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Mooncakes & Pomegranates
Saturday September 20
7:00-9:00 p.m.
$33.00 per person
Join us in celebrating the Garden’s eighth anniversary.
Stroll the Garden, enjoy a light dinner catered from Wong’s King Restaurant, enjoy the music from the Yang Trio and participate in a variety of Chinese activities that will be demonstrated in each of the Gardens pavilions.
In China, mid-Autumn is the time to celebrate the abundance of fruits, vegetables and grain and for families to give thanks and share their joy. Moon-shaped food offerings are traditionally placed on a courtyard alter--apples, peaches, melons, pomelos and pomegranates are the favorites. Mooncakes are ubiquitous: they are filled with melon seeds, lotus seeds or bean paste. They often include a golden yolk from a slated duck egg that is placed in the center to symbolize the moon. With there many seeds, the pomegranate convey the wish renewal and prosperity.
Please RSVP by September 8. Space is limited so please or call 503.228.8131 ext. 1002.
Chinese Scholar Book Making
Thursday, August 21
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Visit the Garden for a Chinese Scholar Book Making activity. From 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., make your own traditional accordion book in the style of the Scholar in the Garden’s Hall of Brocade Clouds. A perfect summer activity for children and adults alike. All materials provided and the event is free with Garden admission.
Member Nights in the Garden
See the Garden in an entirely new light. Sip tea at dusk, see the moon’s reflection in the pond, and discover the beauty of the Garden as night falls.
Beginning August 4, the Garden will be open every Monday night from 6:00-9:00 p.m. for members only in August and September. Memberships with guest benefits may bring an equal number of guests as their memberships allow. For questions, or to purchase a membership, please contact our member department at 503.228.8131 x1003 or .
Exhibits
Summer Art Showcase
The Garden will feature a show and sale of original art from Suzhou and from Jiangsu Province.
A percentage of all sales are returned to the Garden to support future programs.
Classes
Teacher Workshop
Discovering the Culture of China inside the Portland Chinese Garden
Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Step inside Lan Su Yuan—Garden of Awakening Orchids—and be transported across time and place. Inside this authentic Ming dynasty (1368-1644) scholar’s garden, you will discover the culture of China’s vast civilization embedded within the five elements—stone, water, plants, architecture, and poetic inscriptions. Learn how to ‘read the landscape’ and to engage your students—across the curriculum—in the cultural narrative so richly expressed within the Chinese Garden.
Teachers will learn how to use what is revealed as well as what is concealed within the art, history, culture, poetry and botanicals found within the Chinese Garden. You will learn how to use this ‘Gateway to China’ in your diverse classrooms. Tours of the Garden will be expanded in curriculum sessions providing multi-disciplinary K-12 lessons appropriate for students of diverse learning styles and abilities. Teachers will leave with a vast array of curriculum to put into immediate use in their own classrooms. A DVD virtual tour of the Chinese Garden and the book Listen to the Fragrance: Poetic Inscriptions in Lan Su Yuan will also be included. As a bonus: a hands-on brush painting class will allow you to see the Garden’s living landscape painting in a new light.
$85 includes Garden admission, lunch in Chinatown, and curriculum materials. 8 Continuing Professional Development hours certificate awarded. Inquire about 1 unit of Continuing Education credit available through Portland State University for $50 in addition to workshop registration fee.
Only 25-30 workshop participants.
Download the registration form or call Joan Kvitka, Education Director, at 503.228.8131 x1005
Event Policies
Registration for events, classes and lectures must be made by calling the Garden’s Registration line at 503.228.8131 ext. 2001 and leaving ALL required information. Unless otherwise noted, tickets or letters of confirmation are not issued. Your registration is complete when the event fee is paid in full.
To receive a full refund, cancellations must be made one full week in advance of the event, class or lecture.
Due to advanced purchasing of supplies and staffing requirements, participants who withdraw less than seven days prior to the event will not receive a refund or credit.
Cancellations by the Portland Classical Chinese Garden
Portland Classical Chinese Garden reserves the right to cancel or modify events, classes and/or lectures or change venues when necessary and will make every effort to contact all registrants in advance and/or accommodate them in other courses. Events, classes or lectures may be cancelled for insufficient enrollment at any time. In this case, all participants will receive a full refund.