Fwd: This Week: Free Tix to Wine For Foodies & Meet Taiyo Na x Magnetic North

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) | June 2010 In This Email Wine for Foodies 101 Taiyo Na & Magnetic North Entrepreneurship in the Arts Young Women Cantonese Opera Troupe Give the Gift that Keeps on Giving... MOCA MEMBERSHIP Connect with MOCA Support for the Museum is made possible with public funds from: the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the New York State Council on the Arts; and the Office of the Manhattan Borough President.            View ALL funders. Wine for Foodies 101 Friday, June 4, 6:30-8:30pm Do you wonder what wine to order when you are given the wine list in a restaurant? Would you like to learn more about how pairing wines with different foods affects the taste of wines?   Please join MOCA for an exciting new wine tasting event which will answer these questions as we taste different locally grown and sustainable wines. The class, led by Jennifer Chin Dussich, will show you how to taste wine by exploring key characteristics, flavor profiles and growing regions of key grapes. Click here for more information. Admission: $45; $35 for MOCA members. Join MOCA today and receive one FREE ticket to this event.* Please contact education@mocanyc.org to sign up today! Advance registration required by Thursday, June 3. *Offer valid for membership at the Individual Level (valued at $60) or above. This offer is limited and available only on a first-come, first-served basis.   Magnetic North x Taiyo Na & Hyphen Release Party Meet & Greet! Sunday, June 6, 2-4 pm *Live acoustic performance by Magnetic North & Taiyo Na *Get the new album early and also Hyphen's Issue #20 *Free Ice Cream for those who come early!   For more information: www.magnetichiphop.com www.hyphenmagazine.com Co-sponsored by The Chinatown Ice Cream Factory and Chinatown Youth Initiative. Entrepreneurship in the Arts with Christophe W. Mao of Chambers Fine Arts Monday, June 21, 6:30 pm What does it mean to be a successful entrepreneur? What are the keys to becoming a successful entrepreneur? And, what is the relationship between successful entrepreneurship and the arts? Please join MOCA for a discussion by Christophe W. Mao, founder of the Chambers Fine Art galleries in Chelsea, New York and in Caochangdi, Beijing.   Christophe W. Mao was born in Wuhan, China in 1963 and came to the United States in 1986. In 2000, he opened Chambers Fine Art in the Chelsea district of New York, focusing on classical Chinese furniture and contemporary Chinese art. Since 2003, however, recognizing that the contemporary side of his activities demanded his full attention, the gallery has concentrated on contemporary Chinese art. In 2007, Chambers Fine Art opened premises designed by Ai Weiwei in the Caochangdi district of Beijing. Today, Mr. Mao travels frequently in China and elsewhere in Asia and is recognized as one of the leading authorities in this rapidly growing field.   Admission: $10; $7 student and senior; Free for MOCA member. RSVP to education@mocanyc.org.   View more>> Living Arts: Young Women's Cantonese Opera Troupe Sunday, June 27, 2 pm Join MOCA, in partnership with The Wossing Center and The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, for an afternoon presentation of the New York Chinese Youth Orchestra and the all-female production of Princess Chang Ping (Wedding Night), by the Young Women's Cantonese Opera Troupe, a group of 8 young women, ages 10-23 initiated into the genre for the first time. The program also includes an introduction to Chinese opera stagecraft and conventions. Admission: This program is free with Museum admission. RSVP to education@mocanyc.org. The Living Arts Family Program Series is made possible by generous support from New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. View more>>