Arts & Entertainment Calendar
A regional roundup of events of special interest to Asian Americans

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 are on exhibit. (Gallery on the Rim, 386 Ellis St., San Francisco. 415-771-7065.)

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 screen 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 are on exhibit. (Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny, San Francisco. 415-986-1822.)

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 -- 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. (Pacific Bridge, 95 Linden St. No. 6, Oakland 510-451-8840.)

Nine Lives: Rethinking Identity Cynthia Tom and Flo Oy Wong are among nine artists exhibiting their works. Through Saturday. (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.)

Seiko Tachibana Works from the artist’s Rain series will be on exhibit starting Aug. 26. An artist’s talk and demonstration will be held Aug. 28, 2 p.m. (Ren Brown Collection Gallery, 1781 Highway One, Bodega Bay. 800-585-2921.)

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.)

Two Art on Paper Prints and posters by Leland Wong and Chester Yoshida will be on exhibit starting Saturday. (Chinatown Community Arts Gallery, 750 Kearny, Third Floor, San Francisco. 415-957-1146.)

Where Do Heroes Go When They Die? Recent works by photographer Michael Jang, accompanied by writings by Mitchell Altieri, are on exhibit. (Calumet Photographic Pro Center, 2001 Bryant St., San Francisco. 415-970-9723.)

Dance
Khan Ju Ling Magicians with a Message perform this magical journey of illusion and dance, which tells the story of a 19th century Mongolian’s travels to San Francisco during the gold rush. Fridays at 9 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m., through Sept. 13. $10. (Quiet Storm, 2801 Leavenworth St., Third Floor, San Francisco. 415-771-2929.)

Night of the Rising Stars The San Francisco Wushu Team, Chinese Folk Dance Association, San Francisco Taiko Dojo and the UC Berkeley Wushu Team perform. Aug. 28, 7 p.m. $10 donation. (Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny, Third Floor, San Francisco. 415-928-2456.)

Events
Filipino American Arts Exposition This event features the Pistahan Outdoor Fair on Saturday and the Pearl of the Orient Parade on Sunday. (Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission and Third Street, San Francisco. 415-436-9711.)

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

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. Saturday, 8 p.m. $20, $30, $42. (Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley. 510-642-9988.)

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

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

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

Yoshio Kurahashi The shakuhachi master plays solo works, highlighting his interpretation of the “wandering monk” repertoire. Aug. 27, 8 p.m. $10. (Clarion Music, 816 Sacramento St., San Francisco. 415-391-1317.)

Readings
Nisei Week Book Fair On Saturday, starting at 1 p.m., Jeff Cohen (Ryoma: Life of a Renaissance Samurai), Jon Shirota (Dawning of an Okinawan), Wakako Yamauchi (Songs My Mother Taught Me), Kenji Irie (Ritoru Yokyo De, Yukkuri Shintryo Jushichinen), Frank Chuman (Bamboo People), Sue Kunitomi Embrey (Manzanar Committee) and Sharon Yamato (Moving Walls) present their work. Starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday, authors at the fair include Masako Sakai and Michi Sahara (Origami: Rokoan Art of Connecting Cranes), Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo), Michiko Rolek (Mental Fitness: Complete Workouts for the Body), Dale Furutani (Jade Palace Vendetta) and Glen Grant (Glen Grant’s Chicken Skin Tales). (Kinokuniya Bookstore, Ellison Onizuka St. #205; Heritage Source, 244 S. San Pedro St., Second Floor; Little Tokyo Branch Library, 244 S. Alameda St. 661-263-0623.)

Theater
A Place in the Forest Sculptor Minori Yata and sound artist Shikegi Asakawa collaborate in the second performance in the series, Poetry in Space: 1,000 Teardrops. Aug. 30, 8 p.m. $8.50. (Noh Space, 2840 Mariposa, San Francisco. 415-621-7978.)

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 are on exhibit. (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. Saturday, 2 p.m.-7 p.m. (Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. 626-449-2742.)

Theater
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. Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 7 p.m. (Northwest Asian American Theater, 409 Seventh Ave. South, Seattle. 206-340-1445.)

Arts
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. 202-357-2700.)

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 Philippines on the cusp of martial law in 1972 and explores the Muslim/Christian conflict. $15. (Connelly Theater, 220 E. Fourth St., New York City. 212-581-8896.)

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