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ARTS CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT
January 21, 2019
Foundation and Hula Halau ‘Ohana Holo’oko’a.
A matinee performance, which does not include
a meal, takes place at 1:00pm. The evening
show features Polynesian dancing, hula
performances, live music, a silent auction, and a
Hawai‘ian dinner. For info, call (503) 970-5749.
To buy tickets, e-mail <info@kiako.org> or visit
<www.kiako.org>.
MOCHITSUKI
“Jai Ho!” anniversary party
ONGOING EVENTS
“Banjos, Bagpipes, and
Bongos: Music Connects Us”
Feb 2, 10pm-2am, Whiskey Bar (31 NW First
Ave, Portland). Enjoy “Jai Ho,” a bhangra dance
party for persons age 21 and older featuring DJ
Prashant. Henna art is available by donation all
evening and an interactive dance lesson takes
place at 10:30pm at the anniversary party. For
info, call (971) 344-2022 or visit <www.bolly
woodpdx.com>.
Through Jan 23 (Mon-Fri), 10am-5pm,
World Beat Gallery, Reed Opera House (189
Liberty St SE, Second Floor, Salem, Ore.). View
“Banjos, Bagpipes, and Bongos: Music Connects
Us,” an exhibit that looks at musical
characteristics that are similar across cultural
traditions. For info, call (503) 581-2004 or visit
<www.salemmulticultural.org>.
VCA Chinese New Year
Feb 3, 5-7pm (dinner), 7-9pm (show), Sky-
view High School (1300 NW 139th St, Van-
couver, Wash.). Enjoy food, performances, and
more at the Vancouver Chinese Association’s
(VCA) Chinese New Year celebration. For
info, call (360) 834-1858. To buy tickets
(required), call (360) 719-2118 or visit
<www.vca-usa.org>.
“mirror images/mere images”
Through Feb 3, 11am-6pm (Tue-Sat), noon-
4pm (Sun), Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (121
NW Second Ave, Portland). View “mirror
images/mere images: (re)remembering the
generations through family photographs,” a
display of watercolor paintings created by
A’misa Chiu based on photos of her family. The
exhibit includes two images per generation
(issei, nisei, sansei, yonsei, and gosei). For info,
call (503) 224-1458 or visit <www.oregon
nikkei.org>.
Kodo: Evolution
Feb 5, 7:30pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall (1037 SW Broadway, Portland). Enjoy
Evolution, a performance by Kodo, a percussion
ensemble that explores the limitless rhythmic
possibilities of the traditional Japanese taiko
drum with an exhilarating blend of rhythm,
athleticism, and theater. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 228-1353 or visit
<www.orsymphony.org>.
“Talking Pictures”
Through Feb 3 (Tue-Sun), noon-5pm; Feb 2,
3pm (talk); Blue Sky Gallery (122 NW Eighth
Ave, Portland). View “Talking Pictures,” a
photographic conversation between Irina
Rozovsky and Manjari Sharma. Over a
five-month period surrounding the 2017 U.S.
election, the two artists exchanged iPhone
photos in real time using a call-and-response
format. Living different lives in different cities,
Rozovsky and Sharma approached the
exchange as a form of modern-day letter
writing. Their improvisational images reveal
personal chronologies that exist within public
and private spaces and respond to current
political tensions. Most importantly, the
dialogue is focused on the creation of new life at
such a precarious time, as the artists, both
pregnant during this project, conclude the
122-image conversation with the arrival of their
newborns. For info, call (503) 225-0210 or visit
<www.blueskygallery.org>.
Lunar New Year events at
Multnomah County Libraries
Feb 5, 9, 10 & 17; Feb 5, 6-7:30pm, Holgate
Library (7905 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland); Feb
9, 2-4pm, Gregory Heights Library (7921 NE
Sandy Blvd, Portland); Feb 10, 1-4pm, Midland
Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland); Feb 17,
2-4pm, Woodstock Library (6008 SE 49th Ave,
Portland). Celebrate the Lunar New Year with
cultural performances, educational activities,
and light refreshments. The program at
Woodstock Library is presented in Chinese and
English. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
Chinese New Year celebration
UPCOMING EVENTS
Lunar New Year Special Issue
Jan 21, 5pm. The advertising space
reservation deadline for inclusion in The Asian
Reporter’s Lunar New Year Special Issue is
January 21, 2019. The Year of the Pig edition
publishes on Monday, February 4, 2019. The
issue features information about the Year of the
Pig, horoscopes, events, and more. The Year of
the Pig begins February 5, 2019 and ends
January 24, 2020. For info, or to place an ad
space reservation, call (503) 283-4440.
Bollywood and bhangra
dance workshop
Jan 24 & 28; Jan 24, 4-5:15pm, Rockwood
Library (17917 SE Stark St, Portland); Jan 28,
6:30-7:45pm, Sellwood-Moreland Library (7860
SE 13th Ave, Portland). Teens are invited to
attend a Bollywood and bhangra dance
workshop with DJ Prashant. Dancers of all skill
levels learn Bollywood dance moves, including
the authentic Indian Head Shake. For info,
call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.
org>.
Roshani Chokshi
Jan 25, 7pm, Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills
Crossing (3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd,
Beaverton, Ore.). Join Roshani Chokshi as she
presents The Gilded Wolves, a book full of
mystery, decadence, and dangerous, thrilling
adventure. Chokshi is joined in conversation by
Laini Taylor, author of the Daughter of Smoke
and Bone trilogy. For info, call (503) 643-3131 or
visit <www.powells.com>.
Ha Jin
Jan 25, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005
W Burnside St, Portland). Join Ha Jin as he
presents The Banished Immortal, a narratively
driven, deeply human biography of Tang
dynasty poet Li Bai — also known as Li Po. In
his own time (701-762), Li Bai’s poems —
shaped by Daoist thought and characterized by
their passion, romance, and lust for life — were
never given their proper due by official literary
gatekeepers. Nonetheless, his lines rang out on
the lips of court entertainers, tavern singers,
soldiers, and writers throughout the Tang
dynasty, and his deep desire for a higher, more
perfect world gave rise to his nickname, the
Banished Immortal. Today, Bai’s verses are still
taught to China’s schoolchildren and recited at
parties and toasts, and they remain an inextri-
cable part of the Chinese language. For info, call
(503) 228-4651 or visit <www.powells.com>.
January 27, 11:00am to 4:00pm
Portland State University, Peter W. Stott Center
Viking Pavilion, 930 S.W. Hall Street Portland
Attend Mochitsuki 2019, the annual Japanese-American New Year celebration.
The event includes mochi pounding, Japanese food, hands-on activities, perfor-
mances, ikebana, origami, games, a tea ceremony, and more. Mochitsuki also
includes stage shows (11:30am to 3:30pm) featuring Portland Taiko, Unit Souzou,
Takohachi taiko, the Sahomi Tachibana Dancers, storyteller Alton Chung, Oregon
Koto-Kai, Joe Kye, and others. For more information, or to buy tickets, call (503)
224-1458 or visit <www.mochipdx.org>.
(AR Photos/Jan Landis)
Animation workshop
Jan 26, 2-4pm, Rockwood Library (17917 SE
Stark St, Portland). Explore various animation
techniques such as stop motion, pixilation,
white board, and digital. Participants learn how
to use iPads as their creative animation tool. For
info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.
multcolib.org>.
“Nrityotsava”
Jan 26, 5pm, Lakeridge High School (1235
Overlook Dr, Lake Oswego, Ore.). Enjoy
“Nrityotsava,” an evening of Indian and
Nepalese classical and folk dance benefitting
Kalakendra. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
308-1050 or visit <www.kalakendra.org>.
Jeremy Lin
Jan 26, 7pm, Rose Quarter, Moda Center
(One Center Court, Portland). Watch Jeremy
Lin and the Atlanta Hawks take on the Portland
Trail Blazers at the Moda Center. The game is
the first regular-season matchup between the
two squads this year. For info, or to buy tickets,
call 1-844-Rip-City (1-844-747-2489) or visit
<www.nba.com/blazers>.
Tet Festival at Seattle Center
Jan 26-27, 11am-7pm, Seattle Center (305
Harrison St, Seattle). Attend Tet Nguyen Dan —
the Vietnamese New Year — presented by
Seattle Center Festál in partnership with Tet in
Seattle. Tet Festival 2019 ushers in the Lunar
New Year with lion dances, firecrackers,
performances, food, games and crafts for
children, cooking demonstrations, an ao dai
fashion show, a health fair (11am-4pm), visual
arts, a cultural village art display, martial arts,
and more. For info, call (206) 684-7200, or visit
<www.seattlecenter.com>
seattle.org>.
or
<www.tetin
Creative Writers Series
Jan 30, Feb 13 & 27, Mar 27 & Apr 10, 6pm,
Washington State University Vancouver,
Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110
(14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave, Vancouver,
Wash.). Listen to creative writers and scholars
speak as part of Washington State University
Vancouver’s 2019 Creative Writers Series. The
featured guests include Samiya Bashir
(January 30), Melba Joyce Boyd (February 13),
Qwo-Li Driskill (February 27), Debbie Lee
(March 27), and Abbey Gaterud (April 10). The
presentations, which are free and open to the
public, are followed by question-and-answer
sessions. For info, call Pavithra at (360)
546-9732, e-mail <pavitraa@wsu.edu>, or visit
<www.wsu.edu>.
Ho’ike fundraiser
Feb 2, 1pm (matinee show), 4pm (doors open
for evening dinner & auction), 6pm (evening
show), 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
Feb 5-19 (daily), 10am-5pm, Lan Su Chinese
Garden (239 NW Everett St, Portland). Ring in
the Chinese Lunar New Year — the Year of the
Pig — with a series of activities, performances,
and more at the Lan Su Chinese Garden.
Festivities kick off February 5 with “Rolling in
the Wealth.” Other activities during the
two-week celebration include lion dances every
weekend,
lantern
sculptures,
cultural
performances, calligraphy, family-friendly craft
activities, martial art demonstrations, and
more. For info, or to obtain a complete schedule
of activities, call (503) 228-8131 or visit
<www.lansugarden.org>.
No Refunds
Feb 7-28 (daily), 11am-7pm; Feb 7, 6-8pm
(release party); Floating World Comics (400 NW
Couch St, Portland). View a group exhibit
featuring works by contributors to No Refunds,
the newest anthology from Unversed Comics.
The display includes works by Jonathan Hill,
Sarah Hickey, Grayson Bear, Skylar Kardon,
Tandy Kunkle, Maria Frantz, and Krissy Little.
For info, call (503) 241-0227 or visit <www.
floatingworldcomics.com>.
“Cooking Around the
World Club: Digital Edition”
Feb 9, 3:30-5pm, Holgate Library (7905 SE
Holgate Blvd, Portland). Join a virtual trip
around Asia in celebration of the Lunar New
Year at “Cooking Around the World Club:
Digital Edition.” Participants explore online
Asian cuisine resources and the class
includes Asian food and drink samples. For info,
call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.
org>.
Origami workshop
Feb 10, 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) 988-5123 or visit
<events.multcolib.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.