Events in Seattle
Saturday and Sunday, October 7 and 8, 2023 | 4pm- 6pm PST
Filipino American History 101, free classes
Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS)
Online via Zoom
When:
Part 1, 1898-1946 (Saturday, October 7)
Part 2, 1946-present (Sunday, October 8 ) or attend both!
Where: online via Zoom
Please attend these two free Filipino American History 101 classes on Zoom:
Register at https://tinyurl.com/FilAmHistory101 to receive the Zoom link(s).
Auntie Dorothy Cordova has been working tirelessly, organizing 50 speakers to speak on their experiences or that of their Filipino American ancestors who contributed to 125 years of Filipino American History ! This is arguably the most important Filipino American History Month (FAHM) event of 2023. Please join us!
This event is organized/curated by Dr. Dorothy Cordova and Dr. Allan Bergano.
Saturday, October 14 | 2pm – 4pm
Filipino American Literary Festival
In Person
Please come hear these amazing writers and artists
@artofthecartoon @emilylawsin @troyosaki @jensorianowrites @artista_anisgisele #filipinoamericanhistorymonth#seattle#FAHM2023
Location: Columbia Branch, Seattle Public Library
4721 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98118
Please RSVP via the Pacebook event page.
Sponsored by: Pinoy Words Expressed Kultura Arts, the FANHS Greater Seattle Chapter
4 Culture Poetry workshop with Troy at 4pm!
This event is organized/curated by Joanne Natalia Aquino and Gerie Ventura.
2pm-4pm inaugural Filipino American Literary Festival
October 14 and 15 (Saturday and Sunday) | midnight PST 10/14 – 5pm PST, 10/15
FANHS National Silent Auction
Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS)
Online via the Auctria application on your computer or your cell phone Auctria app
all proceeds go to FANHS National
Where: online via the Auctria app
Registration will open a few days before October 14.
I will post the auction registration link here when it’s open.
There is still time to donate items to this silent auction! Click here to fill out the form to donate.
Upon completion of the online auction event, donors are requested to send their donated item(s) directly to the bid winner(s). Since FANHS is a 501c3 non-profit organization, the total amount of your donations and shipping costs are tax-deductible.
Contact the auction lead, Gennette Cordova, with any questions: gennettecordova@gmail.com
Saturday, October 21, 2023 | 6:30pm – 9:30pm
An Evening with Elvis and Graceland Manila
In Person
Why not have a little fun this FAHM 2023 and come out and hear some Filipino Elvis songs and eat some delicious Terry’s Kitchen food (limited menu at this event) ?! Our favorite Filipino American Elvis is local singer/musician Tony Colinares, with his Elvis Presley tribute band, Graceland Manila. Come for the music and the dancing dancing. Make new friends and see longtime friends!
Cash only! $15
A benefit for Maui Strong, after the fires that devastated our families and friends in Lahaina.
Please RSVP via the Pacebook event page.
Where: Terry’s Kitchen
5625 119th Avenue South
Bellevue, WA 98006
This event is organized by Linda Divina.
October 17 – November 4
Pork Filled Productions presents: Bloodletting
Runtime: 2 hours
In Person
Where: Theater Off Jackson
Tickets: https://porkfilled.com/wp/tickets-for-bloodletting-press-page/
Press Release: https://porkfilled.com/wp/bloodletting-press/bloodletting-press-release/
Bloodletting Awakens the Power of Filipino Vampires
Add some spookiness to your fall as Pork Filled Productions dives into the world of aswangs–Filipino vampires! Produced in association with Theatre Off Jackson, PFP presents Bloodletting, by Boni B. Alvarez, directed by Zenaida R. Smith, running October 19 to November 4, 2023 at Theatre Off Jackson (409 7th Ave. S. in Seattle’s International District).
Under the watchful moon, estranged siblings Farrah and Bosley reunite in the Philippines to spread their father’s ashes in Palawan’s treasured underground river. They take shelter from a storm in a local café, where they open old family wounds and encounter an aswang, a Filipino vampire, who awakens in Farrah an ancient, terrifying, and innate power. Will she embrace her new-found power? Or let it destroy herself and her brother?
Bloodletting is a Pacific Northwest premiere from PFP. Shows are at 7:30 pm, with a Sunday matinee at 2 pm. Tickets are Name Your Price scale and are available https://pork-filled.ticketleap.com/bloodletting/ (note the hyphen!). Tickets for the relaxed senory performance on October 29 is http://pork-filled.ticketleap.com/bloodletting-relaxed/.
The cast features Jen-Ai Clinton, Matt Dela Cruz, Anna Mulia and Sam Prudente. Understudies are Anamaria Guerzon and Kendall Uyeji.
“Bloodletting is a rarity–a show set in the Philippines, focused on Philippine culture,” says PFP Executive Director Roger Tang. “Filipinos are the 2nd largest Asian group in Washington, yet you can count the number of Philippines-centred shows in the last 30 years on one hand.
“Local Asian American theatre has a rich history of Filipino artists, which includes Eloisa Cardona, who’s a cultural consultant for this show. PFP wanted to throw a spotlight on all this talent in the community. And PFP wouldn’t be where we are today without our Filipino members like Mona Leach Grife, Daniel Arreola and Sara Porkalob.”
The show is rated PG-13 for coarse language, homophobic slurs, and emotional/domestic abuse. For more information, contact PFP at oink@porkfilled.com, call (206) 486-0375 or go to their website, www.porkfilled.com.
Closed captioning will be available for all shows. As well, upon request, audience members will be provided reading lights and scripts.
The Sunday, October 29 performance will be a matinee at 2pm and will feature a sensory relaxed performance to increase access and equity by reducing intensity of lighting and sound to enable more audiences to enjoy the show.
The oldest Asian American theatre group in the Pacific Northwest, Pork Filled Productions centers Asian American and POC artists to imagine fantastical, inclusive, and FUN universes. Through the genres of science fiction, noir, fantasy, steampunk and more, we envision a bright universe informed by diverse experiences and perspectives, populated by larger-than-life characters, where everyone’s story can be told.
PFP’s season is supported by 4Culture, ArtsWA, ArtsFund and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.
Pork Filled Productions is fiscally sponsored by Shunpike, the 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that provides independent arts groups in Washington with the services, resources, and opportunities they need to forge their own paths to sustainable success.
Friday, October 27, 2023 | 7:30pm
A Night of Laughter and Stand Up Comedy!
PLEASE NOTE: Event cancelled due to illness.
This event was organized by Tess Guerzon-Cabrera.
Saturday, October 28 | 11am – 1pm
Preserving Your Family Stories event
In Person
Where: Wing Luke Museum
719 South King Street
Seattle, WA 98104
In recognition of October’s National Filipino American History Month, join us IN-PERSON to learn how to research and share your invaluable family history and memories.
Thank you to community partner National FANHS and program coordinator, Cynthia Mejia-Giudici for making this event possible! The event is presented by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
RSVP Here: https://25646p.blackbaudhosting.com/25646p/Talk-Preserving-Your-Family-Stories
For more information and speaker bios, visit https://www.wingluke.org/eventscalendar/2023-filipino-american-history-month-event-4zk7m
This event is organized/curated by Cynthia Mejia-Giudici.
Saturday, October 28 | 6pm – 8pm
Coming to America: a Filipino American Storytelling event
Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) AND Greater Seattle FANHS
In Person
Come listen to the unique family histories of a diversity of Filipino Americans who live the Greater Seattle area!
Join us for an evening of storytelling, fun, Filpino food, Filipino Ghost Stories (8pm-9pm), and fellowship as we all learn what we have in common with each other. What better way to end an epic Filipino American History Month?
This event is curated/organized by Vita Grace Israel Cabanilla- and Gerie Ventura.
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