Arts Culture & Entertainment
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101 mins.) For info, or to buy tickets, call (206)
543-2280 or visit <www.henryart.org>.
Cinema Pacific Film Festival
“Bon Bons and Bratwurst”
May 2 & 4; May 2, 7:30pm, First United
Methodist Church (1838 SW Jefferson St,
Portland); May 4, 3pm, Mt. Hood Community
College Theater (26000 SE Stark St, Gresham,
Ore). Attend “Bon Bons and Bratwurst,” a Port-
land Columbia Symphony Orchestra concert
featuring Oregon Symphony concertmaster
Sarah Kwak performing alongside her husband
Vali Phillips in two works for duo violins. For
info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 234-4077 or visit
<www.columbiasymphony.org>.
ONGOING EVENTS
“Ray Morimura:
Prints for All Seasons”
Through May 4, noon-7pm (Mon), 10am-7pm
(Tue-Sun), Portland Japanese Garden (611 SW
Kingston Ave, Portland). Attend “Ray
Morimura: Prints for All Seasons,” a display of
30 pieces on view courtesy of The Tolman
Collection of Tokyo. Morimura’s evocative
landscapes often depict famous gardens and
temples or nostalgic scenes of rural villages that
combine tradition with modernity. Morimura
uses oil-based inks to create his images, unlike
many Japanese woodblock artists who use
water-based inks. For info, call (503) 223-1321
or visit <www.japanesegarden.com>.
Godzilla: The
Japanese Original
May 2-6, Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE
Sandy Blvd, Portland). View the new digital
restoration of Godzilla: The Japanese Original.
Directed by Ishiro Honda and released in 1954,
the classic film follows the story of how
American nuclear weapons testing resulted in
the creation of a seemingly unstoppable,
dinosaur-like beast. For info and showtimes,
call (503) 281-4215 or visit <www.hollywood
theatre.org>.
Grace Lim
Through May 23 (Tue-Sat), 9am-6pm,
Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E Sheridan St,
Newberg, Ore.). View “When the East Wind
Blows,” an exhibit by Malaysia-born Grace Lim,
who uses oil paint and calligraphy ink in her
pieces, which she transforms with a splash-and-
wash technique. For info, call (503) 487-6883, or
visit <www.chehalemculturalcenter.org/grace-
lim> or <www.artbygracelim.com>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Shinichi Moriyama
Apr 24, 3-7pm, Sequential Art Gallery &
Studio (328 NW Broadway, Suite 113,
Portland). View “Fictional Fiction,” an exhibit
by Japan-born painter Shinichi Moriyama
(Carasu). For info, call (503) 916-9293 or visit
<www.sequentialartgallery.com>.
Cinema Pacific Fringe
Festival Party
Apr 25, 6-8pm, University of Oregon (UO),
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Marché Mu-
seum Café (1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, Ore.).
Watch Taiwanese dance and video remixes of
the classic Taiwanese film Brother Wang and
Brother Liu Tour Taiwan, enjoy music and
refreshments, and view visual artist Vanessa
Renwick’s “Hunting Requires Optimism” and
“Medusa Smack” installations at the Cinema
Pacific Fringe Festival Party. For info, call (541)
346-4231, e-mail <cinemapacific@uoregon.
edu>, or visit <cinemapacific.uoregon.edu>.
Haiyan Unity Benefit Show
April 23 through 27
Bijou Art Cinemas, 492 E. 13th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon
University of Oregon, 1585 E. 13th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon
Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 S.W. Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Portland,” a performance by Sri Lankan singers
Victor Rathnayake and Nanda Malini. For info,
or to buy tickets, call (971) 226-8043 or (503)
641-0139.
Portland Thorns FC home
opener vs. FC Kansas City
Apr 26, 7pm, Providence Park (SW 18th Ave
& SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch Portland
Thorns FC take on FC Kansas City in the club’s
National Women’s Soccer League home opener.
The Thorns FC squad features Mana Shim,
Angie Kerr-Woznuk, Christine Sinclair, Alex
Morgan, and others. See related story, “NWSL
kicks off second season” (AR, April 7, 2014), at
<www.asianreporter.com>. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 553-5555 or visit <www.
portlandthorns.com>.
Seattle Cherry Blossom &
Japanese Cultural Festival
CCC International Celebration
Apr 26, 2-4pm, Gresham Library (385 NW
Miller Ave, Gresham, Ore.). Learn how to make
origami flowers, butterflies, and other warm-
weather-themed characters at an origami
workshop. For info, call (503) 988-5387 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
Al-Andalus Ensemble
Apr 26, 3-4pm, Hillsdale Library (1525 SW
Sunset Blvd, Portland). Enjoy a free perfor-
mance by the Al-Andalus Ensemble, which
plays traditional and contemporary music from
Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other
countries. For info, call (503) 988-5388 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
“Victor-Nanda Live”
Apr 26, 6pm, University of Portland, Buck-
ley Center Auditorium (5000 N Willamette
Blvd, Portland). Attend “Victor-Nanda Live in
Peony Festival
Pictured is an image from Approved for Adoption, which is screening in
Eugene and Portland. (Photo courtesy of the Cinema Pacific Film Festival)
Andaz
Origami workshop
May 3, 11am-2pm, Seattle Asian Art
Museum (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer
Park, Seattle). Connect with the art and culture
of Asia at the Seattle Asian Art Museum’s
(SAAM) Free First Saturday. The family-
friendly day, which has the theme “Nature
Tales,” includes free museum admission, an art
workshop, and a screening of Ponyo (1:30pm),
Hayao Miyazaki’s tale about the adventures of a
five-year-old boy and a goldfish princess who
longs to become human. (Japan, 2008, Hayao
Miyazaki, 100 mins.) For info, call (206) 654-
3100 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
Attend the University of Oregon’s Cinema Pacific Film Festival, a five-day pro-
gram featuring film screenings, lectures, receptions, appearances by filmmakers,
and more. Featured films include With Morning Hearts (April 24, 7:30pm),
Approved for Adoption (April 25, 6:45pm & April 26, 8pm), Forbidden Voices (April
26, 1:00pm), The Raw and the Cooked: A Culinary Journey Through Taiwan (April
27, 6:45pm), and others. For more information, to obtain a complete schedule, or to
buy tickets, call (541) 346-4231, e-mail <cinemapacific@uoregon.edu>, or visit
<cinemapacific.uoregon.edu>.
Apr 25, 7-10pm, The Analog Café & Theater
(720 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland). Attend the
Haiyan Unity Benefit Show, an event featuring
performances by rap musicians Talilo and
Taryn, the Maharlika Dance Troupe, La Fami-
lia Gang Music, and others. Guest speakers
include representatives from the Portland
Emergency Relief Task Force for the
Philippines. Funds raised at the event benefit
Philippine typhoon survivors. For info, call
(503) 206-7439 or visit <www.pdxrelief.word
press.com>.
Apr 25-27, Seattle Center (305 Harrison St,
Seattle). Celebrate the beauty of spring at the
Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural
Festival presented by Seattle Center Festál.
The event includes games, taiko drumming,
Japanese food, artisan demonstrations, live
performances, hands-on activities, visual arts,
and a theatrical stage production about the first
Japanese shipwreck survivors on U.S. soil. For
info, including hours, call (206) 684-7200 or visit
<www.seattlecenter.com>.
SAAM Free First Saturday
Apr 26, 9pm-2am, Star Theater (13 NW
Sixth Ave, Portland). Join the party at Andaz
and enjoy the latest electronic dance music of
the South Asian diaspora. Hosts DJ Anjali and
The Incredible Kid provide the bhangra,
Bollywood, Punjabi, and Desi beats. A bhangra
dance lesson taught by DJ Anjali begins at
10:00pm. Andaz is for persons age 21 and older.
For info, call (503) 281-3918 or visit <www.
anjaliandthekid.com>.
Apr 26 & Apr 28-May 1; Apr 26, 10am (open-
ing celebration); Apr 28-May 1, 10am-2:30pm;
Clackamas Community College (19600 S
Molalla Ave, Oregon City, Ore.). Experience
music, dance, art, cultural displays, an exhibit
(“The Peace Corps: 50 Years of Service”), and
more at the Clackamas Community College
(CCC) International Celebration. Events are
free and open to the public. For info, or to obtain
a complete schedule, call (503) 594-3245 or (503)
594-3403, e-mail <irmab@clackamas.edu>, or
visit <www.clackamas.edu>.
Yuji Agematsu
Apr 26-June 29 (Fri-Sun), 1-5pm; Apr 26,
4-6pm (reception); Yale Union (1010 SE
Morrison St, Portland). View the first
institutional solo show of Yuji Agematsu. Since
moving to New York City in 1980, Agematsu has
collected and archived small discarded objects
from streets and gutters and pinned them
unaltered on his studio walls. The display
features selections from the last five years of his
archive. For info, call (503) 236-7996, e-mail
<communications@yaleunion.org>, or visit
<www.yaleunion.org>.
“The Human Touch”
Apr 26-Sep 14, 11am-5pm (Tue, Thu-Sun),
11am-8pm (Wed); Apr 25, 6-8pm (reception);
University of Oregon (UO), Jordan Schnitzer
Museum of Art (1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene,
Ore.). View “The Human Touch: Selections from
the RBC Wealth Management Collection,” a
display of 40 major works by international
contemporary artists, all of which explore
creative interpretations of the human figure
and celebrate people and diversity. The exhibit
includes works by Dinh Q. Lê, Hung Liu, Roger
Shimomura, Chen Quilin, and others. For info,
call (541) 346-3027 or visit <jsma.uoregon.edu>.
“Signs of Spring”
Apr 27, 2pm, Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St,
Vancouver, Wash.). Attend “Signs of Spring,” a
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra concert
featuring Oregon Symphony concertmaster
Sarah Kwak with pianist Cary Lewis. For info,
or to buy tickets, call (360) 735-7278 or visit
<www.vancouversymphony.org>.
May 3-4, 10am-4pm, Seattle Chinese Gar-
den, South Seattle Community College, near
the North Parking Lot (6000 16th Ave SW,
Seattle). Attend the Seattle-Luoyang Peony
Festival, a free event co-sponsored by the
American Peony Art and Culture Association
featuring
plant
displays
and
sales,
entertainment, a painting demonstration, a
photography contest, arts and craft items, and
more. For info, call (206) 934-5219 or visit
<www.seattlechinesegarden.org>.
“Musical Moments
Reunion 2014”
Apr 30-May 31 (Tue-Sat), 10:30am-5:30pm,
Augen Gallery DeSoto (716 NW Davis St,
Portland). View the Miyazaki father/daughter
exhibit at the Augen Gallery during the month
of May. “Woodworks” is the gallery’s inaugural
show of works in wood by Shinichi Miyazaki.
His daughter, Hibiki Miyazaki, is presenting
recent paintings, drawings, and mixed-media
works on paper in a display called “Paintings
and Drawings.” For info, call (503) 546-5056 or
visit <www.augengallery.com>.
May 4, 6:30pm (doors open), 7pm (concert),
Portland State University, Lincoln Perfor-
mance Hall, Room 75 (1620 SW Park Ave,
Portland). Attend “Musical Moments Reunion
2014,” a benefit concert held in honor of special
guest Tadashi Nagai, who served as the
Consul-General of Japan in Portland from 2002
to 2005. Nagai’s “Musical Moments” concerts
brought together musicians from diverse back-
grounds. The performance features koto player
Mitsuki Dazai, violinist Fumino Ando, the Port-
land State University (PSU) Taiko Ensemble
(directed by Wynn Kiyama), the PSU Harp
Ensemble (directed by Denise Fujikawa), and
more. Donations collected benefit the Portland
State University music scholarship fund. For
info, call (503) 725-3011, e-mail <kotomelodies@
gmail.com>, or visit <www.kotomelodies.com>.
Indonesian Cultural Night
Justin Go
May 2, 6-8pm, Portland State University,
Smith Center, Room 101 (1825 SW Broadway,
Portland). Enjoy traditional Indonesian dance
and music performances at Indonesian Cultural
Night. The event, which is presented by
PERMIAS PDX (the Indonesian Student
Association at Portland State University), is
free and open to the public. For info, call (503)
515-6862, e-mail <permias@pdx.edu>, or visit
<www.facebook.com/permiaspdx>.
May 5, 7pm, Annie Bloom’s Books (7834 SW
Capitol Hwy, Portland). Join Justin Go as he
presents his debut novel, The Steady Running of
the Hour. The book follows a young man’s quest
to inherit the fortune left by English
mountaineer Ashley Walsingham, who died in
1924 while attempting to summit Mount
Everest. For info, call (503) 246-0053 or visit
<www.annieblooms.com>.
Miyazaki father/
daughter exhibit
Jellyfish Eyes
May 2-4, 7-9pm (Fri), 2-4pm (Sat), noon-2pm
(Sun), Henry Art Gallery (15th Ave NE & NE
41st St, Seattle). Watch Jellyfish Eyes, Takashi
Murakami’s first live-action feature film that
combines computer-animated graphics and
live-action cinematography. Set in a post-
Fukushima world, the film is a coming-of-age
tale that recalls Japanese monster films of the
1950s while embodying the promise of genera-
tional hope. (Japan, 2013, Takashi Murakami,
Malika, Queen of the Cats
May 10, 2-3pm, Glenn & Viola Walters Cul-
tural Arts Center (527 E Main St, Hillsboro,
Ore.). Watch Malika, Queen of Cats, a perfor-
mance by Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre. The
play, which is for children age four and older,
tells the story of a Palestinian woman’s
encounter with magical cats. The show is
presented as part of the free matinee series at
the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts
Center. For info, call (503) 615-3485 or visit
<www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/Walters>.
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
sentences describing the event, and a contact phone number (required) that
can be published. High-resolution photos, if available, may also be included.
Submission Deadline: Monday prior to the next issue date.
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