Jenneth Webster, who served as Director of Community Programing at Lincoln Center for 28 years, passed away on April 10. Under her artistic leadership, Lincoln Center Out of Doors grew into one of New York’s and the country’s most significant outdoor multi-disciplinary festivals. She was tireless and indefatigable in her efforts and ideas for extending Lincoln Center’s community outreach, and was responsible for establishing the beloved La Casita program. From an early age she became aware of the importance of, in her own words, “the impact of living arts on people.” Over the decades, through Jenneth’s efforts, thousands of people and countless performers came together on Lincoln Center’s outdoor spaces to celebrate music, dance, spoken word, and community.

Featuring: Mingus Dynasty; Taylor 2; Yoshiko Chuma & the School of Hard Knocks (with Robert Black); Elder Edward Babb of McCollough Sons of Thunder; Pauline Oliveros; Elaine Summers; The Skymusic Ensemble, Carman Moore, conductor; Imani Uzuri’s Mosaic with guests Morley, Haleh, and Martha Redbone; Ologundê; Brooklyn Jumbies; Chinese American Arts Council; Hungry March Band; LaTasha Natasha Nevada Diggs; and special guest speakers

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Chinese American Arts Council is very proud to co-present the following films with Asian American International Film Festival 2014 (AAIFF14).

THE RICE BOMBER白米炸彈客 (Cho Li 卓立, 2014)
http://aaiff.org/2014/films/rice-bomber

A TIME IN QUCHI暑假作業 (Chang Tso-chi 張作驥, 2013)
http://aaiff.org/2014/films/time-in-quchi/

SONG OF THE PHOENIX百鸟朝凤 (Wu Tianming 吳天明, 2013)
http://aaiff.org/2014/films/song-of-the-phoenix/

LETTERS FROM THE SOUTH南方來信 (Royston Tan 陳子謙, Midi Z 趙德胤, Sun Koh 許紋鸞, Tsai Ming-liang 蔡明亮, Tan Chui Mui 陳翠梅, Aditya Assarat 雅狄也阿薩拉, 2013)
http://aaiff.org/2014/films/letters-from-the-south/

100 DAYS真愛100天 (Henry Chan 陳發中, 2013)
http://aaiff.org/2014/films/100-days/

We would like to invite you to our sponsored-screenings with a promotion code CommPart048 and an itty-bitty ordering tip (see below) specifically for CAAC’s insiders. This promotion code can be applied to the above-mentioned films. Members and friends of CAAC can use this code at checkout when purchasing tickets on our website.

*Insider tip: when selecting your ticket type, be sure to select "Students/Seniors/Disabled" in the drop-down menu. This will ensure a better discount for CAAC’s patrons.

For more information regarding all AAIFF 2014 screening schedules, please visit: aaiff.org/2014/

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Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) empowers artists by providing them with networks, resources, and support, to create vibrant, sustainable communities in Lower Manhattan and beyond.

There will be a press conference presented by CAAC on 7/9/2014, 2-4pm. Please check the LMCC web site for more info.

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You are cordially invited to the 7th New York International Piano Competition held at Greenfield Hall in the Manhattan School of Music on June 22-27, 2014. Twenty two pianists aged 16-21 from all over the globe were selected from a large pool of applicants to participate, and a unique feature of the competition is that not one of those twenty two pianists will be eliminated-- each contestant will perform in all four rounds, and will return home either as a prize winner or finalist award recipient. You can see a complete schedule below:

Monday, June 23
11:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. - Preliminary Round
1:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. - Preliminary Round
Tuesday, June 24
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. - Preliminary Round
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Semi-Final Round
Wednesday, June 25
10:00 a.m. – 11:50 p.m. - Semi-Final Round
12:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Semi-Final Round
Thursday, June 26
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. - Final Round
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. - Final Round
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Seminar with Gabriela Lena Frank: moderated by Robert Sherman
Friday, June 27
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. - Ensemble Round: One Piano, Four-Hands

For RSVP, please contact Claire Arkin at 212-772-1132, thanks!

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童小苓 Theater, after rooting decade of effort, will perform repertoire "Treasures Slave" at Flushing Town hall, June 6th.

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CERF+ is excited to be one of the sponsors of a free NYC Health Insurance Workshop for artists next Wednesday and we're hoping that you can help spread the word amongst the artists with whom you work.

"Every Artist and Artisan Insured!" will be taking place Wednesday, May 21st from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at The Actors Fund's offices at 729 7th Ave (between 48th & 49th), 11th floor. The workshop is being led by Renata Marinaro, LMSW, Director of Eastern Region Health Services at The Actors Fund, and will include a Q & A session as well as individual consultations. Pizza and drinks will be provided, RSVPs required to rmarinaro@actorsfund.org.

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AI WEIWEI THE FAKE CASE
a documentary by Andreas Johnsen
+DIRECTOR Q&As ALL OPENING WEEKEND+US premiere May 16th at NYC’s IFC Center

A LIFE LIVED IN SILENCE IS NOT A LIFE.
Named Best Documentary of 2014 by the Danish Film Critics’ Association

After 81 days of solitary detention world famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is put under
house arrest. He suffers from sleeping disorder and memory loss, 18 cameras are
monitoring his studio and home, police agents follow his every move, and heavy
restrictions from the Kafkaesque Chinese authorities weigh him down.   Picking up
where Alison Klayman’s Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry left off, AI WEIWEI THE FAKE CASE is
more explicitly political, reflecting Ai’s battle against the gigantic lawsuit thrust upon him by the Chinese government in an effort to silence him.  Ai Weiwei is shaken, but during his year on probation he steadily finds new ways to provoke and challenge the mighty powers of the Chinese authorities in his fight for human rights and free expression. 

The film also features the creation of S.A.C.R.E.D., a new work depicting Ai’s time in
prison, which premiered during the Venice Biennale and is now on view at the Brooklyn
Museum.

Other Screenings
San Francisco, CA – Starts 5/23 at Landmark Opera Plaza
Berkeley, CA – Starts 5/23 at Landmark Shattuck
Santa Fe, NM – Starts 5/23 at Contemporary Arts Center
Los Angeles, CA – Starts 6/6 at Laemmle Royal
Portland, OR – Starts 6/6 at Northwest Film Forum
Chicago, IL – Starts 6/13 at Gene Siskel Film Center
Miami, FL – Starts 6/27 at O Cinema

For more information, please visit: http://aiweiweithefakecase.com/

HONG KONG CELLIST CLARA TSANG MAKES U.S. DEBUT AT WEILL RECITAL HALL with a program of Rachmaninoff and Franck

Tuesday March 18 at 8 PM
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 West 57 Street
Tickets: $27
Reservations at CarnegieCharge: 212.247.7800 or www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2014/3/18

Hong Kong based cellist Clara Tsang will make her New York debut, accompanied by pianist Jean Schneider, at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Tuesday March 18 at 8 PM.

Program
RACHMANINOFF Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (arr. Leonard Rose)
RACHMANINOFF Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19
FRANCK Cello Sonata

Ms. Tsang's concert is presented under the auspices of the Hong Kong-based Forever Red Project, which she founded in 2012 for the purpose of joining both emerging and established artists to create new combinations of music and art.

Clara Tsang graduated from the Hong Kong Academy, majoring in Music (Cello Performances). Her teachers included Richard Bamping, principal cellist with the Hong Kong Philarmonic; Professor Ray Wang; Timothy Landuer, principal cellist of Pacific Music Orchestra; Gerhard Iberer of the Vienna Philarmonic; Martin Menking of the Berlin Philarmonic; Orlando Cole from the Curtis Institute of Music; Bion Tsang of the U of Texas; Thomas Gossenbacher from Switzerland; Artem Konstantinov of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong; and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra principal cellist Ariel Barnes.

While still a student, Clara participated in various projects with artists, dancers, and musicians. She has since performed with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, the New Philharmonic of Hong Kong, the Pan-Asia Symphony Orchestra, and the Macau Chamber Orchestra, as well as performing as principal cellist with the Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra.

In 2005 she joined the Pacific Music Festival, touring throughout Japan under conductors Jun Markl and Nello Santi, and 2012 she was invited by The Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific in Canada, under the baton of Arthur Arnold. In 2008, Clara gave her first cello recital.

The versatile cellist has also appeared in music videos, live shows and CD recordings of pop singers and music groups of different genres. In addition to cello, Clara has appeared with companies playing the Guzheng, a traditional Chinese instrument.

Her passion to bring music to as many people as possible led her to establish the Hong Kong Cellist Society in 2004 and the Forever Red Project, which brings together emerging and established classical, jazz, and other artists to create new music.

Clara's recent Hong Kong recital was "Brahms Addiction," and all-Brahms program with pianist Tea Lomdaridze.
www.claratsang.com


Jean Schneider, pianist, began her piano studies at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia at age seven, and by the age of fifteen had performed three times as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. In addition to other orchestral and chamber music appearances, she has presented recitals in the U.S. and Europe, and on radio broadcasts. Jean is Associate Piano Faculty at the Sarasota Music Festival and guest artist faculty at the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music in New Hampshire. She earned her bachelor and masters degrees from the University of Southern California, a doctorate in performance from Stony Brook University, and studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg as a Fulbright scholar.

For more information, please visit
http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2014/3/18/0800/PM/Clara-Tsang-Cello/

Following its remarkable engagements of The Peony Pavilion and Silk Road at Lincoln Center, China Arts and Entertainment Group returns with the U.S. premiere of a new dance theater piece: The Red Dress, at the David H. Koch Theater from March 6-9.

The Red Dress tells the touching love story of a young man and young woman from two rich families in an ancient town in southern China. Sweethearts since they were little, they fell in love then moved apart. A promise of marriage makes the beautiful bride-to-be wait in her dream of a red wedding dress for years. A tale of loyalty, tradition and love, The Red Dress features a company of more than 45 dancers who bring this astonishing tale to life through grand spectacle and movement.

Be there this spring when this majestic production arrives for four performances only.

Performance schedule:
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 8:00pm
Fri Mar 7, 2014, 8:00pm
Sat Mar 8, 2014, 8:00pm
Sun Mar 9, 2014, 1:00pm

For more information (tickets and schedule), please visit:
http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/209102?show_date=2014-03-06

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Join us in seeing Hangzhou Yue Opera Company's two contemporary opera adaptations' US Premiere at NYU Skirball Center!
8:00PM, February 25 - "HEDDA"
8:00PM, February 26 - "THE LADY FROM THE SEA"

An all female ensemble transform two classic Ibsen plays into lyrical adventures, supported by a distinctive musical nature and theatrical stylization that are the strengths of one of the most popular traditional opera styles of China.

“Allows for fresh and fascinating articulations of characters already well-trodden on the realist stage...brings together Ibsen and Yue in ways that add value to both.” TDR: THE DRAMA REVIEW
Performed throughout China and Europe, Hangzhou Yue Opera Company's contemporary opera adaptations have been well-received across the globe. Two of their celebrated works will be presented, with one classic Ibsen tale performed each night. The pieces have been adapted to be set in China and their costumes, makeup, symbols, and staging reflect a distinctive Chinese sensibility.

"Hedda" (based on Hedda Gabler) focuses on a highly intelligent woman, recently wed for practicality rather than love, whose jealousy leads her down a path to tragedy.

"The Lady from the Sea" examines a woman in a strained marriage, asked for the first time to truly examine her own desires.

Yue Opera, performed by all female actors, is one of the most popular traditional operas in China. Beginning as a form of storytelling and ballad-singing, it has evolved into a theatrical genre with the addition of dramatic structure and an orchestra. Yue Opera is particularly strong in its lyrical touch, with singing and gesturing as its main acting modes. Its arias follow certain patterns which are delicate and beautiful, reflecting the special aura of southern China.

For more information (tickets and schedule), please visit:
"HEDDA" http://nyuskirball.org/calendar/hedda
"THE LADY FROM THE SEA" http://nyuskirball.org/calendar/thelady

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“Picturing Us…” is an ongoing collaborative photography project in local communities. Since September 2012 I have been facilitating family portraits with my large format film camera. In exchange for participating in the project, each family receives a free enlargement print. Begun in the South Bronx in the fall of 2012 and continued in Harlem in the summer of 2013, this is the project’s debut in Chinatown. (Sonia Louise Davis)

Instructions:
-Sign up for a session or drop by 24 Rutgers Street during the workshop dates.
-Bring a family member or relative with you, and an object from home.
* Photo sessions are scheduled for 11/23, 12/7, and 12/8 | 2-6pm

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COME be part of a FREE art show, opening in Chinatown! Take a family portrait, create a personalized juju bag and build with LEGO on both our indoor and outdoor installations. Located in a former beauty salon, "Through the Parlor" includes art that invites you to explore work life versus play, memories passed down through generations, and how we view changes in our neighborhood.

The organizers of the exhibition will also be available to answer questions and can give your group a tour. JOIN US!

Featured Artists: Heather Hart, Lin + Lam, Sonia Louise Davis, Amos Mac, Miao Jiaxin, Megan Mosholder, Shelly Silver, Betty Yu.

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