Langston Hughes African American Film Festival: $5 - $7; all festival pass $75. April 21-29. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center (17th Avenue South & Yesler Way), Seattle. Information: http://www.langstonblackfilmfest.org or 206.326.1088. Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com. or 1-800-838-3006.
Rainbow Bookfest: Features guest speakers, author readings, panel discussions, food, and local vendors. Featured keynote address by local author Kathleen Alcala, as well as panel discussions and presentations by 20 notable authors of color, including: Indu Sundaresan, Lensey Namioka, Ken Mochizuki, Linda Dalal Sawaya, Bharti Kirchner, Maria de Lourdes, Victoria Muguira. Free. April 28. Asian Resource Center (1025 S. King St) International District/Chinatown, Seattle. http://www.rainbowbookfest.com. 206-223-0623 or info@nwasianweekly.com
How the Soy Sauce was Bottled: One-hour exhibition walkthrough with Jason Huff. April 28,1 p.m. Wing Luke Asian Museum (407 7th Ave. So.), Seattle. 206-623-5124 ext. 114 or http://www.wingluke.org.
Aureliio Martinez: Honduran Garifuna musician, the new voice of “Paranda,” the musical tradition of descendants of shipwrecked African slaves who settled in the Caribbean 400 years ago, plays and sings preserved and modernized version of this music. $30. April 28, 7:15 p.m. Meany Hall, University of Washington Seattle Campus. 206-543-4880 or uwworldseries.org.
You Can Write Haiku!: Listen to seasonal haiku poems written by Japanese poets of old and combined with the music of the ktoo. Learn simple techniques to write these "instant poems". Free. April 30, 7 p.m. Fall City Library. http://kotoworld.com/calendar.html
Crossing East: Asian-Americans in the United States: An eight one-hour documentary series on the history of Asian American immigration, from pre-America to post-9/11. Because of systematic exclusionary laws, Asians immigration was restricted over the course of America's history; Asians are now a low four percent of the population in the U.S. Though many are third or fourth generation Americans, Asians are viewed as perpetual foreigners and their history has largely been untold. Crossing East is the first comprehensive series on radio or television on Asian American history. For more about Programs 1-8, and hear music, oral history interviews/archival recordings: http://crossingeast.org/programs.htm. Listen for it May 2006 - May 2007 on public radio stations: Thursdays, 10:00 p.m. KUOW 94.9
Pattern Richness in Modern Japanese Textiles: Dyeing, tie-dyeing (shibori) and paper stencil–dyeing (katazome) are known worldwide for their diverse techniques and remarkable quality. This exhibition features strong and elegant design work created with tie-dyeing and paper stencil techniques, as seen on kimonos from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park. http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/exhibitDetail.asp?WHEN=UPCOMING&eventID=10223
The Taste of Tea ("Cha no Aji"): A unique, gentle Japanese family portrait tackling the universal themes of time, people and their lives. $6 - $8. April 27 – May 3. Grand Illusion Theater (1403 NE 50th Street), Seattle. 206-523-3935.
Los Pinguos: Argentinian musicians perform using a mixture of latin rhythms performed on guitars, Cuban instruments, Peruvian box drums and vocals to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. $12-$24. May 5, 8 p.m. Edmonds Center for the Arts (410 Fourth avenue North), Edmonds. 425-275-9595 or ec4arts.org.
Cultures of Our Community Multi-Cultural Festival: The largest public celebration of diversity on the Greater Eastside. A family event featuring colorful parade, food, activities for children, world music concerts, dance, arts and crafts. Free. May 5, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Bellevue community College (3000 Landerholm circle S.E.), 28th & 148th Ave. S.E., Bellevue. 425-564-6150 or multiculturalfest@bcc.ctc.edu.
Gem of the Ocean: August Wilson play. Through May 6. Bagley wright Theatre. 206-443-2222 or www.seattlerep.org.
Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month: Locally based groups from every spectrum of the API community will provide entertainment. Cold Tofu, Los Angeles based Comedy Improv group performs. Art displays, food, music, dance, activities included. Free. May 6. Seattle Center.
Judith Stone: Journalist and author reads/signs her work, When She Was White: The True Story of a Family Divided by Race, about a woman born to a pro-apartheid Afrikaner family. The book explores how the line of race – and fate – can be drawn. Free. May 9, 8 p.m. Elliott Bay Book Company (101 S. Main St.), Seattle. 206-624-6600 or www.elliottbaybook.com/events.
The Unbearable Lightness of Style - Remaking the Master-Genre in Modern Chinese Art: Lecture by Josh Yiu, Assistant Curator of Chinese Art, Seattle Art Museum. May 10, 6:30 p.m. Seattle Art Museum (1st & University).
Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like: Through the world of puppetry, take a journey to ancient China where two people who have been cast aside find each other and save the day. For ages 5 and up. Through May 12. Seattle children’s theatre, Eve Alvord theatre (201 Thomas st.), Seattle. http://www.sct.org/browse/production.aspx?prod=1488
Música y Danza Exótica Concert: Eduardo Mendonça (Show Brazil) and dancer Dora Oliveira along with Hispanic American Music and dance performances (Salsa, Samba, Rumba and Tango). Benefit for Art Scholarships for low-income Hispanic students to pursue a career at the university level. $18 - $35. May 12. University of Washington Seattle, HUB Auditorium. 1-800-838-3006.
Wind in the Bamboo: Duo En! Presents the sounds of the zen shakuhachi bamboo flute and the classical Japanese koto in a mesmerizing program of music and poetry from Japan. May 12, 1 p.m. Kirkland Library. http://kotoworld.com/calendar.html
Jhumpa Lahiri: Award-winning author, The Interpreter of Maladies and The Namesake, appears in three public programs in Seattle: May 14, 7 p.m. Museum of History & Industry (700 24th Avenue E), May 15, 12 noon the Broadway Performance Hall (Broadway & Pine), May 15, 7 p.m. Town Hall (8th & Seneca). All events are free (no tickets) on a first-come, first-serve basis. www.spl.org.
Birth of the Monkey King: Adaptation of 16th Century masterpiece, Journey to the West, features colorful acetate puppets adapted from antique leather originals. Seattle International Children’s Festival. May 14-19. Seattle Center. http://www.seattleinternational.org/seattle/performers/chinese.html
Julia Whitty: Award-winning writer, born in Bogota to a Tasmanian father and Anglo-Indian mother, first won attention and praise for A Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga. She reads/signs her new nonfiction book, The Fragile Edge: Diving and Other Adventures in the South Pacific. Free. May 14, 7:30 p.m. Elliott Bay Book Company (101 S. Main St.), Seattle. 206-624-6600 or www.elliottbaybook.com/events.
Seattle Kokon Taiko: The drumming tradition of taiko is a dynamic synthesis of rhythm, movement and spirit originating in Japan and evolving as a folk art over the last several hundred years. Seattle Kokon Taiko combines the ancient with the modern in a repertoire that is a mix of traditional pieces and original compositions. May 17. Seattle International Children’s Festival. Seattle Center. http://www.seattleinternational.org/seattle/performers/taiko.html
Walter G. Andrews: University of Washington professor/translator reads/discusses of one of his newest translation projects, Seasons of the Word: Selected Poems, poetry by contemporary Turkish poet Hilmi Yavuz. May 19, 4:30 p.m. Elliott Bay Book Company (101 S. Main St.), Seattle. 206-624-6600 or www.elliottbaybook.com/events.
A Touch of the Orient as East Meets West: Concert featuring traditional and modern Chinese music by the Seattle Chinese Orchestra, Washington Chinese Youth Orchestra and the U.S. N.W. Guzheng Orchestra. $15 - $25. May 20, 2:30 p.m. Meany Hall, University of Washington Seattle Campus. 206-762-8899 or 425-747-4121 or www.uschinamusic.com.
Russell Simmons: Pop culture leader involved with artistic, commercial, cultural enterprises such as Def Jam Records, Phat Farm, and Def Comedy Jam, he has played a leading part in hip-hop scene. Simmons discusses his book, You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success. Free. May 23, 7 p.m. South Park Community Center, (8319 -8th Avenue South), Seattle. 206.386.4636 or www.spl.org.
Andrew Lam: journalist/author (Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora) discusses his writings and experiences as a Vietnamese American. Segments of My Journey Home, a PBS documentary featuring Lam, will also be screened. A frequent contributor on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” his essays have appeared in newspapers across the country. Free. May 23, 7 p.m. Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle Public Central Library (Fourth Avenue between Madison & Spring). 206.386.4636 or www.spl.org.
Seattle International Film Festival: May 24-June 17. Box office opens May 10-13. www.seattlefilm.com/index.aspx.
Northwest Folklife Festival: Annual celebration of folk music from around the U.S. and the world. May 25-28. Seattle Center. http://seattlecenter.com/events/festivals/festal/default.asp.
Tiny, aka Lisa Gray-Garcia: Journalist, poet and activist talks about her new book, Criminal of Poverty: Growing Up Homeless in America, on homelessness, poverty and social justice. Free. May 26, 2 p.m. Elliott Bay Book Company (101 S. Main St.), Seattle. 206-624-6600 or www.elliottbaybook.com/events or http://www.nicolemones.com/.
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