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A Thousand Cranes The California Academy of Sciences presents the works of photographer Wu Shao-Tung. The exhibition will run through Jul. 30. (Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 415-750-7145.)

Alienation and Assimilation Organized by The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago, this is the world's first large-scale exhibition of works by photographers and multimedia artists from Korea. The exhibit runs from Feb. 9 through April 20. (Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 415-379-8800.)

Bamboo Masterworks The Asian Art Museum presents over 100 Japanese baskets from the Lloyd Cotsen collection from March 1 through March 7. The exhibit offers a rare opportunity to view the extraordinary beauty, intricate craftsmanship, as well as the historical and cultural importance of this unique art form. (Asian Art Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. For more information call 415-379-8800.)

Coming Home to the ‘Mo’ San Francisco’s Fillmore neighborhood in the 1940s and 1950s are clearly captured by the lens of the late Filipino-American photographer Ricardo O Alvarado, which will be opened to the public for the first time on Feb. 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. (Center for African American Art & Culture, 762 Fulton St., San Francisco. )

Global Me Darlene Nguyen-Ely's Journey, which commemorates the artist’s immigration to the United States from Vietnam, will be on display Feb.10-Feb. 27. The exhibition also includes self-portraits of 14 other artists. (Washington Square Gallery, 1821 Powell St., San Francisco. 415-291-9255.)

Jade This exhibition explores the technical aspects of jade production and the Chinese love for one of the most treasured and admired materials in East Asian culture. On view through March 19. (Asian Art Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 415-379-8801.)

Japanese Woodblock Prints Prints by Hasui Kawase, Hiroshi Yoshida and Toshi Yoshida will be on display through March 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gallery is closed on Tuesdays. (The Ren Brown Collection Gallery, 1781 Highway One, Bodega Bay. 707-875-2922.)

Journey to the East An exhibition and sale of rare and ancient artifacts and antiques will be shown from Feb. 3 to Feb. 6. General admission is $10. (Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco. 310-455-2886.)

Sascha Yungju Lee Artist Lee focuses her works on Asian American’s role in mass media. On view May 5-June 7, with a reception and lecture May 9. (Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara. 408-247-3754.)

Chinese Traditional Dances Shanghai native Lily Cai will narrate and perform dances from the T’ang and Qing Dynasties on Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. (The California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 415-750-7145.)

Dark Hearts & Old Souls The Theatre of Yugen presents Japan Foundation Award-Winning dancer-choreographer Michael Sakamoto on Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. (Theatre of Yugen’s Noh Space, 2840 Mariposa St., San Francisco. 415-621-0507.)

Chinese New Year at the Bay Area Discovery Museum Create arts and crafts 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Feb. 21 and learn about the Chinese New Year. Free with museum admission. Also, on Feb. 20 and 21, watch the Red Panda Acrobats perform acts of balance, dexterity and flexibility, with shows at 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Tickets are $12 in addition to museum admission. Museum admission is $7, $6 for children. (Bay Area Discovery Museum, Fort Baker, Sausalito. 415-289-7266.)

Dinosaurs 2000 Lawrence Hall of Science presents this exhibition featuring 16 lifelike robotic dinosaurs Feb. 5-June 4 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $2-6, free for children under 3. (Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley. 510-642-5132.)

Red Panda Chinese Acrobats Wayne and Nancy Huey will demonstrate barrel contortionism and the unicycle bowl flip on Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. (The California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. For more information, call 415-750-7145.)

Tennis Tournament Pacific Bell presents Sybase 2000 Open, the Bay Area's premiere tournament for men's professional tennis from Feb. 7-13. Andre Agassi, Mark Philippoussis and Michael Chang, the 1999 Sybase champion, will be competing in the event. (For more information, call 408-ACE-2121. To purchase tickets, call 408-998-TIXS or 415-421-TIXS, or order on-line at http://www.ticketmaster.com.)

Shabondama Elegy This film by provocative and controversial filmmaker Ian Kerkhof is a vibrant love story about two outcasts in Japan. It stars Thom Hoffman and Japanese porn actress Mai Honisho and features an original soundtrack by Yoshihide Otomo. March 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $6. (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., San Francisco. 415-978-ARTS or visit www.yerbabuenaarts.org on the Web.)

Anthony Brown & the Asian American Orchestra Jazz, Asian, African and Latin music come together in a free lecture-demonstration featuring this Grammy-nominated band on Feb. 19 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Oakland Cultural Center. (338 9th St., #290, Oakland. For more information call 510-208-6086.)

Archaic Spirit in Millenium Sound New York composer Yualin Chen presents the world premiere of Archaic Spirit in Millenium Sound March 4 with 700 B.C. poetry and 2000 A.D. melodies for Chinese traditional instruments and electronics. Tickets are $25 to $18 for general admission and $9 for students. (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco. For more information call 415-978-ARTS.)

Asian American Orchestra Jazz, Asian, African, and Latin music come together in a concert featuring the Asian American Orchestra on Feb. 26 at 7:30 and 9:30 pm. Tickets are $13 advance and $15 at the door. (338 9th St., #290, Oakland. For more information call 510-208-6086.)

Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Maestro Kent Nagano will conduct the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 24 at 8 pm. General admission starts at $19. (Zellerbach Hall, U.C. Berkeley campus, Berkeley. 510-841-2800.)

Bluegrass Legend Ralph Stanley Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley and his Clinch Mountain Boys will be performing on Feb. 8 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $18, $10 for students. (Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University, San Francisco. 415-338-2444.)

California Symphony California Symphony’s season continues under the direction of Music Director Barry Jekowsky. Concerts will take place Feb. 13 and Feb. 15. Tickets are $35, $15 for students. (Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek. 925-943-7469.)

Murasaki Ensemble International recording artist, John Kaizan Neptune will perform his eclectic combination of traditional, jazz and rock with the Murasaki Ensemble led by Oakland native Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto on Feb. 20; tickets are $10 in advance, $13 at the door. (Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley. Call BASS for tickets at 800-225-BASS.)

Musical Moments of the Millennium Oakland Lyric Opera celebrates Black History Month with three African-American sopranos performing on Feb. 19 at 8 pm. General admission is $15. (First Congregational Church, 27th and Harrison St., Oakland. 510-836-6772.)

The Women's Philharmonic Apo Hsu will conduct Peanuts & The No. 1, featuring cellist Sharon Robinson on Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20-36. (Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts, 700 Howard St., San Francisco. 415-392-4400.)

Japanese Bamboo Baskets: Masterworks of Form & Texture Lloyd Cotsen will share his insights March 1 at 6:30 p.m. on the pieces he has collected for the Bamboo Masterworks exhibit, on view at the museum March 1-May 7. Admission is free. (Society for Asian Art, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. 415-379-8805.)

Pebbles in Our Lives Columnist Xin Huai-Nan will lead a discussion in Mandarin at the Main Library on Saturday from 2 p.m to 4 p.m. (Larkin and Grove, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, San Francisco.)

Sister of My Heart Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, an award-winning poet and author will read from her new book on Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. (Modern Times, 888 Valencia St., San Francisco. 415-282-9246.)

Spring Lecture Series The San Francisco Art Institute will present painter Manuel Ocampo, whose work addresses the history of the Philippines as a colonial and post-colonial state and society, on Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. (San Francisco Art Institute Lecture Hall, 800 Chestnut St., San Francisco. 415-771-7020.)

The Ancient Kingdom of Champa The art and architecture of this southern Vietnamese period will be shown at 6:30 p.m. on April 5 through a slide lecture by art historian Dawn Rooney. (Society for Asian Art, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. 415-379-8805.)

USF Lierary Readings Pamela Lu will read from her post-modern prose and poetry April 18. A U.C. Berkeley graduate and author of, Pamela: A Novel, Lu has had her work published in Crain, Chicago Review, Clamour, Mirage and Poetics Journal among others. (Lone Mountain campus, University of San Francisco, 2800 Turk Boulevard, San Francisco, 8 p.m. For more information call 415-422-6107)

O A Naman Philipino performance group Overseas Artist will perform their new work Friday-Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8-12. (Bindlestiff Theater, 185 6th St., San Francisco. 415-974-1167.)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Children's Theatre of San Francisco presents this Disney classic every Saturday through Feb. 5 at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets are $7. (Palace of the Legion of Honor, Florence Gould Theatre, 34th Ave., San Francisco. 415-459-0382.)

The Good Guys: An American Tragedy The Theatre of Yugen presents this multimedia drama about a 1991 hostage incident involving three Vietnamese American brothers in Sacramento. Developed and directed by Miko Lee and Michael Edo Keane. April 13-22. (Theater Artaud, 450 Florida St., San Francisco. 415-621-7797.)

The Language of Angels Campo Santo and Intersection persent the world premiere of Naomi Iizuka’a The Language of Angels, a triptych of ghost plays about brutal murder, the myth of memory and the unraveling of time. Runs Thursdays through Sundays from Feb. 16 to March 13. Tickets are $9 to $15. (Intersection Theater 446 Valencia, between 15th and 16th Streets, San Francisco; for more information call 415-626-3311.)

The Rice Room The New Conservatory Theater Presents The Rice Room: Scenes From A Bar written and performed by Noel Alumit, directed by Deborah Nishimura. It runs from today until Feb. 20. The Feb. 10 performance will be a No on Knight benefit. (The New Conservatory Theater Center, 25 Van Ness, San Francisco. For more information call 415-861-8972.)

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

Migration of Faith Tibetan Buddhist art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s permanent collection, featuring 23 rare manuscripts and paintings, will be on display through Sept. 4. Admission is $7. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 213-857-6000.)

Pakistani Miniature Painting Bashir Ahmad, Pakistan's foremost artist in the style of traditional Indian miniature painting, will be on exhibit through March 5. This is part of a larger exploration of Indian culture at the Pacific Asia Museum in February. Admission is $5, free for children under 12. (Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. 626-449-2742.)

Portraits of Power, Portrayals of Piety South Asian watercolor portraiture from 1600-1850 will be on display from Wednesday through Sept. 4. (Los Angeles County Museum, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 213-857-6000.)

Sigmund Freud: Conflict and Culture A major international touring exhibition examining the life and work of one of this century's most remarkable and influential figures. Exhibit will be on view from April 4 to July 25. General admission is $8. (The Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 310-440-4500.)

Sweatshop ExhibitThe Museum of Tolerance hosts the exhibit "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops 1820 to Present." The centerpiece of the exhibit is a re-creation of the infamous El Monte slave sweatshop, in which over 70 Thai garment workers were forced to work under barbed wire and armed guards. (The Museum of Tolerance, 9786 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles. For more information call 310-553-8403.)

Golden Child East West Players presents the Los Angeles premiere of this play by Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang. The story dramatizes Hwang’s grandmother’s stories of her father's break with Confucian tradition and conversion to Christianity. Performances run through Feb. 20. Tickets are $25-35. (Hwang Theater, 120 North Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles. 213-625-7000.)

Hereandnow The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center will present the performing arts company on March 11. Tickets are $16. (Japan America Theatre, 244 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles. 213-680-3700.)

Mountain Patterns: Survival of Nuosu Culture in China Patterned clothing, silver jewelery and lacquered wood utensils will be on display at this exhibit featuring the handiwork of the mountain-dwelling Nuosu people of Southwestern China. The exhibit runs March 2-Sept. 4; admission is $2.50-5.50. (Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, NE 45th St. and 17th Ave., University of Washington, Seattle. 206-543-7907.)

Through Our Eyes: A Century of Asian Pacific American Photography in the Northwest The show will cover moments in local and regional history from Japanese American photograhy studios in the 1900s to the Yellow Power movement of the 1960s. Starts April 27. (Wing Luke Asian Museum, 407 Seventh Avenue South, Seattle. For more information call 206-623-5124.)

Year of Korea The Seattle Asian Art Museum presents a series of exhibitions and programs throughout the year to celebrate Korean art and culture. (For more information, call 206-654-3100 or visit www.seattleartmuseum.org on the Web.)

Oral Histories The Wing Luke Asian Museum presents oral histories of youths on issues that Asian American teenagers feel are important to research, document and share on Feb. 11, 6 to 7 p.m. This event is free. (Wing Luke Asian Museum, 407 Seventh Avenue South, Seattle. For more information call 206-623-5124.)

Women in Nuosu SocietyBamo Qubumo, a visiting scholar from China will share her insights into the lives of these remote mountain women from China on March 16 at 7 p.m. (Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, NE 45th St. and 17th Ave., Seattle. For more information, call 206-543-5590.)

Arts
Arts of Pacific Asia Show New York City’s oldest and largest exhibition of fine antiques and art from Asia will run March 23-26. (69th Regiment Armory, Lexington Avenue and 26th Street, New York City. 301-455-2886 or 301-924-5002.)

Hatsume Fair The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens present the Hatsume Fair 2000, featuring taiko drum performances, sado tea ceremony demonstrations, arts and crafts booths, orchid and exotic plant shows and activities for people of all ages. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 26 to 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Morikami Museum, Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL. For more information call 561-495-0233.)

Power in 19th-Century Philippines An exhibition of 19th-century clothing and accessories of the elite Mestizos (mixed-race Filipinos) juxtaposed with clothing of the indigenous people will be on view Feb.23-April 22. (Grey Art Gallery, New York University, 100 Washington Square East. Call 212-517-ASIA or visit www.asiasociety.org on the Web.)

Sheer Realities: Clothing and Power in Nineteenth-Century Philippines This exhibition displays the nineteenth-century clothing and accessories of the elite Mestizos (mixed-race Filipinos) juxtaposed with that of the indigenous peoples of the archipelago. On view Feb. 23-April 22, this exhibition is part of a larger celebration of Philippine culture in New York City sponsored by the Asia Society. (Grey Art Gallery, New York University, 100 Washington Square East. 212-517-ASIA or visit www.asiasociety.org on the Web.)

Spiritual Perfection: Religious Sculpture of South and Southeast Asia An exhibition of South and Southeast Asian sculpture from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of the Asia Society will be on display Feb. 3 to April 1. (Asia Society at Midtown, Park Ave. at 59th St., New York City. 212-517-ASIA.)

Treasures From Ancient Beijing Christie’s presents this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition, featuring many items never before seen outside of China. Materials and artifacts from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties span eight centuries of Chinese history and culture. (Christie's, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. 212-636-2680 or visit www.christies.com on the Web.)