Christmas came alive at
Greenhills Promenade and Theater Mall with the official Christmas Lighting
ceremony on November 26 when hot young stars Ken Chan of GMA’s Destiny Rose,
Jake Vargas, Prince Villanueva and Sanya Lopez joined Music Museum Group
president Precy M. Florentino and other MMGI officials in switching on hundreds
of glittery parols.
They were joined by Kuya
Germs, German Moreno, Walang Tulugan co-hosts Jon Knight and Sharmaine
Santiago, Music Museum Group Vice Presidents Paolo F. Mendoza and Rosalina F.
Mendoza.
The Christmas lighting
ceremony is an annual tradition in this part of Greenhills that is enlivened by
the presence of stars and entertainment personalities. The dining, shopping and
entertainment enclave is best known among leisure lovers for its favorite
performance venues, the Music Museum and Teatrino, its glam Greenhills Cinemas,
the first movie theaters in the country to show movies in state of the art
sound technology, Dolby Atmos and its lively mix of shops and restaurants.
The lighting ceremony also
touched off a series of engaging Christmas activities at the Promenade and
Theater Mall. The Teatrino Film Series, a Philippine independent movie festival
put together by Heneral Luna director Jerrold Tarog in September 2014,
continues to regale moviegoers with weekend movie treats at the Teatrino up to
December 19.
Jerrold
Tarog’s film, Senior Year; Sleepless by Prime Cruz and Alagwa by Ian Lorenos were
first to screen on December 12. On December 19, Alvin Yapan’s Ang Sayaw ng
Dalawang Paa starrng Rocco Nacino and Paolo Avelino comes back to haunt all
lovers of dance, beauty and gender equality. Mihk Vergara’s Patintero : Ang Alamat
ni Meng Patalo goes on at 7 p.m., while Jason Paul Laxamana’s Magkakabaung
starring Allen Dizon and Gladys Reyes closes the Film Series festival for 2015
at 9:30 p.m. Tarog’s Sana Dati, Sigrid Andrea Bernardo’s Lorna, Pepe Diokno’s
highly acclaimed Above the Clouds showed in late November.
On
December 19 a Star Wars exhibit
featuring rare Star Wars toys and memorabilia will be held at the new Promenade
Hall. Shoppers may join the X-Wing Game Tournament and witness the launch of
the Darth Vader Annual #1 at the venue. Renowned Filipino comic book artist
Leinil Francis Yu of Marvel Comics will have an autograph signing session for
comic book fans. A Cosplay Contest will excite shoppers on the same day and
exhibit goers get free movie tickets for special screenings of Star Wars: The
Force Awakens, plus other freebies.
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