[AMA-e-News] Asian Media Access, E-Newsletter, 10/30
Johnny Chio
johnnychio@amamedia.org
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:03:44 -0500
Greetings from Asian Media Access:
For information on community events, please also visit Asian Media Access¹
(AMA) Website at www.amamedia.org and click the link ³Community Events
Calendar² (http://www2.amamedia.org/calendar/month.php).
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Asian Media Access Events or Sponsored Events:
1. Photography Exhibition Three Gorges: Artist Panel & Opening Reception
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Local Community Events:
2. Preparing Healthy Youth to Transform Tomorrow - Girls on the Rise
3. Casting Call - Calling All Immigrants
4. 2008 Dragon Festival Open House
5. Talk and Book Signing by Author Wang Ping
6. Mayor Rybak to Announce 2008 Minneapolis MOSAIC Chairs, Commission Genre
7. Northside Arts Collective Announces the 3rd Annual Arts Auction and
Homecoming
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1. Photography Exhibition Three Gorges: Artist Panel & Opening Reception
Photography affords many ways of comprehending current events; through
multiple perspectives of artists with varying life experiences and
knowledge, it is possible to gain greater understanding of significant,
life-altering phenomena. The photographers in this exhibition, who live in
Asian, North America, and Europe, have all been drawn to record the enormous
changes being wrought upon people and the earth by the Three Gorges Dam.
The world' largest concrete structure, the most ambitious dam in the history
of mankind, the Three Gorges Dam spans the Yangtze River in Sandouping,
Hubei Province. With its reservoir, which stretches upstream as far as
Chongqing (a distance comparable to the length of Lake Superior), the
project has been said to affect the earth's roatation. The photographs in
this exhibition look at some of the more perceptible changes at the site and
upriver, and consider some of the socio-cultural costs, brought about by the
project, which has permanently altered-erased, in many cases-some of the
most picturesque, archaeologically significant, and historically revered
landscapes in China.
Dates: November 17, 2007 to February 10, 2008
Artist Panel & Opening Reception: November 17, 2007, presentation starts at
4:30 pm
Location: Minnesota Center for Photography, 165 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis,
MN 55413
Tel: 612-824-5500
Website: www.mncp.org
There are other related individual events in conjunction with the
Exhibition. For more information, please visit its website.
This event is co-sponsored by Braphiculture, National Endowment for the Arts
and Asian Media Access.
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2. Preparing Healthy Youth to Transform Tomorrow - Girls on the Rise
Need someone to talk to? Have something on your mind? Are you between the
ages of 9-11 years old? Need to learn how to say "No"? Want to learn more
about yourself? How about, what you would like to be when you grow up? Or
how to be a real friend? You can learn all of this on Saturday's!
Date & Time: Each Saturday, Oct. 27 Dec. 8, 2007, 10 am 11:30 am
Lcoation: Sabathani Community Center, 310 East 38th Street in Room 120,
Minneapolis
They'll discuss topics that are important to you and allow you to share your
thoughts! Fun activities and refreshments; this is a free program.
For more information, contact Camille at 612-238-2392.
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3. Casting Call - Calling All Immigrants
The Minnesota Community Campaign is looking for recent and past immigrants
who currently live in Minnesota to tell your personal story about
immigration, or for second and third generation immigrants, your
grandparent's or great- grandparent's story. Your story may be chosen to
be filmed for a video being produced in conjunction with TPT and the
Minnesota Community Campaign.
Who: Immigrants in Minnesota [1st-3rd generation]
What: Casting Call for TPT Video
When: November 1st, 2007 [20 minute slot between 3pm-7pm]
Where: Neighborhood House, 179 Robie Street E, Saint Paul, MN 55107
If you would like more information or are interested in attending, please
contact Angela Delmedico, Cultural Enterprise Project Coordinator,
Neighborhood House at 651.789.2571 or adelmedico@neighb.org.
The Minnesota Community Campaign is a civic action campaign that encourages
communities to welcome the thousands of immigrants and refugees that have
settled in our urban and rural areas in the past several decades. The
Campaign builds awareness through art, media, education, social service, and
policy making.
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4. 2008 Dragon Festival Open House
Celebrating the Asian Pacific American Communities in MN at Lake Phalen and
Phalen Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota Dragon Festival unveils 2008 plans for
the July 12-13, 2008 Festival at an open house.
Date & Time: Saturday, Nov.3, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Meeting Room A, Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway,
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
The public is invited to come to celebrate their successful 2007 Festival
and view video highlights from their different programs, including dragon
boat racing, martial arts, cultural performances, cooking demonstrations,
and children¹s activities. Their leadership team will present their plans
for an exciting 2008 Festival, solicit community input, and offer
opportunities for participation. A light Asian luncheon buffet will be
served.
In addition to showcasing the Asian Pacific Islander cultural heritage and
performing arts, the fun-filled and family-oriented Dragon Festival offers
many opportunities for community participation through volunteerism.
Volunteering with Dragon Festival has provided many individuals with
opportunities to develop organizational and leadership skills, as well as
deepening one¹s connections and understanding of our diverse community.
³We appreciate the community support we received in our 2007 Festival, and
we look forward to an even greater community engagement as we move forward.
Offering opportunities to volunteers for growth, both personally and
organizationally, lie at the core of our mission,² said Pearl Lam Bergad,
the newly elected Chair of Dragon Festival.
The Dragon Festival is primarily a volunteer-run nonprofit organization
whose mission is to bring together the Greater Twin Cities community in
celebration of the diverse Asian-Pacific cultures. Begun12 years ago, it has
grown to be the largest pan-Asian event in the Twin Cities. An average of
9000-10,000 people of all ethnicities attend the annual, two-day event at
Phalen Lake Park. They come from the seven-county metropolitan area, as well
as Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Canada. More than 90% of them are return
visitors, and 74% bring family or friends.
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5. Talk and Book Signing by Author Wang Ping
Author Wang Ping will be speaking about her work and signing copies of her
books in St. Paul.
Date & Time: November 7, 8:00 p.m.
Location: Coomon Good Books in St. Paul
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6. Mayor Rybak to Announce 2008 Minneapolis MOSAIC Chairs, Commission Genre
Mayor Rybak to Announce 2008 Minneapolis MOSAIC Chairs, Commission Genre
Nov. 8 Reception Celebrates Arts and Cultural Festival's Sixth Year
2008 Minneapolis MOSAIC Kicks off June 7, 2008
WHAT: Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and the City of Minneapolis will announce
the 2008 Minneapolis MOSAIC co-chairs and commission genre on Nov. 8, 2007,
at a reception celebrating the festival's sixth year.
Each year, Minneapolis MOSAIC commissions a lasting artistic work in a
different genre (song, dance, spoken word, film, etc) which celebrates the
diversity of the city and serves as a commemorative representation of the
project. The 2007 commission was, "Stand in the Light," a theatre piece
created by the Pillsbury House Theatre's Breaking Ice company. The
multi-media theater performance explored the challenges and joys of living
together in an increasingly diverse Minneapolis.
The 2008 Minneapolis MOSAIC kicks off June 7, 2008, and will celebrate the
city's diversity with free arts and cultural performances and displays in
downtown Minneapolis throughout the summer. MOSAIC is presented by the City
of Minneapolis and funded by private sponsors, not tax payers. For more
information, please visit www.minneapolismosaic.com or call the Minneapolis
MOSAIC
hotline at 612-673-3379.
The Nov. 8 reception is free and open to the public. Guests are asked to
e-mail info@minneapolismosaic.com to RSVP for the event.
Photo/Interview Opportunities:
- Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak
- MOSAIC Co-chairs Tony Tolliver and Faye Price
- MOSAIC Recruitment Chair Chris Corcoran
Date & Time: Thursday, Nov. 8, 5 pm - 7 pm
Location: Midtown Global Market, East Lake Street and Chicago Avenue,
Minneapolis
Contact:
- Scott Mayer, Minneapolis MOSAIC, scottmayermpls@gmail.com
- Catherine Claeys, Padilla Speer Beardsley, cclaeys@psbpr.com
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7. Northside Arts Collective Announces the 3rd Annual Arts Auction and
Homecoming
Northside Arts Collective Announces the 3rd Annual Arts Auction and
Homecoming!
Date & Time: Thursday, November 8th, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Historic Capri Theater, 2027 West Broadway, Minneapolis
Join them early for entertainment by The Two Sopranos. From show tunes to
classical art songs, these two women sing for fun, for life, and for
audiences around the Twin Cities. Observe NAC artists, Jeana Sommers and
Richard Amos, create original works of "art in real time" for auction.
Enter their Raffle to win Prizes from Original Art Work by Northside artists
to Gift Certificates from the many wonderful Northside businesses who
Support their Mission!
Free, Open & Accessible to All!
Raffle tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20 and available at the event or by
calling the NAC office at 612-643-2050. Please refer to their web site at
www.nacarts.org for more details about shows, events and classes.
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