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SUMMARY:Guest House: Welcome Home
DESCRIPTION:Portraiture is as old as the pharaohs of Egypt. While mediums such as drawing\, painting\, and photography dominate the practice\, rendering a three-dimensional likeness yielded astounding work across centuries\, from the chiseled marble of the Renaissance to Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s sensuous sculptures. Unlike marble\, stone\, or bronze\, wax possesses a luminosity that makes it ideal for human approximation. In the last century\, the art of the wax figure has evolved from commercial spectacle into a medium for serious artistic exploration. \nBased in Zhongshan\, China\, and with three decades of experience\, the artist Zhou Xuerong has created more than 900 wax figures through her studio Grand Orient Wax Art. In her first U.S. exhibition\, Guest House: Welcome Home\, she depicts human figures\, each a work of original artistic interpretation\, engaged in six rituals that shape Asian life. With a nod to American photographer Gregory Crewdson’s staged tableaux exploring the ennui of suburban life\, Zhou zooms in and situates her protagonists in common domestic scenes: sipping tea\, practicing calligraphy\, inserting acupuncture needles\, cooking with a wok\, sharing a meal\, and playing the erhu\, a two-stringed fiddle. \nEach figure is dressed in a qipao\, a historical silhouette that originated as loose-fitting military gowns worn by nobles during the Qing Dynasty. At the turn of the 20th century\, Shanghai became a center of international trade\, influencing local tailors to draw on Western design to nip the qipao’s waistline\, narrow its skirt\, and lengthen its side slit. Today\, the dress’s form is a fixture in both Eastern and Western fashion. \nThe figures’ faces evoke familiar presences — cultural icons reimagined and transplanted into a room where their identity dissolves into ambiguity\, fluctuating between the everyday and the uncanny. They sit at a tea table\, lift a calligraphy brush\, pluck at a classical instrument\, and together pose a critical question at the heart of the artist’s commentary: what happens when one culture’s icons are transposed into the traditions of another? \nZhou’s quiet interiority of place and person is an inheritance made visible — for insiders\, a mirror; for outsiders\, a window. We must consider how Chinese culture\, once mocked and derided\, has traveled\, and now shapes a global imagination. Above all\, Guest House: Welcome Home is a cultural bridge. Zhou illuminates connection through an emotive stillness: a turned wrist\, a pursed lip\, a downward gaze. Her wax guests partake in ritual as a form of welcome and practice as a gesture of love. \nGuest House: Welcome Home is an original work of fine art and cultural commentary by Zhou Xuerong. The exhibition is not sponsored by\, affiliated with\, or endorsed by any individual to whom the sculptures may bear a resemblance. \nDates: Sep 11 2026 to Sep 27 2026\nTimes: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/guest-house-welcome-home/
LOCATION:The Wang Contemporary\, 58 Bowery\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261122
DTSTAMP:20260902T215808Z
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SUMMARY:Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings
DESCRIPTION:Artists Space presents “Multiple Offerings”\, the first retrospective in twenty-five years dedicated to the groundbreaking work of the artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. She produced an expansive range of works comprising performances for film and video\, installation\, photography\, artist’s books (including her genre-defying book Dictée from 1982)\, and works on paper\, which will fill Artists Space’s entire first floor. In her lifetime\, Cha contributed to experimental art scenes in New York City\, San Francisco\, Paris\, and beyond. Her work has had a quietly profound influence on subsequent generations of artists. \nAfter emigrating from South Korea to the United States\, Cha enrolled at UC Berkeley in 1969\, where she studied art practice\, comparative literature\, and film. Keenly attuned to the active role that audiences play in the creation of meaning\, she prioritized nonlinear narratives to allow for more open-ended forms of interpretation—what she termed a method of “Multiple Telling with Multiple Offering.” This retrospective adopts her framework to allow for a range of entry points into the work\, guiding visitors through the themes—memory\, displacement\, and the mutability of language\, among others—that recur in Cha’s oeuvre. \nCha moved to New York City in 1980\, where she supported herself with several jobs while pursuing her artistic career. She worked as an administrative assistant in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, taught video art at Elizabeth Seton College in Yonkers\, and served as an editor at Tanam Press\, a publishing imprint dedicated to artists’ books that was founded by her friend and collaborator Reese Williams. \nOn November 5\, 1982\, Cha’s short but prolific career came to an end when she was murdered just weeks before her planned exhibition at Artists Space. At the time of her death\, Cha was producing a new photographic series inspired by her time working at the Met. Multiple Offerings presents that unfinished series of black-and-white prints alongside nearly one hundred artworks and archival materials from across her career\, highlighting the inventive\, playful\, and meditative methods of Cha’s practice.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/theresa-hak-kyung-cha-multiple-offerings/
LOCATION:Artists Space\, 11 Cortlandt Alley\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270511
DTSTAMP:20260819T023556Z
CREATED:20260819T023258Z
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SUMMARY:Teaching Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:As a valued friend of Foundations and Futures\, we cordially invite you to a free webinar series co-sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center\, UCLA Center X\, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)\, and the National Education Association (NEA). The Teaching Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories Webinar Series will take place once a month on Mondays throughout the school year and will highlight chapters from the Foundations and Futures Multimedia Textbook. \nEach webinar session will take place via zoom on a Monday from 4:00-5:30 PM Pacific Time. \nSales end on Sep 14\, 2026 \nWebinar Schedule: \n\nSeptember 14\, 2026: We Are Here Because You Were There: Race\, Colonialism\, and Migration\nOctober 19\, 2026: Kānaka ʻŌiwi: Indigenous Hawaiian Identity\, Culture\, and Rebirth of the Sacred\nNovember 9\, 2026: Asian American Popular Culture: Representation\, Propaganda\, and the Media\nJanuary 11\, 2027: Asian American Exclusion: Aliens Ineligible to Citizenship\nFebruary 8\, 2027: Asian Americans in the US South: Labor\, Civil Rights\, and Identity\nMarch 8\, 2027: South Asian Americans before 1965: Stories of Perseverance\, Activism\, and Cultural Exchange\nApril 12\, 2027: Vietnamese American Experiences: Learning From Refugee Experiences\nMay 10\, 2027: Youth Organizing: Building Multiracial Solidarities\n\nSessions will feature a special guest presentation from one of the chapter authors. Two teachers will then present lesson plans and examples of use in their classrooms. \nYou can register for a webinar at this link: bit.ly/TeachingAAPI. On the Eventbrite link\, click “Check Availability” and select a session date and time. A pop-up with all the webinar sessions will appear and you can select all the sessions you would like to attend. You will receive a follow-up email with the Zoom link for each upcoming session.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/teaching-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-histories-webinar-series/
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CATEGORIES:Education,History
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
DTSTAMP:20260818T215029Z
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SUMMARY:The Cherry Orchard
DESCRIPTION:Considered one of the great plays of the modern era\, Anton Chekhov’s final play about a family on the edge of ruin is radically reimagined by acclaimed director and dramatist Simon Stone\, who returns to the Armory following his blistering Obie-Award winning take on Federico García Lorca’s Yerma (2018). His refreshing adaptation resets the action from Russia to a rapidly transforming modern-day Seoul\, South Korea\, where the original noble siblings are now corporate heirs struggling to adapt to a world that has moved on without them\, suffocated by a rising middle class and wealthy self-made entrepreneurs. Caught between the past and the present\, hope and despair\, tradition and innovation\, the chaebol family is forced to grapple with the inevitable forces of change. \nJeon Do-yeon is well-known for her roles in You Are My Sunshine (2005) and Secret Sunshine (2007)\, for which she was awarded Best Actress at the 60th Cannes Film Festival and making her the first Korean actor to receive such recognition. The talented actress stars alongside Emmy-nominated actor Park Hae-soo of worldwide Squid Game fame as well as a stellar all-Korean ensemble cast in spontaneous\, immediate performances. Equal parts tragedy and comedy\, the story unfolds on a masterfully designed set by celebrated architectural designer Saul Kim that features a modern\, transparent glass house allowing audiences a voyeuristic peek into the characters’ private lives. An intimate\, bittersweet portrait that is deeply South Korean and yet universally moving\, this must-see reinterpretation is a timely reflection of loss\, change\, and social transformation. \nTickets start at $45 (including fees) \n🎟️ Special Offer for KCCNY followers!\n✨ Save 10% on tickets for all performances\n🎫 Use promo code: CHERRYKCCNY\n⏰ Offer valid through 11:59 PM (ET) on August 21\, 2026. Standard ticketing fees apply. \n🗣️ Performed in Korean with English captions. \nPhoto credit: Studio AL\, LG Arts Center
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-cherry-orchard/
LOCATION:Park Avenue Armory\, 643 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10065\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTSTAMP:20260904T220910Z
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SUMMARY:Tom Yum Week
DESCRIPTION:Something’s bubbling across New York 🌶️ \nTOM YUM WEEK\nSeptember 16–30\, 2026 \nA city-wide creative fest transforming Thai restaurants into creative spaces. Artists and creatives respond to special dishes\, signature food\, and drinks – creating multisensory experiences that go beyond the plate. \nEach collaboration takes a different form. \nSome live on the plate.\nSome on the wall.\nSome on a screen.\nSomewhere in between. \nOur first edition explores the theme YUM YUM YUM – inspired by the Thai idea of yum: to mix\, toss things around\, and somehow\, it usually comes together. \nYou can eat it.\nBut you might also watch it\, hear it\, read it\, or scan it. \nDifferent spots. Different mixes. One city-wide experiment. \n@charoenkrung_nyc\n@dockasianeatery\n@gigicurryandnoodlebar\n@godunknyc\n@katithaicuisinenyc\n@kru.bk\n@lalyn.nyc\n@luckybybar\n@narkaranyc\n@salathainyc\n@samyan.nyc\n@saolea.nyc\n@seathai_nyc\n@skyice_nyc\n@thaipavilion_nyc\n@vallatable\n@zabbputawn \nSeptember 16–30
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/tom-yum-week/
LOCATION:Multiple NYC locations
CATEGORIES:Food,Thai
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260916T115139Z
CREATED:20260729T193510Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Pacific Island Film Festival NYC
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our 4th Pacific Island Film Festival New York. Experience the Pacific through powerful storytelling from Polynesia\, Micronesia\, and Melanesia. \nFrom award-winning films to emerging voices\, a celebration of the people\, cultures\, language and stories that connect our vast Moana to the heart of New York City. \nYou’re invited to discover wave-making Pacific Island filmmakers. Experience stories with us that inspire\, challenge\, and stay with you long after the credits roll. \nEvery ticket helps us continue creating space for Pacific stories to be seen\, celebrated\, and shared with the world.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/2026-pacific-island-film-festival-nyc/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Festival,Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261014
DTSTAMP:20260928T233759Z
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SUMMARY:Yuen Woo-ping Retrospective
DESCRIPTION:In a Hong Kong film industry overflowing with martial arts talent\, Yuen Woo-ping stands apart. His legendary influence\, in a career spanning more than five decades\, has earned him the widely celebrated\, industry-bestowed moniker “天下第一武指\,” which translates as “The Number One Martial Arts Director Under the Sky.” As both film director and action choreographer\, Yuen helped elevate martial arts cinema into a sophisticated art form\, blending technical precision with character\, poetry\, and astonishing physical invention. His choreography prioritizes movement legibility\, spatial clarity\, and expressive geometry over brute force\, reshaping the visual grammar of global action filmmaking. \nBorn into a family of Peking Opera performers\, Yuen grew up in a tradition where drama\, martial arts\, acrobatics\, and dance were inseparable—a heritage linking him to contemporaries like Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung\, who emerged from the same rigorous training. Yuen’s father\, Yuen Siu-tien\, an accomplished opera performer\, actor\, and martial arts director\, introduced his children to the film set. The Yuen siblings began as stunt performers and rose through the ranks. Together they formed the Yuen Clan\, becoming some of Hong Kong cinema’s most respected stunt performers and action directors. \nYuen’s first two films as a director\, Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow and Drunken Master (both 1978)\, launched Chan’s stardom. By shifting martial arts cinema away from solemn violence to wit\, personality\, and comedic invention\, the films established a template for Chan’s career. Yuen went on to collaborate with icons like Hung\, Jet Li\, Michelle Yeoh\, and Donnie Yen\, while consistently demonstrating an unparalleled ability to train performers of all backgrounds—including Hollywood stars like Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman—in his intensive “fight camps.” \nYuen’s work on The Matrix (1999)\, which seamlessly integrates Hong Kong wirework—human-controlled harnesses and cables that propel and suspend performers—with science fiction\, fundamentally altered how Hollywood approaches action. With Crouching Tiger\, Hidden Dragon (2000) he showed that martial arts could deepen a film’s emotional and intellectual resonance as much as its spectacle. Yuen’s extraordinary adaptability made him the definitive collaborator for visually distinct auteurs as diverse as Stephen Chow\, Ang Lee\, Quentin Tarantino\, Tsui Hark\, the Wachowskis\, and Wong Kar Wai. Decades after his debut\, Yuen’s latest epic\, Blades of the Guardians (2026)\, proves his vision still dictates the rhythm of modern action cinema. \n\n\n\n\n\nIron Monkey (少年黃飛鴻之鐵馬騮).1993. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nTue\, Sep 29\, 4:30 p.m.\nThu\, Oct 8\, 6:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\nFearless (aka Jet Li’s Fearless\, 霍元甲).\n2006. Directed by Ronny Yu\nTue\, Sep 29\, 7:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKill Bill: Volume 2.\n2004. Directed by Quentin Tarantino\nWed\, Sep 30\, 4:00 p.m.\nSat\, Oct 10\, 6:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlades of the Guardians (鏢人:風起大漠).2026. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nWed\, Sep 30\, 7:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the Line of Duty 4: Witness (皇家師姐IV：直擊證人).1989. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nThu\, Oct 1\, 4:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIp Man 4: The Finale (葉問4：完結篇).2019. Directed by Wilson Yip\nThu\, Oct 1\, 7:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnce Upon a Time in China (黃飛鴻).\n1991. Directed by Tsui Hark\nFri\, Oct 2\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Grandmaster (一代宗師). [Hong Kong cut].\n2013. Directed by Wong Kar Wai\nFri\, Oct 2\, 7:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Matrix.\n1999. Written and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski\nSat\, Oct 3\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Matrix Reloaded.\n2003. Written and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski\nSat\, Oct 3\, 7:00 p.m.\n\nSnake in the Eagle’s Shadow (蛇形刁手)\n1978. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nSun\, Oct 4\, 1:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaster Z: The Ip Man Legacy (葉問外傳：張天志).2018. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nSun\, Oct 4\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFist of Legend (精武英雄).\n1994. Directed by Gordon Chan\nMon\, Oct 5\, 6:30 p.m.\nSun\, Oct 11\, 1:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Miracle Fighters (奇門遁甲).1982. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nTue\, Oct 6\, 4:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDreadnaught (勇者無懼).\n1981. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nTue\, Oct 6\, 7:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTai Chi Master (太極張三豐).\n1993. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nThu\, Oct 8\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnce Upon a Time in China II (黃飛鴻之二：男兒當自強).\n1992. Directed by Tsui Hark\nFri\, Oct 9\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrunken Master (醉拳).\n1978. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nFri\, Oct 9\, 6:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKill Bill: Volume 1.\n2003. Directed by Quentin Tarantino\nSat\, Oct 10\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWing Chun (詠春).\n1994. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nSun\, Oct 11\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Magnificent Butcher (林世榮).1979. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nTue\, Oct 13\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrouching Tiger\, Hidden Dragon (臥虎藏龍).\n2000. Directed by Ang Lee\nTue\, Oct 13\, 6:30 p.m.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/yuen-woo-ping-retrospective/
LOCATION:Museum of Modern Art\, 11 West 53 Street\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018
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SUMMARY:Best by 07/21/2026
DESCRIPTION:A residency-then-exhibition Artists: Clare Hu\, Tianyi Sun\, and Shaan Ken Rao \n398 West Street\, New York\, NY 10014 Residency: July 21 – September 16\, 2026 Exhibition: September 17 – October 17\, 2026 Opening Reception with the artists: Thursday\, September 17\, 2026 | 6-8 PM \nEli Klein Gallery is pleased to present Best by 07/21/2026\, a residency-then-exhibition featuring artists Clare Hu\, Tianyi Sun\, and Shaan Ken Rao\, opening on its own expiration date. Following At-Will Adaptation (2024)\, the gallery’s residency program returns this year for its second installment\, running from July 21st and culminating in a three-artist exhibition on Thursday\, September 17th. The three artists\, working in various mediums such as sculpture\, weaving\, painting\, and photography\, will create entirely new bodies of work using Eli Klein Gallery as their studio. The gallery will be open to the public during normal business hours throughout the duration of the residency. \n“Can the concept of the human survive discovering how the “sausage” of us is actually made\, what we really look and smell like at the cellular level?” This question\, raised by the writer and scholar Sophie Lewis in her catalog essay “New Wombs for Old Men” of the New Museum’s inaugural exhibition “New Humans\,” challenges the default practice of separating the maker from their associated defecations during the formation of a public-facing identity. On a metaphorical and non-visceral level\, contemporary art’s birth-giving process today resembles an ectogenesis\, with the “sausage-making” process susceptible to both curated previews and packaged commercialization. An artist’s studio is only alive when it breathes and excretes\, and more so when the discarded substances are studied\, categorized\, archived\, and recycled.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/best-by-07-21-2026/
LOCATION:Eli Klein\, 398 West Street\, New York\, NY\, 10014\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025
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SUMMARY:Tchah Sup Kim: The Key to a New World
DESCRIPTION:Tchah Sup Kim (1940–2022) was an artist whose lifelong practice explored fundamental questions of civilization\, the universe\, existence\, and humanity. Moving beyond formal experimentation\, his work sought new ways of seeing and understanding the world—often by challenging established boundaries between East and West\, the individual and the cosmos\, and the finite and the infinite. \nKim moved to New York in 1974 and studied printmaking at Pratt Institute\, where he began developing a distinctive visual language. His landmark etching Triangle Between Infinites (1976)\, now in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art\, New York\, introduced the triangle as a central motif in his practice. Rather than treating it as a closed geometric form\, Kim opened its vertex\, transforming the triangle into a structure of openness\, circulation\, and connection. \nThroughout the 1980s\, his work reflected his experiences of migration\, otherness\, and diasporic identity in New York. After returning to Korea in 1990\, his inquiry expanded toward broader questions of civilization\, history\, and the origins of humanity. \nNew York played a pivotal role in this artistic and intellectual journey. It was here that Kim encountered the center of Western modernism while also beginning to question its prevailing systems of thought. Presented now in New York\, The Key to a New World revisits that formative relationship and considers his practice through a contemporary lens. The exhibition title comes from a phrase found in one of Kim’s own notes. For him\, a “new world” was not simply a vision of the future\, but the possibility of thinking and seeing beyond existing frameworks. \n\nTuesday – Friday: 10 AM – 6 PM / Saturday: 11 AM – 5 PM\nClosed on Sunday and Monday.\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nAbout the Artist \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTchah Sup Kim received his BFA from Seoul National University in 1963. With a grant from John D. Rockefeller 3rd Fund Fellowship\, he completed his MFA at the Pratt Institute in New York in 1976. \nWorking primarily in paint and mixed media\, Kim explores the principles of cosmos through nature and its phenomena. He raises questions regarding the universal truth that human beings have sought in and out of history. His artistic journey can be divided into three major periods: from 1965 to 1982\, during his early years in Korea and New York\, his work is characterized by a focus on geometry; from 1983 to 1993\, during his New York period\, he turns toward geopolitical and historical themes; and from 1993 to 2022\, after leaving New York for the rural village of Naepyung-ri in Korea\, and later alternating between the two locations\, he focuses his work on geography and nature. \nTchah Sup Kim’s artwork is currently housed in the collections of many renowned institutions\, including the Museum of Modern Art (NY)\, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY)\, and the National Museum of Contemporary Art (Gwacheon\, Korea).
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/tchah-sup-kim-the-key-to-a-new-world/
LOCATION:Korean Cultural Center New York\, 122 East 32nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261205
DTSTAMP:20260902T221003Z
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SUMMARY:Afterlayers: Tai Hwa Goh & Julia Kwon
DESCRIPTION:Opening reception: Thursday\, September 17\, 2026\, 5-7pm \nTwo artists transform traditional materials–textile and paper–to explore themes of identity and memory. Tai Hwa Goh creates intricate\, layered installations from printed and cut paper\, inspired by organic forms\, landscapes\, and the relationship between the interior and exterior. Goh’s process pushes the limits of traditional printmaking\, as she modifies the characteristics of paper and thin fabric by covering with batik or ironing thin sheets of beeswax onto her prints\, deliberately obscuring the underlying images. She then uses techniques like sewing\, gluing\, and manipulating printed materials to construct intricate\, honeycomb-like structures. Found objects seamlessly integrate into the work\, reflecting the blending of the personal and the universal\, as well as natural and artificial elements.Through this process\, the imagery gradually moves away from recognizable forms\, and the dense layers serve as a space where nature\, memory\, and personal experience intertwine. Her installations invite viewers to contemplate the balance between the natural world and human existence\, and how everyday moments can reveal deeper insights into our lives. \nJulia Kwon sews interpretive Korean textiles\, specifically in the form of patchwork bojagi (Korean object-wrapping cloth)\, to critique received notions of Asiatic femininity and challenge reductive\, easily legible identities. Although her bojagi textiles may initially be perceived as traditionally Korean\, the patchwork designs are actually derived from urgent contemporary sociopolitical issues and events. Her work moves beyond simply representing minority identities as she aims to comment on the interconnected systems of oppression. Kwon’s practice contests the notion of authenticity and explores the complexities involved in constructing identities within the current framework of cultural hybridity\, intersectionality\, and the collective pursuit of social justice \nThe Korea Society Gallery is open only by appointment.\nThe appointment must be made at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled visit. \nGallery Hours: Monday-Friday 10 AM-4:30 PM\nBy Appointment Only
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/afterlayers-tai-hwa-goh-julia-kwon/
LOCATION:The Korea Society\, 350 Madison Avenue\, 24th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10017
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270401
DTSTAMP:20260911T234039Z
CREATED:20260911T234039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T234039Z
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SUMMARY:Zine* Together
DESCRIPTION:Please join Asia Art Archive in America on Thursday\, September 17th from 5-8pm for the opening reception of their exhibition\, Zine﹡ Together. \nZine﹡ Together is the first exhibition of its kind to examine Asian American zines not only as objects\, but as actions—creative\, collective\, and relational. Drawing from Asia Art Archive in America’s Reading Room collection\, this exhibition highlights collaboratively produced zines from 2010 to the present\, alongside newly commissioned projects and prompts that trace zine-making as a mode of shared authorship and community building. \nIn the 1960s and 1970s\, zines (short for “magazines” or “fan-zines”) were characterized by their photo-copied\, staple-bound formats and emerged as popular do-it-yourself platforms for sharing counter-cultural socio-political programs and avant-garde art practice. In more recent decades and particularly in Asian American communities\, zines have served as a place to explore artistic narratives\, diasporic histories\, and collective responses to marginalization. \nKey to this exhibition is a commissioned research project and essay by Michelle Yee\, PhD\, and Elizabeth Chung that investigates the recent history of Asian American zines in relation to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and the parallel rise in anti-Asian violence across the United States. Situating zine-making within this moment of crisis\, the research frames the medium as one of many grassroots strategies for care\, documentation\, and solidarity. Together\, the exhibition and research project position zines not as peripheral ephemera\, but as vital cultural tools that register and record how communities respond in times of uncertainty. \nZine﹡ Together\, itself a collaborative project\, is organized by Claire Kim\, Susanna Chang\, Sarula Bao\, Michelle Yee\, Elizabeth Chung\, Mary Y. Yang\, Chen Luo\, and Tasnima Tanzim.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/zine-together/
LOCATION:Asia Art Archive in America\, 23 Cranberry Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260910T221711Z
CREATED:20260828T011500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T221711Z
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SUMMARY:New York Premiere of Award-Winning Drama Mulan
DESCRIPTION:Use code DANCE30 for 30% off\nChina Arts and Entertainment Group (CAEG) presents the New York debut of the award-winning dance drama MULAN produced and performed by China Ningbo Performance & Arts Group\, with four performances only from September 18-20\, 2026 at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts\, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza\, NYC. Performances: Fri & Sat at 7:30pm\, Sat at 1:30pm\, Sun at 2:30pm. Tickets start at $30 and can be purchased online https://www.davidhkochtheater.com/tickets-and-events/mulan. \nWinner of the China Dance Lotus Award\, the highest honor in Chinese dance\, MULAN is a sweeping\, visually resplendent dance drama that reimagines one of China’s most enduring legends for global audiences. In that legend shaped by filial piety\, bravery\, and the yearning for peace\, a young Chinese heroine disguises herself as a man to take her father’s place on the battlefield — and rises to eternal renown. Beyond depicting a warrior’s journey\, it unfolds a profound narrative of self-identity\, inner growth\, and human compassion — the story of a woman who stands firm for her family\, her homeland\, and her true self. \nCreated by award-winning choreographers Zhou Liya and Han Zhen\, the production masterfully merges classical Chinese dance\, martial arts\, and epic theatrical aesthetics into a powerful movement language. Where traditional retellings focus solely on Mulan’s heroism\, this interpretation reveals her grace\, vulnerability\, and unwavering longing for peace. \nCentral to the production is a monumental 15-meter revolving stage\, which acts as a quiet yet expressive presence: heightening the intensity of battle scenes\, framing intimate emotional moments\, and symbolizing the cycle of life\, war\, and remembrance. Complemented by exquisitely crafted period costumes and atmospheric lighting\, the design elevates an ancient legend into an immersive contemporary theatrical experience — where East meets West\, tradition meets innovation\, and history comes vividly to life. Evocative original music weaves traditional Chinese folk instruments with dramatic symphonic orchestration. Transcending linguistic and cultural boundaries\, it resonates with universal values: loyalty\, sacrifice\, self-discovery\, and the eternal pursuit of peace.\nA flagship production of CAEG’s Image China initiative\, MULAN makes its New York debut at the David H. Koch Theater this fall. Majestic and unmissable\, MULAN is far more than a dance drama — it is a timeless human story crafted for the world stage. \nCreative Team\nChief Directors / Choreographers: Zhou Liya\, Han Zhen\nPlaywright: Zhu Hai\nComposition: Du Ming\nExecutive Directors: Li Chao\, Lv Zimin\nSet Design: Tan Ze’en\nLighting Design: Han Jiang\nCostume Design: Wang Yukuan\nMake-up Design: Jia Lei\nChoreographers: Han Zhen\, Zhou Liya\, Lv Zimin\, Li Chao\, Liu Wei \nLeading Roles (Casting Subject to Change)\nMulan: Tang Xinyi\nGeneral Wei: Xia Tian\, Wang Zheng\nRou’er: Wu Wei\nMulan’s Father: Wang Zheng\, Jiang An\nLittle Mulan: Liu Siyu\nEunuch: Du Boyan \nArtist Bios\nZhou Liya (Chief Director / Choreographer)\nA graduate of the Choreography Department at Beijing Dance Academy\, Zhou Liya is a resident choreographer and stage director with the China Oriental Song and Dance Troupe. Certified as a National Outstanding Expert by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism\, she received the 13th\, 14th and 18th Wenhua Director Award. Her productions have won the 13th\, 14th\, 15th\, 16th and 17th Grand Wenhua Award\, the 10th and 11th Lotus Award for Chinese Dance Drama\, plus the 13th\, 14th and 15th Best Works Award. Many of her pieces were selected for China’s National Program for Excellent Stage Art and have toured internationally to iconic venues including the Sydney Opera House\, EU Headquarters\, United Nations Headquarters\, Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center. Her signature dance dramas include The Journey of a Legendary Landscape\, Wing Chun\, The Eternal Waves\, Mulan\, Dragon Boat Racing and Du Fu. \nHan Zhen (Chief Director / Choreographer)\nHan Zhen joined the China Oriental Song and Dance Troupe in 2019 and currently works as a graduate advisor at Beijing Dance Academy. She is a winner of the 14th and 18th Wenhua Director Award\, as well as the “Best Choreographer” honor at the 6th CCTV National Dance Competition. Her productions earned three consecutive Grand Wenhua Awards and three consecutive Best Works Awards\, along with two back-to-back Lotus Awards for Chinese Dance Drama. Two of her pieces were selected for the National Program for Excellent Stage Art. Her stage works have toured globally to the Sydney Opera House\, EU Headquarters\, United Nations Headquarters\, Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center. Her well-known choreographed productions are The Journey of a Legendary Landscape\, Wing Chun\, The Eternal Waves\, Mulan\, Dragon Boat Racing and Du Fu.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/new-york-premiere-of-award-winning-drama-mulan/
LOCATION:David H Koch Theater\, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260919T032808Z
CREATED:20260821T182135Z
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SUMMARY:Erasing Borders Dance Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The 18th Annual Erasing Borders Dance Festival 2026 is here\, presented by Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC). Two nights of pure fire: classical Indian dance\, Kalaripayattu\, and contemporary brilliance. \n📅 Saturday\, September 19 & Sunday\, September 20🕕 6PM both nights📍 The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College\, 68th St between Park & Lexington\, New York \nFeaturing:🔥 Bharatanatyam\, Kathak\, Odissi\, Kuchipudi\, Mohiniyattam\, Kalaripayattu & contemporary \nSaturday lineup: Ganesh Vasudeva & Nitya Narasimhan (Bharatanatyam duo)\, Travelling Bells (Kuchipudi solo)\, Shila Mehta (Kathak trio)\, Preeti Vasudevan (contemporary solo)\, Radhe Jaggi and Team (Bharatanatyam & Kalaripayattu group) \nSunday lineup: Radha Varadan (Kathak solo)\, Neena Prasad and Musicians (Mohiniyattam group)\, Aparna Sindhoor & Anil Natyaveda (Sindhoor Natya\, Navarasa group)\, Arushi Mudgal (Odissi trio) \nTickets start at just $25. Don’t miss this celebration of movement\, rhythm & culture.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/erasing-borders-dance-festival-2026/
LOCATION:The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College\, 695 Park Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10065\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
DTSTAMP:20260927T170404Z
CREATED:20260927T170404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T170404Z
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SUMMARY:Synthetic Mobility
DESCRIPTION:Fou Gallery is pleased to present “Synthetic Mobility”\, a two-person exhibition featuring Tokyo- and New York-based artist Ai Makita and China-born\, Houston-based kinetic artist Sizhu Li\, on view from September 19 through November 8\, 2026. The exhibition brings to the fore important questions about the interaction between technology and humans\, considering how larger societal shifts affect the way artists represent humanity and reconstituted spaces. \nThe concept of the exhibition is connected to Timothy Morton’s idea of hyperobjects\, according to which we cannot fully perceive larger structures surrounding us and widely distributed across space and time\, but can try to describe their attributes and make a reasonable guess about their true nature. Synthetic mobility – the artificial generation of realistic human movement patterns using advanced algorithms – is a phenomenon related to the new acceleration of living rhythms promoted by digital progress. As the world is enveloped in ideological and cultural conflicts\, Makita and Li consider what it means to remain individuals today\, and how changes in technology alter our sense of perception and our mode of existence. \nAi Makita presents oil paintings\, several of them developed in conjunction with the AI model Midjourney and others based on images created in Photoshop by folding aluminum sheets. The depicted forms represent abstract conjunctions of pipes\, conduits\, and industrial infrastructure. Folded materials result in labyrinths of fluidity and line resembling a circulatory or nervous system\, an organism’s internal anatomy\, or an invisible technological network now made visible. The created conduits recall flowing rivers\, transcended thresholds\, and the linearity of time. Close conceptual connection with Minimalism makes Makita’s stretched lines internally connected to Donald Judd looking at the properties and the rigidity of the structures as well as relation of this (in)stability to the current historical moment. Process art likewise plays a significant role in Makita’s practice\, albeit in a form more appropriate to its new\, updated version\, where the digital has taken the place of the physical. Her paintings leave the viewer with a sense of wonder about where these meandering curves are leading and whether there is any specific destination. Mystery emerges not through mystical effects\, but through the inability to grasp the full picture\, pushing us to step away while also looking closer. \nSizhu Li presents sculptures made primarily from aluminum sheets and industrial fans. In Pushing Hands (2024–present)\, opposing forces travel through an industrial metal wave\, creating a rhythm of tension and equilibrium that references the Taoist principle of balance. The title directly refers to the fundamental Tai Chi practice of Tui Shou\, or “pushing hands\,” centered on sensing\, yielding to\, and balancing opposing forces. Evolving from her earlier project Moonment\, Li uses programmed fans and suspended aluminum sheets to construct a live\, percussive environment of moving metallic waves. In Yuanbao (2026)\, she brings the traditional Chinese symbol of wealth and blessing into conversation with the ephemeral form of clouds\, moving between material and spiritual aspirations\, permanence and transience. Meanwhile\, Oops\, Caught’ya! (2026) turns the clamp into both a generative and restraining device\, using movement\, suspension\, and pressure to consider freedom\, constraint\, instability\, and balance. \nTogether\, the two artists create a dialogue in which materials work as experimental tools to devise new understandings of where we are as a human species. Both artists look at motion\, structure\, and encounter as facilitated by materials\, planes\, and color. Makita’s paintings examine the transformations and limits caused by new synthetic mobility\, while Li’s sculptures engage the same idea through three-dimensional objects. Neither artist provides specific arguments or answers; instead\, they offer aesthetic tools that can help broaden our understanding of the technological forces increasingly shaping contemporary life.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/synthetic-mobility/
LOCATION:Fou Gallery\, 89 5th Avenue\, # 701\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T000000
DTSTAMP:20260514T035110Z
CREATED:20260514T035110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T035110Z
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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-3/
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;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T130000
DTSTAMP:20260918T204903Z
CREATED:20260918T204903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T204903Z
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SUMMARY:Dumpling Social
DESCRIPTION:It’s a Dumpling Social. 🥟 \nBring your best dumpling dish—steamed\, fried\, boiled\, folded weird\, we don’t care\, as long as it’s a dumpling. Homemade or store-bought\, anything goes. We’ll handle the rest. \nSauce kits courtesy of Lee Kum Kee\, so come hungry and ready to dip! \nYou’ll also enjoy bubble tea from Xing Fu Tang\, sponge cake from Spongies Cafe\, and (more) dumplings from Mila. \nTaste your way through the table\, mingle with new people\, and leave with a box of your new favorite dumplings.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/dumpling-social/
LOCATION:Kitsby\, 393 Broadway\, 5th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T123000
DTSTAMP:20260825T033315Z
CREATED:20260825T030856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T033315Z
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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet | Habbi's Treasures by Yoojin Grace Wuertz
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE BOOK \nA heartfelt ode to family\, memory\, and the stories that live in the everyday things we hold dear. \nDuring a game of hide-and-seek at his grandfather’s house\, Caleb finds something unexpected-a box full of unknown treasures. Inside are old clothes: a worn school uniform\, a polished naval jacket\, a folded tuxedo\, and a pair of grass-stained jeans. One by one\, Habbi shares the story behind each treasure\, passing down his life’s journey to Caleb. \nInspired by her own family’s history\, acclaimed novelist Yoojin Grace Wuertz makes her picture book debut with this poignant\, intergenerational story about resilience\, gratitude\, and the wisdom we pass down. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nYoojin Grace Wuertz is the author of EVERYTHING BELONGS TO US\, which was selected as a New York Times Editors’ Choice\, longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize\, and included on Kirkus Reviews’ Best Fiction of 2017. She is the author of two picture books\, HABBI’S TREASURES (Fall 2026) and SOMI’S STAR DAY (Fall 2027)\, both from RISE x Penguin Workshop. Her debut young adult novel is forthcoming from Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan) in Spring 2027. Grace’s writing has appeared in Guernica\, ArtReview\, The Times Literary Supplement\, and The Los Angeles Review of Books\, among others. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Brattleboro Literary Festival. Grace was born in Seoul\, South Korea\, and immigrated to the United States at age six. She holds a BA in English from Yale University and an MFA in fiction from New York University. She lives in Princeton\, New Jersey\, with her family.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/meet-greet-habbis-treasures-by-yoojin-grace-wuertz/
LOCATION:Yu and Me Books\, 44 Mulberry St.\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T140000
DTSTAMP:20260911T203709Z
CREATED:20260911T203709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T203709Z
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SUMMARY:Unprecedented Times Book Club with Malavika Kannan
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special edition of our cozy book club\, featuring the new book Unprecedented Times by @malavika.kannan! \nWe’re so excited to invite Malavika to this special event at @pyochai in Astoria. We have such a fun afternoon planned for you all! \nJoin us for an afternoon of:\n* Quiet reading time of the new book\, Unprecedented Times! Bring your own copy or buy a copy at the event.\n* Followed by an intimate author talk with Malavika Kannan\, where readers can ask questions and join in on the conversation.\n* Meet and connect with other readers in the community via a guided discussion.\n* Books will be available for purchase on-site or can be pre-ordered at the link in bio.\n* At the end\, Malavika will also be signing books!\n* Take home a little goody bag \n🔔 RSVP Required 🔔 \nEach ticket is $3 and includes a $3 voucher if you’d like to purchase the book at the event. You can also pre-order the book which will include your RSVP to the book club!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/unprecedented-times-book-club-with-malavika-kannan/
LOCATION:Pyo Chai\, 28-23 Steinway St\, Long Island City\, NY 11103\, Long Island City\, NY\, 11103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T190000
DTSTAMP:20260910T211404Z
CREATED:20260910T211400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T211404Z
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SUMMARY:4th Annual Nassau County Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
DESCRIPTION:🌕✨ Celebrate the 4th Annual Nassau County Mid-Autumn Moon Festival! ✨🌕 \nJoin us for a full day of culture\, community\, and family fun at Eisenhower Park! \n📅 Sunday\, September 20\, 2026\n🕛 Festival Opens: 12:00 PM\n🎭 Pre-Show: 5:00 PM\n🎶 Main Shows: 6:00 PM\n📍 Eisenhower Park – Lakeside Theatre\n🚗 Parking Fields 6/6A \nEnjoy:\n🏮 Free lanterns\n🎁 Giveaways\n🚘 Exotic car show\n🎨 Arts & crafts\n🎭 Cultural performances\n👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family fun and more! \nGuests will also have the opportunity to release personalized lanterns into Salisbury Lake. \n🪑 Bring your own chairs or blankets.\n🌧️ Rain Date: Sunday\, October 4 \nCome celebrate the Mid-Autumn season with an unforgettable day at Eisenhower Park!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/4th-annual-nassau-county-mid-autumn-moon-festival/
LOCATION:Eisenhower Park Lakeside Theatre\, Park Blvd.\, East Meadow\, NY\, 11554\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T180000
DTSTAMP:20260912T204618Z
CREATED:20260717T064152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T204618Z
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SUMMARY:SAKE-CON : World Sake Day
DESCRIPTION:Prepare to immerse yourself in an epic SAKECON extravaganza!\n\n\nJoin Us for NY’s Ultimate World Sake Day Festival!\nGet ready for an epic celebration as we host a massive festival dedicated to World Sake Day! Join hundreds of fellow sake lovers and dive into the vibrant\, high-energy world of Japanese craft sake. Indulge in unforgettable flavors\, transport your taste buds to Japan\, and immerse yourself in the buzzing energy of our festive pop-up market! \n🌟Event Highlights🌟 \n▪️150+ Sakes on Display & Available to Explore! NY’s ultimate sake playground! Discover an incredible grand lineup of over 150 premium sakes showcased throughout the festival. From award-winning classics to bold\, modern flavors\, the sheer variety is unmatched. \n▪️VVIP Exclusive: The Massive 100-Seat Long Table Experience! An extraordinary experience like no other in NY. Join 100 guests at a single\, massive long table with high-energy tasting rows for a curated tasting including super premium sake. You’ve never experienced a sake journey quite like this! (The Tasting starts at 1:30 for 30 min.) \n▪️VIP Exclusive: Super Premium Selections! Taste prestigious\, top-tier sake normally served only by the bottle at fine restaurants. Don’t miss your chance to taste them by the glass! \n▪️Meet the Makers – 5+ Breweries Visiting from Japan! Talk directly with the sake masters flying in straight from Japan. Learn the passion behind the pour and taste their finest crafts. \n▪️Paired with complimentary Mouthwatering Japanese Food Delights! Fuel your festival experience with delicious artisan pairings\, and authentic Japanese bites. \n▪️A treasure trove of Japanese delights and Artisan Marketplace \n▪️Music\, Workshops\, Performance more to come! \nThis is more than an event\, it’s a journey through the heart of sake culture and a treasure trove of Japanese delights. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for an experience like no other. \nMark your calendars — There’s more to come! We’ve got additional surprises up our sleeves. Grab your tickets before they sell out! \n*Attendees must be 21 years old and older \nAll Tickets Include: \n– Sake & sake cocktail tastings of your choice up to 10 Tasting. PLUS access to featured sake discovery stations throughout the event! \n– Paring bite food \n– A take-home original sake glass \n-Access to featured sake discovery stations throughout the event \n– Entry to all entertainment\, food vendors & artisan marketplace \n【 Tickets 】 \n(Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 ) \nVVIP: $115 $125 $135 \nVIP: $85 $95 $105 \nGA: $65 $75 $85 \n*Tier 1: 100 Limited + Original Tote Bag \n▪️VVIP: 1pm Entry \nIncludes; \n– Intimate guided master class tasting session (Includes super premium sake). Class starts at 1:30pm for 30 min. \n– Enjoy up to 10 Sake & cocktails varieties of your choice! PLUS access to featured sake discovery stations throughout the event! \n– Original Sake glass & Tote bag that you can take it home \n▪️VIP: 1pm Entry \nIncludes; \n– Enjoy up to 10 Sake & cocktails (includes 1 super premium sake) varieties of your choice! PLUS access to featured sake discovery stations throughout the event! \n– Original Sake glass that you can take it hom \n▪️General Admission : 3pm Entry \nIncludes; \n– Enjoy up to10 Sake & cocktails varieties of your choice! PLUS access to featured sake discovery stations throughout the event! \n– Original Sake glass that you can take it home \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/sake-con-world-sake-day/
LOCATION:Industry CIty\, 220 36th Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T153000
DTSTAMP:20260819T151728Z
CREATED:20260819T151040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T151728Z
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SUMMARY:WBB Graphic Novel Book Club: Raging Clouds by Yudori
DESCRIPTION:Join us for September’s Graphic Novel Book Club pick: Raging Clouds by Yudori \nAmélie is a brilliant woman trapped in the restricting social mores of high Dutch society in the mid-16th century. Her marriage to Hans\, a swashbuckling merchant\, is a terrible match. While he charms the townsfolk\, at home he is her intellectual inferior and treats her with cruelty and sexual violence. Expected to be a devoted housewife\, Amélie can only be her true\, free-spirited self when Hans travels away on business — when she can explore the town alone\, lose herself in literature\, and study winged animals to learn about the mechanics of flight. She looks to the skies and dreams of flying far away. Her life changes when Hans returns from his journey with Sahara\, a slave mistress from a distant land. The two women are drawn to each other — each recognizing their confinement in a world dominated by men — and work together to seek their freedom. \nTold as a fiercely feminist story and spectacularly illustrated\, Raging Clouds is the dazzling graphic novel debut of Korean comic book artist Yudori. In her lush manga style\, Yudori imagines the period in rich detail with careful attention to settings and costumes\, while evoking the cultural and societal standards of the time. She creates complex women characters who grapple with indignity over their social position\, engage in lustful fantasies\, and ultimately relish in seizing agency in their lives. Raging Clouds is a powerful story about the role of women in society\, the reality of existing within a non-consensual relationship\, and the struggle to push back against the boundaries these women have been boxed into.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/wbb-graphic-novel-book-club-raging-clouds-by-yudori/
LOCATION:The World’s Borough Bookshop\, 34-06 73rd Street\, Queens\, NY\, 11372\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T220000
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SUMMARY:Tarka Mela
DESCRIPTION:In the subcontinental regions of South Asia\, Melas are vibrant\, festive gatherings pulsing with community and unique energy. On September 20th\, Tarka brings that energy to Brooklyn\, taking over The Meadows\, an indoor/outdoor space in Bushwick\, for a full day of live bands\, DJ sets\, games\, and highly curated vendors you won’t find anywhere else. \nWander indoors for old-school games like Ludo and Snakes & Ladders\, check out music by record label Bilna’es\, connect with community social justice organizations\, and enjoy live music from Mehrnam Rastegari and Saudi-American rapper Nory. Then head outside in the open air for music by DJs Disconesia and Arjun Shah\, treat yourself to henna\, tarot\, and human design readings with a cup of chai. Feast on specialty foods\, shop jewelry and cosmetics\, and then head back inside for dancing to music by ZEM\, DJ Fatin\, and Zara Dekho & Dynoman. \nJoin Tarka Project for this unique and unforgettable experience! \nLocation\nThe Meadows\n17 Meadow Street\nNew York\, NY 11206
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/tarka-mela/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T183000
DTSTAMP:20260827T153243Z
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SUMMARY:Between Earth and Water: Readings on Migration\, Belonging\, and Survival
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Salon is kicking off the fall 2026 season in true literary style! On September 20\, we will host “Between Earth and Water: Readings on Migration\,\nBelonging\, and Survival\,” an official @bkbookfest Bookend event! We have an incredible lineup not to miss — Alison Kinney\, Joseph O. Legaspi\, Ed Lin\, and Sunday Salon’s very own Nita Noveno taking the stage 🔥 \nWhat does it mean to live between worlds—between countries\, languages\, identities\, and selves? On September 20th\, Sunday Salon NYC presents Between Earth and Water\, a reading featuring four writers whose new and recent work explores migration\, belonging\, the body\, and survival across borders and generations. Spanning hybrid memoir\, poetry\, fiction\, and narrative nonfiction\, their work moves from the Philippines to Southeast Alaska to New York\, tracing how people endure\, adapt\, and claim space—on the page and in the world. With Alison Kinney\, Ed Lin\, Joseph O. Legaspi\, and Nita Noveno. DJ DubSix Spins. \n🎤 With your dancing proud co-hosts: Carissa and Wil \n🎶 Music by DJ DubSix
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/26391/
LOCATION:Von Bar\, 3 Bleecker St.\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T183000
DTSTAMP:20260904T235600Z
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SUMMARY:James Tom Does A New Show\, Casual Style
DESCRIPTION:James Tom Does A New Show\, Casual Style – Sunday\, September 20 – 4:30pm Doors / 5:00pm Show \nJames Tom (Netflix\, HBOMax\, Comedy Central) works out a new show about starting life over in your 30s\, transitioning from a lesbian top to a gay boy twink bottom\, and how to come out to your family when they are totally emotionally repressed. \nWith special guest Youngmi Mayer \n4:30pm Doors / 5:00pm Show\n$12 advance / $15 at the door (mixed seated / standing)\nAges 21+ (valid physical ID is required)
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/26849/
LOCATION:Union Hall\, 702 Union St.\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T210000
DTSTAMP:20260820T135052Z
CREATED:20260820T134858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T135052Z
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SUMMARY:Negotiated Skin
DESCRIPTION:An immersive solo exhibition by Freda Xinyue Xia exploring body\, repair\, and transformation through biomaterial textiles and paintings. \n\nNegotiated Skin is an immersive\, interdisciplinary solo exhibition by New York-based artist Freda Xinyue Xia\, presented at Gallery 456\, the visual arts exhibition space of the Chinese American Arts Council. Bringing together wearable sculpture\, suspended fiber works\, mineral-pigment paintings\, and Chinese paintings\, the exhibition creates an evolving environment in which soft sculptural forms and paintings enter into dialogue across body\, material\, culture\, time\, and space. \nFor this exhibition\, Xia develops translucent\, membrane-like forms through layering\, suspension\, collapse\, and visible acts of repair. Instead of depicting the body directly\, these works register its presence\, moving between garment\, sculpture\, and installation. Alongside them\, mineral-pigment paintings of heads glimpsed in New York City subway spaces offer a figurative counterpoint\, tracing bodies in motion\, proximity\, and separation. \nAcross these media\, Negotiated Skin explores boundaries between intimacy and exposure\, abstraction and figuration\, material fragility and shared presence. Skin emerges not as a fixed border\, but as a changing surface shaped by pressure\, contact\, and repair. Visitors are invited to move through the installation and encounter the work through proximity\, movement\, and perception. \nChinese American Arts Council’s Gallery 456 Visual Arts Exhibition Series is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/negotiated-skin/
LOCATION:Gallery 456 / Chinese American Arts Council\, 456 Broadway\, #3rd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T200000
DTSTAMP:20260826T161044Z
CREATED:20260826T161044Z
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SUMMARY:Vinay Desai + Vivek Pandya
DESCRIPTION:They’re back. Santoor virtuoso Vinay Desai and tabla master Vivek Pandya return to NYC for one night only. \nIf you caught their Ragas Live Festival performance\, you already know why this sells out. If you didn’t\, here’s your chance. \n📅 Sunday\, September 20\, 2026 🕡 6:30–8:00 PM 📍 269 W 39th St\, New York\, NY \nSeats are limited\, so grab your ticket now and lock in your spot.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/vinay-desai-vivek-pandya/
LOCATION:269 West 39th Street\, 269 West 39th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261006
DTSTAMP:20260927T170813Z
CREATED:20260927T170813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T170813Z
UID:10003458-1789948800-1791244799@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:“A Tree Grows in Palestine” Outdoor Photo Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:“A Tree Grows in Palestine” is a free outdoor photography exhibition featuring 14 life-size portraits of Palestinian farmers\, photographed on their farms in the West Bank. Presented by Treedom for Palestine with support from Penny Appeal USA\, the exhibition is produced by Photoville and hosted by NYC DOT Art\, and will be installed in St. Andrew’s Plaza\, steps from City Hall. It opens September 21\, the International Day of Peace\, and runs through October 5.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/a-tree-grows-in-palestine-outdoor-photo-exhibition/
LOCATION:Saint Andrews Plaza\, 1 Saint Andrews Plaza\, New York\, NY\, 10007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Photography
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T190000
DTSTAMP:20260909T020709Z
CREATED:20260909T020618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T020709Z
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SUMMARY:Chuseok Celebration 2026
DESCRIPTION:The @nyccouncil is hosting a Chuseok celebration on Monday\, September 21\, at 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public\, but you need to RSVP by this Friday\, 9/11. \nLocation: \nCouncil Chambers\nCity Hall\, New York\, NY 10007\n(Across the street from 250 Broadway)
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/chuseok-celebration-2026/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T210000
DTSTAMP:20260918T202205Z
CREATED:20260918T201823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T202205Z
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SUMMARY:The Asian Salon: Immigration\, Visas & Building Your Future
DESCRIPTION:An intimate evening for Asian tech professionals\, founders\, operators\, and investors navigating immigration and the future of their careers in the U.S. \nImmigration is one of the biggest and often most confusing parts of building a career or company in the U.S. So we’re bringing together a curated group of 35–40 professionals for an honest\, practical conversation about visa pathways\, sponsorship\, and what comes next. \nWhat to Expect \n🎤 Immigration & Visa Conversation\nA focused 30–45 minute conversation on immigration pathways\, options\, and common questions\, featuring a Manifest representative and moderated by Naimeesha. Naimeesha will also share a bit from her own EB-1A journey\, followed by an open Q&A. \n🤝 Curated Networking\nConnect with a highly curated group of founders\, operators\, investors\, and tech professionals who are navigating similar career and immigration journeys. \n🍽️ Dinner + Drinks\nAn intimate evening with good food\, drinks\, and meaningful conversations—not a giant networking event where you collect high value LinkedIn connections. \nWho This Is For: This Salon is designed for professionals in tech\, startups\, investing\, and adjacent fields who are: \n– Exploring U.S. immigration or visa options\n– Currently navigating a visa or sponsorship journey\n– Thinking about longer-term pathways like EB-1A\n– Building a career or company in the U.S.\n– Have questions about their options and want a space to ask them openly\n– Interested in hearing from others navigating similar experiences \nSpace is intentionally limited to ~35–40 guests to keep the conversation intimate and highly curated. \nThis event is hosted by The Asian\, in partnership with Manifest Law. \nLocation:\nManifest Law\n902 Broadway\, 8th Floor\nNew York\, NY 10010 \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-asian-salon-immigration-visas-building-your-future/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T210000
DTSTAMP:20260912T001229Z
CREATED:20260912T000350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T001229Z
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SUMMARY:Lit Society Literary Salon Celebrating RF Kuang's "Taipei Story"
DESCRIPTION:Join Lit Society and William Morrow to celebrate the release of Taipei Story\, bestselling author R.F. Kuang’s widely anticipated novel about cultural exchange\, coming-of-age\, and Asian American identity. This immersive evening will explore the invisible distances between cultures\, generations\, languages\, and identities. Join at Hue House: a cultural and creative hub dedicated to celebrating the richness and diversity of Asian heritage. \nBeginning with a playful passport-inspired experience\, guests will journey through a series of interactive cultural moments before gathering for a moderated literary salon exploring migration\, memory\, belonging\, translation\, and what it truly means to be understood. \nTicket Includes:\n* Taiwanese-inspired cocktails & street food\n* Immersive Literary Salon experience\n* Interactive cultural activations\n* A copy of R.F. Kuang’s latest novel\, Taipei Story\n* Guided conversation\, writing prompts\, and audience reflections\n* Reflective keepsake to continue the conversation \nLocation\nHue House\n56 E 41st St\nNew York\, NY 10017
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/lit-society-literary-salon-celebrating-rf-kuangs-taipei-story/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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