By David Li and Beatrice Lee, translated by Na Ma, bostonese.com
Boston, March 8, 2013, — On the evening of March 1, we were invited to the Akiko Shirake Dynner Memorial Concert at Boston Symphony Hall. Guest pianist Lang Lang made his Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) debut by performing Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with BSO. This was one of Lang Lang debut performances on February 28, March 1 and March 2, each night with many of his fans in the sellout crowd.
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【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿图文报道】 3月9日，首届中国文化节在牛顿文化中心如期举行。虽然头一天波士顿地区下了多达12英寸的大雪，数百位当地居民和游客依然兴致勃勃地观看了歌唱表演，各式中国民族舞蹈，参与了专家讨论会、中国传统文化展示等文化节组委会精心安排的活动。
【僑報周末特約記者李強波士頓圖文報道】 3月10日晚，黃氏宗親會假帝苑大酒樓舉行春節聯歡暨敬老宴會，近千名黃氏宗親和各界來賓雲集。晚宴中精彩的節目、豐富的獎品讓與會者流連忘返。
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Boston, March 18, 2013, — The forecast predicts Boston will be impacted by a strong winter storm tonight and throughout tomorrow morning’s commute. Ice and sleet are set to follow snow and the National Weather Service has warned that tomorrow morning’s commute will be extremely difficult. With that forecast in hand, Mayor Thomas M. Menino today met with his Snow Team and Interim Superintendent of Schools John P. McDonough, and the decision has been made to close schools Tuesday.
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【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿报道】 滋根基金会日前在哈佛桑德斯剧场举办慈善音乐会。波士顿地区多位知名音乐家前来义演。音乐会门票收入和其它赞助一共筹集到1万多元，将用于扶住中国贫困地区儿童就学。
北美合唱协会爱乐乐团在乔万钧指挥下在表演中。（主办方提供）
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【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿报道、邹新中摄摄】3月6日晚，甘肃大剧院的60多位演员在麻州第二大城市伍斯特的汉诺威（Hanover）剧院为冒雪前来的近600位观众奉献了富丽堂皇的大型舞剧《丝路花雨》。本场演出由中国对外文化集团公司主办，中国对外演出公司与甘肃大剧院共同承办。
演员表演反弹琵琶。（邹新中 摄）
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【侨报周末特约记者李强于2011年5月】波士顿滑雪和运动俱乐部（BSSC）举办的足球联赛是大波士顿地区具有一定水准和影响力的足球赛事，在今年的联赛中共有36支球队参加。波士顿华人足球联队（Boston United）在5月14日的BSSC春季联赛的首轮比赛中，以4：3反败为胜，取得开门红。
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【僑報周末特約記者李強波士頓圖文報道】 2月28日晚，中華廣教學校在校禮堂舉行了建校捐款芳名榜揭幕儀式。芳名榜上面500多個團體和個人的名字，是社會各界對廣教學校支持的寫照。
校長曾秀芬（右一）、董事陳毓禮(右二)等在揭幕儀式上。
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Lexington, Mass., March 18, 2013, (bostonese.com) — This past weekend, Lexington celebrated the 300th anniversary of incorporation with an exciting program of over 30 events. Dance around the World(DAW) was held on Saturday evening at Lexington High School. Over 1,000 residents showed up to enjoy different styles of dance and music, and more than 100 dancers, cultural booth demonstrators and food vendors showcased their cultures during the occasion.
Melanie Lin (left) with a poster of a Chinese letter meaning dance (made by Catherine Wang), and Dori Martin holding a poster of dance in Swahili, an East Africa language. (photo by David Li)
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