The Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC) invites you to our May 3rd Gala Reception This event, which begins at 5 pm, kicks off the 10th Annual United States of Asian America Festival and features art exhibitions from two pioneering organizations: Children’s Book Press presents in the Bay Gallery, Our Stories/Our Way, API artists and illustrators, curated by Nancy Hom AND KSW presents in the Main Gallery Post ID Wannabe: Identity Infused Art for a Post-Identity World. Please join the artists, cast and crew of the United States of Asian America Festival 2007 for the 10th Annual Gala Opening event. Partake in local food and drinks while sampling some of the festival art and performances offered by Bay Area Asian Pacific Islander artists and organizations. The 10th Annual United States of Asian America Festival runs for 7 weeks, showcasing the best in API artistic talent For more information, or to purchase tickets, go to: www.apiculturalcenter.org

DON'T MISS the innovation and imagination of Pinay Stories 2007 Pinay Stories is a fiery presentation of these Pilipina American seers' new fables of sexuality, maternity, resiliency and selfhood. A must-see spirited collage of dance and theatre fashioned with symbolic and poetic extensity that will leave you in wonder! Featuring a GUEST APPEARANCE- An excerpt from Aimee Suzara's Pagbabalik (Sat Show only) and Master Guitarist Florante Aguilar. PINAY STORIES 8pm. Friday. May 11 - Preview $7 8pm. Saturday. May 12 $13 3pm. Sunday. May 13 $13 Directed by Alleluia Panis, a community celebration of the rising of Pinay writer/performers: Irene Faye Duller, Lolan Sevilla, and Tina Bartolome, with music by Charity Ramillo. In collaboration with APDT dancers: Fides Enriquez, Laurie Buenafe Krsmanovic, Stephanie Sampang, and Alberto Vajrabukka. Pinay Stories is a Kularts' Page-To-Stage Project a four month artistic mentorship & training program led by a team of master artists in literature, performance, and dance.

danceNAGANUMA & Asian American Dance Performances Present Nothing Left to Chance Beautiful and profoundly rich yet quirky and child-like with silliness, the work of these three collaborators will certainly be entertaining. danceNAGANUMA is an ensemble of professional adults and remarkable young artists who will be showered in silk, bubbles and twigs. Whether you are looking at ballet, butoh or modern movement, or listening to Western classical music, Chinese opera, or a cartoon soundtrack, its multiple personalities are mostly all friendly. Featuring Claudine Naganuma, Amanda Crawford, Sierra Joe Lash, Anna Dal Piño, Gretchen Garnett, Catalina Jackson Urueña, Lucie Jerome, Mana Hayakawa, Aurianne Vacher, Kristin Suko, Erin Landers, Catherine Collison, auriane vacher, one n, Julia Yoshino May 24 - 26, 8 pm $16 at the door, $13 in advance SomArtsTheatre 934 Brannan Street | San Francisco Purchase Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com