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Feb. 14 - Feb. 20, 2003
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| NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Poetry Writing Class Kearny Street Workshop invites poets at all levels of experience to an eight-week poetry class led by poet Edmond Chow, March 10 – April 28, at SomArts. Enrollment for this cooperative class is limited to 12, and the deadline for registration is Feb. 28. For more info: 415-503-0520 or www.kearnystreet.org.
ARTS
Nikkei Journey Lewis Suzuki and Larry Yamamota capture the spirit and humanity of the Bay Area in watercolors: see the work of these two artists and activists in a joint retrospective at the gallery of the National Japanese American Historical Society, 1684 Post St., San Francisco, until May 10.
Crosscuts Marco Flavio Marinucci is not Japanese. But this Italian-born local artist experiments with traditional Japanese woodcut conventions to fascinating effect, and his portraits of San Francisco immigrants are not to be missed. On display until April 19 at the Museo ItaloAmericano, in the Fort Mason Center. For more info: 415-673-2200 or www.museoitaloamericano.org.
Pastel Diaspora Indigo Som describes this wall-sculpture installation as “located at the improbable intersection of imperialism, interior decoration and high school.” Som, who seems to be taking a break from his recent project of collecting menus from every Chinese restaurant in the country, is one to watch. See him at the exhibit’s opening, Fri., Feb. 14, 5–8 p.m. and his work until March 14, both at the Ampersand International Arts gallery, 1001 Tennessee St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-285-0170 or www.indigosom.com.
Id/entity SF Camerawork is on the road to becoming a “destination for new media” and curators Marisa Olson and Christina Yang are behind the wheel, with an exhibit that explores how new technology changes representations of self. There are video surveillance cameras, answering machines, and enough big thoughts to keep everyone happy. Opening night, Tue., Feb. 18, 5–8 p.m., play with UC Berkeley’s Tele-Actor networking project. ID/ENTITY is on view until March 22 at SF Camerawork, 1246 Folsom St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-863-1001 or www.sfcamerawork.org.
Bayan Muna Images of the Filipino people, from the urban poor to indigenous communities, make up the exhibit Bayan Muna: Images of Strength and Struggle in the Philippines. The exhibit, which addresses issues such as reform, civil rights and globalization will be on display through Feb. 28 at the San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin St. For more info: 415-557-4277 or www.sfpl.org.
Youth Enduring The FiftyCrows Gallery will open its 2003 season with an examination of youth experiences worldwide, Youth Enduring: A Will to Survive. Featuring the work of the winners of International Fund for Documentary Photography awards, including Shedzad Noorani and Li Lang, the show will run until Feb. 28 at the FiftyCrows Gallery, 1074 Folsom St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-551-0091.
A Brush with Truth Zen ink painting began when eccentric (or inebriated) masters dipped a brush, a handful of straw or the edge of a robe into ink and created rough forms on paper. The Berkeley Art Museum will feature such paintings, portraits of Zen patriarchs and haboku landscapes in an exhibition entitled A Brush with Truth, through June at BAM, 2626 Bancroft Way. For more info: 510-642-0808 or www.bampfa.berkeley.edu.
Character Heaven Scott and Saitoe Haile met designing robotic shows for Sanrio’s Hello Kitty theme park in Japan. These days they are still working with cartoon characters: their collaborative work, Character Heaven, plays with sculpted and reinterpreted cartoons to spectacular, unexpected effect. It and other works of this San Francisco-based couple will be on display until March 15 at the Glama-Rama Gallery, 417 S. Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. For more info: 415-861-GLAM or www.glamarama.com.
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. For more info: 415-557-4277 or www.sfpl.org.
DANCE
Voice of the Dragon The new Mondavi Center will host a multicultural performance explosion, when Fred Ho brings his Afro-Asian Music ensemble, martial arts choreography and revolutionary spirit to Davis on Thur., Feb. 13, 8 p.m. The Voice of the Dragon combines kung fu, capoeira, jazz and hip hop to tell the story of the secret scroll of Shaolin Temple. Tickets: $22–32. For more info: 530-752-1915 or www.mondaviarts.org.
CaveWomen The Dance Brigade, San Francisco’s most provocative dance theater company returns with CaveWomen … The Next Incarnation! This boundary-pushing production features taiko-wushu-dance-theater-site-specific work, juxtaposing hot political topics with visceral stories about the 10th century yogini women of India and Tibet. Whew! We’re tired just thinking about it. Perfomances will be held until March 2 at the Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-273-4633 or www.dancemission.com.
Leni-Basso and BANETO The Theatre of Yugen presents two of Japan’s most popular young contemporary dance companies. Leni-Basso and Study of Live Works BANETO both combine multimedia elements with intense live movement in their performances: Finks and A Time Knit Sweater will be performed Feb. 20–23, 8 p.m. at the ODC Theater, 3153 17th St., San Francisco. Tickets: $12–20. For more info: 415-863-9834 or www.theatreofyugen.org.
EVENTS
Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt It may not be elementary, dear Watson, but it should be very entertaining. It’s the 13th annual Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt, an amateur sleuthing event in which teams of sleuths will explore the obscure alleys and hidden lanes of Chinatown, North Beach and Telegraph Hill, working on a mystery (in 16 clues). The hunt begins Sat., Feb. 15 at 4:30 p.m. in Justin Herman Plaza, and finishes at 8:30, in time for the festivities. The whole affair is a benefit for the Hamilton Family Center, a housing and support service for homeless families. So get going, gumshoe! Tickets: $35–40 For more info: 415-564-9400 or www.sftreasurehunts.com.
FILM AND VIDEO
Gum Saan Haak As part of its year-long 40th anniversary celebration, the Chinese Historical Society of America presents a screening of seminal documentaries of Chinese American history. The first, Gum Saan Haak: A History of Chinese in America, originally aired on television in 1974, and will be presented in two evenings: parts 1–3 on Tue., Feb. 18, 7 p.m. and parts 3–6 on Thur., Feb. 20, 7 p.m., both at the CHSA, 965 Clay St., San Francisco. Admission: free. For more info: 415-391-1188 or www.chsa.org.
MUSIC
Gamelan Anak Swarasanti Got gamelan? If not, get your fill on Sat., Feb. 15, 8 p.m., when the Gamelan Anak Swarasanti, a Santa Cruz-based gamelan ensemble, comes to the Community Music Center of San Francisco, 544 Capp St. Tickets: $10. For more info: 415-864-4980.
Keiko Nosaka The Music from Japan Festival 2003 continues with Keiko Nosaka on the 25-string bass koto, accompanied by Mizuyo Komiya, performing works by Akira Ifekube. 20th Century Music and Beyond takes place Tue., Feb. 18, 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley. Tickets: $32. For more info: 510-642-9988 or www.calperfs.berkeley.edu.
Jon Nakamatsu Bay Area native Jon Natamatsu won the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1997 and hasn’t stopped touring since. Now he’s finally back, in concert with old friend Michail Gelfandbein, a world-class cellist, in a performance benefiting the El Camino Youth Symphony. Catch the duo Sun., Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Tickets: $25–35. For more info: 650-903-6000 or www.mvcpa.com.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Panoply Four artists will meet in the storefront window of Modern Times bookstore to explore issues of gender, power and representation, and you can be there too. Kari Edwards, Kirth Nath, the Erika Shuch Performance Project and Camille Roy present an evening of writing, performance and film, Sat. Feb. 15, 7 p.m. at Modern Times, 888 Valencia St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-282-9246.
Global Woman Global Exchange and KPFA Free Speech Radio present an evening with Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting By in America and Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind. These two powerful women will speak about global power dynamics in Global Woman: Nannies, Maids & Sex Workers Today on Sat., Feb. 15, 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland. Tickets: $12. For more info: 415-575-5542 or www.globalexchange.org.
Etel Adnan and Brenda Iijima Brenda Iijima creates gorgeous handmade books and writes poetry. Etel Adnan divides her time between Lebanon, Paris, NYC and writing classics of Middle Eastern literature. Find out how and why they work at a California College of Arts and Crafts lecture, Fri., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. at the CCAC’s Timken Lecture Hall, 1111 Eighth St., San Francisco. Tickets: $5. For more info: 415-551-9278 or www.sptraffic.org.
Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla Our typically eloquent editor-in-chief can only say of Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla “This guy is awesome!” Find out what she’s talking about, and hear Dhalla reading from Ode to Lata and his forthcoming novel The Two Krishnas, in two readings: Fri., Feb. 21, 7 p.m. at The Open Book, 910 21st St., Sacramento; Sat., Feb. 22, 3 p.m. at A Different Light, 489 Castro St., San Francisco. For more info: www.ghalibdhalla.com.
THEATER
Chhenra Collage Safe Water for All, Inc. presents a Bengali drama by ENAD, Chhendra Collage (A Collage Torn), to benefit arsenic affected people in Bangladesh and West Bengal. The performance will take place Sun., Feb. 16, 2:30 p.m. at the Davis Veteran’s Memorial Theater, 203 E. 14th St., Davis. Tickets: $10. For more info: 530-758-8254 or www.safewaterforall.org.
Things Unsaid Between lovers and in families, pain and passion often happen just beneath the surface, below the reach of words. This is the territory explored by the new play of gay, Vietnamese American playwright Duy Nguyen at the Jon Sims Center for the Arts. Things Unsaid plays Feb. 22–23 and March 1–2 at the Jon Sims Center, 1519 Mission St., San Francisco. Tickets: $10–15. For more info: 415-554-0402 or www.jonsimsctr.org.
Truong Tran at Intersection Poet Truong Tran is the new resident writer at Intersection for the Arts. Hear him in discussion with writer Toni Mirosevitch, Tibetan poet Tsering Wangmo Dhompa and literary critic Elaine Kim on Tue., Feb. 18, 8 p.m. at Intersection for the Arts, 446 Valencia St., San Francisco. Tickets: $5–15. For more info: 415-626-2787 or www.theintersection.org.
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Money for Folk ArtÊLos 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.
DANCE
Walking Westward Incorporating the storytelling of four generations of Korean women, Hyun-jung Kim creates contemporary Korean dance; Sri Susilawata combines modern dance influences with the Indonesian dance tradition. Their work, co-produced by the UCLA Dept. of World Arts and Cultures, will be performed Feb. 13–15, 8:30 p.m. at Highways, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. Tickets: $15. For more info: 310-315-1459 or www.highwaysperformance.org.
THEATER
Little Shop of Horrors Feed me (noodles)! East West Players moves Seymour, Audrey and the whole Little Shop of Horrors crew to L.A.’s Chinatown, in an all-new, all-APA production of the camp musical classic. Get a lesson in carnivorous botany until March 2 at the David Henry Hwang Theater, 120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles. Tickets: $25–30. For more info: 213-625-7000.
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