PROJECTS

 

Now nearly 15 years strong, AVA’s goals are to provide opportunities for Vietnamese artists to present their work, open dialogues for cultural understanding, bridge Vietnamese and American cultures, and sustain the arts through arts education for children and youth in the community. To promote the excellence of Vietnamese American arts, AVA presents artists from a variety of disciplines, including music, performing arts, visual arts, and literary arts. AVA has organized more than 45 programs with a combined audience of more than 5,000 people. Please check out some of the photos of past events.

In addition, as original members of San Jose downtown incubator program, AVA is proud to promote local downtown art events as well as venues. A featured gallery in San Jose dedicated to promote Vietnamese American visual artists is Green Rice Gallery. Please visit Green Rice Gallery for upcoming exhibits at: http://www.greenricegallery.com.

Recent & Upcoming Events 2008

unity

May 31, 2008.
Music performance featuring Unity Nguyen Ensemble
at Anthony Soto Theatre, located at 701 Vine Street, San Jose, California. Ticket information available in April.
Press Release.

Artwork
Artwrok

The Association for Viet Arts presents "young at heART" exhibits of artwork from AVA's children's art program.
Opening receptions at the following sites:

Tully Library Location:

Where:
Tully Branch Library Community Room, 880 Tully d. San Jose, CA 95111
When:
Friday - 3/28/2008, 4:30 - 5:30 PM

Milpitas Library Location:

Where: Milpitas Library Community Room, 40 N. Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas
When:
Friday - 4/04/2008, 5:30 - 6:30 PM

Hillview Library Location:

Where: Hillview Library Community Room, 1600 Hopkins Drive, San Jose, CA 95122
When:
Saturday - 4/12/2008, 2:30 - 3:30 PM

This program is funded in part by grants from the AEG grants program of the Arts Council Silicon Valley and is co-sponsored by the Milpitas Library, the Tully Branch Library and the Hillview Branch Library.

 

Performing Arts
club noodles
 

October 27, 2007 :
AVA presents: "The Untold Stories of Generations Before in Search of a Place called Home"

Finding Home – Que Huong Trong Toi: The Untold Stories of Generations Before in Search of a Place Called Home.” As the Fall Season 2007 begins, the Association for Viet Arts (AVA) proudly presents the Club O’Noodles with their new theatre piece, “Finding Home-Que Huong Trong Toi: The Untold Stories of Generations Before in Search of a Place Called Home” Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 8:00PM at the STAGE Theatre, located at 490 South First Street (corner of 1st and William St.) in Downtown San Jose.  Ticket box office opens at 7:00 pm on performance night. **Advanced tickets can be purchased at Nha Toi Restaurant.

(Press Release) | Flyer in Vietnamese | FindingHomePR_Viet

 

 

 

Saturday, October 8, 2005 @ 7 PM & 9:30 PM
Fourth Annual Asian Comedy Night

PRESS Release
| Flyer

The Association for Viet Arts (AVA) and Contemporary Asian Theater Scene (CATS) proudly present “4th Annual Asian Comedy Night” at the Montgomery Theater in downtown San Jose. http://www.sjcc.com/montgomery_theater.

Ticket box office opens at 6pm on performance night.

The evening features three nationally acclaimed Asian American stand-up comics: Dat Phan, Tina Kim and Paul Varghese. For the first time ever, this Pan-Asian comedian line-up will have Silicon Valley kick off its heels and rolling in laughter! Dat Phan, nationally recognized Vietnamese American comedian and winner of the 2003 Last Comic Standing TV show, has performed his own half-hour comedy special on Comedy Central and has appeared in the 2004 films: Cellular and Call Me Crazy. Tina Kim, a Korean-American comedian based in LA, has successfully produced her own sold out TINA KIM LIVE shows in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston and internationally. Her humor mixes jokes about her life as a Korean-American and as a struggling young woman comic trying to find love and happiness. Paul Varghese, regarded as one of Dallas' hottest comedians, has performed on NBC's semifinals of the TV show Last Comic Standing. Paul has performed all over the country and delivers witty one-liners about Indian customs and traditions.

Tickets are $30 VIP seating, $20 orchestra and $15 balcony.
For information, email info@vietarts.org. Tickets are available online at www.brownpapertickets.com. You can view the Press Release here.)

AFTER PARTY/MEET & GREET:
11PM-12:30: Follows the 9:30 show at the Paragon Bar. This is a strictly no-host bar reception. (The kitchen will be closed). So get your drinks and cocktails and mingle with the comics and get your autographs! The Paragon Bar is inside the Montgomery Hotel. This is walking distance from the theater. Paragon: http://www.paragonrestaurant.com/
211 South First Street, San Jose, CA - Phone: 408.282.8888

**IPOD NANO DRAWING! ENTER TO WIN DURING BOTH SHOWS. WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA EMAIL OR PHONE A WEEK AFTER THE EVENT!

This program has been made possible, in part, through grants from the City of San José and the Arts Council Silicon Valley.

 
October 23, 2004 @ 3 PM & 7 PM
"Nguyet Cam" (Moon Lute): Vietnamese Traditional and Contemporary Music Concert
The Association for Viet Arts (AVA) proudly presents a musical performance entitled “Nguyet Cam” (Moon Lute) on Saturday, October 23 at 3 pm and 7 pm at the Historic Hoover Theater in San Jose. The program features a fusion of traditional/contemporary, originally composed and folk music from artist Thinh Vu and Ensemble with special dance performance from Danny Nguyen and the Nguyen Dance Company, formerly Danny Nguyen Dancers and Musicians. Nguyet Cam showcases the rich and unique Vietnamese musical instruments with the Moon Lute, Monochord, Trapezoid Lute, Sixteen-String Zither, Three-String Lute, Four-String Lute, and the rare, first time performance of the Tay Nguyen Gongs from the highlands in central Vietnam. Some of the musical pieces arranged and composed by Thinh Vu include: “Autumn Leaves” with the Vietnamese Monochord and “Nieng Koon” with the Tay Nguyen Gongs. Featured performances from Ensemble members: Quoc Chinh, Vinh Thanh Thao and Khac Quan.

3 PM matinee tickets are $20 each. The 7 PM show is $30 for general and $40 for honored seats. The evening concert includes an artist reception following the 7 PM performance. The Historic Hoover Theater is located 1635 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95191 across from the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium. Ticket locations: (San Jose) Kim-Loan Health Care & Cosmetics, Grand Century Mall, 1111 Story Rd., #1105, San Jose, CA 95122; 408-292-8838. (Milpitas) Hoa Trinh Glassey. Tickets can also be purchased during the day of the performance at the Hoover Theater.

 

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April 23 & 24, 2004 @ 8 PM
Words in Motion: Vietnamese American Poets and Writers
The Association for Viet Arts (AVA) proudly presents "Words in Motion: Vietnamese American Poets & Writers" on Friday, April 23 at 8 pm and Saturday, April 24 at 8 pm at MACLA's Castellano Playhouse in downtown San Jose. http://www.maclaarte.org/directions.html. Ticket box office opens at 7:30 pm on performance night. The program features Truong Tran, poet and Executive Director of Kearny Street Workshop; Lan Tran, performance artist featured on NPR and off-Broadway in New York at The Atlantic Theater Company and Manhattan Theatre Source; Andrew Lam, associate editor with Pacific News Service and frequent commentator on National Public Radio (NPR); and Bao Phi, published writer and two-time winner of the Minnesota Grand Slam Poetry Championships. Special guest emcee for both nights will be Nguyen Qui Duc, host of KQED Public Radio's "Pacific Time." Musical performance by Unity Nguyen.

Tickets are $12 each and $10 for students (with ID). Tickets for artist reception following Saturday's performance and event are $20 for general; $18 for students. For information, please call 510/386-5947 or email maibui@vietarts.org.(You can view the Press Release here.)

This program has been made possible, in part, through grants from the City of San José, Arts Council Silicon Valley, and is supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation. Media sponsorship has been provided by the San Jose Metro Newspaper.

April 2003 :
Love's Shadow Performance
At the San Jose Stage on April 20, 2003 showcasing a multicultural theater and dance performance in Vietnamese and English. Featuring San Khau Viet Cali Performing Arts Group and Danny Nguyen Dancers and Musicians (DNDM).
   
   

March,1998
Phu-Sa Ensemble and San Khau Viet

Phu-Sa is a traditional/modern music group.
San Khau Viet is a newly emerged Vietnamese Theater Group, based in San Jose.

February, 1997:
Contemporary and Traditional Vietnamese Arts

This performance featured two very different works, a traditional musical group (Khac Chi, Ngoc Bich and Hiep Le) and a modern performance artist (Thuy Le). Khac Chi and Ngoc Bich have toured internationally. Thuy Le performed her multi-media work entitled "Red Fiery Summer" about growing up in southern California.

1996:
Club O'Noodles and Maura Nguyen-Donahoe

Club of Noodles performed their mix of drama and improv theater and comedy. Maura performed a solo dance/monologue about her life and the life of her mother. Club O'Noodles returned for a second time to San Jose for a sold-out performance in August, 1997. The photos are from this second performance of "Laughter from the Children of War".

   
 
August, 1993:
Re... to be continued

A performance art piece by Tai Dang. You can read the review of this performance which appeared in the San Jose Mercury News.
Art Workshops
hip hop

October 14, 21, 28. November 04, 18. December 02, 2007 : (1:00 -2:15 pm)
Young at Heart presents: HIP HOP Dance Class Registeration here. | PDF flyer here.
Children will learn basic hip hop styles and techniques through Vietnamese contemporary music and popular culture. Registration: First come first served. Space is limited. Copy and complete registeration click here. Submit form to the following address: Attn: Hoa Glassey - Email: hoa@vietarts.org

bao phi

April 13 and 14th - 2-4 p.m.

1) The Slam Poetry Workshop with Bao Phi for high school students is on April 13 and 14th, 2-4 p.m. at the Tully Branch Library, 880, Tully Road, San Jose. For more information, contact Vina Tran at vinamtran@yahoo.com. (ph: (408) 483-3446)
For students ONLY.

2) The Words In Motion program is on Saturday, April 14th, 8 p.m., at MACLA Castellano Playhouse, 510 S. First Street, San Jose, featuring Bao Phi, two-time Minnesota Grand Slam Poetry champion, Truong Tran , poet, writer and instructor at San Francisco State University and Mills College. Anh-Hoa Thi Nguyen, poet and founder of Pomelo Press. And a special hip hop performance by Danny Nguyen of the Nguyen Dancers Company. Ticket are $15 general, $10 for students with ID, open artist reception after the performance. For tickets, contact Hoa Glassey. hoa@vietarts.org. Press Release

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FALL 2006 - SPRING 2007
AVA's Free Visual Art and Dance Classes for Children Ages 4-5 at your local library!

Register today! Open spaces limited. Register FORM | Visual Arts Spring Class Info| Performing Arts Spring Class Info

Milpitas Library Location:
(Visual Art Class flyer)

Visual Arts Classes: Children will be exposed to lines, shapes, and colors and learn to experiment and create artwork using a variety of materials appropriate for their age level.

Where: Milpitas Library Community Room, 40 N. Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas
When:
11/09, 11/16, 11/30, 12/07, 12/14/06, 01/11, 01/18, 01/25, 02/01, 02/08, 02/15, 02/22/07

Class 1: Thursdays, 3:30 - 4:15 PM
Class 2: Thursdays, 4:30 - 5:15 PM

Tully Library Location: (Visual Art Class flyer)

Where: Tully Branch Library Community Room, 880 Tully d. San Jose, CA 95111
When:
Saturdays, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27, 02/10, 02/17, 02/24, 03/10, 03/17, 03/24, 04/07, 04/14, 04/21/07

Class 1: 10:30am - 11:15 AM
Class 2: 11:30am - 12:15 PM

Description of Class: Children will be exposed to lines, shapes, and colors and learn to experiment and create artwork using a varity of materials appropriate for their age level.


Registration: First come, first served. Space is limited. Complete Register FORM . Submit form along with the child's birth certificate either by fax or mail to:
Association of Viet Arts
Attn: Hoa Glassey
email: htglassey@yahoo.com
*Parents are strongly encouraged to attend classes with their children.
This program is made possible through the AEG Grants Program of Arts Council Silicon Valley, and is co-sponsored by the Milpitas Library and Tully Community Branch Library.

Artworkshop

October 7, 2006 (10:00am - 5:00pm)
Day in the Park Workshop - A multicultural festival
Come out and enjoy a day rich in diversity, full of talent and entertainment, and plentiful in food. This event is a
celebration of community, bringing the world's diversity together at beautiful Lake Cunningham Park. Join in on our festivities! Admission is free and open to the general public. more

April 03 - June 05, 2005 - every Sunday
AVA's Free Visual & Performing Art Classes
Register today! Open spaces available for 1:15 performing arts classes. April 3- June 5, every Sunday
PRESS Release | Register FORM | Flyer | Fall Class Info | Fall Class Registeration

Where: Milpitas Library Community Room, 40 N. Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas
When: April 3- June 5, every Sunday

Visual Arts:
First session: 10-10:45 a.m
Second session: 11:00-11:45 a.m

Class descriptions: Children will be exposed to lines, shapes, and colors and learn to experiment and create art work using a variety of materials appropriate for their age level.

Performing Arts:
* First Session: 12:15-1:00pm
* Second Session: 1:15-2:00pm

Children will be introduced to the arts of story telling, drama, and dance using Vietnamese Folklore and legends. Register today by downloading and filling out the registration form. Submit to:

Association for Viet Arts
attn: Hoa Glassey


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February 2004 :
Parkside Hall - San Jose Auditorium, Hoi Xuan
AVA will provide a free art workshop including weaving, print making and paper puppets for kids inside Parkside Hall, next to the San Jose Auditorium. AVA will be at Booth #14 and #15, side A of Parkside Hall. Admission is free and open to the general public. For more information: more

October 2003 :
Day in the Park - A multicultural festival
Come out and enjoy a day rich in diversity, full of talent and entertainment, and plentiful in food. This event is a celebration of community, bringing the world's diversity together at beautiful Lake Cunningham Park. Join in on our festivities! Admission is free and open to the general public. more

February 2003:
TET Festival
with AVA art workshop
At the San Jose fairgrounds.

 
September 2002:
Autumn Festival

At Evergreen Valley College.
 

September 1998:
Village Project

Los Arboles School, Leap Project - Franklin School, Hellyer School. This after-school arts program was part of project YES (Youth Empowered for Success).

Visual Arts
 
 

August 7 -13, 2006
Nhan Duc Nguyen - installation at ZeroOne in San Jose- flyer pdf ~ ZeroOne website

April 18 – July 9th 2006
"Ao Dai: A Modern Design Coming of Age” : Press Release: WORD PDF | San Jose Mercury News Article | sponsors

Association for Viet Arts and the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles proudly present Ao Dai: A Modern Design Coming of Age, a groundbreaking exhibition that will run from April 18, through July 9, 2006 at the San Jose Quilts & Textile Museum. The exhibition will be the