Join us for tea and connect with creative folks in the Queer Asian community. Tea time will include performances, making art and discussion. Free/donations are appreciated.

4-5:30pm: Create art in the Liao Learning Studio (2nd Floor). Meet, gather and chat in the Chow Learning Studio (Mezzanine). Story time in the foyer of Gary Locke Library or catch the first screening of Fruit Fly.
5:30-6:30pm: Tea and snacks in the Chow Learning Studio (Mezzanine)
6pm: 2nd screening of Fruit Fly.

This program is in conjunction with the exhibit Across the Spectrum: Stories from Queer Asian Pacific America, on display through February 14, 2010.

Learn about the heart of Chado (way of tea) and participate in traditional Japanese New Year tea ceremony hosted by Chado Urasenke Tankokai Seattle Association. Also discover the art of ikebana with Ikebana International Seattle Chapter #19 and find out more about this style of flower arrangement where nature and humanity come together.

Special event tickets for the Oshogatsu program will be given out at the Front Desk starting at 10am. Individuals who do not receive a special event ticket will be asked to wait in line for available seats prior to the program start time of 3pm.

This event is a part of the Tateuchi Story Theatre Performing Arts Series sponsored by the Atsuhiko & Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation.

Be sure to check out the New Years All Year Round exhibit (on display January 16-July 3, 2010) exploring New Year celebrations in the Japanese, Hmong and Vietnamese community.

Thursday, October 22, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Japanese Musical Instruments: Koto and Fue Performance
With acclaimed Japanese musicians: Miki Maruta (koto/zither) and Kaoru Watanabe (fue/traverse bamboo flutes). Miki Maruta is an accomplished koto player in Tokyo who studied under Tadao Sawai (master of the Japanese koto), Kazue Sawai and Takako Kikuuta. Kaoru Watanabe is a former player and artistic director of the iconic Japanese taiko ensemble Kodo.

The evening will also include a discussion on the cultural/historical background and modern usage of their instruments. Suggested donation: $5-$10.

This performance is a part of the Tateuchi Story Theatre Performing Arts Series sponsored by the Atsuhiko & Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation. This event is also supported by Trust for Mutual Understanding, Asian Cultural Council and Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts JAPAN program as part of the Khoomei-Taiko Ensemble 2009 program.

Photo courtesy of the artists.

Also don't miss:
Seattle Debut of the Khoomei-Taiko Ensemble
Sunday, October 25, 7:30pm at Town Hall
Town Hall's world-performance series Global Rhythms opens its 2009-2010 season with the Seattle debut of the ground-breaking Khoomei-Taiko Ensemble, a unique collaboration featuring internationally-renowned Japanese, Mongolian and Japanese American singers and musicians coming together for the first time to explore the rich traditions of their cultures, and crossing boundaries to create new and vibrant contemporary works. There is a special pre-concert talk with the group's artistic director, Kaoru Watanabe, at 6:45pm, free to ticket-holders. This event is presented in collaboration with the 2009 Earshot Jazz Festival, and with community partners Wing Luke Asian Museum, World Affairs Council, and the Regional Taiko Group. Advanced tickets are $24/$21 for Town Hall members, students and seniors at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800-838-3006.

“Incarceration and Remembrance: A Historian’s View” a talk by Roger Daniels
Saturday, September 19, 2009 / 2pm
Tateuchi Story Theatre

Roger Daniels, preeminent Asian American Studies scholar, will review the evolving ways that Nikkei communities have “remembered” the World War II incarceration, from decades of postwar neglect to the redress struggles, the institution of pilgrimages to former incarceration camps, and changing agenda of today. He will discuss the teaching of the incarceration, its place in the history curriculum, and the problems of teaching the subject when there are no more living witnesses. Daniels will also note the most neglected victims of the incarceration, the all but vanished first generation immigrants, the Issei. Co-presented by Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project and the Wing Luke Asian Museum.  The event is free, on a free admission day to the Museum. More information: 206-320-0095, info@densho.org, www.densho.org.

An Evening with Japanese painter Masato Okano
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 / 5-6:30pm
Tateuchi Story Theatre
Suggested donation: $3-$5



Join us as acclaimed Japanese painter, Masato Okano, reveals his new works and talks about the inspiration behind his paintings. Mr. Okano has exhibited his work in many cities around Japan and has done commission work for Japanese temples. In 2007, he won the Rookie of the Year and Special Prize awards at the Seikou Competition. He will also be exhibiting his works at Aki Matsuri from September 12th-13th. For more information, see www.enma.org. To find out more about this amazing artist click here. Sponsored by the Atsuhiko & Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation

Tateuchi Story Theatre Performing Arts Series presents: Tanabata Festival
Sunday, July 5; 1 to 4pm
Tateuchi Story Theatre and Community Hall
Free with General Admission

Join us in celebrating this special Japanese Star Festival. Tanabata, meaning "Evening of the Seventh," has origins that are connected to Chinese Folklore and astronomy. The story goes that during the festival, it is the only time when two lovers, who are stars in the night sky, are able to meet. The Milky Way separates them like a river, until the "Evening of the Seventh." The stars who are based on these lovers are Vega and Altair, which do intersect once a year. Play Japanese games and create Japanese crafts. Featuring, Japanese performances in the Tateuchi Story Theatre.

Sponsored by the Atsuhiko & Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation

Tateuchi Story Theatre Performing Arts Series Kick-off
Thursday, March 5; 6 to 7pm
Tateuchi Story Theatre
FREE
Introducing the Tateuchi Story Theatre Performing Arts Series. This is the first in the series celebrating traditional Japanese performing arts including musical concerts, classical dance, martial arts demonstrations, theatrical performances and much, much more. Come enjoy our first concert! This kick-off will feature Fujima Dance Ensemble, Miyagi Kai and Midori Kono Thiel.

Sponsored by the Atsuhiko & Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation

Chasing Daybreak Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Thursday, February 19, 6pm-8:30pm
Tateuchi Story Theatre Contact (206) 623-5124 for tickets.

Watch the screening of Chasing Daybreak, a film about mixed race in America. A panel discussion will follow.

This is a community program for the exhibit My Place or Yours: Embracing Mixed Identities, on display through June 14, 2009.

Seattle Ukulele Players Association performance
Saturday, February 21, 4pm-6pm
Tateuchi Story Theatre
Free

Listen to the Seattle Ukulele Players Association (SUPA) play hapa haole and Hawai’ian tunes. SUPA promotes fellowship, entertainment, performance and education among ukulele enthusiasts in the Puget Sound region. The players are multi-generational and multi-cultural -- the performers scheduled are a small representative of their over 100 members from around the Puget Sound area.

This is a community program for the exhibit Ho’omau ka Huaka’i: The Voyage Continues, on display through August 16, 2009.