PASSPORT to TAIWAN 2009

May 24th, 2009 Sunday 12-5
Union Square Park SOUTH (14th Street & Broadway)
Subway: 4, 5, 6, L, N, R, W (Exit at 14 St & Union Sq West Exit)
Path to 14 St and short walk to Sq

the celebration of taiwanese american heritage week in nyc

Since the initiation of the "Passport to Taiwan" festival in 2002, it has become the most important event for the Taiwanese American and the Mandarin Speaking community in the New York Tri-State area. Tremendous resources have been gathered in order to make the event successful. The festival has since become the largest outdoor Taiwanese event in the entire United States. In New York, the event is viewed as the most organized and entertaining Asian festival.

please join us for a day of festivities

Captivating Jazz Puppet Show at The Harlem School of The Arts with Music And Lyrics By Nancy Harrow

Based On The Newbery Award-Winning Book By Elizabeth Coatsworth Directed By Will Pomerantz

Six Special Performances Begin Wednesday, May 13, 2009 (suggested donation $10)

New York, NY, April 13, 2009 - Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director), who brought to the stage the successful, seven season run of the children's show Maya the Bee, has announced a special, six-performance run of the acclaimed children's jazz puppet show, "The Cat Who Went to Heaven" at The Harlem School of the Arts Theater (647 St. Nicholas Avenue @141st Street). Directed by Will Pomerantz, with music and lyrics by Nancy Harrow(creator of Maya the Bee), this delightful show is based on the 1931 Newbery Award-winning children's book by Elizabeth Coatsworth. Suggested donation is $10.

For more information, visit www.cultureproject.org or www.harlemschoolofthearts.org.

Reservations can be made at 212-479-0829. The Cat Who Went to Heaven CD was released in 2005 to rave reviews.

The show is recommended for adults of all ages and for children age six and up

15th Annual Anniversary Gala Concert
Date: June 3rd, 2009
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Carnegie Hall

Featuring: The Young Symphonic Ensemble of the Children's Orchestra Society
Michael Dadap, Music Director & Conductor,
Sheena Tsai, Violin, 2009 Discovery Winner
Guest artists: Soovin Kim, Violin, Eric Jacobsen, Cello & Orli Shaham, Piano

The program: Rossini Barber of Seville Overturea
Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor
Beethoven Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, "Triple Concerto"
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F Minor

Tickets: $20, $30, $50

Call 516-869-9696