Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Camp Konnichiwa at Oakland's Carnegie Library this fall.

For the kids:

Camp Konnichiwa Pittsburgh

Camp Konnichiwa at the Carnegie Library Oakland branch this fall, for five Saturday mornings (October 13, 20, 27, and November 3 and 10) from 10:30 to 11:00 am.
This program offers fun content that helps children to learn Japanese. Konnichiwa is a popular greeting in Japanese. Please join this five week camp!
Registration can be done by phone or by the form on the library's website.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Pitt Night Market (匹大夜市), October 20 postponed.

Update [10/8, 22:09] The Night Market has been postponed until the Spring 2013 term.

The Chinese American Student Association at Pitt brings news of this fall's annual Pitt Night Market on Saturday, October 20th from 3 to 10 pm in room 548 of the William Pitt Union.

Time to bring back the infamous NIGHT MARKET!
Culturally dominant in Chinese cities, night markets are a pivotal aspect of urban life in Taiwan and China. Tonight we will be bringing you a glimpse of just what its like to be at a night market. There will be free games and prizes, as well as traditional night market foods and drinks (i.e. scallion pancake, bubble milk tea, etc). Better not miss it!

10月20日2012年 (六)
匹大夜市
地點: WPU 548
時間: 15:00 – 22:00

夜市是在中國大陸與台灣的都市生活不得不有的一個不分。今晚我們要讓大家感受到一點點夜市的氣氛。會有免費的遊戲與獎品更會有經點小吃飲料(蔥油餅,珍珠奶茶,等等)。千萬不能錯過的活動喔!
No word yet on the availability of stinky tofu, but this will definitely be awesome. Though Pittsburgh hypes the Strip District as something of a market---and it's a fine destination in its own right---the city doesn't have anything that matches the activity, the variety, and the mass of humanity of Asian cities a Taiwanese or Chinese night market.


Taiwan night market, by luces. Hard to find photographs under a Creative Commons license, but you can browse more in this Flickr group.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Japanese short Tsuyako part of Pittsburgh LGBT Film Festival, October 15.

The 23-minute short Tsuyako will play as part of Real Q: Pittsburgh LGBT Film Festival, which runs from October 12 - 21. Tsuyako will be part of the Women's Shorts block on October 15, and starts at 7:30, and is the only Asian film included. A synopsis from the festival's site:
Inspired by a discovery concerning her late grandmother, writer/director Mitsuyo Miyazaki has crafted this magnificent little film about a woman choosing between love and duty in the years immediately following World War II. It is screened in Japanese with English subtitles.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

"Tokyo-Ebisu" in Pittsburgh, October 5 and 6.


The Melwood Screening Room in Oakland (map) will be showing the Ann Arbor Film Festival tour for free on Friday, October 5, and Saturday, October 6. One Japanese short film is part of "Program B", which starts on Friday at 9:15 pm and Saturday at 7:30 pm. "Tokyo-Ebisu" is a 10-minute film by Tomonari Nishikawa that, in his words,
shows the views from the platforms of 10 stations in Yamanote Line, from Tokyo Station to Ebisu Station clockwise. The in-camera visual effects and the layered soundtrack may exaggerate the sense of the actual locations, while suggesting the equipments that were used for capturing the audio and visual.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Golden Dragon Acrobats at Pitt, November 11.



The Golden Dragon Acrobats will be performing at the University of Pittsburgh's Bellefield Auditorium (map) on November 11 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are free to those with a Pitt ID card, or $5 for general admission. From the Chinese American Student Association at Pitt:
After being on hiatus from PITT’s campus for almost half a century, the Golden Dragon Acrobats are back! The two hour long theatrical performance has stunned audiences from across the world. Having performed at the Nation’s Capital multiple times, the Golden Dragon Acrobats from China travel around the world, presenting their magnificent acts, such as “Thousand Hand Goddess” or “Contortion”. The event is sure to leave you amazed at this art form that has been apart of over 2000 years of Chinese cultural history. Surely a great event for all ages.

Vietnamese-language film Three Seasons at Butler's Maridon Museum, October 5.



As part of its Vietnamese Film Series, Butler's Maridon Museum (map) will show the 1999 Vietnamese-language film Three Seasons on Friday, October 5th, at 6:30 pm. Wikipedia says Three Seasons
is an American Vietnamese language film filmed in Vietnam about the past, present, and future of Ho Chi Minh City in the early days of Doi Moi. It is a poetic film that tries to paint a picture of the urban culture undergoing westernization. The movie takes place in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon. As the characters try to come to terms with the invasion of capitalism, neon signs, grand 5-star hotels, and Coca-Cola signs, their paths begin to merge.
It looks like the most intesting of the three Maridon is showing this fall.

Upcoming Appalasia concerts, October 5 and 6.

Appalasia, a local band that "combines the influences of Appalachian and Asian music traditions with original composition and inspired improvisation to create their unique musical voice", will be playing several concerts next weekend. From their Facebook page:
Friday, October 5, noon - 1:00 p.m.
Calliope Emerging Legends Series
@ The Cup & Chaucer
Ground Floor, Hillman Library
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Saturday, October 6, 11:05 a.m. - noon, 88.3 WRCT, The Saturday Light Brigate radio program

Saturday, October 6, 7:30 p.m., opening for The Travelers, Calliope Concert serires, Carnegie Lecture Hall (Oakland)
Hillman Library in Oakland (map) is accessible via a number of buses from downtown and the East End (Squirrel Hill, Shadyside, Greenfield), including: 61A, 61B, 61C, 61D, 64, and 67. Appalasia is also playing the Aspinwall "Fall in the Wall" Street Fair October 13th at 1:00 pm.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Japanese rock band Dazzle Vision to play Pittsburgh's Tekkoshocon.

Very advance notice, but Japanese rock band Dazzle Vision will play Pittsburgh's Tekkoshocon on April 6, 2013. Dazzle Vision is, according to a skimpy press release plagiarized from Wikipedia,
popular in the Japanese indies scene for their hard rock sound and Maiko’s alternating melodic/death-voice vocals[.]
Tekkoshocon is a Japanese anime and pop-culture festival in Pittsburgh each spring, popular among fans and people-watchers alike. Here's a taste of Dazzle Vision's latest album:

Monday, September 24, 2012

"Chuseok in the Park" with Korea Focus in Sewickley, September 30.

Korea Focus, a local group "in support of Korean-American adoptive families and individuals", is celebrating "Chuseok in the Park" on September 30 in Sewickley (map). From their Facebook page:
Please join us for the 2nd Annual
Chuseok in the Park!

Sunday, September 30, noon-dusk
War Memorial Park
Shelter One (Up on the Hill)
Blackburn Road
Sewickley PA 15143

Chuseok is one of the year’s most important traditional Korean holidays. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Chuseok is often referred to as Korean Thanksgiving Day. It’s a celebration of the harvest and thanksgiving for the bounty of the earth.

In addition to enjoying the awesome playgrounds and wooden walking trails at War Memorial Park, we'll be celebrating with traditional Korean and American food and drinks, music, arts and crafts. Join us for the day or stop by for tea and songpyeon (a special type of sweet rice cakes). We'll be there, rain or shine. And if it is cold enough, we'll make good use of the fireplace!
Contact information available at the link.

Chinese American Students Association at Pitt presents Mid-Autumn Festival, September 29.

Saturday, September 29, the Chinese American Student Association at Pitt will hold a Mid-Autumn Festival at the O'Hara Student Center in Oakland. From the group's website:
September 29th, 2012 (Saturday)
CASA’s Annual Mid-Autumn Festival
Location: O’Hara Student Center
Time: 5:30pm – 9:30pm

Be sure to come to this month’s biggest event! CASA will be hosting our annual Mid-Autumn Festival, filled with FREE Chinese Food and festivities! Moon cakes, lanterns, calligraphy, etc. will be just some of the wonderful delights you will see at the festival. So come with an empty stomach and open mind, and indulge yourself into the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival!

9月29日2012年(六)
中秋節晚會
地點: O’Hara 學生中心
時間: 17:30 – 21:30

沒辦法回家想慶祝,就得來參加這個月最矚目的活動~CASA週年中秋節晚會!活動會從滿了免費晚餐,月餅,燈籠,書法,等等。記得要空著肚子來喔!
The group should also get credit for being one of the only around that has an updated, user-friendly website.

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