Photographer brings Filipino convenience store to Austin for magazine launch party

From left, Mitchel Dumlao, videographer with Creative Haven; Lauren Yap, filmmaker; Kat Wen-ske of Team Audio, Future Enemy; Travis San Pedro, Sacheverell and The Philippines Store; Nae of Kindfolk Apothecary; Chester Rivera, photographer, The Black Rose Studio; and Girlyne of Bamboo Flowers Studio pose for a photoshoot for TAYO NA sa Sari-Sari Store magazine. (Joi Conti)A magazine that highlights Filipino artists and makers will come to life in East Austin this weekend.The 55,000-square-foot Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex will turn into a sari-sari store — a small family-owned neighborhood convenience store in the Philippines — to celebrate the launch of TAYO NA sa Sari-Sari Store. It’s the third and final issue of the TAYO NA magazine.The two-day free event will feature Filipino artists, food vendors and music, including Adobro, Austin Filipino Cultural Dance Troupe and cybr.grl.Tayo na means “let’s go,” according to photographer Joi Conti, the magazine’s founder. She created