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ANNOUNCEMENTS2003 Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest The Elks Club and the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department invite boys and girls, ages 8-13, to compete in a basketball free throw competition held at the Chinese Playground in Chinatown. Winners will compete in the Jan. 4, 2003 citywide tourney ¤t 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. Scholarship Contest The Japan Exchange and Teaching Alumni Association of Northern California is offering a $1,000 college scholarship to high school students who have demonstrated a sincere interest in Japan. Applications must be received by Jan. 10. For more info: www.jetaanc.org. EVENTSHyphen Launch Party Hyphen, the nation's newest ethnic magazine, will mark the opening of its public life with a fundraiser featuring performances by slam poet Ishle Park and jazz musician Jeff Chan and a live auction. Subscriptions to the magazine, which is dedicated to illuminating Asian America through investigation of lives, culture and politics will be available throughout the night. The party takes place Thur., Dec. 5, at Locus, 1640 Post St., San Francisco. Admission: $10–50 sliding scale. For more info: 415-786-0698 or www.locusarts.org. Go Bears UC Berkeley Chinese Chapter will be hosting a Big Game Dinner Dance to cheer on the Golden Bears in their annual football battle with Stanford University. The event will include dinner, dancing and scholarship recognition and will take place Fri., Nov. 22, 6 p.m. at the Silver Dragon restaurant in Oakland’s Chinatown. Tickets: $45 per person, $400 per table of 10. For more info: 510-204-0690 or chinesechapter@alum.calberkeley.org. Silver Bells Kimochi will hold its annual Silver Bells arts and crafts fair, in conjuction with the first week of the Gara Gara Festival, with proceeds benefiting Kimochi’s work with seniors in the Japanese American community. The fair will take place at the Kinokuniya Building and Miyako Mall, in San Francisco’s Japan Center, Sat., Nov. 30 and Sun., Dec. 1, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more info: 415-931-2294. CCAC Holiday Art Fair Discover new talent at the California College of Arts and Craft’s annual Holiday Art Fair. The sale features original, handmade ceramics, glass, jewelry, prints, photography, textiles, drawings, paintings, and stationary by more than 50 CCAC students, and will take place Sat., Dec. 7, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Oakland campus, 5212 Broadway. For more info: 510-594-3666. The Open Hearth The Urasenke Foundation of San Francisco will offer a first-hand introduction into the Japanese art of chanoyu, the way of tea. Guests will savor the atmosphere and flavors of the tearoom, exploring the subtle variation of each season as well as the history and philosophy of chanoyu, in workshops on Dec. 11 and Jan. 20, 6 p.m. at the Urasenke Foundation, 2143 Powell. Admission: $20. For more info: 415-433-6553. WORKSHOPSHealth for Farms and Families: Food from India The Crissy Field Center and Thimmakklas present an afternoon of fun interactive games and great South Asian food for the whole family, centered around the theme of sustainable agriculture. The class will be held Sat., Nov. 23, 12–3 p.m. at the Crissy Field Center, the Presido, San Francisco. Registration: $10 for children, $20 for adults. For more info: 415-561-7752. Training for Catalog and the Internet The San Francisco Public Library presents a workshop in Cantonese for those interested in learning more about cataloging and the Internet in library science, Thu., Dec. 5, 2–5 p.m. at the Main Library, Fifth Floor, 100 Larkin St. Tickets: available for free, beginning Nov. 29. For more info: 415-557-4430 or www.sfpl.org. BACK TO TOP
EVENTSAsian Culture Night The Asian Student Coalition of Pasadena City College will be hosting its annual Asian Culture Night, Fri., Nov. 22 at Harbeson Hall, Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd. Performances begin at 7 p.m., and will include Master Jiang, a Chinese acrobat, and wushu demonstrations by a former champion of Beijing. Tickets: $2. For more info: chinesesamson@yahoo.com. Paper Crafts at Pacific Asia Museum Try your hand at festive holiday crafts at the Pacific Asia Museum. On Fri., Nov. 22, 6:30–9 p.m. Peggy Hasegawa of Amo Papers will lead participants in making colorful and distinctive cotton fiber papers, using a combination of Japanese and Western techniques. On Sat., Nov. 23, 2–5 p.m., participants will be able to make beautiful cards out of this paper, or use other handmade papers provided. Both workshops will be held at the Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. Admission: free, but reservations are required. For more info: 626-449-2742 x31 or www.pacificasiamuseum.org. World AIDS Day in Little Tokyo The Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team, Southern California’s largest provider of HIV/AIDS services to APAs, presents A Journey to Hope, a free celebration of the artists and leaders of the APA community. The event will take place in venues around Little Tokyo on World AIDS Day, Sun., Dec. 1, 7 p.m. For more info: 213-553-1834. VOLUNTEERINGChinese Lantern Festival The Chinese American Museum needs volunteer storytellers to help make its annual Chinese Lantern Festival a success. The festival will include Chinese knotting, opera face painting, lantern making, and calligraphy. Storytellers are needed in English and other languages to staff the Storytelling Booth for half-hour periods during the afternoon. The festival will be held Sat., Feb. 22, 1–7 p.m. For more info: 818-492-5237.
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