[Oct 24] 5-8pm at the Newsstand @ Mosco St. meet YiuYiu, Les The DJ, and our neighbors at the newsstand (aka “the box”) for a very special block party of your favorite Chinese and OPM+ (Original Pilipino Music + Roots, Pop, and Covers from the Philippines and the Diaspora) dance hits to close out this year’s Chinatown Arts Week. Come celebrate a brand new mural by artist Rose Wong, Filipino American History Month, and our growing Chinatown community with us. See you at the box!

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[Oct 24] 2:30-4pm @ Pier 35. The Red Silk Dancers will be performing sword and long fan dance at the scenic Pier 35. Following their performance of long fan and sword dance, director Margaret Yuen will teach a flowing dance workshop. Everyone is welcome to join! No experience needed.

[Oct 23] 5:30-7pm @ 21 Pell St. Story Night premieres five special storytelling projects produced by the Think!Chinatown team in the past year. These storytelling projects are a part of our continued journey to seek a deeper understanding of our neighbors and the history of our community. Artist Christina Chung brings the story of our Chinatown neighbors, Yan Ping Zhong and Ying Wu, to life. The animated short “What I Wanted Most || 我哋即係最想得到”, Yan Ping Zhong remembers her difficult journey as an immigrant from Guangzhou, China to Panama to New York City Chinatown. “Grocery Runs Across Chinatown” is a 3-part video series celebrates the diversity of the Chinese diaspora found in Manhattan’s Chinatown through the lens of everyday kitchen ingredients. “An Ode to Our Generations: Remembering the Music and Memories of Yellow Pearl and Basement Workshop” intertwines songs from Yellow Pearl performed by Treya Lam, intertwined with the memories and hopes for the future from across generations of artist-activists in Chinatown of the past and today. Alvin Eng will also perform a spoken rendition of “It’s Only a Paper Son,” from his memoirs. Reservations for this indoor event are required.

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[Oct 23] 12-5pm @ 1 Pike. HEARTMIND: Selections from the Bob Eng Lee and AAAC Collection“ is an exhibition that engages the history of AAAC and the Asian American arts community, and themes of Asian American identity. Selections exhibits a number of historical works by artists who became members of important artist collectives such as Basement Workshop, Godzilla, and Epoxy; works which engage themes of home and displacement especially as resonant in New York’s Chinatown; and pieces which engage ideals and adversities of Asian American identity.

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[Oct 22] 6-8pm at T!C’s Art Space @ 1 Pike. We celebrate the opening of two exhibitions. “Moon Square” is an open call group show inspired by how mooncake tins hold our memories, we asked our community of artists to use mooncake tins as the starting point for new works of art. “Draft: Selections from the Bob Eng Lee and AAAC Collection“ is an exhibition that engages the history of AAAC and the Asian American arts community, and themes of Asian American identity. Selections exhibits a number of historical works by artists who became members of important artist collectives such as Basement Workshop, Godzilla, and Epoxy; works which engage themes of home and displacement especially as resonant in New York’s Chinatown; and pieces which engage ideals and adversities of Asian American identity.

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[Oct 20 6:30-8:30pm] @ Pearl River Mart Gallery 452 Broadway. When the Asian American Arts Centre was founded in 1974, the idea of “Asian American” was inchoate and undefined. Across nearly forty years of exhibitions, programming, and collecting, Bob Eng Lee, AAAC’s longtime director, brought together a venerable collection of sculptures, drawings, and paintings. Co-curated by Lisa Yin Zhang, Simon Wu, and Jayne Cole, this exhibit sweeps through the history of this storied organization with select works. Draft: Portraits from the Bob Eng Lee and AAAC Collection is an exhibition that portrays show of significant people, places, and ideas at Pearl River Market.

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[Oc 19] 7-8:30pm at T!C’s Art Space @ 1 Pike St. Artists Ling Tang and the Ba Ban Chinese Music Society perform a unique immersive live art experience. Inspired by the Chinese proverb, "Mirror Flower, Water Moon 鏡花水月," meaning something that can be seen but not touched, this storefront installation will involve dance, traditional papercut and a compelling blend of traditional and contemporary Chinese music.

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[Oct 17] 1:30-3:30pm @ Columbus Park. Celebrate this new, large-scale crochet mural, bloomed from over 2000 flowers handmade by the Chinatown community! Stand Speak Shape is the culmination of a summer of collaborative work by artist Naomi Lawrence, community organizer Tina Lin, and the Chinatown Yarn Circle. After the appreciation ceremony, we’ll host field day activities for all ages: tai chi, Chinese yoyo, ribbon dancing, and jianzi.

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[Oct 16] 2-6pm In the doorway of 21 Pell St. The doorway of the historic First Chinese Baptist Church will transform into a stage, with small, vignette performances throughout the afternoon. Experience puppetry by Spica Wobbe, dance by Mei Yin Ng, song by Alvin Eng, as well as spoken word by Ava Chin, Richard Chang, and Ernest Abuba! (viewed from the street)

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[Oct 15] 8-11pm @ Forsyth Plaza. Chinatown Arts Week opens with the last Chinatown Nights event of the year. T!C’s night market of art and food vendors will feature a bilingual performance by saxophonist and vocalist Stephanie Chou, with special guests. Chou’s music combines classical and Chinese influences with Western jazz and pop to create an entirely original, unique musical world with fresh takes on Chinese folk songs, Mandarin tongue twisters, and more.

Food and art vendors open for business at 8 p.m. and Stephanie’s performance starts at 8:30 p.m.

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5-6:30pm @ Elizabeth St Garden. A performance of opera & strings