3rd Annual Chinatown Music Festival | SF

Join the 3rd Annual Chinatown Music Festival: America’s Cup of Tea, on Saturday, August 25, 2012 in Portsmouth Square from 11 am – 5 pm.

Under the theme of Chinatown, Our Home, the Festival will feature the premiere of a newly commissioned work by pianist/composer Jon Jang celebrating the contributions of Chinese workers to the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad, the Latin jazz of the John Calloway Quintet, traditional Chinese cultural arts from the Yellow River Drummers and Kei Lun Martial Arts, and the perennial rhythm and blues favorite Jest Jammin’.

Also featured will be tea tasting, crafts, games, cultural demonstrations, and the final opportunity to view the acclaimed 2012 Xian Rui exhibition of Adrian Wong’s work Orange Peel, Harbor Seal, Hyperreal in the CCC Gallery.

2012 Performance Schedule

• 11-11:30am Yellow River Drummers
• 11:30-11:45am Opening Ceremony
• 11:45-12:15pm Jon Jang Quartet
• 12:30-1:45pm Jest Jammin’
• 2:10-2:45pm Jon Jang Quartet
• 3:00-4:00pm John Calloway Quintet
• 4:15-4:45pm Kei Lun Martial Arts

Links: Event details

Cost: FREE
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