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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cultural Equity Grants The San Francisco Arts Commission is offering a grants program to support the development, sustainability and growth of arts organizations deeply rooted in, and able to express the experiences of, historically underserved communities, such as African American, Asian American, disabled, Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, gay/lesbian, and women. The deadline for Level One grants (up to $18,000, one year) is June 18. Proposals that build on the accomplishments of a previous CEI-supported initiative have a slight advantage. The deadline for Level Two grants (two- and three-year grants of up to $75,000 and $120,000, respectively) is April 6. Applicants need to meet a minimum threshold of organizational capacity. For a list of proposal workshop times and dates, please leave name and address by calling 415-252-2553, or e-mailing sfacceg@thecity.sfsu.edu. Visit the Web site at http://sfac.sfsu.edu, or the offices at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suites 60 and 240, San Francisco.
Free Poetry Contest Open to San Francisco Residents The International Library of Poetry has announced that $58,000 in prizes will be awarded this year in the International Open Poetry Contest. Poets from the San Francisco area, particularly beginners, are welcome to try to win their share of over 250 prizes. The deadline is April 30. The contest is open to everyone and entry is free. To enter, send one original poem, any subject and any style to: The International Library of Poetry, Suite 19910, 1 Poetry Plaza, Owings Mills, MD 21117. The poem should be 20 lines or less, and the poet’s name and address should appear on the top of the page. Entries must be postmarked or sent via the Internet by April 30. Enter online at www.poetry.com.
Poetry Workshop at Kearny Street Workshop The April 12 - May 31 Poetry Workshop with Edmond Chow only has a few spaces left. This class will deepen your understanding of poetry and help you apply new techniques to your own work. The class will explore the mechanics of poetry, as well as how to write honest and intelligent poems. Expect to write a new poem every week and to help each other become the best poets possible. Instructor Edmond Chow was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1969 and immigrated to Canada in 1971. He grew up in Toronto and also lived briefly in Waterloo (Ontario), Ottawa, and Redmond (Washington). He moved to the United States in 1993 for graduate studies at the University of Minnesota, and has lived in the Bay Area since 1998. For more information, call KSW at 415-503-0520, e-mail ksw@somarts.org, or check out the Web site at www.kearnystreet.org.
The Media Fund The National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA) is pleased to announce new deadlines for the Media Fund. Open Call for Production Funds ends Aug. 24. This round of funding is for applicants with public television projects in production and/or post-production phases. Projects in research and development or script development phases need not apply. Awards will average $20,000 to $50,000. Exceptions may be made. Open Door Completion Fund has no deadline. This round of funding is for applicants with public television projects in the final post-production phase. A full-length rough cut must be submitted. Awards average $20,000 and NAATA funds must be the last monies needed to finish the project and deliver the broadcast master. For more information, check out www.naatanet.org or contact the Media Fund department at 415-863-0814 x106 or mediafund@naatanet.org.
ARTS
Between Two Trees Between Two Trees is a three-person exhibition about feeling close to two countries. Enrique Andrade, José Arenas, and Jimmy Ho were born elsewhere, but now live in the U.S.; Andrade and Arenas were born in Mexico, Ho in Taiwan. On exhibit are paintings and monoprints — some narrative, some obscure and poetic. Between Two Trees was curated by the Euphrat Museum of Art. It is presented in conjunction with Angel Island and Immigration Stories of the 20th and 21st Centuries at the Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, Cupertino, through April 19. For more information, call 408-864-8836.
Eastern Exposure The San Francisco Arts Commission Chinatown Community Arts Program and Community Images presents Eastern Exposure. This exhibition features the works of Bruce Akizuki and Leon Sun, two Asian American photographers who turn their cameras on China and Japan. It is on display through Saturday, April 28, at the Chinatown Community Arts Program Gallery. The Gallery is located in the Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny Street, 3/F, San Francisco. For further information, please call Janice Hom at 415-957-1146.
Live Forever Korean Artist Lee Bul will show a new body of work, Live Forever: New Work by Lee Bul, that expands upon her investigation of the body in a technologically-mediated society. Related to the 1999 Venice Biennale installation of karaoke booths, Lee will fabricate a new series of pod-shaped karaoke capsules produced at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia. In San Francisco, Lee will produce a new video work which explores her interest in lounge bands that inhabit that strange nomadic realm of hotels. The video Live Forever will be exhibited with the complete series of video productions Amateurs + Anthem + Live Forever. Finally, with a commitment to the process of art-making and commissioning new work, the Art Institute will exhibit an extensive body of sketches of the project in progress. The show runs from April 5 to May 19 at the Walter & McBean Galleries, San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco. Visit www.sfai.edu for complete exhibition and public program information.
Seeing Time March 17 through April 14, Washington Square Gallery announces a new exhibition, Seeing Time, that pairs two Bay Area artists whose work is deeply rooted in West Coast culture and images. Yeung Ha’s new series of monotype prints records the first year of the new millennium through a visual diary. Each month, she created a new piece, incorporating the front page of a newspaper, a photograph of something she did, and paintings of rose bushes in her garden into multi-layered reflections. Suzan Friedland combines the techniques of textile work, painting and pottery in her artwork. She adopts methods from a variety of different sources, using media as diverse as adobe and sumi ink on the same “canvas.” Her forms are derived from the natural landscape of Northern California, where she lives. Washington Square Gallery is located at 1821 Powell Street between Filbert and Greenwich Streets. For more information, please call Hilary Snow at 415-291-9255.
Silent Voices Speak Silent Voices Speak features Remembering the Holocaust, a powerful art exhibition of paintings by German-born artist Barbara Shilo, which are based on the actual black and white documentary photographs taken in Europe between 1933 and 1945. The second exhibition, curated by Eric Saul, is entitled Visas for Life. This exhibition of private photographs tells the story of diplomats who rescued more than 250,000 lives during the Holocaust. Silent Voices Speak runs through May 15 at the Herbst International Exhibition Hall in the San Francisco Presidio. Show hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. To volunteer, register for docent training, or get more information, call 415-928-2992.
Sugar ‘n’ Spice ‘n’ Everything Nice The exhibition Sugar ‘n’ Spice ‘n’ Everything Nice: Lives, Loves and Legacies of Women of Color runs through April 21. These works by women of color inspire survival through their struggles, show how obstacles and stereotypes become strategies for resistance, and how these strategies have the power to subvert oppressive forces. Aissatoui Vernita, creator of Oakland’s Ebony Museum, fashions jewelry and sculpture from foods that were the historic staple of slaves. Flo Oy Wong, Tomoko Negishi, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, and Jung Mee Jaime Kim show works about immigration and how it has affected their families and their psyches. Transformations of the body and materiality inspire Candi Farlice and Katherine Westerhout to poetic visions. Both Karin Turner and Yvonne Browne create works imbued with irrepressible optimism, humor and compassion born of the black woman’s experience. The event is at Pro Arts, 461 9th Street, Oakland.
Taoism and the Arts of China This exhibition explores one of China’s primary indigenous philosophies and religions, an understanding of which is critical to comprehending Chinese culture, historically and today. Approximately 150 works of art will be used to explore conceptual and artistic achievements in the history of Taoism, including paintings, sculpture, calligraphy, textiles, ritual objects and rare books borrowed from nearly seventy lenders in over ten countries. Significantly, 33 works are borrowed from institutions in the People’s Republic of China, only two of which have been previously exhibited in the West. The show runs through May 31. For museum hours and general information, call 415-379-8800 or go to www.asianart.org. (Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco)
TAO Art Show The Teacher and Artists Organization (TAO), a collective of twelve artists who work in the Art With Elders program show new work. The exhibit features paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculpture inspired by the artists’ experiences working with local nursing home residents. The TAO artists were attracted to the Art With Elders program by their desire to share their passion for art, and have found that the process of teaching and taking portrait photographs of the nursing home residents has in turn enriched their own lives and artwork. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, April 12 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The TAO exhibit runs from April 12-27 at the Canessa Gallery, 708 Montgomery Street, in San Francisco’s North Beach district. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. For additional information, please call 415-296-9029.
DANCE
Dance Around The World Festival The Limón Dance Company celebrates its tenth consecutive year of events in San José with Dance Around the World Festival. The program brings together emerging artists and professionals to celebrate the diversity of world dance. This tribute to the heritage of dance features five world premieres choreographed by present and former members of the Limón Dance Company. This culturally enriching evening will be presented April 27 at 8 p.m. and April 28, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Mexican Heritage Plaza. Tickets range from $12 to $18. Mexican Heritage Plaza is located at the intersection of Alum Road Road and South King Road, East San José. Box office numbers are 408-928-5564 or 1-800-MHC-VIVA.
Dancing Downtown 2001 ODC/San Francisco celebrates its 30th anniversary season, Dancing Downtown, at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, April 4 - 22. This extended three-week season promises to be the unique mix of physical dynamism and choreographic eloquence that has long been a trademark of the Bay Area’s leading contemporary dance company. Dancing Downtown 2001 offers three programs: five world premieres by ODC’s award-winning choreographers, and six outstanding repertory favorites. Season music includes Mozart, Mark O’Connor/Yo Yo Ma/Edgar Meyer, Zap Mama, legendary blues artist Dr. John, Duke Ellington, Philip Glass and live performances by the Cypress String Quartet, playing a new work by Jay Cloidt. Tickets ($15/$28/38) are on sale at the Yerba Buena Center box office 415-978-2787 or online at www.ticketweb.com.
EVENTS
Light Sound and Space Suzanne Gallo in association with Open Arts Circle, Oakland presents a weekend of eclectic, ambitious, aerial dance and modern impressionistic movement, in concert with the acclaimed Bay Area dance companies Dandelion Dance and Facing East Dance and Music. Music for the event will be performed live by the noted Bay Area band Glass House, Isadora Duncan, David Worm, Somet Yoshino Taiko Ensemble and musician Daniel Berkman. Media imagery for the program features the work of Bay Area filmmaker and Durango Film Festival winner Juli Lasselle, set designer Richard Jue and visual artist John Jacobsen. Performances are April 13 and 14 at 8 p.m., and April 15 at 7 p.m. All performances will be held at Open Arts Circle, 530 8th Street, Oakland. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, students and children. For more information and reservations, please call 510-465-4475 or e-mail wormyd@pacbell.net.
Asian Crisis Asia Pacific Cultural Center-Oakland and the pan-Asian world music group Asian Crisis will be presenting a very special concert on Saturday, April 27, at 8 p.m., at the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, 388 9th Street, Suite 290, Oakland. Through the International Service Society, a non-profit humanitarian service organization, this year’s New Beats concert will also serve as a venue for collecting contributions to help relieve families of earthquake victims in Gujarat, India. This 3rd annual New Beats concert will feature South Asian hip hop quartet from the Rukus Avenue Records label, Karmacy and Asia Pacific’s resident project Asian Crisis, as well as DJ Musa, who will be spinning South Asian break beats at a post-concert party. The annual New Beats concert series serves as a vehicle to present Asian Pacific American musicians who are contributing to the growth of continually diversifying mainstream musical aesthetics. New Beats emphasizes the exploration of multi-cultural heritage as expressed through musical performance by people of color living in contemporary urban America. General admission is $10. For more information please contact Meena Makhijani at 510-459-7347 or at the above email address. For general concert information or information about the Asia Pacific Cultural Center-Oakland please call 510-208-6080 or www.asiapacificculturalcenter.org.
Get Out of Camp Produced by the National Japanese American Historical Society, this interactive exhibit gives the audience an experiential overview of what World War II was like for Japanese Americans with replicas, photographs and music. The exhibition is on display through July 31, and is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (NJAHS Gallery, 1684 Post St., San Francisco, 415-921-5007)
Satsuki Arts Festival & Bazaar Satsuki Arts Festival & Bazaar this year will be held on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday May 20 at the Berkeley Buddhist Temple, 2121 Channing Way (at Shattuck), Berkeley. Satsuki Arts Festival & Bazaar is a weekend celebrating multicultural entertainment and the blossoming of azaleas (satsuki), featuring performances on Sunday by Julio Bravo (salsa) and Delta Wires (R & B) bands; Kulintang Dance Theatre, Naginata (long sword) martial arts; Kaulana Na Pua Hawaiian Dance; booths selling ethnic foods, arts & crafts, plants & flowers; and games for children. The event is free and open to the public. For further information, call 510-841-1356.
MUSIC
A Hawaiian Composer and His Son Come share the aloha of the Reverend Dennis Kamakahi from Honolulu, Hawaii as he performs in concert with San Francisco’s own Kapalakiko Hawaiian Band. Kamakahi works with his son, the young ukulele virtuoso, Kawika. Father and son will perform old and new compositions and will be joined onstage by a partner from Sons of Hawaii, Gary Haleamau. Doors open at 5 p.m., Saturday, April 14, at the Riordan High School gymnasium, 175 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco. For more information and tickets, call Saichi Kawahara at 415-468-7125.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Leading the Way On April 20, 7 to 9 p.m., in Room 169 of the Fine Arts Building, San Francisco State University, Irene Poon will present Leading the Way: Asian American Artists of the Older Generation, a book of portraits and biographic sketches to memorialize the older generation of Asian American artists who led the way to artistic independence for Poon, as well as the present day generations. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 415-391-1188 or visit www.chsa.org.
The Ohana Anthology Ohana Open Mic is proud to announce the publication of The Ohana Anthology. This compilation gathers work created and performed by over 25 individual poets, short story writers, performance artists, and others at the Ohana Open Mics over the past three years. The many diverse Bay Area talents documented in this book include: Kenneth Teruya Akinanda, Niki Cora Angeline Tsuruta, Kiku Fumabiki, Sato Hashizume, Anna Huie, Shirley Wong Imura, Cynthia Joe, Albert Lee, Carole Jan Lee, Jeffrey Thomas Leong, Blesilda Ocampo, Erica Peng, Valentine Pierce, Sally Soliai, Penina Ava Taesali, Edith Tanaka, Darryl Tom, Dennis Somera, Evan Stubblefield, John Tunui, Jennie Low Wong, Nellie Wong, Amy Yuen, Hazel Yuen, and Emily Han Zimmerman. The Ohana Anthology will be available for purchase at the next Ohana Open Mic on Friday, April 20, 7:30 p.m., at Pro Arts Gallery, 461 9th Street, Oakland (Downtown on 9th at Broadway). For more information, please call 510-763-4361.
THEATER
Bee The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre continues its 20th anniversary season with the world premiere of Bee by Prince Gomolvilas, directed by Arturo Catricala. Bee tells the fascinating story of a young Korean American man, who is invisible, and an older African American woman, who is the only person who can see him. In their search for a cure for his invisibility, they explode contemporary views of race, class, gender, and friendship. Part comedy, part drama, part parable, Bee is a provocative new play that dares to see the world in more than black and yellow. The play runs through April 15; Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Sunday tickets are $22 ($26 for priority reserved seating), Saturday tickets are $25 ($30 for priority reserved seating), and preview performance tickets are $20. Discounts available for groups, students, and senior citizens. For ticket information, call 415-474-8800. Tickets also available at all BASS outlets and at www.tickets.com. (Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, 620 Sutter Street at Mason, San Francisco)
Nowhere...upon a sea of dreams Heavily influenced by the aesthetics of Antonin Artaud, Butoh and surrealism, Nemo Omen Project weaves together a unique dreamplay, drawing the viewer into the mind of Nemo. Nowhere... shows April 16 and 17, at 8 p.m., at Noh Space, 2840 Mariposa Street (between Alabama and Florida Streets), San Francisco. Wheelchair accessible. Tickets are $10 - $15 sliding scale. For more information, please call Stephen Siegel at 415-621-0507, or e-mail scoopyclown@yahoo.com. For reservations, call 415-621-7978.
The Piano Lesson San Jose Repertory Theater presents August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, The Piano Lesson, directed by nationally acclaimed director Kenny Leon, through April 22. An exuberant, haunting and inspiring story of an American family’s struggle to understand the true meaning of heritage. Tickets, ranging from $17 to $37 with discounts for students, seniors and groups, are available by calling the Rep box office at 408-367-7255 and by visiting the Web site at www.sjrep.com. The San Jose Repertory is located at 101 Paseo de San Antonio, between 2nd and 3rd Streets, San Jose.
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Announcements
Cultural Equity Grants The San Francisco Arts Commission is offering a grants program to support the development, sustainability and growth of arts organizations deeply rooted in, and able to express the experiences of, historically underserved communities, such as African American, Asian American, disabled, Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, gay/lesbian, and women. The deadline for Level One grants (up to $18,000, one year) is June 18. Proposals that build on the accomplishments of a previous CEI-supported initiative have a slight advantage. The deadline for Level Two grants (two- and three-year grants of up to $75,000 and $120,000, respectively) is April 6. Applicants need to meet a minimum threshold of organizational capacity. For a list of proposal workshop times and dates, please leave name and address by calling 415-252-2553, or e-mailing sfacceg@thecity.sfsu.edu. Visit the Web site at http://sfac.sfsu.edu, or the offices at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suites 60 and 240, San Francisco.
Free Poetry Contest Open to San Francisco Residents The International Library of Poetry has announced that $58,000 in prizes will be awarded this year in the International Open Poetry Contest. Poets from the San Francisco area, particularly beginners, are welcome to try to win their share of over 250 prizes. The deadline is April 30. The contest is open to everyone and entry is free. To enter, send one original poem, any subject and any style to: The International Library of Poetry, Suite 19910, 1 Poetry Plaza, Owings Mills, MD 21117. The poem should be 20 lines or less, and the poet’s name and address should appear on the top of the page. Entries must be postmarked or sent via the Internet by April 30. Enter online at www.poetry.com.
Poetry Workshop at Kearny Street Workshop The April 12 - May 31 Poetry Workshop with Edmond Chow only has a few spaces left. This class will deepen your understanding of poetry and help you apply new techniques to your own work. The class will explore the mechanics of poetry, as well as how to write honest and intelligent poems. Expect to write a new poem every week and to help each other become the best poets possible. Instructor Edmond Chow was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1969 and immigrated to Canada in 1971. He grew up in Toronto and also lived briefly in Waterloo (Ontario), Ottawa, and Redmond (Washington). He moved to the United States in 1993 for graduate studies at the University of Minnesota, and has lived in the Bay Area since 1998. For more information, call KSW at 415-503-0520, e-mail ksw@somarts.org, or check out the Web site at www.kearnystreet.org.
The Media Fund The National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA) is pleased to announce new deadlines for the Media Fund. Open Call for Production Funds ends Aug. 24. This round of funding is for applicants with public television projects in production and/or post-production phases. Projects in research and development or script development phases need not apply. Awards will average $20,000 to $50,000. Exceptions may be made. Open Door Completion Fund has no deadline. This round of funding is for applicants with public television projects in the final post-production phase. A full-length rough cut must be submitted. Awards average $20,000 and NAATA funds must be the last monies needed to finish the project and deliver the broadcast master. For more information, check out www.naatanet.org or contact the Media Fund department at 415-863-0814 x106 or mediafund@naatanet.org.
ARTS
Between Two Trees Between Two Trees is a three-person exhibition about feeling close to two countries. Enrique Andrade, José Arenas, and Jimmy Ho were born elsewhere, but now live in the U.S.; Andrade and Arenas were born in Mexico, Ho in Taiwan. On exhibit are paintings and monoprints — some narrative, some obscure and poetic. Between Two Trees was curated by the Euphrat Museum of Art. It is presented in conjunction with Angel Island and Immigration Stories of the 20th and 21st Centuries at the Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, Cupertino, through April 19. For more information, call 408-864-8836.
Eastern Exposure The San Francisco Arts Commission Chinatown Community Arts Program and Community Images presents Eastern Exposure. This exhibition features the works of Bruce Akizuki and Leon Sun, two Asian American photographers who turn their cameras on China and Japan. It is on display through Saturday, April 28, at the Chinatown Community Arts Program Gallery. The Gallery is located in the Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny Street, 3/F, San Francisco. For further information, please call Janice Hom at 415-957-1146.
Live Forever Korean Artist Lee Bul will show a new body of work, Live Forever: New Work by Lee Bul, that expands upon her investigation of the body in a technologically-mediated society. Related to the 1999 Venice Biennale installation of karaoke booths, Lee will fabricate a new series of pod-shaped karaoke capsules produced at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia. In San Francisco, Lee will produce a new video work which explores her interest in lounge bands that inhabit that strange nomadic realm of hotels. The video Live Forever will be exhibited with the complete series of video productions Amateurs + Anthem + Live Forever. Finally, with a commitment to the process of art-making and commissioning new work, the Art Institute will exhibit an extensive body of sketches of the project in progress. The show runs from April 5 to May 19 at the Walter & McBean Galleries, San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco. Visit www.sfai.edu for complete exhibition and public program information.
Seeing Time March 17 through April 14, Washington Square Gallery announces a new exhibition, Seeing Time, that pairs two Bay Area artists whose work is deeply rooted in West Coast culture and images. Yeung Ha’s new series of monotype prints records the first year of the new millennium through a visual diary. Each month, she created a new piece, incorporating the front page of a newspaper, a photograph of something she did, and paintings of rose bushes in her garden into multi-layered reflections. Suzan Friedland combines the techniques of textile work, painting and pottery in her artwork. She adopts methods from a variety of different sources, using media as diverse as adobe and sumi ink on the same “canvas.” Her forms are derived from the natural landscape of Northern California, where she lives. Washington Square Gallery is located at 1821 Powell Street between Filbert and Greenwich Streets. For more information, please call Hilary Snow at 415-291-9255.
Silent Voices Speak Silent Voices Speak features Remembering the Holocaust, a powerful art exhibition of paintings by German-born artist Barbara Shilo, which are based on the actual black and white documentary photographs taken in Europe between 1933 and 1945. The second exhibition, curated by Eric Saul, is entitled Visas for Life. This exhibition of private photographs tells the story of diplomats who rescued more than 250,000 lives during the Holocaust. Silent Voices Speak runs through May 15 at the Herbst International Exhibition Hall in the San Francisco Presidio. Show hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. To volunteer, register for docent training, or get more information, call 415-928-2992.
Sugar ‘n’ Spice ‘n’ Everything Nice The exhibition Sugar ‘n’ Spice ‘n’ Everything Nice: Lives, Loves and Legacies of Women of Color runs through April 21. These works by women of color inspire survival through their struggles, show how obstacles and stereotypes become strategies for resistance, and how these strategies have the power to subvert oppressive forces. Aissatoui Vernita, creator of Oakland’s Ebony Museum, fashions jewelry and sculpture from foods that were the historic staple of slaves. Flo Oy Wong, Tomoko Negishi, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, and Jung Mee Jaime Kim show works about immigration and how it has affected their families and their psyches. Transformations of the body and materiality inspire Candi Farlice and Katherine Westerhout to poetic visions. Both Karin Turner and Yvonne Browne create works imbued with irrepressible optimism, humor and compassion born of the black woman’s experience. The event is at Pro Arts, 461 9th Street, Oakland.
Taoism and the Arts of China This exhibition explores one of China’s primary indigenous philosophies and religions, an understanding of which is critical to comprehending Chinese culture, historically and today. Approximately 150 works of art will be used to explore conceptual and artistic achievements in the history of Taoism, including paintings, sculpture, calligraphy, textiles, ritual objects and rare books borrowed from nearly seventy lenders in over ten countries. Significantly, 33 works are borrowed from institutions in the People’s Republic of China, only two of which have been previously exhibited in the West. The show runs through May 31. For museum hours and general information, call 415-379-8800 or go to www.asianart.org. (Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco)
TAO Art Show The Teacher and Artists Organization (TAO), a collective of twelve artists who work in the Art With Elders program show new work. The exhibit features paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculpture inspired by the artists’ experiences working with local nursing home residents. The TAO artists were attracted to the Art With Elders program by their desire to share their passion for art, and have found that the process of teaching and taking portrait photographs of the nursing home residents has in turn enriched their own lives and artwork. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, April 12 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The TAO exhibit runs from April 12-27 at the Canessa Gallery, 708 Montgomery Street, in San Francisco’s North Beach district. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. For additional information, please call 415-296-9029.
DANCE
Dance Around The World Festival The Limón Dance Company celebrates its tenth consecutive year of events in San José with Dance Around the World Festival. The program brings together emerging artists and professionals to celebrate the diversity of world dance. This tribute to the heritage of dance features five world premieres choreographed by present and former members of the Limón Dance Company. This culturally enriching evening will be presented April 27 at 8 p.m. and April 28, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Mexican Heritage Plaza. Tickets range from $12 to $18. Mexican Heritage Plaza is located at the intersection of Alum Road Road and South King Road, East San José. Box office numbers are 408-928-5564 or 1-800-MHC-VIVA.
Dancing Downtown 2001 ODC/San Francisco celebrates its 30th anniversary season, Dancing Downtown, at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, April 4 - 22. This extended three-week season promises to be the unique mix of physical dynamism and choreographic eloquence that has long been a trademark of the Bay Area’s leading contemporary dance company. Dancing Downtown 2001 offers three programs: five world premieres by ODC’s award-winning choreographers, and six outstanding repertory favorites. Season music includes Mozart, Mark O’Connor/Yo Yo Ma/Edgar Meyer, Zap Mama, legendary blues artist Dr. John, Duke Ellington, Philip Glass and live performances by the Cypress String Quartet, playing a new work by Jay Cloidt. Tickets ($15/$28/38) are on sale at the Yerba Buena Center box office 415-978-2787 or online at www.ticketweb.com.
EVENTS
Light Sound and Space Suzanne Gallo in association with Open Arts Circle, Oakland presents a weekend of eclectic, ambitious, aerial dance and modern impressionistic movement, in concert with the acclaimed Bay Area dance companies Dandelion Dance and Facing East Dance and Music. Music for the event will be performed live by the noted Bay Area band Glass House, Isadora Duncan, David Worm, Somet Yoshino Taiko Ensemble and musician Daniel Berkman. Media imagery for the program features the work of Bay Area filmmaker and Durango Film Festival winner Juli Lasselle, set designer Richard Jue and visual artist John Jacobsen. Performances are April 13 and 14 at 8 p.m., and April 15 at 7 p.m. All performances will be held at Open Arts Circle, 530 8th Street, Oakland. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, students and children. For more information and reservations, please call 510-465-4475 or e-mail wormyd@pacbell.net.
Asian Crisis Asia Pacific Cultural Center-Oakland and the pan-Asian world music group Asian Crisis will be presenting a very special concert on Saturday, April 27, at 8 p.m., at the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, 388 9th Street, Suite 290, Oakland. Through the International Service Society, a non-profit humanitarian service organization, this year’s New Beats concert will also serve as a venue for collecting contributions to help relieve families of earthquake victims in Gujarat, India. This 3rd annual New Beats concert will feature South Asian hip hop quartet from the Rukus Avenue Records label, Karmacy and Asia Pacific’s resident project Asian Crisis, as well as DJ Musa, who will be spinning South Asian break beats at a post-concert party. The annual New Beats concert series serves as a vehicle to present Asian Pacific American musicians who are contributing to the growth of continually diversifying mainstream musical aesthetics. New Beats emphasizes the exploration of multi-cultural heritage as expressed through musical performance by people of color living in contemporary urban America. General admission is $10. For more information please contact Meena Makhijani at 510-459-7347 or at the above email address. For general concert information or information about the Asia Pacific Cultural Center-Oakland please call 510-208-6080 or www.asiapacificculturalcenter.org.
Get Out of Camp Produced by the National Japanese American Historical Society, this interactive exhibit gives the audience an experiential overview of what World War II was like for Japanese Americans with replicas, photographs and music. The exhibition is on display through July 31, and is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (NJAHS Gallery, 1684 Post St., San Francisco, 415-921-5007)
Satsuki Arts Festival & Bazaar Satsuki Arts Festival & Bazaar this year will be held on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday May 20 at the Berkeley Buddhist Temple, 2121 Channing Way (at Shattuck), Berkeley. Satsuki Arts Festival & Bazaar is a weekend celebrating multicultural entertainment and the blossoming of azaleas (satsuki), featuring performances on Sunday by Julio Bravo (salsa) and Delta Wires (R & B) bands; Kulintang Dance Theatre, Naginata (long sword) martial arts; Kaulana Na Pua Hawaiian Dance; booths selling ethnic foods, arts & crafts, plants & flowers; and games for children. The event is free and open to the public. For further information, call 510-841-1356.
MUSIC
A Hawaiian Composer and His Son Come share the aloha of the Reverend Dennis Kamakahi from Honolulu, Hawaii as he performs in concert with San Francisco’s own Kapalakiko Hawaiian Band. Kamakahi works with his son, the young ukulele virtuoso, Kawika. Father and son will perform old and new compositions and will be joined onstage by a partner from Sons of Hawaii, Gary Haleamau. Doors open at 5 p.m., Saturday, April 14, at the Riordan High School gymnasium, 175 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco. For more information and tickets, call Saichi Kawahara at 415-468-7125.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Leading the Way On April 20, 7 to 9 p.m., in Room 169 of the Fine Arts Building, San Francisco State University, Irene Poon will present Leading the Way: Asian American Artists of the Older Generation, a book of portraits and biographic sketches to memorialize the older generation of Asian American artists who led the way to artistic independence for Poon, as well as the present day generations. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 415-391-1188 or visit www.chsa.org.
The Ohana Anthology Ohana Open Mic is proud to announce the publication of The Ohana Anthology. This compilation gathers work created and performed by over 25 individual poets, short story writers, performance artists, and others at the Ohana Open Mics over the past three years. The many diverse Bay Area talents documented in this book include: Kenneth Teruya Akinanda, Niki Cora Angeline Tsuruta, Kiku Fumabiki, Sato Hashizume, Anna Huie, Shirley Wong Imura, Cynthia Joe, Albert Lee, Carole Jan Lee, Jeffrey Thomas Leong, Blesilda Ocampo, Erica Peng, Valentine Pierce, Sally Soliai, Penina Ava Taesali, Edith Tanaka, Darryl Tom, Dennis Somera, Evan Stubblefield, John Tunui, Jennie Low Wong, Nellie Wong, Amy Yuen, Hazel Yuen, and Emily Han Zimmerman. The Ohana Anthology will be available for purchase at the next Ohana Open Mic on Friday, April 20, 7:30 p.m., at Pro Arts Gallery, 461 9th Street, Oakland (Downtown on 9th at Broadway). For more information, please call 510-763-4361.
THEATER
Bee The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre continues its 20th anniversary season with the world premiere of Bee by Prince Gomolvilas, directed by Arturo Catricala. Bee tells the fascinating story of a young Korean American man, who is invisible, and an older African American woman, who is the only person who can see him. In their search for a cure for his invisibility, they explode contemporary views of race, class, gender, and friendship. Part comedy, part drama, part parable, Bee is a provocative new play that dares to see the world in more than black and yellow. The play runs through April 15; Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Sunday tickets are $22 ($26 for priority reserved seating), Saturday tickets are $25 ($30 for priority reserved seating), and preview performance tickets are $20. Discounts available for groups, students, and senior citizens. For ticket information, call 415-474-8800. Tickets also available at all BASS outlets and at www.tickets.com. (Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, 620 Sutter Street at Mason, San Francisco)
Nowhere...upon a sea of dreams Heavily influenced by the aesthetics of Antonin Artaud, Butoh and surrealism, Nemo Omen Project weaves together a unique dreamplay, drawing the viewer into the mind of Nemo. Nowhere... shows April 16 and 17, at 8 p.m., at Noh Space, 2840 Mariposa Street (between Alabama and Florida Streets), San Francisco. Wheelchair accessible. Tickets are $10 - $15 sliding scale. For more information, please call Stephen Siegel at 415-621-0507, or e-mail scoopyclown@yahoo.com. For reservations, call 415-621-7978.
The Piano Lesson San Jose Repertory Theater presents August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, The Piano Lesson, directed by nationally acclaimed director Kenny Leon, through April 22. An exuberant, haunting and inspiring story of an American family’s struggle to understand the true meaning of heritage. Tickets, ranging from $17 to $37 with discounts for students, seniors and groups, are available by calling the Rep box office at 408-367-7255 and by visiting the Web site at www.sjrep.com. The San Jose Repertory is located at 101 Paseo de San Antonio, between 2nd and 3rd Streets, San Jose.
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ARTS
Signs of Fortune, Symbols of Immortality This installation of Japanese hanging scrolls, screens and textiles features works from the 17th through 20th centuries. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursdays until 9 p.m. (Seattle Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park, Seattle)
The Art of Protest A cross-cultural exhibition of works from Seattle Asian Art Museum’s collection that use a wide range of media and visual imagery to make social comment, address political issues and advocate for change. For more information, call 206-654-3100 (SAAM, Volunteer Park, 14th Avenue at East Prospect St.)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
2001 VanLier Fellowship The Asian American Writers’ Workshop is pleased to announce the 2001 VanLier Fellowship program to assist emerging Asian American writers in prose, poetry and drama in developing their professional careers. Deadline is April 16. Applicants must be: Under age 30 by the deadline date, reside in New York City (all five boroughs), be an American of Asian descent demonstrate financial need, have not published a book or collection. Guidelines and information available at www.aaww.org. Please contact the Workshop for an application or more information. The Asian American Writers’ Workshop, 16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10A, New York, NY 10001-3814, tel: 212-494-0061, fax: 212-494-0062, e-mail desk@aaww.org.
Opening for Managing Director Fine Arts Center New WORLD Theatre at University of Massachusetts, Amherst invites applications for the position of Managing Director. The individual will direct the administrative operations, including creative, and work closely with artistic director and staff. Qualifications: MA or equivalent in theatre, business, arts administration, arts, education, or related field plus 2-4 years experience in arts admin. and/or management. Send letter of application, resume, and three letters of reference by June 3 to: Search #R13449, Employment Office, 167 Whitmore Administration Building, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-8170. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.
Third World Newsreel Applications are now available for the 2001 Film & Video Production Workshop at Third World Newsreel. An application and general information about the Workshop are available on the Web site www.twn.org under Artist Services. If you have any questions, call 212-947-9277 x 301 or e-mail twn@twn.org.
ARCHITECTURE
Tadashi Kawamata: Boston Project, Plan in Progress As part of a collaboration among several Boston area colleges and universities, the Harvard University Art Museums will bring acclaimed Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata to the Sert Gallery, at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, to transform it into a working studio where approximately twenty students will be assigned specific design tasks in the research and planning of one or more site-specific public structures to be built in the Boston area next year. Through April 30, the gallery is showcasing drawings, photographs, posters, catalogues, and video documentation of earlier Kawamata projects, while also serving as a working studio for the research and planning of these future projects. For more information on the project, call Matthew Barone at 617-495-2397. For general information about the museum, call 617-495-9400.
ARTS
Chaos Minimal Surasi Kusolwong presents Chaos Minimal, a performance exhibition at Lombard-Freid Fine Arts, 5531 W. 26th St., New York City, through May. For more information, call 212-967-8040, or e-mail tomfrd@echonyc.com.
Living Heritage From now until June 10, China Institute presents Living Heritage: Vernacular Environment in China. Originating in Hong Kong, this exhibition features photographs, furniture and architectural components depicting the living environments from different regions of China. The Chinese house is viewed as a microcosm of Chinese society, representing its organization, economy, technology, traditions, beliefs and aspirations. (China Institute, 125 East 65th Street, New York City. 212-744-8181. www.chinainstitute.org)
Mountains and Valleys, Castles and Tents A new exhibition featuring rare artifacts and documentary materials illustrating Tibetan society and history will be on view for the first time in New York at the Paine Webber Art Gallery from April 12 to June 22. Drawn from the unrivaled Tibetan collection of The Newark Museum, Mountains and Valleys, Castles and Tents explores the ancient culture of Tibet through artifacts and ornaments of the aristocracy, herders and traders dating back to the 13th century, as well as a documentary film and photographs from the early 1900s. Paine Webber’s Corporate Headquarters, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, between 51st and 52nd Street, New York City. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free admission. For recorded information, call 212-713-2885.
Nhat Tran: Recent Paintings Nhat Tran presents recent paintings through May 3, Tuesday - Saturday, 11 to 6 p.m. at the Whickiser Gallery, Inc. 568 Broadway, New York. For more information, call 212-941-1817, e-mail wwickiserg@aol.com, or visit www.walterwickisergallery.com.
Tong Zhi/Comrade: Out in Asia America The first one-person exhibition by New York-based, Hong Kong-born artist Ken Chu. Chu has a fascinating background of travel and activism. Tong Zhi/Comrade brings the discourse of sexual orientation into our communities, and looks at what might be a safe public space for Asian Americans in Chinatowns, Koreatowns, Manilatowns, Little Tokyos, Little Saigons and Little Bombays across the country. Exhibition runs through April 14. (Museum of Chinese Americas, 70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor, New York.)
DANCE
Pandaan The Philippine Cultural Society of the George Washington University, in association with the Filipino Organization of Catholic University Students and Barkada of American University, proudly presents its very first cultural show: Pandaan, a rose dance, on Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m. at The George Washington University Media Public Affairs Building Auditorium, 805 21st Street N.W., Washington, DC (on the corner of 21st H streets). General admission is $4, $6 at the door. Food and refreshments will be served before the show. Doors open at 6:30pm and seating is limited, so please arrive early. The general admission price will be available until Monday, April 16. To reserve your ticket, please contact Will Caparas at 202-359-5116 or e-mail wcpinoy@gwu.edu. For further information, e-mail PCS at pcscultureshow@pinoypower.com.
EVENTS
Mixing It Up American Museum of Natural History Department of Education presents Asian Pacific America: Mixing It Up April 2001, co-sponsored by The Asian American Writers’ Workshop. In recognition of Asian Pacific American heritage, the Museum presents films, lectures and performances that voice perspectives on mixed heritage, collapsing the myth of the monolithic Asian Pacific American identity. April 6-8, April 21-22 and April 28-29. On Friday, April 6 only, the Museum presents a special program: A Box within a Box: Multiple Heritages in Spoken Word, at the Linder Theater, first floor, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Asian Pacific American writers Sabrina Margarita Alcantara-Tan, Bruna Mori, and Beverly Thompson Yuen of mixed heritage read their work and share their experiences. A panel discussion will follow, moderated by Jesse “Bandung” Heiwa, negotiating such topics as how being biracial/multiracial has affected their writing and how they choose to identify themselves. This program is free with suggested Museum admission. Seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information, call the Museum’s Department of Education at 212-769-5315 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. Program information is also available on the Museum Web site at http://www.amnh/education/. Click on Multicultural Programs.
Tammana-e-Ishq Join SALAAM! (South Asian League of Artists in AMerica) on Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m., for an extraordinary evening of exceptional performances of music, dance, painting, and tales of love and longing at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, New York City. The program includes classical Indian dance by Teena Purohit; Arabic music featuring Takht with Taoufiq Ben Amor, Johnny Farraj, Kamran Rastegar, Bridget Robbins, and Marina Rustow; Indian music performed by Gaurav Shah and Falguni Dalal Shah of Karyshma, Isheeta Ganguly, and Firoz Khan; story-telling by Dariush Kashani and Deepa Purohit; and original paintings by Sutopa Dasgupta. Call 212-932-2016 for questions.
FILM
The Masterworks of Hou Hsiao-Hsien The Screening Room is pleased to present a retrospective of acclaimed Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien beginning May 4. Voted “Director of the Decade” in the Village Voice Critics’ Poll, Hsiao-Hsien’s films, filled with long-held shots and a slow-burn melancholy, have had a profound effect on the fundamental rules of cinema as we know it in the Western world. The retrospective comprises the seven key films of Hsiao-Hsien’s oeuvre, as originally screened during last year’s celebrated show at Lincoln Center: A Time to Live and a Time to Die; Dust in the Wind; The Puppetmaster; Good Men, Good Women; A City of Sadness; Goodbye South, Goodbye; and Flowers of Shanghai. The two-week retrospective will open on Friday, May 4 and run through May 17. Tickets are $9 for adults and $6 for seniors and children under 12. The Screening Room is located at 54 Varick Street, just below Canal in Tribeca. To reach The Screening Room box office, please call 212-334-2100.
MUSIC
Juilliard Highlights On Tuesday, April 17 at 8 p.m. in Alice Tully Hall, Joel Sachs leads the New Juilliard Ensemble in its final concert of the season. This concert features the United States premiere of Younghi Pagh-Paan’s Ta Kyong (1987-88), Franghiz Ali-Zadeh’s Silk Road (1999), and Julian Anderson’s Alhambra Fantasy (1999-2000). The program for the concert also includes the New York premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Kai (1989-90). Free tickets are available at the Juilliard box office, beginning April 3. For more information, please call 212-769-7406 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Garden of Export Delights Asian American Arts Alliance and the Asian Pacific American Studies Program at New York University present an evening with artist Swati Khurana. In conjunction with her graduate thesis exhibition, Garden of Export Delights, Khurana gives an artist talk focused on her process of working in sculpture, video and installation to investigate construction of “India,” on Thursday, April 12, 6 to 8 p.m. Discussion will be moderated by Edwin T. Ramoran, assistant curator at the Brooklyn Museum of the Arts. NYU A/P/A Studies is located at 269 Mercer Street, Suite 609. Open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibition is on view through May 11. For further information, please call 212-998-3700 or fax 212-995-4705.
THEATER
On Caring for the Beast On Caring for the Beast is a play by Shishir Kurup directed by Kiran Merchant, and presented by Disha Theatre, Inc. through April 14, Wed.-Fri. 8 p.m., Saturday 2:30 and 8pm, Sunday 7 p.m. at the Currican Theater, 154 W. 29th St., New York. Tickets are $15 general and $12 for students. For more information, please call 212-894-3794 x1240, or e-mail info@dishatheatre.org, or visit www.dishatheatre.org. The RSVP Hotline is 212-780-4751, rsvp@dishatheatre.org.
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