Join us for a Tiny Talk and Micro Exhibit with Small Mall featured artist Karen Lue!It's free and open to the public. Small Mall is located at 5300 Butler St. (map).
View and buy work by Karen and hear her give a tiny artist talk.
The Asian American Leadership Forum presents Networking Opportunity Happy Hour. Come join us for an evening of fun, friends, and drinks! This is your chance to meet and mingle with local professionals across all environmental fields. Purchase of a ticket gets you a free drink and appetizers!
When the MV Sewol ferry sank off the coast of South Korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice from national authorities.It plays at the Harris Theater from February 1 through February 12, at the Cinemark theaters in the North Hills and Robinson from February 3 through 9, and at the Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville on February 1, 3, 4, and 5.
This program will feature extremely talented and passionate musicians from all over the world. Together they will explore the relationship between East and West through creativity and virtuosity. The program will feature songs spanning traditional music, world music, classical music & modern music combining Chinese, Middle Eastern, South American & other regional elements.It will be held at Alphabet City on the North Side (map) and free tickets are available online.
Join us in the Assembly Hall of MuseumLab for an Artist talk with illustrator, graphic designer, and current exhibiting artist, Jordan Wong (WONGFACE). Learn more about the artist behind the new augmented reality mural in Tech Lab, then experience the artwork for yourself.MuseumLab is part of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and is located at 6 Allegheny Square E on the North Side (map). Admission for adults is $18 and includes admission to the museum.
Wong will be sharing his journey of struggling to find a job after graduating college to building his own career as a creative professional. He will also talk of how his recent personal work enabled him to connect deeper with this Chinese heritage and culture as well as his identity as an Asian American.
This is an all ages event!
From Light Chaser Animation, one of China’s premiere animation studios, comes a visually stunning new take on a classic legend. One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from a nearby village. She has lost her memory, and together they go on a journey to discover her real identity, developing deeper feelings for one another along the way. But as they learn more about her past, they uncover a darker plot of supernatural forces vying for power, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Conceived as a prequel to one of the most ancient and enduring stories in Chinese history, White Snake presents a sumptuous tale of trickster demons, deadly mythical beasts, assassins, wuxia action, and the promise of eternal love.Tickets are not yet available. The single-screen theater is located at 4115 Butler Street in Lawrenceville (map).
The English Language Institute (ELI) is pleased to host 10 teachers from the Korea National University of Education and six Korean ELI students this semester. To welcome this new cohort, the Asian Studies Center will host a second Korean Language Social Hour. This will serve as a perfect opportunity to both learn Korean from native Korean speakers and teach English to international students. There will be snacks and drinks at this event, too.It runs from 4:00 to 5:00 pm in the Global Hub on the first floor of Posvar Hall (map).
