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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

Beyond Manzanar Beyond Manzanar is a 3-D interactive exhibit by artists Tamiko Thiel and Zara Houshmand that dramatically casts visitors into the role of internees inside the Manzanar, Calif. internment camp. This permanent installation is on exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St., San Jose. For more info: 408-271-6840.

Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy The San Francisco Arts Commission Chinatown Community Arts Program and the Six Artists present an exhibition of Chinese paintings and calligraphy at the Chinatown Community Arts Program Gallery. The show runs until Dec. 7, 750 Kearny St., Third Floor. For more info: 415-957-1146.

In the Face of War The Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition Against War presents In the Face of War: Asian Photographers View Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Philippines & U.S.A., showing through Nov. 30 at the Asian Resource Gallery, 310 8th St., in Oakland’s Chinatown. For more info: 415-274-6760 x310.

Shelf Life Shirley Tse, Capp Street Project artist-in-residence, uses white Styrofoam, vacuum-formed acrylic and “memory foam” to transform the California College of Arts and Crafts’ galleries into an otherworldly space. The show continues until Jan. 10 at the CCAC’s Logan Galleries, 1111 Eighth St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-551-9210.

DANCE

There Once Was a Princess... Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose presents There Once Was a Princess ... performed by Mythili Kumar and the Abhinaya Dancers. The performance features tales of princesses from Indian mythology, literature and contemporary times, and takes place Sat., Nov. 9, 7 p.m. at the Mexican Heritage Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose. Tickets: $10–15. For more info: 408-983-0491 or www.abhinaya.com.

kokoro Jill Togawa, the Purple Moon Dance Project and butoh artist Judith Kajiwara will blend butoh, hula and belly dance in Kokoro: Expressions of Cultural Blends, Mon., Nov. 11, 7 p.m. at SomArts Gallery Theatre, 934 Brannan St., San Francisco. Tickets: $15–25. For more info: 415-552-1105 or www.purplemoondance.org.

Passing the Torch Charlotte Moraga, disciple of one of today’s foremost masters of Kathak dance, Chitresh Das, will give an evening-length solo performance of this ancient storytelling dance form on Sat., Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. at the Cubberley Theater, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto. Tickets: $12–15. For more info: 415-519-0805 or www.kathak.org.

EVENTS

Forbidden City U.S.A. Celebrate the work of award-winning filmmaker Arthur Dong and the achievements of a generation of APA performers during a launch party marking the DVD release of the documentary Forbidden City U.S.A. The benefit for the Asian American Studies program of S.F. State will take place Sat., Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m. at the McKenna Theatre, 19th and Holloway, San Francisco. Admission: $15–100. For more info: 415-338-2467.

Kearny Street Workshop’s 30th Anniversary GAla Kearny Street Workshop, the nation’s oldest Asian Pacific American mulidisciplinary arts organization, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with performances by some of the West Coast’s finest APA artists. The gala will take place Fri., Nov. 15, 6–10 p.m. at Club NV, 525 Howard St., San Francisco. Admission: $75. For more info: 415-503-0520 or www.kearnystreet.org.

Tree of Life Celebration Hospice by the Bay is celebrating 20 years of providing hospice care for terminally ill patients and their families with its annual Tree of Life Celebration benefit featuring tasting of award-winning wines and beers, hors d’ouevres and desserts, silent auction, casino games room, and live music and dancing. The event will take place Fri., Nov. 15, 7–11 p.m. at the Officer’s Club, 50 Moraga St., Presidio. Tickets cost $65-550. For more info: 415-626-5900 or www.citysearch.com/sfo/hospicebythebay/.

FILM AND VIDEO

Reflections: The Untold hiStories of Asian American Seniors The Asian Pacific American Women’s Leadership Institute’s Discovery Leadership Program presents a free screening of Reflections: The Untold Histories of Asian American Seniors, a documentary celebrating the live stories of APA seniors in the Bay Area. The screening will be held Fri. Nov. 8, 7 p.m. at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, 1840 Sutter St. For more info: 415-701-7007.

READINGS AND LECTURES

Ploughed Under: WTO and the Small Farmer Anuradha Mittal, co-director of the Institute for Food and Development Policy, will speak on the topic of free trade and small farmers around the world as part of the Green Festival. The festival is Nov. 9–10 at the Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th St., San Francisco. Mittal will speak Sun., Nov. 10, 4 p.m. Tickets: $10 per day. For more info: www.greenfestivals.com.

Karen Tei Yamashita Mills College welcomes UC Santa Cruz professor and novelist Karen Tei Yamashita, who will read from her latest book, Circle K Cycles, on Mon., Nov. 18, 5:30 p.m. in the Rothwell Center, Mills College. Admission: free. For more info: 510-430-2252.

THEATER

Kuan-Yin: Our Lady of Compassion Ghost Festival 2 presents the world premiere of a new performance work by Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu. Musicians and actors from Japan, Hong Kong, Los Angeles and the Bay Area will join together in an exploration of the figure of Kuan-Yin, at the Yerba Buena Center Theater, San Francisco, Sat., Nov. 9, 8 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 10, 2 p.m. Tickets: $15–25. For more info: 415-978-2787.

WORKSHOPS

Build Your Own Taiko-style Drum The Crissy Field Center presents a workshop for families to build their own Taiko-style drum. In this workshop, add a modern twist to tradition by building a big drum of your own using a clean, recycled garbage can, and experience its power and excitement by drumming with the group. Sat., Nov. 9, 1 – 4 p.m. at the Crissy Field Center in the Presidio, 603 Mason at Helleck. Tickets: $20. For more info and to register: 415-561-7752.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

MUSIC

The Thousand Paper Cranes Renowned pianist-composer David Bruge’s The Thousand Paper Cranes, a work for musicians, dancers, singer and narrator, will have its U.S. premiere at Mingei International Museum, Fri., Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m. The concert will be followed by a reception to meet the artists and view museum exhibitions. For more info: 619-239-0003 or www.mingei.org.

THEATER

Freak storm Lodestone Theatre Ensemble presents the world premier of Freak Storm, a haunting and provocative examination of the nature of responsibility, the mysterious shifting bonds of friendship and the unknowability of the ones we love. The show will run until Nov. 17 at the Little Theatre, 3326 Victory Blvd., Burbank. Tickets: $12–14. For more info: 323-993-7245 or www.lodestonetheatre.org.

REST OF THE WEST

ARTS

Do-ho suh Seattle Art Museum (SAM) presents the work of contemporary Korean artist Do-Ho Suh, who 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, 100 University St., Seattle. For more info: 206-654-3255 or www.seattleartmuseum.org.

EAST COAST

ARTS

Bohnchang Koo Bohnchang Koo’s first American retrospective will open to the public on Wed., Nov. 6 at the Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, Mass. The exhibition will feature 28 photographs representing a broad spectrum of the Korean photographer’s work. Bohnchang Koo: Masterworks of Korean Photography will remain on view through Feb. 18, 2003. For more info: 978-745-9500 or www.pem.org.

Chen Zhen The Chinese-born, Paris-based artist Chen Zhen poetically employs both his study of traditional Chinese culture and his knowledge of Western avant-garde art to create work that engages contemporary social issues. The Institute of Contemporary Art, 955 Boylston St., Boston, will showcase Inner Body Landscapes until Dec. 31. Admission: $5–7, free on Thurs. For more info: 617-266-5152 or www.icaboston.org.

FILM AND VIDEO

From Hanoi to Hollywood BAMcinématek presents From Hanoi to Hollywood: The Vietnam War on Film, a month-long program that features examinations of the war by filmmakers Hal Ashby, Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Davis, Dang Nhat Minh and others. BAM will also host a spoken word performance Thur., Nov. 14; two nights of songs about war Nov. 15–16; a symposium Sat., Nov. 16; and a BAM dialogue Tue., Nov. 19. The series will run until Nov. 30. All events are at BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., Fort Greene, Brooklyn. For more info: 718-636-4111 or mgross@bam.org.

The Indian Diaspora The Indo-American Arts Council presents The Indian Diaspora, a film festival exploring the experiences of Indians around the world, featuring directors as diverse as Merchant and Ivory and Mira Nair. The festival will take place Nov. 6–10 at the Clearview Cinema, 239 East 59th St., New York City. Tickets: $10–15.For more info: 212-759-4631 or www.iaac.us.

THEATER

Birth of an Asian The Club at La MaMa presents Birth of a nAsian, an evening of contemporary comic monologues by Kate Rigg. Rigg, the creator of Chink-O-Rama, a post-modern variety show, was hailed by Now (Toronto) as “the most fearless, talented and versatile comedian of color since Whoopi Goldberg.” Performances are Nov. 7–9, 10 p.m., and Sun., Nov. 10, 5:30 p.m. at La MaMa, 74A E 4th St, New York City. Tickets: $15. For more info: www.lamama.org.

NATIONAL

ANNOUNCEMENTS

VC Filmfest The Visual Communications Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival is seeking entries in video and film media with themes involving, but not limited to, the APA experience, from APA and Asian international producers. Entries must be postmarked by Dec. 18. For more info: 213-680-4462 x68 or www.vconline.org.