Southwest Florida Chinese Association Joins Asian Food and Music Festival in Bonita Springs This Weekend
The Southwest Florida Chinese Association will take part in a large Asian food and music festival in Bonita Springs on the weekend of November 14-15, inviting families of all backgrounds to sample Asian food and enjoy live performances. The association will host a booth on site and welcomes visitors to stop by and support its performers.
The association works with Florida Gulf Coast University's Global Engagement Office to promote Chinese culture in the region. On November 10 it held a Chinese cultural experience event at the university featuring traditional Chinese art, music and dance. Its guzheng club meets on Tuesday afternoons and is open to the public, with a university professor leading the guzheng ensemble. Chinese language and calligraphy classes run from September through January, teaching Mandarin conversation and brush calligraphy.
The association will also join the university's International Reception on November 16 to showcase Chinese culture. It says the food and music festival is an important platform for exchange between the local Chinese community and the wider public, fostering understanding among different communities through food and art.
Source: Southwest Florida Chinese Association
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 古筝演奏（资料图，Quinn Dombrowski 摄，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 2.0）/ A guzheng performance (file photo by Quinn Dombrowski, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0)
