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CALENDARKorean Buddhist Art
Photo: Asian Art Museum Through January 19, 2008 The Asian Art Museum presents an artist residency by three Korean monk/artists: Seol Min seunim (a female monk and master painter formerly called Jae U seunim), Myung Chun seunim (also a renowned artist), and Sung Ryun seunim. The program will consist of painting demonstrations and hands-on activities for the public. Visitors may create their own woodblock prints of a Buddhist sutra, the “Heart Sutra,” (Banya Simgyeong in Korean), as well as create rubbings of the Buddha and a stone pagoda. The program will culminate on January 20, 2008, with a sacred eye-opening ceremony of two hanging scrolls that the monks are donating to the museum. (Note: Seunim is a gender-neutral Korean term that means monk, priest, or nun.) For more information visit the Asian Art Museum’s website.
Picturing the PeopleThrough January 27, 2008 Picturing the People, a provocative exploration of photographs of and by indigenous peoples includes images from the mid 19th century through today and features a groundbreaking generation of indigenous photographers. Alongside the photographs from the Autry’s Braun Research Library will be the touring exhibition, Our People, Our Land, Our Images: International Indigenous Photographers. Together these two bodies of work explore the relationship of historic and contemporary images of Native people and colonial perceptions. Museum Hours: Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Museum Admission: $9 adults, $5 students, $3 children For more information visit the Autry National Center’s website.
Kumeyaay : Indigenous People of Southern California
Ongoing When Father Junipero Serra entered the San Diego area in 1769, he encountered a thriving population, peaceful and hospitable. After conscripting native people to build Mission San Diego de Alcalá, the Spanish called them Diegueños after the mission, but the people had their own name: Kumeyaay. Traditional Kumeyaay lifeways are presented in displays detailing food supplies, dress and adornment, games, and ceremonies. The Kumeyaay arts of pottery and basketry are highlighted, and the exhibit has been expanded with a new display of a traditional Kumeyaay house. Admission: $8 Museum Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. daily For more information visit the Museum of Man’s website.
Aztec StoriesSunday, January 13, 2008 Experience the world of the Aztecs through poetry, oral tradition stories, and ballads. Storyteller Michael Heralda shares the history, language, foods and arts from an indigenous perspective. His performance is complemented by a variety of carved and painted musical instruments, including clay flutes, gourd water drums, shakers, and conch shell trumpets – offering plenty of opportunities for audience participation! Admisision: Free For more information visit the Fowler Museums’ website.
Kazue Sawai Koto ConcertSaturday, January 19, 2008 – 8:00 pm Kazue Sawai will perform traditional and contempory koto works including “Rokudan” by Yatsuhashi, Kengyo, “Unebiyama” by Yuji Takahashi, “Homura” by Tadao Sawai, and more. Kazue Sawai Koto ensemble includes Mayumi Ikuta, Masayo Kasai, Ryuko Mizutani, Mitsuki Dazai, Yuki Easter, Shoko Hikage, Brian Wong, Kanoko Nishi. Guest artists include Peter Hill (shakuhachi), Shirley Muramoto (koto), and Yoko Hirano-Itatani (koto).
Buddhist Eye-Opening CeremonySunday, January 20, 2008 – 2:00 pm Three visiting Korean monks conduct an eye-opening ceremont on two paintings they donate to the museum – the Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara by Seol Min-seunim and a guardian figure painting by Myung Chung-seunim. During the ceremony, the devotional artist symbolically inserts the guardian king’s spirit into the eye of the painted figure. For more information visit the Asian Art Museum’s website.
Pacific Island DanceThursday, January 24, 2008 – 6:00 pm Learn the meaning behind the hip swaying and hand gestures of Pacific Island dance during this show curated by World Arts and Cultures student Desiree L. Gallardo. The show features members of UCLA’s Pacific Island Student Association, UCLA’s Hawai’i club, and dancers from some of southern California’s best hula and Tahitian dance troops. Admission: Free For more information visit the Fowler Museum’s website. FebruarySan Francisco Tam FestSaturday, February 16, 2008 TRoma and many California ensembles will be playing at the Croatian American Cultural Center’s ninth annual San Francisco Tamburitza Festival. For more information visit the Croatian American Cultural Center’s website or call (510) 649-0941.
Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year ParadeSaturday, February 23, 2008 – 5:30 pm Started in the 1860’s by the Chinese in San Francisco as a means to educate the community about their culture, the Chinese New Year Parade has grown to be one of the largest celebrations of Asian culture outside of Asia. Parade highlights include elaborate decorated floats, costumed elementary school groups, stilt walkers, and the 201-foot-long Golden Dragon “Gum Long.” The Parade is one of the few remaining night illuminated parades in the country. Admission: Free, $30 for bleacher seats For more information, including the parade route, visit Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade’s website.
Chinese New Year Community Street FairSaturday, February 23, 2008 – 10:00 am to 4:30 pm Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s Chinatown during one of the community’s most exciting times of the year. Enjoy dance and music from throughout Asia and experience ancient and modern Chinese arts such as calligraphy, kite making, and acrobatics. Admission: Free For more information visit Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade’s website.
Spring Festival CelebrationSaturday, February 23, 2008 – 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Exhibitions, crafts, demonstrations, performances, martial arts, folk and classical dances, and much more at this New Year celebration for the whole family. For more information visit the Chinese Culture Center’s website.
County & Regional CalendarsA calendar of Festivals and Celebrations in San Diego is available from the San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.
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