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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917
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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
DTSTAMP:20260912T015055Z
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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
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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: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
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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;VALUE=DATE:20260924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019
DTSTAMP:20261003T035608Z
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SUMMARY:Hold These Truths
DESCRIPTION:During World War II\, student Gordon Hirabayashi fights the US government’s orders to forcibly incarcerate people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast. Struggling to reconcile his country’s betrayal with his passionate belief in the Constitution\, he journeys toward greater understanding of America’s triumphs – and confrontation with its failures. A 36-character solo play inspired by civil rights pioneer Gordon Hirabayashi. \nby Jeanne Sakata – directed by Lisa Rothe
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/hold-these-truths/
LOCATION:Luna Stage\, 555 Valley Rd.\, West Orange\, NJ\, 07052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
DTSTAMP:20260927T172328Z
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SUMMARY:Moving Rasa Discovery Cards Inside/Outside
DESCRIPTION:Move what’s inside\, outside. Move what’s outside\, inside. \nWhat happens when something you’re carrying inside—a feeling\, question\, image\, memory\, impulse—gets to take shape in the world around you? \nAnd what happens when the world answers back? \nOver six gatherings\, we’ll use the Moving Rasa Discovery Cards to improvise between our inner and outer worlds. We might climb onto something\, lean into another person\, follow the shape of a tree\, move with a wall\, let a card change our attention\, or allow an unexpected impulse to lead somewhere new. \nWe’ll work with group improvisation\, contact\, imagination\, questions\, and the environments we enter. Some gatherings will happen indoors. Others will take us outside into different NYC places. Each environment becomes part of what we discover. \nThere is no movement to get right and no fixed meaning to find in a card. We’ll notice what emerges through the relationships we make—with ourselves\, one another\, the cards\, and the places around us. \nLocation:\nReal World Sculptures: Norman A Rockefellar Park\nRiver Terrace and\, Chambers St\nNew York City\, NY 10282
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moving-rasa-discovery-cards-inside-outside/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Dance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270208
DTSTAMP:20260924T203746Z
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SUMMARY:Yoshitaka Amano: Origins at the American Academy of Arts and Letters
DESCRIPTION:Yoshitaka Amano (b. 1952\, Shizuoka\, Japan) creates worlds. It’s something he’s done since he was fifteen\, when he moved to Tokyo and began working as a character designer for an anime studio. There\, drawing was always an act of translation. His task was to convert narrative into illustrated concepts\, drawings that would become the connective tissue of a fictional universe. Throughout his career as an independent artist and as a character designer for storied anime and video game franchises\, such as Final Fantasy and Vampire Hunter D\, drawing has always been a way of describing the porousness between the real and the fantastic. “I want to depict a world I myself have never seen\,” Amano says of the feeling from which his work begins. \nOrigins 始源 takes up Amano’s interest in primordial beginnings. Over the last few years\, Amano has been absorbed in Greek and Shinto mythology\, making drawings of the characters that animate these stories. Here\, he presents Pandora\, a series of drawings of the Greek myth of the first mortal woman; they circle the gallery like an ancient frieze\, or the storyboards for an animation. Alongside these works\, a selection of illustrations\, animation\, and popular materials from the 1980s and ’90s\, including the anime film Angel’s Egg and sensual depictions of The Tale of Genji\, is presented in our library. In all the stories Amano is drawn to\, origins are an eternal structure\, a threshold where being emerges. For him\, that threshold is the page; his figures seem to move and drift across its surface\, entering into worlds that exist beyond our lived reality. \nThis exhibition\, Amano’s first institutional solo show in New York\, offers a chance to encounter an artist whose drawings continue to have extended lives in the world around us. Right now\, more likely than not\, you could find them appearing on someone’s gaming console as they play Final Fantasy and livestream it to Twitch; on a Gatchaman Uniqlo tee worn in the streets of Tokyo; or even on an iPhone as someone watches Angel’s Egg on the subway\, in bed\, or really anywhere streaming is available. \nArts and Letters commissioned an essay\, Shining Genji\, by Sean Thor Conroe\, which accompanies the exhibition as part of our Reader series.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/yoshitaka-amano-origins-at-the-american-academy-of-arts-and-letters/
LOCATION:American Academy of Arts and Letters\, Audubon Terrace\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261022
DTSTAMP:20260926T224740Z
CREATED:20260926T224542Z
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SUMMARY:Midtown Dance: Bhangra in the Plaza
DESCRIPTION:Bollywood rhythm comes to the 34th Street district with performances and lessons that blend fitness with traditional Indian folk dance. \nEvery Wednesday from 9/30 through 10/21 at 6:00 PM
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/midtown-dance-bhangra-in-the-plaza/
LOCATION:Greeley Square Plaza (Broadway between 32nd and 33rd Streets)\, Greeley Square Park\, Broadway\, New York\, NY\, United States\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261024
DTSTAMP:20260927T003557Z
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SUMMARY:SLEEPLESS NIGHT
DESCRIPTION:Chinese American Counci is pleased to present SLEEPLESS NIGHT\, a solo exhibition by Xuhong Shang\, on view from October 2 through October 23. \n\n\n\n\nSLEEPLESS NIGHT is an exhibition that explores the unstable boundary between reality and dream\, presence and absence\, movement and confinement. Through installation\, photographic fragments\, painting\, video\, sound\, and spatial intervention\, Xuhong Shang creates an environment where perception is interrupted and certainty becomes fragile. \nThe exhibition is centered around the single-channel video Sleepless Night and expands into a physical installation composed of dark surfaces\, fragmented images\, linear structures\, and layered visual interruptions. The exhibition suggests a space where images appear partially concealed\, crossed\, taped\, and suspended within a field of darkness. These elements create a visual rhythm of obstruction and passage\, suggesting windows\, routes\, barriers\, memories\, and psychological thresholds. The viewer is invited not only to look at the work\, but to move through a condition of uncertainty. \nThe title SLEEPLESS NIGHT evokes a state of wakefulness between consciousness and dream. In this in-between condition\, time becomes stretched\, thoughts become fragmented\, and ordinary images take on emotional and symbolic weight. The exhibition reflects this mental space through fractured compositions\, grayscale imagery\, and stark contrasts between light and shadow. The visible world appears unstable\, as if caught between documentation and imagination. \nThe dark wall surface may be understood as a night sky\, an interior void\, or a psychological field. Across this darkness\, white strip boards cut through the canvas images and extend outward into the surrounding space. These sharp white lines suggest lightning crossing the night\, sudden flashes of thought\, or cracks breaking through the surface of memory. They connect the images while also damaging and disrupting them\, creating a tension between illumination and rupture. As the strips move from image to dark space\, they become more than formal devices; they operate as psychological forces\, exposing the instability of perception and the fragile condition of the mind during sleeplessness. \nTravel\, architecture\, and transitional spaces emerge as recurring visual references. Airplanes\, airport-like structures\, passages\, and abstracted silhouettes suggest movement across distance\, yet this movement is never fully free. Instead\, it is crossed by interruptions\, invisible borders\, and psychological weight. The white linear forms may be read as paths\, fractures\, signals\, restrictions\, or flashes of anxiety. They point toward direction and disorientation at the same time. \nIn Shang’s work\, ambiguity functions as a space of possibility. Rather than presenting a fixed narrative\, SLEEPLESS NIGHT asks viewers to confront the uncertain nature of perception itself. The exhibition reflects on how memory\, migration\, globalization\, and cultural experience shape the way we understand reality. It questions how images carry traces of personal and collective history\, and how the intangible forces of dream\, anxiety\, nostalgia\, and desire can become physically present within space. \nThe video Sleepless Night\, a single-channel work with sound\, becomes both an anchor and an atmosphere for the exhibition. Its duration suggests an intimate encounter with time\, while its presence extends the installation into a psychological and sensory field. Sound and moving image deepen the feeling of suspended consciousness\, placing the viewer within a state where the real and the imagined overlap. \nUltimately\, SLEEPLESS NIGHT is an exhibition about uncertainty as a condition of contemporary life. It invites viewers into a contemplative space where images are incomplete\, meanings remain open\, and the familiar becomes strange. Between darkness and light\, movement and stillness\, dream and reality\, the exhibition asks: what remains visible when certainty disappears?
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/sleepless-night/
LOCATION:Chinese American Arts Council / Gallery 456\, 456 Broadway\, 3rd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTSTAMP:20260902T204709Z
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SUMMARY:MOCA PERFORMS – Echoes of Arrival: Becoming
DESCRIPTION:Immigration is never a single arrival but an ongoing process of becoming. Beyond legal status and paperwork\, immigrants navigate displacement\, alienation\, adaptation\, and the long\, sometimes complicated journey toward belonging. What did you have to learn to survive and build a life in the United States? What did you choose to carry with you from the culture you came from? What was lost in translation? And what new part of yourself emerged along the way? \nEchoes of Arrival returns to the Museum of Chinese in America for a new iteration\, Becoming. Through a collection of personal stories\, the ensemble explores the many ways immigrants remake themselves while making a life in a new country. These stories of change\, resilience\, loss\, discovery\, and belonging illuminate how immigration does not simply transform individuals. It continues to shape the rich and ever-evolving cultural fabric of the United States. \nCREATIVE TEAM\nConceived by Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li\nDevised & Performed by Shan Y. Chuang\, Nikkiesha N. McLeod\, Timmy Ong\, Pascal Phoa\, Jeremy Rafal\, Nedelka Sotelo\, Fang Tseng\n  \nPERFORMANCE SCHEDULE\nFriday 10/2\nShan Y. Chuang\, Nikkiesha N. McLeod\, Pascal Phoa\, Jeremy Rafal\, Fang Tseng\nThursday 10/8\nShan Y. Chuang\, Timmy Ong\, Pascal Phoa\, Jeremy Rafal\, Fang Tseng\nFriday 10/16\nShan Y. Chuang\, Timmy Ong\, Pascal Phoa\, Jeremy Rafal\, Nedelka Sotelo\nThursday 10/22\nShan Y. Chuang\, Nikkiesha N. McLeod\, Timmy Ong\, Nedelka Sotelo\, Fang Tseng\nFriday 11/6\nNikkiesha N. McLeod\, Timmy Ong\, Jeremy Rafal\, Nedelka Sotelo\, Fang Tseng
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moca-performs-echoes-of-arrival-becoming/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Art of Manga
DESCRIPTION:Be drawn into the world of manga.\nArt of Manga is the first major exhibition in the Americas to explore manga—Japanese comics and graphic novels—as an art form. Marking its East Coast debut\, the Brooklyn Museum’s presentation is packed with more than 600 drawings that showcase manga’s immersive power and social impact. Don’t miss this rare opportunity for US audiences to encounter an astonishing selection of original manga artworks\, including examples from beloved series Inuyasha\, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure\, Ōoku: The Inner Chambers\, ONE PIECE\, and many more. \nA global phenomenon\, manga is driven by those who design\, draw\, and very often author the stories that define the medium. Discover influential manga artists\, or mangaka\, and their distinct approaches to storytelling. Through compelling narratives and captivating imagery\, each mangaka’s work invents a universe that may be familiar or supernatural\, historical or futuristic\, contemplative or action-packed. These tales address universal themes such as coming of age\, tapping into hidden strengths\, and finding beauty in the ordinary—as well as contemporary issues such as environmentalism\, gender roles\, LGBTQ+ rights\, and socioeconomic inequality. Whether you enter as an otaku or a novice\, you’ll leave Art of Manga fluent in this vital medium. \nGo all-access with “Art of Manga.” The Manga Fan Pass gives one adult and one guest unlimited entry throughout the exhibition’s run—plus a slew of other perks especially for manga fans. \nThe $75 pass includes… \n⚫ Unlimited entry for you and a guest to “Art of Manga” (subject to availability) as well as general admission to Museum galleries \n⚫ Invites to Member Previews and select Member Evenings for “Art of Manga” \n⚫ Exclusive presale access to “Art of Manga” public programs \n⚫ 10% discount at the Café and Museum Shop (excluding gashapon machines) \n⚫ A collectible badge for you to wear and show off your love of manga (wear your badge each time you return to get a new pin to build your collection!)
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-of-manga/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Museum\, 200 Eastern Parkway\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261116
DTSTAMP:20260909T024920Z
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SUMMARY:King of the Yees
DESCRIPTION:For nearly twenty years\, Larry Yee has been the heart and soul of the Yee Fung Toy Family Association\, a fraternal organization in San Francisco’s iconic Chinatown. But to his daughter Lauren\, a playwright living in New York\, the association is an obsolete relic of a vanishing world. When Larry suddenly disappears\, Lauren sets off on a wild quest to find him\, embarking on a surreal\, magical journey through the history and myths of her own lineage. KING OF THE YEES is a hilarious and heartfelt “kind of true” story by Signature resident artist Lauren Yee\, who turns her incisive comedic eye on what we inherit and what it means to truly be a Yee.  \n \nAbout the Playwright \n \nLAUREN YEE is proud to be a Signature Theatre resident playwright. She is an award-winning playwright\, screenwriter\, and librettist based in New York City. Prior to the pandemic\, Lauren was named by American Theatre as the second-most-produced playwright of that upcoming season. Recent plays include Cambodian Rock Band with music by Dengue Fever (South Coast Rep\, Oregon Shakespeare Festival\, La Jolla Playhouse\, Signature Theatre\, East West Players)\, The Great Leap (Denver Center\, Seattle Rep\, Atlantic Theatre\, Steppenwolf\, American Conservatory Theatre)\, King of the Yees (Goodman Theatre\, Center Theatre Group)\, and Mother Russia (Seattle Rep\, Signature Theatre\, upcoming at Hampstead Theatre\, South Coast Rep\, Trinity Rep). She is writing the book for the musical adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time\, with music and lyrics by Heather Christian. Honors include the Doris Duke Artists Award\, Whiting Award\, Steinberg/ATCA Award\, American Academy of Arts and Letters literature award\, Horton Foote Prize\, Kesselring Prize\, Primus Prize\, a Hodder Fellowship at Princeton\, and the #1 and #2 plays on the 2017 Kilroys List. TV: ”Pachinko” (Apple)\, “Soundtrack” (Netflix)\, “Interior Chinatown” (Hulu)\, “Billions” (Showtime)\, “Clipped” (FX). She’s previously developed pilots for Netflix and Apple and is currently developing TV and feature projects for Netflix and Universal. BA: Yale\, MFA: UCSD. laurenyee.com
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/king-of-the-yees/
LOCATION:Signature Theatre\, 480 W 42nd St.\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270111
DTSTAMP:20260805T153101Z
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SUMMARY:Gen’ichirō Inokuma’s NYC Salon
DESCRIPTION:Gen’ichirō Inokuma’s NYC Salon is the first New York solo museum exhibition of the Japanese modern artist Gen’ichirō Inokuma (1902–1993). Organized by Japan Society Gallery in collaboration with the Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art (MIMOCA) in Marugame\, Japan\, the exhibition explores Inokuma’s paintings shown at the Willard Gallery and various multimedia works created during his twenty-year residence in NYC (1955–1975). Along with important holdings from MIMOCA\, the exhibition presents Inokuma’s works in the Japan Society collection and the recently discovered Hirose Family Collection. \nInokuma’s Manhattan sojourn was shaped by meaningful connections with the American avant-garde: Jasper Johns\, Mark Rothko\, Robert Rauschenberg\, Alexander Calder\, David Smith\, Isamu Noguchi\, Yoko Ono\, John Cage\, Merce Cunningham\, and many others. Inokuma and his wife\, Fumiko\, also served as a social and cultural bridge between American and visiting Japanese artists and architects\, often hosting gatherings at their New York apartments. The exhibition features photographs\, film footage\, and ephemera documenting these artistic interactions. \nBy illuminating Inokuma’s little-known role in postwar American art history\, NYC Salon brings new insights into New York City’s mid-20th-century art world—both its collaborative artistic atmosphere\, and its vibrant international social scene \nTimed Tickets: $20 Nonmembers\, $15 Students and seniors \nGallery Exhibition Hours\n\nTuesdays-Fridays: 11 am-5 pm\n\n\nSaturdays & Sundays: noon-6 pm\n\n\nFree First Fridays: 5 pm-7 pm*\n\n\n*October 9\, 2026; November 6\, 2026; December 4\, 2026\, January 8\, 2027
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/genichiro-inokumas-nyc-salon/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019
DTSTAMP:20260805T151815Z
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SUMMARY:Puppet Theater: Kojiki de Creation
DESCRIPTION:CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATER | WORLD PREMIERE \nThursday\, October 15 at 7:30 pm—Followed by a Private Gathering for Artists and Members\nFriday\, October 16 at 7:30 pm—Preceded by a Pre-Performance Lecture\nSaturday\, October 17 at 7:30 pm—Preceded by a Pre-Performance Lecture\nSunday\, October 18 at 2:30 pm—Followed by an Artist Q&A \nFollowing the acclaim of 2022’s 9000 Paper Balloons\, New York-based puppeteer Maiko Kikuchi returns to Japan Society with Kojiki de Creation — a world premiere animating the gods\, islands\, critters and howling chaos of the Kojiki\, Japan’s oldest mythological chronicle. As a lone reader opens the book\, an ancient world erupts from its pages onto the stage: Kikuchi fashions fearsome Shinto gods from everyday objects and draws primordial creatures into being before your eyes. The result is a theatrical conjuring of the birth of Japan itself — assembled\, with characteristic whimsy\, from paper\, ink and imagination. \nOn Friday\, October 16 and Saturday\, October 17\, a pre-performance lecture on Japanese creation myths and the Kojiki begins at 6:30 pm.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/puppet-theater-kojiki-de-creation/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Cultural Programs,Puppet Show
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261026
DTSTAMP:20260918T013140Z
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SUMMARY:1st New York Korean Independent Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:🎬 ANNOUNCING THE 1ST NEW YORK KOREAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (NYKIFF) 🎞️✨ \nMark your calendars! This October\, the Korean Cultural Center New York proudly presents the inaugural New York Korean Independent Film Festival (NYKIFF). \nDedicated to bold storytelling and visionary filmmaking\, NYKIFF brings the most compelling voices of contemporary Korean independent cinema to New York City—featuring 15 films and 10 special guests attending in person for screenings\, talks\, and Q&As. \nMore exciting details\, guest announcements\, and special events will be unveiled soon\, so stay tuned! 🔥 \n🗓️ FESTIVAL DATES\nOctober 15 – October 25\, 2026 \n📍 LOCATION\nKorean Cultural Center New York\n(122 E 32nd St\, New York\, NY) \n⏰ MARK YOUR CALENDAR:\n📢 Full Lineup Reveal: Tuesday\, Sept 22 @ 12:00 PM EST\n🎟️ RSVP Open: Thursday\, Sept 24 @ 12:00 PM EST
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/1st-new-york-korean-independent-film-festival/
LOCATION:Korean Cultural Center New York\, 122 East 32nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018
DTSTAMP:20260919T210107Z
CREATED:20260919T210107Z
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SUMMARY:Coming Home: Tibetan Singer Yungchen
DESCRIPTION:Her name translates to “Goddess of Melody and Song”—a title bestowed upon her by a Tibetan lama\, and one she has carried across the globe.\nㅤ\nAfter leaving Tibet on foot across the Himalayas in 1989\, Yungchen Lhamo turned her sacred vocal tradition into a vehicle for global healing\, peace\, and radical compassion. She has since performed in over 80 countries\, collaborating with icons from Philip Glass to Annie Lennox. You don’t need to speak Tibetan to be moved by her music—her voice is a universal language that bypasses the mind and speaks directly to the soul.\nㅤ\nWe are honored to host Yungchen Lhamo at La MaMa for two distinct events this October:\nㅤ\n📍 LOCATION: Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa\nㅤ\n🗓️ EVENT 1: Friday\, October 16\, 2026\n• One Drop of Kindness Fundraising Day — A special community-focused event benefiting the One Drop of Kindness Foundation\, supporting global humanitarian and healing initiatives.\nㅤ\n🗓️ EVENT 2: Saturday\, October 17\, 2026\n• “An Evening of Happiness” Concert — Yungchen Lhamo live in concert\, accompanied by guitarist John Alevizakis\, for an extraordinary evening of music and sacred song.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/coming-home-tibetan-singer-yungchen/
LOCATION:Ellen Stewart Theatre\, 66 East 4th Street\, 2nd floor\, New York\, NY\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019
DTSTAMP:20260714T023535Z
CREATED:20260714T023244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T023535Z
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SUMMARY:NYC South Asian Comedy Festival
DESCRIPTION:Three Nights. One Historic Festival.\nOne stage. Every voice. Every accent. Every story. \nThe premier desi comedy festival in New York City. South Asian stand-up comedy October 2026 — brown comedy shows across Manhattan featuring comedians from India\, Pakistan\, Bangladesh\, and Sri Lanka. \nThe NYC South Asian Comedy Festival is produced by Laughing Lassi\, New York City’s leading South Asian comedy show. For four consecutive years\, Laughing Lassi has sold out its monthly shows\, building a loyal audience and becoming a home for South Asian stand-up comedy in New York. Over the years\, we have featured more than 200 comedians from New York\, across the United States\, and around the world. Every comedian who performs at the festival is selected through a multi-judge review process that evaluates submissions based on the quality of their material and performance. The final lineup brings together acclaimed headliners\, rising stars\, and standout new voices who have been making audiences laugh across New York and the U.S. comedy scene. \nThe festival celebrates the full diversity of South Asia by featuring comedians from different countries\, cultures\, languages\, and comedic styles. From clean to edgy\, every show offers a unique experience. Held in the heart of New York City across multiple venues over several days\, the festival also includes after-parties every night\, with an opening night celebration featuring a live DJ and dance party. We keep ticket prices as affordable as possible so more people can experience the festival while ensuring comedians are fairly compensated. This is our stage\, our stories\, and our community. When you join us\, you’ll feel right at home.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nyc-south-asian-comedy-festival/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T113000
DTSTAMP:20261004T144437Z
CREATED:20261004T144330Z
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SUMMARY:Yoga & Matcha
DESCRIPTION:Yoga & Matcha at Kitsby! \nRoll out a mat\, find your flow\, and stay for the best part. \nFlow for 60 minutes\, then settle into matcha lattes proudly made with Nami Matcha. No rush to the door\, no rolling up your mat the second class ends — just a room to breathe\, sip\, and talk to the person next to you. \n*Mats are provided.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/yoga-matcha/
LOCATION:Kitsby\, 393 Broadway\, 5th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T160000
DTSTAMP:20260821T135541Z
CREATED:20260821T135240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T135541Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the Book Launch of "All You Need is Balle Balle" by Sarina Jain
DESCRIPTION:An inspirational memoir that shows readers they have nothing to lose and much to gain by moving to the front of the classroom of life! \n\n\nJoin us for an unforgettable afternoon with Sarina Jain as she celebrates the launch of her debut book\, All You Need Is Balle Balle: How Movement Became My Superpower. \nKnown around the world as the creator of Masala Bhangra®\, Sarina has spent more than 25 years inspiring people of all ages and backgrounds through the joyful fusion of Bhangra\, Bollywood\, and fitness. Her high-energy movement has built a global community rooted in culture\, wellness\, and connection—and now she’s sharing the remarkable story behind it all. \nMore than a book launch\, this is an interactive celebration of resilience\, identity\, and the power of movement. Guests will enjoy a lively conversation with Sarina\, audience Q&A\, special live performances\, an interactive Masala Bhangra experience\, and a book signing. \nWhether you’ve danced with Sarina for years or are discovering her story for the first time\, you’ll leave inspired\, energized\, and ready to embrace your own superpower. \nSATURDAY\, OCTOBER 17\nTHE MAISON PROJECT\n229 W. 28th St. • New York City\n1:00–4:00 PM \nJOIN US FOR AN AFTERNOON OF:\nBook celebration\nDocumentary screening\nConversation & Q&A\nMasala Bhangra performance\nBook signing & photos \nTicketing details: \n\nThe $17.99 Book Bundle (+ taxes and fees) includes a signed copy of All You Need Is Balle Balle and admission to the event.\nGeneral Admission is $12 without the book.\nIf you already have the book\, just bring it with you and receive free admission.\n\nIn partnership with P&T Knitwear!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/celebrate-the-book-launch-of-all-you-need-is-balle-balle-by-sarina-jain/
LOCATION:The Maison Projects\, 229 West 28th Street\, #11th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T160000
DTSTAMP:20260927T204129Z
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SUMMARY:4th Annual Korean Culture Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:🇰🇷 Celebrate Korean Culture at the Gardens! 🇰🇷 \nOn Saturday\, October 17 from 2-4pm\, join us for the 4th Annual Korean Culture Day at Old Westbury Gardens! 🌸 \nSpend the afternoon celebrating the richness and vibrancy of Korean culture with Korean food tastings\, traditional and K-Pop dance performances\, and beautiful live music. \nBring your family and friends and enjoy an afternoon filled with music\, dance\, food\, and community—all surrounded by the beauty of the Gardens. 💕🌿
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/4th-annual-korean-culture-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Old Westbury Gardens\, 68 Old Westbury Road\, Old Westbury\, NY\, 11568\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T180000
DTSTAMP:20261009T235952Z
CREATED:20260928T183105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261009T235952Z
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SUMMARY:Light Up Diwali 2026
DESCRIPTION:AAPI New Jersey’s Light Up Diwali festival returns to the Montclair Art Museum. This joyous gathering honors the diverse cultural traditions of the South Asian diaspora. \nDiwali\, the festival of lights\, commemorates a triumph of light over darkness and is a time for all to gather and celebrate new beginnings. Spend a magical afternoon enjoying vibrant music and dance performances\, trying your hand at kid-friendly crafts\, and capturing special moments in our photo booth. Visitors will have the opportunity to sit in on book readings by South Asian authors\, learn about South Asian NGOs and Indian textiles\, browse one-of-a-kind goods from local vendors\, and indulge in sweet and savory bites from an array of food trucks. With your ticket you’ll also get an opportunity to explore the galleries at the museum. \nWe hope you will join us for this uplifting day of music\, fun\, food\, and light!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/light-up-diwali-2026/
LOCATION:Montclair Art Museum\, 3 S Mountain Ave.\, Montclair\, NJ\, 07042\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,Gala
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T200000
DTSTAMP:20261004T155835Z
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SUMMARY:Flowers\, Shadows & Sounds
DESCRIPTION:A unique immersive night of live arts experience unfolding through the windows of the Think!Chinatown Studio. Traditional and contemporary dances\, Cantonese opera\, sizhu 丝竹 (silk and bamboo) instrumental music intertwine with delicate papercut-inspired window installations\, transforming the windows into a living stage of movement\, color\, and sound. \nFeaturing: \nLing Tang — traditional Chinese dance\nBa Ban Chinese Music Society of New York — traditional Chinese instruments\nH.T. Chen & Dance — contemporary dance\nMeeMee Chin & Sau Chun Chung — Cantonese opera\nJennifer Wen Ma — visual collaborator \nABOUT THE ARTISTS: \nLing Tang 湯泠 is a NYC-based dancer\, educator\, and arts manager. With professional training in traditional Chinese and contemporary dance styles\, Ling has performed at many prestigious venues and festivals. She has been awarded a 2021 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Folk/Traditional Arts. Ling holds an MA in arts admin from Columbia University\, and a BA in dance and intercultural performing arts from the University of Maryland. \nBa Ban Chinese Music Society of New York 紐約八板中樂團 Founded in 1999\, Ba Ban is dedicated to the preservation\, creation and presentation of Chinese traditional and contemporary performing arts led by pipa virtuoso Zhou Yi 周懿 and bamboo flute master Yimin Miao 繆宜民\, who have performed silk and bamboo music at renowned concert halls around the world. \nH.T. Chen & Dancers 陳學同舞蹈團 is a professional contemporary dance company touring original choreography that speaks to the histories\, complexities\, and living present of the Asian American experience. \nJennifer Wen Ma (1973\, Beijing\, China) is a visual artist who moved to the United States in 1986\, and received her Master of Fine Art degree in 1999 from Pratt Institute\, New York. Ma works and lives between New York and Beijing. Ma’s interdisciplinary practice bridges varied media such as installation\, drawing\, video\, public art\, design\, performance\, and theatre; often bringing together unlikely elements in a single piece\, creating sensitive\, poetic and poignant works. \nMeeMee Chin (陳美美) is a prominent\, well-known Cantonese Opera performer\, organizer\, and teacher based in Manhattan’s Chinatown\, New York. Originally a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) who ran her own local bridal shop\, she pivoted to Cantonese Opera later in life in 2004 to help preserve and support the historic Man Chee Dramatic and Benevolent Association (民智劇社)—one of the oldest opera clubs in Chinatown. \nSau Chun Chung is a respected singer often performining in Manhattan’s Chinatown.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/flowers-shadows-sounds/
LOCATION:Think!Chinatown\, 1 Pike Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T203000
DTSTAMP:20260903T093719Z
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SUMMARY:NYC South Asian Comedy Festival - Brown Unhinged
DESCRIPTION:The unhinged comedy show where explore some taboo topics.\n\n\nNo filter. No apologies. Brown Unhinged is the rawest\, most uncensored night of the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival — bringing the boldest South Asian comedians to the iconic Broadway Comedy Club stage in the heart of Manhattan. \nStep & repeat photo wall on-site — strike a pose before you take your seat. \nThis is stand-up comedy stripped of the polish: edgy\, unapologetic\, and unmistakably South Asian. If Opening Night was the warm welcome\, Brown Unhinged is where the gloves come off. \nThe Lineup:🎙️ Host: Sandeep Sen – NY Times\, 2× Comedy Fight Club Champion\, NYC Club Comic🎤 Pallavi Gunalan – Dropout TV\, SF Sketchfest\, New York Comedy Festival\, Kill Tony🎤 Sunil Mashari — Dubai-based comedian and one of the UAE comedy circuit’s leading hosts🎤 Dimitri Wejaysingher — NYC comic tackling race\, identity\, and social commentary\, Harlem Comedy Festival alum🎤 Fizaa Dosani – Netflix Is A Joke Festival\, ABC/FX/Netflix credits\, NYT-featured touring comedy show🎤 Piyali Syam — NYC actor/writer\, Today Show–featured comic and PIT SoloCom Festival performer🎤 Ali Mehedi – CBC Canada\, Halifax Comedy Festival\, New York Comedy Festival\, Laughing Lassi Producer🌟 Headliner: TBA \nPart of the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival — New York’s first\, and the world’s largest\, South Asian comedy festival\, running October 16–18\, 2026. Recommended for mature audiences. Tickets are limited and early bird pricing is available now. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere’s the festival-level SEO description\, adapted for the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival as a whole (not Laughing Lassi specifically): \nNYC South Asian Comedy Festival — The Comedy Movement Taking Over New York City\nIn a city known for comedy greatness\, where stages like Comedy Cellar\, Gotham Comedy Club\, New York Comedy Club\, and shows across the West Village\, Greenwich Village\, Times Square\, and Brooklyn define what’s funny\, there is now a movement rising that reflects over a billion people across the globe. \nThat movement is the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival — New York City’s first\, and the world’s largest\, festival dedicated entirely to South Asian stand-up comedy. \nThe NYC South Asian Comedy Festival brings together Desi\, Indian\, Pakistani\, Bangladeshi\, Sri Lankan\, and South Asian diaspora comedians for three nights across five shows\, in a celebration where identity\, culture\, and comedy collide. It’s not just a festival — it’s a movement. Held across iconic Manhattan venues\, the festival is designed for audiences who crave bold storytelling\, sharp perspective\, and the raw energy of voices that have never had this much stage time in one place before. \nThe festival reflects the momentum of global comedians who have changed the landscape of comedy — Hasan Minhaj\, Andrew Schulz\, Nimesh Patel\, Ali Wong\, Russell Peters\, Vir Das\, Hari Kondabolu\, Zarna Garg\, Jimmy O. Yang\, Aparna Nancherla\, Akaash Singh\, and more. Comedy fans search phrases like “shows like Hasan Minhaj\,” “brown comedy in NYC\,” or “stand-up comedy similar to Russell Peters” — and the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival is exactly that DNA\, multiplied across five distinct shows: smart\, multicultural storytelling rooted in immigrant experience and identity. \nWhy This Festival Matters\nMost comedy lineups in Manhattan look the same: similar voices\, similar perspectives\, similar punchlines. \nThis festival is different. \nAcross its five shows\, comedians talk about: \n\nImmigrant parents who negotiate everything\nMarrying outside your culture\nConfusing dating rules in America\nBeing brown in corporate America\nNavigating two identities at once — “American enough” but also “brown enough”\n\nFrom Bollywood jokes to crowd work about spicy food to diaspora humor that hits at your soul\, festival comedians deliver observational humor\, storytelling comedy\, dark humor\, roast comedy\, and clean comedy — depending on which night you choose. \nMany audience members discover the festival while searching: \n\ncomedy near me\nNYC date night ideas\nunique NYC experiences\ncomedy shows tonight NYC\nthings to do in NYC this weekend\nfun things to do in Manhattan\nbest nightlife in NYC\n\nOthers find it while specifically looking for a: \n\nsouth asian comedy festival\nsouth asian standup comedy show\nindian standup comedy show in new york city\npakistani standup comedy show\nbangladeshi standup comedy show\nsri lankan standup comedy show\ndesi standup comedy show in new york city\n\nOr when searching generic NYC entertainment terms: \n\nstandup comedy show\ncomedy festival new york city\nlive standup comedy show in new york city\ncheap comedy tickets new york\nbest comedy show in manhattan\nbest standup comedy festival in new york city\n\nThe NYC South Asian Comedy Festival ranks because it is genuinely what people are searching for. \nNYC Is Ready for This Comedy Era\nNew York City has always been the proving ground of comedy. Every great comedian hustles through Comedy Cellar\, Gotham Comedy Club\, and eventually dreams of headlining iconic venues like Radio City Music Hall — just like the tours of Hasan Minhaj’s The King’s Jester and Act Your Age. \nBut the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival fills a gap that no traditional comedy club or one-off show has fully addressed: a dedicated\, multi-night festival built entirely around South Asian comedic voices. \nFor the first time in NYC\, at this scale: \n\nBrown people are not just the audience.\nBrown comedians are the headliners — across five different shows\, five different formats\, one weekend.\n\nThe laughter in that room hits differently\, because finally the stories being told on stage reflect the people sitting in the crowd. \nMore Than a Festival: It’s a Cultural Touchpoint\nThe NYC South Asian Comedy Festival is not just entertainment — it is a cultural gathering. \nSouth Asian humor blends seamlessly with NYC nightlife\, making the festival a go-to destination for: \n\nfriend groups looking for something new\,\ncouples searching for date night ideas NYC\,\nsolo newcomers searching comedy near me\,\ntourists exploring things to do in New York City\,\nSouth Asian singles hoping to connect with their community.\n\nThe festival draws diverse crowds from: \n\nManhattan\nBrooklyn\nQueens\nNew Jersey\nLong Island\nBeyond — comedians and fans traveling in from across the country and internationally\n\nThis is becoming the official South Asian culture event NYC didn’t know it needed. \nA Community That Represents Millions\nThe NYC South Asian Comedy Festival is the only festival where an audience member can shout something in Bengali\, Punjabi\, Urdu\, or Tamil — and the comedians on stage actually understand. \nIt’s the only festival where: \n\nA Pakistani comedian roasts an Indian comedian on the same stage\, representing their country in a literal Roast Battle\,\nA Sri Lankan comic and a Bangladeshi comic share a green room before going head-to-head\,\nAn entire night is dedicated to South Asian women redefining what the genre looks like\,\nA family-friendly show proves South Asian comedy works for every generation in the room.\n\nThe NYC South Asian Comedy Festival is South Asian comedy with the full range — bold\, raw\, clean\, competitive\, and everything in between. \nWhat Makes the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival SEO-Powerful\nBecause it includes phrases people actively search: \n\ncomedy festival nyc\ncomedy shows nyc\nsouth asian comedy festival\ndesi standup comedy festival new york city\nindian comedians nyc\npakistani comedy show nyc\nbangladeshi comedy show new york\nsri lankan comedy show new york\n\n…and NYC tourism search terms: \n\nlive comedy near times square\nlast minute tickets NYC\ngroup activities NYC\nweekend events NYC\nthings to do in NYC October 2026\n\nThe festival naturally ranks. Search engines connect the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival with high-value keywords like crowd work comedy\, storytelling comedy\, immigrant humor\, diaspora jokes\, multicultural comedy\, and roast battle comedy — helping Google\, Instagram\, YouTube\, TikTok\, and Eventbrite connect the festival with searches for “shows like Hasan Minhaj” or “brown comedy NYC.” \nThe Future of Comedy Has a Festival Now\nThe NYC South Asian Comedy Festival is becoming the cultural home for the next generation of comedians — the ones who will headline Netflix specials\, late-night shows\, and eventually sell out Radio City Music Hall. \nBecause the future of comedy is not one voice. It’s many. And for one weekend in October\, they’re all on these stages. \nCall to Action:Follow the journey on Instagram: @ \nCome see the festival that’s redefining comedy in New York City — the one critics and audiences will call:“The biggest South Asian comedy event in the world.”“New York’s first South Asian comedy festival — and it’s about time.” \nTickets are limited. Early bird pricing is available now — and once it’s gone\, prices go up. Five shows. Three nights. One weekend that won’t happen again until next year.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nyc-south-asian-comedy-festival-brown-unhinged/
LOCATION:Broadway Comedy Club\, 318 West 53rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ragas Live Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:“24 hours of uninterrupted\, absolutely incredible music performances" —The New York Times\n\n\nPioneer Works is excited to present the 15th annual Ragas Live Festival featuring 24 hours of transcendent music in the Pioneer Works Main Hall. The entire program will be broadcast live on video at Pioneer Works’ YouTube\, WKCR 89.9 FM in NYC (audio only) and podcast at NYC Radio Live. \nFor the 2026 festival\, more than 50 artists and legendary maestros of the South Asian classical tradition will perform alongside groundbreaking contemporary artists in a musical journey through day and night. \nThe full lineup will be announced on September 9. Early bird tickets will go on sale to the public on Wednesday\, July 22 at 10 AM ET. \nTo have access to the presale\, you must be a PW Member. If you are a member and have not received a code\, please reach out to members@pioneerworks.org to receive an access code to the presale. To become a Member\, please visit this link. \nAbout Ragas Live Festival \nRagas Live Festival was born as an in-studio radio broadcast at Columbia University’s radio station\, WKCR\, in 2012 and immediately gained a global listening audience. The annual presentation of 50-70 musicians\, and its expansive presentation of music inspired by the Indian classical tradition\, became central to a musical movement that The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, NPR\, and others have called “The Raga Renaissance.” The event first left the studio and became a live\, in-person broadcast in 2016 at Pioneer Works\, where it has since grown a passionate following. \nThe event is inspired by raga\, the classical music tradition from South Asia\, where specific modes harmonize with the moods and energy of particular times of day\, such as sunrise\, sunset\, or the darkest hours of the night. Master musicians from the raga tradition are presented alongside legends in ambient music\, minimalism\, jazz\, and global traditions. \nRagas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live\, with the support of The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto) and The 4J Family Foundation. \nCommunity Partners: AHT Productions\, Brooklyn Raga Massive\, People of Rhythm Productions. Ragas Live Festival is sponsored\, in part\, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs\, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council as well as 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/ragas-live-festival-2026/
LOCATION:Pioneer Works\, 159 Pioneer Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
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SUMMARY:NYC South Asian Comedy Festival - Roast Battle
DESCRIPTION:India vs Pakistan vs Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka\n\n\nNew York City’s biggest comedy night of the year just got bigger. Best of NYC opens the world’s largest South Asian comedy festival with two unmissable experiences in one ticket: a stand-up comedy showcase featuring breakout South Asian comedians\, followed by a South Asian dance party with two live DJs spinning Bollywood\, hip-hop\, and Desi club anthems until 1 AM. \n📸 Step & repeat photo wall on-site — get your red carpet moment before the show or out on the dance floor. \nWhether you’re coming for the comedy show or staying for the nightclub-style after-party\, this is the only Opening Night happening in Manhattan that gives you both — top-tier South Asian stand-up comedy and one of NYC’s most anticipated South Asian party nights\, all under one roof. \n🎭 The Comedy Lineup (7:30 PM – 9:00 PM): \n🎙️ Host: Ali Mehedi – CBC Canada\, Halifax Comedy Festival\, New York Comedy Festival\, Laughing Lassi Producer🎤 Ayanna Dookie — HBO\, 2 Dope Queens\, Writer for Wild ‘N Out🎤 Bhavik Patel — Philly-based comic & host of the podcast “TheBhavCast”🎤 Shounak Vale — NYC comedian & Forbes Top 12 AAPI Comics to Watch🎤 Shenuque Tissera — New York Comedy Festival\, Sold-Out NYC Show “Token White Guy Show”\, HBO Max Writer & Performer🎤 Maryam Prinzi — NYC Stand-Up Comedian | Music Artist as “Prinzi”🎤 Vik Pandya — Billboard Top 10 comedy album artist & Dry Bar Comedy Special star🌟 Headliner: Gauri B — International Touring Comedian\, Viral Stand-Up Creator\, Melbourne & UK Comedy Circuit \n🪩 The After-Party (9:30 PM – 1:00 AM):Two DJs. One dance floor. NYC’s South Asian party scene takes over Loft 23 the moment the mics go down. Think less “comedy club afterglow\,” more South Asian nightclub experience — Bollywood\, Punjabi\, Afrobeats\, and hip-hop all night long. \nThis is Night One of three nights of the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival — New York’s first\, and the world’s largest\, South Asian comedy festival. 21+ event. Tickets on sale now. Tickets are limited and early bird pricing is available now — once it’s gone\, prices go up\, so grab your seat before this one sells out. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere’s the festival-level SEO description\, adapted for the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival as a whole (not Laughing Lassi specifically): \nNYC South Asian Comedy Festival — The Comedy Movement Taking Over New York City\nIn a city known for comedy greatness\, where stages like Comedy Cellar\, Gotham Comedy Club\, New York Comedy Club\, and shows across the West Village\, Greenwich Village\, Times Square\, and Brooklyn define what’s funny\, there is now a movement rising that reflects over a billion people across the globe. \nThat movement is the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival — New York City’s first\, and the world’s largest\, festival dedicated entirely to South Asian stand-up comedy. \nThe NYC South Asian Comedy Festival brings together Desi\, Indian\, Pakistani\, Bangladeshi\, Sri Lankan\, and South Asian diaspora comedians for three nights across five shows\, in a celebration where identity\, culture\, and comedy collide. It’s not just a festival — it’s a movement. Held across iconic Manhattan venues\, the festival is designed for audiences who crave bold storytelling\, sharp perspective\, and the raw energy of voices that have never had this much stage time in one place before. \nThe festival reflects the momentum of global comedians who have changed the landscape of comedy — Hasan Minhaj\, Andrew Schulz\, Nimesh Patel\, Ali Wong\, Russell Peters\, Vir Das\, Hari Kondabolu\, Zarna Garg\, Jimmy O. Yang\, Aparna Nancherla\, Akaash Singh\, and more. Comedy fans search phrases like “shows like Hasan Minhaj\,” “brown comedy in NYC\,” or “stand-up comedy similar to Russell Peters” — and the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival is exactly that DNA\, multiplied across five distinct shows: smart\, multicultural storytelling rooted in immigrant experience and identity. \nWhy This Festival Matters\nMost comedy lineups in Manhattan look the same: similar voices\, similar perspectives\, similar punchlines. \nThis festival is different. \nAcross its five shows\, comedians talk about: \n\nImmigrant parents who negotiate everything\nMarrying outside your culture\nConfusing dating rules in America\nBeing brown in corporate America\nNavigating two identities at once — “American enough” but also “brown enough”\n\nFrom Bollywood jokes to crowd work about spicy food to diaspora humor that hits at your soul\, festival comedians deliver observational humor\, storytelling comedy\, dark humor\, roast comedy\, and clean comedy — depending on which night you choose. \nMany audience members discover the festival while searching: \n\ncomedy near me\nNYC date night ideas\nunique NYC experiences\ncomedy shows tonight NYC\nthings to do in NYC this weekend\nfun things to do in Manhattan\nbest nightlife in NYC\n\nOthers find it while specifically looking for a: \n\nsouth asian comedy festival\nsouth asian standup comedy show\nindian standup comedy show in new york city\npakistani standup comedy show\nbangladeshi standup comedy show\nsri lankan standup comedy show\ndesi standup comedy show in new york city\n\nOr when searching generic NYC entertainment terms: \n\nstandup comedy show\ncomedy festival new york city\nlive standup comedy show in new york city\ncheap comedy tickets new york\nbest comedy show in manhattan\nbest standup comedy festival in new york city\n\nThe NYC South Asian Comedy Festival ranks because it is genuinely what people are searching for. \nNYC Is Ready for This Comedy Era\nNew York City has always been the proving ground of comedy. Every great comedian hustles through Comedy Cellar\, Gotham Comedy Club\, and eventually dreams of headlining iconic venues like Radio City Music Hall — just like the tours of Hasan Minhaj’s The King’s Jester and Act Your Age. \nBut the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival fills a gap that no traditional comedy club or one-off show has fully addressed: a dedicated\, multi-night festival built entirely around South Asian comedic voices. \nFor the first time in NYC\, at this scale: \n\nBrown people are not just the audience.\nBrown comedians are the headliners — across five different shows\, five different formats\, one weekend.\n\nThe laughter in that room hits differently\, because finally the stories being told on stage reflect the people sitting in the crowd. \nMore Than a Festival: It’s a Cultural Touchpoint\nThe NYC South Asian Comedy Festival is not just entertainment — it is a cultural gathering. \nSouth Asian humor blends seamlessly with NYC nightlife\, making the festival a go-to destination for: \n\nfriend groups looking for something new\,\ncouples searching for date night ideas NYC\,\nsolo newcomers searching comedy near me\,\ntourists exploring things to do in New York City\,\nSouth Asian singles hoping to connect with their community.\n\nThe festival draws diverse crowds from: \n\nManhattan\nBrooklyn\nQueens\nNew Jersey\nLong Island\nBeyond — comedians and fans traveling in from across the country and internationally\n\nThis is becoming the official South Asian culture event NYC didn’t know it needed. \nA Community That Represents Millions\nThe NYC South Asian Comedy Festival is the only festival where an audience member can shout something in Bengali\, Punjabi\, Urdu\, or Tamil — and the comedians on stage actually understand. \nIt’s the only festival where: \n\nA Pakistani comedian roasts an Indian comedian on the same stage\, representing their country in a literal Roast Battle\,\nA Sri Lankan comic and a Bangladeshi comic share a green room before going head-to-head\,\nAn entire night is dedicated to South Asian women redefining what the genre looks like\,\nA family-friendly show proves South Asian comedy works for every generation in the room.\n\nThe NYC South Asian Comedy Festival is South Asian comedy with the full range — bold\, raw\, clean\, competitive\, and everything in between. \nWhat Makes the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival SEO-Powerful\nBecause it includes phrases people actively search: \n\ncomedy festival nyc\ncomedy shows nyc\nsouth asian comedy festival\ndesi standup comedy festival new york city\nindian comedians nyc\npakistani comedy show nyc\nbangladeshi comedy show new york\nsri lankan comedy show new york\n\n…and NYC tourism search terms: \n\nlive comedy near times square\nlast minute tickets NYC\ngroup activities NYC\nweekend events NYC\nthings to do in NYC October 2026\n\nThe festival naturally ranks. Search engines connect the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival with high-value keywords like crowd work comedy\, storytelling comedy\, immigrant humor\, diaspora jokes\, multicultural comedy\, and roast battle comedy — helping Google\, Instagram\, YouTube\, TikTok\, and Eventbrite connect the festival with searches for “shows like Hasan Minhaj” or “brown comedy NYC.” \nThe Future of Comedy Has a Festival Now\nThe NYC South Asian Comedy Festival is becoming the cultural home for the next generation of comedians — the ones who will headline Netflix specials\, late-night shows\, and eventually sell out Radio City Music Hall. \nBecause the future of comedy is not one voice. It’s many. And for one weekend in October\, they’re all on these stages. \nCall to Action:Follow the journey on Instagram: @ \nCome see the festival that’s redefining comedy in New York City — the one critics and audiences will call:“The biggest South Asian comedy event in the world.”“New York’s first South Asian comedy festival — and it’s about time.” \nTickets are limited. Early bird pricing is available now — and once it’s gone\, prices go up. Five shows. Three nights. One weekend that won’t happen again until next year.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nyc-south-asian-comedy-festival-roast-battle/
LOCATION:Broadway Comedy Club\, 318 West 53rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
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SUMMARY:NAAP's The Music Man (Concert Version)
DESCRIPTION:NAAP exists to lead in educating\, cultivating\, and stimulating audiences and artists\, current and future\, by showcasing exceptional work by vibrant artists of AANHPI descent. With a uniquely compelling American voice\, NAAP brings Meredith Willson’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy to the concert stage. \n​Wicked\, funny\, warm\, and romantic\, The Music Man follows fast-talking salesman Harold Hill as he cons River City\, Iowa\, into funding a boys’ band he can’t lead\, until he falls for Marian the librarian and finds himself transformed. It’s a story to be shared by every generation.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/naaps-the-music-man-concert-version/
LOCATION:Ailey Citigroup Theater\, 405 W 55th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Little Manila Parade and Block Party
DESCRIPTION:This Filipino American History Month\, our office\, in partnership with the Office of Queens Borough President Donovan Richards\, Woodside on the Move\, Bright Spot Community Development Center\, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations New York State Chapter\, and Filipino American National Historical Society Metro New York Chapter\, is proud to host the first-ever Filipino American History Month Little Manila Parade & Block Party in Woodside\, Queens! \n📅 Sunday\, October 18\, 2026\n🕛 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM\n📍 Parade: 65-01 37th Avenue\, Woodside\, NY 11377\n📍 Block Party: 70th Street between Roosevelt Avenue & 41st Avenue \nThe celebration will kick off with a parade beginning at General Hart Playground\, followed by an all-day block party along 70th Street between Roosevelt Avenue and 41st Avenue\, right by the corner of the Little Manila Avenue sign. \nExpect a full day of live music\, performances\, food\, community resources\, cultural and historical programming\, and much more as we come together to celebrate Filipino American history and community in the heart of Little Manila. \nFor now\, save the date and stay tuned! More information is coming soon on how to join the parade\, become an event co-sponsor\, perform\, volunteer\, participate as a community organization or vendor\, and more. \nFor event questions or inquiries\, please email ad30@nyassembly.gov or call our district office at (718) 651-3185.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/little-manila-parade-and-block-party/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Festival,Parade
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SUMMARY:TTRPG Workshop: New Player 101 with Counterspell Games
DESCRIPTION:Interested in playing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) like Dungeons & Dragons\, but not sure where to start? Join Counterspell Games and Behind the Screen for an interactive how to play workshop! \nLearn directly from Chris Vicari\, an author\, educator\, and professional DM with years of experience both running games and teaching game theory\, alongside Counterspell Founder Marnie Williams Noble\, an avid TTRPG player\, and experienced improviser. \n​You’ll leave the session with increased confidence when dropping into a one-shot game\, joining a friend’s campaign\, or even trying your hand at becoming a future DM/GM! \n☕️ Bonus roll: Josiah Forgath will be our tavern keeper extraordinaire\, providing fresh and unique coffee brews to keep your energy going throughout the workshop. \n​What you’ll learn in this workshop: \n​While TTRPGs span many systems\, we will be focusing our interactive materials primarily on Dungeons & Dragons. \n​⭐️ Real-world advice for new players\, from choosing dice to filling out a character sheet\, to role-playing and more. \n​⭐️ The rule of cool for approaching TTRPGs\, how to let scenes breathe\, and how to move past the fear of playing something new! \n​⭐️ Practical skills for approaching a game\, understanding of how campaigns work\, and more. \n​📖 Get access to tips and guidance that inspired Chris Vicari’s new book\, Behind the Screen: A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Crafting Campaigns\, releasing December 2026. \nThere will be some light improv! \n​🌟 You will be asked to try out different approaches to in-game role-play\, so that you can find the player style you’re most comfortable with. Expect some small group work. Don’t worry\, you won’t be put on the spot unless you volunteer! When in doubt\, bring a friend along with you! 🙂
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/ttrpg-workshop-new-player-101-with-counterspell-games/
LOCATION:Welcome to Chinatown\, 115 Bowery\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Games
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