Cafe Filipino: Philippine Cuisine Experience, January 28

The Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh will present its first pop-up restaurant event, Cafe Filipino: Philippine Cuisine Experience, on January 28.

This is a single-seat reservation for a food event on January 28, 2023. The event is brought to you by Cafe Filipino, our initiative to feature talented cooks within our community and showcase their signature dishes. The plan is to offer this event by popular demand as a way for us to bring a consistent fine-dining Filipino food experience to Pittsburgh. This will be a periodic fundraising event to cover the operating costs of our Philippine Center and other FAAP programs

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The menu will include your classic Filipino favorites, such as lumpia, pancit palabok, rellenong bangus, adobo, sapin-sapin and many more!

There are a limited number of tickets available, and the ticket price is a suggested $50 donation. It will be held at the Philippine Center of Pittsburgh in West Mifflin (map).

Pittsburgh Pirates reportedly close to signing top Korean pitching prospect Shim Jun-seok.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are close to signing 18-year-old pitcher Shim Jun-seok (심준석), considered among the best prospects in baseball and the top Korean prospect, according to ESPN KBO insider Daniel Kim. A profile, from MLB.com:

The scouts that have seen Shim pitch make a case that he is the best arm in this year’s international class.

What’s not to like?

He throws a fastball that tops out at 100 mph and consistently sits in the 94-96 range. He features a true 12-6 curveball and shows good command of all of his pitches. What’s more, the big and strong-bodied Shim has been praised for his clean arm action and his athleticism.

It’s also worth noting that his slider and changeup are also emerging and could eventually develop into plus pitches in the future. He’s been compared to a young Chan Ho Park since his early teens because of his poise, makeup and fastball.

Kim is currently eligible to sign with a Major League team but will likely wait until the start of the next international signing period in January to sign.

The international signing period starts on January 15.

2022 film Everything Everywhere All At Once at Pitt Johnstown, January 24.

The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown will present two screenings of the 2022 film Everything Everywhere All At Once, starring Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, on January 24.

Help us mark the Oscar Nominations with one of the year's best film nominees!

Grappling with the onset of middle age, a Chinese immigrant discovers that she can traverse across time and space. Teaming up with her alternate lives, the unlikely allies realize that they alone possess the power to protect the world from calamity, plunging them into the midst of an outlandish quest.

Two show times are available! 12pm and 8pm

For more information, please contact Astrid Muir, Vice President of Program Board at asm171@pitt.edu

Fantuan hiring Mandarin-speaking Operation Specialist for Pittsburgh area.

Fantuan, a delivery service catering to Asian restaurants and groceries that expanded to Pittsburgh in 2020, is hiring a Mandarin-speaking Business Development Specialist.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the recruitment, training, and performance review process of the delivery team.
• Improve the efficiency of the delivery team and the quality of user experience based on data analysis and statistics.
• Resolve emergency situations occurred during daily operations.
• Complete tasks assigned by supervisors.

Preferred Qualifications & Requirements:

• Possess an innovative mindset and strong execution skills.
• Have good verbal and written skills and good coordination and organization skills.
• Be able to work under pressure.
• Fluency in Chinese is preferred.
• Candidates with previous experience in dispatching and logistics industry are preferred.

Concert film BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas in Pittsburgh, from February 1.

The concert film BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas will play in Pittsburgh theaters from February 1 through 5.

Join RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook in this special cinematic cut, re-edited and remixed for the big screen. Watch new close-up angles and a whole new view of the entire concert, BTS Yet To Come in Busan.

It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront, and the Cinemark theaters in Monroeville, North Hills, and Robinson. Tickets are available online.

2022 Korean film Broker (브로커), starring Song Kang-ho, in Pittsburgh from January 12.

The 2022 Korean film Broker (브로커) will play in Pittsburgh from January 12. A synopsis, from Han Cinema:

A film about people who have become involved around 'the Baby Box' which is designed to allow people who cannot raise children to leave their babies anonymously.

Broker was the 18th highest-grossing film in Korea last year, 10th among domestic films there. It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront from the 12th and tickets are available online; it also plays at the Squirrel Hill Manor from the 13th through 19th.

Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival, March 17 - 30 at Row House Cinema.

The 2023 Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival will run from March 17 through 30 at the Row House Cinema in Lawrenceille. Tickets for this year's iteration of the annual festival will go on sale in mid-January.

New Japanese animated movie That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (転生したらスライムだった件 紅蓮の絆編) in Pittsburgh, from January 19.

The Japanese animated movie That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (転生したらスライムだった件 紅蓮の絆編) will play in Pittsburgh from January 19.

A long-running conspiracy is swirling over a mysterious power wielded by the Queen in Raja, a small country west of Tempest. When a slime who evolved into a Demon Lord named Rimuru Tempest crosses paths with Hiiro, a survivor of the Ogre race, an incredible adventure packed with new characters begins. The power of bonds will be put to the test!

It will play locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront and the Cinemark theaters in McCandless, Monaca, Monroeville, and Robinson. Tickets are available online; please note, some shows are dubbed in English while others are in Japanese with English subtitles.

U Had To Be There: KPOP NIGHT at Roxian Theatre, January 27

U Had To Be There, a national pop-up party organizer, will present Kpop Night at Roxian Theater on January 27. The all-ages show starts at 7:00 pm and tickets are available online. The Roxian Theatre is located at 425 Chartiers Ave. in McKees Rocks (map).

Anime Night Goes Plus Ultra, January 26 at Hard Rock Cafe.

The Hard Rock Cafe in Pittsburgh will host Anime Night Goes Plus Ultra on January 26.

Anime Night is a dance party inspired by music popularized throughout anime. This edition of Anime Night, "Anime Night Goes Plus Ultra", celebrates the music of My Hero Academia, alongside other anime giants such as Naruto: Shippuden, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Fairy Tail, and many more.

The show is 21+, doors open at 7:00 pm, and the event starts at 8:00 pm. Tickets are available online. The Hard Rock Cafe is located at 230 W. Station Square Drive (map) in Station Square.