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Announcements, workshops, and opportunities for community, family and career.

REGIONS:

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Northern California
Southern California
National

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Amateur Night Apollo Theater Amateur Night, one of the edgiest and most famous amateur artist showcases in the world — it launched the careers of Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown and Lauryn Hill, among others — will hold auditions Sat., Dec. 14, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. in Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley. Musicians, dancers, comedians and performance artists selected at the audition will perform Fri., Jan. 31, 2003 as part of the Cal Performances series. For more info: 510-642-3691.

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.

EVENTS

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.

Hyphen 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.

CCAC Holiday Art Fair Discover new talent at the California College of Arts and Crafts’ 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.

Christmas Fundraising Bazaar Family Bridges, a nonprofit, multi-service agency providing a variety of programs for the Asian American community will host a Christmas Fundraising Bazaar, Sun., Dec. 8, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. All proceeds go to Family Bridges. For more info: 510-839-2270 x312.

KPFA Community Crafts Fair KPFA presents an offering of exceptional crafts and art, writers, world music, wisdom-bringers and natural international foods, in a warm, diverse atmosphere reflecting the Bay Area’s deep social soul. Maxine Hong Kingston will be among the event’s speakers; music performances from Edie Hartshorne on Japanese koto, Karma Moffett on Tibetan bells and Zu Kim on Korean drums and vocals will also be featured. The crafts fair will take place Dec. 14–15, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the Concourse Exhibition Center, Eighth and Brannan Streets, San Francisco. For more info: 510-848-6767 x609 or www.kpfa.org.

WORKSHOPS

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, Thur., 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.

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.

Winter Break Workshops The Randall Museum offers a wonderland of low-cost Winter Break Workshops packed with hands-on fun. Classes will explore a variety of art and science activities and are scheduled Tue. – Fri. during SFUSD’s winter break, Dec. 24 – Jan. 3, except Christmas and New Year’s Day. Registration: $11 per class. For more info: 415-554-9600 or www.randallmuseum.org.

Kearny Street Party The Kearny Street Workshop is looking for volunteers to help with its holiday party, Dec. 6, 6–9 p.m. For more info: schanse@earthlink.net.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

EVENTS

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.

VOLUNTEERING

Chinese 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.

NATIONAL

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Miracle on Wheels Miracle on Wheels makes electric wheelchairs available to qualified non-ambulatory senior citizens ages 65 years and up, usually with no out-of-pocket expense and with no deposit required. For more info: 800-749-8778 or www.durablemedical.com.