Community / A.C.E.
December 15, 2014
THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 13
Sat), 10am-8pm (Thu-Fri), noon-5pm (Sun),
Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave,
Portland). View “Hand and Wheel: Con-
temporary Japanese Clay,” an exhibit of
contemporary work celebrating artistic innova-
tion and superb craftsmanship in Japanese
ceramics from the 1950s to the present. The
display reveals the growth of the museum’s
holdings in this fascinating art form. For info,
call (503) 226-2811 or visit <www.portlandart
museum.org>.
BIG HERO 6
ONGOING EVENTS
“Contemporary Prints”
UPCOMING EVENTS
Teen Anime Club at
Northwest Library
Through Dec 27, 11am-5:30pm (Tue-Fri),
11am-5pm (Sat), Augen Gallery DeSoto (716
NW Davis St, Portland). View “Contemporary
Prints: Recent Acquisitions,” a group show
featuring works by Takashi Murakami, Donald
Sultan, and others. For info, call (503) 546-5056
or visit <www.augengallery.com>.
Dec 16, 5-7pm, Northwest Library (2300 NW
Thurman St, Portland). Join the Teen Anime
Club to meet, view, review, snack, and talk
about all things anime. For info, call (503)
988-5560 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
“Ten Symbols of Longevity”
Through Dec 28, 11am-5pm (Tue, Thu-Sun),
11am-8pm (Wed), University of Oregon (UO),
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Jin Joo
Gallery (1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, Ore.).
View “Ten Symbols of Longevity and Late
Joseon Korean Culture,” a display of the
recently conserved “Ten Symbols of Longevity”
screen, along with a selection of Korean objects
spanning the 19th and 20th centuries. The
display features court and Buddhist paintings
and textiles, prints of traditional Korean
subjects by Scottish artist Elizabeth Keith
(1887-1956), and more. For info, call (541)
346-3027 or visit <jsma.uoregon.edu>.
Ryo Toyonaga
Through Jan 4, 11am-5pm (Tue, Thu-Sun),
11am-8pm (Wed), University of Oregon (UO),
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (1430 Johnson
Lane, Eugene, Ore.). View “Awakening,” an
exhibit featuring the haunting, surreal works of
Ryo Toyonaga, a New-York-City-based con-
temporary artist. The display — his first major
museum exhibit — surveys 20 years of ceramic
and mixed-media sculpture, drawing, and
painting. For info, call (541) 346-3027 or visit
<jsma.uoregon.edu>.
“In Passionate Pursuit: The
Arlene and Harold Schnitzer
Collection and Legacy”
Through Jan 11, 10am-5pm (Tue-Wed &
Sat-Sun), 10am-8pm (Thu-Fri), Portland Art
Museum (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). View
“In Passionate Pursuit: The Arlene and Harold
Schnitzer Collection and Legacy,” an exhibit of
more than 100 selections from the collection of
Arlene and the late Harold Schnitzer. Works on
display include Chinese art pieces from the Han
Dynasty, Native American ceramics and beaded
bags, international glass works, and more. For
info, call (503) 226-2811 or visit <www.portland
artmuseum.org>.
“Pan Gongkai: Withered
Lotus Cast in Iron”
Through Jan 18, 11am-5pm (Tue-Wed &
Fri-Sun), 11am-7pm (Thu), Frye Art Museum
“Journey to Home”
Now showing
Theaters in metropolitan Portland
Dec 16, 6:30-8pm, Sellwood-Moreland
Library (7860 SE 13th Ave, Portland). Engage
in conversation about literature at a Page-
turners discussion sponsored by Friends of the
Library. The book for discussion is Peter
Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan’s Buried in the
Sky, a book exploring Sherpa customs and
culture. The story is based on unprecedented
access and interviews with the two Sherpas who
survived the August 2008 climbing tragedy on
K2, the world’s most dangerous peak. For info,
call (503) 988-5398 or visit <events.
multcolib.org>.
Bull Run
Dec 17, 2-2:30am, Oregon Public Broad-
casting (OPB). Watch Bull Run, an episode of
Oregon Experience about the Portland
watershed, which features lush old-growth
forest, boasts beautiful views of Mount Hood,
and supplies nearly 25 percent of the fresh
water consumed in Oregon. The show combines
old photographs and charts with modern aerial
footage and GIS mapping to reveal the history of
the more than 115-year-old water source. To
verify showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit
<www.opb.org>.
Portland Shogi Club
Dec 20 & 27, 1-6pm, Kalé (900 SW Morrison
St, Portland). Join the Portland Shogi Club on
Saturdays to play Japanese chess. The free
gathering is open to all levels. Participants can
drop in at any time and are encouraged to bring
a playing board if available. For info, call (503)
282-1242 or e-mail <portlandshogi@gmail.
com>.
“Family Fun Day”
Watch Big Hero 6, an action-packed comedy-adventure film about the special
bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax and prodigy Hiro
Hamada, who team up with a group of friends — adrenaline junkie Go Go Tomago,
neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon, and fanboy Fred — to form a band
of high-tech heroes. (USA, 2014, Don Hall & Chris Williams, 108 mins.) For more
information and showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264 or visit <www.fandango.com>.
Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Animation Studios
(704 Terry Ave, Seattle). View “Pan Gongkai:
Withered Lotus Cast in Iron,” the first museum
exhibit in the United States dedicated to the
work of the distinguished artist and educator.
The display includes Gongkai’s “Withered Lotus
Cast in Iron,” a large-scale ink painting with a
variation on the theme of the withered lotus. For
info, call (206) 622-9250 or visit <www.frye
museum.org>.
“Japanese Impressions
from the Vault”
Through Feb 8, 11am-5pm (Tue, Thu-Sun),
11am-8pm (Wed), University of Oregon (UO),
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (1430 Johnson
Lane, Eugene, Ore.). View “Japanese
Impressions from the Vault: The Rare, the
Beautiful, and the Bizarre,” an exhibit featuring
a selection of Japanese woodblock prints
catalogued during a recent print re-housing
project. The works include 19th-century ukiyo-e
(images of the floating world) by artists of the
Utagawa School, 20th-century shinhanga
(so-called new prints), sosaku hanga (creative
prints), and more. For info, call (541) 346-3027
or visit <jsma.uoregon.edu>.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Buried in the Sky
Dec 19, 6:30-9pm, Oregon Historical Society
Museum (1200 SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend
“Journey to Home,” an event presented by the
Colored Pencils Art and Culture Council
Literacy Project that features culture, art, and
performances from a diverse group of New
Portland authors, artists, storytellers, and
musicians. For info, call (503) 914-8170, e-mail
<info@coloredpencilsart.org>, or visit <www.
cpacc.blogspot.com>.
Whale watching on
the Oregon coast
Dec 27-31, Oregon Coast. Brave the winter
weather for a sight of some of the estimated
18,000 gray whales expected to pass by Oregon’s
coast during the last week of the year. Between
10:00am and 1:00pm each day, volunteers are
stationed at 24 overlooks and parks along the
Oregon coast designated as “Whale Watching
Spoken Here” sites to provide information about
the marine mammals and help spot them in the
surf. For info, call (541) 765-3407 or visit <www.
whalespoken.org>.
Don’t Stop Believin’
Dec 29, 11pm-12:30am; repeats Dec 31,
4-5:30am; Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).
Watch Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s
Journey, an Independent Lens presentation
about Filipino Arnel Pineda, who was plucked
from YouTube to become the front man for the
rock band Journey. To verify showtimes, call
(503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>.
Health insurance
enrollment assistance
Jan 5 & 7; Jan 5, 6-7:30pm, North Portland
Library (512 N Killingsworth St, Portland); Jan
7, 5-7:30pm, Midland Library (805 SE 122nd
Ave, Portland). Oregonians are invited to ask
questions about health insurance options and
the enrollment process during an informational
session held in partnership with the
Multnomah County Health Department. To
register (required), call (503) 988-5392 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>. Interpreters are avail-
able upon request.
Dec 20, 1-3pm, Wing Luke Museum of the
Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King
St, Seattle). Learn about Chinese watercolor
painting and calligraphy at a “Family Fun Day”
workshop led by artist Maggie Ho. For info, call
(206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
White Lotus Japanese Club
“City Dwellers”
Through Feb 16, 10am-5pm (Wed &
Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Art
Museum, Third Floor Galleries (1300 First Ave,
Seattle). View “City Dwellers: Contemporary
Art from India,” a display of photography and
sculpture exploring the diverse ideas and
influences on contemporary Indian society —
Hindu mythology, Bollywood movies, Indian
and western art, and icons of everyday life in a
global market economy. For info, call (206)
654-3210 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.
org>.
“Live On: Mr.’s
Japanese Neo-Pop”
Through Apr 5, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun),
10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Asian Art Museum,
Tateuchi Galleries (1400 E Prospect St, in
Volunteer Park, Seattle). View “Live On: Mr.’s
Japanese Neo-Pop,” an installation that em-
bodies the fear and frustration of the Japanese
people following the March 11, 2011 earthquake
and tsunami. The display also includes some of
artist Mr.’s new works that take kawaii (cute)
Japanese pop art to a new dimension, which is
called moe. For info, call (206) 654-3210 or visit
<www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
“Elegance & Nobility”
Through June 7, 11am-5pm (Tue, Thu-Sun),
11am-8pm (Wed), University of Oregon (UO),
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Huh Wing
and Jin Joo Gallery (1430 Johnson Lane,
Eugene, Ore.). View “Elegance & Nobility:
Modern & Contemporary Korean Literati
Taste,” a display of 20th- and 21st-century
Korean calligraphy, paintings, and ceramics,
including recently acquired porcelain vessels by
Yikyung Kim and Young-Ho Lee. For info, call
(541) 346-3027 or visit <jsma.uoregon.edu>.
“Bojagi”
Through June 21 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm,
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific
American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle).
View “Bojagi,” a display exploring Korean-
American identity. The exhibit is the
culmination of work by a group of people
representing diverse generations, ages,
backgrounds, and perspectives. For info, call
(206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
Contemporary Japanese clay
Through Oct 18, 10am-5pm (Tue, Wed &
Dec 23, 4-5pm, Troutdale Library (2451 SW
Cherry Park Rd, Troutdale, Ore.). Teens in
grades six through 12 who are fans of anime,
manga, or Japanese culture are invited to join a
gathering of the White Lotus Japanese Club.
The event includes watching movies, drawing,
reading, socializing, and more. For info, call
(503) 988-5355 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Stray Dogs
Dec 26-28, 7pm (Fri-Sun), 4pm (Sun),
Portland Art Museum, Northwest Film Center,
Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave,
Portland). Watch Stray Dogs, a film about an
alcoholic man and his two young children who
are barely surviving in Taipei when they cross
paths with a lonely grocery clerk. (Taiwan/
France, 2013, Ming-Liang Tsai, 138 mins.) For
info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 221-1156 or visit
<www.nwfilm.org>.
Teen Anime Club Marathon
Dec 30, 3-7pm, Northwest Library (2300 NW
Thurman St, Portland). View, snack, and talk
about all things anime at a Teen Anime Club
Marathon. For info, call (503) 988-5560 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
“Nine Free Days”
Jan 3-11, 10am-5pm, Lan Su Chinese
Garden (NW Third Ave & NW Everett St,
Portland). Celebrate the incoming Year of the
Sheep with a visit to the Lan Su Chinese Garden
during “Nine Free Days.” Free admission is
available to all visitors who donate a canned or
nonperishable food item to benefit the Oregon
Food Bank. For info, call (503) 228-8131 or visit
<www.lansugarden.org>.
Trail Blazers vs. the Lakers
Jan 5, 7pm, Rose Quarter, Moda Center (One
Center Court, Portland). Watch Jeremy Lin and
the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Portland
Trail Blazers. The game is the first regular-
season matchup between the two squads this
season. For info, or to buy tickets, (503)
797-9600 or visit <www.nba.com/blazers>.
“Get Snapped!”
Jan 10, 10am-noon, Seattle Art Museum
(1300 First Ave, Seattle). Learn about a variety
of cultures and artistic traditions at “Get
Snapped!” The “Family Fun Workshop” is held
in conjunction with the “City Dwellers:
Contemporary Art from India” exhibit. For info,
call (206) 654-3210 or visit <www.seattle
artmuseum.org>.
Submit your Asian-related calendar listings to:
The Asian Reporter, Attn: Events Calendar
922 N Killingsworth Street, 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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