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Home | A&E Section
July 6 - July 12, 2000
Home | A&E Section
POWs Waiting for Apologies
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API Advisory Commission Visits S.F.
(in Bay Area News)
Asian Food Markets in the Bay Area
(in Business)
Lampo Leong's Forces • Contemplation
(in A&E)
Reasons to Celebrate
(in Opinion)
Arts & Entertainment Calendar
A regional roundup of events of special interest to Asian Americans
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
ARTS
89 Portraits of Vietnam Zippos This exhibit of mixed media works by Bradford Edwards will be on display at the Pacific Bridge Gallery from July 8-29. Gallery hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (95 Linden St., #6, Oakland. 510-451-8840.)
Apples The Takada Gallery will present wood sculptures of Fumi Yamazaki from July 6-Aug. 6. For this exhibit over 30 pieces of apple sculpture will be presented. (251 Post St., 6th Floor, San Francisco. 415-956-5409.)
Arias y Aragon A collaborative exhibit of works from Peruvian artists will be on display throughout the summer. On July 13 at 8 p.m., The Human Box, a multimedia show at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley; on Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. a poetry reading by Arias y Aragon at ArtBeat Gallery, 3266 21st St., San Francisco; Aug. 5-Sept. 5, an art exhibit featuring paintings by Arias y Aragon at The Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St., San Francisco.
Asian Artists The d.p. Fong Galleries will present the solo exhibition of Lampo Leong whose artwork intersects Chinese calligraphy with abstract expressionism. A group exhibition of works by Zijian Liu, Jin Zhang, Qingji Wei, Yu Zhang and Binghui Yan, as well as animal portraits by Raymond Hu, will also be on display. (383 South First St., San Jose. 408-298-8877.)
Asian Explorations Robert Apte, developer of the genre Photo-Icon-Ographs, will show his works on images of Japan, Korea, Bhutan through July 23. Apte focuses on hidden aspects of photographs enhanced with a computer. (Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara. 408-247-3754.)
Kites and Culture A rare collection of remarkably crafted kites from Indonesia will be on display at U.C. Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science from July 15-Aug. 20. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children. The Hall is open daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call 510-642-5132. (Centennial Drive below Grizzly Peak Blvd., Berkeley.)
Michiko Kon, Still Lifes This summer the first major U.S. exhibition of photographs by Kon will be shown at the San Jose Museum of Art. Her dreamlike vision transforms organic matter-beetles, fish heads, eyes, chicken feet-into photographic compositions of exquisite delicacy and technical precision. The exhibit runs from July 9-Oct. 1. (110 South Market St., San Jose. 408-271-6840.)
MIX Exhibition The San Francisco Art Institute with Francisco Middle School and Gateway High School will present works from a project that brought students from various backgrounds together to create collaborative works. The show will continue until July 21, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Mills Building, 220 Bush St., San Francisco. 415-551-7990.)
One Summer to Go The Washington Square Gallery presents works that depict summer and the passage time. Works by artists Ueung Ha, Flora Goldberg, Jhina Alvarado and Terry Acebo Davis are included in the collection. One Summer to Go will be on view through July-30. Gallery hours are Wednesdays and Thurdays noon-7 p.m.; Fridays-Sundays, noon-5 p.m. (1821 Powell St., San Francisco.)
Palo Alto Clay & Glass Festival Stroll among colorful glass and ceramic creations for show and sale in a lush sunny garden setting with delightful live music playing at the Association of Ceramic and Glass Artists of California’s annual festival on July 8-9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Featured will be ornately glazed bowls, shimmering glassware and original jewelry created by some of the state’s most prominent artists. (Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Rd., Palo Alto.)
Seven Voices The San Francisco Arts Commission Chinatown Community Arts Program and the Asian American Women Artists Association presents a collection of works by API artists Kavita Bali, Shari Arai DeBoer, Nancy Chun-Sai Chang, Yeung Ha, Lori Day, Cynthia Tom and Anna Wong. The exhibit runs through Aug. 26, Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Chinatown Community Arts Program Gallery. (750 Kearny St., 3rd Fl., San Francisco.)
Small Wonders Chinese snuff bottles from Bay Area collectors will be on display at the Chinese Cultural Center of San Francisco from July 15-Oct. 8. Admission is free. Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny St., 3rd floor, San Francisco. 415-986-1822.)
Wayne Thiebaud The California Palace of the Legion of Honor presents the a retrospective of works by Thiebaud in celebration of the artist’s 80th birthday. From June 10-September 3. (California Palace of the Legion of Honor. Golden Gate Park, 75 Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco. 415-750-3614.)
ARTS
Carolina Luo’s Briasas de espana This flamenco dance company will perform on July 23, p.m.; July 28 and 29, 8 p.m. at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. For tickets, call 925-943-7469. The company will also perform July 22 at 8 p.m. at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Spring Rd., Santa Rosa. For tickets, call 707-546-3600.
Kulintang Dance Theater The Oakland Asian Cultural Center presents this percussive gong ensemble with dance from the southern Philippines on July 13 from noon-1 p.m. (388 9th St., Oakland.)
Savage Dance Company This Oakland-based dance company will present a new work by Reginald Ray-Savage, Passions of Three Men: The Jazz of Mingus, Shelby and Savage on July 7-8 at 8 p.m. and July 9 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $20. For more information, call 510-496-6068. (Fort Mason’s Cowell Theater, Marina and Buchanan, San Francisco.)
EVENTS
Festa Italiana Di San Mateo This community street fair that includes food, games and entertainment, will for the first time hold a chalk art gallery on July 23 from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at North B St., San Mateo. Local artists of all skill levels are invited to get on their knees and create their own masterpieces. This year’s theme is The Spirit of Italy. All artwork is completed outdoors and must be appropriate for public viewing. To register, send your name, address, day and evening phone number, fax number, and e-mail address to: Festa Italiana/Chalk Art Gallery, 1650 South Amphlett Blvd., Suite 213, San Mateo, CA 94402.
Gateway to Gold Mountain Hosted by the National Park Service, this exhibit chronicles the immigration experience of mostly Asian immigrants who came to the United States through Angel Island Immigration Station between 1910 and 1940. The exhibit, which discusses the attitudes, hopes and fears of immigrants, as well as the discrimination they encountered, runs through Sept. 17, every day from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call 415-561-4323.
Made in the USA, Angel Island Shhh The Kearny Street Workshop and California State Parks, in association with the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation and Angel Island Association present this exhibit exploring the identity secrets of Chinese immigrants detained and interrogated in the United States from June 17-Sept. 23. (Angel Island Immigration Station, Angel Island. 415-543-0520.)
Mountain View Obon Festival The Mountain View Buddhist Temple will presents this annual event featuring delicious food, games, and cultural exhibits and demonstrations, on July 15, 4-10 p.m.; and July 16 noon-9 p.m. Admission is free. (575 Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. 650-964-9426.)
FILM
Jewish Film Fest The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival will run July 20-27 at the S.F.’s Castro Theatre; July 29-Aug. 3 at Berkeley’s U.C. Theatre; July 30-Aug. 3 at Menlo Park’s Park Theatre; and Aug. 5-7 at San Rafael’s Rafael Center. Highlights include the U.S. premier of Cours Toujours and the documentary September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weil. For more information, log on to www.sfjff.org.
MUSIC
Afro-Beat The reigning kings of Nigerian Afro-Beat-the pulsating blend of traditional rhythms and American fund grooves-Femi Anikulapo-Kuti and the Positive Force will perform on July 30 at the Stern Grove Festival at 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.sterngrove.com or call 415-252-6252. (Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Ave. and Sloat Blvd., San Francisco.)
Claudi Villela Jazz at Filoli presents Villela, whose improvisations and five-octave range have earned her accolades at The Monterey Jazz Festival, The Spoleto Festival, and the San Francisco Jazz Festival, on July 9, 1:30-4 p.m. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased by calling 650-364-8300, ext. 508. (Filoli Mansion, Cañada Rd., Woodside.)
Compadres Stern Grove Festival presents the infectious grooves of Los Lobos in a free concert on July 9 at 2 p.m. Cross-cultural jazz interpreters, Rolando Morales Quintet are slated to open the show. (Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Ave. & Sloat Blvd., San Francisco.)
Dya Singh This Australia-based musician has made Sikh music relevant to a new generation of contemporary listeners. Singh, who has released nine recordings and has been twice voted South Australia’s leading instrumentalist, will perform on July 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18. (La Penà Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. 510-849-2568.)
Eli’s Mile High Club Long a landmark on the American blues map, Eli’s Mile High Club is an important venue for local musicians and visiting artists, including Red Archibald, who will perform on July 15. Doors open at 8 p.m. (3629 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland. 510-655-6661.)
Miya Masaoka The Oakland Cultural Center presents Masaoka who will perform Time Lapse, a composition for solo koto, on July 29 at 8 p.m. Sharing the bill will be flutists Leon Lee and Jeff Chan, and contrabassists Matthew Sperry and Adam Lane. Tickets are $8. For more information, call 510-208-6088. (388 9th St., Suite 290, Oakland.)
Music in a Movement The Oakland Asian Cultural Center will present of an exhibit that documents musicians who created and recorded music with a pan-Asian sense. The expression broke with negative stereotypes and created an API consciousness. The exhibit runs through September. The center is open on Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sundays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call 510-208-6080. (Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th St., Suite 290, Oakland.)
World MusicClarian Music Center presents concerts throughout the summer. Fotia, a Greek band based in South San Francisco, performs the “blues music of Greece” on July 14. Stephen Kent will present Aboriginal didjeridu music on July 21. Rag Mala Evening with Habib Khan will showcase sitar music on July 28. For more information, call 415-391-1317. (816 Sacramento St., San Francisco.)
READINGS & LECTURES
Books by the Bay Several writers who have authored books with Asian and Asian American themes will be featured guests at this book fair, which celebrates independent booksellers on July 15. Speakers include Chitra Divakaruni (Sister of My Heart) at 11:30 a.m.; Liza Dalby (The Tale of Murasaki) at noon. Authors will also be on hand to sign books, including Emil Guillermo (Amok: Essays from an Asian-American Perspective) at noon; Elizabeth Kim (Ten Thousand Sorrows) at noon; Meihong Xu (Daughter of China) at noon; and Orville Schell (Virtual Tibet) at 2 p.m. For more information, call 415-927-3937. (Pier 32, between Bryant and Brannan streets, San Francisco.)
Shanghai Stella Dong, author of Shanghai: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City, will be in the Bay Area to talk about her book. On July 24 at 12:30 p.m. a reading and booksigning at Stacey’s , 581 Market St., San Francisco, 415-896-1606; July 25 at 6 p.m. a lecture at Mechanics Institute Library, 57 Post St., Rm. 407, San Francisco, 415-421-1750; on July 26 at 7:30 p.m. a reading and booksigning at Stacey’s, 219 University Ave., Palo Alto, 650-326-0681; on July 27 at 7:30 p.m. a booksigning at Barnes & Noble, 3600 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose, 408-984-3495; at July 28 at 7:30 p.m. a reading and booksigning at Book Passage, 51 Tamel Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 415-927-0973.
Tattoo from Tokyo The Japan Society of Northern California and the San Francisco Art Institute will present a lecture and drawing workshop on the influence of Japanese and other Asian cultures on contemporary American tattoo art, featuring renowned tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy. On July 22: lecture at 1 p.m., drawing workshop at 3 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Call 415-986-4383. (San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut St., San Francisco.)
THEATER
Hot-Balut Tongue in A mood, a Filipino American experimental comedy group will perform this play that examines the differences between Pilipino and American culture using shadow puppetry and psychedelic vaudevillian theater on July 12-15 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12. Call 415-974-1167 to reserve a seat. (Bindlestiff Studio, 185 6th St., San Francisco.)
Noodle Doodle Box The Young Performers Theatre will present this play about two clowns who learn to share and have fun together. The show runs through July 30, Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children. To make reservations, call 415-346-5550. (Fort Mason Center, Building C, 3rd Floor, Room #300.)
ReOrient A new collection of works written by playwrights from, or on themes concerning the Middle East will be performed July 15-Aug. 19. The program includes The Myth of Creation by Sadegh Hedayat, one of Iran’s most respected writers and social critics, Min El Alb Lilalb, by Tom Coash, named Outstanding Playwright at the 1999 Pittsburgh New Works Festival, and Voices by Ghazi Rabihavi. July 15-Aug. 19, Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. For ticket information, call 510-986-9194. (EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy St., San Francisco.)
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ARTS
Gasoline Music & Cruising 2 The 18th Street Arts Complex presents an exhibit of work by Maxxx through July 29. The photographic works were shot at a art performance by Yasuhiko Hamachi and Yukihisa Nakase. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (1639 18th St., Santa Monica. 310-453-3711.)
Indonesia This stunning exhibit by Robert Jones will feature a pictorial depiction of this culture rich in history, art and natural beauty. The show opens July 22 and runs throughout the month of August. (LaFoto, 806 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica. 310-664-1563.)
Migration of Faith Tibetan Buddhist art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s permanent collection, featuring 23 rare manuscripts and paintings, will be on display through Sept. 4. Admission is $7. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 213-857-6000.)
Shifting Perceptions This art exhibit challenges the preconceived notions of an artist’s production based on their ethnicity will be on display through Oct. 29 at Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., San Marino, 626-449-2742; and at the Pasadena Historical Museum, 470 W. Walnut, 626-577-1660.
EVENTS
Filipino Family Day at Soak City, USA This family event, which features dance demonstrations, performances by top Filipino American artists, arts and crafts and free health screenings, will be held on July 22, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets are $13.95. For more information, call The Filipino Press at 619-477-0940. (2052 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista.)
Tofu Festival Little Tokyo Service Center’s annual festival featuring tofu dishes from around the world will be held Aug. 12, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and Aug. 13, 11 a.m.-4p.m. Featured will be multicultural entertainment, health information, food samplings, as well as games, crafts and a special appearance of Pokemon characters. (237 South San Pedro St., Los Angeles. 213-473-1602.)
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REST OF THE WEST
ARTS
Asian Art Now The Las Vegas Art Museum will present a new exhibition of contemporary Asian art throughJuly 9. The show will include works from Japan, Korea and Taiwan. (9600 West Sahara Ave., Las Vegas. 702-360-8000.)
Mountain Patterns: Survival of Nuosu Culture in China Patterned clothing, silver jewelry and lacquered wood utensils will be on display at this exhibit featuring the handiwork of the mountain-dwelling Nuosu people of Southwestern China. The exhibit runs through Sept. 4; admission is $2.50-5.50. (Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, NE 45th St. and 17th Ave., University of Washington, Seattle. 206-543-7907.)
Sheer Realities The Seattle Asian Art Museum will present an exhibition of 19th century Philippine clothing from July 1-Oct. 8. Included in the collection of 200 items are textiles, jewelry, oil paintings and photographs. Gallery hours are Tuesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (1400 E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park. 206-654-3100.)
FILM
Honoring Veterans Chinese American war veterans will be honored at the Seattle premiere of the documentary We Served with Pride: The Chinese American Experience in WWII on July 22 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call Van Diep at the Wing Luke Asian Museum at 206-623-5124, ext. 110. (University of Washington, HUB auditorium, Seattle.)
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THE SOUTH
ARTS
The Art of the Horse in Chinese History The Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse will present an exhibit of 300 Chinese artifacts, including one of the largest collections of the Tang Dynasty’s (618-907 AD) tri-colored porcelain equestrian and court figures ever shown outside of China. The exhibit runs through Aug. 31, 9 a.m.-6p.m. daily. Admission is $16 for adults, $11 for youth. (4089 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington. 606-233-4303.)
EVENTS
Bon Festival The Morikami Museum’s annual Bon Festival will be presented on Aug. 12, 5-9 p.m. Highlights of this traditional Japanese holiday include a taiko drum performance, traditional folk dancing and a Japanese fair. Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for children. For more information, call 561-495-0233. (4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach, Florida.)
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EAST COAST
ARTS
Dancing Demons Presented by Asia Society, this exhibit of ceremonial masks of Mongolia runs from July 12-Sept. 17. (502 Park Ave., New York City.)
Folk Religion in Taiwan The Taipei Gallery presents this exhibit of ritual instruments and ceremonial artifacts through July 21. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Admission is free. (1221 Avenue of the Americas, NYC.)
Japanese Renaissance Master The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents this exhibit of works by Hon’ami Koetsu. Included will be calligraphy, printed books, ceramics and lacquerwork. On display from July 29-Oct. 29. For more information, call 215-763-8100. (Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.)
Milieu The Asian Arts Centre will present this group exhibition, Color in the Art of with works by Natvar Bhavsar, Venacio Igarta, James Kuo, Ted Kurahara and Seong Moy through July 15. Gallery hours are Tuesdays-Fridays, noon-6 p.m.; Saturdays, 4-6 p.m. Admission is free. (26 Bowery, 3rd floor, New York City. 212-233-2154.)
Paintings and Prints by Roger Shimomura The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History presents an installation of paintings that illustrates entries from Shimomura’s grandmother’s diaries remembering her Japanese American camp internment experiences. The exhibit will be on display through Sept. 4. For more information, visit the museum’s Web site at http://americanhistory.si.edu or call 202-357-2700. (14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.)
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A regional roundup of events of special interest to Asian Americans
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
ARTS
89 Portraits of Vietnam Zippos This exhibit of mixed media works by Bradford Edwards will be on display at the Pacific Bridge Gallery from July 8-29. Gallery hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (95 Linden St., #6, Oakland. 510-451-8840.)
Apples The Takada Gallery will present wood sculptures of Fumi Yamazaki from July 6-Aug. 6. For this exhibit over 30 pieces of apple sculpture will be presented. (251 Post St., 6th Floor, San Francisco. 415-956-5409.)
Arias y Aragon A collaborative exhibit of works from Peruvian artists will be on display throughout the summer. On July 13 at 8 p.m., The Human Box, a multimedia show at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley; on Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. a poetry reading by Arias y Aragon at ArtBeat Gallery, 3266 21st St., San Francisco; Aug. 5-Sept. 5, an art exhibit featuring paintings by Arias y Aragon at The Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St., San Francisco.
Asian Artists The d.p. Fong Galleries will present the solo exhibition of Lampo Leong whose artwork intersects Chinese calligraphy with abstract expressionism. A group exhibition of works by Zijian Liu, Jin Zhang, Qingji Wei, Yu Zhang and Binghui Yan, as well as animal portraits by Raymond Hu, will also be on display. (383 South First St., San Jose. 408-298-8877.)
Asian Explorations Robert Apte, developer of the genre Photo-Icon-Ographs, will show his works on images of Japan, Korea, Bhutan through July 23. Apte focuses on hidden aspects of photographs enhanced with a computer. (Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara. 408-247-3754.)
Kites and Culture A rare collection of remarkably crafted kites from Indonesia will be on display at U.C. Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science from July 15-Aug. 20. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children. The Hall is open daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call 510-642-5132. (Centennial Drive below Grizzly Peak Blvd., Berkeley.)
Michiko Kon, Still Lifes This summer the first major U.S. exhibition of photographs by Kon will be shown at the San Jose Museum of Art. Her dreamlike vision transforms organic matter-beetles, fish heads, eyes, chicken feet-into photographic compositions of exquisite delicacy and technical precision. The exhibit runs from July 9-Oct. 1. (110 South Market St., San Jose. 408-271-6840.)
MIX Exhibition The San Francisco Art Institute with Francisco Middle School and Gateway High School will present works from a project that brought students from various backgrounds together to create collaborative works. The show will continue until July 21, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Mills Building, 220 Bush St., San Francisco. 415-551-7990.)
One Summer to Go The Washington Square Gallery presents works that depict summer and the passage time. Works by artists Ueung Ha, Flora Goldberg, Jhina Alvarado and Terry Acebo Davis are included in the collection. One Summer to Go will be on view through July-30. Gallery hours are Wednesdays and Thurdays noon-7 p.m.; Fridays-Sundays, noon-5 p.m. (1821 Powell St., San Francisco.)
Palo Alto Clay & Glass Festival Stroll among colorful glass and ceramic creations for show and sale in a lush sunny garden setting with delightful live music playing at the Association of Ceramic and Glass Artists of California’s annual festival on July 8-9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Featured will be ornately glazed bowls, shimmering glassware and original jewelry created by some of the state’s most prominent artists. (Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Rd., Palo Alto.)
Seven Voices The San Francisco Arts Commission Chinatown Community Arts Program and the Asian American Women Artists Association presents a collection of works by API artists Kavita Bali, Shari Arai DeBoer, Nancy Chun-Sai Chang, Yeung Ha, Lori Day, Cynthia Tom and Anna Wong. The exhibit runs through Aug. 26, Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Chinatown Community Arts Program Gallery. (750 Kearny St., 3rd Fl., San Francisco.)
Small Wonders Chinese snuff bottles from Bay Area collectors will be on display at the Chinese Cultural Center of San Francisco from July 15-Oct. 8. Admission is free. Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny St., 3rd floor, San Francisco. 415-986-1822.)
Wayne Thiebaud The California Palace of the Legion of Honor presents the a retrospective of works by Thiebaud in celebration of the artist’s 80th birthday. From June 10-September 3. (California Palace of the Legion of Honor. Golden Gate Park, 75 Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco. 415-750-3614.)
ARTS
Carolina Luo’s Briasas de espana This flamenco dance company will perform on July 23, p.m.; July 28 and 29, 8 p.m. at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. For tickets, call 925-943-7469. The company will also perform July 22 at 8 p.m. at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Spring Rd., Santa Rosa. For tickets, call 707-546-3600.
Kulintang Dance Theater The Oakland Asian Cultural Center presents this percussive gong ensemble with dance from the southern Philippines on July 13 from noon-1 p.m. (388 9th St., Oakland.)
Savage Dance Company This Oakland-based dance company will present a new work by Reginald Ray-Savage, Passions of Three Men: The Jazz of Mingus, Shelby and Savage on July 7-8 at 8 p.m. and July 9 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $20. For more information, call 510-496-6068. (Fort Mason’s Cowell Theater, Marina and Buchanan, San Francisco.)
EVENTS
Festa Italiana Di San Mateo This community street fair that includes food, games and entertainment, will for the first time hold a chalk art gallery on July 23 from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at North B St., San Mateo. Local artists of all skill levels are invited to get on their knees and create their own masterpieces. This year’s theme is The Spirit of Italy. All artwork is completed outdoors and must be appropriate for public viewing. To register, send your name, address, day and evening phone number, fax number, and e-mail address to: Festa Italiana/Chalk Art Gallery, 1650 South Amphlett Blvd., Suite 213, San Mateo, CA 94402.
Gateway to Gold Mountain Hosted by the National Park Service, this exhibit chronicles the immigration experience of mostly Asian immigrants who came to the United States through Angel Island Immigration Station between 1910 and 1940. The exhibit, which discusses the attitudes, hopes and fears of immigrants, as well as the discrimination they encountered, runs through Sept. 17, every day from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call 415-561-4323.
Made in the USA, Angel Island Shhh The Kearny Street Workshop and California State Parks, in association with the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation and Angel Island Association present this exhibit exploring the identity secrets of Chinese immigrants detained and interrogated in the United States from June 17-Sept. 23. (Angel Island Immigration Station, Angel Island. 415-543-0520.)
Mountain View Obon Festival The Mountain View Buddhist Temple will presents this annual event featuring delicious food, games, and cultural exhibits and demonstrations, on July 15, 4-10 p.m.; and July 16 noon-9 p.m. Admission is free. (575 Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. 650-964-9426.)
FILM
Jewish Film Fest The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival will run July 20-27 at the S.F.’s Castro Theatre; July 29-Aug. 3 at Berkeley’s U.C. Theatre; July 30-Aug. 3 at Menlo Park’s Park Theatre; and Aug. 5-7 at San Rafael’s Rafael Center. Highlights include the U.S. premier of Cours Toujours and the documentary September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weil. For more information, log on to www.sfjff.org.
MUSIC
Afro-Beat The reigning kings of Nigerian Afro-Beat-the pulsating blend of traditional rhythms and American fund grooves-Femi Anikulapo-Kuti and the Positive Force will perform on July 30 at the Stern Grove Festival at 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.sterngrove.com or call 415-252-6252. (Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Ave. and Sloat Blvd., San Francisco.)
Claudi Villela Jazz at Filoli presents Villela, whose improvisations and five-octave range have earned her accolades at The Monterey Jazz Festival, The Spoleto Festival, and the San Francisco Jazz Festival, on July 9, 1:30-4 p.m. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased by calling 650-364-8300, ext. 508. (Filoli Mansion, Cañada Rd., Woodside.)
Compadres Stern Grove Festival presents the infectious grooves of Los Lobos in a free concert on July 9 at 2 p.m. Cross-cultural jazz interpreters, Rolando Morales Quintet are slated to open the show. (Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Ave. & Sloat Blvd., San Francisco.)
Dya Singh This Australia-based musician has made Sikh music relevant to a new generation of contemporary listeners. Singh, who has released nine recordings and has been twice voted South Australia’s leading instrumentalist, will perform on July 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18. (La Penà Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. 510-849-2568.)
Eli’s Mile High Club Long a landmark on the American blues map, Eli’s Mile High Club is an important venue for local musicians and visiting artists, including Red Archibald, who will perform on July 15. Doors open at 8 p.m. (3629 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland. 510-655-6661.)
Miya Masaoka The Oakland Cultural Center presents Masaoka who will perform Time Lapse, a composition for solo koto, on July 29 at 8 p.m. Sharing the bill will be flutists Leon Lee and Jeff Chan, and contrabassists Matthew Sperry and Adam Lane. Tickets are $8. For more information, call 510-208-6088. (388 9th St., Suite 290, Oakland.)
Music in a Movement The Oakland Asian Cultural Center will present of an exhibit that documents musicians who created and recorded music with a pan-Asian sense. The expression broke with negative stereotypes and created an API consciousness. The exhibit runs through September. The center is open on Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sundays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call 510-208-6080. (Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th St., Suite 290, Oakland.)
World MusicClarian Music Center presents concerts throughout the summer. Fotia, a Greek band based in South San Francisco, performs the “blues music of Greece” on July 14. Stephen Kent will present Aboriginal didjeridu music on July 21. Rag Mala Evening with Habib Khan will showcase sitar music on July 28. For more information, call 415-391-1317. (816 Sacramento St., San Francisco.)
READINGS & LECTURES
Books by the Bay Several writers who have authored books with Asian and Asian American themes will be featured guests at this book fair, which celebrates independent booksellers on July 15. Speakers include Chitra Divakaruni (Sister of My Heart) at 11:30 a.m.; Liza Dalby (The Tale of Murasaki) at noon. Authors will also be on hand to sign books, including Emil Guillermo (Amok: Essays from an Asian-American Perspective) at noon; Elizabeth Kim (Ten Thousand Sorrows) at noon; Meihong Xu (Daughter of China) at noon; and Orville Schell (Virtual Tibet) at 2 p.m. For more information, call 415-927-3937. (Pier 32, between Bryant and Brannan streets, San Francisco.)
Shanghai Stella Dong, author of Shanghai: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City, will be in the Bay Area to talk about her book. On July 24 at 12:30 p.m. a reading and booksigning at Stacey’s , 581 Market St., San Francisco, 415-896-1606; July 25 at 6 p.m. a lecture at Mechanics Institute Library, 57 Post St., Rm. 407, San Francisco, 415-421-1750; on July 26 at 7:30 p.m. a reading and booksigning at Stacey’s, 219 University Ave., Palo Alto, 650-326-0681; on July 27 at 7:30 p.m. a booksigning at Barnes & Noble, 3600 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose, 408-984-3495; at July 28 at 7:30 p.m. a reading and booksigning at Book Passage, 51 Tamel Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 415-927-0973.
Tattoo from Tokyo The Japan Society of Northern California and the San Francisco Art Institute will present a lecture and drawing workshop on the influence of Japanese and other Asian cultures on contemporary American tattoo art, featuring renowned tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy. On July 22: lecture at 1 p.m., drawing workshop at 3 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Call 415-986-4383. (San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut St., San Francisco.)
THEATER
Hot-Balut Tongue in A mood, a Filipino American experimental comedy group will perform this play that examines the differences between Pilipino and American culture using shadow puppetry and psychedelic vaudevillian theater on July 12-15 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12. Call 415-974-1167 to reserve a seat. (Bindlestiff Studio, 185 6th St., San Francisco.)
Noodle Doodle Box The Young Performers Theatre will present this play about two clowns who learn to share and have fun together. The show runs through July 30, Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children. To make reservations, call 415-346-5550. (Fort Mason Center, Building C, 3rd Floor, Room #300.)
ReOrient A new collection of works written by playwrights from, or on themes concerning the Middle East will be performed July 15-Aug. 19. The program includes The Myth of Creation by Sadegh Hedayat, one of Iran’s most respected writers and social critics, Min El Alb Lilalb, by Tom Coash, named Outstanding Playwright at the 1999 Pittsburgh New Works Festival, and Voices by Ghazi Rabihavi. July 15-Aug. 19, Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. For ticket information, call 510-986-9194. (EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy St., San Francisco.)
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ARTS
Gasoline Music & Cruising 2 The 18th Street Arts Complex presents an exhibit of work by Maxxx through July 29. The photographic works were shot at a art performance by Yasuhiko Hamachi and Yukihisa Nakase. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (1639 18th St., Santa Monica. 310-453-3711.)
Indonesia This stunning exhibit by Robert Jones will feature a pictorial depiction of this culture rich in history, art and natural beauty. The show opens July 22 and runs throughout the month of August. (LaFoto, 806 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica. 310-664-1563.)
Migration of Faith Tibetan Buddhist art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s permanent collection, featuring 23 rare manuscripts and paintings, will be on display through Sept. 4. Admission is $7. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 213-857-6000.)
Shifting Perceptions This art exhibit challenges the preconceived notions of an artist’s production based on their ethnicity will be on display through Oct. 29 at Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., San Marino, 626-449-2742; and at the Pasadena Historical Museum, 470 W. Walnut, 626-577-1660.
EVENTS
Filipino Family Day at Soak City, USA This family event, which features dance demonstrations, performances by top Filipino American artists, arts and crafts and free health screenings, will be held on July 22, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets are $13.95. For more information, call The Filipino Press at 619-477-0940. (2052 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista.)
Tofu Festival Little Tokyo Service Center’s annual festival featuring tofu dishes from around the world will be held Aug. 12, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and Aug. 13, 11 a.m.-4p.m. Featured will be multicultural entertainment, health information, food samplings, as well as games, crafts and a special appearance of Pokemon characters. (237 South San Pedro St., Los Angeles. 213-473-1602.)
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ARTS
Asian Art Now The Las Vegas Art Museum will present a new exhibition of contemporary Asian art throughJuly 9. The show will include works from Japan, Korea and Taiwan. (9600 West Sahara Ave., Las Vegas. 702-360-8000.)
Mountain Patterns: Survival of Nuosu Culture in China Patterned clothing, silver jewelry and lacquered wood utensils will be on display at this exhibit featuring the handiwork of the mountain-dwelling Nuosu people of Southwestern China. The exhibit runs through Sept. 4; admission is $2.50-5.50. (Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, NE 45th St. and 17th Ave., University of Washington, Seattle. 206-543-7907.)
Sheer Realities The Seattle Asian Art Museum will present an exhibition of 19th century Philippine clothing from July 1-Oct. 8. Included in the collection of 200 items are textiles, jewelry, oil paintings and photographs. Gallery hours are Tuesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (1400 E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park. 206-654-3100.)
FILM
Honoring Veterans Chinese American war veterans will be honored at the Seattle premiere of the documentary We Served with Pride: The Chinese American Experience in WWII on July 22 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call Van Diep at the Wing Luke Asian Museum at 206-623-5124, ext. 110. (University of Washington, HUB auditorium, Seattle.)
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ARTS
The Art of the Horse in Chinese History The Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse will present an exhibit of 300 Chinese artifacts, including one of the largest collections of the Tang Dynasty’s (618-907 AD) tri-colored porcelain equestrian and court figures ever shown outside of China. The exhibit runs through Aug. 31, 9 a.m.-6p.m. daily. Admission is $16 for adults, $11 for youth. (4089 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington. 606-233-4303.)
EVENTS
Bon Festival The Morikami Museum’s annual Bon Festival will be presented on Aug. 12, 5-9 p.m. Highlights of this traditional Japanese holiday include a taiko drum performance, traditional folk dancing and a Japanese fair. Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for children. For more information, call 561-495-0233. (4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach, Florida.)
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Dancing Demons Presented by Asia Society, this exhibit of ceremonial masks of Mongolia runs from July 12-Sept. 17. (502 Park Ave., New York City.)
Folk Religion in Taiwan The Taipei Gallery presents this exhibit of ritual instruments and ceremonial artifacts through July 21. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Admission is free. (1221 Avenue of the Americas, NYC.)
Japanese Renaissance Master The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents this exhibit of works by Hon’ami Koetsu. Included will be calligraphy, printed books, ceramics and lacquerwork. On display from July 29-Oct. 29. For more information, call 215-763-8100. (Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.)
Milieu The Asian Arts Centre will present this group exhibition, Color in the Art of with works by Natvar Bhavsar, Venacio Igarta, James Kuo, Ted Kurahara and Seong Moy through July 15. Gallery hours are Tuesdays-Fridays, noon-6 p.m.; Saturdays, 4-6 p.m. Admission is free. (26 Bowery, 3rd floor, New York City. 212-233-2154.)
Paintings and Prints by Roger Shimomura The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History presents an installation of paintings that illustrates entries from Shimomura’s grandmother’s diaries remembering her Japanese American camp internment experiences. The exhibit will be on display through Sept. 4. For more information, visit the museum’s Web site at http://americanhistory.si.edu or call 202-357-2700. (14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.)
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