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Upcoming Events in 2011 Book and Cultural Events for 2011, all are welcome! 1/29 (Sat) 2:30-3:00pm, Asia Society, storytelling, "Moon Over Manhattan," celebrate the Lunar New Year. 725 Park Ave Tickets: $12, children under 16 $5 http://asiasociety.org/events-calendar/family-day-moon-over-manhattan-celebrate-lunar-new-year 1/30 (Sun) 3:15-4:30pm, Museum of Chinese in America, calligrapghy demonstration of couplet writing and workshop for children and parents. http://www.mocanyc.org/visit/events/lunar_new_year_family_day 2/12 (Sat) 1:30-3:00pm Delaware Art Museum, qin performance and storytelling. http://hanlincca.org/index_files/Page649.htm 2/23 (Wed) 7:00pm Wokai New York, "Calligraphy and Cocktail" calligraphy lecture and demonstration. http://www.wokai.org/events 3/12 and 3/19 (Sat) 1:30-3:30pm Big Brothers Big Sisters New York City, Asian Mentoring Committee, calligraphy art sessions for children. 3/27 Interview blogtalkradio.com/oneworldonevoice 4/2 (Sat) 1pm Barnes and Noble at Ala Moana Mall, Honolulu, Hawaii, reading/signing of Song of the Silk Road. 4/3 (Sun) Association of Asian Studies, I will present a paper on "Qin Music and Longevity," Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. 4/9 (Sat) 11am RTbook Convention, literary autograph: Song of the Silk Road, Mariott Hotel, Los Angeles. 4/13 (Wed) Book Talk, Creativity and Family Matters, raido interview. 4/17 (Sun) International Women's Writing Guild, Meet the Author panel, signing Song of the Silk Road. 4/26 (Tues.) 7-10 pm Hills Learning, reading/signing Song of the Silk Road. 5/1 (Sun) Zawadi charity program zawadibyyouth.org, Riverdale Country Day School, New Jersey, Calligraphy workshop. 5/3 (Tues.) China Institute, qin performance and lecture on "Songs of the South as Reflected in the Qin repertoire." Symposium of "Along the Yangzi River: Regional Culture of the bronze Age from Hunan." 6/4 (Sat) Hunter College writer conference, fiction panel, Song of the Silk Road. 6/28-7/1 RWA, literary autograph: Song of the Silk Road, New York City. 7/9 (Sun) 2-3pm Piscataway Public Library, NJ, calligraphy workshop 8/1 Lady Jane Salon, reading/signing Song of the Silk Road 8/13 (Sat) 11am Battery Park Moon Autumn Festival storytelling 9/18 Brooklyn Book Festival signing Song of the Silk Road 11/9 (Wed) 12-1:30pm Wayne Library, qin lecture and performance, Wayne Library, New Jersey
Past Events 2010 http://newyork.timeout.com/events/books/327144/4365694/lady-janes-salon 2/19 (Fri.) 10:00am & 2:00pm, Fish Jumping Over the Dragon Gate, a children’s musical created by Drs. Mingmei Yip and Eugenia Yau 2/22 (Mon.) 1:30 pm, Crandford High School, panel discussion (with Leanna Renee Hieber and Isabo Kelly) on fiction writing, New Jersey 2/27 (sat) 2:00pm-3:30pm Museum of Chinese in America, Living Arts: Stories & Music of the New Year. I will tell two Chinese stories (one about year of the Tiger), teach children hand gestures, and play the qin. http://www.mocanyc.org/visit/events/living_arts_stories_music_of_the_new_year 3/1 (Mon.), 7:00-9:00pm Ladyjane Salon, reading of Petals from the Sky and qin/singing performance. At Madame , 94 West, Houston St (on the north side between LaGuardia Place and Thompson Street) NYC http://www.yelp.com/events/manhattan-lady-janes-salon-cara-elliott-mingmei-yip-and-louisa-edwards 3/6 (Sat.), 12:00 noon RWANYC, author of the month 3/12 (Fri.) 7:30pm, Book Inc. Reading/signing of Petals from the Sky and calligraphy demonstration, 2251 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, (415) 931-3633 3/16 (Tues.) 6:00pm, Book Passage, Reading/signing/ of Petals from the Sky and calligraphy demonstration, 1 Ferry Building, #42, San Francisco, 3/25 (Thurs.), 6:00 pm, Barnes & Noble, reading/signing of Petals from the Sky and calligraphy demonstration 1805 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Contact: Bob Scott, Ph: (215) 665-0716 http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/author-events/Mingmei-Yip/2419591 4/18 (Sun) IWWG Big Apple Conference, I'll be on Meet the Author panel 4/21 (Wed.) Bennington College, lecture/qin performance, Bennington, Vermont 4/22 (Thurs.) Williams College, lecture/qin performance, Williams Town, MA 4/23 (Fri.) Middleburry Library, reading/signing of Petals from the Sky, 5/1 RTBookReview Conference, Columbus, Ohio, signing of Petals from the Sky 5/4 Borough Manhattan of Community College (BMCC) City University of new York, Music Panel, lecture on Chinese Songs of Commeration, 199 Chambers Street, NYC 5/5 (Wed.) Wayne Public Library, 10:30 am to 11:30 Discussion of Peach Blossom Pavilion for New Jersey Romanse Groups. 12:30 to 1:30 Qin performance and talk on Buddhist Nuns for The Lunchbox Learning Program 5/6 (Thurs.) 7:00-9:00 pm BMCC, lecture on Chinese Music 5/26 and 27 Book Expo, NYC signing of Petals from the Sky 6/3/10 Marymount Manhattan College, writer’s conference, fiction panelist, 9/6 (Mon) Shakespere & Co. Lecture/reading/signing of Petals from the Sky, Paris, France
Past 2009 Events Jan 18 (sun), 12:30-2:30, Princeton Friends of Opera, lecture on Beijing Opera and qin performance at the Pretty Brook Tennis Club on Pretty Brook Road in Princeton. Tickets to the PFO brunch are $100 for members and $125 for non-members. Checks can be mailed to PFO, Box 2359, Princeton, NJ 08543. For more information about this event and PFO membership, call 609-921-8611. Jan 29 (thurs) 4 pm- 5:30 pm, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Story-telling and drawing/coloring workshop. Seward Park Library, 192 East Broadway (at Jefferson Street), New York City. For details: http://www.mocanyc.org/visit/events/lunar_new_year_stories_music_and_art Jan 30 (fri) 10:30 – 12 noon, Vassar College, Chinese and Japanese department, Aula (Ely Hall). Qin lecture and performance, Chinese New Year Celebration. Jan 31 (sat) Atlantic City Casino, Chinese Cultural Art Association, Calligraphy demonstration. Feb 11 (wed) New Paltz University, qin lecture and performance. Jacobsen Faculty Tower, Asian Studies Program. 108H Feb 20 (fri) February 20, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,City College of San Francisco, at the music hall, lecture on Chinese courtesan culture and qin performance. Feb 21 (sat) 2:-3:30 pm. San Francisco Public Library, Chinatown Branch, Community meeting Room, 1135, Powell Street (near Jackson St.) Talk on Chinese courtesan culture and qin performance. Book signing follows the program. Light refreshments will be served. All programs at the Library are free. Inquiry: 415 355-2888 Mar 4 (wed) 6:30pm Cocktails, 7:30pm Dinner, Marymount Manhattan College, qin performance, benefactors’ gala dinner, Sherry-Netherland Hotel, 781 Fifth Avenue, New York City. (By Invitation Only) March 26, Chinoperl, I will present the paper Qin Music and Oral Literature -- an Uneasy Relationship, at its annual conference, with qin performance at its 40th anniversary celebration dinner, Sheration Hotel, Chicago. April 2 (thurs) Borough Manhattan Community College (BMCC) Lecture, qin and Buddhist mudra performance, New York City. April 4 (sat) New York Public Library, Chatham Square Branch, talk on Chinese culture and qin performance. Apirl 9 (thurs) 7-9pm Asian Song Society, night of poetry. Qin song singing and calligraphy performance. 45 Canal Street, New York City. April 19 (sun) American Association of University Women, Asian Heritage celebration month, lecture on Chinese courtesan culture and qin performance, 111 East, 37th Street, New York City, 10016. Tel. 212 684 6068 June 12-19, International Women's Writing Guild, 32nd annual summer conference, Taichi Workshop, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY. Details: iwwg.org Oct 22 (thurs) Carnegie Hall and China Institute, lecture on Qin Music and Chinese Calligraphy with qin and calligraphy performance. 125 East 65th Street, New York City 10021-7088, tel: 212 744-8181. Dec. 1 (Tues) BMCC Downtown Chorus, Melodies of a Life's Journey, Mudra (spiritual hand postures) performance. Sept. 13 (Sun), 3-5 pm. Tenri Cultural Institute, Chinese Tea and Literary Art (qin and calligraphy) Lecture Performance, 43A, 13 St, NYC 10011. Fee: $20. May 9 (Sat) 1-4 pm. Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, new York, lecture performance on Chinese Geisha Culture -- Qin Music and Calligraphy, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration. Charles B. Wang Center, Room 103.
Past reading events, 2008: May 31, June 7,
14, 21, 28 (Saturdays) 6: 30 Sunset Cinema Series in
Columbus Park, Pavilion Grounds, 67 Mulberry Street, Manhattan
Chinatown. (The park is south of Canal Street between Mulberry
and Baxter Streets) I will be reading and signing my Peach
Blossom Pavilion. (with NYTimes bestselling author Jennifer 8
Lee) On June 7, I will also be playing the qin, the oldest
Chinese string instrument. On June 28 I will demonstrate
calligraphy as practiced by Chinese courtesans, as in my
novel, Peach Blossom Pavilion.
Free Admission
(Limited Capacity Available) First-come, First-serve Basis. June 5 (Thurs), 3:15-4:15 pm, reception 4:30-5:30 pm. Marymount Manhattan College Writer’s Conference. Fiction panelist (with NYTimes best-selling authors Carol Higgins Clark, Meg Wolitzer, Susan Issacs and others) 221 East 71st St, NYC 10021. June/13 --20 Teaching Taichi energy exercise and reading/signing Peach Blossom Pavilion at International Women’s Writing Guild annual Conference, Skidmore University, New York. June 27 (Fri) 7:00pm Barnes & Noble at Tribeca. Reading/signing of Peach Blossom Pavilion, 97 Warren St (at Greenwich St), # 2255, New York City June 29 (sun) 11:00 am Camargue, 303 East, 83rd street, the event will be held at the building’s lobby. I will read and sign Peach Blossom Pavilion. Buffet continental brunch will be served. (Private party) June 30 Mon 12:am Chinese Cultural Art Association, Good Fortune Restaurant, Mott St. Chinatown, New York City, signing of PBP. July 6 (Sun) 11:30 am – 1:30 pm. Writers on the Vine, hosted by Larry Davidson. This is a book reading and wine tasting event. I will talk about how I came to the US and have become a writer, followed by reading and signing of Peach Blossom Pavilion. Long Island. July 10 (Thur) 7:00 pm. Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Reading/signing of Peach Blossom Pavilion with qin music performance. Legacy Village, 24519 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst, Ohio. July 12 (sun) Imagination Workshop, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, I will speak and sign Peach Blossom Pavilion at the panel for published alumni. July 21 (mon) 7:15 pm New York Writers Coalition, “Writing Aloud Reading Series.” South Oxford Space in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. New York. Talk/read/sign Peach Blossom Pavilion. Aug 1 (Fri) 7:30 pm Book Inc. 2251 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, Ca 94123. reading/signing of Peach Blossom Pavilion and qin music performance. Aug 2 (Sat) 1:pm – 2:30 pm San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch at Book Bay) reading/signing of Peach Blossom Pavilion and qin music performance. This event is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, 30 Grove Street (between Hyde and Larkin), San Francisco, CA 94123. Aug 3 (Sun) 2:00 pm Book Passage, reading/signing of Peach Blossom Pavilion and qin music performance. 1 Ferry Building, #42, Ferry Building Location, San Francisco, CA 94111 Aug 16 (Sat) 2:00 pm Salon 33, Talk on Chinese Geisha culture, reading/signing of Peach Blossom Pavilion and performance on the qin and calligraphy. New Jersey. Aug 22 (Sat) 3:00 pm, Borders Bookstore, reading/signing/discussion of Peach Blossom Pavilion. 395, Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York, 12866, tel 518 583-1200 Sept 27 (Sat)
2:00pm-4:00pm, China Institute,
Talk on Chinese Geisha culture illustrated by old photographs,
reading/signing of Peach Blossom Pavilion and performance on
qin music and calligraphy in the Geisha’s tradition. 125 East
65th Street, New York City 10021-7088, tel: 212 744-8181.
For details: Oct 19 (Sun) 10:00 am – 2:00pm THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WRITING GUILD Meet the Authors panel. I will be introducing and signing my Peach Blossom Pavilion. Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. at 38th St. Manhattan. For details: www.iwwg.org Nov 7, (Fri) 6:00-8:00pm, Asian American Asian Research Institute, City University of New York. Talk on Chinese Geisha culture, reading/signing of Peach Blossom Pavilion and performance on the qin and calligraphy. 25 West 43rd St, Room NYC 10036 Nov 20 (thur) American Association of University Women, Reading/signing of Peach Blossom Pavilion and music performance. Dec 2, Borough Manhattan Community College, Buddhist Mudra (spiritual hand postures) performance, at Choral Concert: Songs to Celebrate the Earth, Tribeca Arts Center, New York City. National Asian American Association Professionals, New York Chapter (NAAAP) social/cultural luncheon event. I will be their guest and will discuss Peach Blossom Pavilion with NAAAP members and sign copies afterwards. If interested to join, please contact Stephen Tam stephen.h.tam@gmail.com Note: This event has been re-scheduled, please come back to check out the new date. Past cultural events: 2008 April 19 Storytelling from Mingmei’s Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories, 10:30 am Book Culture, New York City. This will be followed by a free coloring workshop for children. 3/16 Judge, New Jersey Music Teachers Association, Chinese Music Performance 2/19 Qin performance, New York Qin Society, Greenwich Music School 11/ Qin Music and Confucianism Academic presentation at AAARI, Chicago. 10/2 Lecture on Chinese “Art of War” United States Military Academy at West Point 2007 10/12 Qin lecture/performance: Qin music and calligraphy: Music Graduate School, National Taiwan University, Taipei. 10/15 Qin lecture/performance: Women Qin Players: Taipei Arts University, Guandu, Taiwan. 10/9 Two Qin lecture/performance: Shanghai Music Conservatory, Shanghai. 10/ Paper on Qin and Chinese Garden Culture presented in Hangzhou 12/8 Qin lecture and performance: Qin music and calligraphy: Tsu Chi Foundation, Flushing, New York. 5/26 Qin performance: Museum at Statue of Liberty for Asian American Heritage Month 5/11 Qin performance: China Institute, tea, poetry and wine exhibition 4/24 Qin lecture and performance: Fairfield University 4/22 Qin lecture and performance: Tsu Chi Cultural Center, NYC. 3/23 Qin lecture (Buddhism and Qin music) and performance: Buddhist Cultural Center, Cambridge, Boston. 3/1 Qin performance, Art Night in SoHo: Wooster Art Space, NYC 2/11 Qin performance with New York Qin Society, Greenwich Music School
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