{"id":1066,"date":"2026-05-17T13:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:55:23","slug":"asianorth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/asianorth\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia North 2026 &#8211; Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260501_231836047-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1067\" style=\"width:452px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260501_231836047-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260501_231836047-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260501_231836047-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260501_231836047-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260501_231836047-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260501_231836047-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260501_231836047-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asia North 2026 &#8211; Station North Arts &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/towson.edu\/asianorth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"towson.edu\/asianorth\">towson.edu\/asianorth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AAPI &#8211; May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why May? &#8220;May is celebrated as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants on May 7, 1843, and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869, which was largely built by Chinese immigrants. It recognizes the contributions of AAPI communities to US history and culture.&#8221; NPR more about <a href=\"https:\/\/asianpacificheritage.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"AAPI - AANHPI\">AAPI &#8211; AANHPI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 1, 2026 &#8211; Opening Exhibition &#8211; Shoes at the Door<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Station North - Asia North 2026\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3olLqssrbY8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Super performance by B\u2019more Taiko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One reason I attended this opening was that I happened across my name and work mentioned during another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stationnorth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Station North Arts\">Station North Arts<\/a> walk, which was a pleasant surprise considering my work was at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mtroyaltavern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mount Royal Tavern\">Mount Royal Tavern<\/a>. Also, spoke briefly with someone during Out of Order 2026, she said that it would be nice to see Station North Asia May Opening, I said OK! Plus, Station North Arts really does a nice job staying front and center using FB and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stationnorth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Instagram\">Instagram<\/a>. If you want to see the entire program, albeit, a little late use this link to <a href=\"https:\/\/towson.edu\/asianorth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Towson Univeristy\">Towson University<\/a> it will give days, times and places of all events during May and future events. The main staging area for the opening was at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mdffparkway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SNF Parkway Theatre\">SNF Parkway Theatre<\/a> which has also hosted the Maryland Film Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/516729421_10234092173343472_494279733603504639_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1104\" style=\"width:336px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/516729421_10234092173343472_494279733603504639_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/516729421_10234092173343472_494279733603504639_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/516729421_10234092173343472_494279733603504639_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/516729421_10234092173343472_494279733603504639_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/516729421_10234092173343472_494279733603504639_n-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/516729421_10234092173343472_494279733603504639_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo from 2016 at the start of renovations to the Parkway Theatre &#8211; Rick Santiago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Venues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/snfparkway.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SNF Parkway Theatre\">SNF Parkway Theatre<\/a>, 5 W. North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201 \u2714<br>Currency Studio, 18 W. North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21218 \ud83d\ude12<br><a href=\"https:\/\/galleryca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gallery CA\">Gallery CA<\/a>, 440 E. Oliver St, Baltimore, MD 21202 \ud83d\ude12<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorhousebaltimore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Motor House\">Motor House<\/a>, 120 W. North Ave, 21201 \ud83d\ude12<br>1718 N. Charles Street Garage, Baltimore, MD 21201 \ud83d\ude12<br><a href=\"https:\/\/baltimore.impacthub.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Impact Hub\">Impact Hub<\/a>, 10 E. North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201 \ud83d\ude12<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theclubcarbaltimore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Club Car\">Club Car<\/a>, 12 W. North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201 \ud83d\ude12<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mobtownballroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mobtown Ballroom &amp; Cafe\">Mobtown Ballroom<\/a>, 30 W. North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201 \ud83d\ude12<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bigimprov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Baltimore Improv Group\">Baltimore Improv Group<\/a>, 1727 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201 \ud83d\ude12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2714 Attended  \ud83d\ude12 Missed &#8211; As you can see I didn&#8217;t make to very many places during the opening of Asia North 2026. However, I did get a chance to see all of the scheduled performances at the Parkway Theatre stage, culminating with B&#8217;more Taiko drum performance. But sorely disappointed at my decision to skip the After Party at the Club Car, which is really the one I wanted to check out. Next time!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fridgeart3s-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mom's Frig by Anna Divinagarcia\" class=\"wp-image-1115\" style=\"width:384px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fridgeart3s-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fridgeart3s-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fridgeart3s-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fridgeart3s-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fridgeart3s-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fridgeart3s-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fridgeart3s-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mom&#8217;s Ref by Anna Divinagarcia &#8211; This sums it all up for me, 100% spot on!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After going through my photos of this event, I think I&#8217;m going to need to take another visit. A pitiful few images are worth posting. I&#8217;ll add more after my visit sometime before end of May!!! Here are a handful, my apologies<\/p>\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can&#8217;t really comment on much since I missed 85% of the program. I will say for Asia North 2026, the beers that were available were from Peabody Heights Brewery (which I love) but c&#8217;mon, I saw my dad come home with a cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanmiguelbrewery.com\/our-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"San Miguel Beer\">San Miguel Beer<\/a> (Filipino pale lager first brewed in 1890 in Manila), I have personally consumed Chang, Kirin, Sapporo, Singha, Hite as well as other Asian beers, maybe try&#8217;m next time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theunartist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rick Santiago on Instagram\">Rick Santiago on Instagram<\/a> and Feel free to message me at 443-390-6599<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asia North 2026 &#8211; Station North Arts &#8211; towson.edu\/asianorth AAPI &#8211; May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Why May? &#8220;May is celebrated as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants on May 7, 1843, and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artbabyart.com\/artblog\/asianorth\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Asia North 2026 &#8211; Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,1],"tags":[244,243,5,247,275,4,10,18,249,245,246,7,248],"class_list":["post-1066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-day-after-day","tag-aahnpi","tag-aapi","tag-art","tag-asia-2026","tag-asia-north","tag-baltimore","tag-exhibit","tag-rick-santiago","tag-snf-parkway-theatre","tag-station-north","tag-station-north-asian-2026","tag-theunartist","tag-towson-university"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.2 - 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