Arts & Entertainment Calendar A regional roundup of events of special interest to Asian Americans
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Announcements, workshops, and opportunities for community, family and career.

REGIONS:

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Northern California
Rest of the West

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2003 Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest Sponsored by the Elks Club and the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department, boys and girls, ages 8-13, are invited to compete in a basketball free throw competition held at the Chinese Playground in Chinatown. Winners will compete in the Jan. 4, 2003 city-wide tourney at the Sunset Recreation Center. Entry is free. Sign up by Wed., Nov. 27 at the Chinese Playground, 850 Sacramento St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-274-0202.

Register Your Marrow/Stem Cells Currently, Asians make up only 7 percent of the national registry. With so few Asians registered as potential donors, the chances of Asian patients finding a match are very slim. People ages 18-60 and in good health are encouraged to participate in the marrow drives held at six Northern California locations through Oct. 22. For more info: 800-59-DONOR or www.aadp.org.

EVENTS

Chinatown Night Market Fair Chinatown Neighborhood Inc. presents Chinatown Night Market Fair in Chinatown’s Portsmouth Square every Saturday from 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. until Nov. 9. The evening program will include traditional lion dancing, Chinese opera, musical performances, Chinese painting, fortunetellers and feng shui consultants. Participating merchants will validate up to two hours parking from 5 p.m. - 2 a.m. at Portsmouth Square Garage and from 6 p.m. - 2 a.m. at St. Mary’s Garage, with minimum purchase. For more info: www.sfnightmarket.homestead.com.

MUKTIR GAAN (SONG OF FREEDOM) The Progressive Bengali Network presents a free screening of Muktir Gaan (Song of Freedom), a documentary about the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. The film explores the impact of cultural identity during the war, when music and song inspired the emerging Bengali nation. In Bengali, with English subtitles. Sat. Oct. 18, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m., Dwinelle Hall, Room 219, UC Berkeley. For more info: 510-393-7599 or www.bengali.net/pbn/

Sansei Live! Join Kimochi in their 19th annual benefit for Kimochi’s senior programs and services, and learn, listen and experience the flavors of the sansei community. Honoring George Yoshida, and featuring J-Town Jazz ensemble, comedian SUZ Takeda, DJ John Jow and many others. Fri., Oct. 18 at 7 p.m., at the Golden Gate Club in the Presidio of San Francisco. For more info: 415-931-2294 or www.kimochi-inc.org.

globalization forum The City College of San Francisco invites the public to a forum entitled “Globalization, the New Economy and United States Minorities.” Panelists will discuss the impact of globalization on employment, financial policy, technology and immigration at the City College of San Francisco campus, Fri., Oct. 25, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. For more info: 415-239-3284.

New Asian Art Museum Discover the architect’s vision for transforming the former Main Library into the new Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture in a slide and lecture presentation at the Sunset branch library, Mon., Nov. 4, 7 p.m. Admission: free. For more info: 415-753-7130.

WORKSHOPS

Computer Skills Expand your knowledge and enhance your work with simple in-depth classes. Daly City Parks and Recreation offers adult clases varying from Office Applications such as Microsoft Word Levels 1 - 3 and Windows 95/98/00 to Internet use. All classes will be held in Daly City at 101 Lake Merced Blvd. For more info: 650-991-8001 or www.lonicera.com/deprkrec.

Palo Alto Area Bar Association is a non profit organization supporting communities in and around Palo Alto. PAABA’s Community Law Night offers the community an opportunity to talk to experienced attorneys about legal questions or problems in various areas of law, including landlord-tenant, debts, employment, wills and trusts, family law and immigration, in a confidential consultation. This one-night event will be held on Nov. 20, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., at the Mitchell Park Community Center, 3800 Middlefild Road, Palo Alto. For info: 650-326-8322.

Unlearning Racism StirFry Seminars and Consulting, a nationally known diversity training organization and producers of the award winning documentary, The Color of Fear, offers Unlearning Racism, a three-day workshop that examines the conflicts and pain created by personal perceptions and internalized stereotypes. The workshop will be held Oct. 11 - 13 at the Berkeley Training Center. For more info: 510-420-8292 x109.

REST OF THE WEST

WORKSHOPS

Beginner's Classes in Chinese Calligraphy The Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art presents In the Scholar's Studio, a beginner’s class in Chinese calligraphy every Sat. in Oct., from 10 a.m. - noon at 2010 Flora St., Dallas. Learn from teacher Thomas Yu. Admission: $5-10. For more info: 214-979-6438.