Korean Buddhist Art
EVENT: AsiaAlive
DESCRIPTION: Painting demonstrations and hands-on activities by Korean monks/ artists Seol Min-seunim, Myung Chunseunim and Sung Ryunseunim. Visitors can create their own woodblock prints.
DETAILS: Free with $7-12 museum admission, through Jan. 12, Thurs.-Sun., 12-4 p.m., Asian Art Museum, North Court, 200 Larkin St., San Francisco.
CONTACT: (415) 581-3500, asianart.org
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Small Press Spotlight on Hellen Jo
EVENT: Cartoonist Hellen Jo at the Cartoon Art Museum
DESCRIPTION: San Francisco cartoonist and musician Hellen Jo self-published three issues of Komisches Buch, an autobiographical comic zine, and regularly contributed comics to the Asian American student publication Hardboiled. She also created Paralysis, a full-length teenage horror story.
DETAILS: $2-6, through Jan. 6, Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m.-
5 p.m., Cartoon Art Museum,
655 Mission St., San Francisco.
CONTACT: (415) CAR-TOON, cartoonart.org
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Contemporary Japanese Fashion
EVENT: Stylized Sculpture: Contemporary Japanese Fashion from the Kyoto Costume Institute
DESCRIPTION: Contemporary Japanese fashion through 21 works by Rei Kawakubo, Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, Junya Wantanabe, and Tao Kurihara.
DETAILS: $7-12, through Jan. 6, Asian Art Museum,
200 Larkin St., San Francisco.
CONTACT: (415) 581-3500, asianart.org.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto Exhibition
EVENT: History of History
DESCRIPTION: Photographic exploration of time, life and spirituality as perceived in the contexts of nature and history.
DETAILS: $7-12, through Jan. 6, Asian Art Museum,
200 Larkin St., San Francisco.
CONTACT: (415) 581-3500, asianart.org.
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Enchanting Taiwan
EVENT: Presented by the San Francisco Public Library
DESCRIPTION: An exhibition of 20 color photographs that reveal Taiwan’s natural and cultural beauty.
DETAILS: Free, through Jan. 10, Main Library, Third Floor, Chinese Center,
100 Larkin St., San Francisco.
CONTACT: sfpl.org
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‘Giant Robot Biennale: 50 issues’
EVENT: Art exhibition of Giant Robot magazine
DESCRIPTION: Works by ten, cutting-edge artists from around the country, including David Choe, Seonna Hong, Saelee Oh, and Sashie Masakatsu.
DETAILS: Free-$8, through Jan. 31, Japanese American National Museum, 369 East First St., Los Angeles.
CONTACT: (213) 625-0414, janm.org
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Asian Art Museum Presents ‘Later Chinese Jades’
EVENT: Later Chinese Jades: Ming Dynasty to Early Twentieth Century
DESCRIPTION: View 73 superb examples of later Chinese jades, presented in a special installation to coincide with the publication of a major catalogue documenting the museum’s collection.
DETAILS: $7-12, through Aug. 2008, Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin St., San Francisco.
CONTACT: (415) 581-3500, asianart.org
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Japanese New Year Bell Ringing Ceremony
EVENT: Presented by the Asian Art Museum
DESCRIPTION: Zen Buddhist priest Bishop Gengo Akiba will begin the ceremony with chanting and then lead participants in the traditional bell ringing. Numbered tickets to ring the bell will be distributed in South Court at 10 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis.
DETAILS: Free with $7-12 museum admission, Dec. 30, 11:30 a.m., Asian Art Museum, Samsung Hall, 200 Larkin St., San Francisco.
CONTACT: (415) 581-3500, asianart.org
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Friday, January 4
Flashback Fridays
Details: The Cellar,
685 Sutter St., San Francisco, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., 21+
Music: 80s hits
www.cellarsf.com
NV Fridays
Details: Club NV,
525 Howard St., San Francisco, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., 21+
Music: Hip-hop, club hits, salsa and reggae
www.sfclubs.com
Saturday, January 5
Dancin’ Dirty Saturdays
Details: The Dirty Martini,
2801 Leavenworth St., San Francisco, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., 21+
Music: Top 40, hip-hop, mash-ups, old school and classic club hits
www.dirtymartinisf.com
Oh, So Sexy!
Details: Latitude Lounge,
447 Broadway St., San Francisco, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., 21+
Music: Hip-hop and reggae
www.nexusevents.com
Paraiso
Details: Levende Lounge,
1710 Mission St., San Francisco, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., 21+
Music: House
www.levendesf.com