Arts Culture & Entertainment Page 12 n THE ASIAN REPORTER April 21, 2014 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. ***