Main Street s Next Generation Festival February 23, 2006

This three-day celebration showcases some of Asian America?s most exciting young performers and creative minds, in disciplines ranging from dance to cinema, theatre, and comedy. With work that fuses traditions, crosses cultural boundaries, and challenges expectations, these artists are reshaping and reinterpreting what it means to be Asian in America.

TakeOut Comedy
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2006, 8 P.M.
Asian America's kings of the mike come to Queens for late night sidesplitting standup comedy. Featuring Air Tabigue, Rio, Shecky Wong & Josh Kaufman! Adult humor.

SLANT in Performance
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2006, 8 P.M.
Cutting-edge theatre company SLANT bring a confluence of puppetry, original music, guitars, drums, voice, and bamboo flutes to the Flushing Town Hall stage!

?? a deftly calibrated explosion of dancer buff bodies and rock & roll hearts.?
-Village Voice

?The Color of Funny: Screen Comedy, Asian American Style?
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2006, BEGINS AT 2 P.M.
Screenings: SAVING FACE (Alice Wu); AMERICAN DESI (Piyush Dinker Pandya); THE MOTEL (Mike Kang)

Panel discussion with Jeff Yang at 8 PM

Tickets $15 general/$10 students.

For more information or advance purchase, call (718) 463-7700 x222 or visit www.flushingtownhall.org

Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Blvd. in Downtown Flushing, Queens
7-train to Main St/Flushing, Free Parking