To Spain via Qatar

Jaime Picornell 06/04/2016

QATAR Airways gifted me with a Cebu-Madrid-Cebu round trip-ticket and I left on April 28, 2006. Since I would arrive late in the afternoon of April 29 I opted to spend a night in Madrid at Hotel Parish…

Balletcenter Spectacular June 10 and 11

Jaime Picornell 06/02/2016

BALLETCENTER’S Spectacular 2016 titled “Classical Breeze and a Jazzy Twist” will be presented on June 10 and 11 at 6 p.m. at Onstage Cinema 1 of Ayala Center Cebu. Balletcenter’s co-artistic directors Gregory Aaron and Nicolas Pacaña…

Merienda with the President

Jaime Picornell 05/28/2016

ON December 2005, the Arts Council held a fundraiser at the ballroom of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel. Benjie Diola directed an all-star cast that performed songs and dances from well-known Broadway spectaculars. Most of the cast were…

One sweet day at the Marco Polo

Jaime Picornell 05/27/2016

THE MARCO Polo Plaza Hotel held a White Night at the BLU, its outlet on top of the building, measured at 1,000 feet above sea level. It was exclusively for media friends in celebration of the hotel’s…

The calendar

Jaime Picornell 05/26/2016

ALL is set for the 2016 edition of “Gabii sa Kabilin” tomorrow, May 27. Joy Gerra initiated this at Casa Gorordo and other heritage spots years back, and now it has ballooned into a multifarious activity. Zelia…

‘Prose and Poetry’ by Jaime Gil de Biedma

Jaime Picornell 05/19/2016

FOR TODAY at 6 p.m.: “Las Tres Marias” opens at Qube Gallery in Crossroads, Banilad. Michelline, Beatrix and Maxine Syjuco exhibit their latest sculptures, paintings and installations, up to June 7. The Mandani Bay show gallery will…

The Josie Natori fashion event

Jaime Picornell 05/12/2016

JOSIE Natori, the New York-based Filipina designer, was in town recently for the presentation of her Spring 2016 collections of her labels—Natori, Natori, Josie Natori, and a special evening collection. The event took place in the Rustan’s…

Dinner at Lhardy

Jaime Picornell 05/07/2016

(Part 139) CECILIA and I had more memorable experiences during our visit to Spain in October 2004. On Sunday, October 23, there was a reunion of all her brothers and sisters at their summer retreat, La Torre,…

Meeting the new guard at the Radisson Blu

Jaime Picornell 05/06/2016

WINE Down Wednesday at the Radisson Blu Cebu meant meeting the new guard at the hotel last April 20 at the lobby lounge. While it was humid and sultry outside, this was a haven of coolness and…

Ramoncito Carpio in guitar recital

Jaime Picornell 04/28/2016

THE Arts Council of Cebu Foundation presents Ramoncito Carpio in a guitar recital tomorrow, April 29 at 8 p.m. at the Marcelo Fernan Press Center. It is in cooperation with Boysen, the No. 1 Paint; and the…

Jewelmer’s journey to the extraordinary

Jaime Picornell 04/24/2016

IT WAS a night of glamour and glitter at the Shangri-la’s Mactan Resort and Spa, when Jewelmer Joaillerie put up “A Journey to the Extraordinary.” The whole event was a celebration of Jewelmer’s supreme creation— the Golden…

Dancing in the ‘Sleeping Beauty’

Jaime Picornell 04/23/2016

Part 137 OUR children Jimmy and Luis finished their elementary studies at Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion. For high school, Jimmy went to the newly opened St. Francis of Assisi School in Peace Valley while Louie decided…

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