Gallery Opening & Festival Kick-off
Standup Comedy Night
Film & Video Night
Literary & Performance Night
Main Event
Festival Workshops & Activities

Gallery Opening

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 6:00 - 9:00pm

The Gallery Exhibit will be open from September 14-23 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm.
In addition to gallery hours, the exhibit will also be open during all festival events.

Featured artist in visual: Rebecca Szeto

Standup Comedy Night

After the show, head to the after-party at WORLDLY IV at 1015 Folsom (@6th Street), 10pm on. MIDIval Punditz, Cheb i Sabbah, Karsh Kale, Janaka Selekta + MC Colonel, Adam Ohana, Maneesh the Twister, Sukhawat Ali Khan, Ferhan Qureshi, Soulsalaam, and many more incredible artists! More info at dhamaalsf.com

Film & Video Night

Thursday, September 22, 2005 8:00 - 10:00pm (doors open at 7:30pm)

Featured artist in film: James T. Hong
Emceed by: Stuart Gaffney and Cristina Mitra

FEATURING
Yin-Ju Chen – A Blue V
Kristina M. Cervantes-Yoshida – Kimonos & Tamales: Identity Through Music
Paolo Sambrano – Life of a Game Show Contestant
James Espinas – Chasing Down Fish, Catching Up With Me (Or Something Like That!)
Masashi Niwano – Falling Stars
Patrick M. Epino – Void
James T. Hong – Selected Works

Q&A to follow screenings

Literary & Performance Night

Friday, September 23, 2005 8:00 – 10:00pm (doors open at 7:30pm)

Featured artist in literary: Claire Light
Emceed by: Russell Gonzaga and Han Pham

Jonah Eric Hsu – music
Emily Jiang – literary
Mako Matsuda – literary
Steven Low – literary
Nitya Venkateswaran – performance
Jolivette Mecenas – literary
Olga Salamanca – music
Sita Bhaumik – literary
Claire Light – Featured Artist in Literary

Main Event

Tables
Jing Lee Bentley and Mark Miyake of PunkPunk – featured artist in zines
Myla A. Ablog – Antihipster Tees
Immedium - Publisher
Hellen Jo – Comics
Jason Shiga – Comics
Hyphen Magazine
Regina Marie Vista – Mimosa Studio Jewelry
Charlise Tiee – Snailwing Adventures Comics
Lolan Sevilla - Translating New Brown Books
Global Hoboes - Zines

Performance Block 1
Emcees: Sharline Chiang, Gavin Tachibana, Tony Nguyen
1:00pm– Marisma - music
1:30– Aimee Suzara - literary
1:40– Jeremy Bautista - performance
1:50– Dennis Somera - literary
2:00– Very Hush Hush - music
2:15– One Size Fits All (OSFA) - music
2:35– Michael Shiono - music
2:50– Zine Presentations
3:10– Julia Lau - music
3:25– Linh Nguyen - music
3:40– Bantercut Strategy - music
3:50– Dan Lee - music
4:05– Face on Straight - music
4:20– Tensegrity 9 - music
5:00– Kamikaze Theory – theater
6:00– Dinner Break | Tattoos with Jean Chen | Live Painting with Yoshi Nomura

Performance Block 2
Emcees: Erika Shuch, Harold Byun, Dan Diggity, and Chris Brown
7:00pm– Bryan N. Pangilinan – music
7:15– D.H.Naomi Quiñones – literary
7:35– PunkPunk – featured artist in zines
8:00– Sean San Jose – featured artist in theater
8:45– Erin Mei-Ling Stuart – featured artist in movement
9:20– Native Guns – featured artist in music
10:00– Suelto Teves – literary
10:10– Jimmy Thong Tran – literary
10:25– Odessa Chen – music
10:45– Kreatibo - performance
11:10– TBA
11:30– Hijack the Disco – music
12:00am– TBA

Festival Workshops & Activities

All workshops and activities listed below will take place at the main event - Saturday, September 24th. Sign-up at apature@kearnystreet.org with the title of the workshop on the subject heading, or at the APAture merchandise table. Fees differ per workshop.

DJ Workshop with Celskiii and Deeandroid
1:00 - 2:00pm $3-5 sliding scale per person (no one turned away for lack of funds)
This workshop will include an interactive lesson where participants will get a taste of learning Hip Hop DJ techniques. Hands-on lessons cover DJing fundamentals; mixing beats, rocking doubles, and various skratch techniques. From the baby skratch to a double-click flare, participants will be able to see and hear the difference and also try these skratches out. Besides techniques, we will break down DJ equipment descriptions for a basic understanding of what DJs use to play and manipulate music.

Design a Tote Bag Workshop with Jane Chen
2:00 - 4:00pm $5 per person
Design your own APAture tote bag! No sewing experience necessary! Design and stitch your very own cloth handbag or tote bag using beautiful fabric scraps and vintage APAture tees. All materials provided. Space is limited!

Zine and Mini-Comics Workshop with Global Hobo
4:00 - 5:00pm Free of Charge. Donations welcome!
This one-hour marathon workshop will provide participants with all the knowledge needed to start their own zine or mini-comics (or both). We will be focusing on history of self-publishing, the creative process, printing and production, and distribution.

Tattooing with Jean Chen
6:00 -7:00pm $25 per person
Come get a tattoo from Jean and chat about pirate radio, Asian American issues, donuts, and pop culture. And feel free to challenge her to a game of Ms. Pac Man.If you are interested, please email Jean at tattoosbyjean@yahoo.com. You can also visit her website to view photos of her work at www.flika.com.

Live Painting with Yoshi Nomura
6:00 - 7:30pm Free of Charge. Donations welcome!
See one of the APAture visual artists in action! Join Yoshi as he performs and paints a piece right in front of you! You can find Yoshi’s work online at www.yoshi47.com.

Kidz Korner with Reiko Ando
12:30pm - 6:00pm Free of Charge. Donations welcome!
KIDS! Come to APAture and have fun making your own art with different art supplies and materials!  APAture will provide everything. Just bring your imagination with you.