Year-Round Programming Archive

SILK SCREEN FESTIVAL 2009 PROGRAMMING CALENDAR
  • January 16 – Mimi Jong plays Erhu in lobby performance at Heinz Hall before “Nixon in China,” Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  • January 31 – Chinese New Year, children’s activity as outreach for Three Rivers Families with Children From China
  • February 7 – Chinese New Year Celebration at the Children’s Museum featuring music and dance performances, a children’s  Lunar  parade and crafts
  • February  – Asia Unreeled Film Series in partnership with of Pittsburgh Asian Studies Department, Confucius Institute and Winchester Thurston School
    • China: “Chronicle of My Cultural Revolution,” February 8
    • Korea: “North Korea: A Day in the Life,” February 12
    • India: “Lakshmi and Me,” February 22
    • Japan: Anime feature “Millennium Actress,” February 28
  • March 12-29 – Pittsburgh Jewish Israeli Film Festival, Asian film entry
  • April – Community Table, Gallery Crawl, Pittsburgh Cultural District
  • April 25– Screening Asian Art poster  at Art All Night
  • April 25 – Japanese  Cherry Blossom Tree planting, North Park
  • May – International Children’s Festival, craft offered
  • May 8-17 – 4th Annual Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival
  • May 16 – Dragon Boat festival, Children’s activity station
  • August  16 – India Independence Day Parade, University of Pittsburgh
  • September 19-21 -  Pre-G-20 Asian Music Programming, at the Children’s Museum
  • October - Japanese Film Series, University of Pittsburgh
    • “The Cat Returns/Neko no ongaeshi”
    • “Memories of Matsuko/Kiraware Matsuko no isshou”
    • “Kamikaze Girls/Shimotsuma monogatari
  • October – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday Celebration, University of Pittsburgh
  • October 17  – Diwali day events at Children’s Museum
  • November 6-21– Three Rivers Film Festival, Asian Films sidebar
  • December 31 – First Night Pittsburgh Asian dancers, musician