Community Event - Chatham - Chatham DCC Mall, MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL & ART SHOW

PRESS RELEASE

MID AUTUMN HARVEST AND MOONCAKE FESTIVAL AND ART EXHIBITION

September 13-15, 2019

Downtown Chatham Center Mall

WHAT IS IT?

The “MID AUTUMN MOON-CAKE FESTIVAL AND ART SHOW

Art show and exhibition/ sale and fund raiser

WHEN: September 13-15, 2019

WHERE: Downtown Chatham City Center Mall-100 King Stree.

TIME:10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Daily

PROVISO: Free admission

ACTIVITIES:

1. The Art Exhibit; I, as an artist have been drawing and painting for many years.
2. I was inspired greatly by my life and living and working in China for 16 years.
3. Most of my paintings are inspired by this experience and I want to share it with my community.
4. I hope I can sell a few pieces, which will contribute to this charitable event.
5. The Art of Ancient Chinese Tea Service - Demonstration
6. Chinese ancient traditional music/Instruments
7. Tasting Moon-cakes
8. History of Moon-cakes
9. Snacks
10. Music
11. Maybe a LION DANCE -

 The main reasons for the event are;

1. To Help ATTRACT MORE patrons to the mall – thereby increasing traffic and help the surrounding retailers.
2. By getting more people to the downtown core, all the surrounding retailers will benefit too.
3. A FUND RAISER  TO SUPPORT two local charities i.e.
4.  (a) THE WISH CENTER &
5.  (b) TBA.
6. Create an event that showcases our rich cultural diversity in this community.
7. To help and promote greater understanding of different cultures, and in this case explain and show Chinese rich 5000 year OLD culture via their annual “MOON CAKE FESTIVAL OR ALSO CALLED MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
8. ‘-Friday, September 13  thru  Sunday September 15, 2019.
9. In Canada we could compare this to a HARVEST FESTIVAL since China; basically was/ is an agricultural country.