Diana Fong Chan, author and publisher of Easy ‘n Healthy Cooking, will do a cooking demonstration, tasting, and book event at the Chinese Culture Center in SF. She will demonstrate the lettuce wrap, “growing prosperity…. in a wrap,” which has auspicious symbolic meanings for the Chinese New Year. She is also bringing samples from her cookbook for tasting. Her cookbook has many 30-minute recipes in Chinese, Fusion, and Western cuisine using little oil and no deep frying. There are many vegetarian dishes, low fat entrées and desserts marked with red hearts, that will delight health-conscious cooks. The tempting hot and cold appetizers, scrumptious seafoods, delectable beef, pork, and poultry entrées, soups, and simple gourmet recipes, appeal to busy professionals and moms of all ages and ethnicity.

She was featured on View From The Bay, ABC Channel 7 doing a live cooking demonstration, and taught at the Asian Chef’s Series at Chef Chu’s restaurant in Los Altos. Her cookbook Easy ‘n Health Cooking is available at the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco Gallery gift shop and she will be signing at this event. Click here for more information.

SAVE THE DATE for the debut of 2010 Xian Rui !

The new Xian Rui exhibition will feature original work by artist Stella Zhang. The exhibition will open on April 22, 2010. More information to come !

About CCC Xian Rui Artist Excellence Series:

Xian Rui (Fresh and Sharp) Artist Excellence is the Chinese Culture Center’s Annual Solo Exhibition Series. The title of the series, ‘xian’ meaning fresh and ‘rui’ meaning sharp, the series is designed to bring visibility to the work of exceptional, but under-recognized, Chinese artists in the United States and to give viewers a renewed appreciation and fresh perspective on contemporary Chinese culture.

關注「鮮銳」2010全新演繹！

新一屆的「鮮銳」將帶來張爽的作品，展覽2010年4月22日開幕，詳情敬請留意！

「鮮銳」卓越藝術家個展是舊金山中華文化中心的年度藝術家個展系列。該系列強調「新鮮」、「敏銳」視野，展出最新或未曾發表的創作，推出卓越但尚未被廣泛認識的華人藝術家，提供觀者對當代中華文化的全新視野。2008–2010「鮮銳」由Phyllis C. Wattis基金會資助。

Acclaimed pianist/composer Jon Jang’s music is a blend of his cultural identity and musical aesthetics as an American-born Chinese. Hear Jang’s newest work, Unbroken Thread, which pays tribute to the Chinese women garment workers in San Francisco during the 1930s.

Sherlin Chan is the Director and Conductor of the Star Valley Children’s Choir and they have received rave reviews from the media and awards including, the Heritage Music Festival’s Gold Award. The Star Valley Children’s Choir performances combines traditional Chinese songs with dance that is sure to delight all ages.

Through this photo art project with the Committee of 100, we hope to demonstrate America’s strengths as a nation: embracing diversity and equal opportunity. We also hope to enhance dialogues and networking and civic engagement in the Bay Area. We will emphasize in grassroots outreach to the immigrants, senior citizens, and families who are central to our community.

The Chinese American Wall project is conceptualized and sponsored by the Committee of 100 (C100), in partnership with the USA Pavilion in creating an exhibit entitled “The Chinese in America – We are Family” at the Shanghai Expo, in which 70 million people and 192 nations will participate during May 1 to Oct. 31, 2010.

Here is a current list of picture days and we will add more dates if needed.

March 2010

(San Francisco)
Dates: Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
Time: 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Location: Chinese Culture Center (inside Hilton Hotel)
750 Kearny St., 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108

(Millbrae)
Date: March 5 and 6, Friday and Saturday
Time: 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Location: 510 Broadway, 3rd Floor Gallery
Millbrae, CA 94030

Contact Rona Yee, our outreach coordinator at rona@c-c-c.org or (415) 986-1822 for more details. There are only a few weeks left to take part of this important project. Don’t miss out!

The Chinese Culture Center was also recently featured in a New York Times article. Here is the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/arts/design/07sfculture.html

Upper left hand photo on this webpage is of “Crouching Tiger”, painted by Master Kan Kwok Fan of our new exhibition.

Location:
Chinese Culture Center, 3rd Floor
750 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
FREE Admission!

People enjoyed many fun activities in celebration of Spring Festival including: music, Chinese dance, Tai Chi, and other performances. There were many interesting booths and great prizes were won by participants. It was the largest indoor celebration in San Francisco. Click here for program details!

Please click here to see photos from our grand Spring Festival Celebration.

Please check out our Chinese zodiac page to learn more about the Year of the Tiger and more about your zodiac sign!

Exhibition Dates: On view until March 28, 2010
Location: 3rd Floor Gallery (750 Kearny St., 3rd Floor (Inside the Hilton Hotel S.F. Financial District), San Francisco, CA 94108)
Admission: Free
Gallery Hours: Tues. – Sat.: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun.: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

The Chinese Culture Center would like to invite you to visit our “Master Works by Kan Kwok Fan” Exhibition. Come celebrate the Year of the Tiger with your family and friends and take the opportunity to view our new exhibition featuring exquisite works of Chinese traditional brush painting.

Born in Zhong Shan, Canton, China, Kan Kwok Fan later moved to Hong Kong where he studied for over 20 years with Professor Chao Shao-an, the master of the Lingnan School of painting. Kan Kwok Fan’s brush skills have garnered him international recognition. Today, Kan Kwok Fan shares his artistic talents with the local community as a Chinese Art instructor for San Francisco American Asian Art Association and Asian Art Institute.

The exhibition will be on view at the Chinese Culture Center’s Gallery until March 28, 2010.

地點：中華文化中心3樓
入場免費

中華文化中心簡國藩國畫展即將登場，同時熱烈慶祝農歷新年。

簡國藩，廣東中山人，后移居香港，師從嶺南派國畫大師趙少昂20余年。簡國藩的精湛的畫藝使他贏得國際知名度。簡國藩的才華同時延伸到當地的社區中，他現任舊金山美籍華裔藝術協會以及亞洲藝術學院的中國藝術指導。

中華文化中心為能夠展出簡國藩先生的作品並借此機會發揚中華傳統藝術而深感榮幸。今次展覽截止日期為2010年3月28日。

On Thursday, January 14, 2010, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled its Official 2010 Year of the Tiger Stamp at the Chinese Culture Center. There was a grand ceremony to commemorate the event with City Officials and S.F. Postmaster Noemi Luna to celebrate this event. Many community members attended this event as they were able to witness the official unveiling of these stamps and took part of history in the making!

Click here to see photos from the event. These photos were provided courtesy of professional photographer Frank Jang.

This was the second time the Postal Service has commissioned a Lunar New Year stamp series. Art director Ethel Kessler worked with illustrator Kam Mak to design the stamp. Kam Mark is an artist who grew up in New York City’s Chinatown and now lives in Brooklyn. To commemorate the Year of the Tiger, narcissus flowers were chosen, considered auspicious and fitting for this time of renewed hope for the future. It was originally created using oil paints on a fiberboard panel.

中華文化中心將於2010年1月正式開設古箏課，報名已經開始。 新學期從1月12日開始，到3月25日截止，共十周時間。每周二和周四下午4點半至5點半上課，地點設在中華文化中心3M樓（希爾頓酒店內）。 該課程面向各個年齡層次，報名沒有任何限制。中心今次榮幸邀請到舊金山古箏樂團演奏家David Wong擔任古箏課教師，他師從古箏名家黃維珊多年，對中華傳統樂器及演奏有著獨到的見解。現在正是節日期間，您也可以為您的親戚，朋友，子女等報名，作為一份特殊的節日禮物送給他們。預知詳情，請點擊.

Our next session, the Spring 2010 Session, starts on April 20, 2010. For more information, please click here.

Weekday Advanced Beginner Adult Mandarin Class Registration

Weekday Intermediate Adult Mandarin Class Registration

Weekend Beginner Adult Mandarin Class Registration

Weekend Advanced Beginner Adult Mandarin Class Registration

Weekend Intermediate Adult Mandarin Class Registration

Children Learn and Play Mandarin Class Registration

Chinese Brush Painting Class Registration

Chinese Calligraphy Class Registration

Our next session, the Spring 2010 Class Session, starts on April 17, 2010! For more information, please click here.