Friday December 11th -- New York
Alfa "Second Skin" CD Release Party
Singer-songwriter Alfa will be joined by a full band for her official "Second Skin" release party. Copies of her new album as well as other merch will be available -- and rumor has it that cake will be involved.
8 pm
Sidewalk Cafe
94 Avenue A, NYC
FREE
Saturday December 12th and Sunday December 13th -- Oakland
Seasonal Dishes Workshops: Churu and Arroz Caldo
The Oakland Asian Cultural Center presents a series of culinary workshops focusing on traditional food culture driven by seasonal and local ingredients. Saturday's session will prepare churu, a fermented cheese soup popular in the region of Kongpo, along with tsampa -- the staple food of Tibet. Sunday's workshop will focus on lugao or arroz caldo -- similar to congee -- and flavored with various meats and fish sauce.
10 am to 1 pm
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland
$ 5 to $ 30 donation to cover materials; no one turned away for lack of funds
RSVP by calling (510) 637-0462
Sunday December 13th -- Brooklyn
"Tao Po?" Benefit Concert with Kitchie Nadal
Musician Kitchie Nadal will be featured as a part of the "Tao Po?" lineup, a benefit concert presented by the nonprofit Organic Humanity. Katz & Ellen, Domino, MJ & Trials, Alfa, Chapter 2, Blue Melon Pop, and BWG Band will also perform.
6 pm
The Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Ave, BK
$ 20 suggested donation, tickets here
Once again, Locus@KSW is teaming up musicians with bands from the Asian American community to make music videos, which will premiere in February 2010 and compete for an opportunity to screen at the 2010 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. No prior experience with making music videos necessary. More info here. If interested, email brandon(at)kearnystreet(dot)org by December 15, 2009. The 2009 Do It Yourself Music Videos can be viewed here.
Call for Entries: 33rd Annual Asian American Film Festival (AAIFF)
Submit your film to the first and longest running festival dedicated to showcasing works by Asian/Asian American filmmakers. AAIFF -- which will run July 15-24, 2010 -- is now accepting submissions for categories of narrative feature, documentary feature, shorts, music videos, screenplays, works-in-progress, and youth films (by filmmakers under 20). More info here. Early deadline: January 27, 2010. Final deadline: Fbruary 24,2010.
Seeking Participants for Documentary on Female Immigrants -- New York
Filmmaker Alexandra Hidalgo is seeking women who were born abroad but now live in New York City. In her work, Hidalgo will aim to humanize the immigrant experience and counteract the negative portrayals currently in the media amidst the immigration debate. She will be in New York the first week of January to meet with possible participants. If interested, email alexandra(dot)hidalgo(at)gmail(dot)com. More information about Alexandra's work here.
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