Cause and Affect

MANILA, Philippines - In time for the holidays, here’s a round-up of events and happenings all mounted for a good cause. Treat yourself and your loved ones. On top of that, you get to help out our Yolanda-stricken brothers and sisters.

Cook Out to Help Out

Calling all foodies and comfort food junkies! A food campaign will be set up today until December 1 at the Power Plant Mall’s Plaza Drive to help rebuild Visayas. For only P200, get a set of burger, fries, and drink during a cookout that will feature popular cooks, chefs, and celeb foodies. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to the rehabilitation of communities struck by Typhoon Yolanda through Habitat for Humanity. Tickets are now available at Elbert’s Cheesesteak Sandwiches, Bacchus Epicerie, and the Rockwell Retail Office at Power Plant Mall. Tickets will also be sold at the gate during the event.

Because It’s Christmas

Set to stage a magical night of entertainment with live band music and stand-up comedy acts by three of the country’s most popular acts, the holiday benefit concert will turn over its proceeds to the chronically ill children of Kythe Foundation and their families affected by Typhoon Yolanda. The event will take place on December 6 at the Samsung Hall of SM Aura, and will feature performances from Highway 54, Moymoy Palaboy, and The Bloomfields with special guest appearances by Saab and Maxene Magalona. Plus, Kythe’s talented wards will have a special performance as well. For more information, call SM Tickets at 470-2222.

Season’s Symphonies: Christmas Concert for a Cause

On five December evenings, the Ayala Foundation Inc. (AFI) and Ayala Museum will host Season’s Symphonies: Christmas Concerts for a Cause, a series of musical performances ranging from chamber music, to jazz and orchestra. Through these concerts, the audience get the chance to support Laging Handa, AFI’s disaster response and preparedness program, which will receive the proceeds from the ticket sales and channeled to relief efforts in areas struck by the typhoon.

The schedule of performances is as follows: UP Jazz Ensemble, Have a Swingin’ Christmas on December 4; Arthur Espiritu and Friend, A Christmas Offering on December 12; Ramoncito Carpio and Nebrija Ramos Guitar Duo on December 17; Manila Symphony Orchestra performs Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev on December 19; and the UP Guitar Orchestra on December 21. All concerts will begin at 7 pm and will be held at the Ground Floor lobby of the Ayala Museum. Tickets are priced at P500 and valid only once.

For more information, call 759-8288 loc. 31 or email fernandez.pnc@ayalafoundation.org.

Gugma: A Night of Kundiman and Visayan-Inspired Cuisine

Tonight at 7 pm, Adarna Food and Culture in cooperation with Margaux Salcedo and friends, will host a benefit dinner for the survivors of Typhoon Yolanda. Guests will enjoy an all-Visayan menu and a heartfelt musical treat with Kundiman performances such as Visayan classics, Usahay and Matud Nila. The restaurant is located at Kalayaan Ave., Quezon City.

For more information, call 926-8712 or 0917-961-8113.