BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18770106 SEQUENCE:18890477 CREATED:20150318T221400Z DESCRIPTION:Suite J-Town is a multidisciplinary, intercultural, intergenerational, series of events celebrating the 110–year history of San Francisco’s Japantown through music, dance, visual art, story, sound collage, video, and a site-specific installation. Brenda Wong Aoki, Mark Izu, Nancy Hom and 8 emerging artists ignite the soul of a community in transition, amidst a rapidly changing San Francisco landscape. http://suitejtown.squarespace.com\n\n---\nPUBLIC EVENTS:\n\nJapantown Mandala and Multimedia Arts Installation \nApril 9 – May 16, 2015\nOpening Reception: Thursday April 9, 5-8pm\nGallery & Community Hours: Saturday & Sunday 1-6pm\nFilm Series: April 11, 12, 18 & 19 6:30-9pm\nFREE\nRSVP: http://suitejtown-japantown-mandala-opening.eventbrite.com \nWhat is the soul of a place? The Japantown Mandala is an arts and media installation that visually represents the resilience and beauty of a deeply rooted San Francisco community facing transformation. Critically acclaimed artist Nancy Hom will create an impermanent interchangeable work of art shaped in concentric circles, in collaboration with community members, that will transform a collection of personal experiences into an integrated whole. The Japantown Mandala, like a single drop of rain will create concentric circles of effervescence that will emanate beyond the artwork itself reaching throughout the community and beyond.\n\nThe multimedia arts installation includes visual art, sound, video, and performance, featuring emerging Bay Area artists Marissa Bergmann, Charlene Kelley, Junho Kim, Eryn Kimura, Yuki Maruyama, Elena Nielsen, Celi Tamayo-Lee, Ayana Yonesaka. These artists explore intercultural intersections across space and time, generations, cultures. Kevin King is creating a pagoda sculpture that mirrors the landmark SF Japantown Peace Pagoda, a gift of the City of Osaka in 1968. Audience members are invited to contribute their responses and have them displayed on the pagoda.\n\nCultures of Resilience\nApril 25, 2015\n4–6 pm\nFREE\nRSVP: http://suitejtown-cultures-of-resilience.eventbrite.com (Space is limited)\nWhat are cultures of place? How do we create synergy to revitalize our communities during these times of transformation? Former Poet Laureates of San Francisco devorah major and Janice Mirikitani with writer/storyteller Brenda Wong Aoki share insight into the Afro-Asian cultural dynamic of J-town through storytelling and community dialogue. Kai Kane Aoki Izu and Javonte perform hip hop and rap and share reflections on growing up in the Western Addition neighborhood with arts activist Eryn Kimura. \n\nA Walk Through Time\nMay 10, 2015\n1–4pm\nFREE\nRSVP: http://suitejtown-a-walk-through-time.eventbrite.com\nLocation: Upon registration, we will send you the starting location for this journey.\nJoin us for an interactive adventure through space and time as we explore J-Town history through music, dance and storytelling performances. This site-specific performance in San Francisco Japantown features: Brenda Wong Aoki, Storyteller/Performer; Marina Fukushima, Performer/Dancer; Masaru Koga, Performer/Flute; Moy Eng, Vocalist; Mark Izu, Composer/Bass & sho; Shoko Hikage, Koto; Kenny Endo, Taiko and Ayana Yonesaka, Dancer.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/03/18/18770106.php SUMMARY:Suite J-Town: The Art of Resilience LOCATION:Japan Center, East Mall, 22 Peace Plaza, Suite 525\nSan Francisco, CA 94115\n\nLOCATION:\nOur gallery is on the 2nd floor of the East Mall in Japantown. It is in the right corner above the stairs, tucked next to Ramen Underground.\n\nACCESSIBILITY:\nThere is an elevator from the street level on Webster Street. There is another elevator from the Main parking garage up to the top floor. (More to come!) URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/03/18/18770106.php DTSTART:20150510T200000Z DTEND:20150510T230000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR