08/01/2025
🎉 Weekend with Taiwan in NYC!
Join for a full weekend of art, music, film, and culture—don’t miss these special events happening across the city!
🟡 Saturday, August 2 — Governor’s Island Exhibition Opening
📍 House 17, Nolan Park, Governor’s Island • Hosted by TAAC
✨ New exhibitions launch with interactive experiences:
🕚 11 AM – Open House Tours
🎵 1:30 PM – Vessel Activation (play the instruments!)
🎶 2 PM – Clay Flute Workshop (10 spots only!)
🎵 3 PM – Vessel Activation led by artist Eugenie
🟢 Sunday, August 3 — Taiwan on Screen @ AAIFF48
🎥 In‑person screening of Maybe It’s Just The Rain followed by Decathlon: The CK Yang & Rafer Johnson Story (奧運傳奇:楊傳廣與強森)
Includes filmmaker Q&A.
📅 Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025
🕝 Time: 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
🔗 Learn more and grab tickets → AAIFF48: Decathlon screening info
💸 Use promo code AAIFF48_HELLOTAIWAN for 20% off
About the Films:
Maybe It’s Just The Rain is a short documentary about an underdog Filipino women’s soccer team, narrated by their center-back Reina, culminating in a journey to her grandmother’s village.
Decathlon explores the legendary rivalry and friendship between Taiwan’s C.K. Yang and US athlete Rafer Johnson—two Olympic decathlon legends whose bond transcended Cold War politics, race, and nationality.
🔴 Sunday Evening — Taiwanese Waves 2025 Concert
📍 Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, NYC
🕔 Doors open at 5:00 PM|🎤 Show begins at 6:00 PM
💥 Free Admission • Info → taiwanesewaves.com
Lineup includes:
🎤 Enno Cheng — Poetic indie singer-songwriter
🔥 ABAO & Naway Tribal Girls — Indigenous language meets pop rhythm
💃 Bulareyaung Dance Company — Tribal roots with modern dance
🎧 Chinatown Records — Urban immigrant soundscapes
💫 Spend the weekend discovering culture, community, and cinematic storytelling. See you there!