FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN The Filipino folk dance, Binasuan, showcases the skill of dancers who must balance a full glass on her head and hands while executing several turns and movements.

Pasko party

Pasko!, the annual Filipino holiday celebration, has a new home this year, moving from the Honolulu Academy of Arts to Ala Moana Park's McCoy Pavilion. The move allows for longer hours, more arts and crafts, an outdoor café, and more room for folk music, dance and cultural performances.

Pasko! Where: Ala Moana Park McCoy Pavilion When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday Admission: Free Call: 543-7779 or 396-0520

The 16th annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Families can spend the day enjoying Filipino fiesta food; arts, handicrafts and holiday gifts for sale; music, song and dance; and books and native textiles. A highlight is the sale of the decorative handcrafted Christmas lanterns called parol.

The raucous Ati-Atihan festival dancers, in feathered and painted costumes and blackface, will open the festival, also featuring martial arts, or escrima, demonstrations, storytelling and games for children, and a photo booth where you can "picture yourself in the Philippines" with the countryside nipa or straw hut and wearing traditional Filipino dress.

In addition, there will be two cooking demonstrations: one on traditional food by the Filipino Women's League and another on puto bumbong, a Christmas rice-and-coconut pudding, by Bey Lontoc, formerly of the Philippine Consulate.

Entertainment will include folk dances by the Larawan Youth Ensemble, the University of Hawaii Katipunan Club, and BIBAK; choral singing by the Silangan Singers and the Filipino Women's League; and guitar serenades or harana around the pavilion. Former Philippine movie star Dante Ponce, now a Hawaii resident, will emcee the afternoon show.

The annual holiday event is organized by the Filipino Association of University Women. For more information, call 543-7779 or 396-0520.