EVENTS: May 2022 Calendar

from Asian Avenue Magazine - May 2022

by Asian Avenue magazine

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upcoming events

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AAPI Wellness Day: A Space for Generational Healing

Sat. May 7, 10am to 3pm

Cost: $30 Members | $35 Non-members History Colorado, 1200 N Broadway, Denver More information at: historycolorado.org/aapi-wellness-day

Celebrate joy, reclamation, resilience, and activism through Asian diasporic practices that address the somatic, mental, and spiritual scars in the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Vendors, practitioners, healers, performers, artists, and speakers will offer an exploration into how heritage modalities, self and community care, activism, and strength move through healing.

Asian American and Pacific Islander+ Festival

Weekend of May 14-15, 11am to 5pm

Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St, Denver Cost: Festival included with zoo admission More information at:

denverzoo.org/events/asian-american-and-pacific-islander-festival

The Denver Zoo is proud to partner with the Filipino-American Community of Colorado to host the first-ever Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI+) Festival at the Zoo. Together, we will celebrate the diversity of Colorado’s Asian community through multicultural dance, music, art, workshop and community engagement; and the Zoo’s unique connection to Asian cultures and countries through our animals and conservation programs. Guests welcome to dress in the traditional culture they identify with.

Culture Collab

Sun. May 15, 1pm to 4pm

Pagoda Lab, 1000 S Grove St, Denver Cost: Free and open to general public Limited tickets available via EventBrite.

ACEL - Denver is co-hosting a cultural event with Pagoda Lab at their new facility in Denver to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month. There will be food & drinks being sold, cultural information, local shop vendors, and traditional attire worn from different Asian cultures.

Utsav XIV - Celebration Returns!

Sun. May 15, 1:30pm and 4:30pm Shows

Lakewood Cultural Center 470 S Allison Pkwy, Lakewood Cost: $25 per ticket More information at: tinyurl.com/buy-Utsav-tickets

After 2 challenging years, Mudra Dance Studio is ready to celebrate life, love and diversity through a beautiful blend of Mudra’s students and Gurus rejoicing their learning and teaching and sharing that happiness through dance, music and audiovisual magic on stage!