Asian Pacific American Festival Launches in May at San Gabriel Mission Playhouse

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San Gabriel Mission Playhouse will host Asian Pacific American Festival, a three-week long event for the community. The festival includes over 28 different workshops, movie screenings, concerts and theater performances from some of Hollywood’s finest talents.

Mother’s Day weekend, May 13, will feature a family-friendly event with a special performance by award-winning composer, Nathan Wang and local children. Wang will perform “Rising Above,” an original song debuted at the 2018 Tournament of Roses Parade.

For more information please visit https://www.apafest.org/


MUSIC

May 13, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

APAFEST is delighted to present Grammy and Emmy award-winning composer and arranger Nathan Wang and a group super-talented to musicians to the beautiful Playhouse stage for concert that will feature a range of music from jazz to classical and some of  Nathan’s from some major movies and TV shows. The musicians will be joined for some of the concert by members of the Perfect Harmony Cultural Exchange Association to present some Cantonese Opera. Join us for this musical celebration! 

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May 17, 7:30 PM

King Hu’s Dragon Inn

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SYMPOSIUM

SAT, MAY 20, 4:30PM – 6:30PM

Join us for a lively discussion with panel of film, TV and media professionals as we examine some key questions such as “What successes have we had as Asian Pacific Americans in the TV and film industry?” “What are the challenges still facing us today?” “What should our next moves be?” 

All events are FREE although you may be asked to pay a small convenience fee when booking online. All events take place in and around the Mission Playhouse.

PANEL FEATURES GEORGE WANGLI JING, AND OTHERS TBD.

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活動表演皆為免費入場,喜歡藝術的人,就不要錯過此次機會,家長們也可以藉由活動讓孩子們可以對自己的文化有更進一步的了解喔!想知道更多表演詳情,可以上網查詢https://www.apafest.org/


活動資訊:

時間: 5 月 6 日至 27 日

地點:San Gabriel Mission Playhouse 聖蓋博大劇院 , 320 S Mission Dr. San Gabriel, CA 91776