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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois wish to honor the Chinese New Year
4 Spectacular being held at Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on
5 March 3, 2007; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Chinese New Year is the most colorful and
7 important of China's fetes and the Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese,
8 and Singaporean celebrate their ancient traditions through
9 family reunions and performing arts; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The 2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular will span 28
11 major cities in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America,
12 with an expected live audience of 150,000 worldwide; the
13 Chicago shows will have an estimated audience of 7,800; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The 2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular will be
15 performed by the Divine Performing Arts group, whose mission is
16 to rediscover the essence of true, traditional culture and to
17 bring arts that celebrate human dignity and positive values; it
18 produces and performs works that center on classical themes and
19 divinely-inspired cultural traditions; the groups performances
20 aim to provide an experience of consummate beauty and goodness;
21 and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The 2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular in Chicago
2 aims to be a showcase of traditional Chinese culture, a
3 platform for cross-cultural understanding between the East and
4 West, and a unifying event for all people interested in Chinese
5 culture; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The 2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular is organized
7 by the Sound of Hope Radio, an independent Chinese language
8 media; Sound of Hope Radio is a non-for-profit organization
9 dedicated to facilitate cross-cultural communications between
10 the East and West, and to assist the public in their search for
11 valuable cultural events, and services, educational workshops,
12 and publications; in addition, the program is partially
13 supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council; therefore,
14 be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 honor and express our support for the 2007 Chinese New Year
18 Spectacular; and be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to the Chinese New Year Spectacular Organizing
21 Committee.