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  Tuesday, Sep 11, 2007 2:37PM / Event / Members only
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  Hey all - Kearny Street Workshop's annual art showcase, APAture, starts next week! I'm coordinating  volunteers at the Music Showcase next Friday at Make-Out Room with Goh Nakamura.   I'm also going to a bunch of the other events.  Check it out:
  
  

  Daily Schedule (click each event for more info) September 18 Gallery Opening/APAture Kick-Off featuring Misako Inaoka at KSW's space180 September 19 Literary & Performance at Intersection for the Arts September 20 Literary & Performance featuring Joel Barraquiel Tan at The Lab September 21 Music Showcase featuring Goh Nakamura at the Make-Out Room September 22 Literary & Performance at Manilatown Center September 22 Literary Showcase with ZYZZYVA and AAWAA at KSW's space180 September 23 Fetish Friendships: Interracial Socializing & the Dangers of Being Used; Performance and Panel Discussion at Chinese Culture Center September 24 Combatting Hate: API Hate Crimes & Self Defense Workshop at KSW's space180 September 25 Water Babies Screening and Panel Discussion at KSW's space180 September 25 KSW Press Literary Reading at the Actor's Center of San Francisco September 26 Literary & Performance featuring Steamroller Dance Company/Jesse Bie at Intersection for the Arts September 27 Film & Video Screening featuring Emiko Omori at Victoria Theatre September 28 Standup Comedy Showcase featuring Tony Dijamco at the Make-Out Room September 29 Comix, Zines & Design Expo featuring Lark Pien at KSW's space180 September 29 Open Mic at the Actors Center of San Francisco September 29 Closing Night Gala featuring Prince Gomolvilas at KSW's space180 and BottleCapp

  Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, 7 - 9.30pm Gallery Opening / APAture Kick-Off

  Kearny Street Workshop's space180 180 Capp St. @17th St., 3rd floor $5 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds. Featured Visual Artist: Misako Inaoka Join us in celebrating the opening night of APAture, and wander through the halls of 180 Capp to explore drawings, paintings, textiles, and installations from over 30 Bay Area visual artists, including featured visual artist Misako Inaoka and sounds by DJ Zita Featured Artist: Misako Inaoka Sounds by DJ Zita   Mark Baugh-Sasaki, Structure, sculpture Sita K. Bhaumik, Figures, photography Catrina Chaos, title, media Ali Dadger, Squatting, installation Jenny Eng, Sugar on Snow, mixed media artwork Mayumi Hamanaka, Streak of, photography Amy M. Ho, The Ocean Room, video and sound installation Korina Jocson, Scattered Islands, photography Lucien Kubo, Daydreaming, Inside the Mind of the Girl with Pony, Mixed media Susanna Kwan, Mind Wounds (Things That Grew Inside), drawing series Mike Lai, Crouching Jackie, Hidden Neo,installation Stephanie Lie, Untitled, drawing series Lucy Kalyani Lin, reception, installation Niana Liu, World Summit, Fishmen, Chinese Emperor and Empress, paintings Juliana Ma, Chinese American Princess, painting Amal Mongia, from Manila to the Bay, Transgender Immigrant, photography Yasushi Matsui, Mara, ink drawing Mari Naomi, Cruelty to Animals, Painting on a window pane Ben Nghia Needham, Lips, Fortune Cookie, paintings Brian Nguyen, Title, media Hang Phan, 1.A quiet night/ 2.An early morning, painting Pallavi Sharma, Out of the closet, installation Eve Shen, Title, media Jocelyn Shu, Untitled, drawings Charlene Tan, Untitled, media Truong Tran,Untitled,media Katy Tsai, Untitled, painting Scott Tsuchitani, Happy Thanksgiving, digital print Lawrence Yang, Snow Triptych, painting View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org

  Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 8pm Literary & Performance Showcase

  Intersection for the Arts 446 Valencia St. @16th St. $10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members) Arlene Biala, performance & poetry Iu - Hui Chua, dance Julia Graham, dance Han Pham, prose Rising Asterisk, hip hop performance Adrien Salazar, theater performance Joti Singh, dance View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org Thursday, September 20, 2007, 8pm Literary & Performance The LAB 2948 16th St. @Capp St. $10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members) Featured Literary Artist: Joel Barraquiel Tan Anamude, music Ron Quesada, Kulintronica Saba Waheed, prose Isabell Zevair, music & performance View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, 7:30pm-9:30pm Music Showcase The Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St. @Mission St, San Francisco $10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members) Featured Music Artist: Goh Nakamura Note: The Make-Out Room is 21+ Join us for an eclectic night of pop, indie & acoustic rock from up and coming Bay Area stars including featured music artist Goh Nakamura. PROGRAM Emceed by Connie Hwong and Lucy Kalyani Lin Featuring Amber Field Dream Date Lumaya and featured music artist Goh Nakamura. View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org

  Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, 4 - 6pm Literary & Performance Manilatown Center 868 Kearny Street $10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members) Join us for an afternoon of theater, music, and performance at the site of the original International Hotel. Jason Agar, improvisational theater performance Asiantics Improv, long– form improvisation Robin Sukhadia, music  Jose Flipchild Saenz, songs Wilson Wong, songs View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org

  Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, 8pm Literary Showcase with ZYZZYVA and the Asian American Women's Association KSW's space180 180 Capp St. @17th St., 3rd floor $10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members) Join us for an evening of literary readings featuring some of the Bay Area's most promising and distinct voices. Neelanjana Banerjee Katherine Ng Mary Anne Mohanraj Anh –Hoa Ti Nguyen Shizue Seigel   Truong Tran Debbie Yee Program Emceed by Thy Tran. View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org

  Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, 8pm Fetish Friendships: interracial socializing and the dangers of being used Performance and Panel Discussion Co-presented with the Chinese Culture Center 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor or the hotel $10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members) Join us for an excerpt of David Henry Hwang's Bondage, directed by Ryan Yip and performed by Yip and another actor, followed by a panel discussion about interracial relationships. This panel discussion will explore the complicated dynamics at play in interracial relationships, whether they are friendships, professional relationships, or more intimate relationships. How have we been fetishized by our friends, and how have we fetishized others, for certain ethnic, racial, or other kinds of characteristics? Does this kind of fetishizing/using happen at all, or is it just perception? What does this kind of behavīor look like, what is the impact on friendships and on the larger community, and what can we do to address the more disturbing elements of thisbehavīor? The panel discussion features panelists Claire Light, Joel Barraquiel Tan, Ryan Yip, and others, and is moderated by Jaime Cortez. View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org

  Tuesday, September 25, 6.30pm Waterbabies Film & Panel Kearny Street Workshop space 180, 180 Capp Street (btwn. 16th and 17th ), 3rd floor ($10) API women, compared to 18% for white women, representing the second highest percentage for all racial and ethnic groups. In addition, from 1994 to 2000, abortion rates fell for all groups except API women. Yet Asian perspectives - and the cultural stigma and issues particular to API communities - are rarely heard in the heated public debate on reproductive rights. Abortion itself is both intensely personal and intensively politicized. It brings political and moral judgment to bear on painfully intimate personal choices -- judgment that can prevent women from making the best decisions for themselves and from coping with their experiences in healthy ways. Come join us at KSW and learn about the Japanese ritual of addressing the experience of abortion, the API reproductive justice movement today, and Exhale, a Bay Area hotline and counseling service for women who have abortions. View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org

  Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, 7 - 9pm Bunsen Burnt: KSW Press Reading & Chapbook Release The Actors Center of San Francisco 180 Capp St. @17th St., 2nd floor $10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members) Join us for an evening of literary readings and the launch of a new chapbook, Bunsen Burnt, from KSW Press. Featuring readings by Neelanjana Banerjee, Susanna Kwan, Vanessa Huang, Sita K. Bhaumik, and others. Neelanjana Banerjee Oscar Bermeo Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik Vanessa Huang Susanna Kwan Margaret Rhee View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org

  Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, 8pm Intersection for the Arts 446 Valencia St. @16th St. Featured Movement/Dance Artist: Steamroller Dance Company / Jesse Bie $10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members) Join Intersection and KSW for an interdisciplinary evening of music, film, literary, and dance performances, including featured performance artist Steamroller Dance Company and Jesse Bie. Brandon Bigelow, music Jennifer Chien, prose Aireene Espiritu and Rick Di Dia, music Bushra Rehman, poetry, View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org

  Thursday, September 27, 2007, 8pm Film and Video Night Victoria Theatre 2961 16th Street, San Francisco $10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members) Featured Film Artist: Emiko Omori Join us for an evening of film and video screenings by Bay Area API filmmakers, including featured artist Emiko Omori, at the Victoria Theatre. John Fong, Since You’ve Been Ong Yasmine Gomez, Consumed Vanessa Huang, pray ting ai fly Jeffrey Lei, Dick Ho: Asian Male Porn Star Minette Mangahas, Kiss My Hyphen Nooshin Navidi, Young Republic Danilo Parra, music video for Odessa Chen's Kill the lights Melanie Veloria, My Bad by Kapakahi Wilson Wong, My Dad the Hairstylist View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org

  Friday, September 28, 2007, 7:30-9:30pm (doors open 7pm) Comedy Night The Make-Out Room, 7:30-9:30 pm 3225 22nd St. @Mission St, San Francisco $10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members) Note: The Make-Out Room is 21+ Raise the roof and laugh out loud at APAture's exclusive night of comedy with artists including Tony Dijamco, Edwin Li, Tapan Trivedi, Mark Zhang, and special guests. View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org

  Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, 12 - 6pm Comix/Zines and Design Expo Kearny Street Workshop's space180 180 Capp St. @17th St., 3rd floor FREE Featured Expo (Comix & Zines) Artist: Lark Pien Browse through a medley of comic books, zines, jewelry, clothing, and design from dozens of APAture artists. The expo also includes the work of APAture's featured comic book/zine artist, Lark Pien. Debora Aoki, comics Jing Lee Bentley and Mark Miyake, zines Esy E. Casey, “the nine years for no one” and “1.22.07”, graphic stories Brian Nguyen, Chosen One, Passion, Starlet, Soul Caster, Nava Knight, comics MariNaomi, Estrus Comics, comics Thien Pham, comics Ben Seto, comics Alexander Shen, Gashapon Shop, Mr. Goh, other comic works, comics Philip Van Lieu, Moose River, comics 826 Valencia Hyphen Magazine Chinese Culture Center Annie Yu, Nonscensical, Zine Isabell Zeviar, Prism Pulse, mixed media View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org

  Saturday, September 29, 6-8pm Open Mic The Actors Center of San Francisco 180 Capp St. @17th St., 2nd floor $5-10 sliding scale suggested; no one turned away for lack of funds For everyone who missed APAture's submission deadline, or who has fantasized about presenting work to a larger audience but never had the opportunity to follow through, APAture's open mic evening is right up your alley! Musicians, poets, fiction writers, playwrights, and performers of all stripes are encouraged to sign up ahead of time to be part of this special evening. Contact apature@kearnystreet.org for more details.

  Saturday, September 29, 8pm-late Closing Night Gala Kearny Street Workshop's space180 and BottleCapp 180 Capp St. @ 17th St., 3rd floor $10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members) Featured Theater/Performing Artist: Prince Gomolvilas Our closing night gala features a wide selection of talent, including featured artist and playwright Prince Gomolvilas. The gala takes place across the third floor of 180 Capp Street, starting off at KSW's space180 and moving cross the hall after 10pm to our neighbors, BottleCapp, for continued performances and music with DJ Similak Chyld. Maile Arvin Esther Lee Danilo Parra, screening of music video for Odessa Chen's "Kill the lights" Similak Chyld Prince Gomolvilas View artist bios Buy Tickets at manja.org

  
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