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ARTS CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT December 2, 2019 THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 13 Kaur. For info, or to buy tickets, call 1-800-273-1530, or visit <www.livenation.com> or <www.portland5.com>. PARASITE 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>. ONGOING EVENTS Omiyage museum store 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>. “Celebrate Happiness Lantern” at Hing Hay Park Dec 9, 5-6pm, Hing Hay Park (423 Maynard Ave S, Seattle). Join Seattle Parks and Recreation, the Friends of Hing Hay Park, and the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda) to celebrate the installation of the “Celebrate Happiness Lantern,” a new community-defined artistic lantern. During the community engagement process for the Hing Hay Park expansion between 2013 and 2016, the Chinatown International District community expressed a desire to have an artistic sign to communicate the name and meaning of Hing Hay Park. Translated into English, “Hing Hay” means “celebrate happiness.” After the expansion was completed in 2017, the Friends of Hing Hay Park facilitated a request for qualifications process and local artist George Lee was hired to design and build a public art piece for the park. The final design was inspired by a sky lantern. The new lantern artistically brings together the older and newer halves of the park. The design is an eight-sided aluminum red lantern with bright yellow signage and gold trim. At night, lettering on the piece is illuminated. Cantonese interpretation is available. For info, call (206) 624-8929 or visit <www.scidpda.org>. Jinie Park Through Dec 28 (Tue-Sat), 10:30am-5:30pm; Dec 5, 6-8pm (reception); Elizabeth Leach Gallery (417 NW Ninth Ave, Portland). 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 minimal- istic cut-outs of negative space. For info, call (503) 224-0521 or visit <www.elizabethleach. com>. “Witness to Wartime” Through Jan 5 (daily) 10am-4pm, High Desert Museum (59800 S Highway 97, Bend, Ore.). View “Witness to Wartime: The Painted Diary of Takuichi Fujii,” an exhibit focusing on the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II as experienced by Takuichi Fujii. The display offers a rare look at Fujii’s work, including his American realist paintings of the 1930s, his wartime paintings and draw- ings, and his post-war abstract expressionist pieces. For info, call (541) 382-4754 or visit <www.highdesertmuseum.org>. ZooLights Through 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>. “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 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; part of the proceeds benefits the museum. For info, call (503) 224-0008 or visit <www.portlandchina Winter Wonders Dec 12-14, 7:30pm, Portland State University, Lincoln Performance Hall, Room 75 (1620 SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend Winter Wonders, a family-friendly holiday show presented by the Northwest Dance Project. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 421-7434 or visit <www.nwdanceproject.org>. Now showing Hollywood Theatre 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd., Portland Watch Parasite, a pitch-black modern fairytale by Bong Joon Ho. (South Korea, 2019, Bong Joon Ho, 132 mins.) For more information, or to buy tickets, call (503) 281-4215 or visit <www.hollywoodtheatre.org>. Photos courtesy of the Hollywood Theatre town.org>. “Japanese Print Acquisitions of the Past Decade” Through Apr 12, 10am-5pm (Tue-Wed & Sat-Sun), 10am-8pm (Thu-Fri), Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). View “Japanese Print Acquisitions of the Past Decade.” The display features the personal favorites of retiring curator of Asian art Maribeth Graybill from among nearly 350 Japanese prints acquired during her tenure. The exhibit includes works by leading masters of the 18th and 19th centuries chosen for their exceptional condition; warrior prints, a genre previously neglected in the collection; and prints by women artists. For info, call (503) 226-2811 or visit <www.portlandartmuseum. org>. UPCOMING EVENTS Mojdeh Bahar Dec 3, 6-8pm, Clark’s Bistro and Pub (264 E Main St, Hillsboro, Ore.). Stop by Clark’s Bistro “Exceptionally Ordinary: Mingei 1920-2020” and Pub during the Hillsboro art walk to view “The Controlled Breakdown Series” by Mojdeh Bahar. In the show, Bahar uses silicon wafers to reflect the surrounding environment and create moods with colorful textures. Musical entertainment is provided by Henry Kaiser. For info, call (503) 352-4921 or visit <www.facebook. com/clarksbistroandpub>. Rupi Kaur Dec 4, 8pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend a performance by poet, artist, and performer Rupi Dec 14-Nov 8, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Art Museum, Third Floor Galleries (1300 First Ave, Seattle). View “Exceptionally Ordinary: Mingei 1920-2020,” an exhibit celebrating the legacy of Mingei as its centennial approaches. Initiated in the 1920s by Japanese collector and connoisseur Yanagi Soetsu (1889-1961), the Mingei movement elevated functional, everyday crafts to art objects. Pieces in the display range from mid-century decorative arts to contemporary designs, ceramics, textiles, sculptures, and prints created by artists from Japan, Korea, and the U.S. For info, call (206) 654-3210 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.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. ***