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Little Big Band • Exciting blend of funk music, dance, soul, jazz, rock and blues with theatrical performance, poetry and spoken word

The Wing
719 South King Street
www.wingluke.org
The Brooks Giles Band • High Energy Jazz/Blues and R&B
Four Seas Restaurant
714 South King Street
21 and over venue
ChoroLoco • ChoroLoco is an all instrumental quintet that performs Choro music from Rio de Janeiro
Phnom Penh Noodle House
660 South King Street
www.phnompenhnoodles.com
Rachel Wong • Described as a "fresh addition to Seattle's music scene," Rachel brings a unique acoustic pop sound that will have you tapping your foot and humming along.
KOBO at Higo
604 South Jackson Street
www.koboseattle.com
Music & Dance
Sit under our traditional Chinese Pavilion and enjoy music to relax and dance to while in the Park
At Hing Hay Park
Maynard Avenue South & South King Street
Party under the Chinatown Gate
Relax under the Chinatown Gate while a local DJ spins music to groove to. Your entryway into the Chinatown-ID, get all of your questions answered about our neighborhood and our upcoming summer events.
At Chinatown-ID Business Improvement Area Headquarters
www.cidbia.org
507 South King St
At the foot of the Chinatown Gate

East by West
A group show of new work by eleven of Cullom Gallery's artists based across the U.S, Europe and Japan, illustrates contemporary takes on traditions of Japanese art on and of paper. Woodblock prints, drawing, painting and paper cuts by Annie Bissett, Kristina Hagman, Sara Hauser, Saskia Lehnert, Francesca Lohmann, Eva Pietzcker, Tyler Starr, Taiko Suzuki, Mugi Takei, Ryohei Tanaka and Binky Walker and are featured. The exhibition opens with an evening reception with several participating artists on May 5th from 6–8 pm. On display May 5-28, 2011.
At Cullom Gallery
603 South Main Street
www.cullomgallery.com
Seattle's Japanese print & paper gallery
Pottery Northwest Residents Showcase 2011
Alya Khan, Adam Helemske, Jessi Li, James Lobb, Drew Nicklas, George Rodriguez, Deborah Schwarzkopf, Wally Bivens
The artists in residence at Pottery Northwest is representative of the range of work in the ceramic field in the 21st century. Their work is figurative, functional, wood fired, hand built, wheel thrown, sculptural and introduces the best new work in the field in the Northwest.
At KOBO at Higo
604 South Jackson Street
www.koboseattle.com
Artisan gallery featuring Japanese and Northwest fine crafts, specializing in both traditional and contemporary works
Momo
600 South Jackson Street
www.momoseattle.com
Open until 8PM for your perusing pleasure
"Walking into Momo is like embarking on a global treasure hunt. Dressers and cabinets welcome shoppers with open drawers overflowing with fashion accessories, cards, candles and goodies from near and afar." Seattle Magazine
Panama Hotel Tea & Coffee House
607 South Main Street
www.panamahotelseattle.com/teahouse.htm
The Historic Panama Hotel was built in 1910 by Sabro Ozasa, a Japanese architect and graduate of the University of Washington. Through the years it has served as a home for generations of Japanese immigrants, Alaskan fishermen and international travelers. The hotel served generations of Seattle's Japanese community until closing its doors in 1950, and has remained preserved as it was to this day.
Stop at The Panama, enjoy a drink and take in their historic displays, including a picture window to personal belongings of Japanese Americans kept safe in the Hotel's basement during the World War II incarceration.
Phnom Penh Noodle House
660 South King Street
www.phnompenhnoodles.com
Executive Chef/Owner Sam Ung and his family immigrated as refugees to the United States in 1980 after fleeing the Khmer Rouge. Ung recently published a biography entitled, I Survived the Killing Fields. The restaurant currently features an exhibition display with artifacts and photographs from Cambodia and the Killing Fields.
Seattle Pinball Museum
508 Maynard Avenue South
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$7.00 general admission | 30 plus vintage pinball machines set to free play!
Presently includes 32 pinball machines ranging from 1930s to 2011. This summer the upper level opens, adding 14 more machines. Highlights include Rolling Stones 2011 machine, debuted in the U.S. April 2011, and Galactic Girl, handmade pinball machine featured in City Art Magazine April 2011.
Other summer highlights: First Thursdays, May through August 2011, $2 off admission. Tournament, June 9, 2011, 6-10pm. Available for private events and parties.
Sun May Company
Canton Alley on King Street between 7th & 8th Avenue South
Chinatown's oldest gift shop
Open late just for JamFest!
The Wing
719 South King Street
www.wingluke.org
America's only museum devoted to the remarkable Asian Pacific American experience.
Featuring:
Cultural Confluence: Urban People of Asian and Native American Heritages
Participating artists and filmmakers: Joy Belmont; Chenoa Egawa; Louie L. Gong; Diana Leung & Kamala Todd; Lucy Ostrander & Don Sellers; Sandy & Yasu Osawa; Lillian Pitt; Lawney Reyes; Rudy Romero; Samuella Samaniego; Sondra Segundo; Preston Singletary; Gene Tagaban, Henare & Tawera Tahuri; Gail Tremblay & Arthur Tulee; Laura Wong Whitebear
The historic legacies and contemporary lives of people who are both Asian and Native American come together for the first time in this exhibition. Through a mix of cotemporary art, new media and storytelling, Cultural Confluence explores what it means to be Native in the city at a time when nearly two thirds of Native Americans live away from their tribal reservations and ancestral homes. On display through September 18.
Dual Nature: Contemporary Glass and Jewelry
Featured artists: Eunsuh Choi, Ron Ho, Masami Koda, Vina Rust, Midori Saito, Jeff Sarmiento, Boyd Sugiki, Cynthia Toops
This dramatic exhibition explores the parallel histories of glass and jewelry/metalsmithing which are deeply rooted in the Pacific Northwest, featuring works by eight emerging and established artists. On display are intricate metalwork inspired by botany, organic forms in paper and resin, architectural glass vessels, colorful micro-mosaic brooches, and reflections on cultural roots and identity. Curated by Hilary Lee. On display through January 15, 2012.
Born Into Identity: The Asian Pacific American Adoptees Experience
Featured Artists: Nari Baker, Matt Blesse, JooYoung Choi, Amber Field, Lee Herrick, Jane Jin Kaisen, Marilyn "TiyaDK" Kirby, Anh Ðào Kolbe, Darius Morrison, mi ok song bruining, Susan Sponsler, Sarah Trent and Dana Weiser.
What does it mean to be an adult adoptee? Through the artworks of 13 APA Adoptee artists and oral histories from community members, this exhibition explores the complexities of being an APA Adoptee. On display through June 19.
Sacred Seattle…
Is Seattle Sacred? Through exploration of religion and spirituality in the city, Sacred Seattle… reveals the complex ways that immigrant communities have created spiritual homes through practices as diverse as creating home altars, attending services, building new religious institutions and engaging in devotional worship, prayers, and rituals. On display through August 7.
New Years All Year Round
Learn about Chinese American New Year traditions as well as those of other Asian Pacific Islander American communities. This year's interactive New Years exhibition features New Year traditions of Chinese American, Laotian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander American communities, along with the Asian Indian American Festival of Lights. On display through July 1.
From the Ground Up
View our AWARD WINNING YouthCAN program's artwork. Who has style and where does it come from? From the Ground Up explores the origins of style among Asian Pacific American youth. High school artists present their personal style and visions of the street in original graffiti prints. On display through May 21.
Uwajimaya
600 5th Avenue South
www.uwajimaya.com
7AM–10PM
Serving the Pacific Northwest since 1928. Explore the aisles and aisles of this specialty Asian grocery store. Features The Uwajimaya Village Food Court. With nine dining choices there is bound to be something to satisfy every appetite.


Bush Garden
614 Maynard Avenue South
5–6:30PM; 8:45–9:45PM — bar appetizers
Karaoke starts at 9:30PM
www.bushgarden.net
Kaname Izakaya and Shochu Bar
610 South Jackson Street
5–6:30PM — drinks, appetizers, sushi rolls
www.kaname-izakaya.com

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