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

Regions: Northern Calif., Southern Calif., East Coast

Arts
Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms A comprehensive international exhibition that explores the artistic traditions of Punjab under Sikh rule mainly from 1799 to 1839. Show runs through Jan. 9. (Asian Art Museum, For more information, call 415-379-8787.)

From Chinese Ink to Abstraction The Chinese Cultural Center presents the work of Lampo Leong, Binghui Yan, Yu Zhang, and Chongbin. Show runs from Nov. 20-Jan. 16. (Chinese Cultural Center, 750 Kearny Street, Holiday Inn, 3rd Floor, San Francisco. For more information, call 415-986-1822 or visit the web site, www.c-c-c.org.)

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.)

Hybrids and Abstractions Exhibition features the work of Filipino-American artist Edward Aglipay. (Big Pagoda Gallery, 1903 Fillmore Street, San Francisco. 415-563-8728.)

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

Rien Car Nation An exhibition of recent mixed media of works by Hanoi artists Vu Dan Tan & Le Hong Thai will be on display Saturday through-Jan. 29. There will be an artists talk, Nov. 17 from 7-8:30 p.m. (Pacific Bridge Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, 95 Linden Street, #6, Oakland. For more information, call 510-451-8840.)

Sou Sou Group 15th Anniversary exhibition from Japan at the Gallery Piazza. Exhibition runs through Nov. 21. (Gallery Piazza, Sausalito Piazza Building. 819 Bridgeway, Sausalito. For more information call 415-331-6711 or www.gallery-piazza.com.)

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. 510-559-9797.)

300 Years in the Convent and 50 Years in Hollywood The Photolab Gallery will hold an exhibiton of black and white photography by José Lopez Formento. -through Dec. 4. This is part one of a two part series about the economic/social/class dichotomy in modern Filipino society. (Photolab Gallery, 2235 Fifth Street, Berkeley. For more information, call 510-644-1400).

Dance
Detours: Common Ground II A world premiere collaboration between Dimensions Dance theater and Lily Cai Chinese Dance Co. The performance will feature African and Chinese trained dancers, Friday and Saturday. (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco. For more information, call 415-978-2787,)

Re-Visioning Theater of Yugen’s Monday Night Series and Asian American Dance Performances presents re-visioning, Nov. 22 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $10. (Noh Space, 2840 Mariposa Street @ Florida in Project Artaud. For tickets, call 415-621-7978. For more information, call 415-441-8831.)

Events
Beijing Revisited John Wilde will present a slide lecture about Beijing from the perspective of an American studying in China. Nov. 18, 12:30 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. This event is free. (Visual Arts Room 114, City College of San Francisco. For more information, call 415-239-3580).

Contemporary Crafts Market Handcrafted, functional and decorative artworks will be on sate at the Contemporary Crafts Market, Nov. 19-21 at San Francisco’s Cow Palace. (For more information, call 415-995-4925 or visit the website at www.ArtShowPreview.com.)

International Taiko Festival 31st International Taiko Festival will be presented by San Francisco Taiko Dojo and Cal Performances. The festival showcases the art of Japanese ritual drumming. Saturday at 8p.m. and Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. (UC Berkeley Campus, Zellerbach Hall. For more information call 415-92-TAIKO.)

Tibetan Nyingma Open House The Nyingma Institute will hold an Open House/Introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Culture Nov. 21. The open house is followed by Tibetan chanting at 5 p.m. and a lecture, “Body Psychology,” by Heti Boeckers from 6-7 p.m. (Tibetan Nyingma Institue, 1815 Highland Place, Berkeley. For more information, visit the web site www.NYINGMA.org.)

The Vietnamese Americans In California: Changing Lives, Changing Needs is the topic of a lecture to be presented by Chuong H. Chung. Nov. 17, 11a.m. - noon. This is a free event. (Visual Arts 115 at City College of San Francisco. For more information, call 415-239-3580.)

Film
Studio Ghibli: the Magic of Miyazaki, Tahahata, and Kondo Seven anime films will be shown at Pacific Film Archive, Saturday through Nov. 28. (New PFA Theater, 2575 Bancroft Way at Bowditch Street, Berkeley. For more information, call 510-642-1412.)

Readings
National Children’s Book Week The Oakland Public Library will host a series of free events including readings, and book-making workshops, Nov. 15-21. For more information, visit the web site, www.oaklandlibrary.org.)

Ohana Open Mic Senior Asian-American Women Writers presents an open mic night Nov. 19, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Pro Arts Gallery. This event is free (Pro Arts Gallery, 461 Ninth St., Oakland.)

Story Time and Garden Walk for Children Strybing Arboretum & Botanical Gardens invites all parents of children ages four to eight to listen to a story at 10:30 a.m., followed by a walk in the gardens at 11:00 a.m. This is a free event, open to the public held on the first Sunday of the month. (Styring Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, San Francisco. For more information, call 415-661-1316, or visit the web site, www.strybing.org.)

Unbound Voices: A Documentary History of Chinese Women in San Francisco The Chinese Historical Society of America and the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University will hold a book party and concert reading to celebrate Judy Yung’s latest book Unbound Voices. Saturday, from 1-4:00 p.m. For more information, call 415-391-1188.

Theater
Desire Under The Elms San Jose Repertory Theatre presents Eugen O’Neill’s drama staring Matthew Miller and Kimiko Gelman. Performances run through Nov. 21. (San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose. For tickets and information , call 408-367-7282.)

Arts
An American Diary: Paintings by Roger Shimomura A traveling exhibition of paintings and prints by sansei (third-generation Japanese American) artist Roger Shimomura through Jan. 16. (Japanese American National Museum, 369 East First Street, Los Angeles. 213-625-0414.)

Arts of Pacific Asia Thousands of artwork and artifacts will be on display at the Eighth Annual show held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, through Nov. 24. (Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. For more information, call 310 455-2886.)

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.)

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. For more information, call 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. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. For more information, call 213-857-6000.)

Urishi/Lacquer An exhibition of 70 pieces of urishi (Japanese lacquer) by Nagatoshi Onishi. (Exhibit at the Mingei International Museum, 1439 El Prdao, Balboa Park, San Diego. For more information, call 619-239-0003 .)

Film
Paper or Plastic? New Plays to Go East West Players David Henry Hwang Writers Institute Fall Reading Series runs through Nov. 15 at the David Henry Hwang Theater at the Union Center for the Arts (120 N. Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles. For more information, visit the website www.eastplayers.com.)

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.)

China: Fifty Years Inside the People’s Republic A new photography exhibit of the past 50 years in mainland China features 160 works by 33 photographers. (The Asia Society, 725 Park Ave., New York. 212-288-6400.)

Family Portraits Images of New York Chinatown’s diverse families are featured in this ongoing exhibit. (Museum of the Chinese in the Americas, 70 Mulberry St., Second Floor, New York City. 212-619-4785.)

FIn de Siecle Rituals: Contemporary Taiwanese Art Featured artists include Hung Tung, Huang Chin-ho, Wu Tien-chang, Hou Chun-ming, and Chen Chieh-jen. (Taipei Gallery, McGraw-Hill Building, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York City. 212-373-1854.)

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

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