2qLPK4uKMPq5wPRsdYvE/s800/Scott%20Eaton%20(11).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="800" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2bsWxjfofI4p3cmAEPgzjTC3A_HVD0Y4yGOP-jM_DalJh9q-phNP_JH8QcgNHIgogGg6aBqsvL4G9CjZUf2SbHiUvMz-OexzaqvgAxdbzeB2ZKDGftbPyPPM5sLJToauMQcoywQZJoxVaLl8e_2iE1E0acCBBBmb6Pnd2qLPK4uKMPq5wPRsdYvE/w640-h292/Scott%20Eaton%20(11).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott Eaton Gallery</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The other installation, a
massive space devoted to the work of American-born but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London">London</a>-based artist Scott Eaton (whose unique skill set
includes a master's degree from the MIT Media Lab, studies in drawing and
sculpture in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence">Florence</a>, animation work with Disney and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar">Pixar</a>, and expertise in
human anatomy), features around 100,000 carefully photographed nudes fed by
Eaton into AI tools (his “Bodies neural network”) that he then directs to
“paint” with those fleshy forms, melding and morphing them into photo-real, and
often startlingly surreal, new imagery.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrgqc1Pvj1yBrONe18jd1IOXb6tXqzrMWDpU8t-ClJ_and3PRLKRnuhAz0VzPjfc8xFwPOTmWIhedOWCTf-23l4XbbAAgQZOmrPJwuosUFQIkw6DXBcRNjlCzDqKFy2QKMybATIYwKy1-_Fxggci4xBHUke71E2RQOt52WM9MaPB16p6wGJBOxlcA/s662/Metahuman%20Creator%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="662" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrgqc1Pvj1yBrONe18jd1IOXb6tXqzrMWDpU8t-ClJ_and3PRLKRnuhAz0VzPjfc8xFwPOTmWIhedOWCTf-23l4XbbAAgQZOmrPJwuosUFQIkw6DXBcRNjlCzDqKFy2QKMybATIYwKy1-_Fxggci4xBHUke71E2RQOt52WM9MaPB16p6wGJBOxlcA/w640-h580/Metahuman%20Creator%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Metahuman Creator</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Other featured artists,
designers and architects include *airegan, Stafford Beer, BIG, Ben Bogart, Gui
Bonsiepe, Muriel Cooper, DeepDream, Epic Games, Imagenet, Amber Frid-Jimenez (</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Vancouver-based interdisciplinary artist) with a background in computational design and the creation of computer programs, platforms and applications)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">, Bjarke Ingels Group, Neri Oxman,
Patrick Pennefather, Zaha Hadid and WETA, among others.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFgxXfH6sVM6nrpaEysgnxhzcX4AufHkjRV_3jReq8dGupFDck6reuSfefvnfF2H6Tz5lM7owVxkTv3oeANHSWlEgsR-9zOolnY1837w3t45tQnXv-35g_iJk_dozXEzap4lVrzkryiyjZ3srSF0s_IDWICeyVqMqYeO6W2cK5mKJxDTr91n6_K5Q/s600/Bina48.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFgxXfH6sVM6nrpaEysgnxhzcX4AufHkjRV_3jReq8dGupFDck6reuSfefvnfF2H6Tz5lM7owVxkTv3oeANHSWlEgsR-9zOolnY1837w3t45tQnXv-35g_iJk_dozXEzap4lVrzkryiyjZ3srSF0s_IDWICeyVqMqYeO6W2cK5mKJxDTr91n6_K5Q/w480-h640/Bina48.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bina48</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Imitation Game: Visual Culture in the Age of
Artificial Intelligence” Exhibit</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: 2/F, Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Vancouver</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">British Columbia</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> V6Z 2H7, Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Open Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
Saturdays and Sundays, 10 AM – 5 PM, Tuesdays and Fridays, 12 noon to 8 PM.
Admission: $24.00 (adults), $20.00 (seniors), $18 (students), $6.50 (children,
6 – 12 years old) and free (children 5 years old and under).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tuesdays, from 5 – 9 PM are “donation nights”
(pay whatever you want or can afford). Coordinates: </span><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Vancouver_Art_Gallery&params=49.282875_N_123.120464_W_type:landmark"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">49.282875°N 123.120464°W</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0750 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7, Canada49.2829607 -123.120471520.972726863821151 -158.2767215 77.593194536178842 -87.9642215tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-44482455390829219412022-08-05T01:30:00.131-07:002022-12-15T22:48:58.577-08:00“Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment” Exhibit (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RwUjXNYHQfHD4_hEf2dbUxWjky0mERMyT1KTAg29vQoKgebBxXoD9rZN7hQnND5mneyHA2c5bfo412b0_OlDXmCCe6gkWhXx-MffJjwXyTmH1JWShofVtR6nPqOE_VFSO5ZgbZ_s5ybgIdT4RF31Bjin-thGsPBhWw50nPkK1JQxIFIsSvifQ0Ek/s800/Uninvited%20-%20Canadian%20Women%20in%20the%20Modern%20Moment%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="800" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RwUjXNYHQfHD4_hEf2dbUxWjky0mERMyT1KTAg29vQoKgebBxXoD9rZN7hQnND5mneyHA2c5bfo412b0_OlDXmCCe6gkWhXx-MffJjwXyTmH1JWShofVtR6nPqOE_VFSO5ZgbZ_s5ybgIdT4RF31Bjin-thGsPBhWw50nPkK1JQxIFIsSvifQ0Ek/w640-h334/Uninvited%20-%20Canadian%20Women%20in%20the%20Modern%20Moment%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The "Uninvited - Canadian Women in the Modern Moment" Exhibit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The “<a href="https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/exhibitions/uninvited" target="_blank">Uninvited: Canadian
Women Artists in the Modern Moment</a>” Exhibit, a major exhibition opened last June
11, 2022 at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Art_Gallery">Vancouver Art Gallery</a>, coincides with, and offers commentary on, the centenary celebration
of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_of_Seven_(artists)">Group of Seven</a>, a famous set of quintessential Canadian male landscape
artists who held their first show in 1920.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although they shared the friendship, pictorial experiments and, in some
cases, the daily life of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_of_Seven_(artists)">Group of Seven</a> members, women artists in the early
twentieth century were never formally “invited” to join their ranks despite
expressing support for artists such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Carr">Emily Carr</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b>Check out "<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2022/08/vancouver-art-gallery-british-columbia-canada.html">Vancouver Art Gallery</a>"</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTobtUZ48jyLUNxaHbm_N0jPP01XJGbfoyEy9e1x_Nu1GrAWrrSTlWmM6qnDE41SG6OwmxjGVpX1_OkDTjN3gh-K1Z1MtT7uVXAV_umWEqborPUg-3eGuRW0r6Z1_XY-2zQrT3xG-HwejBl_lDb8VCD1vAxrSQXGMmXQ2ggNlDL_AKF583M6Fjsw9o/s600/Kitwancool%20Totems%20(Emily%20Carr,%201928,%20oil%20on%20canvas).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="382" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTobtUZ48jyLUNxaHbm_N0jPP01XJGbfoyEy9e1x_Nu1GrAWrrSTlWmM6qnDE41SG6OwmxjGVpX1_OkDTjN3gh-K1Z1MtT7uVXAV_umWEqborPUg-3eGuRW0r6Z1_XY-2zQrT3xG-HwejBl_lDb8VCD1vAxrSQXGMmXQ2ggNlDL_AKF583M6Fjsw9o/w408-h640/Kitwancool%20Totems%20(Emily%20Carr,%201928,%20oil%20on%20canvas).jpg" width="408" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitwancool Totems (Emily Carr, 1928, oil on canvas)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">This gathering of nearly
three hundred works of art (including 30 works on loan from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Canada">National Gallery of Canada</a>) by a generation of extraordinary women painters,
photographers, weavers, bead workers, sculptors, architects and filmmakers from
a century ago, pioneers who opened new frontiers for women artists in Canada. Focusing
on the interwar period (1920s, 1930s and 1940s), it is a cross-country snapshot
of female creativity in this dynamic modern moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKlVV62AXlV-pBfvbIyTOPZMEpcBbn-1Yr9LpavtSvMUxrsIh0u-YL8ctx-nZfl4158goDZjNdBH_T0i0u3v11W2mg7KulnHs6-MB0Qr7fevGdSbT9F3tEGN3hfnq0-8wUDx9YJcVzghyR_IdoutLp-7twtETwiJkYl-nwJz1Fd3JlEJFe3I3Wibz/s600/Dress%20of%20Rose%20Runner%20(Mrs.%20George%20Runner,%20ca.%201927).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="409" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKlVV62AXlV-pBfvbIyTOPZMEpcBbn-1Yr9LpavtSvMUxrsIh0u-YL8ctx-nZfl4158goDZjNdBH_T0i0u3v11W2mg7KulnHs6-MB0Qr7fevGdSbT9F3tEGN3hfnq0-8wUDx9YJcVzghyR_IdoutLp-7twtETwiJkYl-nwJz1Fd3JlEJFe3I3Wibz/w436-h640/Dress%20of%20Rose%20Runner%20(Mrs.%20George%20Runner,%20ca.%201927).jpg" width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress of Rose Runner (Mrs. George Runner, ca. 1927)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The exhibition, running at
the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Art_Gallery">Vancouver Art Gallery</a> until January 8, 2023, was first shown, from September
10, 2021 to January 16, 2022, at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleinburg">Kleinburg</a>,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario">Ontario</a>), then continued at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenbow_Museum">Glenbow Museum</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary">Calgary</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta">Alberta</a>) from February
19 to May 8, 2022 and at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg_Art_Gallery">Winnipeg Art Gallery</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg">Winnipeg</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba">Manitoba</a>) from June
18, 2022 to January 3, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-eoIHAGGwCJG1lnTAkI-czNc1EyZ7UntsEpQxNWQFOX9cZiPoSUSnB0AbrvdJmc5RDRXE91Y27fdF153yGOqM86JbmBaDfnd2rHxuFHydkW2tarbxP3yMr3ODuEBVYOlH8MUv_MfEbF3qihS-hzeFlbFHMJUHs2ThakP_UlTmPZ7Aora2_HW-lPs/s800/Northern%20Island%20(Elizabeth%20Wyn%20Wood,%20ca.%201927,%20gold-plated%20bronze%20on%20black%20marble%20base).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-eoIHAGGwCJG1lnTAkI-czNc1EyZ7UntsEpQxNWQFOX9cZiPoSUSnB0AbrvdJmc5RDRXE91Y27fdF153yGOqM86JbmBaDfnd2rHxuFHydkW2tarbxP3yMr3ODuEBVYOlH8MUv_MfEbF3qihS-hzeFlbFHMJUHs2ThakP_UlTmPZ7Aora2_HW-lPs/w640-h360/Northern%20Island%20(Elizabeth%20Wyn%20Wood,%20ca.%201927,%20gold-plated%20bronze%20on%20black%20marble%20base).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Island (Elizabeth Wyn Wood, ca. 1927, gold-plated bronze on black marble base)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMichael_Canadian_Art_Collection">McMichael Canadian Art Collection</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleinburg">Kleinburg</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario">Ontario</a>), the exhibit is curated by
McMichael Chief Curator Sarah Milroy and is made possible with the generous
support of presenting sponsor BMO and the <a href="https://mcmichael.com/womens-art-council/">McMichael Women’s Art Council</a>.
It foregrounds the production of women artists from across the country,
providing a broad and diverse accounting of female creativity in Canada a
century ago. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcgQOnK8xH74oPJHhMnsqoydA7OYein1C0511WtJqcdE02bnsIihCBNUq-IBIGPLwlnluN7PHKf8RSymB9MRfPac21KeppIa2m4_mjTx6xaVFMjkDT9nzImI19YCXuWaXVk_jhiPPotlSkX3o1omi2yKeupQfT_dyEKIgfRQtC3Tu6pDCg_sqXyNY/s746/Woolies%20(Margaret%20Watkins,%201919,%20vintage%20silver%20print).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="746" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcgQOnK8xH74oPJHhMnsqoydA7OYein1C0511WtJqcdE02bnsIihCBNUq-IBIGPLwlnluN7PHKf8RSymB9MRfPac21KeppIa2m4_mjTx6xaVFMjkDT9nzImI19YCXuWaXVk_jhiPPotlSkX3o1omi2yKeupQfT_dyEKIgfRQtC3Tu6pDCg_sqXyNY/w640-h514/Woolies%20(Margaret%20Watkins,%201919,%20vintage%20silver%20print).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woolies (Margaret Watkins, 1919, vintage silver print)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">In
this monumental exhibition, we saw the work of women artists, from all parts of
Canada, who responded to a period of dramatic and, sometimes traumatic change.
Rather than pursuing the calling of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_painting">landscape painting</a> prevalent among their
male peers, settler female artists in this period tackled such themes as human
psychology, urbanization, industrialized resource extraction, Indigenous
culture and displacement, environment desecration and the immigrant experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They expanded their palette to include urban
scenes, portraits of figures marginalized by “modern” society, and natural
landscapes encroached upon by fast-developing extractive
industries. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoypD8xY7tjyLWjJiVw5NFvCruuXHWizsrMqoje8GcEG_bWu8U7vtjY8uT4FChjzEYMUucsc0zQ6gXqRcJEGkBVftXTfcPhYgWliNRWQrIxHPfn5n5aZaRSyWBKWhwTWE-L4BKM53X7icMo8eRoTIOW3hZr1Qy-synMBdoxS4Ph3TMS43iXkn2xJW1/s600/Elise%20Kingman%20(Lilias%20Torrance%20Newton,%201930,%20oil%20on%20canvas).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="487" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoypD8xY7tjyLWjJiVw5NFvCruuXHWizsrMqoje8GcEG_bWu8U7vtjY8uT4FChjzEYMUucsc0zQ6gXqRcJEGkBVftXTfcPhYgWliNRWQrIxHPfn5n5aZaRSyWBKWhwTWE-L4BKM53X7icMo8eRoTIOW3hZr1Qy-synMBdoxS4Ph3TMS43iXkn2xJW1/w520-h640/Elise%20Kingman%20(Lilias%20Torrance%20Newton,%201930,%20oil%20on%20canvas).jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elise Kingman (Lilias Torrance Newton, 1930, oil on canvas)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">On display are artwork
by members of the famed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Hall_Group">Beaver Hall Group</a> of painters of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montr%C3%A9al">Montréal</a>,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec">Québec</a> (among them <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Savage_(artist)">Anne Savage</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilias_Torrance_Newton">Lilias Torrance Newton</a>); paintings of legendary
artist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Carr">Emily Carr</a> (from Victoria, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British
Columbia</a>); sculptures by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto">Toronto</a>-based artists <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Wyn_Wood">Elizabeth Wyn Wood</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Loring">Frances Loring</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Wyle">Florence Wyle</a>; works of a number of Indigenous women from this
period; contributions of women from immigrant communities such as the painters
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Seiden">Regina Seiden Goldberg</a> and the Russian-born leftist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraskeva_Clark">Paraskeva Clark</a> (1898-1986)
who immigrated to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Toronto</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg">St. Petersburg</a> in 1933; and works of Canadian
expatriates such as avant-garde photographer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Watkins">Margaret Watkins</a> (who left her
home in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario">Hamilton</a>, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Ontario</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> for the United States and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland">Scotland</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5YAQKzr2-xz7izx3y10tpKzMHtwzcbbONLbf-wYrqhHibUnznuirUWEEcizZ6kB4F8_u2kJMP2kFYPH90WdaAzdcp9aySvUZ46B96dXH1b8mSJFSa8PBnILayKj-v7n5RlqN7xYInUJXJv34oZLUg8zozCH_q2pj9ekoBZTbF-PFLejO00HXOgnR/s600/Self-Portrait%20with%20Concert%20Program%20(Paraskeva%20Clark,%201942,%20oil%20with%20paper%20on%20canvas).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="539" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5YAQKzr2-xz7izx3y10tpKzMHtwzcbbONLbf-wYrqhHibUnznuirUWEEcizZ6kB4F8_u2kJMP2kFYPH90WdaAzdcp9aySvUZ46B96dXH1b8mSJFSa8PBnILayKj-v7n5RlqN7xYInUJXJv34oZLUg8zozCH_q2pj9ekoBZTbF-PFLejO00HXOgnR/w574-h640/Self-Portrait%20with%20Concert%20Program%20(Paraskeva%20Clark,%201942,%20oil%20with%20paper%20on%20canvas).jpg" width="574" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Self-Portrait with Concert Program (Paraskeva Clark, 1942, <br />oil with paper on canvas)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Indigenous female artists working
in traditional media whose works are displayed include Attatsiaq (1910-c. 1955)
of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arviat">Arviat</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunavut">Nunavut</a>; Sewinchelwet (Sophie Frank, 1872-1939) of the S</span>ḵ<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">wx</span>̱<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">wú7mesh
Úxwumixw (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamish_Nation" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Squamish Nation</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">); <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi%E2%80%99kmaq">Mi'kmaq</a> maker of intricately patterned quillboxes
Bridget Ann Sack (whose traditional beadwork and woven baskets were becoming
instrumental in their fight for economic survival as the colonial state
took over their ancestral territories of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shubenacadie,_Nova_Scotia" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Shubenacadie</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Scotia" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Nova Scotia</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">); Elizabeth
Katt Petrant (1891?-1922) from </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Island_(Lake_Temagami)" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Bear Island</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Temagami" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Lake Temagami</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">; Mrs. Walking Sun from the
</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_the_Kettle_Nakoda_Nation" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Carry the Kettle</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> Reserve in Southern </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Saskatchewan</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">; and Rose Runner of the
Tsuut’ina First Nation (near </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Calgary</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Alberta</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4bQ6YVF6apJqqY9TT59h7ZTzAQHiEBQ-ICX0vWKYNqO836hbONsJ2FpO52x6hGuPFwHkCDbI6CqR_Zwxzqr9GrAdVCp0X3tcv1Heu8EjocjO5VrvF3dL7xN3ZlBX289cQLA3vZPRvmd5UtVyCb7Q8ph53-8guDXA2-fACbzQPamvqnDZOHsDIORd/s600/Sisters%20of%20Rural%20Quebec%20(Prudence%20Heward,%201930,%20oil%20on%20can.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="395" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4bQ6YVF6apJqqY9TT59h7ZTzAQHiEBQ-ICX0vWKYNqO836hbONsJ2FpO52x6hGuPFwHkCDbI6CqR_Zwxzqr9GrAdVCp0X3tcv1Heu8EjocjO5VrvF3dL7xN3ZlBX289cQLA3vZPRvmd5UtVyCb7Q8ph53-8guDXA2-fACbzQPamvqnDZOHsDIORd/w422-h640/Sisters%20of%20Rural%20Quebec%20(Prudence%20Heward,%201930,%20oil%20on%20can.jpg" width="422" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters of Rural Quebec (Prudence Heward, <br />1930, oil on canvas)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The watercolors of Winifred
Petchey Marsh (1905-1995) documented the customs of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit">Inuit</a> women, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto">Toronto</a>
painter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_McKague_Housser">Yvonne McKague Housser</a> (1897-1996) depicted a sketch of the mining town
of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt,_Ontario">Cobalt</a> (1931), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal">Montreal</a> painter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Heward">Prudence Heward</a> did enigmatic portraits of
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Age">Jazz Age </a>women, and the landscapes of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Savage_(artist)">Anne Savage</a> (1896-1971), commissioned by
the Canadian government, immortalized the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totem_pole">totem poles</a> of the Gitxsan First
Nation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIGygya9e_oNVaZTqwl9D9yJC8mx48BmDKZ8QdDP0XnPbyBRrdj6_JQjX2YO_DcXw8HaWKQR3fhJw8GqagkpzEUiMBqdYjnEeCCc8q9KFdstLLJ_FvMCCnutH2qT-PEO3FfK3BiT_HsrrHvvC-menDj2gNqCp3haHlkVCiPVzpDL2AIJOyNmwBr9G/s600/Sea%20and%20Shore%20(Florence%20Wyle,%20ca.%201950,%20marble).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="323" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIGygya9e_oNVaZTqwl9D9yJC8mx48BmDKZ8QdDP0XnPbyBRrdj6_JQjX2YO_DcXw8HaWKQR3fhJw8GqagkpzEUiMBqdYjnEeCCc8q9KFdstLLJ_FvMCCnutH2qT-PEO3FfK3BiT_HsrrHvvC-menDj2gNqCp3haHlkVCiPVzpDL2AIJOyNmwBr9G/w344-h640/Sea%20and%20Shore%20(Florence%20Wyle,%20ca.%201950,%20marble).jpg" width="344" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sea and Shore (Florence Wyle, <br />ca. 1950, marble)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">In the very last room of the
exhibit, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Carr">Emily Carr</a> (1871-1945) portrayed trees still standing among freshly
cut stumps and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totem_pole">totem poles</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In front of
these works are an undulating series of display cases housing 18 sustainably
made <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Salish">Coast Salish</a> baskets from many different communities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The work of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Munn">Kathleen Munn</a> tells the story of
Christ through a series of ink and graphite sketches that show her mastery of
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism">Cubism</a> and dynamic symmetry among other artistic movements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cmBn0R5S2KxJOrgx4dWCLDTuJ9c6jjJFicFc0uOB5JwDnczmh6kHhP4R0QN_y8T04hAj-X2K5LfiTDGgva-5XcH0Q4wA0lnzozKFu-7XgWbpr3FqCHfQoTsxIhk7HRXU_t4hBcZcadPTSK9mc4dgpG90Nfn9zQtw7wCU9OL8TuD9L_b4r9_tSSyV/s800/Baskets%20(Panier)%20(11).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="800" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cmBn0R5S2KxJOrgx4dWCLDTuJ9c6jjJFicFc0uOB5JwDnczmh6kHhP4R0QN_y8T04hAj-X2K5LfiTDGgva-5XcH0Q4wA0lnzozKFu-7XgWbpr3FqCHfQoTsxIhk7HRXU_t4hBcZcadPTSK9mc4dgpG90Nfn9zQtw7wCU9OL8TuD9L_b4r9_tSSyV/w640-h366/Baskets%20(Panier)%20(11).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of 18 Coast Salish baskets (Panier)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">An exquisitely beaded <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tuilik</i> (women’s parka) panel, by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunavut" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Nunavut</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> artist Attatsiaq, sits beside a watercolor depiction of the same garment by
Winifred Petchey Marsh. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj--gkQXoSAhsK3HQi-esmqS_n6MUQoqtZCCaeT6WYykkGfyxlDi_9371NdCsp7SaVERqodfQCvPoIo_gdXvlfIS9wqFFYgX_gGOw4plsBOmcSCIx8z9OZ3rv0tysbRSyl7EHlt7_wBJ8FrqM2ANejAi2ydriiZEkY2VafrjV3maaa47zZLbdjD68Hi/s618/Tuilik%20(Woman's%20Parka,%20Attatsiaq,%201910-ca.%201955).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="618" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj--gkQXoSAhsK3HQi-esmqS_n6MUQoqtZCCaeT6WYykkGfyxlDi_9371NdCsp7SaVERqodfQCvPoIo_gdXvlfIS9wqFFYgX_gGOw4plsBOmcSCIx8z9OZ3rv0tysbRSyl7EHlt7_wBJ8FrqM2ANejAi2ydriiZEkY2VafrjV3maaa47zZLbdjD68Hi/w640-h622/Tuilik%20(Woman's%20Parka,%20Attatsiaq,%201910-ca.%201955).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tuilik (Woman's Parka, Attatsiaq, 1910-ca. 1955)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the
Modern Moment” Exhibit</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Vancouver
Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Vancouver</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">British Columbia</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> V6Z 2H7, Canada. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Open Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
Saturdays and Sundays, 10 AM – 5 PM, Tuesdays and Fridays, 12 noon to 8 PM.
Admission: $24.00 (adults), $20.00 (seniors), $18 (students), $6.50 (children,
6 – 12 years old) and free (children 5 years old and under).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tuesdays, from 5 – 9 PM are “donation nights”
(pay whatever you want or can afford). Coordinates: </span><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Vancouver_Art_Gallery&params=49.282875_N_123.120464_W_type:landmark"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">49.282875°N 123.120464°W</span></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0750 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7, Canada49.2829607 -123.120471520.972726863821151 -158.2767215 77.593194536178842 -87.9642215tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-13092734269281843602022-07-23T14:45:00.062-07:002022-07-26T22:05:02.207-07:00Sacred Journey and Bakvla Exhibit (Science World, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canad)<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBEUaqWn6cZa6QQsHrhrHM9ezPeug9wU4guG1WPEUnY29OXYYF9bisu-7ADkVKil8DHKJDgIbVyNcLM7lWuwSnIXv6PhNTBcgLFIl1mcptvt5AtQNmPzllCOeeNPPJVmPvkgBvnIaiw7Js8o0QlC3dF-Ue_GFbGWxL-CbZiEH-ej7oQLEnmRJzTNV/s644/Sacred%20Journey%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="644" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBEUaqWn6cZa6QQsHrhrHM9ezPeug9wU4guG1WPEUnY29OXYYF9bisu-7ADkVKil8DHKJDgIbVyNcLM7lWuwSnIXv6PhNTBcgLFIl1mcptvt5AtQNmPzllCOeeNPPJVmPvkgBvnIaiw7Js8o0QlC3dF-Ue_GFbGWxL-CbZiEH-ej7oQLEnmRJzTNV/w640-h596/Sacred%20Journey%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sacred Journey</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Sacred
Journey</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">, a 2,000-sq.
ft. exhibition in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_World_(Vancouver)">Science World</a> (accessible in both official languages) from July 15, 2022
to February 20, 2023, takes visitors on a voyage, to experience the resurgence
of Northwest Coast canoe cultures. Produced by the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Heiltsuk Tribal Council</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SeeQuest
Development</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Greencoast Media</b>,
and presented by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vancity</b>, it tells,
through art, immersive audio, video displays and interactive experiences, the
powerful story of a people reclaiming traditions and ways of life, particularly
through the annual Tribal Canoe Journeys taken to revitalize cultures, heal
communities and empower the next generation.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></p><blockquote><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"></span></b></blockquote><p></p><blockquote><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></p><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Check out “Science World”</span></b></blockquote></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F6XfyfvMzWBwDOca8A9mm-RgmEEIFjTu1GXrOnHdPgu7hvs9T4MvTJ9hlvq7wAYqICNfAijLDaDU9UMUBe-JAJCFxavEQ67DMOxJ1-Ip_Gw6fhgyruIclbx5jhdZwhG7_hDWFXi16JII7MUF20kieaxa_FYxFhzrNSy8mGdq7lm1xn2SJWbe6ehY/s600/Sacred%20Journey%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="580" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F6XfyfvMzWBwDOca8A9mm-RgmEEIFjTu1GXrOnHdPgu7hvs9T4MvTJ9hlvq7wAYqICNfAijLDaDU9UMUBe-JAJCFxavEQ67DMOxJ1-Ip_Gw6fhgyruIclbx5jhdZwhG7_hDWFXi16JII7MUF20kieaxa_FYxFhzrNSy8mGdq7lm1xn2SJWbe6ehY/w618-h640/Sacred%20Journey%20(1).jpg" width="618" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exhibition entrance</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">An interactive exhibit, with
audio and video elements, gives visitors a deeper understanding of tribal canoe
journeys, inviting them to bear witness to the transformative power of Tribal
Canoe Journeys and the Indigenous teachings that hold answers to the
environmental and social crises our world is facing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixePsy9vmUwvZPqETVBmCl_f1q26VSFnP2u8GFWdANhhDmHQ33695JNKZO_DixzqMvQBezUAlagWlkdJ9gAgTTD8ALAfQyX7sZM5pYuiyaaVIsFPJD2wzuzyIbmCQMAi0Il1QyvoLibHnM6Xd85Ov9xISd90rhhxDOwsd4Fxb5zHexCiC5FmKY5g-w/s600/Sacred%20Journey%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="285" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixePsy9vmUwvZPqETVBmCl_f1q26VSFnP2u8GFWdANhhDmHQ33695JNKZO_DixzqMvQBezUAlagWlkdJ9gAgTTD8ALAfQyX7sZM5pYuiyaaVIsFPJD2wzuzyIbmCQMAi0Il1QyvoLibHnM6Xd85Ov9xISd90rhhxDOwsd4Fxb5zHexCiC5FmKY5g-w/w304-h640/Sacred%20Journey%20(3).jpg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">A carved eagle-human mask</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">For thousands of years, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">glwa</i> (traditional ocean-going canoe), the
main means of transportation for the indigenous peoples in the Pacific
Northwest, was essential for community, for culture, for way of life. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkol_FAOWKmQpwRa1_LTN0mlXycQ8WwmhIu-F2GVEsQ4D2BtWViFMJ6Ryb82AxWa4rOpXuS9itXrsqOwQqOMldD0xXlxb9OSdfiPvkHWNTpdTtc_40U11V9FHdDd_fdk3-V_qeGn4lqUyFzN8n2PmRu3O6MWDkgP2N3Fi0s9t5lYL_kw0rkf23INe/s800/Sacred%20Journey%20(25).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkol_FAOWKmQpwRa1_LTN0mlXycQ8WwmhIu-F2GVEsQ4D2BtWViFMJ6Ryb82AxWa4rOpXuS9itXrsqOwQqOMldD0xXlxb9OSdfiPvkHWNTpdTtc_40U11V9FHdDd_fdk3-V_qeGn4lqUyFzN8n2PmRu3O6MWDkgP2N3Fi0s9t5lYL_kw0rkf23INe/w640-h426/Sacred%20Journey%20(25).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">At an archaeological
site on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triquet_Island">Triquet Island</a>, West Coast peoples have been found to have used
ocean-going canoes as many as 14,000 years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nearly lost as a result of colonization, canoe culture has seen a
revival over the last three decades.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayDAoQXava_paXEPuXCnSzQPVUYgYC1C6XkGol1ip_I8_ohmQp5dh2Q8JdA8dC65Kv5znBqjyvPL8J8_2pX9-uqjLwX2_pCclWaPi28HtAZuWT8YTmlscsEqclgWAuaBSnXMkLz9mS2c0i8Q7FPg7Sf6eOsmPUkXP8waoUYXiChJB9awkHTWFsH3C/s800/Sacred%20Journey%20(23).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayDAoQXava_paXEPuXCnSzQPVUYgYC1C6XkGol1ip_I8_ohmQp5dh2Q8JdA8dC65Kv5znBqjyvPL8J8_2pX9-uqjLwX2_pCclWaPi28HtAZuWT8YTmlscsEqclgWAuaBSnXMkLz9mS2c0i8Q7FPg7Sf6eOsmPUkXP8waoUYXiChJB9awkHTWFsH3C/w640-h426/Sacred%20Journey%20(23).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A monumental canvas canoe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Welcoming visitors at the entrance of the
exhibit is a carved eagle-human mask. The exhibit features art pieces such
as modern Northwest Coast style graphic design and mask carving by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiltsuk">Heiltsuk</a> artists <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chazz Mack</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ian Reid</b> (Nusi), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kelsey (KC) Hall</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Roy
Henry Vickers</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also on display is a
monumental canvas canoe painted with four large </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiltsuk">Heiltsuk </a></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">clan crests;
overarching houses posts and paddles to accompany the canoe. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4Pk27gCuY69z_LxAWwxPIMmh0p4X2aKbDTO6ec5r2PHkxBTuo6xGxgrCxiW0ERDvzAn9Bj4ndRjSkbis5ZNSWVKPoYYLs8ObY96SLHMsvH61wfG_2ygoXy8bkj6721BBibbHvOR3qeVywDNwRRL8ZK_Q6IBmuw_udM5vuQyW-cDkwXf6cu9TM6P3/s800/Sacred%20Journey%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="800" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4Pk27gCuY69z_LxAWwxPIMmh0p4X2aKbDTO6ec5r2PHkxBTuo6xGxgrCxiW0ERDvzAn9Bj4ndRjSkbis5ZNSWVKPoYYLs8ObY96SLHMsvH61wfG_2ygoXy8bkj6721BBibbHvOR3qeVywDNwRRL8ZK_Q6IBmuw_udM5vuQyW-cDkwXf6cu9TM6P3/w640-h408/Sacred%20Journey%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiltsuk">Heiltsuk</a>, an
amalgamation of five tribes, are a seafaring people with more than 14,000 years
of continuous use and occupancy of their territorial waters along the Pacific
Northwest Coast and are leaders in the resurgence of ocean-going canoes and
culture. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7G2QIJKloeqcQYdJO7Xise4ktSBtuGccfbFhBetQA09dkVd_4eDLlEmTG7xf_g5YrOvut2CkD34hD19o9lbuITo05v6cwKSqTgiOIaKTKevTgKfkSQQ4ez7LeNQ2dMm5XacsDzymjMwqvvXR7BBOSmnXAACPv2CqKV34WeF2VI-EZyGvYyyyZnFJ/s600/Sacred%20Journey%20(24).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="424" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7G2QIJKloeqcQYdJO7Xise4ktSBtuGccfbFhBetQA09dkVd_4eDLlEmTG7xf_g5YrOvut2CkD34hD19o9lbuITo05v6cwKSqTgiOIaKTKevTgKfkSQQ4ez7LeNQ2dMm5XacsDzymjMwqvvXR7BBOSmnXAACPv2CqKV34WeF2VI-EZyGvYyyyZnFJ/w452-h640/Sacred%20Journey%20(24).JPG" width="452" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">During the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sacred Journey</i> exhibition, there was
also a photo series, in the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_World_(Vancouver)" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Science World</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"> atrium, called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bákvḷá</i> (a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiltsuk" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Heiltsuk</a> <span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">word that loosely
translates as “gathering and harvesting food for winter”). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxnuAqtpwsFNn9Xkfrbv0RowaddJyDbF07e093Z_o4MOCQpHis12993NIyRmwZd8xU06v_izikVEw2goq1CCDUKnVvRV3CiNo2S84uTp4CZqhg0hu_yF0jK4vUT0PRhXooYUe8E1qkvMX875iKAImjvw57aOIpFxD-GVt9qQ0YyDoHpFk9Xgc8-fS/s800/Harvesting%20Herring%20Roe%20on%20Hemlock%20Branches.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="800" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxnuAqtpwsFNn9Xkfrbv0RowaddJyDbF07e093Z_o4MOCQpHis12993NIyRmwZd8xU06v_izikVEw2goq1CCDUKnVvRV3CiNo2S84uTp4CZqhg0hu_yF0jK4vUT0PRhXooYUe8E1qkvMX875iKAImjvw57aOIpFxD-GVt9qQ0YyDoHpFk9Xgc8-fS/w640-h406/Harvesting%20Herring%20Roe%20on%20Hemlock%20Branches.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bakvla: Harvesting Herring Roe on Hemlock Branches</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihugDoSnZth4byc8sFtMdc8eGC2B9Ok0L0JT4s5DfH6FdSyqUfcgxTrbn2xf5xTELs66jP_ONNQDxZSB1-KOLRmiTgA5pQ5Krc5xpNzdBioyU0XVJpWyTRkpDFDswtHf_xbcwXeSdLl0Kz9OA5Ie4HHRlg_5KBnuCPyQ78ByxPpVGyCo7BvvqnhoPq/s800/Harvesting%20Herring%20Roe%20on%20Stringy%20Kelp.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="800" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihugDoSnZth4byc8sFtMdc8eGC2B9Ok0L0JT4s5DfH6FdSyqUfcgxTrbn2xf5xTELs66jP_ONNQDxZSB1-KOLRmiTgA5pQ5Krc5xpNzdBioyU0XVJpWyTRkpDFDswtHf_xbcwXeSdLl0Kz9OA5Ie4HHRlg_5KBnuCPyQ78ByxPpVGyCo7BvvqnhoPq/w640-h412/Harvesting%20Herring%20Roe%20on%20Stringy%20Kelp.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bakvla: Harvesting Herring Roe on Stringy Kelp</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">This series, interpreted
by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Margaret Brown </b>(a residential
school survivor and one of the few remaining fluent </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiltsuk" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Heiltsuk</a><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">-language speakers),
was co-produced by the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Heiltsuk Nation</b>
and co-curated by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Frank Brown</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ayla Brown</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vina Brown</b> (a PhD candidate who developed the dissertation), all members
of the Heiltsuk Nation; and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">William
Knight</b>, curator at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Agriculture_and_Food_Museum">Canada Agriculture and Food Museum</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3U0Ewf5ZA-6ZSNDe6PJ7kQxp2px3nwl9sJWPg7JwIZlFJKhsFpBaH_55OJzGQ9APO6nOuBSNT_9pqEP91tHEsFUnMMdiz0kSpqhLF9-wFJHP5udgW-kFDvifAIyIEOL9PVvS4a7C121ppxaNWZKBgNIr71BU6dw2_YIo20bSguBDY4229W7y46Tg/s800/Herring%20on%20the%20Spawning%20Grounds.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="800" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3U0Ewf5ZA-6ZSNDe6PJ7kQxp2px3nwl9sJWPg7JwIZlFJKhsFpBaH_55OJzGQ9APO6nOuBSNT_9pqEP91tHEsFUnMMdiz0kSpqhLF9-wFJHP5udgW-kFDvifAIyIEOL9PVvS4a7C121ppxaNWZKBgNIr71BU6dw2_YIo20bSguBDY4229W7y46Tg/w640-h396/Herring%20on%20the%20Spawning%20Grounds.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bakvla: Herring on the Spawning Grounds</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsOOodw_xdtTt-duUCmvck66cNOimP3BoudVn9So7-svvEXHiXT6-u_n_sQxQIYueiq9WDsg2BRmQ2GL4cqpxgLLJU0XtOWqUXEgYxrDPTeCCEhE8pGjW5kINUVtWZbOz-CQiFKutCgQ7-E0GvUrX3qzNkdnH2d_Ws8lM_1NEtbnp7MCGrnQ-uFss/s800/The%20Big%20House.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="800" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsOOodw_xdtTt-duUCmvck66cNOimP3BoudVn9So7-svvEXHiXT6-u_n_sQxQIYueiq9WDsg2BRmQ2GL4cqpxgLLJU0XtOWqUXEgYxrDPTeCCEhE8pGjW5kINUVtWZbOz-CQiFKutCgQ7-E0GvUrX3qzNkdnH2d_Ws8lM_1NEtbnp7MCGrnQ-uFss/w640-h382/The%20Big%20House.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bakvla: The Big House</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">With stories of The Big House (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gvákva’áus Haí</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">ɫ</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">zaqv</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">) and the arrival of herring (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wán </i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">̓</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">ái</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">) which feeds everyone and everything on
the Pacific Coast, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bákv</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria;">ḷ</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">á</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"> explores
a holistic approach to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiltsuk">Heiltsuk </a>food sovereignty and security and shows how
food sustains the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiltsuk">Heiltsuk</a>; their connections with their territory, history,
and knowledge systems—and, indeed, their very identity. It was accompanied by a
20-ft. long by 18 in. wide <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dugout_canoe">dugout canoe</a> carved by the Canoe Cultures
Society. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY_XcAx-3D_gaeiaYvKjYfO0vMt8FYwA_JWTpuR5-wgLNWXiEyqek9j5xtuuJme8L2-YL3GXdfGP5Tjf7y5P03ULDypkUhy4BBgJbX01vDO1Xj_OTiiEXyOSEC6SQcjHXwnVLAgm8yhmwbCPRdDEIIFcGjYZ6bNMlealFRNgZxJ79qqdDe6wxozcb/s800/History%20and%20Impact%20of%20Racing%20Canoes%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="800" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY_XcAx-3D_gaeiaYvKjYfO0vMt8FYwA_JWTpuR5-wgLNWXiEyqek9j5xtuuJme8L2-YL3GXdfGP5Tjf7y5P03ULDypkUhy4BBgJbX01vDO1Xj_OTiiEXyOSEC6SQcjHXwnVLAgm8yhmwbCPRdDEIIFcGjYZ6bNMlealFRNgZxJ79qqdDe6wxozcb/w640-h340/History%20and%20Impact%20of%20Racing%20Canoes%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">History and Impact of Racing Canoes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Sacred
Journey</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">: Science World, 1455
Quebec St., <a href="http://vancouver/">Vancouver</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British
Columbia</a> V6A 3Z7, Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tel:
604.443.7440.Website: <a href="https://www.scienceworld.ca/">www.scienceworld.ca</a>
and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.scienceworld.ca/exhibition/sacred-journey/">www.scienceworld.ca/exhibition/sacred-journey/</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E-mail: <a href="mailto:info@scienceworld.ca">info@scienceworld.ca</a>.
Open daily, 10 AM<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5 PM. The exhibit is included
in the cost of your admission to Science World (free for indigenous peoples).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Admission: $30.40 (adults, 19 years old and
above), $24.30 (seniors, 65 years old and above, students with ID and youth, 13
- 18 years old), $20.30 (children, 3 – 12 years old) and free (children under 3
years old). Coordinates: <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Science_World_(Vancouver)&params=49.273251_N_123.103767_W_type:landmark">49.273251°N
123.103767°W</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">How
to Get There</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">: Science
World is just a short walk from the Skytrain and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Street%E2%80%93Science_World_station">Main
Street–Science World</a> and from Vancouver’s <a href="https://vancouversbestplaces.com/vancouver-olympic-village/">Olympic
Village</a>, in one direction, and <a href="https://vancouversbestplaces.com/bc-place-stadium/" title="BC Place Stadium">BC Place Stadium</a> in the other. <o:p></o:p></span></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com01455 Quebec St, Vancouver, BC V6A 3Z7, Canada49.273376 -123.10383420.963142163821153 -158.260084 77.583609836178852 -87.947584tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736101347502383188.post-28313139752973951332022-07-05T21:16:00.070-07:002022-07-05T23:25:36.620-07:00Restaurant Review: Green Thumb Alfresco Resto (Corella, Bohol)<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoGic7kzuvGEdCxFBp-i3Q-z0yDNOpFoMsSO-pu_woawdG_1BJxWBT_n1xpRXCqG9Vah1jEMJV4m1ah2FcJXh8xU6rVp5izrlxg3eavJzLhX8R4leI2lfM9epD-tFPet8d-2itz6YRaVV1oHBih7jQHEfHj3ri2j4dU5qslxAKKOUnQPXwf31wXjn/s800/Green%20Thumb%20Alfresco%20Resto%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="800" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoGic7kzuvGEdCxFBp-i3Q-z0yDNOpFoMsSO-pu_woawdG_1BJxWBT_n1xpRXCqG9Vah1jEMJV4m1ah2FcJXh8xU6rVp5izrlxg3eavJzLhX8R4leI2lfM9epD-tFPet8d-2itz6YRaVV1oHBih7jQHEfHj3ri2j4dU5qslxAKKOUnQPXwf31wXjn/w640-h308/Green%20Thumb%20Alfresco%20Resto%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; text-align: left;">Green Thumbs Alfresco Resto</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Green Thumb Alfresco Resto,
the in-house restaurant of Green Thumb Farm in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corella,_Bohol">Corella</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohol">Bohol</a>, was officially opened on April 8,
2021, during the height of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19">COVID-19</a> pandemic as it was an easy way to use
the farm’s harvest since sales was down due to reduced boat trips to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu">Cebu</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRwSnFC5hZmjLAd5A3Itj4y9pWSEdmJ_RlNY6ukc2cmti2wn1fyzXxcxveaw2INkH5uIIfItpI1Q52mT4VfCDCWoNnLDsLY0oyP8ZFJBNRHQ_i6Av7U_ry2S4p-zEGza411xks6D_9iRHGt-p2etJS4lQHUc4ektdgTo1S2hd2cc9Pqdfn6Z6sSDK/s800/Pink%20Oyster%20Mushrooms%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRwSnFC5hZmjLAd5A3Itj4y9pWSEdmJ_RlNY6ukc2cmti2wn1fyzXxcxveaw2INkH5uIIfItpI1Q52mT4VfCDCWoNnLDsLY0oyP8ZFJBNRHQ_i6Av7U_ry2S4p-zEGza411xks6D_9iRHGt-p2etJS4lQHUc4ektdgTo1S2hd2cc9Pqdfn6Z6sSDK/w640-h480/Pink%20Oyster%20Mushrooms%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink Oyster Mushrooms</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">The farm, owned by power couple <b>Jares Denque</b> and
<b>Rona M. Denque</b> (the “Mushroom Queen” of Bohol), is passionate about delivering
healthy foods, supplying organically grown fresh <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_mushrooms">oyster mushrooms</a> (gray, white,
black, yellow and pink) and fresh and unique, high quality processed mushroom
products for chefs of top hotels and restaurants in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohol">Bohol</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu">Cebu</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Check out “<a href="http://benjielayug.com/2022/07/green-thumbs-farm-corella-bohol.html">Green Thumb Farm</a>”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRbUMRlteJ9PZeDtsyX3qSHPjAgLoHpkunqDYjBDNUqtpW9Y0hkQ6zDy2Yg_RJZfcOxblmTp7vhPeAaGyZHseWrB1r__QsBQs8deA_4-ld57zzcHfs3orgRiylR58F5yeQMA5RKSgPi-sdWLh05kLN2CLQgOVWNtcnbVUvMcgSRnmJzZ-ByqgG0LZ/s800/Green%20Thumb%20Alfresco%20Resto%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRbUMRlteJ9PZeDtsyX3qSHPjAgLoHpkunqDYjBDNUqtpW9Y0hkQ6zDy2Yg_RJZfcOxblmTp7vhPeAaGyZHseWrB1r__QsBQs8deA_4-ld57zzcHfs3orgRiylR58F5yeQMA5RKSgPi-sdWLh05kLN2CLQgOVWNtcnbVUvMcgSRnmJzZ-ByqgG0LZ/w640-h480/Green%20Thumb%20Alfresco%20Resto%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The newly built Ganoderma Hall</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">This newly opened and unique
outdoor dining venue is known for its delicious, freshly cooked, mushroom-based
vegan dishes, with no meat (pork or beef) of any sort included in their
daintily crafted menu that recreates a variety of Filipino classic dishes with oyster
mushrooms picked straight from the farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwa7o-AoEdTmoBmR2thovFGILgE8C0nXIYJa0EbjiE7-oFd0rYlkqYJubhJV5SUi1fP8vG9Fc7cuk3emkV2b6szKxIG4Gwdu8X8TP8-hev1yqYuwz3ItH9EEUg0JnyU5J7LOZVrvVURs1WAz2I8OD4vzMCfqkboVBqbMw12xCgJmNWBhU5P5FWKQL1/s800/Green%20Thumb%20Alfresco%20Resto%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwa7o-AoEdTmoBmR2thovFGILgE8C0nXIYJa0EbjiE7-oFd0rYlkqYJubhJV5SUi1fP8vG9Fc7cuk3emkV2b6szKxIG4Gwdu8X8TP8-hev1yqYuwz3ItH9EEUg0JnyU5J7LOZVrvVURs1WAz2I8OD4vzMCfqkboVBqbMw12xCgJmNWBhU5P5FWKQL1/w640-h480/Green%20Thumb%20Alfresco%20Resto%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Typical merienda fare: mushroom sisig, 3 slices of pizzas, mushroom siomai <br />and a glass of Corella Ube Smoothie</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">A fine dining connoisseur could easily be fooled to think that there
were meat dishes.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">However, their almost
all-mushroom, extensive, farm-to-table menu does include delicious <b>Chicken
Hinaling</b>, organically grown native chicken, slow cooked with chili, lemon grass
and coconut milk.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9F41RLP3MS3Tt4h9ZYevJL09Xq5nWsEOTrDULrT7m43vN0b-bkmmrKZkI4fx0Z1BnzMIvqh66LS64I0j49V10ReqF1-IpDxCi9ikmQm1lketJbkRrIyfcHZN6oepvjJI-5dUyQgOs_8bPCxcX3Yd6L22X3us98B4NyxQp3SjBpehioSoRyZCxt1o/s800/Mushroom%20Sisig%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="800" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9F41RLP3MS3Tt4h9ZYevJL09Xq5nWsEOTrDULrT7m43vN0b-bkmmrKZkI4fx0Z1BnzMIvqh66LS64I0j49V10ReqF1-IpDxCi9ikmQm1lketJbkRrIyfcHZN6oepvjJI-5dUyQgOs_8bPCxcX3Yd6L22X3us98B4NyxQp3SjBpehioSoRyZCxt1o/w640-h462/Mushroom%20Sisig%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mushroom Sisig - a bestseller</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The fare we partook at the
newly constructed Ganoderma Hall was delicious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The <b>Mushroom <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sisig</i></b>, its
cooking preparation demonstrated to us earlier, is one of Green Thumb’s most
popular dishes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seasoned with <i>calamansi</i>,
onions and pepper, it had a texture and taste that really resembled that of
pork. Healthy and delicious without the guilt. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPTH8HKM-532ea4CWhDP1WC9zt8vYtu94sZVG8s2TM0_pAbVBEFXq_XuaYfkw62-U-bBK27gU2BzB8DjinHJLByOcSj3YDzjQ2CkjsoxITbA33LNHVya6rrsO1uXS8MBJ19YDyIBWvTXB5o5ulmlH5P9GeY3SB3cQM310SCHA1iajfJbgleaOfW_e/s800/Mushroom%20Siomai%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="800" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPTH8HKM-532ea4CWhDP1WC9zt8vYtu94sZVG8s2TM0_pAbVBEFXq_XuaYfkw62-U-bBK27gU2BzB8DjinHJLByOcSj3YDzjQ2CkjsoxITbA33LNHVya6rrsO1uXS8MBJ19YDyIBWvTXB5o5ulmlH5P9GeY3SB3cQM310SCHA1iajfJbgleaOfW_e/w640-h472/Mushroom%20Siomai%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mushroom siomai</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The tasty and healthy
<b>Mushroom Burger</b>, with spices to wake up my palate, had the meaty flavor and
texture of beef with no coloring and preservatives added.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also tried out their <b>Mushroom Siomai</b> (in
mushroom chili paste sauce); deep fried, crispy, cholesterol-free <b>Mushroom Chicharon</b>; and slices of sinfully delicious, thin-crust <b>Mushroom Pizzas</b> (Greek,
tocino and bacon), washing it all down with a <b>Corella Ube Smoothie</b> </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">– a
delicious purple yam milkshake made from a local fragrant variety
of ube called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kinampay</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEhEFZlU5yv53Qy8PDlfRmJJuRR90-Wy6c_uBV6tgRVvT_yXMrD4er2uV0IM75RpqiW0a7TtBHREUtFRNbLM3o-cZE4R8TsDAN-0bYmIrMSFrDOp6hy3m9iqJ2lqV-QxEDHa0_aXNUBOfSOkWUG40jlBIuQjn4f-j2fmHKlFCLYyI4We-ZaqqU83I/s670/Mushroom%20Tocino%20Pizza.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="670" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEhEFZlU5yv53Qy8PDlfRmJJuRR90-Wy6c_uBV6tgRVvT_yXMrD4er2uV0IM75RpqiW0a7TtBHREUtFRNbLM3o-cZE4R8TsDAN-0bYmIrMSFrDOp6hy3m9iqJ2lqV-QxEDHa0_aXNUBOfSOkWUG40jlBIuQjn4f-j2fmHKlFCLYyI4We-ZaqqU83I/w640-h574/Mushroom%20Tocino%20Pizza.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mushroom Tocino Pizza</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmm7xP6rxp52OJEip0opaC-5t0Go7k2WNefffb1E7vx2Z_BlzL16SIKlmAiS4jSL8RYSbBx21XkGkhve-1GbaagM3Z_TvyjpCiLxPHhZ6Pz0yJ7TXTjcGaMbBO43BWfmISdu03zA2spqGzPfF0lPFlDiagBgz-_dMiwyLckz2HhwfLTa6kqIzgGiYR/s631/Mushroom%20Bacon%20Pizza.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="631" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmm7xP6rxp52OJEip0opaC-5t0Go7k2WNefffb1E7vx2Z_BlzL16SIKlmAiS4jSL8RYSbBx21XkGkhve-1GbaagM3Z_TvyjpCiLxPHhZ6Pz0yJ7TXTjcGaMbBO43BWfmISdu03zA2spqGzPfF0lPFlDiagBgz-_dMiwyLckz2HhwfLTa6kqIzgGiYR/w640-h608/Mushroom%20Bacon%20Pizza.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mushroom Bacon Pizza</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Later on, I had a cup of <b>Ganoderma Coffee</b>, the farm’s special blend of premium, rich and aromatic coffee
beans with chemical-free, health-boosting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganoderma">ganoderma </a>delightfully packed in a
teabag.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">I also sampled their <b>Milk
Chocolate with Mushroom Bits</b>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmPpL_p4MxDJxTZG0uUdNpaVvSWoPn0-FtmEds5wSeCWr6BfgmvdDiwab-yu0IAqeQ3XBnZm__SU5kYyN0e-PPjrg4N7ZDGL7U7Sd3y81dh8T7yG4R3fi8Xh3QVdB_kmvwadY3PrYn97RsETk4EGFejTNJCyuGbU_CiiE7cDbsBwhzWoxQH5XtABy/s717/Mushroom%20Greek%20Pizza.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="717" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmPpL_p4MxDJxTZG0uUdNpaVvSWoPn0-FtmEds5wSeCWr6BfgmvdDiwab-yu0IAqeQ3XBnZm__SU5kYyN0e-PPjrg4N7ZDGL7U7Sd3y81dh8T7yG4R3fi8Xh3QVdB_kmvwadY3PrYn97RsETk4EGFejTNJCyuGbU_CiiE7cDbsBwhzWoxQH5XtABy/w640-h536/Mushroom%20Greek%20Pizza.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mushroom Greek Pizza</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The restaurant is an ideal
venue for special occasions and conferences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You can also dine on the farm’s lawn, where diners can sit or squat on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">banig</i> Romblon mats that are spread out
on the ground, with wooden pallets set in the center to serve as the table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also have a shed for a more formal idea
of dining.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALe0QOEO3oskdMyhh5N-VmFdXtjFo_YmjIxlk4I_TddXhq2Gxbi6rV5LnxS3f3Mdl8xnNy0pGt9Ml5LdoR3JtMmfgnno-HGfcIiYI0dp3ez0EO54dR74AlX1SozzDbfQjUqFA0L1UC0RAIHDzqxAn8bFaDsstUpbIwleYlCBbWyNTPI2UlYfHMM6a/s800/Mushroom%20Burger%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALe0QOEO3oskdMyhh5N-VmFdXtjFo_YmjIxlk4I_TddXhq2Gxbi6rV5LnxS3f3Mdl8xnNy0pGt9Ml5LdoR3JtMmfgnno-HGfcIiYI0dp3ez0EO54dR74AlX1SozzDbfQjUqFA0L1UC0RAIHDzqxAn8bFaDsstUpbIwleYlCBbWyNTPI2UlYfHMM6a/w640-h480/Mushroom%20Burger%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mushroom Burgers</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Other mushroom-based fare
served in their menu is <b>Mushroom Kare-Kare</b>, a Filipino stew complemented by a
thick, rich peanut sauce from curd and curry, with grey mushrooms substituting
for the oxtail, and mushroom <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bagoong</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBH-ZnNxMLKZEZCkzo_Ozo3Xj4pBN7YhUPRGDjtsqEF_m8BoHGPTGNLLzIfRh4ehfY7HSFgRlbrHSib1hZTgiFrIdlXbZIPzxLrAFR2J8DdS7wTe3oXZo9u4qLMyFhOyDisCJGSe8xBapZoooWo2YrFeamTWrlf1hXArox_8SkH-AILq8pyk32yob/s800/Mushroom%20Chicharon%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="800" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBH-ZnNxMLKZEZCkzo_Ozo3Xj4pBN7YhUPRGDjtsqEF_m8BoHGPTGNLLzIfRh4ehfY7HSFgRlbrHSib1hZTgiFrIdlXbZIPzxLrAFR2J8DdS7wTe3oXZo9u4qLMyFhOyDisCJGSe8xBapZoooWo2YrFeamTWrlf1hXArox_8SkH-AILq8pyk32yob/w640-h336/Mushroom%20Chicharon%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mushroom Chicharon</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">They also serve <b>Mushroom Humba</b>
(a popular Visayan dish of tenderized meat in soy and vinegar), Mushroom Dinakdakan;
the extra crispy <b>Mushroom Bulaklak</b> (best paired with spicy vinegar); <b>Mushroom Steak</b>
(made with sautéed mushrooms, herbs and steak sauce); <b>Mushroom Bicol Express</b>; cheesy,
mouth watering <b>Mushroom Taco</b>; <b>Mushrroom Tempura</b> (Japanese-style, fried white
oyster mushroom served with Japanese tempura sauce); <b>Ginataang Mushroom</b>;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Mushroom Nachos</b>; <b>Mushroom Gambas</b>; Mushroom Pasta
(<b>Carbonara</b>, <b>Aglio Olio</b>, <b>Al Funghi</b>, etc.); <b>Mushroom Quesadilla</b>; <b>Mushroom
Clubhouse sandwich</b>; <b>Adobong Kangkong</b>; <b>Mushroom Kinilaw;</b> <b>Mushroom Adobo</b>; <b>Mushroom
Bacon Tuna Sandwich</b>; <b>Mushroom Salad</b> and, of course, <b>Mushroom Soup</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiun7IqNiZuXtWdn05iYOdJ6oLhAkJIReg6lnjvQS7KcjFEB54ADh79060f6YewGuSdy2dZAxo7CHrxgn1DLupl2e9oa3d6QbM9ooniLQDXpibYgzIxS8az04Olb3NzKd60PwtcZFB_CH8hef0UXmqP5vreClZFSSeBNkLDrHZ-vvKxeAnU06x4qyJM/s800/Picnic%20Area%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiun7IqNiZuXtWdn05iYOdJ6oLhAkJIReg6lnjvQS7KcjFEB54ADh79060f6YewGuSdy2dZAxo7CHrxgn1DLupl2e9oa3d6QbM9ooniLQDXpibYgzIxS8az04Olb3NzKd60PwtcZFB_CH8hef0UXmqP5vreClZFSSeBNkLDrHZ-vvKxeAnU06x4qyJM/w640-h480/Picnic%20Area%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picnic area</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">Aside from the Corella Ube
Smoothie, they also serve <b>Pineapple Calamansi Blue Ternate</b>, <b>Coconut Sprout
Watermelon Smoothie</b>, <b>Mango Smoothie</b>, <b>Mushroom Banana Chocolate Smoothie;</b> <b>Bluepea
Pineapple Lemon Juice</b>, <b>Roselle Juice</b> and <b>Cappucino</b>. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";">For dessert, there’s <b>Corella Buko Fruitas</b>. </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9c9FyNjVKqRqHVWk0ZRbQIpm_9xvtQkj_9PDnyyDdqDXJ_6RiS5IyQVO0wi597-9cwdXY7cYKTE2-2CHVk84cIxMtNvvJVwQG98KmgNIZ4Kg4dFhsdHRvH8enNvDtz0ZTpBCvQFhw1Vyj-_lHNPyxsqB4BHgp8bL9mWtLOz3F0SSvz0v7_zQRgq5d/s800/Green%20Thumb%20Farm%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9c9FyNjVKqRqHVWk0ZRbQIpm_9xvtQkj_9PDnyyDdqDXJ_6RiS5IyQVO0wi597-9cwdXY7cYKTE2-2CHVk84cIxMtNvvJVwQG98KmgNIZ4Kg4dFhsdHRvH8enNvDtz0ZTpBCvQFhw1Vyj-_lHNPyxsqB4BHgp8bL9mWtLOz3F0SSvz0v7_zQRgq5d/w640-h480/Green%20Thumb%20Farm%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outdoor dining cubicle</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Green
Thumb Alfresco Resto</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Green
Thumbs Farm, Purok 4, Brgy. Sambog, Corella 6300, Bohol. Mobile number: (0917)
543-9700. E-mail: <a href="mailto:gthumbfarm@gmail.com" target="_blank">gthumbfarm@gmail.com</a>.
Website: <a href="http://www.greenthumbfarmbohol.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">www.greenthumbfarmbohol.com</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Al Fresco Restauarant is open weekends,
from 2 to 9 PM.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 115.65pt 177.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Bohol Provincial Tourism Office</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: G/F, New Provincial Capitol Bldg., C.
Marapao St, Tagbilaran City, 6300.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tel:
(038) 411 3666.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Email: <a href="mailto:inquire@boholtourismph.com">inquire@boholtourismph.com</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Website: <a href="http://www.bohol.ph/">www.bohol.ph</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 115.65pt 177.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Department of Tourism Regional Office VII</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>G/F, L.D.M Building, Legaspi St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tel: (032) 254 6650 and<a href="https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=Department+of+Tourism+Central+Visayas+Regional+Office++contact+number&ei=AfTDYpuyJ9nt2roPsomDqA0&ved=0ahUKEwjbtviPqOH4AhXZtlYBHbLEANUQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=Department+of+Tourism+Central+Visayas+Regional+Office++contact+number&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsAM6BQgAEKIEOggIABCiBBCLAzoECCEQCkoECEEYAEoECEYYAFDkN1iQd2CEemgCcAF4AIABmQGIAfIQkgEEMi4xNpgBAKABAcgBCLgBAsABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz">(032)
254 2811</a>. E-mail: <a href="mailto:dotregion7@gmail.com">dotregion7@gmail.com</a>.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Website: <a href="mailto:dot7@tourism.gov.ph">dot7@tourism.gov.ph</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 115.65pt 177.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Bluewater Panglao Resort</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Bluewater Rd, Sitio Daurong, Brgy.
Danao, Panglao, 6340 Bohol. Tel: (038) 416-0702 and (038) 416-0695 to 96.
Fax: (038) 416-0697. Mobile numbers: (0998) 843-0262, (0998) 964-1868
(Ms. Margie Munsayac - VP-Sales and Marketing), (0998) 962-8277 (Ms. Louee
Garcia), (0919) 912-9663 (Mr. Manuel Sandagaon) and (0908) 890-9013 (Ms. Kate
Biol). Email: <a href="mailto:panglao@bluewater.com.ph">panglao@bluewater.com.ph</a>,
<a href="mailto:resrvations.panglao@bluwater.com.ph">resrvations.panglao@bluwater.com.ph</a>, <a href="mailto:margie.munsayac@bluwater.com.ph">margie.munsayac@bluewater.com.ph</a>, <a href="http://louee.garcia@bluwater.com.p/">louee.garcia@bluewater.com.p</a>h, <a href="mailto:manuel.sandagon@bluwater.com.ph">manuel.sandagon@bluewater.com.ph</a> and <a href="mailto:kate.biol@bluwater.com.ph">kate.biol@bluwater.com.ph</a>.
Website: <a href="http://www.bluewaterpanglao.com.ph/">www.bluewaterpanglao.com.ph</a>.
Manila sales office: Rm. 704, Cityland Herrera Tower, Rufino cor. Valera
Sts., Salcedo Village, 1227 Makati City, Metro Manila. Tel: (632)
817-5751 and (632) 887-1348. Fax: (632) 893-5391.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 115.65pt 177.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Cebu Pacific Air</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> currently flies seven times daily from
Manila and thrice weekly from Davao City (every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday)
to Bohol’s Panglao International Airport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Visist <a href="http://www.cebupacificair.com/">www.cebupacificair.com</a>
to learn about their latest offerings, safety protocols and travel reminders.<o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span><p></p>Benjamin Layughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11766841224212772691noreply@blogger.com0