Arts
Bay Area Award Show An installation by Joyce Hsu, New Langton Arts awardee for visual arts, is on exhibit through Sept. 25. A reception will be held for Hsu and other awardees on Sept. 9, 6 p.m. (New Langton Arts, 1246 Folsom, San Francisco. 415-626-5416.)

Changming Meng Recent works by the Chinese brushpainter will be on exhibit starting today. Opening reception will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday. (Gallery on the Rim, 386 Ellis St., San Francisco. 415-771-7065.)

Cries, Whispers and Remembrances Works on silk, paper and canvas by Vietnamese artists Nguyen Cam and Phan Cam Thuong are on exhibit. An artists’ reception will be held at 7 p.m. (Pacific Bridge, 95 Linden St. No. 6, Oakland. 510-451-8840.)

Form and Function ‘99 Fine art and functional craft merge in the works of Teresa Chang, Kenji Hasegawa, Sandra Lee, Hsin-Chuen Lin, Katsu Nishimori and Seiko Tachibana. Through Aug. 21. (Evolving Space, 536 Pacific Ave., San Francisco. 415-989-2992.)

Genji and the 36 Poets A large folding screens and small paintings recall the highly colored emaki illustrations of late Heian (897-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) Japan. (Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant, Berkeley. 510-642-0808.)

Inklinations Ink paintings by Li Wai On will be on exhibit starting July 9. An artist’s reception will be held July 8, 6 p.m. (Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny, San Francisco. 415-986-1822.)

Mabuhay: Our Stories Twelve Bay Area-based Filipino American artists including 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. (Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara. 408-247-3754.)

Mother Jones Photo Award Exhibit Chinese photographer Li Lang, winner of the 1999 Mother Jones Medal of Excellence, exhibits her work along with photos by Donna DeCesare, Andre Cypriano, Gilles Saussier and Samer Mohdad, as well as Letizia Battaglia, recipient of the Mother Jones Lifetime Achievement Award. Through Aug. 27. (Gallery 16, 1616 16th St., San Francisco. 415-665-6637.)

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 are on display beginning April 10.(Pacific Bridge, 95 Linden St. #6, Oakland Calif. 510-451-8840.)

Nine Lives: Rethinking Identity Cynthia Tom and Flo Oy Wong are among nine artists exhibiting their works. Through Aug. 21. An artists’ reception will be held July 31, 6 p.m. (30 N. Third St., San Jose. 408-295-8378.)

Reflections: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Vietnamese Americans Photographic Images by Thinh Le and Alex Nguyen are on exhibit through Oct. 30. (Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 Ninth St., Suite 290, Oakland. 510-208-6080.)

The Prepared Photograph Photographer Jonathan Fung investigates the human figure through 13 photographs. Through Sept. 28. An artist’s reception will be held at 5 p.m. Sept. 19. (Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara. 408-247-3754.)

The Tibetans: A Struggle to Survive Photographs by Steve Lehman are on exhibit through Sept. 24. (Freedom Forum, One Market St., San Francisco. 415-281-0900.)

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.)

Where Do Heroes Go When They Die? Recent works by photographer Friday through Sept. 13. $10. (Quiet Storm, 2801 Leavenworth St., Third Floor, San Francisco. 415-771-2929.)

Events
Balinese Family Festival The Asian Art Museum and the Consulate General of Indonesia host a festival on Saturday, noon-3 p.m. At 12:15 and 12:45 p.m., visitors can listen to a Balinese folktale; at 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.; dancers will teach the basic steps of the welcome dance, Panyembrama; and at 2:30 p.m., the Gamelan Sekar Jaya will perform The Sacred Roots of Balinese Dance. (Asian Art Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 415-379-8800.)

Diablo Japanese American Club Summer Festival This festival, in its 43rd year, will include exhibits, live entertainment, demonstrations and food. Saturday, 2 p.m.-9 p.m.; and Sunday, noon-9 p.m. (Diablo Japanese American Cultural Center, 3165 Treat Blvd., Concord. 510-682-5299.)

Filipino American Arts ExpositionThis event features the Pistahan Outdoor Fair on Aug. 21 and the Pearl of the Orient Parade on Aug. 22. (Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission and Third Street, San Francisco. 415-436-9711.)

Runway 1999 GAPA presents the 11th Annual Miss GAPA and Gay Asian Pacific Men Pageant, which features STickEEE!, GAPA Dance Troupe, Ian Michael Enriquez, Danny Nguyen, Michael Palad and Joey Pineda. Saturday, 7 p.m. $20, $30, $50. (Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco. 415-282-GAPA or 415-392-4400.)

Postmodern American Pilipino Performance Project Alleluia Panis Dance Theater, Tongue in a Mood and Steamroller perform. Saturday-Sunday. $12 advance, $15 at the door. (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, Mission at Third, San Francisco. 415-978-ARTS.)

Film
2 X 2: Iwai Shunji and Stephen Chiau Sing-Chi NAATA and the Asian Art Museum present five films by the two filmmakers, including April Story, Love Letter, God of Cookery, A Chinese Odyssey I and A Chinese Odyssey II. April 20-22. $8. (Asian Art Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 415-379-8879.)

The Chinese Americans This documentary, which tells the stories of successful Chinese Americans like I.M. Pei, David Ho and Connie Chung, airs at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday on KQED-Channel 9 in San Francisco.

Lectures
Asian Bashing Lester Lee, chairman and president of Resortec, Inc. offers his perspective on why and how Asian Americans are being targeted in light of alleged spying by China. Aug. 18, 4:45 p.m. $9. (Commonwealth Club, 595 Market, San Francisco. 415-597-6705.)

Music
Asian Youth Orchestra and Jon Nakamatsu Nakamatsu, a Van Cliburn Gold Medal pianist, and the orchestra, made up of young musicians in Asia, performs works by Bach, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Aug. 21, 8 p.m. $20, $30, $42. (Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley. 510-642-9988.)

Classical Music of North India Hindustani violinist Sisirkana Dhar Chowdhury and percussionist Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri perform. Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m. $20. (St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College, Berkeley. 415-454-6264.)

Ozzie Kotani The Hawaiian Slack Key guitarist performs. Aug. 22, 3 p.m. $12, $10 seniors, $6 children under 12. (San Jose Repertory Theater, Second and San Fernando, San Jose. 408-291-2255.)

Pinay The Filipina American vocal quartet performs. Sunday, 8 p.m. (Casino San Pablo, San Pablo Dam Road, El Cerrito. 510-762-BASS.)

San Jose Taiko The percussion ensemble performs with Los Angeles’ Kinnara Taiko. Aug. 21, 8 p.m. $12, $10 seniors, $6 children under 12. (San Jose Repertory Theater, Second and San Fernando, San Jose. 408-291-2255.)

Sending Our Love Singers Aungs Tung, Anthony Chang and Sarah Chung will perform, as well as the SolidRock drama group. Saturday. (Voice of Pentecost Theater, 1970 Ocean Ave., San Francisco. 510-848-3685.)

When a Poet Meets Musicians Internationally renowned poet Du Yu Le presents a program with traditional musicians Khac Chi and Ngoc Bich. Aug. 21, 8 p.m.; Aug. 22, 3 p.m. $12. (Stage Theater, 490 S. First St., San Jose. 408-283-7142.)

Geling Yan The author of White Snake and Other Stories -- which includes “Celestial Bath,” the story that Joan Chen based Xiu Xiu on -- discusses her work. Today, 7:30 p.m. (Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia, San Francisco. 415-282-9246.)

Grace Young The author of The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen: Classic Family Recipes for Celebration and Healing gives a lecture and signs her book. Sunday, 2 p.m. (Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny, San Francisco. 415-986-1822.)

Arts
A Winding River: The Journey of Contemporary Art in Vietnam Three generations of artists are represented in this exhibit, one of the first major cultural exchanges between the United States and Vietnam since the resumption of diplomatic relations. (Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana. 714-567-3600.)

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.)

Images From a Changing World: Kalighat Paintings of Calcutta The first American exhibition of Indian Kalighat painting in the United States, this exhibit features 128 works in a variety of media. Through Aug. 30. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 213-857-6000.)

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.)

Modern Korean Embroidery Thirty embroidery works by 30 Korean artists will be on exhibit Aug. 20-26. (Korean Cultural Center Art Gallery, 5505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 323-936-7141.)

Shingo Honda Works by the acclaimed painter will be on exhibit starting Saturday. An artist’s reception will be held at 6 p.m. Friday. (Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. 626-449-2742.)

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.)

Music
Different Drummers Festival The Pacific Asia Museum hosts this world percussion festival, featuring performances by Brazilian Edson Gianese, African Yeko Ladzepko, Kevin Sulivan, Native American group Eagle Dance, Indian Poovvalur Srinivasan and Polynesian group Hitia Otera. Aug. 21, 2 p.m.-7 p.m. (Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. 626-449-2742.)

Reading
Elizabeth Barber The author of The Mummies of Urumchi delivers a slide-show presentation about the 4,000-year-old mummies in the Uyghur Autonomous Region of Western China. Aug. 15, 2 p.m. (Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. 626-0449-2742.)

Dance
The Woman That Was Not There Ask Me. Ask Me. Ask Me. Remember Me The Three Yells performs Veronica and Lester Lee’s sensuous narrative about the transformation of a couple in a relationship. Aug. 20-21, 8 p.m.; and Aug. 22, 7 p.m. (Northwest Asian American Theater, 409 Seventh Ave. South, Seattle. 206-340-1445.)

Theater
Welcome the Wongs Andy Lew’s play, directed by Sean Baik, is a hilarious story of a Chinese American family dinner spinning out of control. Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; and Aug. 15, 7 p.m. $5. (Northwest Asian American Theater, 409 Seventh Ave. South., Seattle. 206-340-1445.)

Arts
A Good Place to Land One’s Feet An exhibit documenting Brooklyn’s new Chinese American community, based on oral histories and photographs, is on display. Ongoing. (Museum of Chinese in the Americas, 70 Mulberry St., New York City. 212-619-4785.)

Chinese Celadon Ceramics Forty-four glazed stoneware vessels made in China between the Western Han dynasty and the Qing dynasty are on display. Ongoing. (Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson Drive at 12th St. S.W., Washington, D.C. 202-357-2700.)

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.)

Family Portraits Images of New York Chinatown’s diverse families are on display. Ongoing. (Museum of the Chinese in the Americas, 70 Mulberry St., Second Floor, New York. 212-619-4785.)

Where Is Home? Chinese in the Americas Artifacts and personal testimony documenting the Chinese diaspora -- as it relates to women, faith, youth and home -- are on display. Ongoing. (Museum of the Chinese in the Americas, 70 Mulberry St., Second Floor, New York. 212-619-4785.)

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.)

Theater
Mother Courage and Her Children The Ma-Yi Theater Ensemble presents this play, written by Bertoli Brecht, directed by Tazewell Thomson, and adapted by Rodolfo Vera. The play is set in the Philippine in the cusp of martial law in 1972 and explores the Muslim/Christian conflict. Opens Friday, 7 p.m. $15. (Connelly Theater, 220 E. Fourth St., New York City. 212-581-8896.)

Events
Dalai Lama Welcoming Ceremony His Holiness the Dalai Lama will speak as part of “Transforming the Millennium.” On Monday, 10 a.m., he will speak at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis along with Gov. Frank O’Bannon, Mayor Steve Goldsmith, Rabbi Dennis Sasso, Clark Williamson, Chancellor William Martin and Imam Michale Saahir. Tickets are available for $10 and $15 through Ticketmaster at 317-239-5151. The Dalai Lama will perform the Kalachakra Initiation for World Peace in Bloomington, Aug. 17-27. Tickets for this event can be obtained by calling 812-334-4156. On Aug. 18 at 6 p.m., the Dalai Lama will give a one-hour presentation on “Ethics of the New Millennium” at Assembly Hall at Indiana University. Tickets can be obtained through Ticketmaster at 812-333-9955. For more information about the events, call 317-554-6366.

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