Hyphen update

TALKING BASEBALL WITH KURT SUZUKI
Hyphen correspondent Jesse Zitrin had a chance to catch up with the A’s Hawai’ian-born rookie catcher, Kurt Suzuki, on the field before a game against the Chicago White Sox. Suzuki’s 2-run home run the previous day, with Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums in attendance, had been the difference in the A’s victory. Hours later, Suzuki would finish the evening with a tenth-inning, three-run home run to win another game for the A’s.

A month earlier, iron man catcher Jason Kendall was traded to the Chicago Cubs, paving the way for Kurt to become the A’s new starting catcher. Kurt first spoke with Hyphen’s Julia Chang as a member of the Stockton Ports, for Hyphen’s Body Issue in 2005. Read more at the Hyphen blog

SMORGASBORD OF ART
Kearny Street Workshop’s annual APAture: a window on the art of Asian Pacific Americans, returns to San Francisco’s Mission District and Chinatown from Sept. 18 - 29. Showcasing the work of over 100 API artists, the 9th annual APAture festival is a smorgasbord of art, including visual arts exhibitions, film screenings at the Victoria Theatre, literary readings, theater and dance performances, music and standup comedy showcases, a comics/zines expo, workshops and panel discussions. Featured artists include Misako Inaoka, Goh Nakamura, Emiko Omori, Prince Gomovilas, Lark Pien, Steamroller Dance Co. and Joel Barraquiel Tan.

GIVEAWAY #1
Just so you don’t miss your chance to get a taste of the event, Hyphen has two pairs of tickets to give away to the APAture Music Showcase on Sept. 21, 7:30pm, including featured artist Goh Nakamura. It’ll be at the Make-Out Room (3225 22nd St., San Francisco). All you have to do is be the first person to email hyphen@hyphenmagazine.com with “Make out with your tongue out!” and you’ll be sitting and hearing pretty.

NUMBER 5 MAY BE ALIVE, BUT 8 IS GREAT
Presented by the San Diego Asian Film Foundation, the 8th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival is back from Oct. 11 – 18 with a new crop of Asian American cutting edge cinema. Since 2000, the San Diego Asian Film Festival has premiered hundreds of films and videos from around the world, gaining an international reputation as one of North America’s premiere Asian American film festivals. See some amazing up-and-coming Asian American filmmakers present their work, as well as a selection of award winning international films. The Festival will be held at the UltraStar Mission Valley (7510 Hazard Center Dr., San Diego).

GIVEAWAY #2
Better yet, come see it for free on Hyphen! The first five lucky people who email hyphen@hyphenmagazine.com with “Shamu ain’t got nothing on SDAFF” will win a pair of tickets to the film screening of their choice! Please check out the schedule of movies and include your top two choices in your email as well as your address. Winners will be notified by email but tickets will be mailed. All films are available except for opening and closing night films. Of course, even if you don’t win, you should still go.

DRAGONS RULE
Join us for a weekend of world class dragon boat racing, spectacular cultural performances, and fun-filled activities for the whole family at the largest competitive dragon boat festival in the United States! You heard it right, it’s the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival, held at Treasure Island.

Going into their 12th year, they will have over 100 dragon boat teams and 2,500 dragon boat paddlers from across North America racing our 500-meter course. Dragon boat teams range from novice to competitive. Recreational and competitive teams practice year round and are coming from all over the United States and Canada to battle it out in the championships.

ARE YOU AN ARTIST? DRAW ME!
Do you doodle your way through meetings? Gather old shoes off the street for a found objects piece? Throw paint in ways that would make Pollack jealous? Anger your loved ones for never finding that right outlet for others to appreciate your work? Well, we at Hyphen appreciate you. Actually, we’ll take it a step further Uncle Sam-style and say, “We want you!” We’re looking for some new artists to illustrate articles with paintings, cartoons, collages, mixed media, etc. OK, we can’t afford you compensate you monetarily (we wish we were paid, too!), but it’s great exposure in a national magazine! Please email erica@hyphenmagazine with samples or a link to an online portfolio.

WE’LL PENCIL YOU IN
Hey social butterfly—we know you’re out there itching to tell people what to do. So why not see your APA events listed on our events calendar? Just send the Five W’s (Who, What, Where, When and Why) of your APA events to events@hyphenmagazine.com.

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in San Francisco, CA—

Matcha
June through November 2007
1st Thursday of the month
Sept. 6: Tea
Asian Art Museum
(200 Larkin St.)
Free with museum admission
($5 after 5pm)
On first Thursday nights, head on over to MATCHA—the perfect way to unwind and get your monthly arts and culture fix. On Sept. 6, discover East Asian tea and its many splendid flavors: observe tea master demos, sip samples, get the 411 on Chinese yixing pottery and Japanese tea ceremonies, and stroll the galleries. This is your last chance to check out the exclusive US presentation of Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga!

Asian Americans on Broadway
Sept. 15
2:30pm
Palace of the Fine Arts
(3301 Lyon St.)
Tickets $35 – $50
Come watch Asian American Broadway stars belt out tunes for the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California’s annual concert and dinner. A silent auction kicks things off with a rousing concert and VIP dinner prepared by Yoshi’s Jazz Club and Japanese Restaruant’s executive chef, Sho Kamio following. For more information call (415) 567-5505.

India Jazz Progressions
Sept. 28 – 30
Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center
Tickets $23 – $35
After the huge success of the award-winning India Jazz Suites, India Jazz Progressions takes it to the next level. Featuring Pandit Chitresh Das and Jason Samuels Smith, and their companies, including principal dancers Charlotte Moraga, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Chloe Arnold, and stellar Indian classical and jazz musicians.

in Boston, MA–

BASIC 2007
Oct. 13
Harvard University
Each fall, 300 – 500 students from schools throughout the New England area are brought together for the Boston Asian Students Intercollegiate Conference. BASIC, held this year at Harvard, is a student-organized effort to promote greater awareness of APA issues among the local college community. Energetic students on the executive board have organized panels and workshops facilitated by community leaders, scholars, entertainers, and other prominent members of the APA community. With a full day of events, BASIC is sure to be fun, if not educational.