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Lan Su Chinese Garden 2012 Community Event Sponsors—Meyer Memorial Trust & The Collins Foundation
A Year of Events in 2012
Throughout 2012, Lan Su Chinese Garden will present a series of events and activities within the garden.
Lan Su is hosting a series of events beginning with eight free admission days and continuing throughout the year. We’re filling the calendar with events and surprises not to be missed. Be sure to visit our Facebook Page or follow us on Twitter for more information on upcoming events and announcements.
Events
National College of Natural Medicine Lecture Series: To Everything There Is a Season
Dr. Heiner FruhaufThursdays, February 3 - April 19
11:00 a.m.
The ancient Chinese were astute observers of nature and the natural world. They carefully studied the stars above and the earth below to understand and master the inherent lessons and rhythms of life. Come join Dr. Heiner Fruehauf, NCNM’s celebrated founding professor of its Classical Chinese Medicine program, as well as other NCNM scholars, as they help to decipher the ancients’ observations of nature to create health and healing.
February 2 - “The Lung and the Tiger”
February 9 - “The Large Intestine and the Rabbit”
February 16 - “The Stomach and the Dragon”
February 23 - “The Spleen and the Snake”
March 1 - “The Heart and the Horse”
March 8 - “The Small Intestine and the Goat”
March 15 - “The Bladder and the Monkey”
March 22 - “The Kidneys and the Rooster”
March 29 - “The Pericardium and the Dog”
April 5 - “The Triple Warmer and the Pig”
April 12 - “The Gallbladder and the Rat”
April 19 - “The Liver and the Ox”
Feng Shui Talks with Gwynne Warner
Gwynne Warner - 10,000 Blessings Feng Shui
1:00 p.m.
Meet feng shui expert Gwynne Warner of 10,000 Blessings Feng Shui as she teaches you the ins and outs of feng shui.
Feng Shui Talks
Feb 3 - Feng Shui Predictions and Fortunes for 2012’s Year of the Dragon
Feb 16 - Mini-Predictions for Your Personal Chinese Zodiac Animal in 2012
Feb 23 - Feng Shui Cures Using Zodiac Animals
Activities in the Garden
During the year, the Garden is offering members and visitors alike the opportunity to experience a variety of activities, lectures, and classes. These programs will serve to enhance visitors’ understanding of Chinese culture and also provide an opportunity for visitors and members to learn and play. All activities unless otherwise noted are free with admission or membership.
Tai Chi
Tai Chi
Every Thursday
10:00 a.m
At 10:00 a.m. every Thursday in the Garden, enjoy a free drop-in Tai Chi presentation.
Led by instructor Mark Parzynski of Natural Health Arts, the presentation will showcase a different movement each week and provide the basic understanding of Tai Chi and how practicing Tai Chi will achieve a healthy body combined with a peaceful mind.
Learn more about Mark Parzynski and Natural Health Arts at www.naturalhealtharts.com.
Free with garden admission or membership, no registration required.
Plant Walk
Plant Walk
Every Tuesday
2:00 p.m.
Discover the sights and smells of what’s in bloom with the weekly Plant Walk. Led by Lan Su’s horticulture staff, the Bloom Walk will showcase the garden’s current “featured attractions” and give you the opportunity to learn about these plants and how you can use them in your own garden.
Free with admission, no registration required.
Mahjong
Mahjong
Every Thursday
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
3rd Saturday of each month
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Join the Portland Mahjong Society as they play in the Garden. Whether you know how to play or are intrigued by this traditional Chinese game, you are encouraged to watch and participate in this fascinating game.
Free with admission, no registration required.
Wei Chi (Chinese Go)
Wei Chi
First Sunday of every month
12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Whether you know how to play or simply are fascinated by the artfulness of this ancient Chinese game, you are encouraged to watch, to participate, and to ask questions as the Portland Go Club plays Wei Chi in the Garden. Wei chi is a game of strategy and skill and been enjoyed in Chinese gardens for centuries. The Garden Gift Store has wei chi (go) boards and books so you can continue the fun at home.
Wei Chi with the Portland Go Club will continue the first Sunday of every month.
Free with admission, no registration required.
Wild Goose Qigong
Wild Goose Qigong
Every Wednesday
4:00 p.m.
Teachers and Practitioners of Wild Goose Qigong will be in the Garden every Wednesday afternoon, May through September at 4 p.m. for ongoing practice. Kathryn Langstaff and Lita Buttolph are practitioners of Dayan, Wild Goose Qigong. This is an ancient Chinese Taoist and Buddhist movement art that nurtures one’s inner energy—qi—and restores a healthy mind and body. It consists of two sets of 64 movements that mimic the wild goose, a highly revered animal in ancient China. With regular practice one can learn to access qi for self-healing, restore vital energy, and strengthen one’s immune system to promote a healthy, balanced and long life.
Free with admission or membership, no registration required.
Pang Family Qigong
Pang Family Qigong
First Saturday of every month
10:00 a.m.
Join instructors Mike and Cheri Burghardt for Pang Family style Qigong. Qigong is low impact and gentle exercises that can be done sitting or standing to promote healing in the body, reducing stress, and promote feeling good. By doing simple exercises, the goal is to correct imbalances and blockages in the body that accumulate throughout our lifetime. These include poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, injuries, surgery, toxic influences, suppression of emotions, and aging.
Pang Family Qigong occurs on the first Saturday of every month.
Free with admission or membership, no registration required.
T’ai Chi Chih
T’ai Chi Chih
Second Saturday of every month
10:30 a.m.
Local teachers and students doing a group practice of t’ai chi chih, a moving meditation, incorporating 19 movements and a final pose involving the generating, circulating, and balancing of chi energy.
The T’ai Chi Chih practice will occur on the second Saturday of every month.
Free with admission, no registration required.
Events in the Teahouse
Melody of the Purple Bamboo: Traditional Chinese Music in the Teahouse
Music in the Teahouse
Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
12:00-2:30 p.m.
Every Sunday
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m
Listen to music from the Portland Orchids and Bamboo Chinese Ensemble as you sip tea in the Teahouse.
Free, with order of tea service and Garden admission
Calligraphy in the Teahouse
Calligraphy in the Teahouse
Every Wednesday
12:00-2:30 p.m.
Dr. Jiyu Yang discusses and demonstrates the classical Chinese art forms of poetry and calligraphy. Bring home your favorite poem in beautiful calligraphic script.
Free, with order of tea service and Garden admission in the Garden’s Teahouse
