Tuesday Night Project’s all-volunteer staff working together to host Tuesday Night Cafe every first and third Tuesday of the month from April through October.
Mini festival will honor longest-running Asian American free public arts series in U.S.
Tuesday Night Project (TNP), the longest-running Asian American free public arts series in the United States, will celebrate its 25th anniversary at the TNP Jubilee on Saturdy, Sept. 14, from 4 to 9 p.m.
TNP Jubilee will feature a lineup of BIPOC DJs, a performance by Los Angeles-based ghost pop band Bitter Party, and food from local restaurants.
“For 25 years, TNP has been a space for Asian American and local L.A. artists to meet and encourage each other and for new and veteran artists to try new work, experiment, collaborate and build relationships,” said traci kato-kiriyama, founder and co-director of TNP. “We look forward to celebrating our rich artistic legacy and bright future at the jubilee.”
TNP is an Asian American grassroots and volunteer-based organization devoted to bridging communities by providing programming and interactive spaces for people to connect through artistic expression and strong, creative, community partnerships. Its flagship program,
Tuesday Night Cafe, was launched in 1999 and has since become the longest-running Asian American free public arts series in the country.
TNP has presented thousands of acts to audiences, and boasts many high-profile alumni, including actor, writer and comic Jenny Yang, actor Keiko Agena, and singer MILCK.
The lineup of DJs slated for the TNP Jubilee includes DJ nPrevail, DJ Lomo, DJ waxstyles, Halo Halo Boyz and Museum Staff. Entertainment also includes a performance by Bitter Party and art workshops by Taz Ahmed, ren + mya and jean young. Food from The Park’s Finest, Cafe Dulce and Farm2Power will be provided.
A typical night with Tuesday Night Cafe in the Aratani Courtyard in Little Tokyo.
The TNP Jubilee will take place at Terasaki Budokan, at 249 S. Los Angeles St. Sliding-scale tickets are available for $5 to $15 per person. To order, visit bit.ly/tnpjubilee. For more, follow @tnproject on Instagram, Facebook and X.
TNP started as an effort to revitalize Little Tokyo in the 1990s when Little Tokyo leaders Evelyn Yoshimura and Bill Watanabe gave their support to a young group of artists and activists to activate the Aratani Courtyard of the Union Center for the Arts. TNP continues to play a critical role in the preservation of Little Tokyo, named as one of “11 Most Endangered Places” by the National Trust for Historic Preservation this year.
By building community through arts, culture and artistic expression, TNP provides a formative, cultural entry point to hundreds of first-time visitors to Little Tokyo each year.