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TENTATIVE PROGRAM
TRADITIONAL LAO FOOD, HANDICRAFTS, and ART BOOTHS
EDUCATIONAL and CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, ENTERTAINMENT and MORE! SPECIAL FILM SCREENING: KORET AUDITORIAM SAN FRANCISCO MAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY 10:30 AM- 12:30 PM Memory of Gold Memory of Silk 
| Author: | Catherine Choron-Baix; Nithakhong Somsanith; Dinh Q Lê; CNRS Images-Média FEMIS. |
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| Publisher: | [Paris] : CNRS Images, 2005. |
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| Summary: | Tiao Somsanith co-ordinated with Dinh Q Le, a Vietnamese artist who has previously worked with communities of weavers in his native Vietnam , and Dr Catherine Choron-Baix, a French anthropologist, to revive this endangered tradition and to explore its potential in a contemporary context. Gold thread embroidery was once practised at the royal court of Luang Prabang, and the garments it decorated were worn by kings and queens. Prince Somsanith is a descendent of the last viceroy of Luang Prabang. The embroiderer bears witness to the technical and symbolic richness of his art and to his dual struggle both to preserve a unique heritage and to rebuilt his own life in exile. This documentary follows the artist in his work as he presents ancient techniques and the symbolic meanings underlying one of the Laotian court's crowning ornaments. |
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Cultural Activities:
Tak Baht or Buddhist Alms Offering Ceremony
Lao New Year Procession and Parade
Suukhwan/Baci New Year Welcoming Ceremony
Receive Blessings by Tying Well Wishing Strings on Wrists
Recreational Activities:
Kato Lao Championship Tournament
Tam Maak Huung/Green Papaya Salad Contest
The Biggest Green Papaya Salad Contest with Prizes
New Year Water Splashing Activities
Children and Youth Activities
Cultural Performances:
Khene Music & Lam Folk Songs
Traditional Music and Dance Performances
Kinnaly—Lao Traditional Music and Dance Troupe from Seattle
Khmu Sword Dance—Khmu Traditional Dances
Refugee Nation—Los Angeles, CA
Hmong International New Year‐Fresno Dance Troupe
Burmese Youth Association
Cambodian Traditional Dance Troupe
Shaolin Temple U.S.A. ‐ Kung Fu
Thai Cultural Center
Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center‐Little Saigon, SF Entertainment: Miss Lao International Pageant
Phone Phoummithone, Lao American Female Pop Icon
Phomma Phimmasone, Legendary Lao Singer from Canada
SAM, Pop/R&B Sensation, Vientiane, Laos
Noy Sydanon of SDN and The Blackflame Band from Southern California
Gumby a.k.a. PRYCE & Sengouthay Chanthakhammy, Minneapolis, Minnesota Laostha, Hip Hop Artist from San Jose, CA Vilaychanh Savejvong, Montreal, Canada
King Khampha, Lao Elvis from France
Num Phung Band, San Jose, CA
Linda Inthavong, Hip‐Hop from Canada
Champa Band from Stockton
Local performers EVENING GALA (Hotel Whitcomb, 1231 Market St., San Francisco)
Evening gala includes sit down dinner, Outstanding
Community, Corporate, Academic, and Artistic Achievement Awards, crowning of Miss Lao International Pageant and live concert performances by:
Phone Phoummithone, Lao American Female Pop Icon,
Phomma Phimmasone, Legendary Lao Singer from Canada,
SAM, Pop/R&B Sensation, Vientiane, Laos,
Noy Sydanon of SDN and The Blackflame Band from Southern California,
Gumby a.k.a. PRYCE & Sengouthay Chanthakhammy, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
Vilaychanh Savejvong, Montreal, Canada,
King Khampha, Lao Elvis from France, and
Num Phung Band, San Jose, CA. Program Packet Tentative Program
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