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  • Big Apple Circus Returns to Boston with All-New Show on March 26

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    “The finest up-close circus in America.” – Variety
    Big Apple Circus Presents LEGENDARIUM

    A Journey into Circus Past–Annual Engagement at Boston City Hall Plaza
    March 26th – May 12th, 2013
    Welcome to the Big Apple Circus LEGENDARIUM, where you will experience the nostalgic thrills of bygone Big Tops and get a first–hand view of Beauties, Daredevils, and Clowns from another era! At our All-New 35th Anniversary season production, no seat is more than 50 feet from the Globe’s Most Spectacular Circus Performers! The Big Apple Circus presents LEGENDARIUM in its annual Boston engagement at City Hall Plaza from Tuesday, March 26 through Sunday, May 12, 2013.
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  • Life of Pi Earlier Winner at 85th Academy Awards

    (xinhuanet)In the evening of Feb. 24, 2013, best picture nominee Best of Pi took home two earlier awards: Cinematography and Visual Effects. With many more awards still in contention, it will be an exciting evening for director Ang Lee and all crew of Life of Pi.
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    Indian actor Suraj Sharma (R) playing the character Pi, stands near a tiger named Richard Parker in a lifeboat, one of the props used in the new film “Life of Pi” by director Ang Lee, in this undated publicity photograph from the film released to Reuters November 16, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]
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  • “Voice of Boston” and “Meet Your Right One” Add Appeal to 2013 Lunar New Year Gala

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    In the day-long New England Chinese Professionals 2013 Lunar New Year Gala & Community Enrichment Forum, two new segments attracted many new attendees. Despite of more than 30 inches of snow from Blizzard Nemo in many parts of New England, most participates of “Voice of Boston” and “Meet Your Right One” still showed up on time in the afternoon of Feb. 10, the Chinese New Year day of 2013.
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    （Front row L to R）Jie Wang, Sophia Luo, Wanjun Qiao, Ru Zheng, Jian Ni, Jie Zhao with Long Li(fourth from left in second row) and other contestants.
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  • Best Documentary Winner Lost Years Takes on Diplomatic Mission

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Feb. 20, 2013, — I received the DVD of Lost Years on Feb. 16, the same day when Lost Years won the Best Feature Documentary Award at Asians on Film Festival Premiere in Los Angeles (North Hollywood). It was a wonderful Chinese New Year gift from my friend Canadian director Kenda Gee. The film was also recently nominated for Best Original Music, Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto on Feb. 27.
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    Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel presents a copy of Lost Years to Mr. Jiang Kun, Secretary General of the China Literature and Art Foundation in Beijing, January 7, 2013 (Photo: City of Edmonton)
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  • Song Zuying’s Radio City Music Hall Concert — Picture Perfect

    New York City, Feb. 17, 2013 –In the evening of Feb. 16, 2013, “Cultures of China, Festival of Spring” Song Zuying USA Spectacular was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Despite of a cold windy night, over 6000 fans attended the concert. Together with American Symphony Orchestra and Collegiate Chorale Singers Chorus and two guest performers Tsewang Dorjei and Sha Baoliang, Song Zuying wowed her fans with her beautiful voice and four splendid costumes. One of the costumes was the traditional dress from the Miao ethnicity which Song Zuying is a member of.

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    Song Zuying passes flowers to conductor Xia Xiaotang at end of the concert. (photo provided by Metro Images)
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  • Zigen Fund’s Harvard Charity Concert Features World-Class Opera Singers and Chorus

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    In the afternoon of March 3, 2013, Zigen Fund will present a Charity Concert at Sanders Theatre at Harvard University. This concert features award-winning opera singers Guang Yang and Jing Wei. Boston Eastern Heritage Chorus(BEHC) and its conductor Wanjun Qiao, the recent winners of 2012 World Choral Festival at Vienna’s Golden Hall of the Musikverein Concert, will also join this charity concert. Tickets for the concert can be ordered at: zigen2013.eventbrite.com.
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  • American Comedian Curt Mabry Realizes His Dream in Shanghai

    (from www.icshanghai.com)

    This is what Curt Mabry has always loved to do. Before moving to Shanghai from the United States four years ago, he spent years hosting radio shows and singing at weddings. However, his life took a sudden turn.
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  • Queen of Chinese Folk Music Song Zuying Comes To Radio City Music Hall

    Song Zuying, the acclaimed Chinese soprano widely considered the “Reigning Queen” of Chinese folk songs, is embarking on a concert tour of the United States this coming February. Her New York concert, together with the American Symphony Orchestra and its Chorus, will be held at the Radio City Music Hall at 7 PM on February 16, 2013.
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  • West Meets East Concert To Be Held on Feb. 16 as Boston Celebrates Chinese New Year

    By Yan-Huang Performing Arts

    Yan-Huang Performing Arts Corporation was established by Hong Jiang in 1999 and is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

    In order to fulfill our mission, we have annual concert series “West Meets East”. The series are comprised of concerts where Eastern and Western music and artists are brought together to offer people an opportunity to discover and appreciate the difference, commonality, and mutual influence of the two musical worlds.

    Since 1999 we have held sold-out concerts at Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall and Sanders Theater in Boston and at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York. We are proud to present the 2013 West Meets East Concert at Jordan Hall featuring some of the well-respected musicians in Boston area. It will be a great night of Chinese and Western music as we celebrate the beginning of Year of Snake, which starts on Feb. 10.
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  • “Cultures of China, Festival of Spring” Comes to Salt Lake City on February 21, 2013

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    The Chinese New Year is by far the most ceremonious, celebrated and traditional festival in China. Sponsored by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of China’s State Council and the Overseas Exchanges Association of China, “Cultures of China, Festival of Spring” presents top-level art performances overseas during the Chinese New Year season, connecting people from all around the world with art and culture and bringing the spirit of unity, harmony, and peace wherever it goes.
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