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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

At Home in San Francisco The Chinese Historical Society celebrates photographer Benjamen Chinn’s decades of artistic achievement and community involvement with Benjamen Chinn: At Home in San Francisco, a retrospective of Chinn’s work, featuring photographs of San Francisco’s Chinatown during the pivotal years of the ’40s and ’50s. On display at the Chinese Historical Society of America, 965 Clay St., San Francisco, until May 31. For more info: 415-391-1188.

Long Walk to Freedom The extraordinary contributions of Yuri Kochiyama, will be celebrated in a new living-history exhibition, along with those of 11 other civil rights pioneers. The Long Walk to Freedom, 1900 – Now: Portraits of Civil Rights Activists Then and Now will be on display at the San Francisco Main Branch Library, 100 Larkin St., until March 20, with a reception honoring the activists Sat., Feb. 1. For more info: 415-557-4277 or www.sfpl.org.

Quilted Journeys Immigration is the story behind the stitchery in the Museum of Craft & Folk Art’s exhibition ;uilted Journeys: Immigration Stories by Australian Artistsò Immigrants from Asia, Oceania and Europe tell their tales of coming to new lives in Australia, in 25 quilts ranging from simple to intricate. On display at the Museum of Craft & Folk Art, Fort Mason Center, Building A, San Francisco, until April 27. For more info: 415-775-0991 or www.mocfa.org.

DANCE

The World of Chinese Dance The Flying Angels Chinese Dance Company will present a program of dance in honor of the coming New Year, The World of Chinese Dance. The free performance takes place Sat., Jan. 25, 3 p.m. at the North Beach Branch Library, 2000 Mason St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-557-4277 or www.sfpl.org.

Footprint Lost in Sand Japanese artist Tatami will explore the forces of time and nature in a mobu–(modern butoh) performance, also featuring the sculpture of Coreen Abbot and the video and music of Terry Hatfield. The performances will take place Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 7, 8, 8 p.m. at the Noh Space, 2840 Mariposa St., San Francisco. Tickets: $15. For more info: 415-621-7978 or www.theatreofyugen.org.

FAMILY

Children’s Film Festival Have a quiet Sunday afternoon, rain or shine, at the Pacific Film Archives’ 11th Annual Children’s Film Festival. Movies from around the world specially selected for children will be featured every Sunday, until Feb. 16” 1 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive Theater, 2575 Bancroft, Berkeley. Tickets: $4.50. For more info: 510-642-1412 or www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/pfa/.

Estuary Exploration·Children aged 4 – 8 can get their hands on, and in, the San Francisco Bay at the Urban Ecology Lab, in Estuary Explorations, at the Crissy Field Center. The workshop will take place Sat., Jan. 26, 1 – 3 p.m. in the Presidio of San Francisco, Building 603. Tickets: $10. For more info: 415-561-7752 or www.crissyfield.org.

Abhinaya Dance Co. The San Jose Museum of Art cordially invites kids and their grown-ups to a free performance by South Indian dance troupe Abhinaya Dance Co., followed by an afternoon of art projects and free entrance to the museum’s featured exhibition, “LA Post-Cool.” ArtSunday will take place Sun., Jan. 26, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., at the San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St., San Jose. For more info: 408-271-6840 or www.sjmesart.org.

MUSIC

Music of Pakistan Clarion Music Center presents an evening of music by Pakistani classical vocalist Shafqat Ali Khan, and assorted guests, on Fri., Jan. 24, 8 p.m. at Clarion Music, 816 Sacramento St., San Francisco. Tickets: $15. For more info: 415-391-1317 or www.clarionmusic.com.

READINGS AND LECTURES

A.S. Byatt Booker Prize-winning novelist A.S. Byatt will speak about literature, language and her newest book, The Biographer’s Tale, at City Arts & Lectures, as part of its Art & Politics 2003 series. The lecture will take place Tue., Jan. 28, 8 p.m. at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. Tickets: $18. For more info: 415-392-4400.

THEATER

Tea Crossing the spiritual borders between life and death as well as the cultural borders between Kansas and Japan, the Japanese American characters in Velina Hasu Houston’s play Tea4explore issues of cultural identity and community. Tea will run until Feb. 16 at the Sacramento Theatre Company, 1419 H St., Sacramento. Tickets: $18–36. For more info: 916-443-6722 or www.sactheatre.org.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Money for Folk Art Los Angeles County folk artists are encouraged to apply for the California Arts Council’s Traditional Folk Arts Program, which provides funds of up to $5,000 for eligible folk arts projects. Deadline: March 7. For more info: www.folkculture.org.

ARTS

Shikishi The Japanese tradition of creating artful and creative “poem cards” for the New Year is celebrated in the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center’s 5th Annual Shikishi Exhibition. The JACC invites local artists, celebrities, politicians, children, priests and writers to convey their wishes for the coming year: the results will be on display until Feb. 2 at the George J. Doizaki Gallery at the JACC, 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles. For more info: 213-628-2725.

Miracles and Mischief The Los Angeles County Museum presents the first major and comprehensive U.S. exhibition of art from Japan’s noh and kyogen theater. Miracles and Mischief: Noh and Kyogen Theater in JapanÖfeatures carved wooden masks, woven and embellished costumes, laquered musical instruments and painted screens and handscrolls, many of which have never been exhibited outside Japan, and will remain on view until Feb. 2 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. For more info: 323-857-6000 or www.lacma.org.

MUSIC

Mala Ganguly The “Melody Queen of Los Angeles” will sing classical North Indian melodies as part of the Music Circle’s program at the Pacific Asia Museum. Mala Ganguly sings Sun., Jan. 26, 11 a.m. at the Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. Tickets: $5. For more info: 626-449-2742 or www.pacificasiamuseum.org.

THEATER

Mama Mia! Alec Mapa, APA actor, star of M. Butterfly, and self-mythologizer presents two works about … himself. The double-bill of I Remember Mapa and Drama! will play at the Mark Taper Forum’s Ivy Substation, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City, Jan. 23 – Feb. 9. Tickets: $20. For more info: 213-628-2772 or www.taperahmanson.com.

REST OF THE WEST

ARTS

Rabbit, Cat, and Horse, and Vignette From woodblock prints and kimono designs to Hello Kitty and girl power, the Japanese fascination with animals is the focus of the Seattle Asian Art Museum’s newest exhibits. In Rabbit, Cat, and Horse, curator Yukiko Shirahira presents images of animals in Japanese art from the 4th century to the present. In Vignette, a complementary exhibit, Seattle-based artist Maki Tamura brings her skill at combining Eastern and Western art techniques to an examination of the pop culture phenomenon of Hello Kitty. Both exhibits are housed in the Seattle Asian Arts Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St., and will be on display until March 16. For more info: 206-654-3100 or www.seattleartmuseum.org.

EVENTS

Korean Tea Ceremony Enjoy a demonstration of the Korean tea ceremony with Jin-a Baker at the Seattle Asian Arts Museum. This rarely seen art of tea will be seen Sat., Jan. 25, noon, at the Fuller Garden Court, Volunteer Park, Seattle. For more info: 206-654-3100 or www.seattlemuseumofart.org.

READINGS AND LECTURES

Sam Speaks The Seattle Asian Art Museum presents two lectures exploring traditional influences in modern Asian art. Learn about the inkat and inlay designs of Indonesian art, and their cultural sources, in a lecture by Seattle Art Museum curator Pam McClusky titled From Snowflakes to Skull Trees: Indonesian Textiles, Thur., Jan. 23, 7 p.m. Then hear Keith Takechi trace the historical development of Japanese animation, Thur., Jan. 30, 7 p.m. Both lectures will take place at the Nordstrom Lecture Hall, 100 University St., Seattle. Tickets: $7. For more info: 206-654-3137 or www.seattleartmuseum.org.

EAST COAST

ARTS

Alia Syed The Talwar Gallery plays host to two film works of Alia Syed, in her first solo exhibition in the United States. Spoken Diary and Swan will be on display until Feb. 13 at the Talwar Gallery, 108 E. 16th St., New York City. For more info: www.talwargallery.com.

Gotta Sing Gotta Dance! The Museum of Chinese in the Americas revisits the nightclub area of the 1930s to 1950s in Gotta Sing Gotta Dance!, a new exhibit that takes an intimate look at Chinese American nightclub performers and their contribution to American entertainment. The exhibit of videos, music, artifacts and photographs continues until May 31 at the Museum of Chinese in the Americas, 70 Mulberry St., Second Floor, New York City. For more info: 212-619-4785 or www.moca-nyc.org.

Image and Empire Colonial India, as seen by South Asian and Western artists, will be on display at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Harvard University, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge, Mass. Image and Empire: Picturing India During the Colonial Era includes works from 16th century Portuguese jewelcases to 1937 modernism, and will be on display until May 25. For more info: www.artmuseums.harvard.edu.

NATIONAL

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Artwallah What is Artwallah? A) The fourth annual Festival of the South Asian Diaspora, held in Hollywood, June 26–29. B) A grassroots initiative providing a platform of expression for South Asian diasporic artists and their communities. The answer is All of theDAbove. Submissions for the upcoming show are encouraged. Deadline: Feb. 15. For more info: www.artwallah.org.

Katha India Currents, the nation’s leading Indian American monthly, is calling for submissions of short works to Katha: The Indian American Fiction Contest. Deadline: Feb. 20. For more info: 408-274-6966 or www.indiacurrents.com.