ガンバレ Japan! (日本加油!) Ganbare Nippon Benefit Concert

A benefit concert will be held on Saturday,
April 16, 7:00 pm at North Allegheny Senior High School in Wexford, PA

to raise funds for the victims of the Japanese 3/11 earthquake and tsunami.

Organizers of the event include:

OCA Pittsburgh, Yanlai Dance Academy, CAST-Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh Chinese Restaurant Association,

Win-Win Kung Fu Cultural Center,
and Silk Screen: Asian Arts and Cultural Organization.

The concert will feature
Japanese performers; Chinese, Korean and Indian dances;

Pan-Asian cultural music; and a martial arts demonstration.

General admission is $15 per person.
V.I.P. tickets are available for $25.

Advance tickets can be purchased through
any of the event organizers or online by visiting www.asianshowpro.com.

All net proceeds will be donated to Tsunami Relief funds at the Tzu Chi

Organized by: Organization of Chinese Americans, Pittsburgh Chapter
Supported by: UPMC, Montefiore Hospital
Pittsburgh Chinese Physicians Association
Three Rivers Families with Children from China (TRFCC)
Tzu Chi Foundation USA, Pittsburgh Service Center
Time: Monday, November 10, 2008, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Registration: 6 PM to 9 PM
Place: Internal Medicine Clinic, Montefiore Hospital, 9th floor 3471 5th Ave, Oakland (see Map)
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“City Lung”
Neighbors in the Strip (NITS) and The Sprout Fund will dedicate the first mural inspired by Pittsburgh’s Chinese community on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm.The dedication will begin at the site of the mural, on 23^rd Street and Penn Avenue, outside the WFH Oriental Food Market, owned by Benjamin An. The event will feature a Lion Dance, provided through the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Organization of Chinese Americans. The Lion Dance is one of China’s most distinctive cultural arts and is performed to frighten evil spirits and bring luck and prosperity. Following the dedication a reception will be held at Mullaney’s Harp Fiddle, 2329 Penn Avenue.

Through a grant from The Sprout Fund, the mural enhances the east wall of WFH Oriental Food Market, at 2227 Penn Avenue. During a series of community discussions Mr. An introduced the concept of a “City Lung,” a spot for meditation and contemplation of nature where the spirit can be restored along with the city air, as a basis for the mural. Artist, Ian Thomas, brought this concept to life with images based loosely on the Chinese city of Guilin, a small city nestled among undulating, green hills, and the Li River, China’s most beautiful and scenic river.The “gumdrop” hills and misty limestone pinnacles of Guilin’s mystical landscape have inspired generations of painters and poets and will now inspire travelers on Penn Avenue.