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December 2020
Music event: Christmas music/carols – The Hope Choir
The Hope Choir annual Christmas recital. AND PLEASE HELP US RAISE MUCH NEEDED FUNDS FOR THE HOPE CHOIR THIS CHRISTMAS This recital is to both celebrate International Day of persons with disabilities on 3 December and the festive season..... and Triem's birthday We are invited to the Hope Choir’s festive performance at their blind centre 21b Lac Trung – Saturday 12 December @ 3pm as they sing Christmas songs from around the globe and in the language of the songs. We hope as…
Find out more »Excursion/Workshops: Double-bill – Folk Earthen Figurines & Đông Hồ paintings, Bắc Ninh
Đông Khê village, Song Hồ commune, Thuận Thành district, Bắc Ninh used to be very famous for Đông Hồ folk paintings and colorful folk earthen figurines (phỗng đất). But now the village is fully mainly with bamboo horse frames for votive offerings as the village has been transformed into one of the largest votive paper manufacturers in Vietnam. In the middle of this votive paper village, in a small house, an elderly couple work diligently to preserve the traditional folk…
Find out more »Exhibition and talk: From Tradition to Tradition (Hàng Trống folk paintings)
The exhibition held at Nam Hương communal House on Hàng Trống street ends on 20 December 2020. Before it closes, Nguyễn Thị Hoài Giang (one of the artists) will take us on a guided tour of this compact and fascinating exhibition. It showcases silk and lacquer paintings by students of the Vietnam University of Fine Arts depicting their interpretation of the 400 year old Hàng Trống folk paintings. It is the brainchild of Nguyễn Thế Sơn, artist and lecturer who wanted to…
Find out more »Craft workshop – Indigo dyeing workshop – nearly full
as of 16 Dec 1 space available Even though this is very close to Christmas and many people may be getting ready to leave Hanoi for the Xmas holidays, we plan to hold this workshop for those who have some spare time on Saturday 19 Dec. Duong Thi Thanh and her team at the Indigo Store preserve and restore the traditional culture of the Black Tay ethnic minority in Sapa, supporting 120 producers across 7 different ethnic minorities in the…
Find out more »Art/craft: Dó paper Christmas card making and tea
Although its getting close to Christmas and many people are away or getting ready to go away - if you are in Hanoi and who would like to come along .... we are holding an impromptu workshop using dó paper to make Christmas cards - run by Hong Ky who used to be with the Zó Project. The idea is to have a fun, relaxing Sunday afternoon immersed in Vietnam's traditional paper making cards. Venue – Quán Trà Vô Vi tea…
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