TEKA LANG (JUST WAIT) - OCTOBER 2024
MINGLING
Saturday
7 pm
Monthly Community Gathering: A night filled with music, dance, and other art forms!
Teka Lang (Just Wait)
October 2024
October 26, 2024
Lead Artist: Patrick De Belen
On Saturday, October 26th, at 7pm at The Jamii Hub, join the final closing event of “TEKA LANG (Just Wait)” curated by Patrick de Belen. Celebrating a month of arts programming and exhibitions by Filipinx artists across Toronto, enjoy some poetry (Patrick De Belen), dance (Candace Kumar) and musical performances (Victoria Sawal, Martin Gomes, Elijah Reyes), sing some karaoke, eat local Filipino cuisine, and pick up a book, painting, textile art, and a snack at our “TEKA LANG: Sari Sari Store”. Explore Filipinx culture and take a moment to reflect, relax and revel in the joy of community art.
Photos by Jae Yang
Patrick de Belen
Patrick is an award-winning poet, filmmaker, educator, and storyteller across many mediums. His work often explores themes such as mental illness, the Filipino-Canadian experience, social justice, youth empowerment, advocacy, grief, and healing. He is best known for his poetic collaborations with the Toronto Raptors, the NFL, CBC, as well as his two spoken word EPs and numerous cine-poems and independent films that he has written and directed. When he isn’t on stage or writing, Patrick serves as an educator and youth mentor, working with institutions such as addiction centers, mental health organizations, libraries, schools, and even jails—advocating for storytelling opportunities and platforms in as many spaces as possible.
Photo by Sabrine S. Hakam