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< January, 2020 >
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| Wednesday, Jan 29 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 11:00 AM | Poetry for the People: African Americans |
| 7:30 PM | Music: Lerner-Moguilevsky Duo |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: The Great Leap |
| Thursday, Jan 30 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 6:00 PM | Cine En Sherman & Humano Film Festival |
| 6:30 PM | Sushi Making Class |
| 7:00 PM | Italian Film: Maccheroni |
| 7:00 PM | South Korean Pop Supergroup: SuperM |
| 7:00 PM | Book: Between Two Fires |
| 7:00 PM | Human Rights Film Festival |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: The Great Leap |
| 8:00 PM | Music: Sergio Mendes |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Bloomsday |
| Friday, Jan 31 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 3:00 PM | Bojo's Place: A Musical Revue |
| 7:00 PM | Book Signing: Isabel Allende |
| 7:00 PM | Music: Kimba Light |
| 7:00 PM | Human Rights Film Festival |
| 8:00 PM | Bojo's Place: A Musical Revue |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Bloomsday |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Italian American Reconciliation |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: The Great Leap |
| Saturday, Feb 1 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 10:00 AM | 6th Annual Cuyamaca College POWWOW |
| 10:00 AM | Lunar New Year at SeaWorld |
| 12:00 PM | Human Rights Film Festival |
| 2:00 PM | Music: Ozokidz |
| 2:00 PM | Staged Reading: Hand Under Hand |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: Bloomsday |
| 2:30 PM | DIY Miso Making Workshop |
| 3:00 PM | Stage: The Great Leap |
| 7:00 PM | Italian Film: The Girl in the Fog (La Ragazza Nella Nebbia) |
| 7:15 PM | Viennese Nights: A Grand Victorian Ball |
| 7:30 PM | Ludmila Peterkova String Quartet |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Bloomsday |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Italian American Reconciliation |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: The Great Leap |
| 9:00 PM | Comedy: Mike Salazar |
| Sunday, Feb 2 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 10:00 AM | Lunar New Year at SeaWorld |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: Italian American Reconciliation |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: Bloomsday |
| 3:00 PM | Bojo's Place: A Musical Revue |
| 7:00 PM | Ethnic Heritage Ensemble |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: Bloomsday |
| Monday, Feb 3 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| Tuesday, Feb 4 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| Wednesday, Feb 5 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 11:00 AM | Poetry for the People: African Americans |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: The Great Leap |
| Thursday, Feb 6 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: The Great Leap |
| Friday, Feb 7 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Italian American Reconciliation |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: The Great Leap |
| Saturday, Feb 8 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 3:00 PM | Stage: The Great Leap |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Italian American Reconciliation |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: The Great Leap |
| Sunday, Feb 9 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: The Great Leap |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: Italian American Reconciliation |
| 3:00 PM | Bojo's Place: A Musical Revue |
| Monday, Feb 10 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| Tuesday, Feb 11 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
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| Calendar |
| All Day |
 Ongoing and Extended Events
Stage
• Bloomsday
Until February 2, 2020
* Note: newest and shorter run productions can be found in our regular calendar listings.
Exhibitions and Art
• Poetry for People
Until March 11, 2020
• Photographic Exhibition: Graciela Iturbide & Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Until March 15, 2020
• Art of East Asia
Ongoing
• Art Of The 20th Century
Ongoing
• German Expressionism
Ongoing
• Hanjialin Bao - Between Black and White
Until January 26 2020
• Barrio Art Crawl
Ongoing, every 2nd Saturday of each month
Places
• Free Admission to Japanese Friendship Garden
Ongoing, 3rd Tuesday of each month
• Walking Tour of Asian Pacific Historic District
Ongoing, every 2nd Saturday of each month
• Chicano Park Tour
Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays
Kids
• Kids Meet Mandarin
Ongoing Fridays
• Chinese Storytime
Ongoing Mondays
• Spanish Storytime
Ongoing Mondays
• Bilingual Storytime
Ongoing Fridays
Classes and Workshops
• Asian Brush Painting/Sumi-e Class
Ongoing Tuesdays
• Capoeira Angola de Sao Bento Grande
Ongoing Saturdays
• Mahjong Lessons
Ongoing Thursdays
• Emei Qigong Practice
Ongoing Saturdays
• Kokedama Workshop
Ongoing every 1st and 3rd Tuesday
• Irish Gaelic Class
Ongoing Tuesdays
• Poetry for the People: African Americans
Wednesdays until March 11, 2020
• Tai Chi Workshop
Ongoing Saturdays
• Italian Intermediate Conversation Class
Ongoing Tuesdays until February 25, 2020
•< a href=//./index.php?module=calendar&calendar[view]=event&id=21087">Yiddish for Beginners
Ongoing Sundays
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Native Truth & Healing California Genocide Conference
Four days of presentations, music, documentary films, and political action sessions offer attendees a chance to enhance knowledge of the California genocide and Indigenous peoples' history. Engage with others who want to learn more about these topics and come away with new understanding. Come together with the community to share ideas for resolutions that will be sent to state officials at the end of the conference.
Topics to be discussed:
• The Genocide of Indigenous Nations and Peoples
• Traditional Healing and Indigenous Wisdom
• Violence Against Women Act, Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Native Feminism & Matriarchal Survivance
• History of the Mission System in California
• Boarding Schools, Contemporary Oppression of Native School Children & Native Youth Empowerment
• Child Welfare and ICWA: Healing Our Children, Families and Communities
• Sacredness of Indigenous Food, Land Management and Protection
• Repatriation
• Contemporary Tribal Law & Restorative Justice
• Film Festival: Tribal Justice; Doctrine of Discovery, the Code of Domination
Schedule:
Thursday - Indigenous Film Festival & Music
Friday, Saturday and Sunday - Panel Discussions, Ceremonies and Performances all day.
Admission/Cost: FREE but please Register
Location (Thursday and Friday):
Conrad Prebys Student Union Theater
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182
MAP - [CAMPUS MAP]
Locations (Saturday and Sunday):
Arts & Letters Building
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182
MAP - [CAMPUS MAP]
Dates and times:
Thursday, November 21 - 8:30 AM to 10:00 PM
Friday, November 22 - 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Saturday, November 23 - 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Sunday, November 24 - 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM
For more information and a complete schedule of all events, visit: www.sdsu.edu
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| 11:00 AM |
Japanese Film: Akira
At the time of its original release, Akira was the most expensive animated film ever produced in Japan. Based on the best-selling graphic novel by director Katsuhiro Otomo (Steamboy), it's is a tough, gritty, violent science fiction adventure set in post-apocalyptic Tokyo, a city overrun by motorcycle gangs and a destructive telepathic force. Filled with action, amazing special effects and eye-popping visuals, Akira set the standard for state-of-the-art anime. (Fully subtitled)
Admission/Cost: $9
Location:
Landmark's Ken Cinema
4061 Adams Ave
San Diego, CA 92116
MAP
Dates and times:
Saturday, November 23 - 11:55 PM (Midnight)
Sunday, November 24 - 11:00 AM
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| 11:00 AM |
Sumi-e Ten Exhibition
Visitors to the exhibition will see Japanese paintings in monochrome ink (suibokuga/sumi-e), paintings in both monochrome ink and color (bokusaiga/nihonga), and hanging scrolls (kakejiku). Flora arrangements by San Diego Ohara School of Ikebana and Sogetsu School of Ikebana. Koto music will be performed by Masaaumi Kai. Our popular wearable art fashion show will be at 1:00 PM Saturday, November 23rd. Special painting demonstration will be by award winning Washu-Kai member Naoko Ozaki on Saturday at 2:00 PM On Sunday, November 24th, a special painting demonstration will be by award winning Washu graduate Wendy C. Nakamura (Kakushu). Room 101, Casa del Prado
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Casa del Prado Building
1650 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101
MAP - [Park Map]
Dates and times:
Saturday, November 23 - 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sunday, November 24 - 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
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| 11:45 AM |
Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival
The Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival lineup features some of the world
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| 2:00 PM |
Stage: Hold These Truths
Shocked by the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and driven by fear and prejudice, America shipped its own citizens of Japanese ancestry off to internment camps for forced detention. Hold These Truths tells the true story of American Gordon Hirabayashi, a young man who defied an unjust order. Join Gordon on a 50-year quest to avenge an injustice to his community and restore his faith in the U.S. Constitution.
Admission/Cost: $25 - $72
Location:
San Diego Repertory Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA
MAP
Dates and times:
Thursday, November 14 - 7:00 PM
Friday, November 15 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 16 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 17 - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, November 19 - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, November 20 - 7:00 PM
Thursday, November 21 - 8:00 PM
Friday, November 22 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 23 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 24 - 2:00 PM
Sunday, November 24 - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, November 27 - 7:00 PM
Friday, November 29 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 30 - 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 30 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 1 - 2:00 PM
Wednesday, December 4 - 7:00 PM
Thursday, December 5 - 8:00 PM
Friday, December 6 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, December 7 - 2:00 PM
Saturday, December 7 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 8 - 2:00 PM
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| 2:00 PM |
Stage: Texas in Paris
Join The American History Theater for their Fall production of Texas in Paris at White Box Live Arts in Liberty Station opening November 15! This musical, written by Alan Govenar and directed by our own Melissa Malloy, follows the story of two strangers, one black and one white, who have both been invited to sing in a concert series in Paris, France. Both from America's heartland, it takes being thrown together in a strange land for them to face their preconcptions head on. Texas in Paris is a metaphor for the dilemma of race that is currently dividing our nation. The music-spirituals, cowboy songs and country hymns-is a songbook of American life-everyday songs, lost and found, black and white, remembered and discovered as new. Get your tickets now!
Admission/Cost: $15 - $20
Location:
White Box Live Arts
2590 Truxtun Road #205
San Diego, CA 92106
MAP
Dates and times:
Ongoing from Friday, November 15 until Sunday, November 24, 2019
Fridays & Saturdays - 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Sundays - 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
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| 2:00 PM |
Stage: And Neither Have I Wings To Fly
The play takes place in an Irish country house the 1950
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| 6:00 PM |
Lebanese Independence Day Banquet
Music, food and a lot of fun. Please reserve your seats.
Admission/Cost: $75
Location:
The Country Club of Rancho Bernardo
12280 Greens East Rd
San Diego 92128
MAP
Sunday, November 24 - 6:00 PM
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| 7:00 PM |
Stage: Hold These Truths
Shocked by the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and driven by fear and prejudice, America shipped its own citizens of Japanese ancestry off to internment camps for forced detention. Hold These Truths tells the true story of American Gordon Hirabayashi, a young man who defied an unjust order. Join Gordon on a 50-year quest to avenge an injustice to his community and restore his faith in the U.S. Constitution.
Admission/Cost: $25 - $72
Location:
San Diego Repertory Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA
MAP
Dates and times:
Thursday, November 14 - 7:00 PM
Friday, November 15 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 16 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 17 - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, November 19 - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, November 20 - 7:00 PM
Thursday, November 21 - 8:00 PM
Friday, November 22 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 23 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 24 - 2:00 PM
Sunday, November 24 - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, November 27 - 7:00 PM
Friday, November 29 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 30 - 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 30 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 1 - 2:00 PM
Wednesday, December 4 - 7:00 PM
Thursday, December 5 - 8:00 PM
Friday, December 6 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, December 7 - 2:00 PM
Saturday, December 7 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 8 - 2:00 PM
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