Forgetting The Details Arrives at The New York Fringe Festival August 13th
Forgetting The Details, a solo show written by and featuring beautiful Filipina-American actress/comedienne Nicole Maxali, opens at The White Box (440 Lafayette Street) on Wednesday August 13th as part of the 18th Annual New York Fringe Festival. Paul Stein directs this endearing and humorous performance piece that addresses the timely topic of how to handle the sudden mental deterioration of a beloved relative while giving an insider’s perspective on the tightly knit Filipino culture.
“Funny, heart-warming and funny again.”— comedian, Dave Chappelle
One day Nicole Maxali returned to the San Francisco house she shared with her grandmother to find all the locks changed because her “lola” (Filipino Tagalog language for grandma) was convinced that a thief had stolen her wedding ring. Along with driving on the wrong side of the street and shop-lifting hip hop wear with the censors still attached, there were signs that began to reveal her once lively and resourceful grandmother’s descent into dementia. As the youngest in the family, Nicole was expected to remain at home and be the caregiver. Should she become a live-in nurse to her “lola” or pursue her dream of becoming the first Filipina-American actress to win an Academy Award? Dedicating herself to her acting, she created a schism between herself and her father, a would-be artist and musician whose own dreams of success went unsupported. Then when an unexpected family loss occurs, Nicole learns from both her grandmother and father that humanity lies in the bigger picture…not the details! « more »
The Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC) will offer the next version of its highly successful Home Improvement Contractor Training (HICT) course in English in Jamaica over two weeks in mid August. « more »
The Asian American Film Lab™ (“Film Lab”) today premiered the top ten films of the annual 72 Hour Film Shootout competition (the “Shootout”) as part of the 37th annual Asian American International Film Festival (“AAIFF”). AAIFF is New York’s leading festival for independent Asian and Asian American film and video, and the first and longest-running U.S. festival of its kind. The top Shootout films will also screen at The Asians on Film Festival in Los Angeles, at the Time Warner Media Center and have a chance for televised broadcast on both the Film Lab’s television series, Film Lab Presents, which airs on NYCLife, New York City’s flagship media station and on CrossingsTV. « more »
Asian Women in Business (AWIB) is hosting an event titled Reinventing Yourself at Any Age, featuring a group of ordinary women who made extraordinary decisions to transform their careers. The interactive discussion will take place on Thursday, August 21, 2014 from 6:00-9:00pm at the Office of the Manhattan Borough President, 1 Centre St., 19th Fl. South, New York, NY. « more »
This year’s Asian American International Film Festival highlights several Taiwanese films focused on rural experiences and grassroots activism in Taiwan, in response to urbanization and globalization. This timely theme consists of the following films: THE RICE BOMBER, 100 DAYS, A TIME IN QUCHI, and short film A BREATH FROM THE BOTTOM, featured in MEMORIES FROM THE STRIKE. In addition, Tainan-based stop-motion animation artist Hui-ching Tseng will lead two stop-motion workshops with local youth. The program is sponsored by Taipei Cultural Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York. « more »
Diwali, the Festival of Lights is the most significant festival for Asian Indians. Last year, thousands of people gathered from far and wide to celebrate Diwali in the heart of Times Square. The festive spirit radiated around Times Square with people in traditional attire lined up to showcase Indian cuisine, fashion and live performances from a wide array of celebrities. After the success of this landmark event last September, this year once again, Event Guru brings you Diwali at Times Square 2014 on September 20th. A prestigious press conference was held at the Indian Consulate in NY, hosted by the Honorable Consul General of India in New York, Mr. Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, to announce the launch of this exciting festival. “It is wonderful to see this event come back to Times Square this year again. It’s a glimpse into India’s largest festival and we are going to celebrate it with the world right here in New York City!” said Mr. Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay. « more »
In Celebration of the “Year of the Horse,” the Board of Directors of the 24th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) announce that this Free Multicultural Festival and Sporting Event will be held Saturday, August 9th & Sunday, August 10th, 2014. Featuring cash & prizes for competitors in this year’s US Dragon Boat Open Championship. New festival events consist of several Special/Invitational Cup races. Celebrating the anniversary of the World’s Fair, we are holding the World’s Fair Municipal Invitational race featuring various teams from our elected officials, Mayor De Blasio, Queens Borough President Katz, Congresswoman Meng and Assemblyman Kim’s office were invited to field a team as well as the NYC government agencies NYPD, NYFD, DEP and Parks Department. Other special races include the Hong Kong Family Invitational, The Health Care Invitational and The Educational Invitational. This year’s Corporate Invitational looks to be a good one, with ten Corporate Teams joining us to race for their companies. The Festival will be held at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York rain or shine. Admission is free. « more »
The 2nd annual Miss Angel Model Contest (MAMC) today announced its top 11 finalists and premiered its first official song and video, entitled “Infinite Power”. Produced by Hoocaa, the Asian cultural marketing and entertainment organization, the Miss Angel Model Contest is an annual event that provides an opportunity for young Asian women in the New York City area between the ages of 16 and 28 to develop their leadership skills and become active members of the city’s Asian-American community. The competition will be recorded as part of an online reality show for the community to better understand and learn the contestants. From July 22 through September 13, new episodes of the show will be available on www.hoocaa.com. The finals for this year’s event will be held on September 13, 2014 at Queens Theatre in the Park. The winner will also serve a one-year role as an ambassador with the contest charity partner, The Promise Society, in addition to receiving other prizes and performance opportunities. To view the videos and to learn more about the event, visit www.hoocaa.com/event/mamc . « more »
For eight days this summer, eighteen outstanding young pianists from across the US and the world will gather at the Curtis Institute of Music to study one-on-one with four international concert masters; Ching-Yun Hu (Taiwan / US), Jerome Lowenthal (US), Alexandre Moutouzkine (Russia) and Zou Xiang (China). « more »
Taiwan Tourism Bureau in New York is promoting one of its major tourism themes “Time for Taiwan”- LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) at the biggest shopping mall, Westfield Garden State Plaza, located in Paramus, New Jersey on July 25th to July 26th. A promotional booth will be set up to raise awareness of Taiwan’s tourism resources in LOHAS, Shopping, Culinary Arts, Leisure Activities and Events. Invited by Taiwan Tourism Bureau, the tourism mascot, Mr. Oh! Bear, Director of Special Mission Department, is taking on this trans-Pacific mission to promote Taiwan Tourism at the booth, where a green screen photo-op station is set up for event activities. Participating shoppers may choose from the selected breathtaking scenic destinations in Taiwan as picture background, including Taipei 101, Sun Moon Lake, Alishan Forest Railway and Taiwan sky lanterns, etc. Photo takers will receive their pictures along with a customized magnetic picture frame as souvenirs from their virtual tour in Taiwan. In addition, Taiwan Bubble tea tasting is also offered in the afternoon for an enjoyable experience. « more »
