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Monthly Archives: June 2009

The Chinese Fine Arts Society is 25!

By Peter McDowell | Published: June 19, 2009

Founded in 1984, the Chinese Fine Arts Society is proud to be celebrating our 25th anniversary in 2009. Events include: Chinese New Year Extravaganza held at Navy Pier on January 24, 2009 Ceramics Exhibition held at TECO Chinese Cultural Center on February 21, 2009 20th Annual All Chinese Music Concert held at the Chicago Cultural [...]

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July 27 Patrons’ Reception

By Peter McDowell | Published: June 17, 2009

You are cordially invited to join us at a reception at the Harris Theater Donor Room following In Tribute: A Chinese Voyage on July 27, 2009. To RSVP, download this PDF. In Tribute is open to the public, bringing this wonderful concert experience to a broad audience in Chicago. However, we have a block of seating [...]

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Music Festival in Honor of Confucius (MFHC) Competition

By Peter McDowell | Published: June 16, 2009

News update: The 25th Annual MFHC Application is now available for download and a new Chinese Instrument Category has been announced. Check out our Competition page for more info!

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We’re at the Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival July 19

By Peter McDowell | Published: June 14, 2009

The City of Evanston began its annual Ethnic Arts Festival in 1986. Each July, the Festival transforms the idyllic lakefront Dawes Park, Sheridan Rd. at Church St., into a global village.

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  • Other Chinese Events Around Town

    Chicago Composers Orchestra Spring Concert

    Friday, June 1, 2012
    7:30 PM
    Ruth Page Theater
    1016 N Dearborn
    Chicago, IL

    For more information visit http://www.chicagocomposersorchestra.org

    Singers on New Ground: China and America in Music

    Saturday, June 2, 2012
    4:00 PM
    Curtiss Hall in the Fine Arts Building (10th floor)
    410 S. Michigan Ave
    Chicago, IL

    Currents is about how Chinese and American music feed and sustain each other with a lively exchange of sounds and concepts, featuring music by living American and Chinese-American Composers:

    -Zhou Long’s Li Sao Cantata (performed in collaboration with the Chicago Composers Orchestra)
    -Chen Yi’s As in a Dream
    -Bright Sheng’s Three Chinese Love Songs
    -John Cage’s The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs
    -A newly commissioned work by Chicago composer Randall West

    For more information visit http://singersonnewground.com

    Blossom of Spring Chinese Dance Show

    Saturday, June 23, 2012
    2:00 PM
    Malcolm X Community College
    226 W. Jackson
    Chicago, IL 60606
    $50 VIP seating
    $10 Suggested Donation

    Experience the beauty of Chinese dance at Blossom of Spring Chinese Dance Show presented by Jin Qiu Yue Dance Studio. Don't miss the stage production of QiXi, a dance drama depicting the story of Zhinu, a celestial maiden, and Niulang, a cowherd, whose forbidden love caused the creation fo the Milky Way. Tickets are available for preorder now.

    Contact atam [at] chinesefinearts [dot] org for more information.