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Nov 18 / Annual CHINA Town Hall in Baltimore: Local Connections, National Reflections

Location: Baltimore City Hall
Time: 5:30-9pm
Admission: There is a fee and advance registration is required. Seating is limited. Register here.

China’s rapid development and Sino-American relations have a direct impact on the lives of nearly everyone in the United States. CHINA Town Hall is a national conversation about China that provides Americans across the United States and beyond the opportunity to discuss issues in the relationship with leading experts. Join us for the thirteenth annual CHINA Town Hall, hosted by the National Committee on U.S. China Relations (NCUSCR).

Featuring:

National panelists, via webcast:

  • Mr. Stephen Orlins, President of the NCUSCR
  • Dr. Melanie Hart, senior fellow and director for China policy at the Center for American Progress
  • Dr. Yasheng Huang, Epoch Foundation professor of international management and faculty director of action learning at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Dr. Ely Ratner, Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for a New American Security

National dialogue moderated by:

  • Mr. George Stephanopoulos, ABC News’ chief anchor

Local dialogue moderated in person by:

  • Mr. Nat Ahrens, Executive Director and Founder, American Mandarin Society

This event also includes a catered networking reception.

Baltimore event organized by the Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee. National webcast organized by the National Committee on U.S.- China Relations (NCUSCR).

More information and to register:

chinatownhall2019baltimore.eventbrite.com


Flyer for Baltimore edition of NCUSCR's 2019 CHINA Town Hall

Nov 8 / Baltimore + Changwon Sister City Celebration

Baltimore+Changwon Sister Cities - Image with Korean dancers

Come and join us as we celebrate the signing of the new Baltimore and Changwon Sister City Agreement. Changwon in South Korea is Baltimore’s newest sister city relationship!

Event features:

Performance by Changwon Municipal Dance Company Troupe (18 dancers). Roh Hyun Sik is the artistic director & choreographer for this company. He is known for his ability to create dynamic and modernistic performances while maintaining the philosophy of Korean dancing, and also his role in expanding the spectrum of Korean dancing.

Persimmon-themed tasting event. Changwon is the first place where persimmons were grown in Korea, and it is also the largest persimmon plantation in the country. Changwon is bringing products made of persimmons to Baltimore to introduce us to their the sweet taste.

Location: Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Brown Center, Falvey Hall, 1301 W Mt Royal Ave, Baltimore MD 21217
Time: Persimmon tasting event 5-6:30pm; Dance performance 6:30-7:30pm
Admission: Free

More information & to RSVP: Event page

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June 15 / Kawasaki Lantern Commemoration

Commemoration Ceremony to mark 35 years of the Kawasaki stone lantern located by the Maryland Science Center at the Inner Harbor

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2019
Time: 11am
Location: Baltimore Inner Harbor promenade, Rash Field, near the Maryland Science Center

The Kawasaki Stone Lantern is a gift donated to Baltimore by its sister city of Kawasaki, Japan. It was installed with much fanfare 35 years ago in June 1984 in the Inner Harbor when Mayor William Donald Schaeffer welcomed a delegation from japan and presided over city-wide festivities.

Learn about the lantern’s history, why it is a masterful example of Japan’s Kasuga style, and the upcoming plans for its relocation.

Ceremony will include speeches, procession, lantern lighting, and Japanese drumming and dance performances. Program includes:

  • Taiko Drumming Salute
  • Welcome by Co-Chairs of Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee
  • Messages sent from Baltimore Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young and Kawasaki Mayor Fukuda
  • Remarks from reps from Waterfront Partnership and Public Arts Exchange; Councilman Ryan Dorsey; Bob Buker; Maryland Cherry Princess
  • Ceremonial Lantern Lighting
  • Japanese Festival Dance by Satoko Kajima Best
  • Taiko Drumming Finale

Organized by Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee.

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