【時報訊】位於聖路易西郡Clarkson路300號之Daniel Boone圖書館亞裔圖書中心將於5月3日(週六)中午12時至下午4時在該中心內舉行慶祝五月亞太裔傳統月慶祝活動，慶祝活動節目內容包括歌唱、舞蹈、烹飪示範、文化展示、兒童表演等，共有八個亞洲國家社區參與這項傳統月慶祝活動，分別是中國、日本、越南、泰國、印度、韓國、菲律賓及孟加拉，所有節目免費對外開放，歡迎參加欣賞，聯絡電話：636-227-9630
5月3日表演節目表如下：(請見時報英文版)中午12時：菲律賓民族舞蹈12時半：聖路易現代中文學校舞獅下午1時：泰國民族舞蹈一時半：孟加拉傳統舞蹈及音樂二時：日本民族舞蹈及傳統樂器表演二時半：印度民族舞蹈及現代舞三時：韓國傳統鼓舞及弦樂三時半：越南武術及傳統音樂舞蹈表演
烹飪示範時間：12時15分：中國餃子12時45分：印度點心餅乾製作1時45分：菲律賓甜香蕉及鳳梨雕刻2時15分：越南春捲2時45分：泰國沙拉及春捲3時15分：韓國辛辣料理3時45分：日本餐前開味菜(由密蘇里植物園日本節日本料理師傅Ikuyo Yamaoka示範主持)
兒童節目：中國剪紙，越南紙花，印度手工藝等，前500名小朋友將會獲得一本遊戲護照可以持此護照參加各項攤位活動，完成所有攤位的小朋友將有特別的獎品。
文物展示：包括日本花道，各亞洲國家傳統手工藝品文化展示，中國書法等。
Asian Heritage Festival Returns to Daniel Boone Branch
The Asian Center is proud to host the Asian Heritage Festival in honor of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month on May 3, from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 300 Clarkson Rd.
The Festival will include dance and vocal performances, cooking demonstrations, cultural exhibits, and children's activities representing eight Asian countries: China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Korea, and the Philippines.
Located inside the Daniel Boone Branch, the Asian Center houses a collection of materials geared specifically to the interests and needs of the Asian population in St. Louis County. The collection features books, periodicals, videos, and various kinds of reference materials. More specifically, the collection includes books in Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Japanese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, English, as well as bilingual books.
The Asian Heritage Festival is free and open to the public. Please contact the Asian Center/Daniel Boone for questions or more information: 636-227-9630. A full listing of activities follows.
Performance Schedule:
All performances will be held in the auditorium.
12:00 The Philippine Art Foundation will present a variety of traditional folk dances in exquisitely bright and colorful costumes accompanied by traditional music.
12:30 St. Louis Modern Chinese Language School will perform a Chinese Lion Dance.
1:00 Beautifully costumed dancers will perform graceful, traditional dances of Thailand.
1:30 The Bangladesh Association of St. Louis will present traditional music and dance.
2:00 Traditional Japanese instruments and dancing with Group Fuji. Dances include the 忛aruko dodori." Instruments include kotos, shamisens, a small taiko, a flute and a keyboard.
2:30 The Bollywood Shuffle, under the artistic direction of Pallavi Chandak, will present folk and contemporary Indian dances.
3:00 𡦖'ungmul," Korean traditional drumming and 恾ayag𤯵," a traditional Korean stringed instrument.
3:30 Vietnamese martial arts followed by traditional dance and music.
Cooking Demonstrations:
Cooking demonstrations will be held in the Asian Center.
12:15 Chinese dumplings. After tasting pre-made dumplings, participants will have a chance to make their own dumplings with help from a Chinese chef.
12:45 Come see and sample Indian pakora snacks, cooked by the talented Bewarchi from Arbor Bluff Cooking Corner.
1:45 A member of the Philippine Art Foundation will demonstrate the cooking of 𢘫aruya," sweet banana fritters, as well as the delicate art of pineapple carving.
2:15 Observe the creation of 孄oi cuon," or Vietnamese spring rolls, literally translated as "mixed salad roll."
2:45 Watch the sweet and spicy 𦽳om tum" or Thai papaya salad being made, as well as the popular appetizer, crispy Thai spring rolls.
3:15 Join us to learn about the preparation of spicy Korean cuisine.
3:45 Mrs. Ikuyo Yamaoka, instructor of the Japanese cooking program at the annual Japanese Festival, will demonstrate the preparation of elegant and delicious Japanese appetizers.
Children's Activities:
Children's activities will be held in the back room. This space may be accessed through the Asian Center or Auditorium.
Throughout the day, children can participate in a wide variety of hands-on activities such as Chinese paper cutting, Vietnamese folding flowers, creating Indian wind chimes, and more.
The first 500 children will be issued a passport when they arrive. As they view each of the exhibits and demonstrations in the Cultural Showcase, they will get their passport stamped by each country. When children collect all of their passport stamps, they may visit the lollipop tree in the children's area for a special reward,
Cultural Showcase:
The cultural showcase will be held in the Red and Blue rooms.
Visit the Festival's Cultural Showcase and browse cultural exhibits from each participating country. A few examples of what you might find: Japanese ikebana and origami, traditional cultural attire and artifacts, printed material related to the countries, cultural demonstrations, and Chinese calligraphy.
Program sites are accessible. Upon two weeks notice, accommodations will be madefor persons with disabilities. Contact St. Louis County Library by phone 314-994-3300,(TDD\TTY) 314-994-9255 or visit www.slcl.org. |
