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SUMMARY:Cici Wu: Auld Lang Syne (prelude)
DESCRIPTION:47 Canal announces its inaugural exhibition at the gallery’s new Chelsea location: “Auld Lang Syne (prelude)”\, a solo presentation of new work by New York–based artist Cici Wu (b. 1989\, Beijing; raised in Hong Kong). This is Wu’s third solo show with the gallery\, following her previous exhibitions “Lantern Strike” (2021) and “Upon Leaving the White Dust” (2018). Rooted in her studies in cinema and experimental media\, Wu’s interdisciplinary practice probes the limits and ruptures of historical archives. Across sculptures\, drawings\, film\, and installations\, she attends to migratory aesthetics and to individual and collective memories that refract across space and time. “Auld Lang Syne (prelude)” extends Wu’s inquiries into the social\, cultural\, and political through the ephemeral medium of light. This new body of work suggests that the act of returning can intimately contour and shape unfinished histories and elucidate relations between past and present generations\, between the material and the ephemeral. \nThe namesake of Wu’s exhibition is taken from a song traditionally sung on New Year’s Eve in the Anglophone world to mark both a conclusion and an opening. During the interwar period of the twentieth century\, “Auld Lang Syne” traversed the globe: it was popularized in Korea by Western missionaries\, in South Asia as a Bengali song\, and in the Japanese school curriculum––still played at graduation ceremonies or to signal the end of the day. In presenting history as a continuum\, Wu gestures toward its gaps by employing humble forms and delicate materials to evoke a sense of transformative potential. Here\, her sculptures harness the odd temporalities between personal and collective memory to imagine a trans-imperial and intercultural narrative across the region of Northeast Asia. She links disparate periods of geopolitical turmoil in the twentieth century to our post-global\, contemporary moment\, taking on a new formal approach to her protocinematic objects. Some are forms that have\, through repetition\, become signature to her practice and growing lexicon. \nInstalled in the gallery are eleven discrete lantern sculptures that take on various forms. Two door-shaped lanterns\, positioned ajar\, suggest both entrance and exit. This universal symbol is juxtaposed with more specific forms from folklore like the Buddhist goddess Kuan-yin\, and Princess Bari\, a Korean goddess who guides souls of the deceased into the afterlife. There are also further references to earthly travel in the airplane\, horse\, and train\, which recur in Wu’s practice as early as 2017. They link modern modes of international transportation to cinematic history and the transference of stories and myths. \nAn intimately scaled schoolhouse sits within the installation\, which the artist modeled after an archival image taken in 1913 of an all-girls’ high school in Shizuoka\, Japan. During this interwar period\, exchange students from China attended schools like this one in Japan to study Japanese and English languages. Wu focuses on this period of the early twentieth century to build on a layered\, temporal framework that moves beyond accepted notions of geography and spatial migration. \nEach sculpture in “Auld Lang Syne (prelude)” has been programmed to perform a section of the eponymous song through strobing lights. The sequence of the works corresponds to the order of the lyrics\, and the frequencies of the lights change based on the song’s five keys\, animating the rhythm of the exhibition’s kinetic\, cinematic glow. At the end of the sequence is a replica of a 16-mm projector and looper. Wu constructs a length of the “film” from rice paper\, which resembles celluloid stock in its texture. Reiterating the loop of “Auld Lang Syne” in the gallery space\, the projection’s cycle\, too\, suggests a form that connects beginning and end\, as well as life and death. \nHere\, Wu takes an architectural approach to these protocinematic objects. Taut bamboo armatures and willow branches\, local to North America and new for the artist\, serve as the armatures for her illuminated sculptures. She employs mulberry paper as ligatures and skins that diffuses the glowing light within her lanterns\, some of which are applied with ochre mineral pigment—bestowing a warm radiance. The sheer paper’s delicacy belies its tensile resilience; its translucency captures and releases dancing shadows and dust. \n“Auld Lang Syne (prelude)” follows Wu’s most recent multichannel installation at MoMA PS1’s “Greater New York 2026” which was initially commissioned by Palais de Tokyo for their exhibition “Echo Delay Reverb” in 2025. This installation\, “Upon Leaving the White Dust (go go she and not come back said go and don’t come back)” (2025)\, marked her return to a previous installation from 2018\, which was recently exhibited at Berkeley Art Museum as part of “Multiple Offerings”\, a major historical survey of the late Korean American artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha (1951–1982). Wu’s longstanding engagement with Cha’s legacy and archive has in turn informed her artistic methodology into other significant projects such as her sitespecific installation “Lanterns from the Unreturned” (2025)\, commissioned by Rockbund Art Museum\, Shanghai. For “Lanterns from the Unreturned”\, Wu researched the untold history of the museum’s Art Deco-era building\, which was previously used as a repository for books confiscated during the Cultural Revolution. \nThis will be 47 Canal’s first exhibition at the gallery’s new home in Chelsea\, which it will share with Max Levai. Both galleries will run their respective programs across two distinct exhibition spaces located on the newly renovated ground floor of 529 Arts at West 20th Street. \nAuld Lang Syne (prelude) will be on view from October 1st to November 7th\, with an accompanying public program to be announced\, and a newly commissioned essay. For sales inquiries\, contact sales@47canal.us. For press requests\, contact info@samour.world.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/cici-wu-auld-lang-syne-prelude/
LOCATION:47 Canal\, 529 West 20th St.\, New York\, New York\, 10011
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261107
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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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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270201
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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:20261123
DTSTAMP:20261029T203830Z
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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
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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:20261013
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108
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SUMMARY:Talisman for the Perfect Stranger Exhibition & Silent Auction
DESCRIPTION:Community art project benefitting our migrant/immigrant and asylum seeking neighbors. Tailsmans are on display at King Manor Museum.  The exhibition & auction end on November 7. \nOrganized by Dani Song and the Craft of Art Collective. \nAcross cultures\, charms\, amulets\, and keepsakes serve as physical manifestations of care. This project reimagines the talisman as a universal gesture of goodwill—an offering crafted for a stranger\, embodying shared wishes for protection\, safe passage\, and good fortune. \nCreated during a community workshop at King Manor Museum inspired by Korean talisman traditions\, these fifteen unique talismans were made by twelve local residents. Each participant imbued their piece with a personal intention\, uniting individual goodwill into a shared community gift. \nSUPPORT OUR CAUSE | SILENT AUCTION\nOctober 13 – November 7 \nAll talismans are available via silent auction.\nContact artofcraftcollective@gmail.com to place a bid. \n100% of auction proceeds directly support a local organization assisting migrants\, asylum seekers\, and refugees in New York City. \nCLOSING RECEPTION:\nJoin us in the Parlor at King Manor Museum on November 7 at 2:00 PM.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/talisman-for-the-perfect-stranger-silent-auction/
LOCATION:King Manor Museum\, 150-03 Jamaica Ave\, Jamaica\, NY\, 11432\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,Fundraiser
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261216
DTSTAMP:20261018T150254Z
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SUMMARY:YUJI WATANABE 妖怪と風景 Yōkai and Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:Picto New York presents 妖怪と風景 Yōkai and Landscapes\, an exhibition of photographs by Yuji Watanabe\, curated by Charli Sas. \nHave you ever glimpsed a figure on an empty road\, then looked again and found no one? Or looked into a mirror a little too long\, until the face looking back didn’t quite seem to be yours? Japanese folklore has a name for what appears in those moments: yōkai. \nPhotographed on 8×10 Polaroid\, Watanabe’s Yōkai series gives bodily form to spirits\, creatures\, and transformed objects drawn from folklore. Watanabe’s Yōkai series is shown alongside a new body of landscapes photographed across Japan\, shot on ONE INSTANT peel-apart film\, unfolding like an emaki (絵巻)\, a Japanese illustrated handscroll. Mountains\, forests\, caves\, waterfalls\, and still water become places where something may have just disappeared\, or may be about to appear. \nA soundscape by Pinkcourtesyphone\, sound artist and composer Richard Chartier\, runs through the exhibition\, extending this sense of uncertainty beyond the image. \nOn view: October 15- December 15\, 2026\, Mon- Friday 10AM- 6PM\, Weekends by appointment
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/28382/
LOCATION:Picto New York\, 77 Washington Avenue\, 3rd Flr.\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11205
CATEGORIES:Photography
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113
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SUMMARY:Eunha Kim: Are We Home Yet?
DESCRIPTION:I’m thrilled and grateful to share that my solo show opens at Flohaus @flohaus_gallery next Wed. 10/21. I’d love for you to join me at the opening\, 6-8pm. The show runs through 11/12\, so please feel free to drop by anytime.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/eunha/
LOCATION:Flohaus Gallery\, 209 W 38th St #500\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270125
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SUMMARY:Hilda Shen: Their Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:Hilda Shen’s Their Landscapes inaugurates Solo Artist Projects (SAP)\, a MOCA initiative dedicated to presenting compelling artistic voices through one-person exhibitions of new work. The Brooklyn-based artist will present an arrangement of recent ceramic sculptures and prints in the museum’s Cheng Gallery. \nShen’s artistic practice is characterized by an inquisitive scrutiny of nature and an instinct for deconstruction. The forms can appear both ancient and futuristic\, naturally occurring and handmade\, undergoing construction and decay. Their details and motifs open up conversations that cut across post-minimalism\, Chinese landscape painting\, and architectural space. \nAbout the artist \nHilda Shen was born in Minneapolis (1954) and spent much of her childhood in upstate  New York before settling in New York City in the 1970s. Her father grew up in Beijing while her mother was raised in Hangzhou. Shen studied classical music at Oberlin College before shifting to the visual arts. She lives and works in Brooklyn. \nShen’s sculpture\, prints\, drawings\, and installations have been shown throughout the New York City area\, Seattle\, and Beijing\, and most recently in a solo show at Starr Suites in Brooklyn. She has created large installations at WaveHill in the Bronx\, the Tenri Cultural Center in NY\, China2000 in NY\, and the Smithsonian Flushing Town Hall in Queens. She has been an artist in residence at Willapa Bay AIR\, The Bloedel Reserve\, Millay Colony for the Arts\, Yosemite National Park\, and Platte Clove. Her work is in private collections in the United States\, Belgium\, and Beijing. Shen’s work has been reviewed in The New York Times\, The Brooklyn Rail\, ArtAsiaPacific\, and ARTnews. \nAbout Solo Artist Projects \nMOCA’s Solo Artist Projects (SAP) embraces a broad and open-ended exploration of contemporary art\, presenting a wide range of mediums\, practices\, traditions and ideas. It will feature artists of Chinese descent\, living and working in New York City. SAP will be a space for artists with established careers\, emerging artists\, those who live and work in and around Chinatown\, and art historical figures who deserve institutional attention. We will begin accepting submissions for Solo Artists Projects through an open call process in early 2027\, eligible to NYC-based artists of Chinese descent. Details forthcoming on MOCA’s website.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/hilda-shen-their-landscapes/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261213
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SUMMARY:Yoshitomo Nara Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:David Zwirner is pleased to present an exhibition by Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959) featuring new paintings and drawings\, recent sculptures\, and early works selected by the artist. Spanning the gallery’s 537 West 20th Street and 533 West 19th Street locations in New York\, this exhibition will be the artist’s first solo presentation with David Zwirner and his first major solo exhibition in New York in nearly a decade. \nSince the mid-1980s\, Nara’s multidisciplinary approach has produced a distinctive and varied body of work. His artistic sensibilities were uniquely formed and shaped by his solitary childhood in rural northern Japan. Nara’s formative encounters with nature\, folklore\, and children’s fables\, and his revelatory discovery of popular music through his self-built radio\, are the source of his creativity. Through introspection\, Nara freely reimagines his past experiences\, and they have determined his visual language and steered his stylistic development for four decades. \nThrough philosophical dialogues with his intrinsic self\, Nara creates personified entities. Depicted with big heads and wide eyes\, they are celebrated for their characterful demeanor and perceived to possess both innocence and defiance. Nara understands these figures as self-portraits\, and when his dynamic imagery emerged in the 1990s\, it was recognized as an expression of raw emotion\, carrying a spirit comparable to punk and rock music in its directness and intensity. Over time\, it has come to function differently. Today\, many people see Nara’s characters as projections of themselves\, mirroring their own sentiments and vulnerabilities. As a result\, these images have transcended their original impetus and become cultural touchstones\, resonating with a global audience and influencing younger generations of artists and viewers alike. \nBringing together foundational works from the 1980s and paintings from 2026\, this exhibition will illuminate the latest evolutions of Nara’s singular proxies. Newly completed paintings on canvas—front-facing portraits with direct gazes—show a significant development in his color palette. Over the past year\, his intricately layered colors have become more muted and highly nuanced\, while his increasingly diffused brushwork\, through which his forms materialize\, creates richly atmospheric depths across the surface. Other paintings reveal a new method in which Nara sketches compositions in colored pencil\, developing a framework drawing before applying washes of translucent acrylic—the figures adopt natural poses\, and their tear-filled eyes communicate an air of uncertainty. In tandem\, recent large-format\, monochrome drawings made with industrial oil-based paint sticks will be exhibited. By contrast\, these works are emphatically linear\, demonstrating the breadth of Nara’s two-dimensional output. On the surface\, his imagery may appear formally divergent\, but it captures a shared emotional intensity\, evoking universal feelings. \nNara integrated his drawing style into his painting practice as a student\, simplifying his compositions\, paring down his use of color\, and introducing an economy of line. Unbound by conventional methods\, Nara employs paint in ways aligned with how he uses pen and pencil. Whichever medium or implement he chooses\, for him drawing is an assured action\, the result of an immediate inspiration—it is a state of mind. In what Nara calls his “line” paintings\, he enlarges his bold notebook sketches through projection and reanimates them in paint. The deceptively simple outlines retain their original creative impulse and the freedom that drawing allows—the rapid execution and fluid delineation. \nIn conjunction with the presentation of paintings and drawings at 20th Street\, thirteen of Nara’s 10-times sculptural enlargements from 2024 will be on display at the 19th Street gallery. Coated in white urethane paint\, the matte surface affording an apparent softness\, these large-scale bronze heads recall the snow “monsters” that Nara knew from childhood winters\, created by heavy snowfall. He envisaged the enlargements as he sculpted their palm-sized clay prototypes\, fascinated by the potential psychological impacts of experiencing the small\, evidently hand-molded heads on a monumental scale. Encountering the magnification of their simple facial expressions\, and the play of light and shadow across their smooth surfaces\, nurtures conditions for serenity and contemplation. \nThis exhibition will coincide with the opening of Yoshitomo Nara: Sentinels of Stillness at the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden in Washington\, DC. Three monumental sculptures\, sixteen-times enlargements of Nara’s small clay heads\, will inaugurate the Annual West Lawn Series and be on view from October 31\, 2026 through November 7\, 2027.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/yoshitomo-nara-exhibition/
LOCATION:Multiple NYC locations
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261212
DTSTAMP:20261023T175331Z
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SUMMARY:Sống: Photographs by Ocean Vuong
DESCRIPTION:Writer and poet Ocean Vuong began taking photographs as a teenager. With a borrowed Nikon camera in hand\, he captured intimate scenes in the nail salon where his mother worked for decades and documented the post-industrial landscapes and abandoned mills of Hartford\, Connecticut\, where his family settled after leaving Vietnam in the wake of the US war. \nSống: Photographs by Ocean Vuong\, the artist’s first New York City exhibition\, foregrounds working-class diasporic Vietnamese life through a photographic archive spanning nearly twenty years. The photographs on view echo the narratives from Vuong’s literary works by drawing attention to the quotidian and the deeply personal – Vuong’s brother’s shoes\, home altars\, a mother feeding her baby\, an embrace between friends\, an American flag. \nSống\, which means “to live” in Vietnamese\, includes several photographs taken in the aftermath of Vuong’s mother’s death in 2019 that frame the evolving relationship with his brother\, Nicky\, as they mourned and navigated their immense grief. Vuong writes\, “I started taking photographs as a way to make our lives legible to my mother. And my mother’s looking made the elegy legible in my work.” \nOne of the most celebrated American writers of our time\, Vuong invites visitors to gaze through his aperture and offers a meditation on loss\, labor\, and kinship through the refugee condition. \nExtended gallery hours and gallery closures: \n\nOn Wednesday\, November 11 and Wednesday\, December 9\, the gallery will remain open until 8:00 p.m.\nThe gallery will be closed on Thursday\, November 26 and Friday\, November 27.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/song-photographs-by-ocean-vuong/
LOCATION:20 Cooper Square Gallery\, 20 Cooper Square\, New York\, New York\, 10003
CATEGORIES:Photography
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108
DTSTAMP:20261031T183546Z
CREATED:20261031T183325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261031T183546Z
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SUMMARY:Kate Rigg with Slanty Eyed Mama
DESCRIPTION:Slanty Eyed Mama is two good asian girls gone bad-assed. Award-winning Lyricist and singer Kate Rigg (Lady-K) and electric violinist Lyris Hung met while studying at the Juilliard School and began collaborating on creating a fresh American Asian sound combining rock spoken word and comedy. They have been invited twice to the Smithsonian Institute\, headlined the PBS Special “Race is the Place”. They have also headlined at LA Grand Performances\, The Perth International Festival\, The Vancouver Comedy Festival\, and many more. They have also been feeatured on Comedy Central\, LOGO TV\, CBC TV\, CTV and Asian Cinevision. \n\n\nLa mama galleria Schedule  •  FREE EVENTS\n\n\nSunday\, November 1\n1:30-4:30 pm\nat La Mama Galleria on Great Jones St. \nSpeak Up! Speak Out! Speak Up! (Ages 14-22)\nThis FREE workshop unlocks the power of your imagination through guided exercises and improvised musical accompaniment. We will show you how to think about poetry\, create theatricalized moments from bare-bones ideas\, and strengthen your ability to turn your own stories and feelings into powerful spoken word.  Led by powerhouse Spoken word creators Kate Rigg and  Lyris Hung of “Slanty Eyed Mama” \n\nWednesday\, November 4 \n\n\n7-9:30pm\nat La Mama Galleria on Great Jones St. \nSPOKEN WORD POETRY AND PERFORMANCE BOOT CAMP FOR ARTISTS\nThe powerhouse rock comedy spoken word duo Slanty Eyed Mama invites you to a FREE poetry bootcamp designed for artists who want to be part of an immersive creativity lab. Through guided exercises\, we will create original group and solo spoken word pieces with some musical accompaniment and theatrical choral work. Open to 25 observer who wish to peep inside the creative discovery process and witness the spontaneous bursts of art that emerge. \n\nSaturday\, November 7 \n\n\n1pm-2pm open rehearsal hour\n4pm-6pm Work in Progress performance / interactive idea lab\nat La Mama Galleria on Great Jones St. \nSLANTY EYED MAMA: How to Save Yourself From Stupid Ideas the World Made Up About You And Become an Absolute Legend\nA strictly limited opportunity to see La Mama ETC NYSCA artists-in-residence Slanty Eyed Mama work on their new spoken word/ rock/ comedy show. Expect irreverent lyrical spoken word\, searing electric violin riffs\, in-the-moment freestyle flights of poetry based on audience suggestions\, and surprising personal narrative. Open rehearsal hours invite people to come in and witness the creative process in an intimate setting\, as Slanty Eyed Mama continues to write new music and rhyme\, work through improvisation\, and fine-tune existing materials. Followed by the work-in-progress performance and reading with audience discussion afterward.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/kate-rigg-with-slanty-eyed-mama/
LOCATION:La Mama\, 47 Great Jones St.\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance,Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270906
DTSTAMP:20261023T171233Z
CREATED:20261023T171233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T171233Z
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SUMMARY:No Ordinary Light: Akari at 75
DESCRIPTION:Marking the 75th anniversary of Akari\, this exhibition explores the enduring significance of Isamu Noguchi’s pioneering light sculptures. \nIsamu Noguchi created his first paper and bamboo light sculptures during a 1951 visit to Gifu that inspired him to reimagine the possibilities of traditional Japanese chochin lanterns. While Noguchi maintained their handmade collapsible structure\, he equipped his new lights with innovatively shaped shades\, electric light bulbs\, and modern wire bases. \nOver the following three decades\, he produced more than 200 distinct models of these radiant forms. He named them Akari—the Japanese word for “light\,” which to Noguchi evoked both illumination and weightlessness. Yet\, as he insisted\, “Akari is no ordinary light.” He understood each model as a “luminous sculpture” that “comes to life in how it is shown\, in how it is in relation to people’s lives and in relation to the environment in which it is placed.” \nNo Ordinary Light: Akari at 75 traces the many contexts in which Noguchi presented Akari throughout his career\, placing them in dialogue with sculptures in stone\, metal\, and clay\, and within settings ranging from intimate domestic interiors to monumental installations. Displays throughout the exhibition draw inspiration from key historical presentations\, including Akari’s extraordinary debut at a tea ceremony at the Eames House in 1951\, and their provocative presence in Noguchi’s solo presentation at the Venice Biennale in 1986. \nAcross these presentations\, Akari emerge as dynamic sculptures activated through use\, encounter\, and environment—their meaning renewed with each space they illuminate.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/no-ordinary-light-akari-at-75/
LOCATION:Noguchi Museum\, Noguchi Museum\, 9-01 33rd Rd\, Astoria\, NY 11106\, USA\, Astoria\, NY\, 11106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T180000
DTSTAMP:20261016T173345Z
CREATED:20260902T194151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T173345Z
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SUMMARY:2026 AAPI Trailblazers Conference: Owning Our Stories in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:A dynamic half-day gathering exploring how AAPI leaders can help shape the future of artificial intelligence\, storytelling\, culture\, and representation. Get in depth take-aways through thought-provoking keynotes\, panels\, an interactive workshop\, performance\, and meaningful networking. \nLocation: 135 Madison Ave 8th Floor\, New York\, NY 10016 \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/2026-aapi-trailblazers-conference-owning-our-stories-in-the-age-of-ai/
LOCATION:New York
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T200000
DTSTAMP:20261101T020147Z
CREATED:20261015T163027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261101T020147Z
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SUMMARY:What America Means to Me\, a Writing Workshop With Ed Lin
DESCRIPTION:What does “America” sound like in your own words? In this workshop with novelist Ed Lin\, you’ll explore that question on the page\, drawing from your lived experience\, family stories\, and everyday language. \nThis workshop session is free of charge\, and funded by a grant from the NEA. \nAddress provided upon registration. \nHosted by the Asian American Writers’ Workshop 📝🇺🇸\, this session offers a focused\, supportive space for Asian and diasporic writers and readers to draft\, share\, and revise. Come ready to write\, listen closely\, and leave with new pages and new connections.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/what-america-means-to-me-a-writing-workshop-with-ed-lin/
LOCATION:New York
CATEGORIES:Workshop,Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T204900
DTSTAMP:20260916T135630Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Kind-hearted Mija (Yun Jung-hee) is tasked with raising her troubled teenage grandson\, Jong-wook\, while her daughter works in far-off Busan. In denial that her abilities as a caregiver are threatened by the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease\, Mija begins to study poetry writing at the local cultural center. At first she finds inspiration in the beauty of the natural world\, but then\, when Jong-wook is mired in a shocking scandal\, Mija taps into newfound depths of disappointment and pain. \nWinner of the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Best Screenplay at Cannes\, Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry is a “tour de force” that presents an “extraordinary vision of human empathy” (The New York Times). \nLANGUAGE\nKorean with English subtitles
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/poetry/
LOCATION:Paris Theater\, 4 West 58th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T203000
DTSTAMP:20261031T182105Z
CREATED:20261031T182105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261031T182105Z
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SUMMARY:Traces of Home
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special screening of Traces of Home at the Quad Cinema in NY on November 4\, followed by a Q&A with director Colette Ghunim\, moderated by Bing Liu! \nTraces of Home is a deeply personal film about generational trauma\, displacement\, and the search for belonging 🦋
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/traces-of-home/
LOCATION:Quad Cinema\, 34 W. 13th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T210000
DTSTAMP:20261019T214840Z
CREATED:20261019T214752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T214840Z
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SUMMARY:Punjab: A Changing Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a v special talk facilitated by @puneetjsingh__ at @boyfriendcoop on Wednesday\, November 4th\, 7–9 PM. \nThis conversation will explore the past\, present\, and future of Punjab’s land\, rivers\, and forests and the ways colonialism\, development\, and climate change are shaping the region. \n@puneetjsingh__ is an urban planner working with the NYC Department of Environmental Protection on climate-adaptive water policy and planning. He previously worked with the Department of City Planning\, assisting with clean energy infrastructure and housing development projects. \nOriginally from Salt Lake City\, Puneet studied 20th-century Asian agricultural history as an undergraduate and holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy from The New School. When he’s not thinking about water policy and environmental futures\, he likes listening to jazz with his two cats. 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🎷 \nAnd tbh\, this is the first time we’re doing something like this so we’re really excited to bring this conversation into the community. Please help us by sharing this post with your friends! 💛 This event is open to anyone who is interested.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/punjab-a-changing-landscape/
LOCATION:Boyfriend Co-op\, 1157 Myrtle Ave\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11206
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T210000
DTSTAMP:20261027T201630Z
CREATED:20261027T201630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T201630Z
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SUMMARY:Writing the Non-Place: On Transcultural Memory and Migration
DESCRIPTION:Writing the Non-Place: On Transcultural Memory and Migration✍️ \nAccent welcomes Terry Nguyen @nguyenterry to teach students how to bring setting into their writing and to contend with the changing role of place in our lives as globalization unsettles the landscapes that we grow attached to. This class has both a critical and creative component\, drawing on the writings of Édouard Glissant\, Trinh T. Minh-ha\, Hoa Nguyen\, and others to build a framework that helps students generate writing in real time. \nTerry Nguyen’s writing in insightful\, moving\, and charismatic\, tracing patterns in media to reveal broader currents in art and culture. Her close engagement with contemporary critical conversations deepens her work\, enabling her to grapple with complex modern phenomena with clarity and grounded insight. \nThis workshop will investigate how notions of place and belonging surface in students’ writing\, and how our relationships to place and displacement shape how we write. Setting is essential to every kind of writing\, and we tend to assume that the stories\, poems\, or essays we write occupy fixed ground. But as migration and rapid industrialization remake the world\, fewer of us (including our fictive or poetic counterparts) exist in stable places. We write from temporary sublets\, hotel rooms\, coffee shops\, and towns that no longer exist in the form we once knew. \nThe anthropologist Marc Augé coined the term “non-place” to describe the transient places we pass through without fully inhabiting\, spaces like supermarkets\, malls\, and transportation hubs\, that carry little historical or relational significance. This class borrows Augé’s term and expands upon it: How is our understanding of place—and belonging—impacted by migration\, globalization\, and the passage of time? Where is our writing located\, and how are these sites inhabited\, remembered\, or imagined? How can the non-place be a generative force?
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/writing-the-non-place-on-transcultural-memory-and-migration/
LOCATION:
CATEGORIES:Workshop,Writing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
DTSTAMP:20260926T221005Z
CREATED:20260926T220751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T221005Z
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SUMMARY:Arrangements
DESCRIPTION:An original comedy about a Pakistani American woman navigating love\, family\, and tradition as her mother constantly “arranges” her marriage.] \n‘”Arrangements” is an original comedy by playwright\, producer\, and award-winning journalist Jasmine Amjad that explores identity\, family\, faith\, and the pressures of tradition through the story of a Pakistani American woman navigating love while her well-meaning but traditional mother attempts to contantly “arrange” her marriage. \nAfter being accepted into the New York Theater Festival\, ‘”Arrangements” premiered in July 2024 and sold out all three performances for close to 300 audience members The production now returns November 5–8\, 2026\, for an expanded six-show run at New York’s HB StudioTheatre.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/arrangements/
LOCATION:HB Studio\, 120 Bank Street\, New York\, NY\, 10014\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270528
DTSTAMP:20261015T150632Z
CREATED:20261015T150349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T150632Z
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SUMMARY:Free Naturalization English Conversation Classes
DESCRIPTION:Naturalization English Conversation Classes with free dinner! \nIf you or someone you know has already applied for the Naturalization test and will take the exam in English\, please join AAFE’s 25-week class that will provide support and preparation along the naturalization process. The class is free and includes a free dinner! \nThe classes run from November 5\, 2026 to May 27\, 2027 on every Thursday from 5:00pm-7:00pm at AAFE’s One Flushing Center. \nTo register\, please call: 718-961-0888.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/free-naturalization-english-conversation-classes/
LOCATION:AAFE One Flushing Center\, 133-29 41st Ave.\, 2 Flr.\, Flushing\, NY\, 11355\, United States
CATEGORIES:Language,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T220000
DTSTAMP:20260626T074143Z
CREATED:20260626T074143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260626T074143Z
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SUMMARY:Film: We Keep Us Safe: The Whores Feast and Feeding with Red Canary Song and collaborators
DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n\n\nRed Canary Song activates CTHQ with performances on the occasion of the premiere of The Whores Feast. Filmed over a shared dinner with organizers and collaborators\, the film reflects on nourishment\, labor\, chosen family\, and the collective practices of care that sustain communities through ongoing precarity. \nRed Canary Song is a grassroots organization of Asian and migrant sex workers and massage workers organizing transnationally. Their work is in the tradition of sex worker mutual aid\, and they center base-building with migrant massage workers through labor rights\, migrant justice\, and abolitionist frameworks. \nFree and open to the public at CTHQ. \nEntry\nCTHQ is located on the 7th Floor of 59 East 4th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan. The building entrance has no steps and elevator access is provided directly to CTHQ.\nService animals are welcome. \nRestrooms\nOne ADA accessible\, all-gender restroom is located inside CTHQ.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/film-we-keep-us-safe-the-whores-feast-and-feeding-with-red-canary-song-and-collaborators/
LOCATION:Creative Time  (CTHQ)\, 59 E 4th St\, Floor 7\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T200000
DTSTAMP:20261102T183158Z
CREATED:20261020T200642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261102T183158Z
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SUMMARY:MOCA TALKS – Inside the Hiring Process: Insights for Your Next Career Move
DESCRIPTION:What happens on the other side of the hiring desk\, and how can understanding that process help you navigate your next career move? \nJoin the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) for a conversation designed for professionals in the early and middle stages of their careers who are looking for a job or considering a change. Hear from human resources leaders about navigating New York City’s competitive job market\, making informed career choices\, and approaching your search with confidence. \nDrawing on decades of executive HR experience at Fortune 100 and midsize companies\, Diana Lee and Paolo Palma will be joined by James Cheng\, vice chairman of Asian American Dream\, for an inside look at the hiring process. Alice Tang\, a marketing strategist and founder of Empathy & Art\, will moderate the discussion while sharing her perspective on building a career as a content creator. Together\, they will explore how to prepare for interviews\, follow up thoughtfully\, avoid common mistakes\, and sustain momentum during a challenging search. The discussion will also address career decisions\, how AI is reshaping hiring and the workplace\, and what these changes mean for job seekers. \nThere will be time for audience questions. Help shape the discussion by submitting your questions on the registration checkout page.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moca-talks-inside-the-hiring-process-insights-for-your-next-career-move/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T200000
DTSTAMP:20261015T143250Z
CREATED:20261015T143220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T143250Z
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SUMMARY:Books & Bites with Caroline Choe\, Jimin Han\, Patricia Park\, and Hyeseung Song
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel with Caroline Choe\, Jimin Han\, Patricia Park\, and Hyeseung Song for a cozy night discussing food motivation in their books\, along with some shared autumn eats by Caroline Choe! \nABOUT THE AUTHORS \nCaroline Choe is a chef\, artist\, teacher and writer based in New York City\, and is a proud daughter of Korean American immigrants. She recently published her debut cookbook\, “Banchan: 60 Korean American Recipes for Delicious\, Shareable Sides” with Chronicle Books\, named as one of “The 26 Best Cookbooks for 2024” by Serious Eats\, and one of the “Top 10 Korean Cookbook Bestsellers in 2026” by Publishers’ Weekly. She is also the founder of Create & Plate\, a business devoted to helping create community through arts and food education. Choe continues to be involved in schools throughout New York City\, and has coordinated\, moderated\, and spoken on panels for The Korea Society and the Museum of Food & Drink (MOFAD.) Both she and her work have been featured in NPR\, Food52\, The Korea Daily\, NBC’s Today Show\, and Good Morning America. \nJimin Han is the author of three novels\, Dreamt I Found You\, A Small Revolution\, and The Apology\, which was a Barnes and Noble Discover Pick\, named a best audiobook of the year by Booklist\, and featured on multiple best books lists by the Los Angeles Times\, Vanity Fair\, Shondaland\, Apple Books and more. Additional writing of hers can be found on NPR\, as well as in Poets & Writers\, Literary Hub\, and other publications. Her work has been supported by the New York State Council on the Arts. \nPatricia Park is the author of Re Jane\, a Korean American retelling of Brontë’s Jane Eyre\, and the YA novels What’s Eating Jackie Oh?\, Imposter Syndrome & Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim\, and Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic. She has written for The New York Times\, New Yorker\, Guardian\, and others. All of her novels have overlapping characters and are linked in the “Queens Multiverse.” She teaches creative writing at SUNY Stony Brook. www.patriciapark.com \nHyeseung Song is a first-generation Korean American painter\, writer and teacher. She is the author of Docile: Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl\, about an Asian American woman’s struggle with self-worth and mental illness. Docile was a “best” audiobook at Apple and translated into Korean. Song is a 2026 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Nonfiction Literature\, a 2026 Nonfiction Fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, and a recipient of the Mae Fellowship which supported women and nonbinary writers. She is at work on a meta-memoir exploring the eternal question plaguing nonfiction writers: how to survive writing about those we love. Song splits her time between New York City and the Catskills.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/books-bites-with-caroline-choe-jimin-han-patricia-park-and-hyeseung-song/
LOCATION:Yu and Me Books\, 44 Mulberry St.\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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SUMMARY:2026 Korea on Screen | Behind the Scenes of Bass X Machina
DESCRIPTION:The Korean Cultural Center New York presents a free screening of the first episode of Netflix’s new series Bass X Machina as part of its monthly screening series\, Korea on Screen. The screening will be followed by a conversation between series creator LeSean Thomas and Kwang Il Han of Studio Mir\, the animation studio behind the series. \nThe two will discuss the creation of Bass X Machina\, its real-world Old West inspiration\, and the cross-cultural production process between an American series creator and Korea’s acclaimed Studio Mir. The conversation will explore how the project moved from concept and development into animation production\, how creative responsibilities were shared across countries\, and how Studio Mir’s artists and production team helped translate the series into its finished animated form. \nProgram\n – The screening of  the first episode of Netflix’s new Bass X Machina.\n– A conversation between series creator LeSean Thomas and Kwang Il Han of Studio Mir\, the animation studio behind the series. \nTicket: FREE (RSVP REQUIRED)\n* RSVP and seating are first come\, first served.\n* Limited same-day standby tickets available.\n* Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours in advance.\n* Please note: After three no-shows without notice\, you may be subject to restrictions on future reservations.\n* All contents featuring Korean dialogue will have English subtitles available.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/2026-korea-on-screen-behind-the-scenes-of-bass-x-machina/
LOCATION:Korean Cultural Center New York\, 122 East 32nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T213000
DTSTAMP:20260902T190734Z
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SUMMARY:Niladri Kumaar 'The Space Between the Notes'
DESCRIPTION:Sitar maestro Niladri Kumaar is hailed as a maverick musician and composer\, a celebrated ambassador\, and an iconic figure in Indian music\, renowned for his compelling and innovative style. Central to his impressive portfolio is his long-running creative partnership with the late Zakir Hussain\, a sitar-tabla dialogue that became one of the most beloved and significant collaborations in contemporary Indian music\, including their sold-out WMI appearance at the Skirball Center in 2022. \nThe Space Between the Notes\, an extraordinary live recording from Mumbai\, India\, captures the only documented full performance of Kumaar and Hussain together. This concert draws from that profound musical and personal bond\, with a repertoire shaped by the spirit\, spontaneity\, and depth of their collaborations. \nNiladri and his electric sitar (zitar) will be joined on stage by Agnelo Fernandes (keys)\, Sambit Chatterjee (drums)\, and Satyajit Talwalkar (tabla) for a program of original compositions and selections closely connected to his work with Zakir Hussain\, bringing their shared repertoire and musical conversation into the present. \nThe COUNTERPOINT series focuses on contemporary artists who push the boundaries of what “world music” can mean in the 21st Century.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/niladri-kumaar-the-space-between-the-notes/
LOCATION:New York Society for Ethical Culture – Adler Hall\, 2 West 64 St.\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108
DTSTAMP:20260805T152323Z
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SUMMARY:The Age is Yours\, My Liege! A Tale of Proto-Japan
DESCRIPTION:CONTEMPORARY DANCE  | INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE \nFriday\, November 6 at 7:30 pm—Followed by a Private Gathering for Artists and Members\nSaturday\, November 7 at 7:30 pm—Followed by an Artist Q&A \nA sudden force in the Asian dance scene\, the sharp choreographic provocateur Reisa Shimojima and her Tokyo-based company KEDAGORO arrive in New York with The Age is Yours\, My Liege! A Tale of Proto-Japan\, a frenzied international premiere hurling you headfirst into an ancient Japanese festival eating itself alive. Known for exhilarating physicality that slices through contemporary events with glee\, Shimojima turns the scalpel inward\, dissecting Japanese national identity and imperial myth as her dancers cycle through a slowly revolving human-sized hamster wheel. Frankenstein-ing together sacred rite\, wartime fervor and primeval festival culture into a lurching carnival of national symbolism\, she takes direct aim at the throne and the nations built to serve it. \nTickets: $51 Nonmembers\, $38 Members
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-age-is-yours-my-liege-a-tale-of-proto-japan/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performance
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108
DTSTAMP:20261031T185852Z
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SUMMARY:New + Returning Works by Audrey Thao Berger & Noah Wang
DESCRIPTION:Audrey Thao Berger and Noah Wang present a program of movement\, music\, color\, and creative communing. Born out of over a decade of enduring artistic sharing and friendship\, Audrey and Noah are thrilled to present their first triple-bill production together\, featuring new and returning dance works. \nPROGRAM:\nslower than speed could calculate — Premiere\nInfinite Limits — Premiere\nMurmurations II — Returning \nPERFORMERS:\nFeaturing Olivia Holston\, Hiroka Mori Ngai\, Lihong Chan\, Sophie Ortiz\, Shizu Higa\, Jessica Ziegler\, Trea Dipkin\, Robyn Ayers\, Jasmine Rivers\, Taylor Massa\, Colin Heininger\, Noah Wang \nOriginal music by Theo Haber \nPERFORMANCES\nFriday\, November 6 · 7:30 PM\nSaturday\, November 7 · 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM \nDoors open 30 minutes before each performance.\nRun Time: 75 Minutes
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/new-returning-works-by-audrey-thao-berger-noah-wang/
LOCATION:University Settlement\, 184 Eldridge St.\, New York\, New York\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTSTAMP:20261031T205309Z
CREATED:20261031T205309Z
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SUMMARY:Diwali Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate the Festival of Lights with five days of puja and aarti. Due to the large amount of devotees that want to attend\, Kali Puja on Saturday and Aarti on Saturday and Sunday is by reservation only.   \nHow reservations work \n\nRegistration is free. You can add a sponsorship when you book (see below).\nAartis will last 20 min\, then we will clear the temple out to allow the next group in.\nYou’ll receive a confirmation email with your time slot. Please arrive 10 minutes ahead of your time slot and show the confirmation at the door.\nThe temple will be open from 12 PM – 8 PM for Darshan hours Saturday & Sunday.\nWe encourage everyone to bring fruits and flowers to offer.\n\n\nSCHEDULE\nFriday\, Nov. 6 \n\nDarshan Hours: 4 PM – 7 PM\nPuja: 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Dhanteras Puja\, Sri Ganesha and Lakshmi Puja\, Kalasha Sthapana \n\nSaturday\, Nov. 7 \n\nDarshan Hours: 12 PM – 8 PM\nPuja (70 spots; booking required): 3 PM–4 PM: Kali Puja & Aarti\nAarti slots (70 spots each; booking required): 4:30 | 5:00 | 5:30 | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 PM\n\nSunday\, Nov 8: Diwali Day \n\nCulture Tree Diwali: 10 AM – 11 AM\nDarshan Hours: 12 PM – 8 PM\nAarti & archana slots (70 spots each; booking required): 5:00 | 5:30 | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 PM\n\nMonday\, Nov 9 \n\nDarshan hours: 4 – 7 PM\n6 PM: Govardhan Puja\n\nTuesday\, Nov 10 \n\nDarshan hours: 4 – 7 PM\n6 PM: Kalasha Abhishekam for Mother Lakshmi
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/diwali-festival/
LOCATION:Broome Street Ganesha Temple\, 430 Broome St\, 2nd Floor\, New York\, New York\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T150000
DTSTAMP:20261027T195756Z
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SUMMARY:Healthy Mind\, Happy Aging Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A healthy mind is just as important as a healthy body! Join us for our upcoming workshop\, hosted by the Community Support Department\, to learn about mental wellness\, emotional well-being\, and healthy aging.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/healthy-mind-happy-aging-workshop/
LOCATION:YWCA Flushing\, 29-30 Union Street\, Flushing\, New York
CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness
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