10 year old Gabi Wilson invites you to “The House of Music,” which is her very own musical playground located inside her beautiful home in Northern California. Enjoy a fun filled entertaining evening while Gabi sings songs by some of her favorite artists.

San Francisco’s reggae favorite Native Elements never fail to bring postivity and niceness to all of their music gatherings. As recording artist’s they spin a curious fabric of luvers rock, roots and conscious dancehall wrapped cozily in a bright “frisco-pino” treatment. A family before anything else Native Elements strives to make their show a warm and inviting experience for all; young and old, blue and green and everything in between.

Graphika Manila International Multimedia Design Conference is the premiere graphic and multimedia design event in the Philippines which started in 2006. Over 1,300 design professionals, students and the media gather annually for one of the biggest forums showcasing cutting-edge multimedia and graphic design.With Web, graphic and multimedia design as a rising element in today’s competitive creative and business environments, the event is warmly acknowledged and hailed as one of the most promising multimedia art events in the country.

Past event speakers include top design firms: MK12, WeWorkForThem, Hue Visualab, The Asylum, TeamManila, Electrolychee and Inksurge. As well as renowned design personalities: Joshua Davis, Micheal Young, Avid Liongoren, Nico Puertollano, Drew Europeo, Steve Tirona, Halil Yildrim and Paul Guadalupe.

Born Jordan Eugenio, at age 10 Lil Jordan is increasingly becoming Americas favorite Personality. The Ambassador of Junior Golf and Hip Hop has been seen on FOX’s Best Damn Sports Show Period, Good Morning America, CNN, ESPN, Nickelodeon, Golf Week, The Golf Channel, and more. Giving back to the community, this junior golfer has brought star power to The Jimmy V Foundation, Michael Irvin, NAACP, Dennis Quaid, Rob Machado, and countless others. Often compared to Tiger Woods, Lil Jordan adds music to his rising. An artist on the green, rapping came natural to Lil Jordan . Recognized by XXL Magazine (July 2007) and Asian Week (Cover February 2007), while snagging a Stammy Award for Best Male Artist under 18.

Besides the rice, pancit and chicken adobo, filipino cuisine also offers a strange assortment of foods that not all Filipinos know about. For example, did you know that animal bile is used in some Filipino dishes or that the chocolate in chocolate meat isn’t really what it seems? As disgusting as it may sound, some of these dishes are actually tasty and delicious.

Balut

One of the most widely known delicacies to Filipinos, the balut is a two-week-old duck embryo baked in their shell. It is eaten by cracking a small hole on the rounder part of the shell till it becomes the size of a bottle cap. Salt is usually sprinkled on top for seasoning, the juice from the balut is sipped and then voila, the small little duck is eaten.

Dinuguan

Also called dinardaraan in Ilocano, or chocolate meat in English. This dish is a savory stew of blood and meat simmered in a rich gravy of pig blood, garlic, chili and vinegar. The term dinuguan comes from the word dugo meaning “blood”. It is recognizably thick and dark, hence the Westernized euphemism “chocolate meat.”

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