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Asian Arts & Tel.: 410.704.2807
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Culture Center
Towson University
Towson, Maryland
21252-0001 U.S.A.
Suewhei Shieh, director
M-F, 11 am - 4 pm
Sat, 1 pm - 4 pm
During Exhibitions
Save the Date!!!
MANY MOONS FESTIVAL 2008 (Link to Many Moons 06)
Saturday, September 6, 2008, 11 am-6 pm
Center for the Arts, Towson University
SAVE your trip to Asia. Come and enjoy 10 different performances by talented dancers and musicians, sample authentic Asian cuisines, and browse through the Crossroads Marketplace to find the perfect gifts, all under one roof.
In response to the overwhelming demand of over 2000 participants of the previous Many Moons Festival 2006, the Asian Arts & Culture will present the 4th Many Moons Festival on Saturday, September 6. Towson University’s Center for the Arts will come alive with this vibrant and popular festival that will engage the community in the richness and diversity of Asian cultural traditions. This full day festival features performances by accomplished dancers and musicians, hands-on arts and crafts workshops and martial arts demonstrations. The Crossroads Marketplace will be filled with colorful handicrafts and delicious Asian foods and teas. Traditional Asian healing arts will be demonstrated by skilled practitioners. Asian community non-profit organizations are invited to set up tables to provide information about their services to the public. In the Asian Arts Gallery, a dynamic visual arts exhibition will be open to the public.
Admission: $13 advance purchase; $15 at the door; $10 for AA&CC Members; $5 students and children 3 and older; free for children under 3 with paying adult.
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES (Tentative and subject to change)
Grand Hall 11 am- 6 pm Arts & Crafts Workshops Doll making, origami, dough figurines, bead craft, silk rope knotting, kite making, paper cutting, mask making, paper making, etc.
The Atrium 11 am- 6 pm Crossroads Marketplace Asian cuisines and teas
Asian Arts Gallery 11- 6 pm Myth and Symbols in Korean American Art
Center for the Arts Gallery 11- 6 pm Displays and sale of handicrafts from Japan, China, India, Tibet, Thailand, Vietnam, and Nepal, etc. and tables of special interests including alternative medicines, natural healing, yoga, Feng Shui, and more.
MFA Gallery 2 - 5 pm Tea Tasting and Moon Cake Sampling
Kaplan Concert Hall 12:00 Welcome Ceremony with Mask Dance of Mongolia 1:00 Dance of China 2:00 Dance and Music of Vietnam 3:00 Mask Dance of Mongolia 4:00 Dance of China 5:00 Dance and Music of Vietnam
Mainstage Theater 1:00 Gamelan and Balinese Dance 2:00 Korean Drum and Fan Dance 3:00 Gamelan and Balinese Dance 4:00 Korean Drum and Fan Dance
Dance Studio Theater 12:00- 3:00 Global Music Demo/presentations 3:30- 5:00 Dressing of Japanese Kimono and Fan Dance
Marder Studio Theatre 12:30 Chinese Classical Music 1:30 Puppet Theatre: East Meets West 2:30 India Classical Music 3:15 Puppet Theatre: East Meets West 4:15 Chinese Classical Music 5:15 India Classical Music
Recital Hall 1:00 Contemporary music from the Philippines 2:00 Contemporary music from Taiwan 3:00 Contemporary music from the Philippines 4:00 Contemporary music from Taiwan
Studio Theatre
12-5 pm Martial Arts Showcases (Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Japanese)
Studio 3039 12- 5 pm Anime Workshop
1st Floor Lobby and Art Hall 11- 6 pm Community Information Sharing: 10-15 non-profit community service organizations are invited and offered tables, where they can greet the public and discuss their mission and services. There will be places where individuals and organizations can connect and develop lines of communications.