Ever since they came to my high school when I was a sophomore and performed a series of dramatic one-acts. Fantastic work going on there.
And today and tomorrow you can help them celebrate their new home at 12th and Vine!
Please join us April 3rd & 4th for the opening of our Chinatown In/flux neighborhood exhibition and a weekend celebrating the grand opening of the Asian Arts Initiative’s new home!
Chinatown In/flux: Future Landscapes
April 3 – August 2, 2009
Opening reception: Friday, April 3, 5:30 p.m.
Rebecca Hackemann, Visionary Sightseeing Binoculars
Nadia Hironaka, Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
Kikuchi + Liu, Chinatown Orange
Jonathan + Kimberly Stemler, the little red string
A constantly contested terrain, Philadelphia’s Chinatown continues to struggle for identity, survival, and growth. Through four site-specific installations in public locations, with participation of local community members, Asian Arts Initiative’s exhibition hopes to catalyze imagination and action toward a positive vision for the future development of this neighborhood.
Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street
and neighborhood locations in Chinatown, PA
Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday – Friday
(215)557-0455 or www.asianartsinitiative.org
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Asian Arts Initiative Open House + Performance Showcase
celebrating the grand opening of our new home
Saturday, April 4, 2009
3 – 7 p.m. Open House
7:30 p.m. Performance Showcase
Free, with donations accepted and reservations for the performance showcase encouraged:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/59682
Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia
(215)557-0455 or www.asianartsinitiative.org
Whether you are a regular or first-timer, you won’t want to miss this fantastic diversity of dancers, musicians, poets, and spoken word artists blessing our new home with a live performance showcase-on what promises to be one of the most memorable nights of the Asian Arts Initiative’s 15 year history!
Hosted by Edward Garcia with artists including Pallabi Chakravorty, Las Gallas, Mytili Jagganathan, Sham-e-ali al Jamil, Juliette Lee, Taiyo Na, Hanalei Ramos, Alex Shaw, YaliniDream and special guest musicians.
All Grand Opening Celebration events are free and open to the public. Donations are always accepted!
PG, are you coming tonight?? Please say you will! Your new home awaits….!
Alas, I had a prior engagement. However, I will be living in Chinatown for a year. I promise I’ll come over for events!