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• WALK WITH ME: NEW YORK FILM PREMIERE
  FRIDAY, 8.18.17 6:30 – 8:40 PM THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART 150 West 17th St., New York, NY 10011 There is only the present moment. Join narrator Benedict Cumberbatch in Walk With Me, a cinematic journey into the world of Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh and his Plum Village retreat in rural France. Filmed over three years […]
• Food Tasting Event: Night Market
  Thursday, August 17 at 7 PM – 9:30 PM 32 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, New York 10004 Delight your tastebuds to the diverse cuisines of NYC! Join the Young Professionals Board of Womankind for our Night Market tasting event and enjoy an evening sampling 6 cuisines from various countries. Tickets benefit Womankind’s mission to help survivors of […]
• THE 27th ANNUAL HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK
  Sunday August 13 2017 FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK 10:30 – 11:30. CASYM Steel Orchestra An ensemble from the larger group of 90 members between ages of 7 – 21 bring the sounds of the Islands. 12:00 – 1:00. St. John’s University Orchestra and Vocals Some 30 people play and sing songs from the 40’s to 70’s. Great energy and dancing on […]
• THE 27th ANNUAL HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK
  Saturday August 12 and Sunday August 13 2017 FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK 10:30 – 11:30 (10 am setup) Chinese Music Ensemble of New York In this performance a smaller ensemble plays a selection of their repertoire complete with drums and cymbals. Featuring some of the younger members in traditional costume and solo performances. 11:30 – 12:30 Opening Ceremonies Ope […]
• Summer 2017 Taiwan Academy Film Series —Classic Romance in 70’-90’
  6:30 pm, Thursday, August 10th Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in New York (1 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017) B1 Screening Room The Taipei Cultural Center in New York is delighted to feature three classic romance films for the Summer 2017 Taiwan Academy Film series. 《我是一片雲 》Cloud of Romance (1977) Director CHEN Hung-lieh Adapted from the Chiung-Y […]
• Broadway in Bryant Park
  Today, 12:30pm–1:30pm The Lawn at Bryant Park The most popular shows on and off Broadway perform their biggest hits. Hosted by 106.7 LiteFM DJs. Today’s show is hosted by Helen Little and includes performances from: Preshow: Brooke Shapiro Come From Away Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Bandstand Curvy Widow Woody Sez Part of the Broadway in Bryant Park pro […]
• SsingSsing at Joe’s Pub
  Wednesday, August 9 at 7:30 PM – 9 PM Joe’s Pub at The Public 425 Lafayette St, New York, New York 10003 What do you get when you mix authentic, traditional Korean vocals with rock band flare, then add in some extravagant visuals and a transfixing stage presence? You get SsingSsing, Korea’s top rock/folk fusion act. Formed when […]
• PLASTIC CHINA
  August 5, 2017 4:30 pm Asia Society China is by far the world’s greatest plastic importer. Every year, developed countries from around the world send China ten million tons of plastic waste. While we’ve all heard about the environmental toll this takes, it’s not often we hear about the human toll. Chinese filmmaker Wang Jiuliang’s PLASTIC CHINA […]
• GOOK: Directed by Justin Chon
  August 4, 2017 9:00 pm Village East Cinema Eli (Chon) and Daniel (So) are two Korean American brothers that run their late father’s shoe store in a predominantly African American community of Los Angeles. These two brothers strike up a unique and unlikely friendship with an 11-year-old African American girl, Kamilla (Baker). As Daniel dreams of becoming [... […]
• Finding Samuel Lowe: From Harlem to China
  08/04/2017 Flushing Townhall Three successful Black siblings from Harlem discover their heritage by searching for their long-lost Chinese grandfather. The siblings and 16 of their family members travel to two Chinese cities, finding documented lineage that dates their family back 3,000 years to 1006 BC. This is a story about familial love and devotion that t […]