Arts
1999 Art China Works by Ai Weiwei, Cai Jin, Chen Haiyan, Guo Jin, Guo Wei, Hong Hao, Lin Yan, Mao Yan, Shen Ling, Son Yonghon, Su Xinping, Wang Qingsong, Wang Yuping, Xin Haizhou, Yang Shaoban and Zang Hao are on exhibit through July 24.

Art of Chinese Gardens Black-and-white photographs by Chung Wah Nan, which record the natural beauty and architecture of Chinese gardens, are on exhibit through June 27. (Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny St., San Francisco. 415-986-1822.)

Creative Impressions Wood-block prints by 24 artists with disabilities from China, Korea, Japan, Cambodia and Vietnam are on exhibit. Through June 30. (Asian Resource Gallery, 310 Eighth St., Oakland. 510-869-6027.)

East Bay Open Studios Pro Arts’ 17th annual open studios includes artists Ellen Bepp, Spencer Chen, Shuji Ikeda, Terry Miura, Reiko Miyagi, Tomoko Murakami, Dawn Nakashima, Kallan Nishimoto, Catherine Saiki, Byron Spicer, Myong Stebbins, Daniel Stebbins, Lewis Suzuki, Anna XL Wong and Wendy Yoshimura. Sample works by each of the 350 participating artists are on exhibit at the Pro Arts Gallery, 461 Ninth St., Oakland. Works by Chung Ae Kim, D.S. Kwan, Mitsuyo Moore, Hien Nguyen and Osamu Wakugami will be on exhibit as part of the open studios at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 Ninth St., Oakland. 318 Eighth St. Saturday-Sunday and June 12-13. For more information, call 510-763-9425.

Heroic Warriors: Chinese Hoopsters of the Past This exhibit features photographs and memorabilia tracing the history of the Hong Wah Kues and the San Francisco Saints, two Chinese American professional basketball teams. Through June 26. (Chinese Cultural Center, 750 Kearny St., San Francisco. 415-421-6443.)

Kumi Yamashita Selections from two of the artists series are on exhibit. One series uses a light source to create silhouettes with wooden blocks attached to a wall. The other series is composed of large-scale portraits created with rubbings from her subject’s credit card. (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., San Francisco. 415-978-2700.)

Lewis Suzuki The artist, who has been exhibited by the American Watercolor Society and the M.H. de Young Museum, opens his studio to the public Saturday-Sunday and June 12-13, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (Suzuki Studio, 2240 Grant St., Berkeley. 510-849-1427.)

Mabuhay: Our Stories Old and New Twelve Bay Area-based Filipino American artists -- Minerva Amistoso, Eliza Barrios, Terry Acebo Davis, Lori Kay, Fred LaGapa, Ileana Lee, Romel Padilla, Rick Rocamura, Lee Tacang and Carlos Villa -- will display their paintings, photographs, sculptures and illustrations. Ongoing. (Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara. 408-247-3754.)

New Stories from an old chapter Works by renowned Filipino artists Elmer Borlongan, Santiago Bose, Brenda Fajardo, Karen Flores, Mark Justiani and Noel Soler Cuizon will be on display. Ongoing. (Pacific Bridge, 95 Linden St. #6, Oakland. 510-451-8840.)

Shioh Kato Recent mixed-media, painting and calligraphy works by the artist are on exhibit through July 4. (Gallery Piazza, Sausalito Piazza Building, 819 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415-331-6711.)

The Unending Path Twenty-three large-scale paintings by Hong Kong artist Harold Wong explore the artist’s stylistic transformation from traditional landscapes to abstraction. Ongoing. (Asian Art Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 415-379-8800.)

They Hold Up Half The Sky The Asian American Women Artist’s Association’s 10th anniversary show includes works by Kay Kang, Lenore Chinn, Chie Utsumi Connolly, Flo Oy Wong, Karen Nagano, Grace Munakata, Indigo Som, Yeung Ha, Lee Ann Younger, Grace Illagan Angel and Dawn Nakanashi. Opening reception will Today at 6 p.m. $3-5 donation. (SOMAR Cultural Center, 934 Brannan, San Francisco. 415-552-7709.)

Vi Ly, Thai Bui and Kai Hong Abstract oil paintings and sculptures by the three Vietnamese American artists will be on exhibit starting Saturday. An artists’ reception will be held at 7 p.m. (Pacific Bridge, 95 Linden St., No. 6, Oakland. 510-451-8840.)

Visual Artists Critique Group Participants receive feedback on their works through this diverse group, which meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Monday of every month. Call 415-821-7282 for more information.

Dance
Conceptions The Purple Moon Dance Project celebrates the multi-faceted experiences of lesbian mothers on the path to parenthood in a new dance work with original live music and text. Members of the project include Jill Togawa, Arisika Razak, Alena Cawthornes, Afia Walking Tree, Gwen Jones, Avoctcja, Pamela Peniston, Angelina De Antonis, Cathy Cade and Theresa Thadani. Friday-Sunday, June 11-13; 8 p.m. $18.50 at the door, $15 advance, $5 children; $30 opening night. (SOMAR Cultural Center, 934 Brannan, San Francisco. 415-552-1105.)

Ethnic Dance Festival The first weekend of the festival, June 11-13, features performances by Chung Ngai Lion Dance, Liu and Han Chinese Dance, Chitresh Das Dance Co., Harsanari and Kalanjai: Dances of India. On June 18-20, performers include Lestari Indonesia, Elena, kakiko hula dancers, Charya Burt and Kala Vandana Dance Center. The closing weekend, June 25-27, features Il Hyun Kim and Kaiaulu. $15-$25 for single tickets; $65 for one-weekend subscriptions. (Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St., San Francisco. 415-392-4400 or 415-986-0411.)

Pasasalamat sa Tagsibol The all-children Sarimanok Dance Co. holds its spring concert, which showcases Philippine dances. Saturday, 4 p.m. Donations are encouraged. (SOMA Parks and Recreation Center, Folsom and Sixth streets, San Francisco. 415-957-1835.)

Shan-Yee Poon BalletStudents from the dance school holds its 10 anniversary recital, which includes character, jazz and classical dance. June 13, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. $10, $7 children. (Mercy High School Theater, 19th Avenue, San Francisco. 415-387-2695.)

Events
Fiesta Filipina ‘99 This two-day festival showcases Filipino American performers, including singers Jordan Knight and Michelle Diaz, female vocal groups Epic Voices and One Voice, male pop duo Admit 2, Sinig Kumingtang Ng Batangas dance company, traditional music ensemble Palabuniyan Kulingtang, percussion company Ating Tai and hip-hop group Pandemonium. June 12-13, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. $5, $3 seniors, free for children under 10. (Civic Center Plaza, Polk Street at McAllister and Grove Street at Larkin, San Francisco. 650-757-4803.)

Film
Constellations of Home The San Francisco Cinematheque screens shorts looking at different ways histories of immigration and diaspora inform identity. Among the films being screened are Tran T. Kim-Trang’s Eklepsis, Lourdes Portillo’s After the Earthquake, James T. Hong’s Behold the Asian, Camille Billops’ Take Your Bags and Anita Chang’s Imagining Place. June 12, 7:30. $7, $3.50 students, seniors and members. (San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut St., San Francisco. 415-558-8129.)

Electric Shadows: Early Chinese Films As part of the New Asian Cinema Festival, the Four Star Movie Theaters presents mostly silent Chinese films from 1932-1949. Among the selections are Volcano in the Blood, Small Toys, Spring Silkworms, The Goddess, The Highway, Tears of a Mother, Life and Death, Crossroads, Along the Sungari River and The Lights of 10,000 Homes. Today-June 13. (Four Star Theaters, Clement at 23rd Avenue, San Francisco. 415-666-3488.)

Identity Crises: Revisions from the Indian Diaspora The San Francisco Cinematheque will screen Anula Shetty’s Cosmic Egg, Shashwati Talukdar’s My Life as a Poster, Amitav Kaul’s Ustra and Prajna Parasher’s Yeh hi hai Hieroglyphics of Commodity. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. $7, $3.50 students, seniors and members. (San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut St., San Francisco. 415-558-8129.)

Osamu Tezuka: Five Experimental Films The Pacific Film Archive screens the animator’s Tales of the Street Corner, Legend of the Forest, Pictures at an Exhibition, Jumping and Broken Down Film. Friday, 7 p.m. $6. (George Gund Theater, 2625 Durant Ave., Berkeley. 510-642-1412.)

Music
Five Generations Pianist Jon Jang performs with an ensemble including erhu-player Jiebing Chen, bassist Jeff Chambers, drummer Eddie Marshall and flutist Lenon Honor. Jang and Honor will also join Asian Crisis, led by keyboardist Art Hirahara and drummer Jason Jong. Friday, 8 p.m. $10 advance, $12 at the door, $9 group tickets. (Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 Ninth St., Suite 290, Oakland. 510-208-6086.)

Readings
Adeline Yen Mah The author of Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter presents her book. Monday, 7:30 p.m. (A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books, 601 Van Ness, San Francisco. 415-441-6670.)

Romulus Hillsborough The author of Ryoma: Life of a Renaissance Samurai presents his book on Saturday, 1 p.m., at Kinokuniya Bookstore, 1581 Webster, San Francisco.

Theater
Eth-noh-tec Auditions The story-telling ensemble is holding auditions June 18-19. (Eth-Noh-Tec, 977 S. Van Ness, San Francisco. 415-282-8705.)

Arts
Gods and Goblins: Japanese Folk Painting from Otsu Paintings of foolish monkeys, wrestling gods, playful goblins and humorous caricatures make up the first major West Coast exhibit of folk art from the Town of Otsu, Japan. Ongoing. (Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. 626-449-2742.)

Grasslands of Mongolia Recognized as one of China’s 100 most outstanding living artists, Mongolian artist Hao YiQiang presents his first American exhibition, which features paintings inspired by the landscape and people of his homeland. Through June 20. (Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. 626-449-2742.)

In Search of Gold Mountain An exhibit about the photographic history of Chinese Americans in San Diego is on view. Ongoing. (San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, 404 Third Ave., San Diego. 619-338-9888.)

The Three Graces: Music, Painting and poetry in the Art of India Fifty-one works include 40 paintings personifying Indian ragas, or poeticized musical modes. Ongoing. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 213-857-6000.)

Walk in Splendor: Ceremonial Dress of the Minangkabau of Indonesia More than 250 magnificent textiles and silk garments comprise this exhibit celebrating the sophisticated weaving traditions of the Indonesian archipelago. Ongoing. (Fowler Museum, UCLA campus, west of Royce Hall, Los Angeles. 310-825-4361.)

Events
Kalo Project ‘99: Ho’ike The Kalo Project Ensemble presents interdisciplinary and intergenerational theater, dance and storytelling performances. June 12, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. $10, $8 students and seniors. (JACCC George Doizaki Gallery, 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles. 213-680-3700.)

Film
Bastards Margin Films presents Loc Do’s compelling story of Vietnamese Amerasians who are embittered by the taste of the American Dream. June 11. (Laemmle’s Grand 4-Plex, Los Angeles. Call 213-617-0269 for showtimes.)

Theater
Beijing Spring Deborah Nishimura, Joel Iwataki and Tim Dang’s musical odyssey commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations. The cast includes Brian Geli, Kimiko Gelman, Ai Goeku, Randy Guiaya, Alvin Ing, Brian Kawasaki, Michael K. Lee and Paul Wong. Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., with Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. $23-$33. (David Henry Hwang Theater, 120 N. Judge Aiso St., Los Angeles. 213-625-7000.)

Arts
A different battle: Stories of Asian Pacific American Volunteers This exhibit tells the courageous stories of men and women of the Pacific Northwest’s Asian Pacific American communities who served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. Ongoing. (Wing Luke Asian Museum, 407 Seventh Ave. South, Seattle. 206-623-5124.)

Music
Seattle Kokon Taiko The Japanese American group creates high-energy music with taiko drums while combining elements of dance and theater. Saturday, 2 p.m. (Seattle Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park, Seattle. 206-654-3100.)

Arts
Alfred-Asia COnnection -- Alfred-Asia Reflection This exhibition features contemporary ceramics by Mao-Chung Lee, Ka-Kwong Hui, Yien-koo Wang King, Fong Chow, Charles Fergus Binns, Val Cushing, Wayne Higby and Theodore Randall. Through June 18. (Taipei Gallery, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York City. 212-373-1854.)

Devi: The Great Goddess An exhibition of 120 paintings and sculptures of the Hindu goddess are on exhibit. Ongoing. (Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1050 Independence Ave., Washington, D.C. 2092-357-2700.)

Literati Life in the 20th Century Calligraphy works by the late Chinese scholar and artist Wang Fangyu as well as works from Fangyu’s personal collection by Bada Shanren, Qi Baishi and Zhang Daquin will on exhibit. Through June 20. (China Institute, 125 E. 65th St., New York. 212-744-8181.)

Six O’Clock Observed Photographs by Toyo Tsuchiya of the Mid-Career Artists Group are on exhibit through June 26. (Asian American Arts Center, 26 Bowery, third floor, New York City. 212-233-2154.)

Worlds of Transformation: Tibetan Art of Wisdom and Compassion A selection of 12th-20th century Tibetan Buddhist art from the collections of Chelley and Donald Rubin are on exhibit. Through Aug. 28. (Tibet House Cultural Center, 22 W. 15th St., New York City. 212-807-0563.)

Film
Life and Culture of the Edo Period, 1600-1868 The Japan Society Film Center presents a series of films, including Sadao Yamanaki’s Priest of Darkness (Friday, 6:30 p.m.), Kenji Miumi’s Destiny’s Son (June 11, 6:30 p.m.), Akira Kurosawa’s Sanjuro (June 17, 6:30 p.m.) and Masaki Kobayashi’s Samurai Rebellion (June 25, 6:30 p.m.). $8, $5 students and seniors. (Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St., New York City. 212-752-3015.)

Music
Ahn Sook Sun The acclaimed Korean p’ansori (folk opera) singer will perform selections from The Song of Chun Hyang, one of five p’ansori classics. In p’ansori, the lone singer acts out all roles in an epic tale using nothing more than her body, voice and fan. June 9, 11 and 12, 8 p.m.; June 13, 3 p.m. $30. (Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St., New York City. 212-307-7171 or 718-205-0575 for Korean assistance.)