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

Yuri Kochiyama Leadership Institute WILD for Human Rights invites Bay Area women aged 17–23 to apply for the newly created Yuri Kochiyama Leadership institute. The series of nine workshop sessions will bring together 12 young women of diverse ethnic backgrounds and experiences who are strongly interested in making social change in their communities to practice leadership skills, meet revolutionary women, take action and connect their life struggles. Sessions will meet March 15 – June 21. Deadline: Feb. 24. For more info: 415-345-1195 x405 or www.wildforhumanrights.org.

EVENTS

Valentine Adoption Fair Find a furry valentine at San Francisco SPCA’s and San Francisco Animal Care and Control’s fourth annual Valentine Adoption Fair, on Sat., Feb. 8, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters will all be there, looking for loving new owners. The free event will be held at the SF SPCA, 243 Alabama St., and at SF Animal Care and Control, 1200 15th St. For more info: 415-554-9427 or www.sfspca.org.

Managing Osteoarthritis Learn about treatment options and self-care for daily living with osteoarthritis, in a free class at St. Luke’s Hospital. Managing Osteoarthritis will be held Sat., Feb. 8, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. at the St. Luke’s Hospital Solarium, 3555 Cesar Chavez St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-641-6465.

Chinese New Year Run/Walk Sprint, trot or stroll, into the Year of the Ram, with the YMCA’s annual Chinese New Year Run/Walk on Sun., Feb. 9, 8 a.m. The 5K/10K event benefits the Chinatown YMCA youth programs and follows a scenic loop course through Chinatown, North Beach and Embarcadero. Registration: $25–35. For more info: 415-576-9622 or www.ymcasf.org/chinatown/events.

Day of Remembrance Commemorate Executive Order 9066, which sent Japanese Americans to internment camps during WWII with the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California. On Sun., Feb. 23, the JCCCNC will hold Defending the Constitution Then and Now, a benefit event featuring a screening of the new documentary film Hidden Internment: The Art Shibayama Story, at the AMC Kabuki Theatre, 1881 Post St., San Francisco. Tickets: $15–20. For more info: 415-921-5007.

Spay Day Oh boy! Love is in the (almost) spring air, and it’s time to be a responsible pet owner and get your cat or dog spayed or neutered, at the San Francisco SPCA’s low-cost spay neuter clinic. Mark your calendar for Spay Day, Tue., Feb. 25, and bring your pet in to be spayed or neutered, and get free nail clipping, microchipping and a goodie bag. For more info: 415-554-3084.

LOCAL TO GLOBAL

United Against War Join your voice to the growing opposition to war in Iraq, at the Mass March and Rally to Stop War in Iraq. Meet Sun., Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. at Embarcadero and Market, and march to the Civic Center for a rally at 2 p.m. For more info: 415-864-1278 or www.bauaw.org.

VOLUNTEERING

Senior Volunteers Being over 55 or out of the workforce doesn’t mean being out of the community. Join RSVP, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, at the San Francisco Food Bank, and become part of a group of older citizens making a difference. Meet Thur., Feb. 6, 13, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the food bank, 900 Pennsylvania Ave. For more info: 415-731-3335.

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.

Museum Guides Guide school groups through the treasures of the Oakland Museum of California, and learn about California’s art, history and natural environment while you are at it, as a volunteer host at the Museum of California. No previous experience necessary: orientation sessions will be held Feb. 11, Feb. 18, March 4, March 11, at the museum. For more info: 510-238-3514.

WORKSHOPS

How to Adopt ACCEPT Adoption and Counseling Agency, a nonprofit, state-licensed group specializing in international adoption, will hold two free seminars giving couples and individuals an introduction to the procedure for adopting foreign-born babies. The seminars will be held Thur., Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 9, 1 p.m. at the ACCEPT offices, 1500 Noriega St., Ste. 110, San Francisco. For more info: 415-681-4957.

Money for College College-bound high school seniors and their families can get their questions about financial aid answered by experts at AACE Educational Services and the SF College Access Center in a free community information session. Help will be available in English, Cantonese and Spanish, and representatives will be able to give students individual assistance with their financial aid applications. The event will be held Sun., Feb. 9, 1–4 p.m. at the San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin St. For more info: 415-921-5546.

Relax with Tax The tax man cometh, and California Lawyers for the Arts is ready to help artists and arts organizations with their tax woes. CLA will sponsor two half-day seminars, Sat., Feb. 15, 1:30–4:45 p.m. at the Fort Mason Center, Building C, Room 230, and Sat., March 1, 3:30–6:30 p.m. at Pro Arts Gallery, 461 9th St., Oakland. Admission: $40. For more info: 510-444-6351.

OHMY! No lions, tigers or bears, just youth and their allies working to create safer and more supportive schools for LGBTQ young people. Sponsored by the Gay-Straight Alliance, LYRIC and the San Francisco Public Library, the free Overcoming Homophobia Meeting for Youth will take place Sat., Feb. 15, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. at Horace Mann Middle School, 3351 23rd St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-552-4229.

Shintaido for Caregivers Professional and volunteer caregivers for people with AIDS and terminal diseases are invited to a weekend shintaido and brushwork workshop, sponsored by Hospice by the Bay and the American School of Japanese Arts. The workshop will take place Feb. 15–17 at Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands and will include moving meditation, brushwork and a tea ceremony. For more info: 415-626-5900.

Faces of the Soul Open yourself up to your ancestor and spirit guides at a workshop hosted by the Lifelong Learning program at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Artists and authors Kaleo and Elise Dirlam Ching will guide participants through chi gung and acupressure therapy, then lead the group in creating plaster molds of their own faces, embellished with the inspiration of their ancestors and spirit guides. It’s an archetypal wisdom fest, and its happening Feb. 28 and March 1, at CIIS, 1453 Mission St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-575-6100 or www.ciis.edu.

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.

NATIONAL

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wellness Awards Nominees are being sought for the Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center’s annual awards program. Nominate an APA health hero for the Grassroots Award, Ally Award or National Award: past recipients include GAPA, Nancy Pelosi, Helen Zia and other. Deadline: Feb. 18. For more info: 415-292-3420 or www.apiwellness.org.

Filipino Student Conference Are you a student interested in exploring the Filipino heritage and the Filipino American community? You are invited to the Filipino Intercollegiate Networking Dialogue’s conference, Explore, Expand, Excel: The Filipino-American Experience, to be held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, March 7 – 8. For more info: 202-299-2669 or www.find2003.org.