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August 4 - August 10, 2000

The Big Bang of Bay Area Butoh

Every morning at the crack of dawn, Koichi Tamano gets up and drives from Berkeley to San Mateo to buy fresh fish, fighting Bay Bridge traffic all along the way. He and Hiroko open their restaurant, Country Station Sushi, in the Mission District of San Francisco at 5:30 p.m., offering organic sushi without MSG. Closing down at 10:15 p.m., they finish cleaning and drive back to Berkeley by 2 a.m.

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Movie Picture Academy Stages Dong Kingman Show

Artist and pioneer wins unique recognition

The Academy of Motion Pictures in Beverly Hills has opened an exhibit of famed watercolor artist Dong Kingman, featuring his paintings from such film classics as Flower Drum Song (1961), 55 Days at Peking (1963), Circus World (1964) and King Rat (1965).

In addition to the original watercolors, the exhibition features pen and pencil sketches and sketchbooks, as well as still photographs and video clips of Kingman’s contributions to the motion picture industry.

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