Posts Tagged ‘india’
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
Famous Asian Art Museum supporter Jerry Yang came by to introduce Out of Character: Decoding Chinese Calligraphy so that was nice.
Anyway, here’s what’s going on these days:
Out of Character: Decoding Chinese Calligraphy
Through January 13, FREE with museum admission
The SF Chronicle has called Out of Character–the first major American exhibition on calligraphy in more than a decade–a “smashing show” that aims to make Chinese calligraphy “less mysterious.” Many of the masterpieces are on public view for the first time, but that’s not all. Rounding out this beautiful presentation are a few modern paintings by abstract American artists and a short animated film by contemporary Chinese artist Xu Bing. Whet your appetite with this fun trailer.
Finally: Tickets for Terracotta Warriors Available Starting Today
Exhibition Opens February 22
Last month we filled you in on the Terracotta Warriors’ impending visit. Starting today, you can hop online and purchase advance tickets to see the Eighth Wonder of the World. We’re anticipating big crowds, so getting tickets now is your best bet. Click here to get started.
India Celebration
Sunday, November 18, 11:00 am-4:00 pm
FREE with museum admission
It’s almost time for Diwali, one of India’s most important festivals of the year. More popularly known as the festival of lights, it’s named after the row of lamps that are symbolically lit outside homes. Here’s how we’ll celebrate at the museum: a performance with Ashwin Batish (of “sitar power” fame) and his family, Hindi script art activities, yoga with kids, storytelling tours with families, and more.
Other Events in November
Tags: 2012, asian art museum, bay area, california, Calligraphy, celebration, chinese, Decoding Chinese Calligraphy, Diwali, india, India Celebration, Jerry Yang, november 18, Out of Character, Out of Character: Decoding Chinese Calligraphy, San Francisco, Terracotta Warriors, tickets, Xu Bing.
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Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Cute name?
Check.
Garish paint scheme / vehicle wrap?
Check.
Gas cap?
Meh.
Throttles forward, it’s lunchtime!
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Tags: 2012, 2nd, bay area, california, curry, curry up now, diesel, dirty, food, gas cap, gasoline, india, indian, missing, rag, San Francisco, street, taco, truck
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Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Well, here it is: Maharaja: The Splendor of India’s Royal Courts at the Asian Art Museum in Civic Center.
Read more about the exhibition
Click here to win tickets
And guess what, they’re having a Matcha tonight, Thursday, October 27th, 2011 – it’s New India Cuisine from 5:00 to 9:00 PM:
“Kick-off the Maharaja exhibition with taste! Top Chef Master Floyd Cardoz will discuss and demonstrate contemporary flavors in Indian Cuisine, and DJ Janaka Selekta will spin sweet sounds blending traditional South Asian music with electronic beats.
Enjoy free sample bites from Sukhi’s Gourmet Indian Foods, check out Maharaja and find out the curator’s favorite objects, go on a docent tour, make your own chai mix, sip from the cash bar, and more. All for just $10. 5-9 pm. Click here for more details. Share with friends on Facebook.”
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And, Don’t Miss These Highlights!
And here’s how the exhibit ends in Gallery 3, all modern, with the sweetest office desk imaginable:
I’ll dig through the catalog and post more stuff later.
And oh, if you haven’t seen it, here’s the new logo for the Asian – it’s a turned A, fundamentally:
But it’s 3D, as you can see:
All right, see you there!
Tags: 2011, a, asian art museum, bay area, california, Cuisine, dj, docent, down, exhibition, Floyd Cardoz, foods, gourmet, india, indian, Janaka Selekta, logo, Maharaja, master, new, New India Cuisine, San Francisco, Splendor of India's Royal Courts, Sukhi's, top chef, tour, turned, upside
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Here it is, the new logo for our Asian Art Museum
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It’s one of these, right?
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All the deets:
“A Brand New Brand
We’ve been eager to share something exciting with you, and now it’s time:
Your Asian Art Museum sports a new vision, a new brand promise, and a new logo – unveiled this week. We’re reinventing ourselves to engage a broader audience.
Our Vision is to spark connections across cultures and through time, and our brand promises to: Awaken the Past, Inspire the Next. We’ll use art to unlock the past and bring it to life, and act as a catalyst for new art, new creativity, and new thinking. We’ll feature more contemporary art, often drawing connections to historic art in our collection. We invite you to experience the beauty and depth of Asian art and cultures, and to be inspired.
Our new logo reflects our Vision. It says we have a new perspective. It’s bold and confident. And, it invites all to engage. (Did you know an upside-down A is a mathematic symbol for “for all”?)
Come see how we’re starting to live our new brand. On view now is Poetry in Clay: Korean Buncheong Ceramics from Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art (through Jan 8, 2012). In the next two months, check out Maharaja: The Splendor of India’s Royal Courts (opens Oct 21) and Deities, Demons, and Dudes with ‘Staches: Indian Avatars by Sanjay Patel (opens Nov 11)”
Tags: 2011, a, art, asian art museum, bay area, brand, Buncheong, california, Ceramics, Deities, Demons, director, Dudes with 'Staches, india, indian, Indian Avatars, jay xu, korean, Leeum, letter, logo, Maharaja, museum, new, Poetry in Clay, president, samsung, San Francisco, Sanjay Patel, Splendor of India's Royal Courts, turned
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Thursday, September 8th, 2011
They’re ba-aaack.
All the deets, below:
WHO: Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu
WHAT: Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne and his award-winning dance troupe, Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, are set to return to the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre October 15 – 23 with six performances of The Hula Show 2011. Tickets are on sale now at 415-392-4400, or online at cityboxoffice.com. With stops in India, Samoa, Turkey, Spain, and Wai’anae, The Hula Show 2011 takes attendees on a global tour of dance and song. The trip is rounded out with Hanohano Kapalakiko, a suite of chants that celebrate the indelible bond and long historical ties between Hawai’i and San Francisco. These original chants were written especially for Nā Lei Hulu by Puakea Nogelmeier, the celebrated author, composer and linguist.
WHEN:
- October 15 at 8 p.m. – opening night Champagne reception following show
- October 16 at 4 p.m.
- October 21 at 8 p.m.
- October 22 at 5 p.m. – gala benefit Lu’au & silent auction, show begins at 8 p.m.
- October 23 at noon – one-hour matinee designed especially for children & families
- October 23 at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Palace of Fine Arts Theatre - San Francisco (Bay & Lyon Streets)
TICKETS: Ticket prices are $35 – $45 (reserved seating) for regular performances. All tickets for the family matinee are $10 (general admission). Groups of ten or more receive a 10% discount (does not apply to reception or gala). Tickets to the opening night Champagne reception (Saturday, October 15) are $90. Tickets for the gala benefit Lu’au and silent auction (Saturday, October 22) are $150 and a reserved table of ten is $1,500. Tickets are on sale now at 415-392-4400 and online atcityboxoffice.com.
MORE: As special guests, the Golden Gate Men’s Chorus join Nā Lei Hulu for a beautiful a cappella accompaniment as they perform an Islamic chant and two Indian Ragas during the October 22 and 23 performances. All shows feature an exciting blend of traditional and contemporary forms of hula.
PARKING: Due to construction at the Palace of Fine Arts, parking will be limited. Attendees are encouraged to carpool, and arrive early to park. Street closure: Doyle Drive from northbound 19th Avenue/Hwy 1.Parking options: ST. FRANCIS YACHT CLUB – free parking. 700 Marina Boulevard at Yacht Road. 12-minute walk across Marina Boulevard to Lyon Street and POFA Theatre. CLAIRE LILIENTHAL SCHOOL – $10 per car. Enter schoolyard on Beach Street between Scott and Divisadero. 15-minute walk on Beach Street to POFA pond, then around pond to POFA Theatre doors. MARINA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Sunday shows only) – $10 per car. Enter schoolyard on Bay Street between Fillmore and Webster. Complimentary shuttle to and from POFA Theatre, starting 90 minutes prior to show time. For additional parking information, please visit naleihulu.org.
About Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu
Founded in 1985, Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu (“the many feathered wreaths at the summit, held in high esteem”) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to teaching and preserving the Hawaiian culture through hula. It has a performance group of nearly 40 dancers and offers classes to students in the beginning and intermediate levels. The organization holds educational workshops throughout the year in Hawaiian language, history, and arts and crafts. The company has performed in locations throughout California, and in New York, Las Vegas, New Orleans and Honolulu. For further information on Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, call 415-647-3040 or visit naleihulu.org.
Tags: 2011, Dance, Golden Gate Men's Chorus, Hanohano Kapalakiko, hawaii, hawaiian, Hula Show, Hula Show 2011, india, Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, naleihulu, palace of fine arts, Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, Patrick Makuakāne, Puakea Nogelmeier, Samoa, song, spain, theatre, tickets, turkey, Wai'anae
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Friday, August 19th, 2011
Writer Andrew Schneider has been all over his adulterated honey story for a while.
Via Kyle Mizokami, here it is:
“Asian Honey, Banned in Europe, Is Flooding U.S. Grocery Shelves – FDA has the laws needed to keep adulterated honey off store shelves but does little, honey industry says.”
Do you buy all that?
So, you see, the mom-and-pop ops in the PRC use lead solder in their unlined honey collection vessels and then the honey gets transshipped to India and then it comes here because it’s banned in the EU, or something like that.
Seems plausible…
Tags: administration, America, Andrew Schneider, asian, bee, bees, China, chinese, drug, fda, food, heavy metals, honey, honeys, india, indian, lead, metal, metals, states, story, supply, united, Writer
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Monday, August 1st, 2011
A laundry basket:
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Tags: 2011, bay area, california, hecho en, hipster, india, laundry basket, made in, San Francisco, western addition
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Friday, July 29th, 2011
Remember Gurbaksh “G” Chahal and all his troubles? Well, if you don’t, watch one-minute of this video from the NBC. Good times.
(Remember when he proudly pointed out his flat-panel TV (“BAM!”) and “great mirror?” And the zebra pelt on the kitchen floor?*)
But now, there’s sadness in his life owing to his slightly older-model Ferrari getting cracked up while in the custody of his Ferrari dealership. Of course, the dealership has offered to fix it up and/or offered to let him by a newer, unused Ferrari at a higher price, but that’s not good enough for G.
Read all about it via Ryan Tate of Gawker.
Also via Ryan, an excerpt from the FB:
See that “why does this crap always happen to me?”
Does this make “G” the “definition of a douchelord?”
At the Adam Carolla / Danny Bonaduce bachelor party, Key Club L.A. Photo via Anthony Citrano - Click to expand.
Chin up, G!
*Apparently, the people behind the Secret Millionaire show wanted to show a big delta between the lifestyle of his real-life SoMA pad vs. the Tenderloin hovel that he shacked-up in during the filming of the show. Well, some people got carried away with the made-for-TV furnishings. So that’s where the zebra pelt and chandelier came in. Ironically, you might prefer to live in that hovel on Larkin Street – it’s not that bad, right across the street from Homeland Security. Typical Americans watching had no idea that the rent on that supposedly unlivable apartment in the Tenderloin was more than their flyover country mortgage payments…
Tags: 2011, American, association, bay area, california, car, Chahal, channel 2, cigar, condo, crash, crashed, dealer, dealership, ferrari, fob, fox, G, Gurbaksh, Gurbaksh Chahal, hulu, india, indian, infiniti, infinity, lawsuit, lawyer, lawyers, Owners, pelt, penthouse, Public Safety Strategies Group, San Francisco, secret millionaire, show, st. anthony's, tenderloin, tower, TV, Video, zebra
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
The 12th Annual How Weird Street Faire is coming to SoMA at noon, May 1st, 2011. So dust off your cowboy hat and go, why not?
This could be you come May Day 2011:
(In Soviet Russia, we had to make big travel to get to Burning Man, but in San Francisco, Burning Man travels to you. What a country!)
MYTHICAL REALMS
The 12th annual How Weird Street Faire
Sunday May 1, 2011
Noon to 8pm
Howard and 2nd Streets, San Francisco, Earth
http://www.HowWeird.org
All the deets after the jump!
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Tags: $10, 10th, 1st, 2010, 2011, 2nd, annual, area, Atheists, bollyweird, bollywood, Brad, brad olsen, california, Dance, day, department, dept., dj, donation, fair, faire, fees, First, founder, how, how weird, how weird street faire, howard, india, may, mission, mom, mothers, mothers day, mta, Muni, music, noon, olsen, olson, party, permits, police, police department, San Francisco, second, SFPD, soma, south of market, street, weird
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Our Scott Street Bike Box appears to be working as desgined.
So much so, that there’s not enough room for all the cyclists, at times.
The thing remains invisible to drivers at night, but that doesn’t appear to have caused any issues, AFAIK.
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The SFPD apparently had a short-term enforcement action against cyclists cheating on the left turn most of them make a block later at Fell, but I haven’t heard about anything like that lately.
Tags: 2010, 30, alamo square, alamo square neighborhood association, bay area, bevan dufty, bicycle, bicycle coalition, bike, bikes, box, california, cancelled, ceremony, chief, cyclist, cyclists, EaPA, East of Panhandle Area, fell, gavin newsom, green, green paint, india, injunction, Judge, lane, leah shahum, Mayor, media, mta, Muni, nat ford, NOPA, oak, paint, path, photo op, photo opportunity, plan, postponed, protected, ross mirkarimi, route, San Francisco, scott, scott street, sfbc, SFMTA, street, transit, wiggle
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