Arts Culture & Entertainment
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June 6, 2016
Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association
Rose Festival Dragon Boat Races. More than 80
local, national, and international teams com-
pete. For info, call (503) 525-1186, or visit
<www.pksca.com> or <www.rosefestival.org/
event/dragon-boat-races>.
LATE SPRING
Origami workshop
June 12, 1:30-4:30pm, Belmont Library
(1038 SE 39th Ave, Portland). Learn a new
origami project from local origami instructors at
Portland Oregon Paper Shapers. Adults, teens,
and children younger than 13 years old
accompanied by an adult are welcome. For info,
call (503) 988-5382 or visit <events.multcolib.
org>.
ONGOING EVENTS
The Jungle Book
Now showing at theaters in metropolitan
Portland. Watch The Jungle Book, a film
following Mowgli — a man-cub raised by a
family of wolves — who is on a journey of self-
discovery guided by panther-turned-mentor
Bagheera and the free-spirited bear Baloo.
(USA, 2016, Jon Favreau, 105 mins.) For info
and showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264 or visit
<www.fandango.com>. To learn more, visit
<www.movies.disney.com>.
“Slant Live”
June 16, 7pm (doors), 8pm (show), Mississip-
pi Studios (3939 N Mississippi Ave, Portland).
Attend “Slant Live,” a queer storytelling show
featuring Joel Kim Booster, Roy Perez, Sita
Symonette, and others. For info, call (503)
288-3895 or visit <www.ihatejoelkim.com>.
Kanani Miyamoto
Through June 24, 8am-5pm, Portland
Building, Lobby Installation Space (1120 SW
Fifth Ave, Portland). View “Industry of Aloha,”
an art installation featuring images of tropical
Hawai‘ian flora created by Kanani Miyamoto,
who paints and creates block prints on paper
then attaches the paper in sheets to the surface
of the wall. The display explores how the tourist
industry has altered and negatively impacted
traditional Hawai‘ian culture and the environ-
ment. On June 24 at 3:30pm, community
members are invited to meet the artist, talk
story, and make a lei at “Aloha Friday.” For info,
call (503) 823-5111 or visit <www.racc.org/
installationspace>.
“The Brink: Jason Hirata”
Through June 26, 11am-4pm (Wed &
Fri-Sun), 11am-9pm (Thu), Henry Art Gallery
(15th Ave NE & NE 41st St, Seattle). View “The
Brink: Jason Hirata,” an exhibit of sculpture
and drawings by 2015 Brink Award recipient
Jason Hirata exploring the dynamics of the
corporate state and the food industry that shape
contemporary life. Hirata creates a dialogue
about the current stratification of society, and
individual, human survival amidst the growing
commercial interests of wealth accumulation.
For info, call (206) 543-2280 or visit <www.
henryart.org>.
“Cuisines of Asia”
Through June 30 (daily), 10am-6pm, Lan Su
Chinese Garden (NW Third Ave & NW Everett
St, Portland). Enjoy “Cuisines of Asia” events
held at the Lan Su Chinese Garden during the
month of June. Attendees learn the history, art,
and stories behind famous foods with talks and
tastes held at 2:30pm on Thursdays and
Saturdays. Scheduled talks include “Laksa: A
Taste of Malaysia” (June 7), “Cooling Foods &
Soothing Teas: Balancing Your Chi” (June 9),
“The Cuisines of Southern China” (June 11),
“Khao Man Gai” (June 14), “Dim Sum: Touch of
the Heart” (June 16), “Northern vs. Southern
Style Fried Rice” (June 18), “Delicacy of Cured
Meats” (June 21), “The Art of Traditional
Lanzhou-Style Noodle Pulling” (June 23), and
more. Also featured during the month are
Gongfu tea ceremonies (Mondays at 11:00am),
“Teas of Mystery” (Fridays at 1:00pm), and “The
Chopstick Challenge” (Saturdays & Sundays
from 11:00am to 1:00pm). For info, including a
complete schedule of events, call (503) 228-8131
or visit <www.lansugarden.org>.
Rattan reed basketry class
Through Sep 6 (Tue), 10am-2pm, Leach
Botanical Garden (6704 SE 122nd Ave,
Portland). Attend a rattan reed basketry class
to learn about basketry or hone your
basket-making skills. New basket-makers
begin with a twined-table or desk basket;
returning and experienced students build their
weaving foundation by exploring traditions
such as Japanese and Native American styles.
For info, or to register (required), call (503)
823-1671 or visit <www.leachgarden.org>.
“Decked-Out”
Through Oct 2 (Tue-Sun), 10am-4pm, Pacific
Bonsai Museum (2515 S 336th St, Federal Way,
Wash.). View “Decked-Out: From Scroll to
Skateboard,” an exhibit in which street art and
bonsai collide. The display features skate decks
painted by Pacific Northwest urban muralists
in place of the traditional hanging scrolls used
in bonsai displays. For info, call (253) 353-7345
or visit <www.pacificbonsaimuseum.org>.
“Mood Indigo: Textiles
from Around the World”
Through Oct 9, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun),
10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Asian Art Museum,
Tateuchi Galleries (1400 E Prospect St, in
Volunteer Park, Seattle). View “Mood Indigo:
Textiles from Around the World,” an exhibit
featuring a silk court robe from China, a vast
array of kimono from Japan, batiks and ikats
from Indonesia and Africa, a set of tapestries
Portland Thorns FC
June 22, 7pm, Providence Park (SW 18th
Ave & SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch
Portland Thorns FC take on the Chicago Red
Stars as part of the National Women’s Soccer
League’s 2016 season. The Thorns FC squad
features Mana Shim, Nadia Nadim, Christine
Sinclair, Kendall Johnson, and others. For info,
or to buy tickets, call (503) 553-5555 or visit
<www.portlandthorns.com>. See related story
on page 13.
June 10 through 12
Friday: 8:00pm w Saturday: 7:00pm w Saturday & Sunday: 4:30pm
Portland Art Museum, Northwest Film Center
Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 S.W. Park Avenue, Portland
Watch Late Spring, the first film in director Yasujiro Ozu’s Noriko Trilogy. Late
Spring follows an uncommonly old-fashioned girl whose widowed father plots to
encourage her to marry by pretending to consider remarriage. The film is screening
as part of the Northwest Film Center’s “(Re)Discoveries: New Restorations, New
Prints” series. (Japan, 1949, Yasujiro Ozu, 108 mins.) For more information, or to
buy tickets, call (503) 221-1156 or visit <www.nwfilm.org>.
(Photo courtesy of the Northwest Film Center)
“Spirit of Indigenous People”
from Belgium, and ancient fragments from Peru
and Egypt. The display honors the unique
ability of the color blue to create many moods in
cloth and illuminates the historic scope of the
vibrant pigment. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or
visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
Portland Rose Festival’s CityFair, featuring
food, rides, games, exhibits, performances, and
more. For info, or to obtain a complete schedule
of events and performers, call (503) 227-2681 or
visit
<www.rosefestival.org/waterfront/city-
fair>.
“Tatau/Tattoo:
Embodying Resistance”
Portland Rose Festival
Queen’s Coronation &
Grand Floral Parade
Through Oct 9 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing
Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American
Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View
“Tatau/Tattoo: Embodying Resistance,” an
exhibit exploring the practice and cultural
significance of tattoos and also highlighting the
unique perspectives of South Pacific communi-
ties in the Pacific Northwest. For info, call (206)
623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
“Seeds of Change,
Roots of Power”
Through Jan 15 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing
Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American
Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View
“Seeds of Change, Roots of Power: The Danny
Woo Community Garden,” an exhibit looking at
the Danny Woo Community Garden, which
grew from the Asian Pacific American activism
of the 1970s and now functions as a source of
empowerment and community building for the
neighborhood. The display includes historical
and contemporary photos of the garden as well
as interviews with current gardeners who share
their stories as immigrants and talk about the
positive healing effect of the garden. For info,
call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.
org>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Rose Festival Junior Parade
June 8, 1-2pm, Hollywood District (North-
east Portland). Watch the Rose Festival Junior
Parade, which features thousands of youngsters
on foot, floats, bikes, trikes, unicycles, wagons,
scooters, wheelchairs, and strollers. The parade
begins at the intersection of NE Sandy Blvd &
NE 52nd Ave and travels down Sandy Blvd to
NE Tillamook St by way of NE 40th Ave, ending
at NE 36th Ave & NE Tillamook St. For info, call
(503) 227-2681 or visit <www.rosefestival.org>.
Summer Splendors
June 9-11, 7:30pm, Portland State Univer-
sity, Lincoln Performance Hall (1620 SW Park
Ave, Portland). Watch Summer Splendors, a
Northwest
Dance
Project
performance
featuring three works — “Ragged Silk” by Yin
Yue, “Woolf Papers” by Sarah Slipper, and “We
Were Wolves” by Carla Mann. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 421-7434 or visit <www.nw
danceproject.org>.
CityFair
June 9-12, 3-11pm (Thu-Fri), 11am-11pm
(Sat-Sun), Governor Tom McCall Waterfront
Park (SW Naito Parkway between the Burnside
& Hawthorne Bridges, Portland). Visit the
June 11, 8:30-9:30am (coronation), 10am
(parade), Veterans Memorial Coliseum (300 N
Winning Way, Portland). Watch Stephanie Vo
of David Douglas High School and 14 other
princesses compete for the coveted tiara of the
Portland Rose Festival Queen. The newly
crowned monarch and her court ride in the
Grand Floral Parade along with floats from the
Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association
and the Vietnamese Community of Oregon; the
marching bands of Shu-Te Home Economics &
Commercial High School (Taiwan) and Tianguo
(San Jose & Vancouver, B.C.); current Rose
Festival Association president Frank Chinn;
and others. Among the participants in the
“Window on the World” section of the parade are
special entries by the Lee’s Association Lion and
Dragon Dance Team, Northwest Chinese
Alliance, Oregon’s Indonesian community, and
representatives from Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The
parade — featuring bands, floats, and much
more — begins at Veterans Memorial Coliseum
and travels through northeast and southwest
Portland. The parade can also be viewed online
at <www.kptv.com>. For info, or to obtain a map
of the parade route and a list of all parade
entries, call (503) 227-2681 or visit <www.rose
festival.org>. See related story on page 11.
Tropitaal
June 11, 9pm-2am, Goodfoot Lounge (2845
SE Stark St, Portland). Attend Tropitaal, a
dance party hosted by DJ Anjali and The
Incredible Kid. The Desi/Latino soundclash
features the hottest club sounds from India and
Latin America. Tropitaal is for persons age 21
and older. For info, call (503) 281-3918, e-mail
<thekid@theincrediblekid.com>, or visit <www.
anjaliandthekid.com>.
Dragon Boat Races
June 11-12, 9am-5pm, Governor Tom
McCall Waterfront Park, RiverPlace Marina
(SW Naito Parkway near SW Clay St, Portland).
Cheer for the paddling teams at the annual
June 25, 11am-5pm, Seattle Center (305
Harrison St, Seattle). Explore the cultural roots
and contemporary influences of indigenous
people through colorful costumes, rhythmic
dance, storytelling, food, and more at “Spirit of
Indigenous People.” For info, call (206)
684-7200, or visit <www.seattlecenter.com> or
<www.sihb.org>.
Dances of Three Nations
June 25, 2pm, Portland Art Museum, Mark
Building, Kridel Grand Ballroom (1119 SW
Park Ave, Portland). Enjoy traditional dance
performances from China, Japan, and Korea
performed by Xuan Cheng, Diana Hinatsu, and
Seung-Hee Ji at Dances of Three Nations.
Tickets for the free performance must be
reserved online at <www.eventbrite.com/e/
dances-of-three-nations-tickets-20982110056>.
For info, call (503) 221-1811.
Recycled Arts Festival
June 25-26, 9am-5pm (Sat), 10am-4pm
(Sun), Esther Short Park (W Columbia St &
Eighth St, Vancouver, Wash.). Enjoy recycled
art and family-friendly entertainment at the
Recycled Arts Festival. The free event includes
an art area, educational activities, food carts, a
sculpture garden, tours of a tiny house, live
performances, and more. For info, call (360)
397-2121 or visit <www.recycledartsfestival.
org>.
World Beat Festival
June 25-26, 10am-11pm (Sat), 10am-7pm
(Sun), Riverfront Park (116 Marion St NE,
Salem, Ore.). Enjoy a family- and child-oriented
event celebrating the diverse people who make
Oregon a wonderful place to live. The festival
features music, dance, dragon boat races,
demonstrations, workshops, activities for
children, food, crafts, and games. For info, or to
obtain a complete schedule of events and booths,
call (503) 581-2004 or visit <www.worldbeat
festival.org>.
Citizen Min reading
June 26, 2pm, Blaine Memorial United
Methodist Church (3001 24th Ave S, Seattle).
Celebrate the centennial of civil- rights activist
Minoru Yasui’s birth at a free reading of
excerpts from the play Citizen Min. The reading
is followed by a panel discussion with audience
participation. Yasui — known for his
courageous stand against military orders that
resulted in the forced removal and
imprisonment of more than 120,000 persons of
Japanese ancestry during World War II — was
posthumously awarded the 2015 Presidential
Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in
the United States. For info, call (206) 723-1536,
e-mail <blaineoffice@yahoo.com>, or visit
<www.blaineonline.org>.
Submit your Asian-related calendar listings to:
The Asian Reporter, Attn: Events Calendar
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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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