Thursday, October 18, 2007
Utzurrum: The pal intersports cocktail bash
By Chinggay V. Utzurrum
The Scene
A WELCOMING cheer was accorded the members of the Formacio De Cambra Almodis, a music and dance spectacular brought to local aficionados by the Spanish Program for Cultural Cooperation, Arts Council of Cebu Foundation Inc., and the Instituto Cervantes. Venue for the SRO performance was SM Theater One.
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Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort will inaugurate its live seafood resto and oyster bar aptly named The Cove, on Saturday Oct. 20, at 5 p.m. Thanks for the info, Maribago general manager, Julie Alegrado-Vergara.
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Also on Saturday, Marco Polo Plaza Hotel will present the Cebu Grand Debutantes’ Ball, at the ballroom at 7:30 p.m. Cebu’s elite batch of dazzling bachelorettes will showcas 12 of the city’s best and brightest, among them; Erika Ong, Jennifer Elaine Sarmiento, Jasmin Ellen Sarmiento, Vanette Alvarez, Monica Villarica, Donna Paige Lim, Kristine Garcia, and Maria Isabella Selma.
The hotel will take care of all arrangements: elegant dinner, décor, flowers, cake, wine for toasting, production numbers, fashion parade, and cotillon, dinner music with the Peace Philarmonic String Quartet, and all night dance music from the Interact Band.
To participate, debutantes can contact any Fashion Council of Cebu member: Albert Arriba, JunJun Escario, Arcy Gayatin, Phillip Rodriguez, Cary Santiago, Felix Yu, and Minnie Yuvienco. You may also call Marco Polo PR assistant Maebelle Varron at 253-1111.
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Sports writer I am not, but we just couldn't resist mentioning the smashing PAL (Philairlines) Intersports, the country’s biggest, top corporate sports fest. Now on its 30th year, with the Los Jefes De Cebu as host, the event reeled off with no less than Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia, as opening rites guest.
As usual, our good friend, PAL senior assistant VP Domingo Duerme, took the reins as tournament chairman with his entourage of PAL celebrities.
We had a fabulous sampling of PAL hospitality and flamboyance at the fellowship cocktails at the Casino Español de Cebu where wines and spirits flowed like the proverbial river. To top the evening’s fun and camaraderie, a trio of Manila’s classy entertainers, “took it away.”
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Speaking of other types of stage activities, our friend, Susan Montecillo, whose prowess on the dancefloor never fails to amaze us, gave us the info that the recent national and international finals of the International Dancesport Federation (IDSF) Open Dancesport Championship was held at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino.
She was ecstatic at garnering a semi-final slot with her partners, which is not bad for a first timer!
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Here’s a memo from Personal Awareness and Leadership Seminar(Pals) Cebu coordinator, Marget F. Villarica, on a coming seminar. It is scheduled on Oct. 19, 20, 21, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Marcelo Fernan Press Center in Sudlon, Lahug. This will be the last batch for the year 2007.
There will also be a Teens Pals on Oct. 29, 30, and 31 (Monday, Tuesdays, and Wednesday) at the same venue. The time is from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 29.
Then on Oct. 30 and 31, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
PALS will accept participants age 12 to 20. For more info and reservations, please call Marget or Leny at 231-2461.
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