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A regional roundup of events of special interest to Asian Americans

REGIONS:

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Northern California
Southern California
Rest of the West
East Coast
National


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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

ARTS

Alfredo P. Alcala The San Francisco Main Library (100 Larkin St.) will exhibit works from Filipino master illustrator Alfredo P. Alcala through Aug. 31. The exhibit will feature his earlier works (1950s - 1970s) and a small display of comic books (Alcala Komix) as well as memorabilia. For more info: 415-557-4400.

Children’s Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy The San Francisco Arts Commission Chinatown Community Arts Program and the Academy of Chinese Arts present an exhibition of children’s Chinese paintings and calligraphy until Aug. 24 at the Chinatown Community Arts Program Gallery, located at the Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny St., third floor, San Francisco. Admission is free. For more info: 415-957-1146.

China and Beyond China and Beyond: Artistic Influence Into and Out of China comprises more than 80 objects from the collections of members of the Society of Asian Art. The exhibition includes paintings, ceramics, bronzes, jades and sculptures. All works will either be from China that reflect a foreign influence, or objects from Tibet, Japan, Vietnam, Korea and even Europe that were inspired by Chinese motifs. The exhibit will run through Aug. 18 at the Chinese Culture Center, located at 750 Kearney St., third floor, San Francisco. For more info: 415-986-1822 or www.c-c-c.org.

Jade Snow Wong Chinese Historical Society of America will be featuring the retrospective work of Jade Snow Wong through Dec. 22 at the CHSA Museum and Learning Center, 965 Clay St., San Francisco. Admission is free for members and $1 - $3 for non-members. For more info: 415-391-1188 or www.chsa.org.

Jun Kaneko The Montalvo Gallery in Saratoga presents On the Edge and In the Round: Ceramic Sculptures of Jun Kaneko, an exhibition of ceramic sculpture, wall slabs and drawings by one of the foremost ceramic sculptors of our time. The exhibit runs through Sept. 15. For more info: 408-961-5813.

POMO KulArts in association with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts presents the fifth annual POMO (Postmodern American Pilipino Performance Project). Multidisplinary artist Gigi Otalvaro-Hormilloso, poet/playwright Melinda Corazon Foley and Los Angeles spoken word trio Zero 3 will come together for two performances at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 701 Mission (at Third Street), Aug. 17 and 18. Tickets: $10 - $18. For more info: 415-978-2787.

Rene Yung Artist Rene Yung and Hosfelt Gallery present mountainriver, a new mixed-media installation that explores the idea of the seed as a metaphor for the intricate, irreducible experiences of diasporic peoples. The installation will be on view through Aug. 17 at the Hostfelt Gallery, located at 430 Clementina St., San Francisco. For more info: www.hosfeltgallery.com.

Ruth Asawa Ruth Asawa: Completing the Circle will be on view through Sept. 22 at the Oakland Museum of California, located at 10th and Oak streets, Oakland. The retrospective survey spans more than 40 years of Asawa’s work. The exhibition includes some 75 works featuring tied, crocheted, cast metals and cast concrete sculptures, as well as drawings, life masks, models of public art and other works. For more info: 510-238-2200 or www.museumca.org.

Same/Difference SF Camerawork presents this special exhibition that calls attention to the unique, subjective experiences that mark hotel rooms, in opposition to the stark sameness of the hotel space. Thomas Chang will show two images from his “Decadence” series, exploring the often absurd efforts of “four-star” hotel proprietors to decorate every inch of their commercial space. The exhibit runs until Sept. 6, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. at Hotel Triton, located at 342 Grant St., San Francisco. Tickets: $4 - $6. For more info: 415-863-1001 or www.sfcamerawork.org.

Unity for Peace In his first major U.S. exhibit, Korean-born Dominican priest and artist Kim En Joong brings his newest works, Unity for Peace, to Grace Cathedral, located at 1100 California St., San Francisco. The show will run through Aug. 15. For more info: 415-749-6340 or richardd@gracecathedral.org.

Womyn’s Intuition In conjunction with the exhibition Parallels and Intersections: Art/Women/California, 1950-2000, the San Jose Museum of Art is organizing a series of lectures among which Hung Lui will be featured as one of the most pivotal female figures in California’s recent art history. She will speak Sunday, Sept. 22 at 3 p.m. Tickets: $5 and $10. For more info: 408-291-5386 or www.sjma.com.

Yes Yoko Ono This premiere American retrospective draws from Ono’s 40-year career as an artist, poet and composer. Works from the 1960s to the present include conceptual paintings and film, as well as her more recent projects in bronze sculpture and installation. YES YOKO ONO will be on view until Sept. 8 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, located at 151 Third St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-357-4170 or commassistant@sfmoma.org.

EVENTS

Momoca Fashion Show The independent fashion house of MOMOCA presents its second anniversary showcase of its latest collection of a new emerging pret-a-porter line. The show takes place Thursday, Aug. 15, 9 p.m. at the Marrakech Restaurant and lounge, located at 419 O’Farrell St. (at Taylor), San Francisco. Tickets: $10. For more info: 510-486-8295 or www.momoca.com.

Singing Workshops Schola Cantorum presents KidsSings, its annual series of free singing and music workshops for children ages 5 - 9. These sing-along sessions will be led by local choral directors and music teachers Thursday evenings until Aug. 15; 5 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. for kids ages 5 - 6 and 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. for kids ages 7 - 9 at Congregational Community Church, located at 1112 S. Bernardo Ave., Sunnyvale, Room 1. For more info: 650-254-1700 or www.scholacantorum.org.

MUSIC

Gansu Duhuang Art Academy China’s premiere performing arts troupe, the 60-member Gansu Duhuang Art Academy, makes its American debut next month in the Bay Area. The company will present two programs, the dance drama The Heavenly Horse, and a special program featuring the choreography and music of Ancient Tunes of Dunhuang. Performances will take place Saturday, Sept. 21, 8 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m. at Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. in Cupertino, and Tuesday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m. at the Calvin Simmons Theatre, 10 -10th St. (at Oak) in Oakland. For more info: 650-259-2100 or www.nanhai.com.

Hinode Taiko San Jose Taiko will present Hinode Taiko in concert Saturday, Aug. 24, 8 p.m. at the Montgomery Theatre, 291 S. Market St. (at West San Carlos), downtown San Jose. Tickets are $20 and $25 and can be purchased in advance from San Jose Taiko. For more info: 408-293-9344 or www.taiko.org.

READINGS AND LECTURES

Haunani-Kay Trask Haunani-Kay Trask has authored four books, including Light in the Crevice Never Seen and From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai’i, widely considered a masterpiece of contemporary resistance writing. The reading will be on Aug. 17, 3:00 p.m., at the Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave., Berkeley. For more info: 510-548-2350.

THEATER

Fringe Festival Exit Theatre presents the 11th annual San Francisco Fringe Festival Sept. 4 through 14 at Exit Theatre and Exit Stage Left, 156 Eddy St. and 277 Taylor St., respectively. Bring Your Own Venue performances will be staged in various locations in downtown San Francisco, the Mission district and South of Market. Tickets cost under $8. For more info: 415-931-1094 or www.sffringe.org.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

ARTS

Live Mutant Art TeAda Works presents Live Mutant Art, a festival of boundary-breaking performances by Ova Saopeng and Krista Sheryl Wong, and featuring Self (the Remix) by Robert Karimi and DJ Special K. The performance will take place Aug. 22 - 25 at Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, 3601 South Gaffey St., Building H, San Pedro. Tickets: $5 - $10. For more info: 310-998-8765 or www.teada.org.

THEATER

Live, Laugh, Love East West Players announces its 37th anniversary season of plays, including three world premieres (one of which is a new adaptation of a Shakespearean classic) and a cult musical favorite. The season’s theme celebrates life with laughter and love. Plays open Sept. 11 and run through Oct. 6 at the David Henry Hwang Theater, located at 120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles. For more info: 213-625-7111 or www.eastwestplayers.org.

REST OF THE WEST

ARTS

Do-Ho Suh Seattle Art Museum presents the work of contemporary Korean Artist Do-Ho Suh as he uses suspended diaphanous silk and nylon architectural installations to reconstruct space and explore identity. These works will be on display through Dec. 1 at SAM, located at 100 University St., Seattle. For more info: 206-654-3255 or www.seattleartmuseum.org.

EAST COAST

ARTS

AsianLens AsianLens is pleased to present August 2002 Photo Exhibit, an exhibition of photographs by 12 emerging and established APA artists to be held at Chambers Fine Art in Manhattan’s Chelsea area. The exhibition will be shown until Sept. 7. at the Chambers Fine Art, 210 11th Ave. (between 24th and 25th streets), second floor, New York. For more info: 917-861-9386 or www.asianlens.com.

EVENTS

Outdoor Asian Dance, Music and Films The Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery present contemporary dance from Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Co., music and dance from the southern Philippines and Malayo-Polynesian dances from Taiwan. Other programs include the Made in Hong Kong film festival, curator talks, ImaginAsia children’s art workshops and a series of storytelling sessions. The museums will stay open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays through Aug 29. For more info: 202-357-2700 or www.asia.si.edu.

NATIONAL

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Call for Papers Essays are being summoned for a collection tentatively titled Yellow Peril, Model Minority, or Karate Kid: Critical Perspectives on Asian American and Asian Diaspora Children’s Literature. Queries are welcome at any stage; one- to two-page abstracts are due on Oct. 21 and completed essays (5,000 - 6,000 words, MLA format) are due on Feb. 20, 2003. Send abstracts to Dolores de Manuel, English Department, Nassau Community College, 1 Education Dr., Garden City, NY 11530. For more info: 516-572-8154 or demanud@sunynassau.edu.

Photography Contest The International Library of Photography will award over $60,000 in prizes this year in the International Open Amateur Photography Contest. Photographers from the San Francisco area, particularly beginners, are welcome to try and win their share of 1,300 prizes. The deadline for the contest is Sept. 30. The contest is open to everyone, and entry is free. For more info: 410-363-4800 or www.picture.com.