Lily Cai Dance Performance in Truckee CA
- Lily Cai Solo Qing Dynasty Dance
- Lily Cai Qing Dynasty Dance
On Thursday May 19,2011 Arst For The School presents Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company at Community Arts Center in Truckee. This is going to be a family friendly performance and educational show.
Lily Cai Dance Company performs Classical and Folk Dances from China. The program includes Chinese Characters Dance, Tang Dynasty Dance, Qing Dynasty Dance, Classical Sword Dance and Chinese Peacock Dance.
Lily Cai Dance Company integrates traditional Chinese movement and folk dances with Western ballet and modern dance to create captivating dances complemented with elaborate costumes, original music.
Lily Cai Tang Dynasty Red Ribbons Dance
Arts For The Schools is celebrating 27 years of services to Schools and Communities in Lake Tahoe Truckee. We are indeed very lucky to have world class musicians, dancers and performers coming to our little neck in the woods. Arts for the Schools uses the power of art to promote artistic expression, increase understanding of other cultures, and foster a lifelong appreciation of the creative arts.
This is one of the final performances for the 2010/2011 school season and you do not want to miss this dazzling event.
Show Date and Time:
THURSDAY May 19 – 6PM
Community Arts Center in Truckee
10046 Church Street
$15 Adults $5 Students or Free with Paying Adult (Season Pass Holders are Free)
Purchase tickets at the door
Artist Reception Included in Ticket Price – Immediately following the show!
I hope everyone will bring family and friends to this amazing show and support performing arts in our resort community.
Truckee Toys For Tots 2010
Truckee Toys For Tots 2010
Every year Dickson Realty along with other local businesses in Truckee put out barrels at the front office to collect Toys For Tots. Do you know that Toys For Tots dated back to 1947 by Major William Hendricks. Major Hendricks rallied his fellow Marine reservists and collected around 5000 toys for local children. In 1948 Toys For Tots became a national campaign led by the Marine Corp Reserve.
As of 2009, Toys For Tots have collected & distributed almost five hundred million toys. The mission of the Toys For Tots program “is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.”
On December 16-17, local Truckee volunteers gathered at the old Sierra Mountain Middle School Site to wrap up thousand of toys collected in the past month. It looked like Santa workshop: long tables were set up in the old gym and toys were divided into piles according to age group and gender. Every table was filled with people laughing & having a great time wrapping all the toys with beautiful paper, colorful strings & sparkling bows.
The toys were distributed to needy families the next day. Lots of children will have a big smile on Christmas Day thanks to the Toys for Tots program.
Truckee Football In The Rain
Truckee Football in the Rain
We don’t have much rain here in Truckee but last week was an exception. We had days of rain lasting through the night. And on a cold wet day last Saturday Truckee Wolverines went heads up against Lowry Buckaroos. So far Truckee Wolverines has had an impressive record, undefeated for the last 8 games so it was a big surprise when Truckee fell behind and Lowry Buckaroos controlled the first half of the game.
Half time found Truckee at the rare 16-13 deficit score. The defending state champs kept fumbling the balls in the cold slick weather.
Truckee Football fans braved the cold wet weather watched the Wolverines played against the Buckaroos.
The weather played a major role and the steady rain made footing difficult and the football slippery. Both teams kept dropping the balls & the ball has to be changed out after every play.
Truckee High School band provided some upbeat tunes at half time.
In the end Truckee defense came through in the final two quarters and the offense brought up the score to end with a 22-16 victory.
Truckee cheerleaders kept the spirit of the game going despite the cold wet rain pouring down.
So eventhough the score was too close for comfort, Truckee Football fans went home happy that their beloved football team is still defending state champs.
Arts For the Schools, Truckee CA
Arts For the Schools in Truckee CA is a community based non profit organization founded by Terry Yagura in 1984. It was formed with the purpose of raising funds to bring professional artists to the students and community at large. Over the past 25 years, students and adults in the Tahoe Truckee Incline Village areas have benefited from performances of both local & world renown artists. Arts For the School has been instrumental in providing students with hands-on experience and interaction with these professional artists.
Recent performances include Alpin Hong, a classical pianist with stunning techniques and rare humor & Falla Guitar Trio, a top guitar ensemble with a repertoire ranging from classical pieces to original work and improvised jazz.
Most recently Arts For the School invited Judson Laipply who is famous for creating the YouTube video “Evolution of the Dance”, one of the most watched video on the internet.
Judson Laipply reception
Raine Howe & Ann Nguyen
Future performance features Kevin Johnson who is a master ventriloquist. Kevin has appeared on American Got Talent and The Late Show with David Letterman. His show is a hit with all age groups. Expect magic with Kevin’s amazing skills in bringing his puppets characters to life.
In addition to the School & Public Performance Series, Arts For the Schools also has an Artist-In-Residence program which provides 3rd-5th grade students access to professional arts instruction in the classroom. All our three children brought home beautiful painted eggs taught by artist-in-residence Cathee St. Clair that we still treasure today.
Raine Howe is the current executive director. She is passionate about arts & commits to continue in Terry Yagura’s footstep to promote the growth for Arts For the School in the years to come.
We had the honor of hosting two private receptions for Alpin Hong & Falla Guitar Trio in appreciation of the donors & supporters for Arts For the School. It was a fun event filled with good food, great company, laughter and music. We feel blessed to live in a community that cares about arts & supports this program through generous funding & donations. We expect many more great performances in the next season & hope to see all of you at the next event.
Truckee Community Christmas
It is the time of the year that we all get into the spirit of gratitude for what we have and also the spirit of giving for the less fortunate ones. I will be standing outside Safeway this Sunday December 6 from 1-3pm to help collecting food so please stop by for a chat and make a small donation. Dickson Realty also has barrels collect clean coats & toys in the lobby area so please go through your closets & bring down extra warm coats that you have not worn in a long time. It will help to free some needed storage space and also make a great gift for our cold winter.
Click here for more details on how you can pitch in for Truckee Community Christmas
