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(1) APA Film: 7th Annual DC Asian Pacific American (APA) Film Festival, September 28 – October 7, 2006
APA Film and Verizon Presents the 7th Annual DC Asian Pacific American (APA) Film Festival Sept. 28 through Oct. 7, 2006 at locations throughout the Washington, D.C., area including Landmark's E Street Cinema and the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA). The festival will showcase 14 features, over 30 short films, and 5 special events. All screenings are open to the public and many will have admission under $10. A complete schedule of films and descriptions is available at http://www.apafilm.org.
The Opening Night Presentation on Sept. 28th is AMERICANESE. This film about the politics of an interracial Asian American couple (Chris Tashima, Allison Sie) was directed by Eric Byler (CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES) and received Special Jury Prize and Audience Awards at the 2006 South by Southwest Film Festival. Eric Byler and members of the cast are scheduled to attend.
On Sept. 30th, the festival presents four programs at the Jack Morton Auditorium at the George Washington University, including THE SLANTED SCREEN, a historical profile of Asian male actors in film and television, and SENTENCED HOME, a firsthand account of Cambodian immigrants fighting current controversial deportation laws.
Several documentaries will make their DC premieres, including a touching portrait of an Indian family that communicated for several years through audio and film correspondence, I FOR INDIA (Sundance Film Festival 2006), and QUEEN OF VIRGINIA, about a local leader in the Vietnamese immigrant community that rises to become a star competitor in the Ms. Senior America Pageant.
A number of films feature ensemble casts, with new and veteran Asian American actors in lead roles, including the comedy AMERICAN FUSION (starring Sylvia Chang, Esai Morales, Collin Chou, and the late Pat Morita in one of his last appearances), and WATERBORNE (starring Ajay Naidu, Christopher Masterson, and Lindsey Price), a thriller about a biological terrorist attack in Los Angeles.
Four programs will be presented at NMWA, including a selection of shorts by women and gay and lesbian filmmakers, and two recent features directed by and starring women-- SITA, a narrative documentary about a young girl from Nepal involved in a sex trafficking incident, and KIEU, a classic Vietnamese tale retold with a modern storyline and set in San Francisco.
The Closing Night Presentation is EVE AND THE FIRE HORSE, which received Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Director/Writer Julia Kwan and Phoebe Kut, the film's young star, are scheduled to attend.
Verizon Presents the 2006 DC APA Film Festival and is supported by Silver Sponsor Canadian Embassy, Silver Sponsor Adobe, Bronze Sponsor Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans of Virginia, Bronze Sponsor Bill Page Toyota, Bronze Sponsor Radley Acura, and a number of private corporations and nonprofit organizations. The Verizon Presents the 2006 DC APA Film Festival is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a nonprofit arts service organization. For more information, visit http://www.apafilm.org, call (202) 330-5496, or email apafilm@apafilm.org. For press and media inquires, contact Oliver Yun, Marketing/PR Director, oliveryun@apafilm.org
(2) Secret Door to Tibet, Photography Exhibit, Thursday, October 5, 2006
Secret Door to
Tibet- Photographs by Keri Douglas
Artists Reception:
DATE: Thursday, October 5, 2006
TIME: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free with refreshments
LOCATION: Dragonfly Design Décor – 1457 Church Street NW , Washington DC 20005
INFO: 202.265.3359 (info@dragonflydd.com).
www.dragonflydd.com
Ms. Douglas journeyed though Tibet days before the Qinghai-Tibet railway opened in Beijing and captured the timeless quality of Tibetan life and nature through her travels to remote villages and her stay with a nomad family.
Ms. Douglas is a communications and international relations affairs expert. She has worked at the White House, the Voice of America and at the Swiss Embassy as press secretary and legislative liaison. With more than ten years of photography experience, Ms. Douglas draws from her natural ability to find beauty in unexpected places and in every soul who graces her path – a gift made easy by her gypsy life growing up in conflict countries. Ms. Douglas has lived in Poland, India, Lebanon, Greece, West Berlin and has traveled extensively on her clients’ behalf throughout Europe, Asia and Latin/South America.
(2) NetIP NYC & CRY: Dr. Shika’s Illuminate, Annual Diwali Ball, Saturday, October 7, 2006, 8:00 PM
***ILLUMINATE the night with your presence***
**ILLUMINATE your heart with peace**
*ILLUMINATE your soul with the beat*
It's back by popular demand - And it PROMISES to be Bigger and Better!
An elegant evening to celebrate the Hindu New Year “Diwali” along with some of the best networking opportunities, and all while enhancing the lives of little children.
Music by NYC's finest: ***DJ SUHEL***
All proceeds donated to CRY. (Child Relief and You)
Make your appearance. Make a difference.
DATE: Saturday, October 7
TIME: 8:00 pm – 3:00 am
LOCATION: KATRA - 217 Bowery @ Rivington, NY, 10002
COST: Advance ticket purchase until October 4, 2006: $35; 2006 NetIP Members until October 4, 2006: $30.
Paypal address Darsh76@hotmail.com ($35) no processing fees. Online tickets: printed receipt and ID of purchaser will be required for all tickets upon entry.
INFO: Contact DrShika at 917-822-1789. Strict Dress Code: ELEGANT- East or West Formal. (Blazers/Jackets required. No Jeans). International/Diverse Crowd - Over 21 Only.
(4) Upakar Foundation: Celestial Symphony, Saturday, October 14, 2006, 7:00 PM
Upakar Foundation is proud to present Celestial Symphony, a harmonious blend of international music, led by Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia at George Washington University Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW, Washington DC.
Featuring the world-renowned flute maestro, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia as the lead artist, Celestial Symphony features a synergy of rhythms with jazz and Indian music and kathak dance. Accompanying Pandit Chaurasia are George Brooks, Kai Eckhardt, Vijay Ghate, Steve Smith, Fareed Haque, Kaveri Agashe and Shyamala Rajender. Instruments range from the flute, tabla and tanpura to the saxophone, guitar and drums.
Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia and George Brooks have composed the musical pieces. The various artists play their own signature styles and delightfully blend the different genres. The group of musicians - both East and West, present a lively jazz/rock/classical combination, with appeal to all audiences. The combination of jazz music with kathak dance, a traditional Indian dance form, is riveting.
Tickets available through TicketMaster and at the Lisner box office for $50, $35, $25 and limited $15 GW student tickets. For group ticket sales call (301)216-0081.
Upakar is dedicated to providing merit/need based scholarship programs for Indian-American college students. To date, over 100 scholarships have been awarded.
In 2006, 17 students are using the scholarship to help with their tuition costs. For more information on the concert, please go to www.upakar.org.
(5) Smithsonian Institute: Freer Gallery Centennial Celebration: October 7, 2006 8:00 AM - Moonrise
In 1906, at the urging of President Theodore Roosevelt, the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution accepted a generous gift of Asian and American art from collector and connoisseur Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919). This gift was later housed in what became the first art museum of the Smithsonian Institution: the Freer Gallery of Art. The Director and staff of the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery invite our extended SI family to join us on Saturday, October 7, 2006, from sunrise to moonrise, as
we celebrate the Freer Centennial with an entire day of activities.
The event begins at 8:00 a.m. with "Yoga on the Mall" an hour-long yoga class led by several of Washington's leading yoga studio owners and instructors. Note: This event will be cancelled in the event of rain. Bring a mat and your friends and family and be part of our effort to make yoga - and Smithsonian - history when we attempt to have the largest yoga class ever on the Mall. The more the merrier, so please spread the word. There will also be demonstrations of tai chi and other martial arts following the
yoga.
After relaxing and renewing, head across the street to the Museum for music by the Fes Festival of Sacred World Music. Kids of all ages can take part in games and craft making workshops and gallery tours. After noon, have some 100th birthday cake and sample Asian food available for purchase from the popular restaurant Teaism. Later, enjoy a sake tasting accompanied by Japanese kodo music while lotus lights float in the Freer courtyard fountain. The day culminates with jazz from the Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet
on the steps and a comedy showcase by local favorites Vijai Nathan and Frank Hong (for mature audiences only please) in the Meyer Auditorium.
Note: In case of rain the Fes Festival and Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet will be moved to the Meyer auditorium and tickets will be distributed one hour before show times.
All events are free unless otherwise noted. A complete and up-to-date schedule of events will be available on the Freer+ Sackler Web site at http://www.asia.si.edu . We hope to see you on October 7.
For further information on this message contact James Gordon, Freer/Sackler Gallery at (202) 633-0520 (Non-VoIP Users) | x-30520 (VoIP Users) or GordonJ@si.edu. |
