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Arts Culture & Entertainment
March 7, 2016
The event also features Iranian sweets, chai,
music, entertainment, a DJ, and activities for
children. For info, call (503) 862-8362, e-mail
<info@andisheh.org>, or visit <www.andisheh.
org>.
ONLY YESTERDAY
“Buddhist Art Inspiration”
Mar 17, 7-8pm, Seattle Asian Art Museum,
Stimson Auditorium (1400 E Prospect St, in
Volunteer Park, Seattle). Attend “Buddhist Art
Inspiration,” an event featuring access to the
museum’s new exhibit, “Journey to Dunhuang:
Buddhist Art of the Silk Road Caves,” and a
panel discussion. For info, or to buy tickets, call
(206) 654-3210 or visit <www.seattleart
museum.org/gardnercenter>.
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>.
Multimedia performance
Mar 18, 6-8pm, ArtXchange (512 First Ave S,
Seattle). Attend a free interactive multimedia
performance with special guests Haruko Crow
Nishimura, Steve Peters, and Stan Shikuma.
The event is held in conjunction with “Beauty in
the Decay,” an exhibit by painter, poet,
journalist, and activist Alan Lau. For info, or to
reserve space (requested), call (206) 839-0377,
e-mail <info@artxchange.org>, or visit <www.
artxchange.org>.
“Paradox of Place:
Contemporary Korean Art”
Through Mar 13, 10am-5pm (Wed &
Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Asian Art
Museum (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer
Park, Seattle). View “Paradox of Place: Con-
temporary Korean Art,” an exhibit featuring
new media in diverse forms, including video and
mixed-media installations, photography, and
sculpture. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or visit
<www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
“The People’s Liberation
Army Goes Shopping”
Opens March 11
Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, Washington
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>.
(PAM) fourth biennial awards exhibition. The
display includes pieces by design duo Lead
Pencil Studio — Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo
— as well as Akio Takamori, Samantha Wall,
and others. For info, call (503) 226-2811 or visit
<www.portlandartmuseum.org>.
Charlene Liu
“Journey to Dunhuang”
Through Apr 2 (Tue-Sat), 10:30am-5:30pm,
Elizabeth Leach Gallery (417 NW Ninth Ave,
Portland). View “stone, cloth, flushed cloud,”
works by artist Charlene Liu that combine
watercolor, painting collage, pen and ink,
mechanical processes, and printmaking
techniques to convey a state of suspended
transition. The display coincides with the 44th
Annual Southern Graphics Council Inter-
national Conference. For info, call (503)
224-0521 or visit <www.elizabethleach.com>.
Through June 12, 10am-5pm (Wed &
Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Asian Art
Museum, Foster Galleries (1400 E Prospect St,
in Volunteer Park, Seattle). View “Journey to
Dunhuang: Buddhist Art of the Silk Road
Caves,” a display of photographs, manuscripts,
and artist renditions documenting the caves
during World War II. In 1943, photojournalist
James C.M. Lo (1902-1987) and his wife, Lucy, a
photographer, arrived at the ancient city of
Dunhuang — located at the convergence of the
northern and southern routes of the Silk Road
— by horse and donkey-drawn cart. The couple
took images of the caves as they existed in the
mid-20th century, capturing many views of the
interiors and exteriors that are no longer there
today. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or visit
<www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
“Nature as Metaphor”
Through Apr 2, 11am-5:30pm (Tue-Fri),
11am-5pm (Sat), Augen Gallery DeSoto (716
NW Davis St, Portland). View “Nature as
Metaphor,” a special invitational print exhibit
exploring metaphor in nature and landscape.
Participating artists include Etsuko Fuzuki,
Koichi Yamamoto, Jonnel Covault, Nancy
Macko, and others. For info, call (503) 546-5056
or visit <www.augengallery.com>.
“Transference”
Through Apr 6 (Mon-Fri), 10am-5pm; Mar
30, 7-9:30pm (reception); Portland State Uni-
versity (PSU) Autzen Gallery, Neuberger Hall,
Second Floor (724 SW Harrison St, Portland).
View “Transference,” an exhibit featuring
works by Shu-Ju Wang, Sally Finch, Rae
Mahaffey, Cynthia Mosser, and others. The
participating artists, who self-identify under
the moniker Northwest Patternists, all use
pattern in their work, though their approaches
differ significantly. For info, call (503) 725-3515
or
visit
<www.pdx.edu/art-design/autzen-
gallery>.
“Variable States: Prints Now”
Through Apr 9 (Tue-Sat), 11am-6pm, Upfor
Gallery (929 NW Flanders St, Portland). View
“Variable States: Prints Now,” a group exhibit
focusing on the intersection of printmaking and
technology — how technology is integrated into
traditional practice and how it can expand print
beyond those boundaries. Participating artists
include Sang-Mi Yoo, Alyson Provax, Paul
Soulellis, and others. For info, call (503)
227-5111 or visit <www.upforgallery.com>.
Alan Lau
Through Apr 30 (Tue-Sat), 11am-5:30pm;
Apr 7, 5-8pm (reception); ArtXchange (512 First
Ave S, Seattle). View “Beauty in the Decay,” an
exhibit by painter, poet, journalist, and activist
Alan Lau. The new series of paintings, com-
pleted in both Seattle and Japan and ranging in
size between 6”x4” and 5’x5’, draw from the
artist’s recent experiences with endings and
beginnings as well as the beauty that can be
found in times of transition. For info, call (206)
839-0377 or visit <www.artxchange.org>.
PAM biennial awards exhibit
Through May 8, 10am-5pm (Tue, Wed, Sat &
Sun), 10am-8pm (Thu-Fri), Portland Art Muse-
um (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). View works
featured as part of the Portland Art Museum’s
Kalakendra concert
Watch Only Yesterday, a film about 27-year-old Taeko, who has lived her whole
life in Tokyo. After visiting relatives in the countryside, she is reminded of her
younger years: the first immature stirrings of romance, the onset of puberty, and
the frustrations of math and boys. (Japan, 1991, Isao Takahata, 118 mins.) For
more information, or to obtain showtimes, call (360) 816-0352 or visit <www.
kigginstheatre.net>.
(Photo courtesy of the Kiggins Theatre)
UPCOMING EVENTS
“A Journey through Sin,
Redemption, Miracles,
and High Adventure”
Mar 7, 5:30pm, Portland State University,
Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 335
(1825 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend “A
Journey through Sin, Redemption, Miracles,
and High Adventure: The Tale of the High Priest
Kochi,” a combined talk and performance by Dr.
Donald Keene and Tsuruzawa Asazo, his
adopted son, hosted by the PSU Center for
Japanese Studies. For info, call (503) 725-8577
or visit <www.pdx.edu/cjs>.
The Arabian Nights
Mar 10-13, 11am (Thu), 7pm (Fri-Sat),
2pm (Sun), Portland Community College,
Sylvania Campus, Performing Arts Center
(12000 SW 49th Ave, Portland). Watch part one
of The Arabian Nights, a tale about King
Shahryar, who slays his wife after finding her
with another man, then continues killing other
women in response to the heartbreak. The
killings come to a halt when the king meets
Scheherazade, who keeps him from sending her
to death every morning with compelling stories
that spare her life. Part two of the play is
scheduled for May 6 through 15. For info, or to
buy tickets, call (971) 722-4323 or visit <www.
pcc.edu/theatre>.
STEAM storytime
Mar 10, 17 & 31, 6-7pm, Midland Library
(805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy a
storytime with a little extra STEAM — Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math —
aimed at children between two and six years old
with an accompanying adult. The event also
includes an easy and age-appropriate art
activity and science exploration following the
15-minute storytime. For info, call (503)
988-5392 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
“Choir on Fire”
Mar 11 & 13, 7:30pm (Fri), 4pm (Sun), First
Mar 19, 7pm, First Baptist Church (SW
Taylor St & SW 11th Ave, Portland). Attend a
Carnatic flute concert by Shashank Subraman-
yam accompanied by Sandhya Srinath on violin
and Shriram Brahmanandam on mridangam.
The performance is presented by Kalakendra.
For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 308-1050 or
visit <www.kalakendra.org>.
United Methodist Church (1838 SW Jefferson
St, Portland). Attend “Choir on Fire,” a perfor-
mance featuring the Portland State University
Chamber Choir, Man Choir, and Vox Femina, as
well as special guest percussionists Shiva
Bharadwah and Shankar Viswanathan. For
info, call (503) 725-3105. To buy tickets, call
(503) 725-3307 or visit <www.pdx.edu/box
office>.
Lady Aoi
Mar 11-27, 7:30pm (Thu-Sat), 2pm (Sun),
Imago Theatre (17 SE Eighth Ave, Portland).
Watch Lady Aoi, a play about a living ghost —
Lady Rokujo — who haunts Lady Aoi at a
strange hospital run by a peculiar nurse.
Performances held March 11 through 17 are
previews. For info, call (503) 231-9581 or visit
<www.imagotheatre.com>. To buy tickets, call
(503) 224-8499 or visit <www.ticketswest.com>.
MYS winter concert
Mar 12-13; Mar 12, 7-9pm, Jackson Middle
School, Cafeteria (10625 SW 35th Ave,
Portland); Mar 13, 7:30-10pm, Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway, Portland).
Attend the winter concert of the Metropolitan
Youth Symphony (MYS). For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 239-4566 or visit <www.
playmys.org>.
“Copland’s Quiet City”
Mar 12 & 14, 7:30pm (Sat), 8pm (Mon),
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (1111 SW
Broadway, Portland). Attend “Copland’s Quiet
City,” a performance featuring the Oregon
Symphony as well as concertmaster Sarah
Kwak. The concert includes pieces by Debussy,
Bloch, Copland, and Bartók. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 228-1353 or visit <www.
orsymphony.org>.
Smallpressapalooza 2016
Mar 14, 6pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W
Burnside St, Portland). Celebrate Small Press
Month with marathon readings by local and
national small press stars. The event includes
Dao Strom, Manuel Abreu, Rios de la Luz, and
many others. For info, call (503) 228-4651 or
visit <www.powells.com>.
Chahar Shanbeh Suri
Mar 15, 6-11pm, Oaks Park (7805 SE Oaks
Park Way, near the east end of the Sellwood
Bridge, Portland). Attend Chahar Shanbeh
Suri (Eve of Red Wednesday), an annual
celebration preceding Nawruz, the Persian New
Year. Children jump over bonfires saying the
phrase “Sorkhi-e to az man, zardi-e man az to,”
which means “Your beautiful red color to me, my
sickly yellowness to you,” which is a ritual
symbolizing re-birth ahead of the New Year.
“Comics 101” camp for teens
Mar 21-25, noon-1:30pm & 4-5:30pm; noon-
1:30pm, Sellwood-Moreland Library (7860 SE
13th Ave, Portland); 4-5:30pm, Capitol Hill
Library (10723 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland).
Teens are invited to learn the basics of comics
art with professional cartoonist Lin Lucas at
“Comics 101,” a camp featuring a step-by-step
introduction to character design, story develop-
ment, page layout, pencilling, and editing. For
info, or to register (required), call (503) 988-
5234 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
“Manga: The Art of
Japanese Cartooning”
Mar
22-25
(Tue-Fri),
9:30-11:30am
(beginning class), 1-3pm (advanced class),
Leach Botanical Garden (6704 SE 122nd Ave,
Portland). Learn about Japanese comic strips
and animation at “Manga: The Art of Japanese
Cartooning.” The beginning class is appropriate
for participants who are eight to 13 years old;
the advanced class is for 10- to 15-year-olds. For
info, or to register (required), call (503) 823-
1671 or visit <www.leachgarden.org>.
“The End of Karma”
Mar 24, 7-8pm, Seattle Asian Art Museum,
Stimson Auditorium (1400 E Prospect St, in
Volunteer Park, Seattle). Attend “The End of
Karma: Hope and Fury among India’s Young,” a
free lecture by author Somini Sengupta that
explores contemporary India through the lens of
young people from different worlds — those who
are making new demands on India’s democracy
for equality of opportunity, dignity for girls, and
civil liberties. For info, or to reserve space
(required), call (206) 654-3210 or visit <www.
seattleartmuseum.org/gardnercenter>.
“Teen Comic Competition”
Mar 25, 2-4pm, Gresham Library (385 NW
Miller Ave, Gresham, Ore.). Teens are invited to
draw original characters with a background and
storyline at “Teen Comic Competition: Comics
and Animation.” Participants learn the
fundamentals of drawing comics and develop an
understanding of line, shape, color, texture, and
shading. No experience is necessary; beginners
are welcome. For info, call (503) 988-5387 or
visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Oregon Art Beat
Mar 31, 8-8:30pm; repeats Apr 3, 1-1:30am &
6-6:30pm; Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).
Watch “International Artists Making Oregon
their Home,” an episode of Oregon Art Beat
focusing on Farooq Hassan, who left behind a
lifetime of artwork and fame when he fled the
war in his homeland of Iraq. To verify show-
times, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.
org>.
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.
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