Charity Performance to Benefit Local Asian Counseling Center.ATLANTA -- The Yunnan Ethnic Music and Dance Ensemble A group of dancers preforming under a common name: the dance equivalent of a band. Examples would be Riverdance and Shuvani. from China, invited by the Smithsonian Institute to perform at the 41(st) Annual Folklife Folklife is an extension of, and often an alternate term for the subject of, folklore. The term gained usage in the United States in the 1960s from its use by such folklore scholars as Don Yoder and Warren Roberts, who wished to recognize that the study of folklore goes beyond oral Festival in Washington, D.C., will give a special performance in Atlanta during their US tour on Saturday, July 14th, 7:30pm at the Georgia Tech Ferst Center for the Arts The Ferst Center for the Arts is Georgia Tech's theater and arts center and is adjacent to DramaTech, the student run theater. It contains a 1,155 seat auditorium that features a proscenium stage, orchestra pit, and theatrical lighting and sound systems. . Sponsored by Pro Brand International, Inc., PBI PBI protein-bound iodine. PBI abbr. protein-bound iodine PBI, n See iodine, protein-bound. PBI protein-bound iodine. Foundation, and Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, the performance will feature 25 dancers and musicians, showcasing different acts from various Chinese ethnic minority groups across China. All proceeds from this event will benefit ACCESS, Inc., a non-profit counseling center serving the Greater Atlanta Asian community. Winners of the 2006 National Folk Singers Award Gold Medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize in China, the Yunnan performers are renowned for their performances with colorful, stunning costumes. "It is a rare opportunity to see such a unique cultural show here in Atlanta," states Executive and Clinical Director of ACCESS, Inc. Rebekah Wang, "and they are gracious gra·cious adj. 1. Characterized by kindness and warm courtesy. 2. Characterized by tact and propriety: responded to the insult with gracious humor. 3. enough to give us this benefit performance." Funds raised from this benefit will enable ACCESS, Inc. to help fill the void of culturally-sensitive and appropriate counseling services to those in the Asian and Asian American A·sian A·mer·i·can also A·sian-A·mer·i·can n. A U.S. citizen or resident of Asian descent. See Usage Note at Amerasian. A population in Atlanta. Tickets are $30 for lower gallery, $25 for upper gallery, and $15 for students and are available at Ferst Center online at www.ferstcenter.org or by phone at (404) 894-9600. For program details, visit www.pbigroup.com/dancechina. For questions, contact Lydia Teh at (770) 986-0800, ext. 2 or email at hueyteh@yahoo.com. About ACCESS, Inc. Since its opening in 2004, ACCESS, Inc. has provided valuable counseling and education services to ethnic individuals, couples, families and children/teenagers. With Georgia having the third fastest growing Asian American population in the nation and the population of Gwinnett county quickly growing to ten (10%) percent Asian (estimate based on 2004 census figures), ACCESS, Inc. was founded to help address the mental health needs of this growing population. |
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