Asian Arts Initiative Grand Re-Opening Ceremony!

Hi everyone,

This Sat, April 4 at 7:30pm, Catzie and I will be performing at the Asian Arts Initiative's Grand Re-Opening Ceremony, the official kick-off to blessing the new digs on Vine St. Please join us--all events are FREE!

PS--The final cut of Asians Misbehavin' in "Model Minority Man" will also premiere--you don't want to miss it!

-Michelle

GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION

Friday, April 3 & Saturday, April 4, 2009

Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia(215)557-0455 or info@asianartsinitiative.org

Friday, April 3, 2009

- 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Opening reception for Chinatown In/flux exhibition

Saturday, April 4, 2009

- 3 to 7 p.m. Open house

- 7:30 p.m. Performance showcase

All events are free and open to the public.

Reservations are strongly recommended for the performance showcase. Donations are always accepted!

Opening Reception (Friday, April 3, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.)

Join us for a gallery reception featuring our Chinatown Live(s) portrait series created by photographer Rodney Atienza; and the launch of our Chinatown In/flux: Future Landscapes exhibition, designed to catalyze imagination and action toward a positive future for Chinatown North where the Asian Arts Initiative is now located.

The reception includes a performance by the Philadelphia Suns Liondancers to bring good luck to our new home! Chinatown In/flux includes artist installations by Rebecca Hackemann, Nadia Hironaka, Kikuchi + Liu, and Jonathan and Kimberly Stemler at the Asian Arts Initiative and nearby neighborhood sites.


Open House (Saturday, April 4, 3 – 7 p.m.)

Come one, come all for an easy-going afternoon opportunity to wander through our new gallery and performance space, witness a live on-line radio broadcast by Youth Arts Workshop alum Mike Trinh, and watch a decade’s worth of community videos created through our programs!


Performance Showcase (Saturday, April 4, 7:30 p.m.)

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: Sham-e-ali al Jamil, Asians Misbehavin’, Pallabi Chakravorty and the Courtyard Dancers, Las Gallas, Mytili Jagannathan, Juliette Lee, Taiyo Na, Hanalei Ramos, Alex Shaw, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Yellow Rage, YaliniDream and special guest musicians.

FREE or $15 premium tickets. Reservations are strongly recommended for the performance showcase: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/59682

Donations are always accepted!

Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia(215)557-0455 or info@asianartsinitiative.org