Page 12 n THE ASIAN REPORTER Arts Culture & Entertainment January 18, 2016 Academy. The soiree celebrating the Year of the Monkey includes live and silent auctions, entertainment, dinner, and more. For info, schedule, or to buy tickets, call (503) 546-3455, e-mail , or visit . KUNG FU PANDA 3 Ho’ike fundraiser Jan 30, 5pm (doors open), 5:30pm (dinner), 7pm (performance), Portland Community College, 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 Hawai’ian dinner. For info, call (503) 649-5109. To buy tickets, e-mail or visit . ONGOING EVENTS “New Years All Year Round” Currently on display, 10am-5pm (Tue-Sun), Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View a fun, family-friendly exhibit that looks at Japanese, Vietnamese, and Hmong New Year traditions, colors, games, and cuisine. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit . “2016 China Night — The Year of Monkey” Ayumi Takahashi Through Jan 29 (Mon-Fri), 9am-5pm, Duplex Gallery (219 NW Couch St, Portland). View “I, You, Me,” a collection of portrait paintings and drawings by Portland artist Ayumi Takahashi, whose works are influenced by ancient Chinese paintings as well as Japanese woodcut prints, fashion, and textile design. For info, call (503) 206-5089 or visit . Jinie Park Through Jan 30 (Tue-Sat), 10:30am-5:30pm, Elizabeth Leach Gallery (417 NW Ninth Ave, Portland). View ethereal paintings on canvas by artist Jinie Park, thinly layered abstractions that investigate and engage the history of, and conventions around, painting. For info, call (503) 224-0521 or visit . “Winter Group” Through Jan 30 (Tue-Sat), 11am-6pm, Charles A. Hartman Fine Art (134 NW Eighth Ave, Portland). View “Winter Group,” a group exhibit featuring paintings and photographs. The display includes works by Issei Suda, Holly Andres, Jessica Curtaz, and others. For info, call (503) 287-3886 or visit . Disgraced Through Jan 31, Bagley Wright Theatre (155 Mercer St, Seattle). Watch Disgraced, a play about American-born, Muslim-raised Amir Kapoor, a successful mergers and acquisitions attorney who is living the American Dream — an upper eastside apartment, Italian suits, and the promise of becoming partner. But when he and his wife Emily, a white artist influenced by Islamic imagery, throw a dinner party for their friends and colleagues, the conversation steers into more complicated territory and difficult truths are revealed which threaten to shatter Amir’s carefully constructed life. For info, showtimes, or to buy tickets, call (206) 443-2222 or visit . “Paradox of Place: Contemporary Korean Art” Through Mar 13, 10am-5pm (Wed), 10am-9pm (Thu), 10am-5pm (Fri-Sun), Seattle Asian Art Museum, Tateuchi Galleries (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). View “Paradox of Place: Contemporary Korean Art,” an exhibit featuring Korean contemporary art, including mixed-media installation, video art, and photography. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or visit . “The People’s Liberation Army Goes Shopping” Through Mar 31, 10am-6pm (Tue-Fri), 9am- 3pm (Sat), Oranj Studio (0726 SW Gaines St, Portland). View “The People’s Liberation Army Goes Shopping,” an exhibit of large format photographs by Jim Riswold that brings to life a world where militaristic communism is infused with materialistic consumerism. For info, call (503) 719-5338 or visit . UPCOMING EVENTS “The Art of Vengeance in Early Modern Japan” Jan 21, 5:30pm, Portland State University (PSU), Native American Student Community Center (710 SW Jackson St, Portland). Attend “The Art of Vengeance in Early Modern Japan: Realities and Imagination,” a talk by Dr. David Atherton of the University of Colorado. For info, call (503) 725-8577 or visit . Fertile Ground festival Jan 21-31, various locations in Portland. Attend Fertile Ground, a citywide festival of workshops, readings, theater productions, and screenings of animation created and produced by the Portland theater community. For info, or to obtain a full schedule of events, call 1-800- 494-8497 or visit . Jan 30, 6:30-9pm, Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom, Room 355 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland). Enjoy performances and food at “2016 China Night — The Year of Monkey,” a Chinese New Year celebration at Portland State University. For info, call (503) 725-9810, e-mail , or visit . To buy tickets, call (503) 725-3307 or visit . Opens January 29 Theaters in metropolitan Portland Watch Kung Fu Panda 3, a film following hero Po’s “legendary adventures of awesomeness.” Upon the sudden reappearance of Po’s long-lost panda father, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of new panda characters. When supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the impossible: learn to train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsy brethren to become the ultimate band of Kung Fu Pandas. The animated film features the voices of Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, James Hong, Randall Duk Kim, Jack Black, and others. (China/USA, 2016, Alessandro Carloni & Jennifer Yuh, 95 mins.) For more information and showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264 or visit . Mei Mei performs a ribbon dance in Kung Fu Panda 3. (Photo courtesy of DreamWorks Animation) Northwest China Council New Year Gala Jan 22, 5:30-8pm, Wong’s King Seafood Restaurant (8733 SE Division St, Portland). Attend the Northwest China Council’s annual Chinese New Year Gala ringing in the Year of the Monkey. The event features an eight-course dinner, a raffle, traditional music, and the presentation of the Flying Horse Award to professor Jeffrey Barlow and Christine Richardson-Barlow. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 973-5451 or visit . Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter … and Spring Jan 24, 3-5pm, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Stimson Auditorium (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). Watch a free screening of Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter … and Spring, a film by director Ki-duk Kim that follows the training of a young monk over several years and across five seasons on an isolated lake around a small floating house. (South Korea/Germany, 2003, Ki-duk Kim, 103 mins.) For info, or to reserve a seat, call (206) 654-3100 or visit . The Peking Acrobats Jan 24, 6pm, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Silva Concert Hall (One Eugene Center at Seventh Ave & Willamette St, Eugene, Ore.). Watch The Peking Acrobats, a troupe of gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists, and gymnasts from China performing to live traditional Chinese music. For info, or to buy tickets, call (541) 682-5000 or visit . Shogun Assassin Jan 26, 7:30pm, Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland). Watch Shogun Assassin, a samurai vengeance classic editing six ultra-violent samurai films from 1970s Japan into an 86-minute package. The original films tell the story of a disgraced ex-Shogunate executioner who carves a bloody swath across a dark and distant land. The film is screening as part of the Kung Fu Theater & Grindhouse Film Festival. (Japan/USA, 1980, Robert Houston, 86 mins.) For info, call (503) 281-4215 or visit . “Zero Project” Jan 26-Feb 14 (Tue-Sun), noon-5pm, Reed College, Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery (3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland). View “Zero Project,” a community-building project by Japanese artist Katsushige Nakahashi that transforms the gallery into a working studio. Following Nakahashi’s detailed instructions, members of the gallery community are building the artist’s life-size sculpture of a Mitsubishi A6M Zero warplane, the aircraft flown by Imperial Japanese Navy kamikaze pilots during World War II. The display also includes a projection space for viewing related films that explore Japan’s post-war history, Hari Kondabolu comedy show Jan 30, 7pm & 10pm, Mississippi Studios (3939 N Mississippi Ave, Portland). Enjoy a night of edgy stand-up comedy by Indian- American comedian Hari Kondabolu. The performance is being recorded for Kondabolu’s second stand-up album. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 288-3895 or visit . To learn more, visit . particularly 1960s science-fiction films that use special effects, animation, and large-scale props to envision fictional pasts and futures. For info, call (503) 517-7851, e-mail , or visit . Come, Come Upward Jan 28, 7pm, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Stimson Auditorium (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). Watch a free screening of Kwon-taek Im’s Come, Come Upward, a film that follows the lives of two Buddhist nuns. The drama examines the journey to resolve life’s struggles while conveying ideas of ritual, humanness, and compassion. (South Korea, 1989, Kwon-taek Im, 134 mins.) For info, or to reserve a seat, call (206) 654-3100 or visit . Sunil Yapa Jan 28, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St, Portland). Join Sunil Yapa as he presents Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist, a novel about a cold rainy day in November 1999, when a nomadic, scrappy teenager who ran away from home sets out to sell as much marijuana as possible to the WTO demonstrators determined to shut down the city of Seattle. With the proceeds, he plans to buy a plane ticket and leave Seattle forever, but it quickly becomes clear that the history-making 50,000 anti-globalization protestors are testing the patience of the police — and what started out as a peaceful protest is threatening to erupt into violence. For info, call (503) 228-4651 or visit . Bob #middleschool #tweensandteens Jan 29-30, 7:30-8:30pm, Sellwood Playhouse (901 SE Spokane St, Portland). Watch Bob #middleschool #tweensandteens, a show featuring stories, poetry slam, and comedy written and performed by culturally diverse middle-school students from Jason Lee K-8 as well as girls between 12 and 17 years old at Boys & Girls Aid. The event gives the audience a glimpse into their world as they reveal the issues closest to their hearts. For info, or to buy tickets, call (971) 344-0155 or visit . Hong Bao Gala Jan 30, Portland Golf Club (5900 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Portland). Attend the Hong Bao Gala, an event benefitting the Northwest Chinese Andaz Jan 30, 9pm-2am, Analog Café and Theater (720 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 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. Andaz is for persons age 21 and older. For info, call (503) 281-3918 or visit . Alice in Wonderland Jan 30-Feb 28, Northwest Children’s Theater (1819 NW Everett St, Portland). Tumble down the rabbit hole while watching Alice in Wonderland. The Northwest Children’s Theater’s original adaptation of the classic story features characters from the Mad Hatter to the Queen of Hearts. The performance is most enjoyed by children age six and older. For info, showtimes, or to buy tickets, call (503) 222-4480 or visit . Mochitsuki 2016 Jan 31, 11am-4pm, Portland State Univer- sity (PSU), Smith Memorial Student Union (1825 SW Broadway, Portland). See related story on page 11. Shu-Ju Wang Feb 2-28, noon-6pm (Tue-Sat), noon-4pm (Sun); Feb 3, 5-8pm (preview); Feb 4, 6-8pm (reception); Feb 21, 11am-noon (artist talk); Waterstone Gallery (124 NW Ninth Ave, Portland). View “Imbue/Imbuere,” an exhibit by Shu-Ju Wang featuring paintings of invented water words and their meanings, and of life that exists at the boundaries of land and water. For info, call (503) 226-6196 or visit . You For Me For You Feb 3-28, Portland Playhouse (602 NE Prescott St, Portland). From North Korea to China to the United States, You For Me For You follows two sisters who have nothing but each other left as they explore the worlds within these worlds. For info, showtimes, or to buy tickets, call (503) 488-5822 or visit . Charlene Liu Feb 4-Apr 2 (Tue-Sat), 10:30am-5:30pm, Elizabeth Leach Gallery (417 NW Ninth Ave, Portland). View “stone, cloth, flushed cloud,” Continued on page 15 Submit your Asian-related calendar listings to: The Asian Reporter, Attn: Events Calendar 922 N Killingsworth Street, Suite 2D, 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. ***