Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts, Towson University February 7 – March 16, 2013 Artist Talk and Opening Reception: Thursday, February 7, 7-9 p.m. Dynamic and dangerous, Colette Fu’s pop-up books are anything but child-like. These shifting, stretching collages mark her professional maturation from an amateur photographer to a skilled artist. Through the combination of photography and pop-up paper engineering, Fu creates one-of-a-kind collapsible artist books that reflect ideas on how our selves relate to society today. In 2008, she received a Fulbright Fellowship to photograph the 25 ethnic minorities of her mother’s hometown of Yunnan Province, China. She has turned many of these photographs into a series of pop-up books that eliminate the boundaries between book, insta ...

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Renowned pipa virtuoso Wu Man performs classic and contemporary chamber orchestra works with progressive New York classical ensemble The Knights. Event Details: 7 February 2013 8:00pm – 10:00pm 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY Recognized as the world’s premier pipa virtuoso and as a leading ambassador of Chinese music, Wu Man creates and fosters projects that give this ancient instrument a new role in today’s music world, not only introducing the instrument to new audiences, but commissioning and premiering over a hundred new works. A Grammy-nominated artist, she has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma in the recording of Silk Road and worked with renowned musicians including Tan Dun and the Kronos Quartet. Hailed as “the future of classical music in America” by ...

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Feb 9-10th, 2013 Celebrate Chinese heritage and culture in the nation’s fourth largest Chinatown. Every Sunday of the holiday month, dragon parades and fireworks celebrate the New Year, starting around Noon. Observe the Year of the Snake with delicious foods, music and fun. Chinatown Celebration Events Chinatown Flower Market Place: 10th Street Plaza (10th and Vine Street) Date: Saturday, February 9, 2013 Time: 10am-3pm Description: This open air market will have gifts, candy, lanterns, and flowers available for sale to welcome in the New Year. There will also be a children’s craft corner. Participating vendors include: China Art Company, Company Names, China Art Company, DWC International, Flower Expressions, On Lok House, and the Philadelphia Suns. Midnight Lion Dance Performance Place: ...

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Asian Arts & Culture Center presents FAMILY ART DAY – an afternoon of visual delight and creative fun Saturday, March 2, 2013, Center for the Arts, Towson University Location: 8000 York Road ,Towson, MD 21252 Shadow Puppet Theatre: The Tiger Tales, 1 p.m. & 3 p.m., Mainstage Theatre In celebration of the lunar New Year, the Chinese Theatre Works, based in New York, brings its humor-laced shadow puppetry to audiences of all ages. The company blends China’s two thousand year history of shadow puppetry with new techniques in its award-winning Tiger Tales, based on popular Chinese folktales and literature. $10 general; $5 AA&CC members and children age 12 & under For tickets: 410-704-2787; www.tuboxoffice.com Workshop: Paper Arts by Colette Fu, 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. (2 sessions), ...

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Naya Andaz 2013 proudly celebrates its 21st year of extravaganza with outstanding performances in dance. Naya Andaz ceremony is an event to remember. A glamorous stage, an enthusiastic audience and tenacious partcipants waiting to create a sublime experience, is all what it takes to create a history. NAYA ANDAZ is the brainchild of 1947 Production & Entertainment, Inc., a U.S. based production house. Both the show and the company have continually grown with each other. The years of continuous enthusiasm and zeal is reflected in the quality of the show, which has bettered with each year. The venues have been chosen and are ready to welcome brilliance, Ticket Sales have broken records, Stage Management has been detailed with perfection, Artist Management and the Televising of the show wi ...

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The Season of Cambodia (SoC) brings more than 125 Cambodian performance and visual artists to New York City’s preeminent stages, screens, galleries and public spaces, creating a broad and dynamic platform to celebrate Cambodia’s transformation into a country now led by its vibrant arts and culture scene – not only by its recent past synonymous with the “killing fields.”     April 9-10 at 7:30pm April 11-13 at 8:00pm April 14 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm A BEND IN THE RIVER Three of Cambodia’s most internationally renowned performing and visual artists join forces and add to their culture’s rich storytelling tradition with A Bend in the River, a new dance work that reflects on the choices we make in the heat of passion. Conceived and choreographed by Sophilin ...

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Drum, Dance, Listen and Learn in OVER 100 Performances and PARTICIPATORY Workshops from the world music traditions of Africa, Asia, Cuba, Brazil, India, America, the Middle East, and more. Admission is FREE to all events! The 20th ANNUAL FESTIVAL includes: Workshops and performances for youth and adults, Friday Night Celebration Performance Show, Saturday Night Dance Party, and Community Closing Sunday. When:  Every day from 10:00am to 10:00pm Apr 12 – Apr 14, 2013 Where:  Seattle Center 305 Harrison St Seattle, WA  98109 Website: (Source)  http://www.swps.org/swps?dpage=indrhythmfestival

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April 5-May 11 Center for the Arts Asian Arts Gallery Towson University 8000 York Rd  Towson, MD 21252 (410) 704-2000 Opening: Thursday, April 4, 7:30-9 p.m. Artist’s Talk and Reception: Saturday, April 13, 2-4 p.m. This exhibition features two global artists, Siona Benjamin and Maureen Drdak, both Fullbright Scholars in 2011. Siona Benjamin is a painter originally from Bombay, now living in the US.  Her work reflects her background of being brought up Jewish is a predominately Hindu/Muslim India- a mosaic inspired by both Indian miniature paintings and Shephardic icons. Maureen Drdak’s work reflects ancient repousse techniques transmitted from her Nepalese Masters, rich in eastern and western iconographies and cultural paradigms, breaching the boundaries between material realm ...

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The biggest annual concert in Southern California, the Korean Music Festival at the Hollywood Bowl is scheduled for April 27, 2013. In April 2012, the festival celebrated its 10th anniversary featuring popular K-Pop artists such as Lena Park, MBLAQ, and Brown Eyed Girls. Produced by The Korea Times, the Los Angeles Korean Music Festival began in 2003 and has been held at the Hollywood Bowl every year since then. Korean singers performing everything from pop to trot put on a five hour concert, attracting an audience of all ages and ethnicities. Prior to the show, concertgoers flood the front of the venue to enjoy the pre-festivities, which include music, raffles and freebies like complimentary kimchi. The Korean Music Festival exemplifies the enduring stamina of the hallyu wave. The festiva ...

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2013 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award Dinner takes place on Tuesday, June 19, 2013 at Cipriani Wall Street This annual event, now in its Eleventh year, is the only forum to highlight the achievements of Asian Americans across the United States. The awards recipients represent a microcosm of the best of Asian American business owners, professionals and corporate executives who are engaged in a wide range of business interests. The Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award not only recognizes entrepreneurs for their role in driving the U.S. economy, it also provides corporations with the opportunity to honor top Asian American executives within its ranks. Over 700 guests attended the 2012 awards dinner with honorees representing a variety of ethnic Asian backgrounds. T ...

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