Pacific Asia Museum

Performance
Parson’s Nose theatre company presents a hilarious one hour adaptation of Moliere’s The Imaginary Invalid.

Adults $20, Student/Child/Seniors $15, www.parsonsnose.com for more info or to purchase tickets.

Join everyone’s favorite storyteller Sunny Stevenson in the travelers’ tent for fabulous stories from along the Silk Road.

Free children ages 11 and under and members, included with museum admission for non-members. RSVP to ext. 31

Free Family Festival: Celebrating the Philipppines
Enjoy performances, hands-on crafts, demonstrations, free museum admission and more as we celebrate the vibrant arts and culture of the Philippines. Fun for all ages!

The Butterfly Lovers: Lecture and Demonstration by Beijing Dance Academy Resident Dance Company
"Bridging ancient and modern, East and West", the critically acclaimed Beijing Dance Academy Resident Dance Company comes to Pacific Asia Museum for a fabulous lecture and demonstration, featuring highlights of Chinese classical dances and the Butterfly Lovers, known as the China's Romeo and Juliet. Discover the amazing blending of traditional themes with contemporary elements in China. Don't miss out!

Celebrate Chinese New Year in conjunction with Valentine's Day! Free for museum members; included with admission for non-members. RSVP: 626.449.2742 ext 31

Co-sponsored by Chinus Cultural Production Inc.

To enjoy their full performances at the Ahmanson Theater in LA Music Center Feb 12-14, buy tickets online via http://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets. Enter special code "Beijing" to receive $5 discount for the opening night show.

Added by popular demand! A great way to unwind for the weekend. Instructor Jill Zepezauer has designed the class for all ability levels. $10

Authors on Asia
Canyon Sam: Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History
In her inspiring narrative of a journey to Tibet on China’s new “Sky Train,“ writer and performance artist Canyon Sam Chronicles the vast changesin Tibet as seen through the eyes of four Tibetan women – a visionary educator, a freedom fighter, a gulag survivor and a child bride, connecting the women’s poignant histories to larger cultural, political, and spiritual themes.

Free for members, included with museum admission for non-members. RSVP to (626) 449-2742, ext. 20

Hamra Abbas, It Was a Little Demon, I Can tell You, 2008 Paper collage, Perspex box, 26 x 211 x 30 cm; Courtesy of the artist and Green Cardamom

Exhibition Opens
Beyond the Page: The Miniatureas Attitude in Contemporary Art from Pakistan
February 18-June 27, 2010
In the Changing Exhibition Galleries

Added by popular demand! A great way to unwind for the weekend. Instructor Jill Zepezauer has designed the class for all ability levels. $10

New six week series of Chinese Brush Painting begins. $120 per person, call ext. 19 for more information.

Southern California Haiku Study Group meeting. New members always welcome. Free.

Authors on Asia
Essential Marathi Cookbook – Chef Kaumudi Marathe will discuss flavorful dishes from Marathi, her native state in India, and offer a sampling of a favorite recipe.

Special arrangements have made this new book available at the program; otherwise it is not yet available in the U.S.

Free for members, included with museum admission for non-members. RSVP to (626) 449-2742, ext. 20

Durga and Kali Fighting the Demon; Hordes, India, c. 1800, Pahari School, Gouache and gold on paper, Pacific Asia Museum Collection, Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by The Collectors’ Circle, 2005.46.1.

Exhibition Opens
Indian Miniature Painting
February 24-May 16, 2010
In the Focus Gallery

Special Event
An unveiling of Southwest Chamber Music's historic Ascending Dragon Music Festival and Cultural Exchange. Sponsored in part by the State Department, this musical exchange with Vietnam is the largest ever in the nations’ shared history. Grammy Award-winning conductor and Artistic Director Jeff von der Schmidt will give an overview of the project’s performances and community events.

For more info, visit http://www.swmusic.org or call 800-726-7147 to RSVP. Free.

Added by popular demand! A great way to unwind for the weekend. Instructor Jill Zepezauer has designed the class for all ability levels. $10

Added by popular demand! A great way to unwind for the weekend. Instructor Jill Zepezauer has designed the class for all ability levels. $10

Join everyone’s favorite storyteller Sunny Stevenson in the travelers’ tent for fabulous stories from along the Silk Road.

Free children ages 11 and under and members, included with museum admission for non-members. RSVP to ext. 31

New Year Celebration
Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with performances, stories, and more. Fun for all ages! Sponsored by the Chinese Arts Council.

Free for members, included with museum admission for non-members.

An exploration of the diverse beauty and rich history of Indian miniatures with curator Bridget Bray.

Southern California Haiku Study Group meeting. New members always welcome. Free.

Bowl, Japan, 19th c., Porcelain, glaze; Pacific Asia Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. Wilhelmina Lockhart; 1984.55.62

Exhibition Opens
Japan in Blue and White
March 25, 2010-March 6, 2011
In the Frank and Toshie Mosher Gallery of Japanese Art

Authors on Asia
The Constant and Changing Faces of the Goddess: Goddess Traditions of Asia - In this comprehensive yet highly readable exploration, Dr. Deepak Shimkhada and Dr. Phyllis K. Herman trace the multiplicity of Asian goddesses- their continuities, discontinuities, and importance as symbols of wisdom, power, transformation, compassion, destruction and creation.

Special arrangements have made this new book available at the program; otherwise it is not yet available in the U.S.

Free for members, included with museum admission for non-members. RSVP to (626) 449-2742, ext. 20