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Target First Free Sundays

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Beginning May 2008 the Asian Art Museum is pleased to offer FREE admission to all visitors on the first Sunday of each month, courtesy of Target. Target First Free Sundays replaces Target Tuesdays, the museum’s free admission day on the first Tuesday of each month.

Target First Free Sundays Kick-Off Celebration

May 4, 2008

10 am – 5:00 pm

FREE Admission

Come join us as we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by kicking off an entire year of Target First Free Sundays. Enjoy a day-long festival for the entire family featuring live music, artist demonstrations, dance workshops and performances, book readings, storytelling, hands-on activities for all ages, guided tours of the galleries, and more!

Gen Taiko performance on museum front steps

Likha performers

Red Panda Chinese Acrobats at the Asian Art Museum

Artist Aiqin Zhou at the Asian Art Museum

Kids with art activity

family

Photography by Kaz Tsuruta

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Outdoor Stage Performances

Museum’s Front Steps

10:00 – 11:00 am

Opening Remarks

Taiko drumming performance by Gen Taiko

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Cambodian Dance from Indochinese Housing Development Corporation (IHDC)

Touch of Polynesia performance

Indoor Stage Performances

Samsung Hall, 2nd Floor	10:15–10:45 am	Wendy Tokuda reads from Humphrey the Lost Whale
	11:00 am-12:00 pm	June Kuramoto and James Cornwell interactive koto demo, workshop & performance
	1:00-2:00 pm	Likha Too Filipino youth dance workshop & performance introduced by Thuy Vu
	2:30-3:30 pm	Red Panda Chinese Acrobats interactive demo & performance introduced by Thuy Vu
	4:00-4:30 pm	June Kuramoto and James Cornwell performance

Stories of Survival Readings

Vinson Nook, Ground Floor

2:00 – 3:00 pm

Readings from Stories of Survival, with IHDC youth and their families

Ongoing Artist Demonstrations & Hands-on Activities

North Court, Ground Floor

11:00 am-4:00 pm

Chinese brush painting demo with Aiqin Zhou

Activity: “Nature in Art” brush painting

Activity: Chop making

Sashiko (Japanese running stitch) demo with Lucy Arai

Activity: Make a Japanese fisherman’s coat or construct your own temari, a traditional embroidered folk art

Thangka painting demo with Ang Tsherin Sherpa

Activity: Draw & paint a Green Tara or Shakyamuni Buddha

Education Resource Room, Ground Floor

11:00 am-4:00 pm

Indian Odissi dance, mudra & costume demo with senior disciples of dance group Guru Shradha.

Activity: Learn about the mudras, poses, body paint & costumes of Odissi dance

South Court, Ground Floor

11:00 am-4:00 pm

Decorate your own canvas bag with the Target bulldog, Bullseye, or make a Japanese family crest (mon) at the Target tables.

Tours & Storytelling

Collection galleries,

2nd and 3rd floors

10:30-11:00 am

Nature in Art family tour: Explore the natural world in East Asian art with a guided tour of the museum's Chinese, Korean, and Japanese galleries.

1:00-1:45 pm

The museum’s storytellers bring the fascinating myths and folktales of Asia alive with stories.

3:00-3:30 pm

Body Language family tour: Explore the human form in Asian art with a guided tour of the South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan galleries.

Self-Guided Activities in the Galleries

Collection galleries,

2nd and 3rd floors

10:00 am-5:00 pm

“Arts of Tibet” family guide: Learn about the mudras, color symbolism, and Buddhist iconography in the sculptures and paintings of the Himalayan gallery.

“Ganesha” family guide: Read the story of the Hindu deity, Ganesha, and discover how he got his elephant head and what he carries in his four arms.

Click here to find out more about the museum's family programs.

Click here to learn more about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

"Target First Free Sundays" — Free admission to all on the first Sunday of every month and the family programs offered on that day—is made possible by Target. Official media sponsor: The Examiner.