The League of Women Voters of Saint Paul invite interested public to its Monthly Meet-up Wednesday, March 10, 2010, to explore business concerns along University Avenue related to the construction of Central Corridor light rail line. The meet-up will be a forum to voice concerns of University Avenue businesses. The program will be held from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Edgcumbe Community Center, 320 Griggs Street S., St. Paul.
Cambodian, Community, Health, Hmong, Laotian, Vietnamese
By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer
Twin Cities, Minn. (February 15, 2010) – A Minnesota report on Southeast Asian cultural perceptions regarding tobacco use was released in February, producing data to better understand the prevalence of smoking in the Southeast Asian communities of Minnesota. Read the reports in their entirety at http://www.preventionminnesota.com/doing_page.cfm?oid=6678.
The 2010 season kicks off with carnatic vocalist Kunnakudi M. Balamurali Krishna on March 21, 5:00 p.m. at the Recital Hall of St. Catherine University, 2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul.
Exhibition, Hong Kong, Painting/Visual/Multimedia/Gallery
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Conceptual artist Qi Peng will have his work featured in the Reader’s Art 10th Anniversary exhibition at Susan Hensel Gallery, 3441 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis. The opening reception will be held March 12, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Chang-rae Lee, the New York Times bestselling, prize winning author of Aloft, A Gesture Life, and Native Speaker – has built a dazzling reputation as an original writer, a spellbinding master craftsman, according to leading critics, who often call his work poignant, engrossing and spectacular.
Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation (Penguin Books), a New York Times bestseller, is now available in paperback. Author Nandan Nilekani delivers a definitive work about modern India and provides a fascinating new perspective on what’s really at stake in the world’s largest democracy.
Stunning keyboard virtuoso Hiromi Uehara will perform March 8-9 at the Dakota Lounge, 1010 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403. She will perform two shows nightly at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m.
Announcements, Japanese, Taiko
Becoming, a taiko performance created by Iris Shiraishi and Zaraawar Mistry will run April 9 through May 2, 2010 at Dreamland Arts, 677 Hamline Ave. N, St. Paul. Directed by Mistry, Becoming is the personal journey of Iris Shiraishi, from her own childhood in Hawaii to her work as a taiko artist with Mu Daiko and Mu Performing Arts. It is an intimate piece filled with ritual and song, and an uplifting story about discovery, exploring the transition from the angst of youth to release in the power of music. Becoming is recommended for ages 13 and older. Seating is limited to 40 people per show. Tickets $18 general and $16 students/seniors, plus $1.99 fee. Call 651-645-5506 for tickets or visit www.muperformingarts.org and www.dreamlandarts.com for more information.
The Second Annual Meltdown Poppin Dance Battle will be held Saturday, March 6, 5:00 p.m. at Central Mission Church, 1632 Charles Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104.
Hmong Studies Journal, a resource of contemporary scholarly information about new works in that field of Hmong Studies and related research, has published Volume 10 online at http://www.hmongstudies.org/HSJ10OnlinePR.html.
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