explorASIAN - | Many cultures | Many languages | One celebration | The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society celebrates its 12th Anniversary in 2008! Please note that due to unforseen circumstances beyond our control, events and programs are subject to change without notice. Please check the Festival Updates page daily for new event listings, event changes, news and announcements. VAHMS is not responsible for the subject matter, performance content, or any other element connected with third-party events, ticketing or other fees associated with third-party events. Please contact the presenter directly. | MUSIC | DANCE | VISUAL ARTS | FILMS | LITERARY | COMEDY | WORKSHOPS & LECTURES| CHILDREN | OTHER | explorASIAN 2008 OPENING EVENT - S O L D O U T ! MAY 1 - Thursday - 7:30pm (Music/Dance) Infinite Echoes from Japan: New Directions in Traditional Japanese Music MAY 1 to 30 (Visual Arts) Japanese Canadian National Museum presents The Sakura Tree MAY 2 - Friday - 8pm (Music) China Red Meets Bluegrass: Red Chamber vs The Jaybirds MAY 2 - Friday - 8pm (Music) Zula Presents An Evening with LATIF BOLAT MAY 2 - Friday - 10pm (Film) Asian Cinema Takes a Bow on Knowledge Network The Slanted Screen MAY 3 - Saturday - 6pm (to JUNE 1) (Visual Arts) MERGE by frozen-melt (Naoko Takenouchi, Miyuki Shinkai, HiDe Ebina) MAY 3 - Saturday - 8pm (Music/Dance) KEBYAR! The Music and Dance of Bali MAY 3 - Saturday - 8pm (Spoken Word/Music/Discussion) The Good Asian Drivers Tour MAY 3 - Saturday - 6pm (Celebration) Centre A's 9th Anniversary Dinner and Art Auction MAY 4 - Sunday - 2pm (Music/Dance) KEBYAR! The Music and Dance of Bali MAY 4 - Sunday - 2pm (Spoken Word/Music/Discussion) The Good Asian Drivers Tour MAY 4 - Sunday - 8pm (Music) Reza Mohammed Shajarian & the Ava Ensemble MAY 5 - Monday - 7:30pm (Music) Kaisahan Voice Ensemble with special guests Brave Waves MAY 9 - Friday - 8pm (Comedy) 9th Annual Asian Comedy Night: Etch-YOUR-Sketch 2! - SKETCHOFF!#$%!! Vancouver Rice Bowl Competition MAY 9 - Friday - 10pm (Film) Asian Cinema Takes a Bow on Knowledge Network Lai Man Wai: The Father of Chinese Cinema MAY 10 - Saturday - 7:30pm (Film) Mad Detective (Sun taam) MAY 10 - Saturday - 8pm (Comedy) 9th Annual Asian Comedy Night: Etch-YOUR-Sketch 2! - SKETCHOFF!#$%!! People's Choys Award MAY 11 - Sunday - 9pm (Film) SMC/explorASIAN First Annual Filmmakers Showcase MAY 12 - Sunday - 10:30am & 12:30pm (Dance) Vancouver International Childrens Festival: SPECTACULAR KOREA MAY 12 to 14 (Film) THE VOICE OF IRAN: MOHAMMED REZA SHAJARIAN MAY 12 to 14 (Film) SANTOURI (THE MUSIC MAN) MAY 13 - Tuesday - 10:30am & 12:30pm (Children) Vancouver International Childrens Festival: Halmang, Myth of Jeju Island May 13 - Tuesday - 1:30pm (Film) Tailor Made: Chinatown's Last Tailors MAY 13 - Tuesday - 7pm (Music) Classical Western and Classical Chinese MAY 14 - Wednesday - 10:30am & 12:30pm (Children) Vancouver International Childrens Festival: Halmang, Myth of Jeju Island May 14 - Wednesday - 11am (Film) Tailor Made: Chinatown's Last Tailors MAY 15 - Thursday - 10:30am & 12:30pm (Children) Vancouver International Childrens Festival: Halmang, Myth of Jeju Island MAY 16 - Friday - 10:30am & 12:30pm (Children) Vancouver International Childrens Festival: Halmang, Myth of Jeju Island May 16 - Friday - 11am (Film) Tailor Made: Chinatown's Last Tailors MAY 16 - Friday - 8pm (Music) A Piano Concert By Ardeshir & Aria Rohani MAY 16 - Friday - 8pm (Visual Arts/Music) "How To Feed A Piano" - A Project by David Khang with Candice Hopkins Performance: Hank Bull & Joomi Seo on piano MAY 16 - Friday - 10pm (Film) Asian Cinema Takes a Bow on Knowledge Network Cinema Asia MAY 17 - Saturday (to May 24) (Visual Arts) "How To Feed A Piano" - A Project by David Khang with Candice Hopkins: Exhibition MAY 18 - Sunday - 9pm (Film) SMC/explorASIAN First Annual Filmmakers Showcase MAY 19 - Sunday - 11am (Dance) Vancouver International Childrens Festival: SPECTACULAR KOREA MAY 21 - Wednesday - 7pm (Visual Arts/Lecture) "How To Feed A Piano" - A Project by David Khang with Candice Hopkins Panel Discussion: Candice Hopkins, Larissa Lai, Rinaldo Walcott MAY 22 - Thursday - 7pm (Literary) Book Launches: Michiko Midge Ayukawa & Patricia E. Roy MAY 23 - Friday - 7pm (Visual Arts/Literary) Japanese Canadian National Museum presents The Sakura Tree MAY 23 - Friday - 8pm (Music) CARAVAN Presents Shubhendra Rao & Cellist Saskia Rao de-Hass May 24 - Saturday - 1pm (Lecture/Workshop) How Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Traditional Martial Arts (Kung-Fu) are inter-related and how they both are fundamental roots of Chinese Culture MAY 24 - Saturday - 2pm (Visual Arts/Literary) Japanese Canadian National Museum presents The Sakura Tree MAY 24, 25 and JUNE 1 (Children/Other) The 2nd FORMOSA CUP – Storytelling Competition MAY 24 to JUNE 1 (Exhibition/Music/Dance/Theatre/Workshop/Lecture) Pangaea Arts presents THE LIFE OF PAPER MAY 24 - Saturday - 8pm (Music) Yoshida Brothers MAY 25 - Sunday - 2pm (Lecture/Music) A Musical Atlas of Asia: China & Beyond MAY 25 - Sunday - 7pm (Music/Dance) SULYAP - Kababayang Pilipino's 15th Anniversary Performance Celebration MAY 25 - Sunday - 9pm (Film) SMC/explorASIAN First Annual Filmmakers Showcase MAY 26 - Monday - 6:30pm (Workshop) Scripting Aloud MAY 26 - Monday - 7:30pm (Literary/Music) WORLD POETRY Presents The Fifth Asian Heritage Night May 28 - Wednesday - 11am (Film) Tailor Made: Chinatown's Last Tailors MAY 29 - Thursday - 12 Noon (Dance) The Dance Centre presents Discover Dance! Showcasing the Vancouver Korean Dance Society MAY 29 - Thursday (to June 21) (Visual Arts) Hidden Rivers: Exhibition by local Ismaili Muslim Artists explorASIAN 2008 CLOSING EVENT MAY 31 - Saturday - 8pm (Music) explorASIAN 2008 Closing Celebration: DHARMAKASA Concert Help us promote explorASIAN! In an effort to reduce our carbon footprint and help preserve our forests, we have chosen not to produce a printed program guide for our festival. For your convenience, our festival event schedule can be found online at http://www.explorasian.org/festival2008_short.html We have also reduced the amount of printed promotional materials generated to promote the festival. Digital versions can be found online at http://www.explorasian.org/promotion.html To compensate for the reduced printed promotional materials, please help us spread the word by telling everyone about the explorASIAN festival. Support the local artists and cultural organizations in our community!