Sharon 華人 2/7 慶祝羊年新春

夏倫社區將辦春晚喜慶羊年

        夏倫(Sharon)華裔社區居民主辦的一年一度春節聯歡晚會將於2015年2月7晚6:30PM – 9:00PM在夏倫高中禮堂(181 Pond Street)舉行。晚會充滿各種精彩的文藝節目，夏倫及周邊市鎮社區的老少居民亦將奉獻多彩的歌舞喜迎春節，慶祝羊年的到來。籌委會屆時亦將向推廣多元文化有貢獻者頒發年度社區服務獎。歡迎各地老少居民前來參加免費的聯歡晚會。

        籌委會歡迎商界和個人捐款讚助晚會。個人或家庭捐助者將列入晚會節目單。商界捐助者可在晚會節目單登廣告（最低$100）。與往年一樣，晚會余款將捐贈予夏倫公立學校的外國語言文化基金，用以發展中文教學。該基金每年為社區中文成績優秀的3位高中學生提供獎學金。夏倫鎮的公立學校目前從小學至高中全部開設中文課程，是麻州中文課程開設的先導鎮之一；其學生們通常在春節聯歡晚會登台用課堂上所學的中國歌舞向觀眾祝賀中國新年。約900人參加了去年的春節聯歡晚會。

       捐款請寄Sharon Public Schools / SCNY，75 Mountain St, Sharon, MA, 02067。捐助者請同時聯系籌委會(Sharon2015ny@outlook.com)，以便將你的姓名或廣告登入晚會節目單。

夏倫春節聯歡籌委會

2015庆祝春节节目单

Sharon Chinese New Year Celebration 2015

主持人 (Hostesses/Hosts): 杨珉(Min Yang), 刘政(Zheng Liu)

张江天(Jiangtian Zhang),窦安妮 (Anni Dou), 康紫曦 (Zimmy Kang), 宋成枚 (Elizabeth Song), 杨湛露 (Crystal Yang),张佳仪 (Jessica Zhang), 张隽哲 (Eric Zhang), 周丽丽 (Lily Zhou)

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开场歌舞 (Opening Dance)

a. 传统舞狮（Lion Dance）

                  By 沙龙中文学校（Sharon Chinese Language School）

                  指导（Instructors）：骆慧/梁海燕（Hui Luo/Haiyan Liang）

        b. 喜迎春（Welcome Spring）

By 冯瑶中文班 (Teacher Feng’s Fun to Learn Chinese)

指导 (Instructor): 冯瑶  (Yao Feng)

1.     儿童小合唱 (Children’s Chorus)

a. Somewhere Working for My Lord

b.原创歌曲：春眠（Sleeping in Spring）

 By 小小歌唱家Children of Sharon

指导 (Instructors): 沈珂莹, 杨彬

2.     彩虹少儿舞蹈（Rainbow Children）

       随它吧 （ Let it Go）

       By Rainbow Children  

              指导 (Instructor):  朱立 (Julie Zhu)

3.     中文饶舌 (Tongue Twisting)

我是沙龙中学生

By 沙龙中学 （Sharon Middle School）

指导 (Instructor): 玉梅 (Yu Mei)

4.     小品 (Sketch)

袜子 （Socks)

By八音盒组合 (Music Box)

指导（Instructor）：张弛（Chi  Zhang）

5.     舞蹈 (Dance)

梦见月亮 (Dream about the Moon)

By天使舞蹈艺术学校 (Angel Dance School)

                  编舞 (Chorographer): 可可 (Ke Ke)

                 

6.     歌舞表演（Singing & Dancing)

a.     小小羊儿来拜年 (Greeting of Little Lamb)

b.     让世界不一样 (What a Different World)

By杭雅茹课后班 （Yaju Hang After care）

指导(Instructor）： 杭雅茹（Yaju Hang）

7.     空手道表演Karate show

猛虎之眼 （Eyes of Tiger）

By Field Martial Arts Karate Class

指导（instructor）： Derek Field

8.     小合唱（Chorus）

随它吧！（Let it Go）

By 沙龙高中 (Sharon High School)

Special Program: Community Service Award

9.     舞蹈Dance

美好祝福（Dance of the New Year）

By 辣妈舞蹈队 (Sharon Spice Moms Dancing Group)

编舞（Choreographer）：可可（Ke Ke）

10.  诗朗诵 (Sing & Dance; Poetry Recital with Music)

中国好诗词 (Chinese Poems)

By维玲中文学校 (AP Chinese School)

指导 (Instructor): 安维玲 (WeiLing An)

11.  合唱 与舞蹈　(Singing & Dancing)

a.踏雪寻梅 （Walking on Snow to Look for Plum Flowers）

b.风告诉我 (Wind will tell me)

By徐剑中文班 (Jian Xu Chinese Language Learning)

指导(Instructor): 徐剑 (Jian Xu)

12.  合唱（Chorus）

a.     老年朋友来相会

b.     卓玛

By 老年合唱队 （Sharon Chinese Senior Group）

指导（Instructor）沈汉聪（Hancong Shen）

13.  小品 (Sketch)

中国吃文化 (Food of Chinese Cuisine)

By沙龙中文学校 (Sharon Chinese Language School)

指导(Instructor):李斌/赵彩香 (Bin Li/Caixiang Zhao)

14.  芭蕾(Ballet)

我的舞台我的梦（My Dream Dancing Stage）

By天使舞蹈艺术学校 (Angel Dance School)

   编舞（Choreographer): 可可 (Ke Ke)

15.  小合唱（Singing）

a.     星月交辉（Stars & Moon Shining）

b.     青春舞曲 (??)

  By 青春之声合唱队(??)

   指导（Instructor）：张瑞（Rui Zhang）

16.  女声二重唱 (Duet)

多情的土地

By薛文琼 (Wen Qiong Xue), 徐剑 (Jian Xu)

钢琴(Pianist): 张瑞 (Rui Zhang)

17.  阳光老年舞蹈队 (Sunshine Senior Dance Team)

蝴蝶布鲁斯 (Butterfly Blues)

By Sharon 老年舞蹈队 (Sharon Chinese Senior Group)

指导老师 (Instructor): 刘志方

18.  小品（Sketch）

战斗的周末 (A Busy Weekend)

By六号书社（No.6 Reading Club）

19.  流行歌曲弹唱 (POP Song Duet)

一块红布 (A Piece of Red Cloth)

By崔雷 (Lei Cui) 沈聪 (John Shen)

沙龙联合足球队拜年 Sharon Union Soccer Team Greetings!

20.  舞蹈（Dance）

桑巴Zumba

By美妈舞蹈队 (Beauty Moms Dancing Team)

21.  太极剑 (Taichi Sword)

我们的一天 (A Day Of Our Life) 

By 太极健身俱乐部 (Sharon Taichi Club)

指导 (Instructor): 张志青 (Zhiqing Zhang)

22.  大合唱 (Chorus)

a.     葡萄园 (Come on over)

b.     Dance of Sugar Plum

By Sharon 华人合唱团 (Sharon Chinese Chorus)

钢琴 (Pianist): 张瑞 (Rui Zhang)

Bryant大學2/14 慶祝中國新年

羅德島候任州長警民眾州府預算短期內不會有改善

美聯社報導：

候任州長雷萌朵（ Raimondo）週六（十二月廿七日）警告性表示，別期望羅德島州政府預算赤字，或者其他大問題，能在她上任後的頭一百天內快速解決。

雷萌朵在接受WPRO-AM電台訪問時說，“現在，我正踏進一個破碎的預算赤字，情況很糟，我無意撒謊，情況真的很糟。

民主黨籍的候任州長雷萌朵將於一月六日上日。她許諾要以協商方式來解決州府的財政及揮之不去的經濟困難。

她說，從長期的經濟策略來說，羅德島必須找出自己的長處。羅德島州十一月份時的失業率，高達7.1%，已比之前月份降了三個百分點，但仍然遠高於全美的 5.8%失業率。

克蘭斯頓市鼓勵居民種樹 40株供申請

Mayor Fung announces Implementation of

Cranston’s 2015 Neighborhood Tree Planting Program

Cranston, 2014-  Mayor Allan Fung today announced the implementation of The 2015 Cranston Neighborhood Tree Planting Program. This program is supported with funding provided by the City of Cranston and the RI Tree Council, a non-profit organization, will administer the program on behalf of the city.

“Cranston has a tradition of lush, green spaces throughout the city and I am proud to contribute to our natural beauty by making this program available to our residents.  I encourage all residents to take advantage of this pilot program.” Said Mayor Fung “The small, humble beginnings of this program will take root in the city and hopefully as we are able to expand it in the future, more residents will be able to participate.”

Program details

·         The trees are between 8-10 feet tall with a 4-6 foot crown spread. 

·         They will be furnished and installed in spring 2015 (April 1 – May 30) at no cost to the home-owner. (a $250 value)

·         There are ONLY 40 trees available for the spring 2015 campaign.

·         To obtain forms and parameters of the program’s requirements, please contact the

      RI Tree council by telephone (401) 764-5885 or via email: RITree@RITree.org

·         Application deadline is March 1, 2015. A free tree will be awarded to the first 40 applicants who meet the program requirements    

State House Holiday Concerts to Feature 3,000 Student Musicians from 54 Schools

State House Holiday Concerts to Feature 3,000 Student Musicians from 54 Schools

(Providence, RI – November 24, 2014) 

Young people from Primrose Hill School in Barrington perform at the Rhode Island State House in 2012 as part of RISCA's Holiday Concert Series

The holiday season is upon us, and the musical talents of Rhode Island school musicians will be showcased as part of a month-long musical celebration of the holidays during the month of December.

“We’re pleased to be continuing this holiday tradition of student performances at the Rhode Island State House,” said Randall Rosenbaum, Executive Director of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. “Close to 3,000 student musicians from fifty-four schools throughout the state will perform at the Rhode Island State House in a special series of musical performances.”  The concert series starts on Monday, December 1st and runs through Friday, December 19th.

All concerts are free and open to the public.

The concert series, organized by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, will feature music of the season, performed by students from schools throughout the State of Rhode Island. The performances are all in the Rhode Island State House.

A one page holiday concert flyer can be found at http://www.arts.ri.gov/holiday

The list below is arranged by city/town. For a video that provides a glimpse of the holiday concert season at the Rhode Island State House, see an excerpt of the 2013 performance of the combined choirs of McCourt Middle School and North Cumberland Middle School in Cumberland at http://www.arts.ri.gov/holiday-video

About the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts is a state agency supported by appropriations from the Rhode Island General Assembly and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. RISCA provides grants, technical assistance and staff support to arts organizations and artists, schools, community centers, social service organizations and local governments to bring the arts into the lives of Rhode Islanders.

List of Holiday Concerts - Arranged by City/Town

BARRINGTON

Tuesday, December 2 at 9:30am, Primrose Hill Third Grade Chorus from Barrington, under the direction of David Lauria

Wednesday, December 10 at 10:30am, Nayatt School 3rd Grade Chorus from Barrington, under the direction of Karen DeWitt

Tuesday, December 16 at 11:30am, Barrington Middle School Jazz Band from Barrington, under the direction of Dail Bienkiewicz

Tuesday, December 16 at 11:30am, Barrington Middle School 8th Grade Chorus from Barrington, under the direction of Kerri Thurber

Wednesday, December 17 at 11:30am, Sowams School Third Grade Chorus from Barrington, under the direction of Mark Vadnais

BLOCK ISLAND

Thursday, December 18 at 11:30am, Island Sound from Block Island, under the direction of Megan Hennessy

CENTRAL FALLS

Friday, December 12 at 9:30am, Segue Square Mile Singers from Central Falls, under the direction of Matthew Gringras

CHARIHO SCHOOL DISTRICT

Friday, December 19 at 9:30am, Ashaway Elementary School Chorus from Ashaway, under the direction of Michael Zielski

Tuesday, December 9 at 10:30am, Chariho Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Chorus from Wood River Junction, under the direction of Lynn Dowding

CRANSTON

Monday, December 8 at 11:30am, Cranston West Jazz Combo from Cranston, under the direction of Arthur Montanaro

Wednesday, December 10 at 11:30am, Cranston High School West Orchestra from Cranston, under the direction of Christine Harrington

CUMBERLAND

Monday, December 1 at 9:30am, Combined Choruses of North Cumberland and McCourt Middle School from Cumberland, under the direction of Shannon Davis and Thomas Alger

Monday, December 8 at 10:30am, Cumberland High School Clef Singers from Cumberland, under the direction of Janita Ducharme

Tuesday, December 16 at 9am, Blackstone Valley Prep Musicians from Cumberland, under the direction of Raffi Rachdouni

Tuesday, December 16 at 9:30am, Blackstone Valley Prep Allegro Strings from Cumberland, under the direction of Piera Leone

EAST GREENWICH

Wednesday, December 3 at 10:30am, Cole Middle School Music Department from East Greenwich, under the direction of Megan Catelli

EAST PROVIDENCE

Wednesday, December 3 at 11:30am, St. Mary Academy-Bay View Orchestra from Riverside, under the direction of Stephanie Isidoro

Thursday, December 4 at 11:30am, Riverside Middle School Concert Band from East Providence, under the direction of Mark Maguire

Friday, December 12 at 11:30am, Martin Middle School Concert Choir from East Providence, under the direction of Robert Rappa

Monday, December 15 at 10:30am, Riverside Middle School 7th & 8th grade chorus from Riverside, under the direction of John Baldaia

Friday, December 19 at 11:30am, East Providence High School Wind Ensemble from East Providence, under the direction of Marisa Martinez and the East Providence High School Concert Choir from East Providence, under the direction of Maryann Lasorsa 

FOSTER – GLOCESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT

Monday, December 1 at 11:30am, Clayville Elementary Chorus from Clayville, under the direction of Charlotte Ethier

Friday, December 12 at 12 noon, Ponaganset Chamber Chorus from Foster-Glocester, under the direction of Derek Sabatini

JAMESTOWN

Monday, December 15 at 9:30am, Jamestown School Jazz Band & Chorus from Jamestown, under the direction of Karyn Kauffman

JOHNSTON

Friday, December 19 at 10:30am, Ferri Middle School Select Band and Select Chorus from Johnston, under the direction of Tom Conlon (chorus) and Pat Aubin (band)

LINCOLN

Monday, December 8 at 9:30am, Lincoln High School Choir from Lincoln, under the direction of Brandon Lahoud

LITTLE COMPTON

Thursday, December 18 at 9:30am, Wilbur/McMahon Schools Chorus from Little Compton, under the direction of B.J. Whitehouse

NARRAGANSETT

Tuesday, December 9 at 9:30am, Narragansett Pier Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Chorus from Narragansett, under the direction of Michael Simeone with the Narragansett High School Chorus from Narragansett, under the direction of Sarah Kane

NORTH KINGSTOWN

Thursday, December 4 at 10:30am, Davisville Middle School Jazz, Strings and Chorus from North Kingstown, under the direction of Brenda Young

PAWTUCKET

Tuesday, December 2 at 11:30am, JMW Chorus from Pawtucket, under the direction of Scott Beauregard

Thursday, December 4 at 9:30am, Shea High School Glee Club from Pawtucket, under the direction of Anne Lagace

Monday, December 15 at 11:30am, Nathanael Greene Elementary 6th Grade Band Ensemble from Pawtucket, under the direction of Carminda Mahajan

PORTSMOUTH

Friday, December 12 at 10:30am, Portsmouth High School Concert Choir from Portsmouth, under the direction of Gael Berberick

PROVIDENCE

Tuesday, December 2 at 10:30am, Robert L. Bailey Chorus from Providence, under the direction of Cathleen Markovitz

Friday, December 5 at 9:30am, Paul Cuffee School 5th Grade Chorus from Providence, under the direction of Frances Candelario

Friday, December 5 at 10:30am, Carnevale Elementary School Chorus with the DelSesto Middle School Chorus from Providence, under the direction of Robert Maher

Friday, December 5 at 11:30am, Mount Pleasant High School Winter Chorus from Providence, under the direction of Danielle Lucini

Wednesday, December 17 at 10:30am, Feinstein Elementary School Bell Choir/Advanced Guitar Ensemble from Providence, under the direction of Wayne Kilcline

SCITUATE

Wednesday, December 3 at 9:30am, North Scituate Elementary Chorus from North Scituate, under the direction of Charlotte Ethier

Tuesday, December 16 at 10:30am, Hope Elementary Chorus from Hope, under the direction of Charlotte Ethier

SMITHFIELD

Thursday, December 11 at 10:00am, Smithfield High School Concert Band from Smithfield, under the direction of Kelly Chartier

Thursday, December 11 at 10:30am, Smithfield High School Chorus from Smithfield, under the direction of Katherine Young

SOUTH KINGSTOWN

Tuesday, December 9 at 11:30am, Peace Dale Elementary Chorus from PeaceDale, under the direction of Christine Pierce

Wednesday, December 17 at 9:30am, Vivace from Curtis Corner Middle School from Wakefield, under the direction of Laurette Vitello

WARWICK

Monday, December 1 at 10:30am, Toll Gate High School Jazz Band from Warwick, under the direction of Nicholas Reed

Wednesday, December 10 at 9:30am, Holden Elementary School Chorus and the Hoxsie Elementary School Chorus from Warwick, under the direction of Antonio Grelle

WEST GREENWICH

Friday, December 12 at 11am, Exeter/West Greenwich Senior High Chorus from West Greenwich, under the direction of Ronald Runner

WOONSOCKET

Thursday, December 11 at 11:30am, Harris Elementary School Singers from Woonsocket, under the direction of Kimberly Picard

Thursday, December 18 at 10:30am, Woonsocket Middle School Chorus from Woonsocket, under the direction of John Burns