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Page 12 n THE ASIAN REPORTER Arts Culture & Entertainment March 19, 2018 session presented in Vietnamese. The event is for children younger than seven years old with an accompanying adult. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” Cantonese storytime Mar 25, 2:15-3pm, Holgate Library (7905 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland). Enjoy a storytime presented in Cantonese. The free readings are for children younger than seven years old with an accompanying adult. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. ONGOING EVENTS “Pure Amusements” Mandarin storytime Currently on view, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Art Museum, Third Floor Galleries (1300 First Ave, Seattle). View “Pure Amusements: Chinese Scholar Culture and Emulators,” an installation of Chinese works ranging from prints to sculpture and furnishings to ceramics. The pieces are drawn from the museum’s collection and focus on objects created for, and enjoyed during, the intentional practice of leisure. For info, call (206) 654-3210 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>. Mar 25, 3:30-4:15pm, Woodstock Library (6008 SE 49th Ave, Portland). Enjoy a storytime presented in Mandarin Chinese. The free readings are for children younger than seven years old with an accompanying adult. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib. org>. Shen Yun Performing Arts Mar 28-Apr 1, 7:30pm (Wed-Sat), 2pm (Thu & Sat), 1pm (Sun), McCaw Hall (321 Mercer St, Seattle). Attend a dance and music performance by Shen Yun Performing Arts that features a live orchestra, high-tech backdrops, and a unique blend of costumes. The two-hour perfor- mance, which is open to children age five and older, includes a 15-minute intermission. For info, or to buy tickets, call 1-800-745-3000 or visit <www.mccawhall.com>. To learn more, call 1-888-974-3698 or visit <www.shenyun performingarts.org>. Star Wars: The Last Jedi Now showing, theaters in metropolitan Portland. Watch Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The Skywalker saga continues in the film, as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and a shocking revelation of the past. (USA, 2017, Rian Johnson, 152 mins.) For info and showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264 or visit <www.fandango. com>. Ko Kirk Yamahira Through June 3, 11am-5pm (Tue-Wed & Fri-Sun), 11am-7pm (Thu); Mar 24 & May 20, 2-3pm (gallery talks); Frye Art Museum (704 Terry Ave, Seattle). View Ko Kirk Yamahira’s first solo museum presentation, an exhibit of pieces that offer a meditation on identity, duality, and the relativity of perception. For info, call (206) 622-9250 or visit <www.frye museum.org>. “New Years All Year Round” Through July 1, 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 Khmer, Chinese, and Korean-American New Year traditions, games, and cuisine. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>. Japanese woodblock prints Through July 1, 11am-8pm (Wed), 11am-5pm (Thu-Sun), University of Oregon (UO), Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, Ore.). View “The Long Nineteenth Century in Japanese Woodblock Prints,” an exhibit of more than 50 superlative works from the private collection of Lee and Mary Jean Michels. Many of the Japanese Through June 24 Wednesday: 11:00am to 8:00pm Thursday through Sunday: 11:00am to 5:00pm University of Oregon, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art North Courtyard, 1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, Oregon Yumiko Yoshioka View “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,” an exhibit of a dozen sculptures by Ai Weiwei representing the animal symbols from the traditional Chinese zodiac. The artist drew inspiration for the 12 heads from those originally located at Yuanming Yuan (Old Summer Palace). For more information, call (541) 346-3027 or visit <jsma.uoregon.edu>. Pictured are The Rooster (left) and The Dragon (right), pieces featured in Ai Weiwei’s “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” display. (Photos courtesy of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art) prints on view were selected, researched, and presented by 17 students who participated in a spring 2017 seminar co-taught by Akiko Walley, an associate professor in the Department of History of Art & Architecture, and Anne Rose Kitagawa, the museum’s chief curator. For info, call (541) 346-3027 or visit <jsma.uoregon.edu>. “Pacific Currents” & “Billabong Dreams” Through Oct 21, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri- Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Art Museum, Third Floor Galleries (1300 First Ave, Seattle). View “Pacific Currents” & “Billabong Dreams,” two adjacent installations featuring the theme of water. The “Pacific Currents” exhibit honors the creatures, spirits, and people who inhabit the waterways of the Pacific from New Guinea to Puget Sound, while in “Billabong Dreams” Australian aboriginal artists demonstrate that Apr 4, 8pm, The Headwaters (55 NE Farragut St, Suite 9, Portland). Attend butoh dancer and choreographer Yumiko Yoshioka’s 100 Light Years of Solitude, the second part of her 100 Flowers trilogy. In the piece, she dances the life of a unique creature that was born on a planet 100 light years away. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 404-2350, e-mail <mizu@witd. org>, or visit <www.witd.org>. water can guide life and show the depths of rockholes and billabongs, the tidal ebb and flow, the rough and calm, as an analogue for ancestral knowledge. For info, call (206) 654-3210 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>. UPCOMING EVENTS Teen Anime Club at Northwest Library Mar 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) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. Hamilton Mar 20-Apr 8, Keller Auditorium (222 SW Clay St, Portland). Watch Hamilton, a musical about America’s Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first treasury secretary. The performance features a multicultural cast and a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway. Hamilton is the story of America then, as told by America now. For info, or to buy tickets, call 1-800-273-1530 or visit <www. BroadwayInPortland.com>. To inquire about $10 lottery tickets, visit <www.hamilton musical.com/lottery>. To learn more, visit <www.HamiltonOnBroadway.com>. Yoni Ki Baat Mar 23-25, Seattle University, Pigott Auditorium (901 12th Ave, Seattle). Watch Yoni Ki Baat, a South Asian adaptation of The Vagina Monologues. The performances are presented with Tasveer as part of the Aaina Festival. For info, showtimes, or to buy tickets, call (206) 349-4478 or visit <www.tasveer.org>. Cantonese storytime Mar 24 & 31, 2-2:45pm, Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy a free storytime session presented in Cantonese. The event is for children younger than seven years old with an accompanying adult. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. Vietnamese storytime Mar 25, 1-1:45pm, Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy a free storytime Crystal Apr 4-8, Rose Quarter, Moda Center (One Center Court, Portland). Watch world-class ice skaters and acrobats take to the ice in Crystal. Cirque du Soleil’s new show features cast members challenging the laws of gravity with daring acrobatics on a frozen playground. The performance also includes visual projections and an original score combined with popular music and the signature sound of Cirque du Soleil. For info, showtimes, or to buy tickets, call 1-800-450-1480 or visit <www.cirquedusoleil. com/crystal>. Night Lights Apr 5, Dusk, Open Signal (2766 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland). Attend Night Lights, a two-hour public art series hosted by the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC), which features the premiere of a documentary by artists-in-residence Amy Chiao and Chloe Cooper about their experiences parading a 15-foot puppet through public and private settings. The gathering is free and open to the public and attendees have an opportunity to interact with the puppet used for filming. For info, call (503) 823-5111, or visit <www.racc. org> or <www.nightlightspdx.tumblr.com>. Newberg Camellia Festival Apr 7, 9am-5pm, Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E Sheridan St, Newberg, Ore.). Celebrate the cultures of Asia and the Pacific Rim at the annual Newberg Camellia Festival, featuring food, a bloom show, entertainment, hands-on activities for children, demonstrations, plant sales, and more. The free festival includes performances throughout the day featuring a lion and dragon dance, koto music, taiko drum- ming, and more. The day’s events kick off at 9:00am with the Chehalem Park and Recreation District Camellia 5K & 10K Run. For info, call (503) 487-6883 or visit <www.newbergcamellia festival.com>. “Bollywood Dreams for Kids” Apr 28, 11am, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Silva Concert Hall (One Eugene Center at Seventh Ave & Willamette St, Eugene, Ore.). Attend “Bollywood Dreams for Kids,” a concert presented by the Eugene Con- cert Choir. The show includes pre-concert arts and craft activities for children (10:30am in the lobby) and more. For info, or to buy tickets, call (541) 682-5000 or visit <www.hultcenter.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 For more information, please call 1-800-860-8747 or visit www.ndep.nih.gov. 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. ***