Calendar

Feb
24
Sat
TAP-Sea/BAPA/REACH: Lunar New Year Banquet! [Sold-Out] @ China Harbor Restaurant - 中國海景
Feb 24 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
TAP-Sea/BAPA/REACH: Lunar New Year Banquet! [Sold-Out] @ China Harbor Restaurant - 中國海景 | Seattle | WA | United States

Come celebrate Lunar New Year with your friends and family, and make some new friends! Enjoy a delicious meal in Westlake at China Harbor. TAP-SEA is collaborating with BAPA and REACH from Boeing to bring you this year’s festive event! We will have raffles as well as a photobooth to capture your memories! See you all there!

Dress Code:
Cocktail Attire
Men: Buttoned down shirt. Tie and suit jacket are optional. No jeans.
Women: cocktail dress/”little black dress” OR dressy separates/one-piece

Menu*:
Lobster with Ginger and Onion Sauce over Yi-Mein Noodle (龍蝦伊麵)
Honey Walnut Prawn (核桃蝦)
Steamed Live Fish (清蒸活魚)
Roasted Duck Cantonese Style (明爐烤鴨)
General Tso’s Chicken (左宗雞)
Mushroom, Tofu, Veggie Stir-Fry (麻菇蔬菜燴豆腐)
Special Fried Rice (揚州炒飯)
Seasonal Fresh Fruit (時令水果)
*full-service bar for individual purchase at the event.

Ticket Prices**:
Super early bird $40, ends Tuesday, February 13th, 11:59pm
Early bird $45, ends Tuesday, February 20th, 11:59pm
Regular $50, ends Friday, February 23rd, 11:59pm
Walk-in $55, Saturday, February 24th (limited!)

You can get your tickets here:
https://impactflow.com/event/tap-seabapareach-lunar-new-year-banquet-7050

**If you are a Boeing employee or affiliate, please contact Arthur Cheng to purchase your tickets.

After party (free):
10PM-Close at Art Marble 21
731 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

Parking:
Plenty of free parking spaces in China Harbor lot. Free late night street parking and nearby public lots for Art Marble 21.

Feel free to send a message to TAP-Seattle through Facebook or to info@tap-seattle.org if you have any questions.

Mar
11
Sun
TAP-Sea Presents: Paint! “My Koi Pond” – Lunar New Year edition @ Culture Center Of Taipei Economic And Cultural Office In Seattle
Mar 11 @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
TAP-Sea Presents: Paint! "My Koi Pond" - Lunar New Year edition @ Culture Center Of Taipei Economic And Cultural Office In Seattle | Bellevue | WA | United States

Come paint with TAP-Seattle and explore your artistic side! This is an event for ALL painting skill levels!!

We’ll be painting a beautiful koi pond. Canvas, brush, and paint will be provided. Bring your own apron (or paint very carefully). Red bean soup with tang yuan and tea will be served. (For celebrating Lantern Festival/Yuan Xiao/元宵)

Price: $15 early bird (until 3/7 11:59pm), $20 regular
tickets: https://impactflow.com/event/tap-sea-presents-paint-my-koi-pond-lunar-new-year-edition-7329
Hurry up and sign up, as the capacity is limited to 25 painters. A waitlist will be available once the capacity is filled.

Schedule:
Check-in & networking: 2:30pm – 3pm
Instructions & painting time: 3pm – 4:30pm
Wrap up/picture taking: 4:30pm – 5pm

We will guide you through all the steps to paint the koi pond of your dream (so no worries if you’ve never painted before). You are encouraged to add your own personal touch to it. We will also be presenting trivia facts about all things Lunar New Year!

Parking:
Free parking in the lot

Mar
25
Sun
TAP SEA: March Volunteer at Farestart!
Mar 25 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
TAP SEA: March Volunteer at Farestart!

Come help feed the most vulnerable citizens with TAP-Seattle at FareStart, a culinary job training and placement program for homeless and disadvantaged individuals. FareStarts delivers meals 365 days a year to several area homeless shelters. We have 5 spots available to help prepare meals. Please sign up by filling out this form, we do not take Facebook sign-ups:
https://goo.gl/forms/QPyoOHvUuGlGFQAI3

Chefs will assign tasks based on individual skill and comfort level.

We ask that you commit to volunteering for the entire time, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We also ask that in the case of cancellation you provide us with as much notice as possible—this is very important as we need a certain number of volunteers to produce meals and often need to recruit replacements.

For more information about the organization we will be volunteering with, see www.farestart.org

Apr
25
Wed
TAP-SEA Presents: TAPpy Hour at Fort St George @ Fort St George
Apr 25 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
TAP-SEA Presents: TAPpy Hour at Fort St George @ Fort St George

Come join TAP-Seattle for TAPpy Hour at Fort St George Japanese and American fusion cuisine. Network and mingle with other young professionals. Bring your friends and coworkers along with your business card, to meet new friends and catch with old ones over drinks and food. Fort St George menu offers hamburger spaghetti, Japanese curry, kimchi fried rice, and many more creative dishes, where east west come together that will surprise your senses.

Arrive before 7pm to enjoy happy hour prices on food and drinks. They offer $1 off on draft beers and $5 house red/white wine. Happy hour food includes spicy chicken, calamari, tofu salad, potato croquettes, takoyaki, garlic fries, and much more, for under $6.

We look forward to meet everyone and have a good time!

Parking: Street parking. There are also paid parking lot nearby.

Reminder: Since For St George is giving up half of their restaurant space during peak dining hour, they would really appreciate if each of us can order at least one drink and one food item. Your courtesy and understanding is greatly appreciated!

May
8
Tue
TAP-SEA: Light Up Taiwan @ Carco Theatre
May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
TAP-SEA: Light Up Taiwan @ Carco Theatre

TAP-Seattle would like to cordially invite you to attend our annual celebration event of Taiwanese American Heritage Week with world-renowned National Taiwan University of Sport. If you need to reserve tickets, please email info@tap-seattle.org

Program Introduction:
The program is a fusion of Taiwanese acrobatics and creative performance with Western elements, together with Hakka and Taiwanese aboriginal music and dance, thus presenting a mixture of Taiwanese cultures. With the perfect combination of the East and the West, tradition and modernity, we are looking forward to sharing with our international audience the beauty of Taiwanese performance arts.

May
31
Thu
TAP SEA: May TAPpy Hour at Henry’s Tavern @ Henry's Tavern
May 31 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
TAP SEA: May TAPpy Hour at Henry's Tavern @ Henry's Tavern | Bellevue | WA | United States

Come join TAP-Seattle for TAPpy Hour at Henry’s Tavern in Bellevue. Network and mingle with other young professionals and learn more about our upcoming Film Festival! Bring your friends and coworkers along with your business card, to meet new friends and catch with old ones over drinks and food. Henry’s Tavern offers cheese and artichoke dip, fried chicken tenders, crab & avocado sushi roll, and many more creative dishes that will surprise your senses.

Arrive before 6pm to enjoy happy hour prices on food and drinks. We look forward to meet everyone and have a good time!

Parking: Lincoln Square

Reminder: Since Henry’s Tavern Bellevue is giving up a private space during peak dining hour, they would really appreciate if each of us can order at least one drink and one food item. Your courtesy and understanding is greatly appreciated!

Jun
3
Sun
Tap-SEA: June Volunteer at Farestart @ FareStart
Jun 3 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tap-SEA: June Volunteer at Farestart @ FareStart | Seattle | WA | United States

Come help feed the needy with TAP-Seattle at FareStart, a culinary job training and placement program for homeless and disadvantaged individuals. FareStarts delivers meals 365 days a year to several area homeless shelters. We have 7 spots available to help prepare meals. Please sign up by filling out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/LXyhNXzVsRPfP2Fb2

Chefs will assign tasks based on individual skill and comfort level.

We ask that you commit to volunteering for the entire time, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We also ask that in the case of cancellation you provide us with as much notice as possible—this is very important as we need a certain number of volunteers to produce meals and often need to recruit replacements.

For more information about the organization we will be volunteering with, see www.farestart.org

Jun
7
Thu
Summer Mahjong Night @ Kin On
Jun 7 @ 6:45 pm – 9:15 pm
Summer Mahjong Night @ Kin On | Seattle | WA | United States

Join us for a night of fun, food, and Mahjong on JUNE 7– All FREE of charge! This popular event brings Kin On residents, community members and young professionals together in a unique setting. Co hosted by Jade Guild and Taiwanese American Professionals – Seattle

If you are unfamiliar with the game of Mahjong, fear not – we have teachers to help you learn, and instructional pamphlets will be provided. All ages and levels of experience are welcome!

What’s Mahjong Night all about?
– Play a friendly game of Mahjong
– Enjoy hearty appetizers and food with international flavors
– Network and make new connections
– Win one of many great raffle prizes
– Help seniors combat social isolation by meeting our nursing home residents

Schedule:
6:45 pm Registration, networking, appetizers
7:15 pm Mahjong games begin!
9:00 pm Raffles and announcements

This is a FREE event. Please RSVP here to reserve your spot and make sure we have a name tag for you (1 form per person):
https://goo.gl/forms/04cEq6nIkr3VT5fn2

Questions: Call us at 206-556-2270 or email mukosakul@kinon.org.

Jun
15
Fri
TAP SEA: TAPpy Hour at Bar Vacilando @ Bar Vacilando
Jun 15 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
TAP SEA: TAPpy Hour at Bar Vacilando @ Bar Vacilando | Seattle | WA | United States

Come join TAP-Seattle for TAPpy Hour at Bar Vacilando in Seattle. Network and mingle with other young professionals and learn more about our upcoming Film Festival! Bring your friends and coworkers along with your business card, to meet new friends and catch with old ones over drinks and food. Bar Vacilando offers “Slow-cooked Pork Jowl & Tokyo Turnip w Pickled Tops,” “Smoked Paprika Prawns,” “Green Bean Fries,” and many more creative dishes that will surprise your senses.

We look forward to meet everyone and have a good time!

Parking: Street Parking

Reminder: Since Bar Vacilando is giving up a private space during peak dining hour, they would really appreciate if each of us can order at least one drink and one food item. Your courtesy and understanding is greatly appreciated!

Check out this first look of Bar Vacilando: http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2016/05/first-look-15th-ave-es-bar-vacilando/

Jun
29
Fri
Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival 2018 西雅圖台美電影節 2018 @ Uptown Cinemas
Jun 29 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival 2018 西雅圖台美電影節 2018 @ Uptown Cinemas | Seattle | WA | United States

Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival (STAFF), presented by TAP-Seattle, will feature seven acclaimed Taiwanese films and several short films directed by aspiring Taiwanese American filmmakers. Explore the Taiwanese culture through films on Fri June 29 – Sun July 1, 2018.

Single showing tickets & Festival Passes available now:
https://www.siff.net/year-round-cinema/seattle-taiwanese-american-film-festival-x21376

Full Schedule Detail: https://www.facebook.com/pg/SeaTAFF/events

FRI JUNE 29 (UW Kane Hall):
5:30pm Reception (Invitation only)
7:00pm Opening short films (by Taiwanese American filmmakers) and Panel Discussion

SAT JUNE 30 (SIFF Uptown Cinema)
11:30am Saturday Opening
11:40am 紅盒子Father
1:25pm Q&A with Director Li-chou Yang 楊力州 of 紅盒子Father
2:35pm Pakeriran 巴克力藍的夏天
3:50pm Pakeriran Discussion
5:00pm Take Me to the Moon 带我去月球
7:00pm Pre-Movie Seminar – Devils in the Details: Who’s Who and What to Watch For?
7:45pm The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful 血觀音

SUN JULY 1 (SIFF Uptown Cinema)
12:55pm Sunday Opening
1:10pm 美力台灣3D Formosa 3D
2:35pm Q&A with Director Charlie Chu 曲全立 of 美力台灣3D Formosa 3D
3:40pm The Great Buddha+ 大佛普拉斯
5:55pm A Journey of 35 海闊天空
7:25pm Closing Remarks

*All foreign language films will have English subtitles.

More about STAFF:
The films selected center around the universal themes of home(land) and family portrayed through hyperbolized drama and breathtaking cinematography. The film festival programming includes audience interaction with award-winning directors Charlie Chu and Li-chou Yang from Taiwan.

TAP-Seattle is partnering with the University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program, the Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival, and the Los Angeles Taiwanese American Film Festival

Our website: SeaTAFF.org