[WSCSS] MORE FALL EVENTS FROM THE EARC!

[Sarah Lin Bhatia]

THE ENDLESS SANDS OF THE TAKLIMAKAN: Teaching about Silk Road History,
Geography, and Cross-Cultural Exchange
A Workshop for K-12 Educators 
Saturday, November 3, 2007 ~11 am – 2 pm
University of Washington Ethnic Cultural Theatre, 3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE,
Seattle, WA 98105

Trek the vast and formidable Taklimakan Desert and other regions of the Silk
Road and immerse yourself in the history of China and its neighbors through
the music of the Orchid Ensemble, a Vancouver, BC-based trio that has
performed its Silk Road-inspired music for audiences in schools and
universities throughout North America. 

The University of Washington East Asia Resource Center, East Asia Center,
and Ethnic Cultural Center are delighted to present a K-12 educator workshop
featuring ideas for using music to teach about Silk Road geography and
history and about cross-cultural exchange between China and its neighbors to
the north and west. The Orchid Ensemble will perform pieces specially
selected for the workshop and provide background information about each
piece.  To conclude the afternoon, the EARC’s Sarah Lin Bhatia will
introduce Silk Road-related resource materials. 

MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Sarah Lin Bhatia by calling 206.543.1921 or
emailing sarahlin at u.washington.edu.

REGISTRATION: The cost of registration is $25. Workshop participants will
receive lunch, resource materials, and three (3) Washington State clock
hours. To register, please download the workshop registration form or
register online at the EARC website (http://jsis.washington.edu/earc).
PLEASE NOTE: The deadline to register for the workshop is Wednesday, October
17, 2007.

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THE WINGED HORSES OF HEAVEN
An Evening of Silk Road-Inspired Music by the Orchid Ensemble
Saturday, November 3, 2007 ~ 7:00 - 9:00 pm
University of Washington Ethnic Cultural Theatre, 3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE,
Seattle, WA 98105

The famed Silk Road is said have begun with a diplomatic mission to the west
by Chinese General Zhang Qian in 138 BCE. In the centuries that followed,
merchants, diplomats, musicians, artists, missionaries, princesses, and
others traveled back and forth from China across the Silk Road trade routes.
Different cultures came into contact with one another, resulting at times in
conflict and at others in a cross-cultural flowering of trade, music, ideas,
religion, and art. Even today, China’s music bears the mark of this
cross-cultural exchange.

K-12 educators are invited to join the UW East Asia Resource Center, East
Asia Center, and Ethnic Cultural Center/Theatre for a public concert of Silk
Road-inspired music by the acclaimed Orchid Ensemble.

MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Sarah Lin Bhatia by calling 206.543.1921 or
emailing sarahlin at u.washington.edu. Visit the EARC website
(http://jsis.washington.edu/earc) to download the concert flier for
directions to the theater and parking information.

TICKETS: FREE! No tickets will be sold. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Please come
early. Seating is limited to the first 160 people.





Sarah Lin Bhatia
 
Outreach Coordinator
East Asia Resource Center
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
University of Washington
Box 353650
Seattle, WA, 98195-3650
Phone: 206.543.5995  
Fax: 206.685.0668
Email: sarahlin at u.washington.edu