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 <auction@nwchineseacademy.org>, or
visit <www.nwchineseacademy.org>.
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
<info@kiako.org> or visit <www.kiako.org>.
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 <www.wingluke.
org>.
“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
<www.duplexgallery.com>.
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 <www.elizabethleach.
com>.
“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 <www.hartman
fineart.net>.
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 <www.seattlerep.org>.
“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 <www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
“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 <www.oranjstudio.com>.
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 <www.pdx.edu/cjs>.
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 <www.fertilegroundpdx.org>.
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
<confucius@pdx.edu>, or visit <www.pdx.edu/
confucius-institute>. To buy tickets, call (503)
725-3307 or visit <www.pdx.edu/boxoffice/
home>.
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 <www.fandango.com>.
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 <www.nwchina.
org>.
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 <www.seattleartmuseum.
org>.
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 <www.
hultcenter.org>.
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
<www.hollywoodtheatre.org>.
“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 <www.
mississippistudios.com>. To learn more, visit
<www.harikondabolu.com>.
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 <cooley@reed.edu>,
or visit <www.reed.edu/gallery>.
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 <www.seattleart
museum.org>.
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 <www.powells.com>.
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 <www.
roguepack.org>.
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 <www.anjaliandthe
kid.com>.
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 <www.nwcts.org>.
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 <www.water
stonegallery.com>.
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 <www.
portlandplayhouse.org>.
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.
***