JACCC Presents California LOL! & Announces Other Events

California LOL! Comedy Jam 2010 Friday, 05.21.10 8pm. SAVING LIVES CAN BE FULL OF LAUGHTER! Laugh out loud with Dat Phan, champion of Last Comic Standing at California LOL! Comedy Jam 2010. This one-night benefit for A3M, will also feature today's brightest and funniest Asian-American comics, including Tina Kim, Paul Ogata, PK, and Room To Improv.

Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches is a California registered non-profit organization (A3M).

Aratani/Japan America Theatre
$25 Pre-sale
$30 General Admission at the door
$22.50 Groups 10+

Tickets may be purchased online or through the Aratani/Japan America Theatre Box Office, (213) 680-3700

For more information on this event, please visit California LOL! Comedy Jam 2010

[ALOUD] An Evening with John Waters
On Neurotic Happiness
In conversation with Bruce Wagner, novelist/screenwriter/producer
Tuesday, 06.08.10 8pm

In his new memoir, RoleModels, America's favorite cult film director offers intimate literary profiles of his favorite personalities - some famous, some unknown, some criminal, some surprisingly middle of the road. Who inspires you to neurotic happiness?

Aratani/Japan America Theatre
$25 General Admission
$17.50 Library Associates & JACCC Members

Tickets may be purchased online or through the Aratani/Japan America Theatre Box Office (213) 680-3700

Proceeds from ticket sales go to support free cultural programs at the Los Angeles Public Library

Winter Garden
The Exploration of the Micropop Imagination in Contemporary Japanese Art
Saturday, 06.12.10 - Sunday, 07.18.10

The JACCC is pleased to host the U.S. premier of Winter Garden, a traveling worldwide exhibit organized by the Japan Foundation. Curated by renowned art critic Midori Matsui, this exhibit that boasts a wide spectrum of work, including drawings, paintings, and video of 14 young pop and contemporary Japanese artists, including: Ryoko Aoki, Tam Ochiai, Lyota Yagi, Koki Tanaka, Hiroshi Sugito, Taro Izumi, Mahomi Kunikata, Aya Takano, Makiko Kudo, Chim Pom, Masanori Handa, Hiroe Saeki, Masaya Chiba and Keisuke Yamamoto.

George J. Doizaki Gallery

Meditation: Cultivating Compassion and Happiness
Dr. Barry Kerzin
Saturday, 06.12.10 2-5pm

The Japanese American Culturaland Community Center is pleased to host Dr. Barry Kerzin, Buddhist monk, teacher, medicaldoctor and former assistant professor of medicine at the University of Washington. Dr. Kerzin will present the spiritually uplifting and intellectually challenging workshop and review the positive affects meditation can have on our outlook on life and long-term health.

Reservations highly recommended.

For more information or reservations please call Gavin Kelley at (213) 628-2725 ext. 133 or kelley@jaccc.org

JACCC Garden Room
$20 Suggested Donation

Dr. Kerzin receives no salary for this event. All donations will go towards covering expenses.

[ALOUD] An Evening with Christopher Hitchens
Hitchens on Hitchens
In conversation with Steve Wasserman, former editor, Los Angeles Times Book Review
With a special introduction by Sean Penn
Monday, 06.28.10 8pm

One of the most admired and controversial public intellectuals of our time-a writer unafraid to tackle the most contentious subjects-shares his personal life story and discusses his new memoir, Hitch-22.

Aratani/Japan America Theatre
$25 General Admission
$17.50 Library Associates & JACCC Members

Tickets may be purchased online or through the Aratani/Japan America Theatre Box Office (213) 680-3700