Boston, May 1, 2016 – Boston Public Library’s May schedule is filled with author talks and lectures, book sales, and programs honoring Mother’s Day. Visitwww.bpl.org/calendar for a full schedule.
Books make a great Mother’s Day gift.
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BPL to Hold Special Events in May Honoring Mother’s Day
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Pictures from 2016 Walk for Hunger
Photos by Christina Zhang, bostonese.com
Boston, May 1, 2016, — More than 40,000 people came together on the Boston Common to make a powerful statement about hunger in Massachusetts today. In addition to the scenic 10-mile Walk course along the Charles River, this year the Walk for Hunger kicked off with a 5k timed race starting on the Boston Common.
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World Tea Day Draws Crowds at Harvard and MIT
Cambridge, April 28, 2016, On April 16 and April 24, North America’s first World Tea Day events were officially launched at Harvard and MIT. These events were organized by North American Chinese Tea Association and Mylovetea.com Dr. Tea, and was sponsored by YiLiuBang.
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Dream of the Red Chamber Concert — An Instant Classic in Pictures
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Lexington, Mass., April 12, 2016, — Just days before the Patriots’ Day, Dream of the Red Chamber concert took stage at Battin Hall just steps away from the Battle Green. You won’t hear any gunshots but wonderful Chinese traditional music and beautiful songs from the classic 1987 Chinese TV series The Dream of the Red Chamber. Over 1,500 music fans attended two concerts in the afternoon and evening on Sunday, April 10.
Composer Wang Liping was honored at the concert (photos by Xinming Li, bostonese.com)
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Call to Artists to create Artwork Inspired by the Music Pictures at an Exhibition
Boston, April 12, 2016, — Artists in the Greater Boston area are invited to attend a workshop that will inspire them to create and submit artwork for Pictures at an Exhibition Reframed, a juried show of two dimensional art inspired by Mussorgky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Accepted submissions will be displayed at a public performance of this suite of ten movements for piano by Yelena Beriyeva in Jenkins Auditorium in Malden, Massachusetts on Saturday, November 5, 2016.
Musorgsky, composer of Music Pictures at an Exhibition (from Wikipedia).
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Chinese Culture Connection and Malden Reads to Screen My Life in China on April 14
Malden, Mass., — In collaboration with Malden Reads, the Chinese Culture Connection will be screening the documentary film My Life in China at Malden High School’s Jenkins Auditorium (77 Salem Street) on Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. Filmmaker Kenneth Eng will be present at the screening. Enjoy this internationally recognized film and take part in a discussion following the movie.
(L to R)Connie Chan, Yau King Eng and Kenneth Eng at a 2015 Boston Asian Film Festival event(photo by Beatrice Lee).
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Mylovetea.com Dr. Tea Lectures at BU on Tea Culture
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, March 23, 2016, — Mylovetea.com Dr. Tea (Dr. Xingcai Zhang) was invited to give a lecture on Tea Culture at Boston University School of Hospitality Administration recently. His lecture covered the history of tea and its etymology, the tea and tea culture of Japan, Russia, UK, US, India, Sri Lanka, Kenya etc and their relationship to Chinese tea and tea culture especially the Bohea Tea of Fujian,China, which is Dr. Tea’s hometown.
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Free Screening of Documentary Film Open Sesame on March 14
Boston, March 5, 2015, — On Monday, March 14, at 7:00 p.m., find out about one of the world’s most precious resources at a free screening of Open Sesame, the timely and emotionally moving 2014 documentary by award-winning filmmaker M. Sean Kaminsky that illuminates what is at stake and what can be done to protect the source of nearly all our food.
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BPL March Library Events and Programs
BOSTON – February 28, 2016 – The month of March offers a wealth of author talks and Irish-themed programs for people of all ages to enjoy. Below are highlights of the upcoming month, for a full listing visit the BPL Calendar of Events.
Chinese New Year concert at BPL in March 2013 (file photo).
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