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5:00PM :: Pre-Dinner Reception |
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Setting: Church Courtyard after Simbang Gabi
Featuring traditional Simbang Gabi faire—hot chocolate, puto bumbong, ensaymada,
bibingka, pan de sal with kesong puti and other delicacies |
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7:30PM :: Sit Down Dinner |
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Setting: FilipinoTownPlaza celebration
Featuring Filipino holiday dinner menu created by Rod Aglibot, internationally-acclaimed Filipino culinary consultant
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Church Courtyard and Town Plaza Guest Artists |
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Lea Salonga |
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Lea Salonga is a Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, and Theatre World award-winning Filipino singer and actress who is best known for her portrayal of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon. In the field of musical theater, no other Filipino has achieved the same international recognition as Salonga. She has been the first to win various international awards for a single role.
www.leasalonga.com
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Becca Godinez |
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Becca Godinez is an artist who has a broad crossover base. She has performed in concerts,
in theatre plays and musicals, has written words and music for herself and other artists, recorded albums, and has traveled to numerous countries to perform. Her ability to speak, write and sing in several languages has also contributed to her crossover appeal.
www.beccagodinez.com
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University of California at Los Angeles Tinig Choral |
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Tinig, which means “voice” in Tagalog, is a student-initiated, student-run,
Pilipino-American Chorale Group under the Ethnomusicology Departmentof UCLA. Tinig strives to celebrate Pilipino culture through traditional chorale music.
www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/tinig
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Los Angeles Filipino Rondalla |
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Rondalla Club of Los Angeles (RCLA) was formed in 1991 in Los Angeles through
the efforts of the late Nitoy Gonzales, former Rondalla maestro of
the famed Bayanihan Dance Troupe from the Philippines, Leonilo "Boy" Angos,
also a former member of Bayanihan, son of Nitoy Gonzales, and Tagumpay "Pi" M. de Leon, son of the late Philippine composer and national artist, Felipe Padilla de Leon.
www.myspace.com/rcla
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University of California at Los Angeles Samahang Dancers |
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Starting as part of the Youth Program of the Council of Filipino-American Organizations of San Diego County (COPAO), the Samahan Philippine Dance Company was organized in July 1974 under the direction of Lolita Dinoso Carter, Ph.D. The purpose of the Samahan Philippine Dance Company is to provide Filipino youth the opportunity to gain knowledge and appreciation of their cultural heritage.
www.samahanphilippinedance.com
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The Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA)
Children’s Choir |
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