Arts Culture & Entertainment
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January 20, 2014
Monkey King
SAMYAK YAMAUCHI
Jan 31-Feb 9, 7:30pm (Jan 31), 11am & 1pm
(Sat), 1pm & 3pm (Sun), Imago Theatre (17 SE
Eighth Ave, Portland). Watch acrobatic
monkeys fly through the air and magical
transformations occur before your eyes at
Monkey King, a classic tale of China’s favorite
trickster. The performance, which features 30
spectacular puppets created in China for Tears
of Joy Puppet Theatre, was originally written
and directed by seventh generation puppet
master Yang Feng. Free pre-show puppet crafts
take place one hour before weekend perfor-
mances. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
248-0557 or visit <www.tojt.org>.
ONGOING EVENTS
Snakebomb Comix
group exhibit
Through Jan 31 (daily), 11am-7pm, Floating
World Comics (400 NW Couch St, Portland).
View a group exhibit by contributors to
Snakebomb Comix. The display includes works
by Karissa Sakumoto, Tom Toye, Leah Wishnia,
and others. For info, call (503) 241-0227 or visit
<www.floatingworldcomics.com>. To learn
more, visit <www.snakebombcomix.com>.
“Yuan Ming Yan: Garden
of Perfect Brightness”
Feb 1, 9:30am, Portland State University,
College of Urban & Public Affairs, Room 250
(506 SW Mill St, Portland). Attend “Yuan Ming
Yan: Garden of Perfect Brightness,” a free
presentation by Dr. Lillian Li of Swarthmore
College about Yuan Ming Yan, an iconic
Chinese monument that has become a symbol of
China’s subjugation at the hands of foreign
powers in the 19th century. For info, call (503)
725-8576, e-mail <asianstudies@pdx.edu>, or
visit <www.pdx.edu/asian-studies>.
“Drawing on Imagination”
Through Jan 31, 10am-5pm (Sun), 10am-
8pm (Mon), noon-8pm (Tue-Wed), 10am-6pm
(Thu-Sat), Multnomah County Central Library,
Collins Gallery (801 SW 10th Ave, Portland).
View “Drawing on Imagination: The Art of
Children’s Illustration,” a display of original
sketches, book dummies, finished art, and
published books by 11 illustrators and author/
illustrators in Oregon and southwest Washing-
ton. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
Enjoy
Through Feb 8, 7:30pm (Thu-Sat), 2pm
(Sun), CoHo Theater (2257 NW Raleigh St,
Portland). Attend Toshiki Okada’s Enjoy with
English translation by Aya Ogawa. The show,
presented by CoHo Productions, takes place in a
Japanese manga café where nine under-
employed “freeters” (part-time or temp workers)
share stories of breakups, hookups, smelly
freeloading customers, 30th birthday-induced
terror, present depressions, past failures, and
future panics — a cry of Japan’s Lost Decade
Generation: those with the misfortune to have
graduated while the economy crashed. The cast
includes Heath Hyun Houghton, Jim Vadala,
Tai Sammons, and others. For info, call (503)
220-2646 or visit <www.cohoproductions.org>.
To buy tickets, call (503) 715-1114.
Chinglish
Through Feb 9, Gerding Theater at the
Armory, Main Stage (128 NW 11th Ave,
Portland). Enjoy a performance of David Henry
Hwang’s Chinglish at Portland Center Stage.
The show follows an American businessman
who heads to Asia to score a lucrative contract
for his family’s firm — but the deal isn’t the only
thing getting lost in translation when he collides
with a Communist minister, a bumbling
consultant, and a suspiciously sexy bureaucrat.
Free 30-minute, post-show discussions are
scheduled after select 2:00pm performances
(Jan 26, Feb 2 & Feb 9). For info, showtimes, or
to buy tickets, call (503) 445-3700 or visit
<www.pcs.org>. See related story by Dmae
Roberts on page 6.
Haegue Yang
Through Feb 9, 11am-4pm (Wed & Sat-Sun),
11am-9pm (Thu-Fri), Henry Art Gallery, East
Gallery (15th Ave NE & NE 41st St, Seattle).
View “Anachronistic Layers of Dispersion,” the
first solo museum exhibit by Korea-born
Haegue Yang. “Towers on String — Variant
Dispersed” is constructed with Venetian blinds
— a material favored by the artist — and is
suspended from the ceiling, creating volumes
and configurations that articulate the space
while also remaining accessible to viewers.
“Field of Teleportation” is the artist’s first
wallpaper and reproduces some of her key
works and views of past exhibits. For info, call
(206) 543-2280 or visit <www.henryart.org>.
“Unveiled”
Through Mar 8 (Tue-Sat), 10:30am-5:30pm,
Elizabeth Leach Gallery (417 NW Ninth Ave,
Portland). View “Unveiled,” a group exhibit of
works by Joseph Park, Malia Jensen, Stephen
Hayes, and others. The display underscores a
multiplicity of responses to the visual arts’ most
time-honored and universal subject: the nude
female form. For info, call (503) 224-0521 or visit
<www.elizabethleach.com>.
“We Tell Ourselves
Stories in Order to Live”
Through Mar 16, 11am-5pm (Tue, Thu-Sun),
11am-8pm (Wed), University of Oregon (UO),
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (1430 Johnson
Lane, Eugene, Ore.). View “We Tell Ourselves
Stories in Order to Live,” an exhibit of artwork
by the first nine Hallie Ford Fellowships in the
Visual Arts, including pieces by Sang-ah Choi
and Akihiko Miyoshi. The display contains both
past and new works in various media — such as
video, digital photography, oil paintings,
drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and knitting — as
a means to demonstrate both the range of their
Through March 2, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Kempton Hall
147 N.W. 19th Avenue, Portland
View Samyak Yamauchi’s “Doorways to the Divine,” an exhibit of mosaics,
constructions, and paintings. For more information, call (503) 222-9811 or visit
<www.trinity-episcopal.org>.
(Photo courtesy of the artist)
talent and the progress they have made as they
pursue their art as both a career and a personal
passion. For info, call (541) 346-3027 or visit
<jsma.uoregon.edu>.
Bollywood rock ‘n’ roll, funk, disco, techno,
hip-hop, and reggaeton. The event is for persons
age 21 and older. For info, call (503) 281-3918 or
visit <www.anjaliandthekid.com>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wisdom Arts Academy
music performances
Trail Blazers vs. the Rockets
Jan 20, 5pm, TNT. Watch Jeremy Lin and
the Houston Rockets take on the Portland Trail
Blazers in the third matchup between the two
squads this season. See related story by Mike
Street, “Jeremy Lin creates harmony away from
the limelight” (AR, February 4, 2013) at <www.
asianreporter.com>. For info, call (503) 234-
9291 or visit <www.nba.com/blazers>.
David Henry Hwang interview
Jan 21, 6:30pm, Gerding Theater at the
Armory, Mezzanine Lobby (128 NW 11th Ave,
Portland). Attend a public interview via Skype
with award-winning playwright David Henry
Hwang. Local actor, writer, and media artist
Dmae Roberts serves as host and interviewer
for the free event, which takes place prior to the
7:30pm performance of Hwang’s Chinglish in
Portland. For info, call (503) 445-3700 or visit
<www.pcs.org>.
Winter Festival
Jan 22-26, Reed College, Kaul Auditorium
(3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland) & Portland
State University, Lincoln Performance Hall,
Room 75 (1620 SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend
classical music concerts held as part of the
inaugural Winter Festival. Featured musicians
include pianist Yekwon Sunwoo, clarinetist
Yoshinori Nakao, Oregon Symphony concert-
master Sarah Kwak, members of the Amphion
String Quartet — Katie Hyun, Wei-Yang Andy
Lin, David Southorn, and Mihai Marica — and
others. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
294-6400 or visit <www.cmnw.org>.
“Confucian Ideals in
Korean Visual Culture”
Jan 23, 6pm, Portland Art Museum, Mark
Building (1119 SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend
“Confucian Ideals in Korean Visual Culture,” a
talk by Dr. Kumja Paik Kim of the Asian Art
Museum of San Francisco about Korea’s last
dynasty, Joseon (1392-1910). From its begin-
ning, Joseon rulers adopted neo-Confucianism
as the dynasty’s guiding philosophy. For info,
call (503) 725-8576, e-mail <asianstudies@pdx.
edu>, or visit <www.pdx.edu/asian-studies>.
Portland 4 the Philippines
Jan 25, 5pm-1am, The Dublin Pub (6821 SW
Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Portland). Attend a
fundraising event benefitting relief efforts in
the Philippines presented by Portland 4 the
Philippines. The evening features visual, musi-
cal, and performance artists. For info, call (503)
521-6884, e-mail <finch55@gmail.com>, or visit
<www.facebook.com/events/774693115877948/
?ref=23>.
Filmistan
Jan 25, 9pm-2am, Alhambra Theatre (4811
SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland). Join DJ Anjali
and The Incredible Kid for an evening of
Bollywood music. Filmistan features vintage
Jan 25 & Feb 1, 6:45pm, Gerding Theater at
the Armory, Main Lobby (128 NW 11th Ave,
Portland). Attend “Sounds.Like.Portland,” free
music performances by members of Wisdom
Arts Academy scheduled before two 7:30pm
shows of David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish.
For info, call (503) 445-3700 or visit <www.pcs.
org>.
“What to Read Next”
Jan 27, 7pm, Elliott Bay Book Company
(1521 Tenth Ave, Seattle). Attend “What to
Read Next,” a presentation for members of book
groups. The evening features Indu Sundaresan,
the author of The Mountain of Light, Jennie
Shortridge, the author of Love Water Memory,
and Elliott Bay sales representative Christine
Foye. For info, call (206) 624-6600 or visit
<www.elliottbaybook.com>.
Ruth Ozeki
Jan 29, 7pm, Third Place Books (17171
Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, Wash.).
Join Ruth Ozeki as she presents A Tale for the
Time Being, a book about a novelist living on a
remote Pacific Northwest island who is pulled
into the mystery of a 16-year-old girl whose
personal items wash ashore many months after
the devastating earthquake and tsunami in
Japan. For info, call (206) 366-3333 or visit
<www.thirdplacebooks.com>.
Clark College Jazz Festival
Jan 30-Feb 1, 8am-5pm & 7-9pm, Clark
College, Gaiser Hall (1933 Fort Vancouver Way,
Vancouver, Wash.). Attend the annual Clark
College Jazz Festival, featuring 60 middle-
school and high-school jazz ensembles. Prelimi-
nary competitions are held during the day and a
final competition is held each evening at
7:00pm. For info, call (360) 992-2662 or visit
<www.clark.edu>.
The World
Jan 31-Feb 2, 7pm & 9:30pm (Fri-Sat), 3pm
(Sun), Fifth Avenue Cinema (510 SW Hall St,
Portland). Watch The World, a film about the
daily lives, loves, friendships, and disparate
dreams of the twenty-somethings from China’s
remote provinces who live and work at Beijing’s
World Park. (China, 2004, Jia Zhangke, 139
mins.) For info, call (503) 725-3551 or visit
<www.5thavenuecinema.org>.
Ho’ike fundraiser
Feb 1, 5pm (doors open), 5:30pm (dinner),
7pm (performance), Portland Community Col-
lege, Sylvania Campus, Performing Arts Center
(12000 SW 49th Ave, Portland). Attend a ho’ike
fundraiser presented by the Ka’ana ‘Ike A Ka
‘Ohana Foundation and Hula Halau ‘Ohana
Holo’oko’a. The event features Polynesian
dancing, hula performances, live music, a silent
auction, and a Hawaiian dinner. For info, call
(503) 649-5109. To buy tickets, e-mail <info@
kiako.org> or visit <www.kiako.org>.
The India Traveler
Feb 1, 7-8:30pm, New Renaissance Book-
shop (1338 NW 23rd Ave, Portland). Join
Marjorie Kircher as she presents The India
Traveler, a memoir about the author’s three
journeys to India in 1973, 1983, and 1997. For
info, call (503) 224-4929 or visit <www.newren
books.com>.
Run Run Shaw Tribute
Movie Marathon
Feb 1, 7:30pm, Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE
Sandy Blvd, Portland). Attend the Run Run
Shaw Tribute Movie Marathon, a triple feature
of rare 35mm prints paying tribute to the
incredible cinematic visionary, and the last of
the movie moguls, Sir Run Run Shaw, who
passed away in early January at age 106. The
evening features 1977’s Mighty Peking Man and
two other films. Vintage 35mm trailers are also
shown before each film. For info, call (503)
281-4215 or visit <www.hollywoodtheatre.org>.
“Capturing a Generation
through the Eye of a Lens”
Feb 1-June 15, 11am-3pm (Tue-Sat), noon-
3pm (Sun); Feb 6, 4-7pm (reception); Oregon
Nikkei Legacy Center (121 NW Second Ave,
Portland). View “Capturing a Generation
through the Eye of a Lens: The Photographs of
Frank C. Hirahara, 1948-54,” a collection of
never-before-seen photographs taken of
Portland’s Nisei (second-generation Japanese
Americans). Taken between 1948 and 1954 by
Frank C. Hirahara, an avid amateur photo-
grapher who worked for the Bonneville Power
Administration, the images provide a revealing
glimpse of the community and the lives of
Japanese Americans after World War II.
Hirahara captured hundreds of photographs
depicting community picnics, beach trips to the
Oregon coast, teen socials and dances, wedding
receptions, and life in the heart of Portland’s
Japantown. For info, call (503) 224-1458 or visit
<www.oregonnikkei.org>.
Paprika
Feb 7-9, 7pm & 9:30pm (Fri-Sat), 3pm (Sun),
Fifth Avenue Cinema (510 SW Hall St,
Portland). Watch director Satoshi Kon’s anime
film Paprika, which explores a future world in
which a revolutionary psychotherapy device
called the DC MINI allows users to cast
themselves into the dreams of others. (Japan,
Satoshi Kon, 2006, 89 mins.) For info, call (503)
725-3551 or visit <www.5thavenuecinema.
org>.
Submit your Asian-related calendar listings to:
The Asian Reporter, Attn: Events Calendar
922 N Killingsworth St, Suite 1A, Portland, OR 97217
News Department e-mail: news@asianreporter.com w Fax: (503) 283-4445
Submission Format: List event title, date, time, location with address, 2 to 3 brief
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can be published. High-resolution photos, if available, may also be included.
Submission Deadline: Monday prior to the next issue date.