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ARTS CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT Page 12 n THE ASIAN REPORTER November 18, 2019 illuminate nature in infinite motion and transformation. The artist was born in Hong Kong and spent her childhood in Guangzhou during the volatile years leading up to the Cultural Revolution. At age 11, she fled with her family to Milan, Italy. In 2015, she moved to Portland. All works are for sale; a portion of the proceeds benefit the museum. For info, call (503) 224-0008 or visit <www.portlandchina town.org>. JINIE PARK ONGOING EVENTS Parasite UPCOMING EVENTS Teen Anime Club Now showing, Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland). Watch Parasite, a pitch-black modern fairytale by Bong Joon Ho. (South Korea, 2019, Bong Joon Ho, 132 mins.) For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 281-4215 or visit <www.hollywoodtheatre.org>. Nov 19 & Dec 3, 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>. “Pure Amusements” Cantonese 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,” 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>. Nov 23 & 30, 4pm, Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, 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>. Vietnamese storytime “Mumvember” Through December 28 Tuesday through Saturday: 10:30am to 5:30pm Reception: December 5, 6:00pm to 8:00pm Elizabeth Leach Gallery, 417 N.W. Ninth Avenue, Portland Takahiko Hayashi Through Nov 30 (Tue-Sat), 11am-5:30pm, Froelick Gallery (714 NW Davis St, Portland). View “Vibes in the Lines,” an exhibit by Takahiko Hayashi. For info, call (503) 222-1142 or visit <www.froelickgallery.com>. Lauren Iida Through Nov 30 (Tue-Sat), 11am-5:30pm, ArtXchange (512 First Ave S, Seattle). View “100 Aspects of the Moon,” a collection of intricate hand-cut works by artist Lauren Iida. The 100 pieces in the series capture moments in Iida’s life, inspired by her home in Cambodia, or drawing on her Japanese-American family’s archive of vintage photographs. For info, call (206) 839-0377 or visit <www.artxchange. org>. June Sekiguchi Sekiguchi. Using intricate scroll-cut wood constructions, the artist takes the audience on a journey to Laos using pattern, light, and projection to create an immersive installation. Sekiguchi manipulates her source materials in ways that challenge the properties of wood. For info, call (206) 839-0377 or visit <www. artxchange.org>. “Noritaka Tatehana: Refashioning Beauty” “Noritaka Tatehana: Refashioning Beauty.” (Photo courtesy of Noritaka Tatehana) “Gentleman Warrior: Art of the Samurai” Through Nov 30 (Tue-Sat), 11am-5:30pm, ArtXchange (512 First Ave S, Seattle). View “The Pulse of Water,” a solo exhibit by June “MAC Instructors Showcase” Through Dec 2, 9am-9:30pm (Mon-Fri), 9am-5pm (Sat-Sun), Multnomah Arts Center (7688 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland). View paintings, prints, drawings, metal arts, cera- mics, textiles, sculpture, woodturning, photo- graphy, and more at the “MAC Instructors Showcase.” The display features pieces by Mult- nomah Arts Center adult and youth visual arts instructors, including Junko Iijima, Yuji Hirat- suka, and others. For info, call (503) 823-2787 or visit <www.multnomahartscenter.org>. Omiyage museum store Through Dec 1, noon-4pm (Mon), 10am-4pm (Tue-Sun), Portland Japanese Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland). View “Noritaka Tatehana: Refashioning Beauty,” the artist’s first-ever North American solo exhibition. In the display, Tatehana appropriates traditional signs of Japanese elegance and refinement, removes them from their original historical context of past centuries, then amplifies their symbolic meaning in his art. The exhibit showcases Tatehana’s sculptural and two-dimensional works of art and design. For info, call (503) 223-1321 or visit <www. japanesegarden.com>. “The Pulse of Water,” by June Sekiguchi, installation view. (Photo courtesy of ArtXchange) ZooLights View “A Pair: Two of the Same,” a display of new paintings by artist Jinie Park. The series features shaped canvasses and luminously painted grids that connect to weblike, crocheted patternings. Her stitched-together, color-stained artworks intersect with painting, weaving, and sculpture. The exhibit’s title hints at the artist’s material “call and response” technique of visually mirroring painted shapes with gestural embroidered lines or minimalistic cut-outs of negative space. For more information, call (503) 224-0521 or visit <www.elizabethleach.com>. “Sequences,” by Jinie Park. (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leach Gallery) “Mumvember.” (Photo courtesy of Lan Su Chinese Garden) Through Nov 30, 10am-4pm, Lan Su Chinese Garden (239 NW Everett St, Portland). View Lan Su Chinese Garden’s “Mumvember” display during the month of November, featuring hundreds of potted chrysanthemums artistically displayed throughout the garden. For info, call (503) 228-8131 or visit <www.lansugarden.org>. Nov 24, 11-11:45am, Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy a free storytime 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>. Through Dec 1, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Art Museum (1300 First Ave, Seattle). View “Gentleman Warrior: Art of the Samurai,” an exhibit that presents a multifaceted view of the samurai culture, including the important roles samurai played in the tea ceremony, noh theater, Buddhist practices, and the art of armor and battles. The display features more than 20 works from the museum’s collection and two sets of samurai ar- mor that are on loan. For info, call (206) 654- 3210 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>. Go paperless! Read The Asian Reporter – exactly as it’s printed here – online! Visit <www.asianreporter.com> and click the “Online Paper (PDF)” link to download our last two issues. ASTHMA IS ON THE RISE. Help us find a cure. 1-800-LUNG-USA Through Dec 22, 11am-6pm (Tue-Fri), 11am-5pm (Sat), noon-4pm (Sun), Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (121 NW Second Ave, Portland). Shop for unique Japan-inspired gifts and crafts by local artists and designers at Omiyage, the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center’s holiday shop. Featured items for sale include jewelry, origami ornaments, cards, anime- inspired merchandise, books, home accessories, a selection of curated vintage items, and more. For info, call (503) 224-1458 or visit <www.oregonnikkei.org>. “Visions of Diana” Through Feb 2, 11am-4pm (Thu-Sun), Portland Chinatown Museum (127 NW Third Ave, Portland). View “Visions of Diana,” the first Portland viewing of abstract paintings and photographs by Diana Lo Mei Hing that Nov 29-Jan 5, 5pm (except Dec 25), Oregon Zoo (4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland). Ring in the holiday season with the annual ZooLights display at the Oregon Zoo. The family tradition features music, animals, and more than a million-and-a-half lights illuminating life-size animal silhouettes, trees, buildings, walkways, and the zoo train. Popular returning displays include trumpeting elephants, swinging siamangs, a 35-foot-long Chinese dragon, leaping reindeer, playful penguins, and more. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 226-1561 or visit <www.oregonzoo.org/zoolights>. Connections Concert series: “Pulse” Dec 1, 2-4:30pm, The Old Church (1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland). Attend “Connections Concerts,” a professional concert series presenting diverse musical genres by some of Portland’s finest musicians. The “Pulse” segment of the series features performances by Joe Kye, Niema Lightseed, and Sophie Lippert. For info, call (503) 823-5111. To buy tickets, visit <www.connectionsconcerts.com>. Rupi Kaur Dec 4, 8pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend a performance by poet, artist, and performer Rupi Kaur. For info, or to buy tickets, call 1-800-273-1530, or visit <www.livenation.com> or <www.portland5.com>. Free leather-crafting workshop with Jim Azumano Dec 7, 2-4pm, Tolovana Hall (3779 S Hemlock St, Tolovana Park, Ore.). Join a free hands-on leather-crafting workshop offered by Cannon Beach resident Jim Azumano. Partici- pants learn about cutting, pattern-making/ design stamping, staining, and more. Tools and leather are provided. Space reservations are required. For info, or to register, call (541) 215- 4445 or visit <www.tolovanaartscolony.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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