Special Events & Festivals for June 27, 2009
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LA Chinatown 71st Anniversary Party
Saturday, June 27, 2009
2009 Summer Concert Tour at Castelar School
Saturday. June 27, 2009
CSC Health Education Workshop
Monday, July 20, 2009
Cirque Berzerk BENEATH
Thursday, June 18, 2009 to Sunday, July 5, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
2009 Summer Concert Tour at Castelar School
Saturday. June 27, 2009
CSC Health Education Workshop
Monday, July 20, 2009
Cirque Berzerk BENEATH
Thursday, June 18, 2009 to Sunday, July 5, 2009
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LA Chinatown 71st Anniversary Party
Saturday, June 27, 2009
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Central Plaza
943-951 N. Broadway Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Admission is free.
$3 parking is available in the lot at Broadway and College, while the festival is also easily accessed via Metro Gold Line rail (exit: Chinatown Station).
Chinatown's 71st Anniversary Party
Program
6:55 Video Clips from Jackie Chan Performance
7:00 Pat Longo Big Band performs
7:10 Welcome by emcees April Hong and Ewan Chung
7:15 The Shaolin Warriors of Chinatown
7:30 Pat Longo Big Band plays WWII era ditties
7:40 Salute to WWII Chinese-American War Veterans and “Duty and Honor” editor Marjorie Lee
7:50 Happy Birthday Tribute to Chinatown; City Certificate presented by Councilwoman Jan Perry, and Happy Birthday sung by “Marilyn Monroe”
8:00 Pat Longo Big Band w/Nancy Osborne and John-Eric Booth
8:45 Band breaks and Jenny Cho introduces “Chinatown in Los Angeles”
8:50 “The Essence of Chinatown” Photography Contest Winners announced
8:55 “Lifetime Achievement” awarded to actress Nancy Kwan (Flower Drum Song) and presented by State Assemblyman Mike Eng and 2008 Lifetime Achievement Honoree, James Hong
9:10 Pat Longo Big Band w/Nancy Osborne and John-Eric Booth
10:00 Swing dance demo by champions Terra Hannah and Bill Parker
10:10 Pat Longo Big Band w/Nancy Osborne and John-Eric Booth
11:00 Final acknowledgments and end of program
*Program subject to change.
On Saturday, June 27, Chinatown will host a free festival commemorating the anniversary of the establishment of “New Chinatown,” built when the original Chinatown enclave was taken over for the construction of Union Station. “New Chinatown” was dedicated in 1938 and became iconic heart of Chinatown which today encompasses 24 blocks. Actress April Hong and Comedian Ewan Chung will emcee the event featuring 40’s and 50’s era music and dancing to the music of the Pat Longo Big Band with vocalists Nancy Osborne and John-Eric Booth. There will also be casino games to benefit the Chinatown Service Center Youth Center, Chinese acrobats and martial artists, and a video presentation of historic photos. The event will also feature a salute to WWII Chinese American war veterans. The winning photos and photographers who participated in “The Essence of Chinatown Photo Contest” will also be fêted at the event. (Entries are due by June 22 and there is no cost to participate. Contest rules and information are posted at www.chinatownla.com.)
For more details, call the Chinatown Business Improvement District at (213) 680-0243.
Anniversary Party Clip on YouTube.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Central Plaza
943-951 N. Broadway Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Admission is free.
$3 parking is available in the lot at Broadway and College, while the festival is also easily accessed via Metro Gold Line rail (exit: Chinatown Station).
Chinatown's 71st Anniversary Party
Program
6:55 Video Clips from Jackie Chan Performance
7:00 Pat Longo Big Band performs
7:10 Welcome by emcees April Hong and Ewan Chung
7:15 The Shaolin Warriors of Chinatown
7:30 Pat Longo Big Band plays WWII era ditties
7:40 Salute to WWII Chinese-American War Veterans and “Duty and Honor” editor Marjorie Lee
7:50 Happy Birthday Tribute to Chinatown; City Certificate presented by Councilwoman Jan Perry, and Happy Birthday sung by “Marilyn Monroe”
8:00 Pat Longo Big Band w/Nancy Osborne and John-Eric Booth
8:45 Band breaks and Jenny Cho introduces “Chinatown in Los Angeles”
8:50 “The Essence of Chinatown” Photography Contest Winners announced
8:55 “Lifetime Achievement” awarded to actress Nancy Kwan (Flower Drum Song) and presented by State Assemblyman Mike Eng and 2008 Lifetime Achievement Honoree, James Hong
9:10 Pat Longo Big Band w/Nancy Osborne and John-Eric Booth
10:00 Swing dance demo by champions Terra Hannah and Bill Parker
10:10 Pat Longo Big Band w/Nancy Osborne and John-Eric Booth
11:00 Final acknowledgments and end of program
*Program subject to change.
On Saturday, June 27, Chinatown will host a free festival commemorating the anniversary of the establishment of “New Chinatown,” built when the original Chinatown enclave was taken over for the construction of Union Station. “New Chinatown” was dedicated in 1938 and became iconic heart of Chinatown which today encompasses 24 blocks. Actress April Hong and Comedian Ewan Chung will emcee the event featuring 40’s and 50’s era music and dancing to the music of the Pat Longo Big Band with vocalists Nancy Osborne and John-Eric Booth. There will also be casino games to benefit the Chinatown Service Center Youth Center, Chinese acrobats and martial artists, and a video presentation of historic photos. The event will also feature a salute to WWII Chinese American war veterans. The winning photos and photographers who participated in “The Essence of Chinatown Photo Contest” will also be fêted at the event. (Entries are due by June 22 and there is no cost to participate. Contest rules and information are posted at www.chinatownla.com.)
For more details, call the Chinatown Business Improvement District at (213) 680-0243.
Anniversary Party Clip on YouTube.