This Summer Camp is open to young students of all nationalities between 16 and 20 years old, who are interested in Astronomy and World Heritage. The objective of the camp is to teach young people about Astronomy and World Heritage and give them a methodological framework for associated actions, to offer them the precious opportunity to observe a total solar eclipse for more than 5 minutes, and to give them the opportunity to discover different cultures in a friendly atmosphere.

Participants will study World Heritage and astronomy-related knowledge; learn from the World Heritage in Young Hands Education Kit, which is compiled by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre; observe the five-minute total solar eclipse; visit the Classical Gardens of Suzhou World Heritage site; and discuss hot topics such as World Heritage and Peace, World Heritage and the Environment, and World Heritage and Tourism.

Mr. FANG Cheng, vice chairman of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is engaged as a technical advisor.

For more information, write to Ms. CAO Fengjiao at whitr_suzhou@yahoo.com.

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Wednesday June 24, 2009 at 2:00pm

Sunnyvale Public Library

665 West Olive Avenue

Phil Ackerly will present his Let's Get Creative magic show for ages 3 and older.

Website: http://www.sunnyvalelibrary.org

"ogwugwu is the strongest deity in Nigeria. The deity is more than 300 years old. sited in the eastern part of Nigeria. ogwugwu is believed to be like the greek muses (goddess of arts and literature) ogwugwu is inventive and gives wisdom

Sunday June 21, 2009 from 10:00am - 3:00pm
Vasona Lake County Park
333 Blossom Hill Road
Los Gatos, California 95032

Get on your mark, get set, and QUACK! at the Silicon Valley Duck Race, hosted by Jewish Family Services (JFS). What a great way to celebrate Father's Day and help your community by adopting ducks that will race to the finish line for charity. To "adopt" a duck for only $5, and a chance to win fabulous prizes, possibly even $1,000,000!,

visit http://www.siliconvalleyduckrace.org or call JFS at 408-556-0600.

Schedule:

10:00am: Free Family Festival begins (food, entertainment, family activities)
11:30am: Preliminary heat
1:30pm: Main Duck Race
3:00pm: Festival Ends

Parking: There is plenty of free parking on the adjacent streets to Vasona Park. There will also be several free parking lots reserved at local businesses and a free shuttle. The county charges $6 to park at Vasona Lake Park. For info on the free shuttle and a parking map,

visit http://www.siliconvalleyduckrace.org/race_locationmap.html

Jun 11, 2009 - Aug 31, 2009

Since Hong Kong Disneyland founded, everyday have thousands of families and people come here to enjoy the fun time and make their dream come true while they were kids.

Admission:
Adult - HK$350, Child - HK$250, Senior - HK$170

Online booking:
http://www.hongkongdisneyland.com

Jun 11, 2009 - Jun 13, 2009

Bollywood fans unite! The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) is coming to China. Arriving on the dawn of its tenth year celebrations in Macau, this year the IIFA promises to be bigger and better than ever before with a whole set of surprises lined up for the Weekend. Conceptualized and promoted across the world by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., the VIDEOCON IIFA weekend is the most respected South Asian film academy the IIFA Awards are the main part of it. With a viewership of almost 600 million worldwide, the IIFAs are among the world's most-watched annual entertainment events. More than 500 luminaries from the Indian film industry will travel to the region for this spectacular event along with some of the world's best-known international celebrities. The event will be broadcast globally by STAR TV to reach nearly 500 million viewers in 110 countries.

The Festival of Native American Culture (June 5 th - 13th 2009) is designed to encourage a greater understanding of our land's indigenous peoples, and their many contributions to the world. The festival is a non-profit event with proceeds dedicated to the protection, preservation and interpretation of the Native American cultural heritage sites of Sedona and the Verde Valley in Arizona.

http://www.festivalofnativeamericanculture.com/awarenessweek/

http://www.festivalofnativeamericanculture.com/filmfestival/

http://www.festivalofnativeamericanculture.com/artshows/

http://www.festivalofnativeamericanculture.com/musicanddance/

http://www.festivalofnativeamericanculture.org/images/Festival%20Guide.pdf

http://www.festivalofnativeamericanculture.org/images/festivalcalendar.pdf

An exhibition of Liling underglazed porcelain opened at the Capital Museum on April 27, and will remain open until June 20.

http://www.radio86.co.uk/gallery?story=10500&img=10499

(A tea set presented by former Chairman Jiang Zemin to former US President Bill Clinton in 1998.
(Image: China.org.cn) )

Hosted by the Hunan Provincial Cultural Affairs Bureau and Zhuzhou Municipal Government, the exhibition is one of a host of cultural activities being held to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People\'s Republic of China.

Unlike more traditional blue and white porcelain, Liling underglazed porcelain is polychrome, but both are refined, elegant, and graceful. In 2008, Liling porcelain was officially recognized as part of the national cultural heritage.

The exhibition at Capital Museum, running concurrently with two others featuring blue and white porcelain and the sculptures of Swedish ceramic artists Ulla and Gustav Kraitz, offers visitors a feast of ceramic art over the May Day Holiday.

Text source: China.org.cn

The Duan Wu Festival is known as one of the three major religious holidays in China, together with The Chinese New Year and the Mid-Autumn Festival.
It is said that this festival started as an occasion for driving off evil spirits and pestilence and for finding peace in one's life, knowing that summer is the time when the diseases easily spread. After years this occasion was enriched with the legend of Qu Yuan (Ch'u Yuan -屈原).
Qu Yuan was a famous Chinese scholar-statesman served the King of Chu during the Warring States period. Although at forst as a loyal minister Qu Yuan enjoyed full confidence and respect of his sovereign, the intrigues of his adversaries discredited him bringing him in disfavor. Qu Yuan was never able to regain the emperor's favor again and decided on the fifth day of the fifth moon in the year 295 B.C., at the age of 37, to clasp a stone to his chest and plunge into the Milo River in the Hunan Province as a protest to his emperor. As he was a loved and respected minister, the people in the nearby area jumped into boats in the attempt to rescue him and this is how a part of the Dragon Boat Festival was born. It is also said that the villagers threw rice into the water in the memory of the dead hero, but as the fish has eaten it, they wrapped the rice into bamboo leaves and like this started the tradition of the Tzungtzu dumplings. Today the recipe has evolved and it contains rice wrapped in bamboo leaves, stuffed with ham, beans, bean paste, salted egg yokes, sausages, nuts, and/or vegetables.
Parts of the Duan Wu Festival are the customs of protecting the families from ills and misfortune. From which we can number the hanging of calamus and artemisia above the doors, both as a decoration and as a preventive against pestilence; the drinking of realgar in wine which supposedly relieves the effects of poisons accumulated in human bodies; eating other customary foods of the season, all of which are alleged to have medical value, include garlic, pickled vegetables, greens and yellow croaker (a type of fish); the painting of the ideograph Wang (King) on the foreheads of children with realgar or cinnabar, and the fastening of amulets containing spices or medicines to the buttons of their clothing.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a very rich, colorful and entertaining experience which manages to put in touch visitors around the world with the rich Chinese cultural heritage.

On the Buddha's Birthday worshippers in Hong Kong bathe Buddha statues and feast on sumptuous vegetarian dishes. Prime sites are the Po Lin monastery on Lantau Island, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Sha Tin and the Miu Fat Monastery, Tuen Mun.
Though a day of great reverence, non-Buddhist visitors are most welcome and it's a great opportunity to visit Hong Kong's Buddhist monks and monasteries.