Friday, November 20, 2009
Arts & Culture
SANTA ROSE, CA -- Throughout the last 100 years readers have eagerly turned to their Sunday funnies to be amused, entertained, and even reflective. Audiences can now revisit their weekly Sunday comics rituals at the Charles M. Schulz Museum’s newest exhibition, Sunday at the Funnies, running December 5, 2009 through April 19, 2010.
Guests will view newspaper tear sheets spanning the past century that include favorites such as Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, Prince Valiant, Li'l ...
WASHINGTON - The legendary educational puppet program "Sesame Street," home of Big Bird and Elmo, celebrated its 40th anniversary Tuesday as the longest running children's show on US television.
The famously playful puppets, who taught generations of children the basics of reading, writing and counting, first appeared on public television in November 1969, and celebrated their birthday with a guest appearance from First Lady Michelle Obama.
To mark the occasion, Obama explained to young viewer...
SAN FRANCISCO -- The annual parol lantern festival is entering its seventh year. The theme for this year -- “Light the way, be counted” – is in conjunction with the upcoming census 2010.
In addition, with the Tala Awards’ Grand Prize of $500, second and third prizes, and Directors’ Choice Award, the US Census and parol organizers would recognize contingent that brings in the most number of participant-strollers and expresses the theme collectively. ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Offering a pleasant and enjoyable alternative to the holiday shopping experience, The Women's Building 31st annual Celebration of Craftswomen is held November 28 - 29 and December 5 - 6, 2009 at Herbst Pavilion at Fort Mason Center, (Buchanan St. and Marina Blvd.), in San Francisco. The show is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and features a changing roster of over 200 craftswomen each weekend.
The Celebration is San Francisco's biggest holiday fine crafts retail fair, and ...
The Philippine Consulate General and The Lenore RS Lim Foundation for the Arts present an exhibit of Francisco V. Coching (1919-1998), popular novelist illustrator of the comics. The exhibit entitled “Francisco V. Coching: Filipino Master Komiks Artist” features illustrations of Coching’s body of works.
A two-time National Artist Award shortlisted candidate and Dean of Pilipino Komiks Illustrators, Coching wrote and illustrated 55 novels with 51 of th...
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FilAm Veterans Rondalla's Virgil, Tom, Juanito and George busked Saturday afternoon of October 10 to raise funds for the typhoon victims in the Philippines. The quartet entertained passersby at the Embarcadero Center and managed to collect $500, which they donated through ABS-CBN Foundation's Sagip Kapamilya. ...
WASHINGTONH D.C. -- The Library of Congress Asian Division Friends Society and the Veterans History Project American Folklife Center are co-hosting a special commemorative program entitled, Unsung Heroes: Asian Pacific American Heroism during World War II on Monday, October 26, 2009 at the Library of Congress Jefferson Building.
The all-day event will open with an overview of the war in the Pacific Theater by Major General Antonio Taguba and will feature remembrances by Filipino...
NEW YORK – Do you look back upon your school days wishing that you learned more about writers to whom you could relate? Were your literature classes filled with a lot of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Melville, but not enough Rizal, Bulosan or Hagedorn? If so, then Read Philippines invites you to participate in this year’s revival of the Read Philippines Book Club with Collaborative Opportunities for Raising Empowerment, Inc. (Core)!
Join us as we embark on an exploration o...
The San Francisco Bay Area eagerly awaits the performance of world-renowned chorale, the Philippine Madrigal Singers. The Madz are scheduled to perform in the Bay Area on October 23 at the Holy Name of Jesus Church in San Francisco.
The Madz are not only held in high esteem for their artistry but also for the message they convey as international performers. Fresh from a successful summer tour in Europe, the Philippine Madrigal Singers were given a singular honor in Paris as UNESCO...
SAN FRANCISCO – How often do the luminaries of Filipino American history, literature, art, music, theater and politics get together in a single day?
In a stellar cast of headliners, the Asian Art Museum will honor the Philippines, its people and its culture at a da-long exposition 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, to commemorate Filipino American History Month. The event is free and open to the public.
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