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Chinese New Year Celebration was a hit!; 2009 Highlights Newsletter

QiXiEvent_Web_105QiXiEvent_Web_50Thanks to all who made the Chinese Fine Arts Society’s annual Chinese New Year’s celebration at Navy Pier a huge success! Stay tuned for photos from the event soon. A complete schedule of the festivities that took place on February 14th is here.

If you don’t already have your copy of the Chinese Fine Arts Society’s newsletter – Highlights - which contains a summary of all of our exciting activities in 2009, you can download it here.

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Chinese New Year at Navy Pier: Year of the Tiger

QiXiEvent_Web_079Sunday, February 14, 2010
12:00pm-5:30pm

Navy Pier’s Crystal Gardens
600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL
Free Admission, All Ages

Download PDF of complete program here.

Join Navy Pier and the Chinese Fine Arts Society in celebrating the Year of the Tiger and Valentine’s Day with traditional Chinese performances for all ages. Enjoy Chinese Lion Dancers, live music, martial arts demonstrations, folk dance, calligraphy, arts and crafts, and more! Read More »

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Music Stamps Exhibition Illustrating the History of Opera

Stamp aa-abductionThe Chinese Fine Arts Society is proud to present
a Music Stamps Exhibition Illustrating the History of Opera.

This all-afternoon event, held on Sunday, January 24 from 1-5pm, will include a spectacular exhibition of music stamps, collector lecture, music and refreshments.

The results of the Chinese Fine Arts Society’s 2010 Board of Directors election will also be announced at this event.

Location: Culture Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago
750 Pasquinelli Drive #212
Westmont, Illinois
Free and Open to the Public

Download PDF flyer here.

Download PDF program of musical selections here.

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Photo Gallery of our recent Winners Concert

Here are some images by Michael Boyd from our November 22nd Music Festival in Honor of Confucius Winners Concert at the Chicago Cultural Center. More information about the event including a downloadable program is here.

Prints of hundreds of images from Qi Xi and the Music Festival Winners Concert by photographer Michael Boyd are available for purchase from QOOP. CFAS will receive 60% of proceeds from sales of photographs


Created with flickr slideshow.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR POSITION ANNOUNCED

072709_9955The Chinese Fine Arts Society is looking for its first ever part time Managing Director. Please click here for a job description or read on for further information… Read More »

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Chinese Voyage Commemorative DVD and Program Book available

tribute.thumbnailIn honor of our 25th Anniversary, the Chinese Fine Arts Society (CFAS) presented a week of special programming last summer during the City of Chicago’s Chinese Cultural Week celebration. One of the highlights of this programming was a Memorial concert, dedicated to our late founder Barbara Tiao, called In Tribute: A Chinese Voyage, which we presented at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion on July 27th as part of Millennium Park’s Dusk Variations series. The concert featured a wonderful array of luminaries from the Chicago classical music community, including violinist Rachel Barton Pine, Chinese instrumentalists Betti Xiang and Wei Yang, and Chicago Symphony assistant concert master Yuan Qing Yu, lead clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, Chicago Pro Musica, and Cheng Da Percussion Ensemble.

Chinese Voyage DVD and commemorative program book: $45 (includes shipping, USA only)
The items will be mailed to you within 6-8 weeks.

Or send a check made out to “CFAS” to the following address:

The Chinese Fine Arts Society
Sherwood Conservatory Building
1312 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605

The Chinese Fine Arts Society is a 501(C)(3) and all donations are tax deductible.

We appreciate your kindness in helping us to present and promote high quality Chinese arts and culture programs.

Get involved – the Chinese Fine Arts Society is seeking volunteers to help with filling out our new committee structure! Please contact Peter McDowell at pmcdowellarts@gmail.com if you are interested in joining us as we embark our next quarter century of exciting Chinese culture programs and initiatives.

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CFAS Young Artists Ensemble at King Home Health Center

IMG_9786 - CopyOn Tuesday, December 29, members of the Chinese Fine Arts Society’s Young Artists Ensemble visited the senior citizens at King Home Downtown Evanston, presenting a one-hour long musical program. The members of the group included Cellist – James Stinehart; Pianist – Mimi Liu; Violist – Connie Gong, and Violinists – Ari Fisher and Daniel Vilalon. All of the members have received state-wide honors in various music competitions. James Stinehart and Ari Fisher are the composers of the group. Read More »

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China Spectacle: Qi Xi DVD now on sale.

qixi-iconIn honor of our 25th Anniversary, the Chinese Fine Arts Society (CFAS) presented a week of special programming last summer during the City of Chicago’s Chinese Cultural Week celebration. One of the highlights of this programming was China Spectacle: Qi Xi which we presented throughout Millennium Park on July 19th.

Qi Xi DVD: $35 (includes shipping, USA only)
The items will be mailed to you within 6-8 weeks.

Or send a check made out to “CFAS” to the following address:

The Chinese Fine Arts Society
Sherwood Conservatory Building
1312 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605

The Chinese Fine Arts Society is a 501(C)(3) and all donations are tax deductible.

We appreciate your kindness in helping us to present and promote high quality Chinese arts and culture programs.

Get involved – the Chinese Fine Arts Society is seeking volunteers to help with filling out our new committee structure! Please contact Peter McDowell at pmcdowellarts@gmail.com if you are interested in joining us as we embark our next quarter century of exciting Chinese culture programs and initiatives.

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  • HIGHLIGHTS

    Mark your calendar for the All Chinese Music Concert, Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, May 16, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.

    Browse and Purchase DVDs and photos from our 2009 productions of China Spectacle: Qi Xi and In Tribute: A Chinese Voyage at our new Store.

  • NATIONAL CITY PARTNERSHIP

    imagesThe Chinese Fine Arts Society is a partner in the CommUnity Banking program with National City Bank.

    To donate $25 to CFAS without spending a dime, click here.