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
Southern California
National

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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.

UC Extension Now is the time to sign up for one of the over 1,000 courses the UC Berkeley Extension program will be offering this spring. With classes in San Francisco and Berkeley, on topics as diverse as filmmaking, biotechonology, alternative power and remodeling, there’s something for nearly everyone. For more info: 1-888-UC-SMART or www.unex.berkeley.edu.

Human Rights Activist Search The San Francisco Human Rights Commission is looking for new members to serve as its eyes and ears, advising Commissioners about community issues to bring to public hearing. Committees currently seeking advisors are: the employment committee, the issues committee, the LGBT committee, and the minority/women business enterprise committee. Deadlines: Jan. 16 (Jan. 29 for the business committee). For more info: janel.wong@sfgov.org.

EVENTS

Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink Take the family (or just yourself!) ice skating to celebrate the arrival of winter. The Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero Center, San Francisco is open daily until Sun., Jan. 5, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., and until 11:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Admission: $3.50–7. For more info: 415-956-2688.

Health Commission Be part of the public at the San Francisco Health Commission’s bi-monthly open-to-the-public meeting, at the Department of Public Health, 101 Grove St., Room 300, on Tue., Jan. 7, 3 p.m.

Family explorations! Celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Oakland Museum of California. Performances will include lion dancers, the Korean Women Drummers, a tae kwan do demonstration, Vietnamese and Tibetan dancers, storytelling by DEAF media, cooking demonstrations, a marketplace and craft activites. Check it all out Sun., Jan. 19, 12–4 p.m. at the Oakland Museum, 10th and Oak Streets, Oakland. Admission: $4–6. For more info: 510-238-2200 or www.museumca.org.

Youth SPEAKs The young poets and activists of Youth Speaks, San Francisco’s literary nonprofit for teenagers, invite you to Bringing the Noise for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an evening of poetry, slamming and music, benefitting Youth Speaks’ many outreach programs. The event takes place Mon., Jan. 20, 7 p.m. at the Yerba Buena Center Forum, San Francisco. Tickets: $2-10. For more info: 415-978-ARTS or www.youthspeaks.org.

VOLUNTEERING

Walk for Breast Cancer Breast cancer strikes APA women with disproportionate frequency. Be part of the solution by volunteering at the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in June 2003. An organizational meeting for this incredibly organized fundraising event will be held Wed., Jan. 22 at the group’s San Francisco office, 180 Montgomery St., Ste. 2050. For more info: 415-834-0404 x17 or www.avonwalk.org.

ymca chinese new year run The YMCA is looking for people of all ages to be course guides, start/finish line administrators and registration staff at the Year of the Ram Chinese New Year Run on Sun., Feb. 9, 6:30 – 10:30 a.m. Free t-shirts and joy to all volunteers. For more info: 415-576-9622 x249 or slouie@ymcasf.org.

Randall Museum Docent Be one of the lucky adults who gets to introduce schoolchildren to the tortoises, opossums and snakes of the Randall Musem for natural history and biology. Applications for volunteer docent positions are being accepted until Jan. 15; docent training sessions will be held from Jan. 15 – March 12, on Wednesdays, 6–8:30 p.m. For more info: 415-554-9600 or www.randallmuseum.org.

WORKSHOPS

Inner Peace I The Nyingma Institute knows that caring for ourselves involves more than retail therapy or power workouts. Join instructor Abbe Blum for a ten week course in meditation, Taking Care of Ourselves: Quieting the Mind and Balancing the Emotions, beginning Tue., Jan. 7 at the Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Place, Berkeley. For more info: 510-843-6812

Inner Peace II Start the New Year with the Art of Living Basic Course, a 6-day workshop in breathing techniques, stress reduction and positive attitudes, from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living Foundation. The course will be offered Jan. 2–7 in San Jose, Fremont and Foster City. For more info: 408-985-7511 or www.artoflivingsfba.org.

Words Flow Like Water Educators are invited to a special poetry workshop focusing on how to help students turn outdoor education experiences into creative poetry. The workshop is designed for both formal and informal educators and will help those who work with youth guide them into an informed respect for the natural world and their place in it. The program will take place Sat., Jan. 18, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Crissy Field Center, the Presidio, San Francisco. Admission: $25. For more info: 415-561-7752.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

VOLUNTEERING

Chinese Lantern Festival The Chinese American Museum needs volunteer storytellers in English and other languages to help make its annual Chinese Lantern Festival a success, by staffing 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.

WORKSHOPS

Writer’s Workshop The Bruggemeyer Memorial Library of Monterey Park is sponsoring a free ten-session writer’s workshop, training people to write their own stories. Sessions begin Jan. 11 and registration is limited to 15 participants. For more info: 626-307-1368.