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Panel Discussion: Paintings, Posters and Propaganda
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
When: Nov. 12
Time: 7-9 pm
Where: CCC Gallery
750 Kearny St, 3rd Floor
Cost: Free for CCC members; $5 for KSW members; $15 for non CCC or KSW members
Along with its new exhibition, Icons of Presence, the Chinese Culture Center is organizing a discussion with five Asian American artists. Presented in conjunction with Kearny Street Workshop, this event aims to honor the older generation of artists who struggled for their voices to be heard, and helped change the artistic climate for APA artists today. Learn more >>
Panel Discussion: Paintings, Posters and Propaganda
Friday, October 31st, 2008Paintings, Posters and Propaganda:
Artists Reflect and Connect with Community
When: November 12, 2008
Time: 7-9 pm
Where: CCC Gallery
750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Cost: Free for CCC members; $5 for KSW members; $15 for non CCC or KSW members
10.25.08 – Culture Lecture: Ming Dynasty Replica Junk
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco presents:
Ming Dynasty Replica Junk: A Conversation with Captain Nelson Liu
Captain Liu will show 50 photos of the Ming Dynasty Replica Junk and share it’s amazing adventure.
Date: Saturday, October 25th, 2008 Cost: FREE
Time: 2-3 pm (in English) and 3:30 to 4:30pm (in Mandarin)
Location: Mason Room, 2nd floor of the Hilton Hotel, 750 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
Media coverage: Read More »
Book Signing & Gallery Tour
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Date: 9/20/08
Time: 1 – 3pm
Location: CCC Gallery
750 Kearny St, 3rd Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Admission: Free
In conjunction with its Chinese Puzzles Exhibition, the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco will be organizing a special event celebrating the publication of “Chinese Puzzles: Games for the Hands and Mind”. Read more >>
Same Difference: Identity, War and Office Politics
Thursday, June 19th, 2008Same Difference: Identity, War and Office Politics: a reading of fiction and poetry by Asian American writers Jay Ruben Dayrit and Brian Komei Dempster
Date: June 27th, Friday
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: CCC Gallery, 750 Kearny Street, Third Floor (inside the Hilton Hotel)
Admission: Free
Supported by grants from the San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grant Program. Refreshments will be served. Read More »
Book Reading: Return to Middle Kingdom
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Date: Saturday, June 7th
Place: Auditorium
Time: 12:00 pm
Admission: Free
Return to the Middle Kingdom by Yuan-Tsung Chen uncovers the past of her late husband, Jack, and his family’s role in China’s history. Chen chronicles how Jack’s grandfather, Ah Chen, a landless peasant, fought in the Taiping Rebellion against the Manchu court and fled to the Caribbean. Then Chen traces the life of Jack’s father, Eugene, who rose from poverty to become Trinidad’s first Chinese lawyer and participated in the revolution that pitted Communists Mao Zedong and Chou En-Lai against Nationalists’ Chiang Kai Shek. Chen’s late husband was seized by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution and ordered to write a confession, while Chen served as his translator. Read More »
Artist Lecture: Beili Liu – Past & current works & “Lure”
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Exhibit Lecture: 5/10/2008 Saturday, 2:00- 4:00 PM
Speaker: Beili Liu (Artist)
Beili Liu will conduct a slideshow presentation to discuss her past works and the creation of “Lure.”
There will be a professional showroom tour after the lecture. In addition, CCC staff will talk about upcoming Chinese Culture Center exhibitions.
Location: Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor, SF, CA 94108
Admission: $5, free for CCC members
藝術家講座：劉北立, 5/10/2008 周六, 2:00- 4:00 PM Read More »
On the Cutting Edge: Social and Environmental Change in China
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco & Pacific Environment jointly present:
On the Cutting Edge: Social and Environmental Change in China
在最前沿：中國的社會和環保的變革
A Reception and Presentation Honoring Changemakers in China
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Chinese Culture Center
750 Kearny Street, 3rd floor mezzanine (inside the Hilton Hotel)
Admission: $15 suggested donation
China’s growth over the past several decades not only brings enormous economic opportunities for China’s youth, but also the chance to shift social norms. Join us to meet the emerging social leaders from four different regions in China, and explore how China’s rapid rise is influencing the development of social movements.
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Music and Culture: Lecture & Symposium
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
MUSIC & MISSION IN 18TH C. CHINA:
SONATAS & LETTERS OF TEODORICO PEDRINI
Public Lecture/Recital (Free and Open to the Public)
Time: Thursday, May 8, 2008 • 6:00 PM
Location: Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
750 Kearny Street, Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
For information: 415-422-6401 or 415-986-1822 Read More »
CCC member receives special offer to Chuanyun Li Concert
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Time/時間：4/15/08 (Tuesday) 8:00PM
Location/地點：Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
“A first rate violinist…[having] the chance to listen to Mr Li’s violin playing made the evening all worthwhile.” The New York Times
“his ethereal playing… which has given the movie (Together) such a magnificent aural backdrop…” Washington Post
“If China wants to have a great violinist, they have one. All they have to do is look after him.” Violinist Maestro Ruggiero Ricci Read More »
