Harmony & Bliss 2006
Fundraiser

The Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco will be holding its 8th annual Harmony and Bliss Fundraising Dinner on Saturday, November 4, 2006. The event will take place at the Chinese Culture Center Grand Ballroom located at 750 Kearny St, 3rd Floor. Tickets are priced at $175, with various sponsorship levels. Harmony and Bliss features a food and wine pairing, using gourmet Chinese dinner and a selection of Western wine.

Harmony and Bliss 2006 will include a live auction and a silent auction. All proceeds from this event support the continuing mission of CCF to promote art and culture in the community.

For more information please contact Julie Phuong at (415) 986-1822 or visit our website at www.c-c-c.org.

The Fall 2006 Mandarin Classes will be held on ten Saturdays, beginning on September 2 (for Children’s Learn & Play) and September 9 (for Adults), and ends on November 18. Registration begins August 1. All classes are one hour and thrity minutes long. Class times are as follows:

Adult Level 3 - Intermediate Mandarin: 10:00am - 11:30am
Adult Level 2 - Advanced-Beginner Mandarin: 11:45am - 1:15pm
Adult Level 1 - Beginner Mandarin: 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Children’s Learn & Play: 10:00am - 11:30am

For more information, please call Julie at 415-986-1822 or email Julie

Additional Mandarin Class information

The Chinese Culture Center’s inaugural exhibition celebrates the classic art of Chinese Opera and impact of theater on daily life in China.

Co-curated by Honorable Sally Yu Leung and Dr. William C.C. Hu

April 25, 2006 to Sept. 9, 2006.
Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Chinese Culture Center Gallery

To learn more about Chinese Oprera, please read Dr. William C.C. Hu’s article “Chinese Opera – from Ritualistic Shamanism To A Developed Drama” （copyright - Ars Ceramica, Ltd. - 2006）.

This program is made possible with funding from National Endowment for the Arts, San Francisco Hotel Tax Grant for the Arts, and the Chinese Performing Arts Foundation