Thursday January 21st -- NYC
Holiday Hangover Happy Hour
Sad that the holidays are over? Still recovering from the onslaught of family drama and festivities? Then come mourn/celebrate the passing of the holiday season by raising your glass (and raising money) for the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF). Drink specials, free food, and a steak raffle -- with all proceeds benefiting CACF -- the nation's only pan-Asian children's rights advocacy organization (full disclosure: yours truly volunteers on its Action Council).
6:30 to 10 pm
Black Sheep Lounge
583 Third Ave @ 38th St, New York
$ 10 suggested donation
Thursday January 21st -- Los Angeles
Giant Robot Biennale 2
Giant Robot celebrates 15 years of its magazine with a Biennale closing event. Live performances by The Binges, DJ Puffs, and meet and greets with many of the artists. More info here.
5 to 9 pm
Japanese American National Museum
369 East First St, Los Angeles
FREE
East West Players and Coalition to Abolish Slavery (CAST) Anti-Trafficking Event
East West Players, in collaboration with CAST, present a special event to raise awareness about slavery and human trafficking issues in the Greater Los Angeles and API communities. Featuring a staged reading of excerpts from The Girls From Afar by Libby Emmons, and a cast including Dante Basco, Fran de Leon, James Kyson Lee, Camille Mana, and Tamlyn Tomita. Panel discussion and reception to follow.
7:30 pm
National Center for the Preservation of Democracy
Tateuchi Democracy Forum
111 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles
More info and RSVP here
Friday January 22nd -- Oakland
Golden State Warriors Asian Heritage Night
Celebrate Asian Heritage Night with the Golden State Warriors, as they take on Yi Jianlian and the New Jersey Nets. A portion of each ticket purchase will go towards San Francisco Hep B Free -- a city-wide effort to screen and vaccinate all APIs for hepatitis B. Includes a free Asian Heritage Night t-shirt. Co-sponsored by Hyphen. More info and tickets here.
7:30 pm
Oracle Arena
7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland
$ 22 and up
Saturday January 23rd -- San Francisco
SF Thomassons Bus Tour
Kearny Street Workshop wraps up its SF Thomassons project with a performance bus tour, featuring local artists Allan Manalo, Philip Huang, Anthem Salgado and others. A variety of on-site interpretive acts ranging from comedy to dance to aerial performance. More info and tickets here.
Noon to 2 pm
Tour begins at 953 Mission St, San Francisco
$ 10 advance, $ 12 at the bus
Saturday January 23rd -- Stanford
Stanford Asian American Issues Conference: Listen to the Silence
Stanford University's Asian American Students' Association hosts its 14th Annual "Listen to the Silence" conference. The all-day conference will feature workshops, networking opportunities, and a performance by Tim Be Told. More info and registration here.
Stanford Cubberly Auditorium
8:30 am to 9 pm
FREE
Sunday January 24th -- NYC
Sulu Series Haiti Relief Fundraiser
This month's Sulu Series -- a recurring showcase of established and up-and-coming APIA talent, will be a special fundraiser to benefit The Lambi Fund of Haiti. Lambi provides earthquake recovery and works toward sustainable development, economic justice, and democracy in Haiti. Featured performers are Sheng Wang, Cynthia Lin, Sahra Nguyen aka Nash, The Kitchen Cabinet, and Maya Hatch. Hosted by Ruby Veridiano and tunes spun by DJ Boo.
8 to 11 pm
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery, New York
$ 8 general / $ 5 students
Mavericks of Asian Pacific Islander Descent is seeking submissions for OSOJI -- an innovative theater experience which will premiere at "Breaking the Bow 2" in October 2010. Artistic groups will develop and work on individual pieces which will be used to create a larger theatrical extravaganza exploring spiritual, political, cultural, and physical cleansing through a multitude of artistic forms and genres, based on the year-end Japanese ritual of housecleaning. Any type of API artistic group or collective is encouraged to submit proposals, and should be able to create short pieces that can be performed by three to four representatives of the group. For more info, contact Ken Choy at ken(at)mapid(dot)org. Deadline: January 31, 2010.
Seeking Submissions for Intergenerational Writers Lab (IWL)
Kearny Street Workshop is now accepting submissions for the Seventh annual IWL, which will take place this April through July. For those interested in expanding their literary horizons and working with established writers including Ben Fong-Torres, Lorna Dee Cervantes and Leticia Hernandez. More info and application here. Deadline: February 19, 2010.
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