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	<title>The Chinese Fine Arts Society &#187; Peter McDowell</title>
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		<title>Chinese New Year Celebration was a hit! 2009 Highlights Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter McDowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all who made the Chinese Fine Arts Society&#8217;s annual Chinese New Year&#8217;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&#8217;t already have your copy of the Chinese Fine Arts Society&#8217;s newsletter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese New Year at Navy Pier: Year of the Tiger</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter McDowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday, February 14, 2010
12:00pm-5:30pm
Navy Pier&#8217;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&#8217;s Day with traditional Chinese performances for all ages. Enjoy Chinese Lion Dancers, live music, martial arts demonstrations, folk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Music Stamps Exhibition Illustrating the History of Opera</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter McDowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 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: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CFAS Young Artists Ensemble at King Home Health Center</title>
		<link>http://chinesefinearts.org/2010/01/cfas-young-artists-ensemble-at-king-home-health-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter McDowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, December 29, members of the Chinese Fine Arts Society&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo Gallery of our recent Winners Concert</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter McDowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Spectacle: Qi Xi DVD now on sale.</title>
		<link>http://chinesefinearts.org/2009/11/china-spectacle-qi-xi-dvd-now-on-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter McDowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MANAGING DIRECTOR POSITION ANNOUNCED</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter McDowell</dc:creator>
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THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED
The 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&#8230;
The Managing Director&#8217;s primary role is to lead the management and growth of the Chinese Fine Arts Society (CFAS). The Managing Director is responsible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>25th Annual Winners Concert on November 22nd.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter McDowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 22, 2009 we congratulated this year’s first place winners of the 25th Annual Music Festival in Honor of Confucius at the Winners Concert held at the Chicago Cultural Center, Admission was free.
Here are links to images, a poster and the printed program for the concert:
Winners Concert Images
Poster PDF
Complete Printed Program PDF
Download a PDF [...]]]></description>
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