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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTSTAMP:20260818T235641Z
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SUMMARY:Noguchi’s New York
DESCRIPTION:In 1922\, Isamu Noguchi first moved to New York—a city that would remain his on-again\, off-again home for the remainder of his life. Though he was an avid traveler who built meaningful connections and temporary homes around the world\, Noguchi always returned to New York. It was here that he created some of his most iconic artworks and imagined countless others. \nThis exhibition examines Noguchi’s deep and dynamic relationship with New York City\, exploring how its material\, cultural\, social\, and political landscape indelibly transformed his artwork and thinking\, and how he in turn transformed the city. It also highlights Noguchi’s unflagging attempts to give back by sculpting communal spaces for exploration and play—efforts often thwarted\, most notably by the influential NYC Parks Commissioner Robert Moses. \nNoguchi’s New York encompasses more than 50 works\, including sculptures\, project models\, photographs\, and archival materials. The exhibition also brings to life Noguchi’s visions for unrealized playgrounds and playground equipment through a series of hand-painted animated films by Jack Cunningham and Nicolas Ménard of Eastend Western. \nOrganized on the 40th anniversary of The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum\, this exhibition celebrates the Museum itself as one of Noguchi’s most profound gifts to this city he called home. \nPhoto credit: Isamu Noguchi\, 1980
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/noguchis-new-york/
LOCATION:Noguchi Museum\, Noguchi Museum\, 9-01 33rd Rd\, Astoria\, NY 11106\, USA\, Astoria\, NY\, 11106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit,Photography
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260729
DTSTAMP:20260731T150944Z
CREATED:20260720T222654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T150944Z
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SUMMARY:A Legacy Continued: Recent Acquisitions to the Asia Society Museum Collection
DESCRIPTION:A Legacy Continued features recent acquisitions received from Sandra Ferry Rockefeller and Hope Aldrich in honor of their parents\, John D. Rockefeller 3rd and Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller. These gifts were originally part of Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller’s personal collection\, and this display celebrates their homecoming. These pieces complement other works within the museum collection\, some of which are included in this exhibition. Together\, they offer greater opportunities for comparative studies among them. \nTwo Chola bronze statues of Hindu deities from Hope Aldrich—a Shiva and a Satyabhama—add to the already magnificent group of Indian Chola bronzes in the collection. From Sandra Ferry\, two lovely gilt bronze Chinese Buddhist statues augment the museum’s existing Chinese Buddhist sculptures\, while the addition of three Thai works furthers the collection’s strength in Southeast Asian sculpture. See Selected Works in the Exhibition to preview some of these important gifts.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/a-legacy-continued-recent-acquisitions-to-the-asia-society-museum-collection/
LOCATION:Asia Society\, 725 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10021
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260730
DTSTAMP:20260731T151947Z
CREATED:20260720T223215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T151947Z
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SUMMARY:Busy\, Busy Towns: Moving Images of a Changing Asia
DESCRIPTION:This selection of works from the Asia Society Museum Collection explore how rapidly evolving cultural\, political\, and ecological issues have shaped urban landscapes across contemporary Asia\, and in particular China\, Indonesia\, and Taiwan. The exhibition presents seven works featuring the artists Song Dong\, Chen Shaoxiong\, Tromarama\, and Chen Chieh-jen. The innovative range of styles implemented to produce these moving images—through stop-motion animation of woodcuts\, ink painting\, or embroidery—among other methods\, speaks to the creative depth and diversity of the region. The artists explore the dynamic energy of cities\, whether fueled by consumerism and gentrification or by collapsing industries and environmental degradation. Actively reflecting on the regeneration of cityscapes and the subsequent impact on urban lives\, these works initiate a renewed dialogue with the current exhibition\, (Re)Generations: Rina Bannerjee\, Bryon Kim\, and Howardena Pindell amid the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/busy-busy-towns-moving-images-of-a-changing-asia/
LOCATION:Asia Society\, 725 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10021
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260319
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270128
DTSTAMP:20260818T200949Z
CREATED:20260818T200949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T200949Z
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SUMMARY:Buddha and Shiva\, Lotus and Dragon
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Asia Society’s seventieth anniversary\, Asia Society Museum presents Buddha and Shiva\, Lotus and Dragon: Celebrating 70 Years of Asia Society and the Rockefeller Legacy. \nDisplaying seventy of the finest examples of Asian art in the United States drawn from Asia Society’s permanent collection\, the exhibition showcases the extraordinary range of bronzes\, ceramics\, and metalwork thoughtfully assembled between the 1950s and the 1970s by John D. Rockefeller 3rd (1906-1978) and his wife Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller (1909-1992). John D. Rockefeller 3rd founded Asia Society in 1956 with the mission to promote greater knowledge of Asia in the United States; the bequest of the collection to Asia Society in 1979 underscores the Rockefellers’ conviction that an aesthetic encounter with great works of art promotes deep cross-cultural understanding. \nWith highlights including spectacular Buddhist and Hindu sculptures\, and rare Chinese\, Korean\, and Japanese ceramics\, Buddha and Shiva\, Lotus and Dragon celebrates historic achievements in Asian art spanning more than two millennia. The exhibition foregrounds the transformative power of faith and the catalyzing potential of international trade in the creation of great works of art across Asia. \nBuddha and Shiva\, Lotus and Dragon presents a special opportunity for museum visitors to experience the unparalleled quality of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Thrid Collection at its home at Asia Society Museum in New York City.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/buddha-and-shiva-lotus-and-dragon/
LOCATION:Asia Society\, 725 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10021
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260328
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261027
DTSTAMP:20260327T140040Z
CREATED:20260327T140040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T140040Z
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SUMMARY:Japan Fes NYC 2026:  Japanese Food Festival
DESCRIPTION:JAPAN Fes\, one of the city’s most beloved street food events\, is returning to celebrate a major milestone: its 10th anniversary in New York City\, bringing dozens of Japanese food vendors to the streets for a full day of snacking\, sipping and exploring.  Each event typically runs from 10 am to 6 pm and pops up in neighborhoods across Manhattan\, Brooklyn and Queens. \nHere are the 2026 JAPAN Fes dates in NYC: \nMarch 28 in the East Village\nMarch 29 in Midtown West \nApril 4 in the Village\nApril 5 on the Upper West Side\nApril 11 in the East Village\nApril 12 in the East Village\nApril 18 in Morningside Heights\nApril 19 in Chelsea\nApril 25 in Chelsea\nApril 26 in Astoria\nMay\nMay 2 on the Upper East Side\nMay 3 on the Upper West Side\nMay 9 in Chelsea\nMay 24 in the Village\nMay 30 on the Upper East Side\nMay 31 in the East Village\nJune\nJune 6 in the East Village\nJune 7 on the Upper West Side\nJune 14 in the East Village\nJune 21 in Brooklyn\nJune 27 in Times Square\nJune 28 in Astoria\nJuly\nJuly 11 in Chelsea\nJuly 19 in Times Square\nAugust\nAugust 2 on the Upper West Side\nSeptember\nSeptember 12 in Chelsea\nSeptember 13 in Chelsea\nSeptember 19 on the Upper East Side\nSeptember 26 in Morningside Heights\nSeptember 27 on the Upper East Side\nOctober\nOctober 3 in the East Village\nOctober 10 in Astoria\nOctober 24 in the East Village\nOctober 25 on the Upper West Side
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/japan-fes-nyc-2026-japanese-food-festival/
LOCATION:Multiple NYC locations
CATEGORIES:Food,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260403
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270104
DTSTAMP:20260818T202009Z
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SUMMARY:Shu Lea Cheang\, LOVER LOVE
DESCRIPTION:LOVER LOVE\, a new commission for the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art by Shu Lea Cheang\, begins with a portal. A window is flung open and the gray wall of an apartment block dissolves into a turbulent\, overcast sky\, against which a smoky being is enveloped by a six-winged seraphim—an angel of the highest order. \nThis opening transition is both a gesture to Cheang’s longtime collaborator\, musician Aérea Negrot (1980–2023)\, who died by suicide\, and a marker of an entry into a hybrid space of documentation and imagination. For this film\, presented as a four-channel installation\, Cheang worked with eight intergenerational performers in Tucson\, Arizona\, all of whom contributed their own experiences\, narratives\, and dreams of and for trans and gender nonconforming life in today’s United States. \nThis collaboratively scripted film moves between physical and virtual space: between performances in a motel room\, a junkyard\, and city streets amid surrounding nature\, we can see desert plants blooming anthropomorphic appendages and souls escaping inhuman oppression to take transhuman flight. \nThe gallery’s four screens\, themselves portals to the film’s world\, can be shifted by viewers into and out of the path of each projector. Each movement triggers a segment of Negrot’s 2011 track “It’s Lover\, Love”—a dreamy\, minimalist meditation on the lingering traces of broken promises and vanished love. These aural and physical shifts create new compositions\, morphing the installation into an active landscape in which to navigate agency\, survival\, and intimacy in a time of escalating political precarity.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/shu-lea-cheang-lover-love/
LOCATION:The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art\, 26 Wooster Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T000000
DTSTAMP:20260514T003814Z
CREATED:20260514T003814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T003814Z
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SUMMARY:Queens Night Market
DESCRIPTION:The Queens Night Market is a large\, family-friendly open-air night market in Queens\, featuring over 100 independent vendors selling merchandise\, art\, and food and featuring small-scale cultural performances\, all celebrating the rich cultural diversity and heritage of NYC and Queens. \nEvery Saturday from  4pm to midnight \nApril.18 to  August 22  and  September 19 to October 31. 2026 \nWe’re located behind the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadow Corona Park in Queens NYC \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/queens-night-market-2/
LOCATION:New York Hall of Science\, 47-01 111th St\, Corona\, NY\, 11368\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Night Market
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261217
DTSTAMP:20260818T202523Z
CREATED:20260818T202523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T202523Z
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SUMMARY:Bangladesh Not "Bhaangadesh"
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition explores how Bangladeshis in Bangladesh and beyond took actions during the 2024 mass uprisings against the quota system in place\, since 1972\, immediately after the birth of the country in 1971. Featuring articles such as printed international artworks by Bangladeshi artists\, handcrafted tools\, and relevant media\, the exhibition serves as a homage to learn\, reflect\, discuss\, and heal. \nBangladesh\, Not “Bhaangadesh” seeks to raise social (in)justice awareness through showcasing Bangladeshi artistic expression\, and persistent crimes against humanity from the summer of 2024–of government-implemented curfews\, with “shoot-on-sight” commands\, country-wide internet revoked\, houses raids\, innocent lives taken\, and unnecessary arrests made\, etc. After decades of corruption and nepotism\, Bangladeshi students stood up against the unjust quota system of prioritizing government positions rather than basing hiring on skill\, talent\, and merit–for descendants of ancestors prominent in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/bangladesh-not-bhaangadesh/
LOCATION:King Manor Museum\, 150-03 Jamaica Ave\, Jamaica\, NY\, 11432\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260607
DTSTAMP:20260511T200605Z
CREATED:20260424T163511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T200605Z
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SUMMARY:Our Journeys Exhibition (Montclair NJ)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with Our Journeys\, a powerful multimedia exhibition created by the Vietnamese Boat People nonprofit organization (VBP)\, on view from May 6 to June 6 during library public hours. \nCentering the voices of Vietnamese Americans\, Our Journeys brings to life deeply personal stories of migration\, memory\, and resilience. Through oral histories\, cherished artifacts\, and interactive elements\, the exhibition invites visitors to explore the emotional and historical threads that connect generations across the diaspora. \nAbout the Exhibition\nOur Journeys is a curated multimedia experience\, inspired by the interviews and content generated by the Vietnamese Boat People podcast and programs. It is developed around the core concept that a story passed down is a gift—something given to another with intention and without obligation. For a community whose stories have often been told by others\, this exhibit centers the voices of the Vietnamese diaspora\, reclaiming the narrative through personal stories\, photographs\, displays\, and video essays. Visitors will be immersed in the resilience\, legacy\, and diversity of our community’s lived experiences. \n \nAbout Montclair Public Library\nThe Montclair Public Library is a vibrant cultural and educational institution where ideas come to life\, fostering artistic enrichment\, cultural exploration\, and lifelong learning. We strive to connect people of all ages and backgrounds by offering inclusive access to knowledge\, creativity\, and community through dynamic programming\, collaborative spaces\, and joyful engagement. \nAbout Vietnamese Boat People\nVietnamese Boat People (VBP) is a nonprofit organization based in Montclair NJ. Established in 2018\, our mission is to amplify the stories of the Vietnamese diaspora community\, educate and inspire\, and foster meaningful connections. The organization’s name\, Vietnamese Boat People\, initially paid tribute to the millions of refugees who fled Vietnam by boat. Since then\, the organization has evolved and is dedicated to supporting all stories from the Vietnamese diaspora community. Through our award-winning podcast\, innovative storytelling\, digital archives\, and community-driven programs\, we provide accessible platforms for communities to engage with these narratives. https://www.vietnameseboatpeople.org \nPhoto credits: Argenis Apolinario
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/our-journeys-exhibition/
LOCATION:Montclair Public Library\, 50 South Fullerton Ave.\, Montclair\, NJ\, 07042\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,History
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270125
DTSTAMP:20260915T010618Z
CREATED:20260522T200133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T010618Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition: Ed Young’s Bright Worlds
DESCRIPTION:For over 60 years\, Ed Young (1931–2023) invigorated the world of children’s books through intimate storytelling\, inventive artistry\, and potent emotionality. This first U.S. retrospective features original artwork from 15 of his most significant projects—focusing on works drawn from his personal story and Chinese folktales—alongside a selection of his sketchbooks\, family photos\, and personal effects. \nYoung achieved distinction as a beloved storyteller and illustrator who challenged younger audiences with pictorial and moral complexity. He was a towering figure in children’s literature\, reaching wide audiences while earning the field’s top honors. His retelling of the Chinese “Little Red Riding Hood\,” Lon Po Po\, introduced generations of children to Chinese folklore and won the Caldecott Medal; he also received two Caldecott Honors for earlier works. Across his career\, he garnered numerous accolades\, including multiple selections for The New York Times’ “10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books” list. \nThe exhibition traces Young’s family life in Shanghai\, where he was the fourth youngest of five children. As a teenager\, he and his brother were sent to live in Hong Kong to flee the civil war in China. He immigrated to America for college\, eventually earning an art degree from the ArtCenter School in Los Angeles\, and then moved to New York. “I set out with $20 borrowed money in my pocket to bet my life in New York City\,” he wrote. After being laid off from an advertising studio\, he submitted sketches to children’s book publisher Ursula Nordstrom\, who hired him to illustrate The Mean Mouse and Other Mean Stories (1962)\, launching a career that would span over 100 books. \nHis most memorable projects were deeply personal. Ed Young’s Bright Worlds guides viewers through key moments of his life and oeuvre with original artwork from The House Baba Built (2011)\, about his childhood in Japan-occupied Shanghai; Voices of the Heart (1997)\, exploring Chinese culture through the relationship between writing\, image and his lifelong tai chi practice; My Mei Mei (2006)\, on adopting his daughters; and Bright World (2024)\, a book published posthumously in China\, meditating on the cyclical nature of life. \n“So many of us grew up on Ed Young’s art and storytelling\,” said Herb Tam\, MOCA’s Chief Curator. “This exhibition will reveal what went into crafting masterworks of the children’s book form. Visitors will be enchanted by his fluent handling of media—from pastel and cut paper to pen\, ink\, and collage—and inspired by his story as a resourceful immigrant striving to make his mark in a creative field.” \n“As a father of three\, I’ve seen firsthand how children’s books shape the way we see the world\,” said Michael Lee\, MOCA’s President. “The imagery and storytelling stay with us—they become part of our family conversations\, our imaginations\, and even the way we share stories later in life. It’s a special honor to explore the life and mind of Ed Young\, whose work has inspired generations. Through this exhibition\, we not only celebrate his extraordinary achievements but also revisit how deeply his art was shaped by his journey as a Chinese American—reflecting his early life in China and the graceful balance he found as a lifelong practitioner of tai chi.” \nEd Young’s Bright Worlds is part of MOCA’s Luminaries for America250\, a yearlong celebration of Chinese American historymakers at the Semiquincentennial. For more about the Luminaries project\, visit https://www.mocanyc.org/2026/01/02/moca-luminaries-for-america250/ \nPhoto of Ed Young by Sean Kernan
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/exhibition-ed-youngs-bright-worlds/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Art,Book,Grades K–5
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260625
DTSTAMP:20260403T192836Z
CREATED:20260403T192836Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual: Backtalkers Academy: Critical Race Theory\, historical memory\, feminism\, democracy\, and education
DESCRIPTION:Since 2020\, AAPF’s summer schools have served as foundational platforms for learning about the forbidden histories and knowledge that make collective advocacy and activation possible. \nOver the course of five Wednesdays starting May 27th\, and together with our partners the Freedom to Learn Network and Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies at Columbia Law School\, Backtalkers Academy through homerooms\, plenaries\, intensives and office hours\, will engage in interactive conversations on Critical Race Theory\, historical memory\, feminism\, democracy\, and education. Featuring some of the most distinguished racial justice and democracy experts including Carol Anderson\, Barbara Arnwine\, Kimberlé Crenshaw\, Ibram X. Kendi\, Nancy MacLean\, Jason Stanley\, and Kaye Wise Whitehead\, and many more\, this is a space to sharpen your analysis of the democratic crisis we are living through and forge the tools needed to fight back. \nWe will be running a special 10% early bird discount to the first 100 people who register by April 10th. Just use EarlyBird10 at checkout. \nIn addition\, limited 50% scholarships are available  for those who would not otherwise be able to attend.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/virtual-backtalkers-academy-critical-race-theory-historical-memory-feminism-democracy-and-education/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Education,History,Virtual,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T203000
DTSTAMP:20260529T141735Z
CREATED:20260529T141735Z
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SUMMARY:Theater: Dragoness and Art Exhibit: Misalignment
DESCRIPTION:A high-octane\, satirical commentary on race and creating art under capitalism\, Dragoness interrogates the ethics of reinventing identity in order to satisfy the expectations of those in power. \nWritten by Thai-American playwright Cha Mangan and directed by Samantha Toy Ozeas. Starring Vi To\, Bridget Gao\, Balfour Clark\, and Aaron Applebey. Produced by Tin Can Contingency. To learn more about the project and artists involved: https://givebutter.com/dragoness \nPerformances run May 28th-June 7th\, Thursdays-Sundays\, 7pm at Inspiration Point. Tickets are $15. \nPerformances of Dragoness will be accompanied by a visual art exhibition entitled Misalignment. Misalignment invites artists to respond to paradoxes\, splits\, and contradictions. They are interested in identity as paradox\, in life as contradiction\, and in practices that honor the multitudes within and the multiple realities that serve us both for expression and for protection. Work featured confronts internalized oppression\, betrayal—of language\, land\, lineage—and the uneasy desire to pass\, belong\, or ascend.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/theater-dragoness-and-art-exhibit-misalignment/
LOCATION:Inspiration Point Center for the Arts\, 710 Tiffany St\, Bronx\, NY\, 10474\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260611
DTSTAMP:20260604T140949Z
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SUMMARY:Movie: Forge  (starring Kelly Marie Tran)
DESCRIPTION:In this thriller\, In Miami\, the resourceful Zhang siblings—Raymond and Coco—sell forged paintings to unsuspecting parties. Despite their thriving underground operation\, the siblings are still short on cash when they cross paths with disgraced millionaire Holden Beaumont. Sensing an opportunity to make a fortune\, Holden convinces the Zhangs to forge long lost masterpieces as a front for his family’s collection. Meanwhile\, FBI Art Crimes agent Emily Lee moves from New York to Miami\, discovering a plethora of forgeries cropping up in the South Florida art market. As Emily continues to investigate the Zhang siblings’ work\, their lives converge to devastating effect in the Zhang family dim sum restaurant. In English\, Spanish and Cantonese with English subtitles. \nA film by Jing Ai Ng \nStarring:  \n\nKelly Marie Tran\nAndie Ju\nBrandon Soo Hoo\nEdmund Donovan\nEva De Dominici\nT. R. Knight\nJack Falahee\nSonya Walger
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/movie-forge-starring-kelly-marie-tran/
LOCATION:Quad Cinema\, 34 W. 13th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011
CATEGORIES:Film,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260607
DTSTAMP:20260604T145910Z
CREATED:20260529T144635Z
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SUMMARY:Theater: Find A Good Husband by House of Chow
DESCRIPTION:A dance theater work blending Hip-Hop/Street Dance\, live storytelling\, and Asian folklore. \nJoin House of Chow for the premiere of Find a Good Husband! Created by Yvonne Huatin Chow | 周化炜\, Find A Good Husband is a tribute to Yvonne’s paternal grandfather\, Mike Kuo-Min Chow (Yeh Yeh)\, inspired by a message he wrote in his final birthday card to her. Blending live narration\, Hip-Hop/Street Dance\, and Asian folklore\, this dance theater work explores love\, lineage\, and cultural duty through a queer lens. \nFEATURING: \nElla Kennedy\, Hovie Nguyen\, Nikki Renojo\, Shanna “SlimBoogie” Lim\, Shimoli Shah\, Simeng Wang\, Yuchen Jin\, & Yvonne Huatin Chow \nChoose from one of three showings: \nThu\, June 4 – 6:30PM\nFri\, June 5 – 6:30PM\nSat\, June 6 – 2:30PM \n*Doors open 30 min before showtime.\n25 min post-show Q&A with artists.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/theater-find-a-good-husband-by-house-of-chow/
LOCATION:Goddard Riverside Bernie Wohl Center Auditorium\, 647 Columbus Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,In Person,Theater
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ORGANIZER;CN="House of Chow":MAILTO:melinda.chu@iwgroupinc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T150036Z
CREATED:20260603T115442Z
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SUMMARY:Asian American Films at the Tribeca Film Festival with Discount Code
DESCRIPTION:As we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month\, Asian CineVision is excited to spotlight a group of films at this year’s Tribeca Festival that reflect the range\, creativity\, and storytelling power of Asian and Asian diasporic voices on screen. \nWe are proud to cohost a selection of screenings at the 2026 Tribeca Festival\, and we’d love for our community to join us! \nCommunity Discount: Use code TF26ASIANCINE at checkout for 20% off tickets to the featured screenings below. Be sure to enter the code in the “Promotional code” field upon checkout (NOT in the “unlock hidden ticket” option). \nBORN TO KILL  Directed by Sally Tran   World Premiere \n\n5:30 PM | June 07   Shorts Theater at Spring Studios\n5:30 PM | June 13   AMC 19th St. East 6\nFrom the Vietnam War to the New York streets\, Vietnamese refugees built the infamous 80s gang Born to Kill\, bound by brotherhood\, blood\, and the mantra: Love. Money. Sin.\nGET TICKETS  https://tribecafilm.com/films/born-to-kill-2026\n\nCOLORS OF WHITE ROCK  Directed by Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig    World Premiere \n\n5:15 PM | June 07  Village East by Angelika\n5:15 PM | June 09  AMC 19th St. East 6\n5:15 PM | June 10  AMC 19th St. East 6\nThe immersive and deeply cinematic Colors of White Rock follows a determined female truck driver working the mines of Mongolia as she arduously navigates the treacherous Gobi Desert in an endless race to the Chinese border.\nGET TICKETS  https://tribecafilm.com/films/colors-of-white-rock-2026\n\nIMPRINT    Directed by Ran Jing    World Premiere \n\n8:15 PM | June 06  Shorts Theater at Spring Studios\n8:30 PM | June 10  Shorts Theater at Spring Studios\n9:15 PM | June 13  AMC 19th St. East 6\nIn a near-future where knowledge can be traded for citizenship\, a desperate mother buys an immigrant’s expertise to give her daughter a competitive edge – at a cost she never imagined.\nGET TICKETS  https://tribecafilm.com/films/imprint-2026\n\nMEMORIZU   Directed by Miiku Sakanishi    World Premiere \n\n8:15 PM | June 06  Village East by Angelika\n6:30 PM | June 07  AMC 19th St. East 6\n6:00 PM | June 13  AMC 19th St. East 6\nAfter his father-in-law breaks his leg\, Yuta travels to a rural town in Kyushu to lend a hand at the photo studio he runs in this beautiful meditation on memory\, time\, and the power of images to connect people and family.\nGET TICKETS https://tribecafilm.com/films/memorizu-2026\n\nTAKE ME HOME  Directed by Liz Sargent  New York Premiere \n\n1:00 PM | June 06  SVA Theatre\n6:00 PM | June 07  AMC 19th St. East 6\n3:00 PM | June 09  Village East by Angelika\nAnna\, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability\, cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another’s needs. When a Florida heat wave shatters their family and Anna’s routine\, her future is uncertain until she creates a world where she can thrive.\nGET TICKETS  https://tribecafilm.com/films/take-me-home-2026\n\nTHE KEEPER OF THE CAMPHOR TREE   Directed by Tomohiko Ito  North American Premiere \n\n8:15 PM | June 05  AMC 19th St. East 6\n6:15 PM | June 06  AMC 19th St. East 6\n5:00 PM | June 09  AMC 19th St. East 6\nThe inspiring animated feature The Keeper of the Camphor Tree follows the personal metamorphosis of young Naoi who is offered a way out of a life of misfortune on the condition he accepts a mysterious role.\nGET TICKETS  https://tribecafilm.com/films/keeper-of-the-camphor-tree-2026\n\nTIKTOK NEVER DIES  Directed by Hao Wu  World Premiere \n\n5:30 PM | June 4  Village East by Angelika\n3:00 PM | June 05  Village East by Angelika\n2:45 PM | June 13  Village East by Angelika\n\nWhen TikTok faces a nationwide ban\, three influencers fight for their livelihoods\, their voices\, and the First Amendment. As their efforts advance to the Supreme Court\, questions swirl around the stakes\, power\, and control of the future of social media.\nGET TICKETS  https://tribecafilm.com/films/tiktok-never-dies-2026
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/asian-american-films-at-the-tribeca-film-festival-with-discount-code/
LOCATION:Multiple NYC locations
CATEGORIES:Film,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260615
DTSTAMP:20260603T170604Z
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SUMMARY:Performance – The Table
DESCRIPTION:The Table is a new work of performance that explores insatiability\, grief\, and the body within larger systems. Through immersive\, visceral meditations and a fever dream-like performance language—combining movement\, puppetry\, and everyday objects—the work opens liminal\, shifting worlds where anything can become a portal. Rooted in Pink Fang’s legacy of socially engaged\, interdisciplinary performance\, the work centers collective experience\, relational exchange\, and the body as a site of inquiry. Both poetic and unsettling\, it examines the forces that drive desire and dissatisfaction\, asking a central question: What is enough?
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/performance-the-table/
LOCATION:The Gym\, Judson Memorial Church\, 234 Thompson St\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260606
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTSTAMP:20260605T193304Z
CREATED:20260526T224054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T193304Z
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibit: Shared Lines: Asian American Stories on Route 66
DESCRIPTION:Route 66 might be the U.S.’s most famous highway. Traversing the country from Santa Monica\, CA to Chicago\, IL\, it’s been immortalized in songs\, books\, and movies. But along that iconic highway are stories that are far lesser known. \nWith a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation\, illustrator Sammy Yuen set out on a roadtrip to capture those stories. This exhibition — coinciding with Route 66’s 100th anniversary this fall — brings some of them to life. \nLike the stone guardian lions that appeared out of nowhere in Amboy\, CA\, a former ghost town purchased by Japanese American restaurateur and preservationist\, Albert Okura. The water towers in Kingman\, AZ that once supported operations of the railroad built by Chinese laborers. The Chinese American Museum of Chicago\, housed in an erstwhile tofu factory donated by Chinese immigrant and grocery magnate Raymond Lee. \n“This whole journey started with my first exhibition at Pearl River Mart\,” says Sammy. “Showing my new exhibition there brings it back\, full circle. I also like the idea of exploring Asian American communities outside of New York City’s Chinatowns. Beyond Manhattan and Flushing. Sometimes it’s just a strip mall or restaurants spread out in an area. But the stories of the people are often the same.” \nJoin us for the opening reception on June 6. Attendance is free but registration is appreciated. \n\nOn view June 6 through Sept. 27 in the Pearl River Mart gallery at 452 Broadway\nFree and open to the public every day from 11 AM to 7 PM\nLearn more in our interview with Sammy\n\nSpecial thanks to the National Trust for Historic Preservation\, who provided curation for this exhibition. \nThis exhibition is dedicated to Sammy’s father\, Sammy Yuen\, Sr. (1935 to 2026)\, for his unwavering support of the people he loved. \nAbout the Artist\nSammy Yuen is an artist\, illustrator\, designer\, writer\, and martial arts instructor. He is the recipient of multiple grants\, including awards from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council\, the National Trust for Historic Preservation\, and the Asian American Arts Alliance. His work has been exhibited at Pearl River Mart\, the Chinese American Museum of Chicago\, and Google Arts & Culture. He is currently developing a multi-generational picture book inspired by his family’s martial arts legacy. \nWith over 20 years of experience in the publishing industry\, he has created book covers — including more than 35 New York Times bestsellers — as well as marketing and advertising materials\, animated videos\, and social media assets. Across all of his work\, his goal is to tell stories that engage audiences and spark conversation.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/shared-lines-asian-american-stories-on-route-66/
LOCATION:Pearl River Mart Gallery – Soho\, 452 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T180000
DTSTAMP:20260521T141711Z
CREATED:20260521T141711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T141711Z
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SUMMARY:NY Indonesian Food Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:*NY Indonesian Food Bazaar* is teaming up with *Queens Together* & *Next Stop Elmhurst (NSE)* to celebrate our home base: *Elmhurst Day*! \nWHAT TO EXPECT \n\nBakso\, Ice Doger\, Sate\, Nasi Kuning\, Empek-Empek and more authentic Indonesian favorites!\nMusic and Dance Performances Throughout the Day\n\n📅 *Saturday\, June 6\, 2026*\n📍 *8407 Broadway\, Elmhurst\, NY 11373*\n🍛 *Indonesian Food + Dance + Community*\n🌦️ *Rain or shine — we’re indoors\, so enjoy without worry!*
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/ny-indonesian-food-bazaar/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Food,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T153000
DTSTAMP:20260603T150237Z
CREATED:20260520T173528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T150237Z
UID:10002665-1780754400-1780759800@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:DRAGON LAB COLLECTIVE Live Street Performance
DESCRIPTION:Live Street Performance by the DRAGON LAB COLLECTIVE honoring and celebrating 100th Anniversary of the the First Chinese Baptist Church. \nDate and time\n\nSaturday May 23rd 2026\nFrom 2:00 PM until 3:30 PM\n\nLocation\n\n21 Pell Street\, New York\, NY 10013\nChinatown Manhattan NYC\n(Pell St. will be closed to Traffic)\n\nDRAGON LAB COLLECTIVE members\n\nRichie V. Dang\nEmily locovozzi\nAnna Martina-Asai\nBilly Asai
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/dragon-lab-collective-live-street-performance/
LOCATION:21 Pell Street\, 21 Pell Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T160000
DTSTAMP:20260529T132946Z
CREATED:20260529T132946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T132946Z
UID:10002705-1780754400-1780761600@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:Tai Chi Workshop (Ed Young’s Bright Worlds program series)
DESCRIPTION:The practice of Tai Chi is about discovering yourself. It’s about forces of the world—both natural and unnatural—and how one relates to them… Art is about the same thing. -Li Zhi
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/tai-chi-workshop-ed-youngs-bright-worlds-program-series/
LOCATION:215 Centre St\, New York\, NY 10013\, USA\, 215 Centre St\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T180000
DTSTAMP:20260529T153254Z
CREATED:20260529T153254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T153254Z
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SUMMARY:Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival and Multicultural Celebration
DESCRIPTION:The 24th Annual DRUMS ALONG THE HUDSON®: A Native American Festival and Multicultural Celebration will take place on Sunday\, June 7th\, 2026 in Upper Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm\, Rain or Shine. This event is free to the public and is presented by Lotus Music & Dance in collaboration with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation\, sponsored in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Council and support from the Howard Gilman Foundation. \nThe host for the event will be Sandra Bookman\, news anchor\, WABC-TV and host of “Here and Now” and the afternoon co-host will be Patrick Riley\, Pop Culture Expert/Blogger. DRUMS ALONG THE HUDSON® features an open air pow wow\, which is a celebratory gathering of Native American people that will be led by Louis Mofsie and the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers with Host Drums Heyna Second Sons. Mohawk Elder Tom Porter will give the opening Thanksgiving Address accompanied by the Haudenosaunee Singers and Dancers. This multicultural family-oriented festival combines Native American heritage with the diversity of New York City with performances of world dance and drumming tradition\, featuring Kalpulli Huehuetlatolli Aztec Dancers and Drummers\, Saung Budaya West Sumatran Dance\, Feraba West African Rhythm and Tap\, Parijat Desai Dance in the Round and more! Activities also include Native American crafts\, storytelling\, and international cuisine. In keeping with the underlying theme of environmental awareness and education\, DRUMS ALONG THE HUDSON® will invite organizations such as USDA\, Shorakapok Earthkeepers\, The Coalition for Healthy School Food\, Shumei Natural Agriculture\, American Indian Community House\, and others to participate.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/drums-along-the-hudson-a-native-american-festival-and-multicultural-celebration/
LOCATION:Inwood Hill Park\, 218th Street & Indian Road\, New York\, NY\, 10034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Festival,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T180000
DTSTAMP:20260607T004507Z
CREATED:20260529T103733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260607T004507Z
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SUMMARY:Everyday Chinatown Community Storytelling Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a cozy afternoon at home with our new Everyday Chinatown storytelling exhibit!\n\n\nWith Exhibit Curators Yin & Aaron\, we’ll go behind the scenes of how T!C brings our neighbors’ everyday stories out into the world through our storytelling projects and exhibits. \nDon’t miss your chance to be a part of our story! This fun\, interactive workshop invites family\, friends\, and neighbors of all ages to remember our everyday stories at home and get you started sharing your own Chinatown stories too.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/everyday-chinatown-community-storytelling-workshop-2/
LOCATION:1 Pike St\, 1 Pike Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Storytelling,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T062039Z
CREATED:20260424T062039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T062039Z
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SUMMARY:Make Waves\, Raise Your Voice — World Oceans Day Karaoke Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:An inspiring night of karaoke and community supporting survivor-led wellness programs in celebration of World Oceans Day\n\n\nPaddle for Miles PresentsMAKE WAVES\, RAISE YOUR VOICE \nIn Advance Celebration of World Oceans Day \nTheme: Sustainable Fishing \nRoar. Ride the waves. Shine like a dragon in the light. \nJoin Paddle for the Cure NYC for an unforgettable karaoke night celebrating music\, community\, and survivorship — all while supporting breast cancer programs. \n🎤 What to Expect \n🍀 Pick-A-Heart Genre Game \nChoose a heart from our glass bowl to reveal your music genre — Pop\, Rock\, Gospel\, Latin\, Jazz\, Filipino\, Korean\, Irish\, Afrobeat\, Classical\, and more! \nLyrics displayed on a sliding screen so everyone can sing along. \n🎤 Karaoke Performances \nSolo\, duet\, or group. \nLive scoring. \nOne champion crowned at the end of the night. \n🎟 Stretch Arm Raffle – $5 per ticket \n50/50 prize + amazing donor gifts. \nThe more you stretch\, the more hope you send into the world. \n🏆 Awards for: \n• Most Stylish (Sustainable Fishing theme) \n• Most Entertaining Performance \n📍 Event Details \nJade Eatery & Lounge – Modern Asian Fusion1 Station Square #2 \nForest Hills\, NY 11375 \nSunday\, June 7 \nDoors Open: 5:00 PM \nEvent: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM \nRegistration: $70 \nCome ready to sing\, stretch for hope\, and make waves for a cause. \nDragon mindset. Lion heart. Fire Horse spirit. \n❌ End Cancer
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/make-waves-raise-your-voice-world-oceans-day-karaoke-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Jade Eatery And Lounge\, 1 Station Square\, #2\, Queens\, NY\, 11375\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T200000
DTSTAMP:20260515T224827Z
CREATED:20260515T162339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T224827Z
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SUMMARY:Concert: FUSONG
DESCRIPTION:The Lortel Theatre and Rattlestick Theatre’s Global Forms Theater Festival are hosting a free concert presentation of FUSONG (book & lyrics by Christine Toy Johnson\, music by Cecilia Lin\, based on “The Lost Daughter of Happiness” by Geling Yan\, directed by Gabriel Barre) in NYC on Monday\, June 8 at 7 pm at the Lortel Theatre\, 121 Christopher Street. \nFUSONG tells the story of two Chinese women in two different centuries linked by their complicated destiny. As Fusong is kidnapped from her small village in China and thrown into the dark world of San Francisco’s Chinatown in 1866\, Isabel\, a novelist\, grapples with her books being banned and how the truth of Fusong’s story impacts her own place in the divided America of 2025.  Their lives intertwine\, leading them on a journey to discover their shared legacy of resilience and resistance to the status quo. Based on “The Lost Daughter of Happiness” by Geling Yan. \nJoin us after the show for FUSONG: Unpacked\, a talkback moderated by festival curator and producer James Clements featuring Christine Toy Johnson and Cecilia Lin. \nArtwork courtesy of the Lortel Theatre
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/concert-fusong/
LOCATION:Lortel Theater\, 121 Christopher St.\, New York\, NY\, 10014\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T200000
DTSTAMP:20260603T225430Z
CREATED:20260603T225428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T225430Z
UID:10002722-1780945200-1780948800@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:Daniel Squadron with Zohran Mamdani: The Fourth Branch
DESCRIPTION:In his new book\, The Fourth Branch\, Daniel Squadron—co-founder of The States Project\, an initiative that organizes support for state legislatures\, and former New York State Senator—argues that the real site of change\, and the greatest opportunity for impact\, lies closer to home. The Fourth Branch explores the role that state legislatures play in shaping everyday life\, and the roles that we can play in impacting our state legislatures. For nearly every major issue—from climate change and minimum wage to reproductive rights—there are crucial actions that citizens can take to make lasting\, concrete change. \nIn conversation with Mayor Zohran Mamdani\, Squadron discusses the power of state government and how to participate meaningfully in American democracy today.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/daniel-squadron-with-zohran-mamdani-the-fourth-branch/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book,Hybrid,Politics,Virtual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260720
DTSTAMP:20260709T205857Z
CREATED:20260511T190250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T205857Z
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SUMMARY:Theater: HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts
DESCRIPTION:By William Shakespeare\nA Trilogy in Two Parts\nAdapted and Directed by Stephen Brown-Fried  \nIt will have an all Asian cast as part of NAATCO\, the National Asian American Theater Company. \nNAATCO returns to The Public with their production of Shakespeare’s trilogy\, HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS\, adapted and directed by Stephen Brown-Fried. Condensed into two parts and performed in rep\, experience this saga of a nation spinning wildly out of control. Part 1: Foreign Wars kicks off with the funeral of King Henry V\, leaving his infant son on the throne and sending the country into decades of spiraling chaos both abroad and at home. Part 2: Civil Strife picks up nearly 30 years later\, as nascent domestic feuds rapidly metastasize into the full-blown civil war known as the War of the Roses. \nEnter promo code H6OUTREACH on the ticketing page before selecting your seats for $45 tickets!\n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/theater-henry-vi-a-trilogy-in-two-parts/
LOCATION:Public Theater\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T200000
DTSTAMP:20260609T024202Z
CREATED:20260529T132946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T024202Z
UID:10002706-1781029800-1781035200@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:The Brown Girl Reset: Redefining Wellness\, Healing\, and Self Care for the Modern South Asian Woman
DESCRIPTION:Join the American Malayali Heritage Foundation for the launch of their Wellness Collaborative\, an initiative dedicated to advancing holistic wellness among women\, with a special focus on the Malayali community. The event will bring together an inspiring panel of leaders\, each offering a unique perspective on wellness\, identity\, and empowerment: \n\nDr. Rosy Thachil – Cardiologist\nMeryl-Lyn Joshy – Wellness & Fitness Coach\nMilan Mathew – Fashion & Beauty Influencer\nLorna Ninan – Integrative Medicine NP\n\nThis conversation is designed to challenge cultural norms that often place women last\, while encouraging them to prioritize their own well-being as a foundation for stronger families and communities.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-brown-girl-reset-redefining-wellness-healing-and-self-care-for-the-modern-south-asian-woman/
LOCATION:CUNY Graduate Center (Martin Segal Theatre)\, 365 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016
CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,In Person,Mental Health
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260610T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260610T190000
DTSTAMP:20260606T183018Z
CREATED:20260417T013941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260606T183018Z
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SUMMARY:Committee of 100 Conversations – Calvin Tsao on June 10\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Calvin Tsao\, a leading architect\, philanthropist\, and educator\nJune 10\, 2026 at 6 pm ET.\n\n\n \n \nDear Friends\, \n \nWe are pleased to invite you to attend our 14th Committee of 100 Conversations – “Recollections\, Pioneers and Heroes” event on June 10\, 2026 that will feature Calvin Tsao\, a leading architect\, philanthropist\, and educator. \n \nCalvin Tsao\, FAIA is a leading voice in contemporary architecture\, whose work draws from a deep engagement with a variety of art forms and from an interdisciplinary approach encompassing urban planning\, architecture\, interior design\, and product design. He has also been a major contributor to the arts\, architecture and scholarship through his family foundation and his personal activities. \n \nChinese Americans have contributed greatly to advance the success of this country in many walks of life – science\, the arts\, agriculture\, philanthropy\, political leadership\, architecture\, business\, and more. \n \nThe Committee of 100 Conversations Initiative features interviews of Chinese Americans who have contributed to the success of America through their pioneering efforts\, heroic achievements\, or recollections of important events. Each interview will start with a live broadcast\, followed by video and podcast recordings that will be available as part of a library of the interviews. \n \nCommittee of 100’s purpose is to provide leadership and act as a constructive force in promoting the full participation of all Chinese Americans in American society and acting as a public policy resource for the Chinese-American community; and advancing constructive dialogue and relationships between the peoples and leaders of the United States and Greater China. \n \nPeter Young\, Chair of the Conversations Initiative and a Committee of 100 Member\, will be the moderator. The fireside chat will be held on June 10\, 2026 from 6:00 pm Eastern Time to 7:00 pm Eastern Time. There is no fee for the webcast. Please register at https://c100-6-11-2026.eventbrite.com. The video recording and podcast will be published thereafter and will be available on the Committee of 100 website. \nWe hope you will join us. Thank you! \nBest regards\,Committee of 100 \n \nCommittee of 100 ConversationsRecollections\, Pioneers and Heroes \nJune 10\, 2026 Webcast \n▦ Speaker: \nCalvin Tsao\, Leading Architect\, Philanthropist and Educator \n \n▦ Moderator: \nPeter Young\, CEO\, Young & Partners\, Committee of 100 \n \n▦ Time: \n6:00 pm Eastern Time \n \nDuring this webcast\, our speaker will talk about his groundbreaking career in architecture and his support of the arts\, architecture and scholarship. \n \nThe interview will be moderated by Peter Young\, Committee of 100 member and Chair of the Committee of 100 Conversations Program. The broadcast will be 45 minutes long. \nThere is no fee and you can register at: https://c100-6-10-2026.eventbrite.com \n▦ Speaker Bio: \nCalvin Tsao \nLeading Architect\, Philanthropist and Educator \n \nCalvin Tsao\, FAIA is a leading voice in contemporary architecture\, whose work draws from a deep engagement with a variety of art forms and from an interdisciplinary approach encompassing urban planning\, architecture\, interior design\, and product design. \n \nAs founding partners of Tsao & McKown Architects in New York City\, he and Zack McKown have won a wide array of professional awards including: AIANY Medal of Honor (2022)\, AD100 (2016) · American Architecture Award/Chicago Athenaeum\, William Beaver House (2010)\, Cooper HewiƩ Smithsonian NaƟonal Design Award for Interior Design (2009)\, PreservaƟon League of New York State Award for Excellence in Historic PreservaƟon\, River LoŌs Condominium (2007)\, Interior Design Hall of Fame (2001). \n \nBeyond his studio\, he has taught at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD)\, which presented its Alumni Council Award to him in 2024 and where he has been a longtime member of the Dean’s Council. He has also taught at The Cooper Union\, Syracuse University\, and The New School/Parsons School of Design. He has been a lecturer\, panelist\, or guest critic at many U.S. and overseas institutions. He is Chair of the Board of the American Academy in Rome\, where he was a resident in 2010\, and is President Emeritus of the Architectural League of New York\, where he continues to serve as a director. \n \nThrough the Tsao Family Foundation\, Mr. Tsao has recently effected major endowments for both the Harvard GSD and the American Academy in Rome. For the GSD\, he established the Real Estate Practicum as the new capstone requirement of the GSD’s Master in Real Estate (MRE) curriculum. The practicum\, which each student fulfills with a private\, public\, or non-profit real estate organization\, updates the paradigm for the MRE degree in that it advances a more holistic and contemporary approach to projects by which real estate development professionals can help to shape a more sustainable\, inclusive\, and vibrant future for their communities. For the American Academy in Rome\, he established three new scholarly programs. \n \nThe Tsao Family Rome Prize supports scholarship that illuminates the philosophical and existential ideas and questions that link eastern and western cultures\, drawing on the experience of Rome as a crossroads. These ideas and questions animate the world around us and are evident in art\, architecture\, design\, literature\, and even the writing and interpretation of history itself. Collectively\, the work emanating from this fellowship aims to encourage our world’s many societies and cultures to develop cooperatively and to strengthen the foundation of a more humane and mutually supportive global community. \n \nThe Tsao Family Residency supports distinguished Asian artists in a two month stay to create art or conduct research in the Academy’s library and archives. Tsao Family and Harvard University Graduate School of Design Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome servers as a bridge by bringing the finest architects and designers at the GSD to the Academy to promote a critical engagement between the two institutions in the areas of architecture\, urban design\, or landscape design. \n \n▦ Moderator and Chair of the Committee of 100 Conversations ProgramPeter Young \nCEO\, Young & Partners \nCommittee of 100 Member\, New York Regional Chair and Board Member \nPeter Young is CEO of Young & Partners\, a boutique corporate strategy and investment banking firm focused on the life science and chemical industries. He manages the firm and is actively involved in client transactions and financings. Under his leadership\, Young & Partners has established and maintained its position as a highly regarded firm serving the corporate strategy\, M&A\, restructuring and financing needs of clients worldwide. He was previously head of industry groups at Salomon Brothers\, Schroders and Lehman Brothers\, a senior private equity executive with J.H. Whitney & Co. and a senior member of Bain & Co.\, the corporate strategy firm. \nMr. Young received a BA in Economics from Yale\, an MS in Accounting from NYU\, and MBA from Harvard Business School where he graduated with Distinction as a Baker Scholar. He is a CPA and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. He serves on a number of boards of directors\, both corporate and non-profit and is President of Société de Chimie Industrielle\, the108 year old leading life science and chemical industry non-profit organization and on the Editorial Advisory Board of Pharmaceutical Executive. \n \nThe Committee of 100 \nThe Committee of 100 (C100) is a non-profit\, non-partisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business\, government\, academia\, and the arts founded 35 years ago.The Committee’s purpose is to provide leadership and act as a constructive force in the dual mission of: \n\nPromoting the full participation of all Chinese Americans in American society and acting as a public policy resource for the Chinese-American community\nAdvancing constructive dialogue and relationships between the peoples and leaders of the United States and Greater China\n\nTo learn more about the organization\, please go to https://www.committee100.org. \n \n \nCOMMITTEE OF 100 | Ensuring Full Inclusion in America\, Advancing U.S.-China RelationsMailing: Committee of 100\, 28 West 44th Street\, Suite 1014\, New York\, NY 10036 \nT: (212) 371-6565
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SUMMARY:Labor\, Cultural Work\, and More Ways to Organize the City
DESCRIPTION:This conversation draws crucial connections between cultural work and labor organizing in working-class communities across New York City. Bringing together organizers\, artists\, and community members\, the event traces how struggles over labor and land are deeply intertwined—from tenants organizing against evictions in Chinatown to campaigns resisting casino development in Flushing\, and movements to decriminalize sex work—we ask: are there other ways to organize the city? What forms of solidarity are necessary to build communities rooted in care? By placing past and present organizing in dialogue\, this program invites us to consider what forms of organizing are needed in this moment\, and how we build toward more sustainable futures for Chinatown residents and all working-class communities. \nWhether you’ve been part of W.O.W. since the beginning or are just getting to know the work\, we welcome you to join us for an evening of reflection\, celebration\, and community.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/labor-cultural-work-and-more-ways-to-organize-the-city/
LOCATION:Wing On Wo & Co\, 26 Mott Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activism,In Person
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SUMMARY:A Night of Egyptian Nostalgia | A Malikah Supper Club Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:An intimate evening of Egyptian food\, storytelling\, and community in support of Malikah’s grassroots safety\, healing\, and mutual aid work.\n\n\nJoin us for an intimate evening of food\, storytelling\, and community rooted in the flavors and memories of Egypt.  \nThis special supper club is more than a dinner\, it is a fundraiser to sustain Malikah’s work building safety\, healing\, and collective care for working class communities in Astoria and beyond.  \nThrough a thoughtfully curated menu of appetizers\, dinner\, and dessert\, we’ll gather around the traditions that remind us of home while investing in a future where our communities can thrive with dignity\, culture\, and care.  \nEvery ticket directly supports Malikah’s grassroots programs\, mutual aid efforts\, and community safety initiatives.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/a-night-of-egyptian-nostalgia-a-malikah-supper-club-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Mombar\, 2522 Steinway Street\, Queens\, NY\, 11103\, United States
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