Chinese New Year Celebration 2008-Year of Rat

Salt Lake City Public Library
Main Auditorium and Conference Center
February 9, 2008
Time: 1:30-4:30

Prelude: Lion Dance, Upper Urban Room (1:15-1:30 PM), Bill Smith / Sil Lum Kungfu College

SESSION 1: Auditorium (1:30 – 2:30 PM)

1. Welcome Speeches
     a.Britton Lund, Acting Director, Salt Lake City Public Library
    b.Bo Lu, Co-chair of Utah Chinese New Year Celebration Committee

2. Remark of Special Honored Guest: Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Governor of Utah

3. Keynote Speaker, Mike Wan, Introduction to Chinese New Year, and Confucius Institute

4. Chinese Folk Music, Utah Traditional Chinese Orchestra, Director: Yingling Li
     a. Overture to Chinese New Year
     b. Xinjiang Folk Music
     c. Overture to Chinese Yao Ethnic Music

5. Group Dance, Spring Flowers, Jessica Zhu, Brenda Shen, Mona Liu, Julie Xu and Sarena Fang

6. Music, Violin, Annie Li and Emily Li
     a. Jasmine Flowers
     b. Happy New Spring

7. Solo Dance, Flying Goddess, Jessica Zhu

8. Group Dance, Mongolia Ethnicity: Leah Dancing School. Leah Xiao, Alicia Lu, Amanda Jiang, Julia Ma, Michelle Wei, Tiffany Xu, Amy Wang
     a. Overture to Chinese New Year
     b. Xinjiang folk Music
     c. Overture to Yao ethnicity music


SESSION 2: Conference Center (2:30-4:30 PM)

     a. Calligraphy
     b. Arts and Crafts
     c. Chinese Cultural Exhibition
     d. Chinese Art Display
     e. Acupuncture
     f. DVD Show: New Beijing and Great Olympics


Program is Sponsored by Chinese Association for Science and Technology in Utah Salt Lake City Public Library

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