UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
Southern California
East Asian Calendar of Events and Exhibitions
August 2000
Ongoing Exhibitions | Lectures,
conferences and performances
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are free and open to the public (on-campus parking costs $6).
Ongoing Exhibitions
Through September 3,
2000
"Secret World of the
Forbidden City: Splendors From China's Imperial Palace"
This exhibition features the largest
collection of items (more than 300 objects) ever loaned by Beijing's Palace Museum.
According to the museum, these objects have been in storage and are now being displayed
for the first time. In addition to various items of clothing, jewelry, paintings, and
ceramics, the exhibition includes a recreation of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Bowers
Museum of Cultural Art
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, California
Exhibition website
Exhibition hours: Tuesday - Friday 10 am -
4 pm; Saturday - Sunday 10 am - 6 pm
Exhibition admission (price includes audio
tour):
|
weekdays |
weekends |
| adults |
$14 |
$16 |
| seniors/students |
$12 |
$14 |
| children 5-18 |
$8 |
$10 |
| children under 5 |
free |
free |
Vista Ticketing
(877) 250-8999
Lectures, conferences, and performances
July 29 - August 10, 2000
Summer Seminar for Educators
This year's seminar focuses on the origins of East Asian civilizations and their
development through to CE 1600.
seminar website
August 5, 2000
Bon Odori
5:30 p.m.
San Diego Buddhist Temple
2929 Market St.
San Diego, CA 92102
(619)239-0896
Practice on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays after service in July.
August 5, 6, 2000
Bon Odori
6 p.m
Gardena Buddhist Temple
1517 West 166th St
Gardena, CA 90247
(310) 327-9400
Practice on June 27, 29, July 6, 11,13, 18, 20, 25, 27, Aug. 1, 3, at 7 p.m.
August 10 and 11, 2000
2000 Asia Pacific Performance Exchange-Informal showings of work
developed during the APPEX artists' residency.
7:00pm
Glorya Kaufman Dance Building Theatre 200, UCLA
Reservations required for all UCLA events as seating is limited. Please
call (310) 206-1335. UCLA Parking is $5 (Enter Lot 4 at Sunset/Westwood
Plaza)
The 2nd floor theater is not accessible by elevator. For special access
call (310) 825-3951 or email Sue Fan
August 11 - August 13, 2000
2nd International
Conference On East Asian Calligraphy Education
Presentation of papers, exhibition, demonstration.
Cal State University, Long Beach
DETAILS & FURTHER INFORMATION:
www.csulb.edu/depts/as/ceg-icace2000
or contract Steve Shih (805) 644-7078
August 18, 2000
Opening of the movie, "Ran"
Cecchi Gori Fine Arts
8556 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles
"Ran," Akira Kurosawa's transposition of Shakespeare's
"King Lear" to 16th century Japan, is being re-released with a
new print to commemorate the film's 15th anniversary. The Times
called the film "a vision of a world of chaos, on the brink of fiery
apocalypes and seen from a vantage point distant, eerily serene:
perhaps thge eye of a detached, jaded diety." For more
information please call, (310) 652-1330.
August 19, 2000
"Golden Land of Myanmar"
1-4p.m.
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena
The Pacific Asia Museum hosts the "Golden Land of Myanmar", a
family event featuring the art and music of that country, formerly called
Burma. For more information, please call (6260 449-2742
August 19, 2000
Asian Night Market
6p.m.-midnight
Typhoon, south side of Santa Monica Airport
3221 Donald Douglas Loop South,
off Airport Avenue,
Santa Monica
Various Asian foods and culture will converge at the annual Asian Night
Market at the Santa Monica Airport. The pan-Asian restaurant Typhoon
will again be the center of this Asian street-fair-type celebration
featuring outdoor food booths. The eatery located next to the
airport's Runway 21, will offer a variety of dishes from Indonesian
chicken and Malaysian lamb to Thai pork satays and Chinese style roast
pig. Japanese taiko drummers, Chinese unicycle acrobats, Filipino
bamboo dancers and Northern Thai dancers will be among the performers on
hand. Jet helicopter ride offering a view of Santa Monica shoreline
and Century City will be offered for an additional charge.
Admissions $38.50; under age 12, half price; under age 3, free.
Beer, wine and alcoholic drinks are extra. For more information,
call (310) 390-6565
August 20, 2000
Tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
6:30p.m.
Wilshire Ebell Theatre
4401 W. 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA
The late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a legendary figure in the Pakistani
devotional music qawwali, is the object of a tribute by Rahat
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, his nephew and artistic heir. Tickets are
from $20 to $50. (818) 599-8883
August 22, 2000
Forum on the Development of Religions in Contemporary China
11a.m.-noon
Room C-301, Korn Hall, Anderson School, UCLA
Organized by the Educational Services Exchange with China, and the UCLA
Center for East Asian Studies. Co-Sponsored by Asia Society,
Milken Institute, UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, and the UCLA Center for
the Study of Religions.
More more information visit: http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/eass/chinareligions.htm
Where to send announcements:
Please send announcements of East Asia-related events, performances, and exhibitions to
Clayton
Dube
UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
11266 Bunche Hall, UCLA
Los Angeles, California 90095-1487
email: <cdube@isop.ucla.edu>
fax: (310) 206-3555
