
Calendar of Events 2008 - 2009
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December 12, 2009 Saturday |
3 PM | "Rising Higher" student recital. Come and enjoy the fastastic program that features four generations of our famed Youth Ensembles! Admission $12. For tickets contact Andrea Yang at 415.566.0406 or caye1998@yahoo.com.
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Salvation Army SF Chinatown Corps. 1450 Powell Street San Francisco |
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November 21, 2009 Saturday |
7 PM | There will be a concert recital featuring the candidates who recently received distinction results in the 2009 Chinese Instrument Standard Grade Examination hosted by the California Youth Chinese Symphony (CYCS) and the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) of China. Among those performing solo are Celina To, Elsie Woo, Virginia Yan, and Belinda Yan of the Golden Flowers who passed the examination with flying colors! It’s open to the public and admission is FREE. Everyone is welcome. | San Jose State University Concert Hall (Inside Music Building) 260 S. 7th Street San Jose | ||||
November 7, 2009 Saturday |
2 - 5 PM | The Purple Orchids will be performing at the World Culture Fair sponsored by the Palo Alto YMCA. Program also includes martial arts performance, dances from Mexico, India, USA, & Pacific Islands, raffles, and ethnic food. FREE to the public. See flyer. | Palo Alto Family YMCA 3412 Ross Rd Paol Alto | ||||
October 24, 2009 Saturday |
1 PM | "Blessing Music Performance" by the SF Guzheng Music Society. Program supported by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library. FREE | Richmond Branch Library 351 9th Ave (near Clement) San Francisco |
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October 18, 2009 Saturday |
2 PM | SFGMS will entertain guests at a tea tasting event co-sponsored by the Chinese Culture Center and Pacific Heritage Museum. The Purple Orchids ensemble will perform guzheng, and David Wong will perform guqin pieces.
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Chinese Culture Center 750 Kearny St., 3/F San Francisco |
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October 3, 2009 Saturday ![]() |
5 PM | 20th Annual Festival of Harps Celebration of Harps
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Chapel of the Chimes 4499 Piedmont Ave Oakland |
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September 26, 2009 Saturday |
10 - 5 PM | ![]() Mid-Autumn Festival celebration! |
Irving (btn 22nd & 25th Ave) San Francisco |
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August 23, 2009 Sunday |
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Oakland Chinatown | ||||
August 21, 2009 Friday |
12 - 1 PM | People in Plazas Concert Series FREE concert by ULTRA WORLD X-TET Outdoor Friday Noontime Concert in Downtown San Francisco! |
101 California St San Francisco |
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July 31, 2009 Friday |
12 - 1 PM | ![]() People in Plazas Concert Series FREE concert by ULTRA WORLD X-TET Outdoor Friday Noontime Concert in Downtown San Francisco! |
425 Market St (at 1st St.) San Francisco |
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June 20, 2009 Saturday |
2:30 - 3:30 PM | Guzheng concert FREE | Chinatown Branch Library 1135 Powell San Francisco |
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June 14, 2009 Sunday |
5 PM | The Golden Flowers will perform at "East West Eats", a fundraiser of the Asian American Journalist Association. This year, this elegant culinary event will feature Master Chef and food consultant Martin Yan, plus a spectacular menu of fine Asian cuisine. Visit their website for ticket information.
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SF War Memorial and Performing Arts Center 401 Van Ness Ave Rm #110 San Francisco |
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June 6, 2009 Saturday |
2 PM | The Six Golden Flowers will again perform at the annual concert presented by the Chinese Arts and Culture Program. | Julia Morgan Center 2640 College Ave Berkeley |
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May 30, 2009 Saturday |
7 PM | The Purple Orchids will perform in the Highlands Elementary School’s Variety Show.
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San Mateo Performing Arts Center 600 N. Delaware Street San Mateo |
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May 23, 2009 Saturday |
2 PM | The Purple Orchids will perform at a fundraiser for the Salvation Army. See flyer.
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First Baptist Church of Los Altos 625 Magdalena Avenue Los Altos |
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April 30, 2009 Thursday |
4 PM | Hong Tai, a member of the SF Guzheng Society, will perform guzheng at the grand opening celebration of the Integrative & Sports Medicine Center. Besides live music entertainment, there will be demonstrations of various healing methods and refreshments. | 1288 Kifer Rd #310 Sunnyvale |
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April 26, 2009 Sunday |
2 PM |
The Six Golden Flowers have been invited back to participate in the 7th UCSF Young Artists Music Recital. The purpose of the event is to bring UCSF children and families together to share and spread the joys of music. It will also feature one or several outstanding young artists from local music competitions.
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Cole Hall Auditorium UCSF Medical Sciences Building 513 Parnassus Ave. San Francisco |
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April 25, 2009 Saturday |
2:30 PM | The Purple Orchids will be participating in the entertainment program of the Chinese Language Teachers Association of California (CLTAC)'s 34th Annual Mandarin Speech Contest.
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Lowell High School 1101 Eucalyptus Dr San Francisco |
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April 11, 2009 Saturday ![]() |
2:30 PM | Mark your calendar: The SF Guzheng Music Society will present its 27th Annual Concert, co-sponsored with the Chinese Culture Center. In this 2009 version, the Society will again, under the music direction of Weishan Liu, present a well-balanced program of music, songs and dances. Its acclaimed guzheng ensembles -- the Golden Flowers, Purple Orchids, and Cherry Blossoms -- in collaboration of other members, will be performing both classical and popular music from the 30's and songs of Teresa Teng. Songs such as "Xiang Si He Pan" (相思河畔) and "Xiao Cheng De Gu Shi" (小城的故事) will certainly evoke a sense of nostalgia among the more mature members of the audience. There will be classical and regional music, including "Cai Yun Zhui Yue" (彩雲追月) and "Moonlight Over Spring River (春江花月夜) which will be accompanied by poetry recital of "Hua Mu Lan" (花木蘭). Western songs will be presented as well, such as "The Beautiful Sky", a Spanish popular song; and the popular Disney piece "Color of the Wind". Additionally, there will be performances by the Annie Leung Dance Studio, Gary Schwantes' jazz combo Ultra World XTET, and Winnie Wong’s China’s Spirit Music Ensemble. The winner of the Sing Tao singing competition, Rockson Yan, will be giving a special performance. There also will be a fashion show performed by Global Entertainment and Salon 2000. Tickets are $10 -$15. You can order them here. | Chinese Culture Center 750 Kearny St., 3/F San Francisco |
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Match 14, 2009 Saturday |
6 PM | The Purple Orchids will be performing for the Lee Sing Yee Association's Spring Festival Banquet.
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New Asia Restaurant 772 Pacific Ave San Francisco |
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March 7, 2009 Saturday |
6 - 7:30 PM | The 6 Golden Flowers will perform at a fundraiser for One Fifty Parker Avenue School. Proceeds will be used to award financial scholarships, hire and retain top educators, and make physical improvements to the school.
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Great Hall San Francisco Zoo San Francisco |
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March 7, 2009 Saturday |
5 - 10 PM | The Purple Orchids will perform at the Festival of Kanji & Book Launch Party.
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Kasuga Japanese Restaurant 938 San Pablo Ave. Albany |
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March 7, 2009 Saturday |
12 - 3 PM | The 6 Golden Flowers will perform to celebrate the Chinese New Year | Harbor Bay Isle Community Center 3195 McCartney Rd. Alameda |
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February 28, 2009 Saturday |
6 PM | The Redwood Empire Chinese Association will have a Year of the Ox celebration dinner with dances, songs, martial arts, dragon and lion teams, and a special guzheng performance by the 6 Golden Flowers. Tickets are $25 and can be ordered from RECA. See the flyer for details.
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Veterans Memorial Bldg 1351 Maple Ave Santa Rosa |
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February 8, 2009 Sunday |
3 - 7 PM | Celina To, Elsie Woo and Virginia Yan, members of the 6 Golden Flowers; and young violinist Strauss Shi will entertain guests at SF Symphony's Chinese New Year Concert and Celebration.
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Davies Symphony Hall 201 Van Ness Ave San Francisco |
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February 7, 2009 Saturday |
7 PM | Nikki Zhang and Angela Mak, members of the Purple Orchids, will perform guzheng music in a Chinese New Year celebration sponsored by KTSF Channel 26. | Neiman Marcus 150 Stockton St San Francisco |
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February 7, 2009 Saturday |
1 - 4 PM | The 6 Golden Flowers will participate in the Annual Spring Festival Celebration sponsored by the Chinese Culture Center.
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Chinese Culture Center 750 Kearny St San Francisco |
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February 7, 2009 Saturday |
1:30 - 2 PM | Hong Tai, a member of the SFGZMS, will perform guzheng for the Singapore America BusinessAssociation in a celebration of Spring 2009.
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Merlion Restaurant 19628 Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino |
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February 7, 2009 Saturday |
5- 10 PM | The 6 Golden Flowers will perform for the Bodhi Temple to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
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Rice Bowl Restaurant 2378 Florin Rd Sacramento |
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February 5, 2009 Thursday |
5:30 PM | The Purple Orchids will perform at the Year of the Ox Chinese New Year celebration co-hosted by Mayor Gavin Newsom and World Channel. Inc.
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The Rotunda SF City Hall |
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January 31, 2009 Saturday |
1 PM | Join Tillerman Tea as we raise our glasses — er, cups — to welcome the Chinese New Year. We’ll summon good luck with a traditional lion dance, guzheng music by the Purple Orchids, and red envelopes full of treats. will perform to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
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Oxbow Public Market 610 First St., Unit 8 Napa |
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January 31, 2009 Saturday |
5 - 8 PM | The Purple Orchids will perform to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
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Richmond Senior Center 2525 MacDonald Ave Richmond |
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January 26, 2009 Monday |
3 - 4:30 PM | The 6 Golden Flowers will perform to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Classic Residence by Hyatt. Classic Residence by Hyatt is a senior residential community serving 500 residents from all over the country and from all walks of life. For the past 3 years they have been celebrating Chinese New Year along with their residents. They have highlighted numerous cultural aspects of the Chinese culture. Part of the celebration includes music, folk dancing, acrobatics, arts and food.
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620 Sand Hill Rd Palo Alto |
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January 24, 2009 Saturday |
2 PM | The 6 Golden Flowers will perform in a Chinese New Year celebration co-sponsored by the Chinese Consulate and the SF Main Library.
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Main Library 100 Larkin St San Francisco |
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January 17, 2009 Saturday |
10 - 12 Noon | The 6 Golden Flowers will perform to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
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2328 Clement San Francisco |
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January 17, 2009 Saturday |
3 - 5 PM | The Purple Orchids will be participating in a charity performance.
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St. Anne's Home 300 Lake St. San Francisco |
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December 20, 2008 Saturday |
6 PM | The Purple Orchids will perform at the Christmas party of the San Francisco Lee Federal Credit Union. See their flyer for more info.
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New Asia Restaurant San Francisco Chinatown |
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December 14, 2008 Sunday |
TBA | The 6 Golden Flowers will perform guzheng to celebrate Christmas.
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South Bay Chinese Church 1425 Springer Rd Mountain View |
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December 14, 2008 Sunday |
2:30 PM | The 6 Golden Flowers are invited to perform to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of China-US diplomatic relations. The program also features dances and songs by other famed groups in the Bay Area.
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Main Library 100 Larkin San Francisco |
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October 11, 2008 Saturday |
5 PM | Volunteers in Asia (VIA), a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing understanding between the United States and Asia through public service and programs promoting cross-cultural education, will host a 45th Anniversary celebration dinner. Hong Wang, a member of SFGZMS, will provide background guzheng music. Visit their website to RSVP for dinner. | Ming's Restaurant 1700 Embarcadero Rd Palo Alto |
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October 11, 2008 Saturday |
11 AM - 5 PM | The 6 Golden Flowers have been invited to perform at the Harvest Moon Homecoming - in the Delta town of Locke. Founded in 1915, it was the only town in the United States built exclusively by the Chinese for the Chinese. Please come and enjoy the festivities of this day-long event -- Lion Dance, Firecrackers, Chinese Performers, Taiko Drummers; Guided Tours of Locke Memorial Garden, Memorial Tile Walls, Chinese school and Dai Loy Museum. There will be art auction, raffles, and sidewalk sales fundraiser sponsored by to celebrate the Autumn Moon Festival. Authors Phil Choy (former President of the Chinese Historical Society of America), John Jung and many others will be on hand with their books. And don't forget to reserve tickets for "Dining on Main Street", with steaks, chicken, fries and salad, before Oct. 1. For information call: Clarence Chu (916)776-1661
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Main Street Locke |
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September 28, 2008 Sunday |
11 AM | The Purple Orchids, consisting of SFGZMS students Michelle Wong, Janice Shiu, Angela Mak, and Niki Zhang, are scheduled to perform at the 6th Annual Portola Festival.
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Burrows Street and San Bruno Ave SF |
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September 13, 2008 Saturday |
7:40 PM | The 6 Golden Flowers will perform to celebrate the Autumn Moon Festival.
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Chinese Culture Center 750 Kearny St San Francisco |
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September 13, 2008 Saturday |
1 PM - 2 PM | The 6 Golden Flowers will present a special performance at the "Big Idea Day Open House" of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
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Grand Lobby 701 Mission St San Francisco |
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September 13, 2008 Saturday |
10 AM - 4 PM | Belinda Yan and Virginia Yan of the 6 Golden Flowers will jointly perform with the Purple Orchids (another Youth Ensemble of the SF Guzhengt Music Society) at the Sunset District Fourth Annual Autumn Moon Festival.
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Irving St. Btn 22nd and 25th San Francisco |
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September 6, 2008 Saturday |
10 - 5 PM | The Six Golden Flowers are scheduled to perform at the 10th Annual Kidsfaire This is West Coast's LARGEST family event! Enjoy 15 acres filled with non-stop family entertainment, hundreds of interactive exhibits, stage shows, children's pavilions, and great resources for your home and family. Discount tickets can be downloaded here. | Alameda County Fairgrounds Pleasanton |
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August 24, 2008 Sunday |
12 - 12:40 PM | The Six Golden Flowers will perform at the21st Annual Oakland Chinatown Streetfest. This two-day event runs from 10AM to 6PM and is FREE to the public. Consisting of more than 280 booths, the festival will span nine to ten blocks of Chinatown. Every year small businesses and community organizations from all over California come to showcase a myriad of delicious foods, unique Asian products, and special services. There will be arts & crafts, entertainment on three stages, and a Cultural Village presented by the Oakland Museum of California.
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Oakland Chinatown | ||||
August 22, 2008 Friday |
1 - 2:15 PM | Weishan Liu will lead a guzheng demonstration for a group of school teachers. This program is a professional development program designed with the San Francisco Unified School District's Visual and Performing Arts Department. | Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin St SF |
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August 4, 2008 Sunday |
6:30 - 7:30 PM | Weishan Liu and Anna Wong will give a guzheng performance. | Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin St SF |
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June 25, 2008 Wednesday |
6:30 - 7:30 PM | Celebrating the opening of the summer: Exhibition, Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty | Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin St SF |
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June 21, 2008 Saturday |
5 - 6 PM | The Six Golden Flowers will guest perform for a full hour at "A Night of Champions - Tribute to Our Olympic Superstars", an exciting program that features exclusive synchro swim performances by the Walnut Creek Aquanuts, 2008 US Olympic Synchro Team & the 2008 Russian Olympic Synchro Team. This evening also includes fine food, wine, silent and live auctions with celebrity auctioneer Mark Ibanez, KTVU Channel 2 Sports Director. Tickets are $35. Visit the website of Walnut Creek Aquanuts for details.
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Clarke Memorial Center (located in Heather Farm) 1750 Heather Dr Walnut Creek |
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June 21, 2008 Saturday |
2 PM | Guzheng concert featuring the debut of the "Purple Orchids". FREE
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Chinatown Branch Library 1135 Powell San Francisco |
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June 16, 2008 Monday |
12 - 1 PM | The Six Golden Flowers will give a noon concert at the San Francisco City Hall Rotunda. Event hosted by City Hall Events Department. FREE admission.
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City Hall San Francisco |
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June 12, 2008 Thursday |
4:30 PM | The Purple Orchids, one of the youth groups of the SF Guzheng Music Society, will perform several traditional and modern guzheng pieces at the Albany Senior Center. The group consists of Janice Shui, Angela Mak, Nikki Zhang, and Michelle Wong. Everyone is welcome!
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Albany Senior Center 846 Masonic Avenue Albany |
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June 1, 2008 Sunday |
2 PM | Chinese Arts and Culture Program presents "A Chinese Gala", a rich & diverse program of renditions of classic Chinese folk dances and regional dances from Tibet, Mongolia, Korea, and China's Dai ethnicity. The performances feature colorful & spectacular costumes and are brought to you by the students of the Program's dance classes. Also featured is a special guest performance by Master Wang Wei, noted for his talents as both a traditional Chinese and modern jazz drummer, and famed for his soundtrack recordings for the popular film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Rounding out the program will be sampling of Peking Opera and a guest performance by the Six Golden Flowers.
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Julia Morgan Center 2640 College Ave Berkeley |
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May 18, 2008 Sunday |
12 Noon | The Six Golden Flowers will give a guzheng performance at the Bodhi Temple as part of the festivities to celebrate Buddha's birthday. All are welcome.
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Bodhi Temple 8786 Calvine Rd Sacramento |
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May 4, 2008 Sunday |
3 PM | ![]() 星 島 日 報 報 導 |
Herbst Theatre 400 Van Ness Ave. (at McCallister) San Francisco |
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April 13, 2008 Sunday |
9:15 PM | "Bound by Blood" - 10th Annual Culture Show hosted by the UC Berkeley Chinese Student Association. A year of planning is put into this theatrical production, which is centered around a family's struggle against opium addiction in 1920s China. The show features performances by Truelement, Cal Wushu, the Six Golden Flowers of the San Francisco Guzheng Music Society! There will also be a traditional Chinese, hip-hop fusion performance and martial arts choreography. Come see this showcase of Chinese culture, performed by Chinese students from all parts of the Berkeley campus!
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Wheeler Auditorium UC Berkeley |
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April 7, 2008 Monday |
7 - 8:15PM | Guzheng concert. FREE
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Sunset Branch Library 1305 18th Ave. San Francisco |
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April 6, 2008 Sunday |
3 - 5 PM | ![]()
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World Journal Auditorium 201 Adrian Rd Millbrae |
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April 5, 2008 Saturday |
5:30 PM | The Six Golden Flowers will perform at the Annual Dinner of the Asian American Contractors Association. | Far East Cafe 631 Grant Ave. San Francisco |
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March 23, 2008 Sunday |
8:30 - 11:30 AM | 52nd Annual Easter Pancake Breakfast sponsored by Wa Sung Community Service Club. In addition to the great pancakes, sausages, and beverages being served, returning back by popular demand will be the Children’s Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by KAREN DEA! There will be a Ceremonial Lion Dance, live entertainment, hourly raffle prizes, a pancake eating contest, games, community organizations, local government officials and much more. The famed Six Golden Flowers will be among the performers!! This is a very popular community event drawing 1200 - 1500 people each year. Price for ticket only $4, and that includes a tasty breakfast too. Call Roland at (510) 334-2986 for tickets.
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Lincoln Square (Harrision/11th St.) Oakland Chinatown |
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March 8, 2008 Saturday |
12 - 3 PM | The Six Golden Flowers are invited by the Harbor Bay Intercultural Committee (Alameda) to perform at their 10th Lunar New Year Festival. The gala events will include local Lincoln Middle school music band, USA Kung Fu Studio, Japanese Dance, Chinese Musical instrument Orchestra, Chinese Dance, Martial Art, Lion Dance, and many more.
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Harbor Bay Isle Community Center 3195 Mecartney Road Alameda |
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February 24, 2008 Sunday |
12 Noon | To celebrate the Spring Festival, the Six Golden Flowers will give a performance at the Chinese Culture Center. | Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny St., 3/F San Francisco |
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February 23, 2008 Saturday |
12 Noon | To celebrate the Spring Festival, the Six Golden Flowers will perform at the Chinese Culture Center.
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Chinese Culture Center 750 Kearny St.,3/F San Francisco |
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February 23, 2008 Saturday |
5 PM | The Six Golden Flowers will join the Redwood Empire Chinese Association at their Chinese New Year celebration. They will give a special 15-minute performance.
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Veterans Memorial Bldg 1351 Maple Ave Santa Rosa |
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February 16, 2008 Saturday |
9 - 12 noon | Because of their impressive performance on 12/30/07 (see entry below), the Six Golden Flowers have been asked back by 大覺蓮社 to join their 400 Chinese school students in celebrating the Lunar New Year. They will play music (most likely 三宝歌) with the school's dancing students.
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Geary at 30th Ave. San Francisco |
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February 16, 2008 Saturday |
10 - 4 PM | The Six Golden Flowers are invited to perform at the First Annual Lunar New Year Festival in San Mateo city sponsored by Senator Leland Y. Yee, Ph.D. and the San Mateo Lunar New Year Festival Committee. More details to follow.
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Ellsworth Ave (Btn 3rd & 4th Aves.) San Mateo |
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February 16, 2008 Saturday |
7:30 PM | The Six Golden Flowers have been invited to perform at the Spring Banquet of th Tang Family Association.
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Empress Restaurant San Francisco |
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February 10, 2008 Sunday |
4 PM | Chinese New Year Celebration Welcome the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rat, with the San Francisco Symphony’s annual Chinese New Year concert. This family event features a mix of music and instruments in a fusion of East and West. It includes a festival reception with Asian instruments, lion dancers, and more. Weishan Liu is among the guest performers; she will perform the classic "Lantern Festival". Tickets are $20 - $50 and may be ordered online or from their box office at (415) 864-6000. For priority seating and Imperial Dinner information, call (415) 503-5500. 世界日報新聞稿 |
Davies Symphony Hall 201 Van Ness Ave. San Francisco |
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February 10, 2008 Sunday |
6 - 9PM | 易玅研習舍 School of Yimutology invites the Six Golden Flowers to perform at their Chinese New Year Celebration. More than 100 guests will be attending. Besides the gu-zheng, there will also be a magic show, Chinese opera, calligraphy, singing and more.
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Peony Restaurant 388 9th St. #288 Oakland Chinatown |
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February 10, 2008 Sunday |
6:30 PM | Guzheng performance and demonstration by Weishan Liu and Anna Wong. | Hillside Club, Drop-in Room Rossmoor |
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February 9, 2008 Saturday |
7:30 - 10PM | The Six Goldern Flowers will again perform at the 3rd Annual Lunar New Year Festival organized by the City of Millbrae. Click here to view the festival program.
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Mills High School 400 Murchison Dr. Millbrae |
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February 2, 2008 Saturday |
6:30 PM | The Six Golden Flowers will do a TV taping session for the first Chinese New Year Gala which be aired on Sunday, Feb. 10, 8:30 PM on Channel 21 or 38, 32, depending on locality. They will perform Battling the Typhoon.
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Fremont High School 1279 Sunnyvale Saratoga Rd. Sunnyvale |
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January 27, 2008 Sunday |
1 PM | The Six Goldern Flowers have been invited to perform at the Zion Lutheran Church for their pre-Chinese New Year Celebration.
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9th Ave. at Anza San Francisco |
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