HOW THE INTERNET CHANGED MY SEX LIFE: Paul Nakayama found that bitching about the woes of online dating was the key to his success. For Lena Chen, author of the blog Sex and the Ivy, the Internet is a less-than-desirable hunting ground. ISSUE: FALL 2011 DEPT: The Awful Truth STORY: Paul Nakayama and Lena Chen [...]
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This Week’s Happenings 1.21-1.28
It’s time to celebrate Lunar New Year! Check out a Tet Vietnamese Festival at the Seattle Center, special art exhibitions in LA and Denver Art Museum on rare exhibitions, a former fashion executive’s website featuring emerging artists’ international handmade goods, and more!
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What: Tet Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival
When: Saturday, Jan. 21 and Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012
Where: Fisher Pavilion, Fisher Roof, and Seattle Center Pavilion
305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109
How: Free admission!
Explore Vietnamese cultural roots and experience Vietnamese contemporary influences through live performances, hands-on activities for children and adults, 20+ food and game vendors, bamboo rice cooking contests, crafts, martial arts, and lucky money giveaways.
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What: Los Angeles Fine Art Show: Historic & Traditional (featured program: China)
When:
Saturday, January 21 11am – 7pm
Sunday, January 22 11am – 5pm
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street, West Hall B, Los Angeles, CA 90015
How: General Admission: $20 (includes admission to the LA Art Show and the LA IFPDA Fine Print Fair)
Check out the website to purchase online tickets and for more info.
The Los Angeles Fine Art Show celebrates art’s rich past and features artists that are re-energizing traditional techniques that span centuries. The Classic Collection of Buddhist Paintings is a special exhibition of retrospective works by master brush painter Xia Jingshan and his student Tong Hongsheng that honors the history and tradition of the arts in China. A 7,000 square foot China Pavilion and Qing Dynasty reading room provides participants an immersive environment.
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What: Nobuko Miyamoto: What Can a Song Do?
When: Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, 7pm
Where: Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
6522 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028
How:
General admission: $10
Students: $5
Free for LACE or JANM members. Tickets available at the door.
Together with guest musicians and activists past and present, Miyamoto resurrects the moment when her 1973 album A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America ignited the Asian American movement and collaborated rhythms with Black, Latino, and Native American activists. In conjunction with the exhibition: Drawing the Line: Japanese American Art, Design & Activism in Post-War Los Angeles and organized by Japanese American National Museum and LACE
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What: 113th Annual Golden Dragon Parade & Chinese New Year Festival
When:
Parade: Saturday, Jan. 28, 1-4pm
Festival: Saturday, Jan. 28, 12-8pm; Sunday, Jan. 29, 12-5pm
Where: Parade will commence at Hill and Ord Streets and conclude at Broadway and Cesar Chavez
Festival location: Central Plaza & West Plaza, 943-951 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA
How: Free admission!
Parade Grand Marshals will be Disney’s Mulan and Mushu and international bestselling author Lisa See. The festival schedule includes an entertainment stage, cupcake giveaway, cultural artisans, storytelling, arts and crafts, and food trucks, including Crepe’n Around and The Grilled Cheese Truck.
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What: Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival
When: Jan. 19-29, 2012
Where: Various Southern California exhibition locations
How: Admission to exhibitions throughout Southern California vary. Please see website for more details.
The history of postwar art in LA includes dramatic examples of public artworks. Throughout the 11-day festival, a group of new public artworks will be displayed throughout the city, including new outdoor visual spectacles, experimental theater, media and sound art, and evening after-party every day. The festival is presented as part of Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945-80, a collaboration of Southern California cultural institutions coming together to celebrate the beginning of the LA art scene. L.A. writers and cultural observes, including Carol Cheh of Another Righteous Transfer, will cover activities.
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What: Xu Beihong: Pioneer of Modern Chinese Painting and Threads of Heaven: Silken Legacy of China’s Last Dynasty
When: On view through Jan. 29, 2012
Where: Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204 (13th Ave. between Broadway and Bannock, part of the Civic Center Cultural Complex)
How:
Admission to both exhibitions: $14 adults
Purchase tickets online and find out more. The museum is closed on Mondays.
Threads of Heaven: Silken Legacy of China’s Last Dynasty draws exclusively from the DAM’s colleciton of Chinese textiles and costumes. The exhibition, featuring around 100 pieces court robes and accessories, provides a glimpse into the latter years of the court and culture of the Qing Dynasty and the final days of China’s empire. Xu Beihong: Pioneer of Modern Chinese Painting spotlights Beihong, a key figure in 20th century Chinese art and acclaimed by critics as the father of modern Chinese paintings. The exhibition features 61 works, including Chinese ink brush paintings, oil paintings, drawings, pastels, and calligraphy.
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What: RARECulture.com
How: Check out the site!
Former fashion executive Susan Kroll’s new website features distinct, handmade, international furnishings, jewelry, accessories, and hand bags from emerging artists, including Hsiang-Ting Yen and Sang Hoon Kim, with an emphasis on traditional craftsmanship. The Small Luxuries page features trinkets for under $100.
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