Arts Culture & Entertainment Page 12 n THE ASIAN REPORTER December 5, 2016 as a way to understand their technique — highlights Tabaimo’s existing and new works, as well as important historic pieces from the Seattle Art Museum’s Asian art collection. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or visit . ALLEGIANCE “Cranes, Dragons, and Teddy Bears” ONGOING EVENTS Bruno Mars Through Mar 26, 10am-5pm (Tue-Wed & Sat-Sun), 10am-8pm (Thu-Fri), Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). View “Cranes, Dragons, and Teddy Bears,” an exhibit featuring 20 Japanese children’s kimono. The garments, which span from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century, include kasuri, in which the threads are tie-dyed before being strung on the loom; tsutsugaki, a resist technique where designs are drawn on the cloth with rice paste; miyamairi, which have hand-painted designs made for a toddler’s first visit to a Shinto shrine; and omoshirogara, “novelty designs” that were popular between 1910 and 1930. For info, call (503) 226-2811 or visit . Tickets now available for purchase. Attend “24K Magic,” a concert by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bruno Mars. The artist is performing at 7:30pm on July 23 at the Moda Center and July 24 at the Tacoma Dome. For info, or to buy tickets, call 1-800-745-3000, or visit (Moda Center) or (Tacoma Dome). Moana Now showing, theaters in metropolitan Port- land. Watch Moana, an animated adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill the unfinished quest of her ancestors. The new film from Walt Disney Animation Studios highlights Polynesian culture and traditions. (USA, 2016, Ron Clements & John Musker, 113 mins.) See story, “Disney’s Moana highlights Polynesian culture” (AR, November 21, 2016), at . For info and showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264 or visit . “Nine Free Days” Through Dec 11, 10am-5pm, Lan Su Chinese Garden (NW Third Ave & NW Everett St, Portland). Prepare for the incoming Year of the Rooster with a visit to the Lan Su Chinese Garden during “Nine Free Days.” Free admission is available to all visitors who bring a canned or nonperishable food item, with donations benefitting the Oregon Food Bank. Visitors can enjoy the beauty of the garden, escape the cold with tea in the cozy teahouse, learn about the rich cultural history of China, purchase Lunar New Year essentials in the garden shop, and visit the holiday pop-up shop. For info, call (503) 228-8131 or visit . Japanese Currents Through Dec 11, Portland Art Museum, Northwest Film Center, Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). See related story on page 11. Hay Fever Through Dec 18, 7:30pm (Thu-Sat), 2pm (Sun), Portland Actors Conservatory, Firehouse Theatre (1436 SW Montgomery St, Portland). Watch Hay Fever, Noel Coward’s hilarious comedy of bad manners. The performance is directed by Brenda Hubbard. For info, call (503) 274-1717. To buy tickets, visit . “IDENTITY Insight” Through Dec 23, 10am-5:30pm (Tue-Sat), Prographica/KDR Gallery (313 Occidental Ave S, Seattle). View “IDENTITY Insight: Unfold- ing the Visual Narrative,” a group exhibit featuring works by 10 Koplin Del Rio artists — including Yuriko Yamaguchi, Shay Bredimus, Len Paschoal, and others — who share a common interest in pictorial narrative. For info, call (206) 999-0849 or visit . Omiyage museum store Through Dec 24, 11am-6pm (Tue-Sat), noon- 5pm (Sun), Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (121 NW Second Ave, Portland). Shop for unique Japan-inspired gifts and crafts by local artists, designers, and authors at Omiyage, the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center’s holiday shop. Featured items for sale include jewelry, fashion and home accessories, cards, origami creations, art objects, books, a selection of curated vintage items, and more. For info, call (503) 224-1458 or visit . Garrick Imatani Through Dec 30 (Tue-Sat), 11am-6pm, Hap Gallery (916 NW Flanders St, Portland). View “A Broken Tower,” an exhibit by Garrick Imatani that explores living as a person of color within an institutional world — a visual analogy for the politics and psychology of skin color expressed in objects and images. For info, call (503) 444-7101 or visit . Nancy Zhang & BOLD Through Dec 31 (Mon-Fri), 8am-5pm, The Beaverton Building (12725 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton, Ore.). Enjoy a seasonal art display featuring works by Nancy Zhang, who primarily paints landscapes and people in oils, and a photography exhibit by the Beaverton Organizing and Leadership Development (BOLD) program, which offers leadership development and civic-engagement training for UPCOMING EVENTS Teen Anime Club at Northwest Library December 13 Theaters in metropolitan Portland Watch Allegiance, a film featuring the Broadway musical starring George Takei, Lea Salonga, and Telly Leung that recounts the history of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II inspired by Takei’s experience as a child. The film is screening on Tuesday, December 13 at more than 600 theaters nationwide. For more information, including showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264, or visit or . Photo courtesy of Allegiance emerging immigrant and refugee leaders and leaders of color in Beaverton. The BOLD program exhibit is held on the fourth floor and Zhang’s works are on display on the fifth floor. Also on view are pieces by Terry Grant and Carlos Molina on the first floor and in council chambers. For info, call (503) 526-2222 or visit . Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend Through Dec 31 (daily), 11am-7pm; Dec 8, 6-9pm (release party); Floating World Comics (400 NW Couch St, Portland). Attend a release party and exhibit featuring Toshio Maeda’s Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend, a classic erotic manga following the story of Nagumo — a boy who unknowingly contains the god of the demon realm, Urotsukidoji, within him — as he deals with puberty. Manga artist Maeda is in attendance at the December 8 release party. The display contains mature content. For info, call (503) 241-0227 or visit . Attic Gallery group show Through Dec 31 (Tue-Sat), 11am-5pm, Attic Gallery (421 NE Cedar St, Camas, Wash.). View new acrylic and mixed-media paintings by Earl Hamilton at the Attic Gallery group exhibit. Also on display are ceramics by Terri Axness, welded repurposed steel wall hangings by Angela Ridgeway, and more. For info, call (360) 833-9747 or (503) 228-7830, or visit . Calvin Chen Through Dec 31 (Tue-Sun), noon-5pm, Blue Sky Gallery (122 NW Eighth Ave, Portland). View “Cómo Juegan los Niños,” a black-and- white photography exhibit by Calvin Chen. The display highlights the imaginative ways children play, especially when faced with limited resources. For info, call (503) 225-0210 or visit . Vietgone Through Jan 1, Bagley Wright Theatre (155 Mercer St, Seattle). Watch Qui Nguyen’s Vietgone, a comedy play about three young Vietnamese immigrants who make their way through the bewildering landscape of 1970s America. The performance uses audacious dialogue, pop culture, and an action-packed road trip to look at a seminal moment in Ameri- can history from a Vietnamese perspective. For info, showtimes, or to buy tickets, call (206) 443-2222 or visit . “Gingerbread Adventures” Through Jan 2, 9:30am-5:30pm (Tue-Sun), Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (1945 SE Water Ave, Portland). Enjoy “Gingerbread Adventures,” a display of gingerbread sculptures — including alien landscapes, a Tardis time machine, a Mars city, and others — by six architectural firms paired with six bakeries highlighting the innovation, engineering, and food science involved in assembling the elaborate creations. Exhibit activities include do-it-yourself gingerbread workshops, cookie lab experiments, and more. Visitors also have an opportunity to vote for their favorite sculpture. For info, call (503) Dec 6 & 20, 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 . Dao Strom 797-4000 or visit . “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 . “Comic City, USA” Through Jan 31, 10am-5pm (Mon-Sat), noon-5pm (Sun), Oregon Historical Society Museum (1200 SW Park Ave, Portland). View “Comic City, USA,” an exhibit highlighting 13 influential comic artists and writers who have helped Oregon become one of the largest centers for comic production in the United States. Visitors to the display can make a comic book, take a photo in a comic scene, learn more about the artists, peruse comic books and graphic novels, and more. For info, call (503) 222-1741 or visit . “Terratopia” Through Feb 26, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Asian Art Museum, Foster Galleries (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). Visit “Terratopia: The Chinese Landscape in Painting and Film,” an exhibit that juxtaposes classical Chinese works with a modern classic by filmmaker Yang Fudong to demonstrate landscape as an enduring subject of artistic, philosophical, and environmental reflection between the Third and 21st century. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or visit . Dec 8, 6-7pm, Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend an artist talk at the Portland Art Museum with writer and musician Dao Strom, whose work explores hybridity through melding disparate “voices” — written, sung, and visual — to contemplate the intersection of personal and collective histories. At the event, Strom discusses works by Wendy Red Star and Lorna Simpson. For info, call (503) 226-2811 or visit . Ghost Town Poetry open mic Dec 8, 7pm, Angst Gallery (1015 Main St, Vancouver, Wash.). Attend an all-ages Ghost Town Poetry open mic session featuring Rob Katsuno and Mike G. Open mic signup begins at 6:30pm and closes at 7:00pm. For info, call (360) 553-1014 or visit . Origami workshop Dec 11, 1:30-4:30pm, Belmont Library (1038 SE César Chávez Blvd, Portland). Learn a new origami project from local origami instructors at Portland Oregon Paper Shapers (POPS). Adults, teens, and children younger than 13 years old accompanied by an adult are welcome. Participants are encouraged to bring origami paper. For info, call (503) 988-5382 or visit . Oregon Koto-kai Dec 11, 3pm, Epworth United Methodist Church (1333 SE 28th Ave, Portland). Attend a koto performance by Oregon Koto-kai. The concert features heartwarming, peaceful, and cheerful music for the holiday season. For info, call (541) 513-6417 or e-mail . To buy tickets, visit . It’s a Wonderful Life Dec 17, 7:30pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend a screening of the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life with the soundtrack performed in real time by the Oregon Repertory Singers and the Oregon Symphony under the direction of conductor Norman Huynh. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 228-1353 or visit . “Utsutsushi Utsushi” “Comfort and Joy” Through Feb 26, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Asian Art Museum, Tateuchi Galleries (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). Visit “Utsutsushi Utsushi,” an exhibit of works curated by Japanese artist Tabaimo, who is known for her immersive and thought- provoking video installations. The display — organized around the concept of utsushi, which refers to the emulation of a master artist’s work Dec 18, 3pm & 7pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend “Comfort and Joy: A Classical Christmas,” an Oregon Symphony concert featuring classical and holiday favorites. Audience members are encouraged to sing along with the full orchestra, which is led by conductor Norman Huynh. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 228-1353 or visit . 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. ***