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SUMMARY:Broadway: Maybe Happy Ending
DESCRIPTION:Emmy® and Golden Globe Award® winner Darren Criss (Little Shop of Horrors) returns to Broadway alongside Helen J Shen in the new romantic musical comedy MAYBE HAPPY ENDING.  A New York Times Critics’ Pick \nInside a one-room apartment on the outskirts of Seoul\, Oliver lives a happily quiet life\, listening to jazz records and caring for his favorite plant. But what else is there to do when you’re a Helperbot 3\, a robot that has long been retired and considered obsolete? When his fellow Helperbot neighbor Claire asks to borrow his charger\, what starts as an awkward encounter leads to a unique friendship\, a surprising adventure\, and maybe even…love? \nWinner of the Richard Rodgers Award\, MAYBE HAPPY ENDING is the offbeat and captivating story of two outcasts near the end of their warranty who discover that even robots can be swept off their feet. Helmed by visionary director and Tony Award® winner Michael Arden (Parade\, Once on This Island)\, with a dazzling scenic design by Dane Laffrey (A Christmas Carol) and book\, music\, and lyrics by the internationally acclaimed duo Will Aronson and Hue Park\, MAYBE HAPPY ENDING is a fresh\, original musical about the small things that make any life worth living.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/broadway-maybe-happy-ending/
LOCATION:Belasco Theatre\, 111 West 44th St\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibition: Avani Patel: Connection
DESCRIPTION:Connection is a solo exhibition by Avani Patel\, presented at Evercore’s New York City offices. \nExcerpt from Patel’s artist statement: \n“Art has been an integral part of my life since I was young. I used to go to the theater with my sister for her rehearsals and dance shows. Seeing the colorful costumes\, flowing dresses and festivity of these moments made me feel joyful; I felt as though the colors were speaking to me…I often draw and paint things that I see in my everyday surroundings\, personal experiences\, and memories. I use mark-making and repetition as tools to signify change in nature\, the passage of time\, and the retention and rejection of memory. My work often takes the form of visual studies and drawings that I work on for months as a time. This process helps me understand colors and patterns\, which then allows me to transfer my ideas to large-scale paintings and public projects.” \nFor inquiries\, please email info@cueartfoundation.org.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-exhibition-avani-patel-connection-2/
LOCATION:Evercore Partners\, 55 East 52nd St\, New York\, NY\, 10055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250326
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibit: In Our Corner: Exchanges in the Asian American Art Movements and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Who is in our corner when we need help?\nWho do we call on when we are down?\nWho backs us up when we are cornered?\nIn Our Corner: Exchanges in the Asian American Art Movements and Beyond explores the personal and professional support that artists of Asian descent received during and after the Asian American Art Movements. This companion exhibition to Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001) at New York University’s 80WSE Gallery\, invites five artists of the three key art collectives and organizations featured in Legacies to show alongside five non-Asian American artists who supported their work and growth over the years. These relationships range from recently made friendships to lifelong partnerships and even marriage: Kathleen Foster joins Ching Ming Cheung; Charles Luce joins Helen Oji; Howardena Pindell joins Arlan Huang; Shellyne Rodriguez joins Tomie Arai; and Arleen Schloss joins Nina Kuo. To highlight AAAC’s collection and its ongoing solidarity-building\, In Our Corner presents five works by non-Asian American artists from the collection\, Columbia Fiero\, Kitty Katz\, Donald Lipski\, Eva Mantell\, and Sepp Seitz. As the hosting institution for In Our Corner\, Think!Chinatown’s commission of Black Gotham’s Grand Rising and its inclusion in the show demonstrates the organization’s ongoing exchange and collaboration with communities of color. Through interviews and writings from the artists\, In Our Corner highlights these bonds and explores how artist collectives/organizations intersected and fostered connections. \nNovember 16\, 2024 – March 2025 \nOpening Reception: Saturday\, November 16\, 2024\, 3-5PM \nThink!Chinatown’s Studio – 1 Pike Street\, New York\, NY 10002 \nPhoto Credit “Untitled” by Sepp Seitz
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-exhibit-in-our-corner-exchanges-in-the-asian-american-art-movements-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Chinatown!Studio\, 1 Pike Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibit: We Are Chinatown: By Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
DESCRIPTION:Created by artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya during her civic practice residency with Poster House\, in partnership with Welcome to Chinatown\, and presented by Pearl River Mart\, “We Are Chinatown: A Portrait Of Our Community Rising Through Labor And Love” is an intimate offering that presents a rich and multifaceted portrait of a neighborhood continuously evolving while deeply rooted in its history and cultural heritage. At the heart of the show is a large\, dynamic tapestry — a cascading collage of images\, memories\, poetry\, and threads that stretch across the gallery space\, symbolizing the interconnectedness of Chinatown’s past\, present\, and future. Complementing this work are sculptures\, each a reflection of the neighborhood’s textures\, objects\, and symbols. Reminders of the everyday resilience that sustains Chinatown. \nThis body of work also features a public art campaign of intergenerational portraits\, capturing the diverse faces of the community that will appear around the neighborhood. These portraits were created through intimate conversations with residents in their homes\, restaurants\, and shops\, preserving their personal histories and offering a window into the neighborhood’s enduring vitality. The portraits transcend individual likenesses\, instead capturing the shared experiences\, aspirations\, and challenges that define Chinatown as a living\, breathing space. \n“Amanda’s public work moved me at the darkest times during the pandemic\,” says Pearl River Mart President Joanne Kwong. “I was driving around the city for hours\, making deliveries for online orders\, checking on employees\, and donating PPE to hospitals. Seeing her bold and colorful work around the city gave me strength and a jolt of happiness and purpose\, and for that I am so thankful. “Now to be able to exhibit her work in our gallery is a privilege and an honor. Amanda is outspoken and daring as an artist. And this show\, though a bittersweet reminder of that difficult time\, is also joyous and hopeful in its celebration of the resilience of Chinatown.”
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-exhibit-we-are-chinatown-by-amanda-phingbodhipakkiya/
LOCATION:Pearl River Mart Gallery – Soho\, 452 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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SUMMARY:Writing the Family Story
DESCRIPTION:Your family is unique in all the world\, but how do you best tell its story? Whether you’re starting with boxes (or electronic folders) of photos\, diaries\, news clippings\, recipes\, and other mementos or whether memories themselves are your main material\, documenting a family history can be daunting. But it can be done well and meaningfully and shared with the people you love for decades to come. \nMathina Calliope\, a writer\, editor\, teacher\, and writing coach\, shares the tools and guidance you need to move from daunted through motivated and on to accomplished. \nFebruary 3  Nostalgia and Brainstorming  \nFebruary 10  Genre and Structure  \nFebruary 24  Nuts and Bolts  \nMarch 3  Impact \n Photo Credit:: Shutterstock/ New Africa
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/writing-the-family-story/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Theater: My Man Kono
DESCRIPTION:In the heyday of silent films\, Japanese émigré TORAICHI KONO\, in pursuit of the American Dream\, becomes a loyal confidante of film star Charlie Chaplin\, but at the dawn of WWII is swept up in anti-Japanese hysteria and accused of espionage. Don’t miss this gripping drama!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/theater-my-man-kono/
LOCATION:A.R.T./New York Mezzanine Theatre\, 502 W 53rd Street\, New York\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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SUMMARY:Theater: Sumo  (with discount code)
DESCRIPTION:SUMO\nBy Lisa Sanaye Dring  \nA co-production of Ma-Yi Theater Company and La Jolla Playhouse  \nDirected by Ralph B. Peña  \nDiscount code MAYISUMO for discount and no fees \n\n\n\nEntrenched in an elite sumo training facility in Tokyo\, six men practice\, eat\, love\, play\, and ultimately fight. Step into the sacred world of sumo wrestling\, with the New York premiere of Lisa Sanaye Dring’s mesmerizing new drama\, SUMO. Akio arrives as an angry\, ambitious 18-year-old with a lot to learn. Expecting validation\, dominance\, and fame\, and desperate to move up the ranks\, he slams headlong into his fellow wrestlers. With sponsorship money at stake\, their bodies on the line\, and their futures at risk\, the wrestlers struggle to carve themselves—and one another—into the men they dream of being. SUMO is a thrilling new play set in an elite and rarely explored world. Obie Award winner Ralph B. Peña directs this powerhouse drama. SUMO features live taiko drumming by Shih-Wei Wu.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/theater-sumo/
LOCATION:Public Theater\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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SUMMARY:Teaching Advanced Concepts Through Asian American History
DESCRIPTION:This Immigrant History Initiative (IHI) workshop will focus on how to teach the critical concepts of intersectionality and cross-racial solidarity through an Asian American history lens. In this session\, we will closely examine a few historical case studies at the intersections of race and gender\, and examples of cross-racial solidarity. Educators will explore a selection of IHI’s lesson plans and learn how to adapt them into their classrooms\, leaving with access to a Google Drive folder of hand-outs and primary sources. \nFacilitator: Sulynn Miao \nFree and open to all.\nProfessional Development hours awarded. \nThis event is brought to you by Teach Asian American Stories and AAPI New Jersey.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/teaching-advanced-concepts-through-asian-american-history/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:High School,Middle School
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T193000
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SUMMARY:Seminar: Climate\, Gender\, and Caste in South Asia with Bhumika Saraswati
DESCRIPTION:Presented by NYU Libraries. Co-sponsored by Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU\, NYU Center for Collaborative Indigenous Research with Communities and Lands\, NYU Office of Sustainability\, and NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study. \nREGISTER (open only to NYU community members) \nBhumika Saraswati\, an award-winning\, internationally published journalist\, film-maker\, and photographer reporting on the intersection of caste\, gender\, heat and more. She is a recent grantee of the Fund for Women Journalists by the International Women’s Media Foundation. Saraswati’s work deeply considers how indigenous communities across the world strategize and act to protect land\, water\, air\, and life while disproportionately facing the most violence and consequences of climate change. \nThis event will be moderated by NYU faculty and readings will be distributed in preparation for the event along with further details for attendance. \nAccessibility note: Reservations are required and valid NYU-IDs are required for entrance. NYU Libraries is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. To place an accommodations request\, please email libraryengagement@nyu.edu. \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/seminar-climate-gender-and-caste-in-south-asia-with-bhumika-saraswati/
LOCATION:NYU Bobst Library\, 70 Washington Square South\, New York\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T210000
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SUMMARY:lactose intolerant: anti-clout reading series
DESCRIPTION:Join us for readings by Izzy Ampil\, Gerardo Sámano Córdova\, Danya Issawi\, Kamelya Omayma Youssef\, and Karen Yuan\, hosted and curated by Ruth\n\n\nThe Asian American Writers’ Workshop is proud to host lactose intolerant (@lactoseintolerantnyc)\, an anti-clout monthly reading series featuring writers of color in NYC. Join us for readings by Jennifer Baker\, Irene Hsu\, Benedict Nguyễn\, Jasmine Reid\, Tony Tulathimutte\, Ryan Lee Wong\, and Ruth Minah Buchwald. \nJennifer Baker is an author/editor\, writing instructor\, and creator of the Minorities in Publishing podcast. She’s been a recipient of NYSCA/NYFA and Queens Council on the Arts grants\, a 2024 Axinn Writing Award\, and was named the Publishers Weekly Star Watch SuperStar in 2019. She edited the short story anthology Everyday People: The Color of Life (2018) and is the author of Forgive Me Not (2023) a 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist\, an NYPL 2023 Best Book for Teens\, and 2023 Best of the Best by the BCALA. Her website is: jennifernbaker.com. \nirene hsu is a writer and researcher based in Brooklyn. They are working on their first book EARTH INTELLIGENCE\, which dismembers the u.s. war machine through a poetics of soil\, sand\, and islands. Their writings and conversations are homed in AAWW\, Wendy’s Subway\, Belladonna*\, Brooklyn Rail\, among others (irnhs.tumblr.com). At CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities\, they build media strategy against real estate propaganda and grow the narrative power of the working class immigrant tenant movement. Illustration credit to Ziyi Li. \nBenedict Nguyễn is a freelance dancer\, creative producer\, and gym rat. She’s the author of the work email zine nasty notes and her debut novel Hot Girls with Balls is forthcoming from Catapult in July 2025. \nJasmine Reid is a twice trans poet of flowers. She is the author of Interlocutor Goddess (Autumn House Press\, forthcoming) and Deus Ex Nigrum (Honeysuckle Press\, 2020). An MFA graduate of Cornell University and recipient of fellowships from Cave Canem and Poets House\, her work has been published or is forthcoming in the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day\, Kenyon Review\, and Virginia Quarterly Review\, among others. Jasmine was born and raised in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and is currently based in Brooklyn\, New York\, where she is an assistant professor at NYU. Find her at reidjasmine.com. \nTony Tulathimutte is the author of the novels Private Citizens and Rejection. He’s received a Whiting Award and an O. Henry Award\, and has written for The Paris Review\, N+1\, Playboy\, The New York Times\, WIRED\, The New Republic\, and others. He also runs CRIT\, a writing class in Brooklyn. \nRyan Lee Wong is author of the novel Which Side Are You On\, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. He was born and raised in Los Angeles\, the son of a fifth-generation Chinese American father and a Korean immigrant mother. He lived for two years at Ancestral Heart Temple and is the Administrative Director of Brooklyn Zen Center. He has organized exhibitions on the 1970s Asian American Movement. \nRuth Minah Buchwald is a Seoul-born writer\, comedian\, and performer from New Jersey. Her writing has been featured in ELLE\, Autostraddle\, Electric Literature\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, The Margins\, and CRAFT\, and supported by Ma-Yi Theater Company. She curates and hosts lactose intolerant (@lactoseintolerantnyc on Instagram)\, an anti-clout monthly reading series featuring writers of color in NYC. She has a BA in Critical and Visual Studies from Pratt Institute and lives in Brooklyn. Find her online ruthminahbuchwald.com \n__ \nCOMMUNITY CARE & ACCESSIBILITYAt AAWW\, the safety and comfort of our community is our top priority. We invite you to practice intentionality and care in your behavior and language when engaging with our programs and with each other. Violence of any kind\, including but not limited to racism\, sexism\, homophobia\, transphobia\, ableism\, ageism\, class or casteism\, bigotry or bias toward religion or faith\, or any action or assault against marginalized identities\, is not tolerated. Those who bring harm to our community in person or online are not welcome\, and will be asked to exit the space.The event will be live streamed on Zoom with auto captioning for those who cannot join us in person. For those joining us in person\, we are located on the 6th floor of 112 W 27th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)\, there is an elevator that will take you directly to our office. To protect our friends with chemical sensitivities\, AAWW is a fragrance-free space. Masks are required for audience members for all AAWW events; if you forget yours\, one will be provided for you. We have three commercial grade air purifiers\, and a quiet room in the back should you need some space from the crowd. We highly encourage all in person guests to take a COVID test at home prior to the event. If you have had COVID or have had known contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID in the 10 days prior\, we ask you tune in for the live stream instead. Please reach out to msaleh@aaww.org for additional accessibility requests\, including ADA accessible bathrooms\, chairs with added back support\, and beyond. This space is for YOU!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/lactose-intolerant/
LOCATION:Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, 18 West 21st Street\, Suite 900\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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