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Jan. 3 - Jan. 9, 2003
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| NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
ARTS
No War Show The Luggage Store, an innovative new space for art, announces the No War Show, showing until Jan. 11 at the Luggage Store gallery, 1007 Market St., San Francisco. Fax your own contribution to the show to 415-863-5509. For more info: 415-255-5971.
Speak Truth to Power Speak Truth to Power, an exhibition of powerful black-and-white portraits of human rights defenders by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Eddie Adams will be on view until Feb. 23 at San Francisco Main Library’s Jewett Gallery, 100 Larkin St. For more info: 415-557-4277.
No Ghost Just a Shell The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art presents No Ghost Just a Shell, a joint multi-media project of Philippe Parreno and Pierre Huyghe. Inspired when the artists acquired rights to a Japanese manga character named Annlee, the exhibition presents 12 works associated with the project, from video animations to a neon sculpture. On view until March 16 at the SFMOMA, 151 3rd St. For more info: www.sfmoma.org.
Manga The National Japanese American Historical Society presents Manga: A Century of Social Commentary by Japanese Artists in America, an exhibition of manga artists old and new. Works by Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama, Taro Yashima, Jack Matsuoka, Pete Hironaka, Kaji Kawaguchi and Stan Sakai will be on display until Jan. 31 at the NJAHS Gallery, 1684 Post, San Francisco.
EVENTS
INS Protest Stand-up and be heard opposing the roundup and detention of immigrants by the INS, with Not In Our Name, Refuse and Resist!, ASATA and others. On-going protests are planned for Jan. 6–10 in front of the INS office, 444 Washington St., San Francisco. For more info: 510-704-5293.
Healthy Kids! Healthy Kids, the low-cost health coverage plan for San Francisco children and teens, is celebrating its first birthday. Fete the anniversary of healthcare for all children, regardless of immigration status, at Healthy Kids celebrations across the city, and get your kids a free health and dental check-up while you are there. Bring proof of residency, income, and birth to the Chinatown Beacon Center, 840 Broadway, on Sat., Jan. 11 or Mission Dolores Church, 3321 16th St., on Sun., Jan. 12, both 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. For more info: 415-547-7818 x272.
Benefit Bash for Venue 9 Venue 9, the theater and arts legend of SoMa, is being forced to look for a new home. Join over 25 musicians and performers in support of Venue 9 at a benefit evening of performance, dance and laughter at El Rio, the Mission’s most wicked nightclub, Sat., Jan. 11, 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. Tickets: $9–99, sliding scale. For more info: 415-289-2000 or www.venue9.com.
Khoom Fay Whoosh! How do you make an elephant fly? Come see the demonstrations of the unique art of Khoom Fay, Thai hot air balloons and find out. It’s all part of the Elephants! exhibit at the Lawrence Hall of Science on Sat., Jan. 11, 1–3 p.m. For more info: 510-642-5132, www.lawrencehallofscience.org.
Folk This! Sing along with the folks from Peninsula Peace and Justice Center as they celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with the 11th Annual Community Sing Along, featuring Folk This! The hootin’ and stompin’ for peace gets going Sat., Jan. 11, 7 :30 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto. Tickets: $7–15. For more info: 650-326-8837 or www.peaceandjustice.org.
Asian American Multimedia and Books Expo The wide panorama of the Asian book and media world will be on display at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, in a free exposition sponsored by the Asian Branch Library and East Wind Books. Representatives from community organizations will also be on hand to answer questions, making the whole event a celebration of cultural richness. Drop by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th St., Ste. 290, Pacific Renaissance Plaza, Jan. 18–20, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more info: 510-238-3400 or www.oacc.cc.
Watery Parks Get ready for the Year of the Ram with a little (urban) mountaineering: explore San Francisco’s Watery Parks on a guided walk organized by the eco-warriors at the Greenbelt Alliance. The excursion will take place Sun., Jan. 12, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. For more info: 415-255-3233 or www.greenbelt.org.
FILM AND VIDEO
Movies at the Library The San Francisco Library film series presents: Postmen in the Mountains, a feature film by Huo Jianqui, in Mandarin with English subtitles, Mon., Jan. 6, 6:30 p.m. at the Sunset Branch Library, 1305 18th Ave.; and a special showing for kids, The Chinese Word for Horse and Bears, Tue., Jan. 7, 4 p.m. at the Chinatown Branch Library, 1135 Powell St. For more info: 415-557-4277 or www.sfpl.org.
MUSIC
Japanese Music Summit Bay Area masters representing disciplines from traditional to contemporary music will gather to share their music in the second annual Japanese Music Summit, sponsored by Old First Concerts. The evening of performance will take place Fri., Jan. 10, 8 p.m. at the Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco. Tickets: $9–12. For more info: 415-454-1608 or www.oldfirstconcerts.org.
READINGS AND LECTURES
The Magical Monkey King Ji Li Jiang, author of Red Scarf Girl, will read from her new book The Magical Monkey King: Mischief in Heaven and present a slide show about her childhood as part of the San Francisco Public Library’s public programming. The free event will take place Sat., Jan. 11, 3 p.m. at the Richmond Branch Library, 351 9th Ave. For more info: 415-557-4277 or www.sfpl.org.
this bridge we call home The writers who contributed to the anthology this bridge we call home have a vision for women of color consciousness. Find out what they are thinking, and hear excerpts from the book, at a reading in the Main Library’s Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, Sun., Jan. 12, 1 p.m. For more info: 415-557-4277 or www.sfpl.org.
THEATER
Haroun and the Sea of Stories The Berkeley Repertory Theater presents Salman Rushdie’s tale of a boy’s adventure into strange new lands, a dream world of water genies and mechanical birds, where chatter and silence battle for control and a boy must follow an elusive path toward adulthood. Haroun and the Sea of Stories plays until Jan. 7 at the Berkeley Repertory Theater, 2025 Addison St. Tickets: $43–54. For more info: www.berkeleyrep.org.
Norton I Find out what made 19th century immigrant Joshua Abraham Norton declare himself the Emperor of the United States, and get answers to other all-American puzzles at the Theatre of Yugen’s production of Norton I (The Fall and Rise of the Emperor of the United States), Jan. 13–14, 8 p.m., at the Noh Space, 2840 Mariposa St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-621-7978 or www.theatreofyugen.org.
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LA: Asian American Style Wide Eyed Workshops is looking for APA writers and arts organizers to participate in its creative writing workshop series, Exploring Los Angeles: Asian American Style. Writers interested in working with the topic of APA Los Angeles should submit a writing sample and statement of purpose to: Brandy Liên Worrall, 3230 Campbell Hall, Box 951546, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1546 or brandy22@ucla.edu by Jan. 11.
ARTS
Visions of Enlightenment The Pacific Asia Museum explores the art and symbolism of Buddhism in Visions of Enlightenment: Understanding the Art of Buddhism, an exhibit presenting paintings, sculptures and ritual objects from India, Tibet, China, Thailand and Japan. In concurrence with the main exhibit, the museum will highlight the traditional fabric arts of Tibet, as interpreted by Leslie Rinchen Wongmo, in the exhibition Sacred Stitches: Tibetan Buddhist Images Pieced in Silk. Both will be on view until Jan. 12 at the Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. For more info: 626-449-2742 or www.pacificasiamuseum.org.
Shikishi The Japanese tradition of creating artful and creative “poem cards” for the New Year is celebrated in the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center’s 5th Annual Shikishi Exhibition. The JACC invited local artists, celebrities, politicians, children, priests and writers to convey their wishes for the coming year: the results will be on display Jan. 5–Feb. 2 at the George J. Doizaki Gallery at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 244 S. San Pedro St, Los Angeles. An opening reception will be held Sun., Jan. 5, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more info: 213-628-2725.
Miracles and Mischief The Los Angeles County Museum presents the first major and comprehensive U.S. exhibition of art from Japan’s noh and kyogen theater. Miracles and Mischief: Noh and Kyogen Theater in Japan features carved wooden masks, woven and embellished costumes, laquered musical instruments and painted screens and handscrolls, many of which have never been exhibited outside Japan, and will remain on view until Feb. 2 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. For more info: 323-857-6000 or www.lacma.org.
EVENTS
Oshogatsu Pound mochi, listen to taiko, make crafts, and taste mochi soup at the Japanese American National Museum’s Oshogatsu: New Year Family Celebration, Sun., Jan. 5, 1 p.m. at the museum, 369 E. 1st St., in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. Admission: free. For more info: 213-625-0414.
READINGS AND LECTURES
The Dragon in Big Lusong Robert Chao Romero will present highlights from his doctoral thesis in Latin American history, “The Dragon in Big Lusong: Chinatown Immigration and Settlement in Mexico, 1882–1940.” Join Romero and the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California on Wed., Jan. 8, 7 p.m. at Castelar Elementary School, 840 Yale Ave., Los Angeles. For more info: 323-222-0856 or www.chssc.org.
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EAST COAST
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ARTS
Not Your Chop Suey Chinatown Corky Lee, the premier photographer of Asian Pacific America, has selected eight photographers, from photojournalists to still life artists, to create a photographic portrait of New York’s Chinatown. The results are on display at the Asian American Arts Centre, 26 Bowery, 3rd Floor, New York City, until Jan. 17. For more info: 212-233-2154.
Gotta Sing Gotta Dance! The Museum of Chinese in the Americas revisits the nightclub area of the 1930s to 1950s in Gotta Sing Gotta Dance!, a new exhibit that takes an intimate look at Chinese American nightclub performers and their contribution to American entertainment. The exhibit of videos, music, artifacts and photographs continues until May 31 at the Museum of Chinese in the Americas, 70 Mulberry St., Second Floor, New York City. For more info: 212-619-4785 or www.moca-nyc.org.
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NATIONAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Waterwind Been writing songs for Jesus? The Asian American Center at the American Baptist Seminary of the West, invites submissions for Waterwind: The Asian American Christian Songwriting Contest. First prize: $500. Deadline: Feb. 3. For more info: www.asianamericancenter.org.
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