calendar of events :: October-November 2008
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4th Annual Atlanta Asian Film Festival
Date: Oct 3-11
Venues: GPC Dunwoody, Kennesaw State University, Cinefest - Georgia State University
Tickets: $8.00 adult; $5.00 students,
All Access Pass $20.00, Premiere Night $45.00
For info & online tickets: www.atlaff.org
Start Your Own Business 2008
NAAAP Atlanta Entrepreneurship Series
Date: Saturday, Oct 4
Time: 8 am - 5 pm
Venue: UPS HQ
Registration: www.naaapatlanta.org
4th Annual Rice Festival
Date: Saturday, Oct 4
Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: Carter Oaks Shopping Center, 5495 Jimmy Carter Blvd
For more info: www.aarc-atlanta.org
Power of the Vote Luncheon
Featuring conversation with Ambassador Andrew Young
Date: Wednesday, Oct 8
Time: Lunch-noon
Venue: Hyatt Regency, 265 Peachtree Street
For more info: www.lwvga.org
“The Far East in the Middle East: Outside-In and Inside-Out Perspectives”
Ambassador of Japan to Iraq, H.E. Shoji Ogawa, Dr. David Dal-Emory, Dr. John Garver-GT, Dr. Adam Stulberg-GT
Date: Wednesday, Oct 8
Time: 1:00 pm
Venue: Wardlaw Center, 177 North Avenue, Atlanta GA 30332
Free and open to public
For more info: Angela Levin 404-894-3199
“SAFE: Solidarity and Advocacy For Equality”
Date: Thursday, Oct 9
Time: 5:45 pm -6:30 pm
Venue: Center For Pan Asian Community Services, 3760 Park Avenue, Doraville
For more info: lindsay.romasanta@cpacs.org
97th National Day of Republic of China (Taiwan) Celebration
Date: Thursday, Oct 9
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm (By invitation only)
Venue: Georgia Aquarium, Oceans Ballroom
4th Annual TEA (Together Empowering Asian Americans) Walk
Date: Saturday, Oct 11
Time: 9:00 am registration (rain or shine)
Venue: Center For Pan Asian Community Services, 3760 Park Avenue, Doraville
The Ghastly Dreadfuls 2: Handbook of Practical Hauntings and Other Phantasmagoria (recommended for ages 16 and up)
Date: Oct 16- Nov 1
Time: Thurs-Sat 8:00 pm ; Sun 5:00 pm
Venue: Center For Puppertry Arts
For more info: www.puppet.org
4th Annual Regional USPAACC-SE Conference
Date: Friday, Nov 14
Time: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: GE Energy, 5035 Peachtree Ind Blvd.
For more info: Fify Manan, Tel:770-381-9616
APAC Charity Tennis Tournament
Date: Saturday, Nov 15
Times: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Place: Best Friends Park
For more info: www.apacga.org
The First Emperor: China’s Terracotta Army
Date: Nov 16-April 19
Venue: High Museum of Arts
For more info: www.high.org