UPCOMING EVENTS
2010.02.18 • Thu. Celebration starts at 5:00 pm
Asian Art Museum
Year of the Tiger New Year Celebration
2 Performances by Shaolin Temple USA Kung Fu Monks at 6:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco Civic Center
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2010.2.27 • Sat. 5 - 8 pm
Year of the Tiger Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco
Shaolin Temple USA Kung Fu Monks and students participate in the parade for the first time
Parade route: From Union Square, downtown to Chinatown.
» Parade info »
2010.5.22 • Sat. 10 am - 5 pm
Shaolin Temple Day
Union Square, San Francisco
Celebrate 1,500 years of Shaolin culture
Chan Buddhism • Shaolin Kung Fu • Shaolin Medicine
This year's theme: Bodhidharma and Chan (Zen) Buddhism
Buddhist Prayer Ceremony, Shaolin Kung Fu performances
photo display, Shaolin Cultural booths, Shaolin Kung Fu and Wellness lessons
2010 EVENTS
2010.2.06 • Sat. 4 - 6 pm
Shaolin Kung Fu Chan
Chinese/English bilingual workshop
Shaolin Temple USA
5509 Geary Blvd., San Francisco
2010.1.9 • Sat. 3:00 pm
Halftime Performance
Stanford/UCLA basketball game
Jan. 9, 2010 • Saturday 3 pm
Maples Pavilion, Stanford University
« Tickets »
"The best halftime Performance ever!"
— Spectactor of the January 9 Stanford/UCLA basketball game.
The Kung Fu monks of Shaolin Temple USA thrilled an audience of over 7,000 with a spectacular Shaolin Kung Fu program at halftime. Many jaws dropped in awe of the Hard Qigong feat "Four Spear Tips Supporting Bare Body" performed by Master Shi Yanran. (Photo by Paula Bailey)
2007-2009 EVENTS
2009.9.26 • Sat. 10 am - 5 pm
Autumn Moon Festival
Irving at 22nd-25th Avenues
San Francisco
Shaolin Temple USA performance: 3:00 pm
» autumnmoonfestival.org »
2009.9.19 • Sat. 6 - 9 pm
Autumn Moon Festival Celebration
Chinese Culture Center
750 Kearny Street, 3/F, San Francisco
Shaolin Temple USA performance: 7:00 pm
» Flyer »
Shaolin Kung Fu Summer Program
Shaolin Temple Culture Centers
San Francisco & Fremont, CA
» More info »
2009.7.1-15
Shaolin Kung Fu & Zen Summer Camp in China
at Songshan Shaolin Temple, Henan Province, China
Kung Fu and Zen Study Camp. Team Leader: Master Shi Yanran
» More info »
2009.6.13 • Sat. 3:00 pm - 5 pm
Shaolin Kung Fu Chan
A Chinese/English bilingual workshop
Berkeley Public Library
2090 Kittredge at Shattuck
Central Meeting Room (3rd floor)
Berkeley, CA
Free admission
2009.05.09 • Sat. 2:30 pm
Shaolin Zen Concert
Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra (FYCO)
in collaboration with Shaolin Temple USA
California Theatre, 345 S. 1st St., San Jose, CA 95113
More info: »www.fyco.org»
Tickets: $25, 50, 75 and $100 (VIP)
Online: www.ticketmaster.com
» Flyer »
Sat. May 2, 2009 • 10 am
Buddha's Birthday Celebration
Buddha Bathing Ceremony
» More info »
2009.04.18 • 3:30 pm
Shaolin Kung Fu Performance
Arts in the Alley
Waverly Place, San Francisco Chinatown
»www.ChinatownCDC.org»
2009.04.11 • Sat. 12:30 pm
Shaolin Kung Fu Performance
International Lao New year Festival
San Francisco Civic Center Plaza
(between City Hall and Asian Art Museum, http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl)
» Lao New Year website »
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China Songshan Shaolin Temple Day Celebration
2009.03.18-23
» Shaolin Temple Day Main Page »
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2009.03.18 • Wednesday 9 am
Aiport Welcome of Abbot Shi Yongxin
Arrival of Abbot Shi Yongxin and Delegation
San Francisco International Airport
United Airlines Flight 888 from Beijing
You are welcome to join us in greeting the Abbot at the arrival.
To check status of a flight online, go to http://www.united.com. Or call United International at 800.538.2929.
2009.03.19 • Thursday 9 am - 4 pm
Grand Opening
Shaolin Temple USA San Francisco Shaolin Culture Center
5509 Geary Blvd. @ 19th Ave., San Francisco
9 am - 12 noon:
• Buddhist Ceremony presided by
Venerable Abbot Shi Yongxin of China Songshan Shaolin Temple
• Shaolin Kung Fu Demonstration
1 pm - 4 pm • Open House:
• Shaolin Kung Fu Demonstration
• Free Trial Lessons in Shaolin Kung Fu and Shaolin Baduanjin, Yijinjing
2009.03.21 • Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
China Songshan Shaolin Temple Day
Union Square, San Francisco
Celebrate 1,500 years of Shaolin culture
Chan Buddhism • Shaolin Kung Fu • Shaolin Medicine
» More info »
2009.03.22 • Sunday 10 am - 12:30 pm
Abbot Shi Yongxin at
Shaolin Temple USA Fremont Shaolin Culture Center
4343 Peralta Blvd., Fremont, CA 9536
The Venerable Abbot meets students, parents and local residents
2009.03.22 • Sunday 3:30 pm
Magnificent Shaolin
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
Spectacular Shaolin Kung Fu, Breathtaking Qigong Feats
• Buddhist prayer conducted by Abbot Shi Yongxin
» More info »
2009.03.23 • Monday
Shaolin Temple Day Celebration
California State Capitol Sacramento
Masonic Temple • California State Senate
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2009.02.06, 8 pm
High Sky, Long River
Alonzo King's Lines Ballet in performance with Shaolin Monks
of Shaolin Temple USA
Clowes Memorial Hall (map)
4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208
» More info »
2009.01.10
Shaolin Temple USA's
Shaolin Temple Culture Center in San Francisco
Opens for Shaolin Kung Fu Instruction
Address: 5509 Geary Blvd. (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco, CA 94121
Tel: 415-666-9966 • Fax: 415-666-9977
2008.11.20-22
High Sky, Long River
Alonzo King's Lines Ballet in performance with Shaolin Monks
of Shaolin Temple USA
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
» Review »
2008.09.24
High Sky, Long River
Alonzo King's Lines Ballet in performance with Shaolin Monks
of Shaolin Temple USA
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Portland, Oregon
» More info »
2008.09.19
Eleventh World Congress on Qigong/TCM and
11h American Qigong Association Conference
Golden Gateway Holiday Inn, San Francisco
2008.07.10
High Sky, Long River
Alonzo King's Lines Ballet in performance with Shaolin Monks
of Shaolin Temple USA
Vaison Danse 2008, Vaison la Romain, France
» More info »
2008.07.04-05
High Sky, Long River
Alonzo King's Lines Ballet in performance with Shaolin Monks
of Shaolin Temple USA
Montpellier Danse 2008, Montpellier, France
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2008.07.1-16
2008 China Songshan Shaolin Temple Summer Study Camp
Learn Shaolin Kung Fu with the masters at Songshan Shaolin Temple in China. 10 days of study + culture tour of historic sites.
More info & Application: Please call 510-818-9966
» Flyer »
2008.06.23-08.16
2008 Shaolin Temple Summer Program
Kung Fu and Chinese classes for children aged 5-12.
More info & Registration: Please call 510-818-9966
» Flyer »
2008.05.28-06.01
High Sky, Long River
Alonzo King's Lines Ballet in performance with Shaolin Monks of
Shaolin Temple USA
With utter calm and fierce precision, the dancers of LINES Ballet and Kung Fu monks of Shaolin Temple USA create an unprecedented synthesis of Eastern and Western classical forms.
7 performances from Wednesday May 28 to Sunday June 1, 2008
Place: Yerba Buena Center for the Art
700 Howard Street at 3rd Street, San Francisco
More info:
http://www.linesballet.org/lines/sfseason/shaolin/shaolinusa.htm
http://linesballet.org/lines/repertoire
http://www.linesballet.org/lines/sfseason/shaolin/sha_art_vision.htm
Reviews
http://linesballet.org/lines/press
http://linesballet.org/lines/press/press.htm
San Francisco Chronicle Review, May 30, 2008
Danceviewtimes, May 30, 2008
Contra Costa Times, May 31, 2008
http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_08/jun08/rr_rev_lines_ballet_with_shaolin_monks_0508.htm
2008.05.25 • Sun
China Sichuan Earthquake Relief
Buddhist Service and Benefit Performance
10 am & 3 pm
Buddhist Cermonies - prayers for the victims and their families
1:00 pm Shaolin Kung Fu exhibition; music by Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra; fundraising for earthquake victims in the devasting earthquake
Place: Shaolin Temple USA
The public is invitated to join our efforts. Please come by to make a donation or mail in your contribution. All proceeds will go to the relief efforts through the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco.
More info: Call 510-818-9966, email: shaolinusa@yahoo.com.cn
» Flyer »
$12,500 raised and presented to the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in San Francisco for Sichuan earthquake relief.
2008.05.18, 4:00 pm
Singtao Expo 2008
Shaolin Kung Fu Demonstration
San Mateo Expo Center
2008.05.17 • Sat, 2:00 pm
Children’s Carnival of Culture
Shaolin Kung Fu Demonstration
Fremont Parents' Nursery Playground
2008.05.11 • Sun 9:30 am
Buddha’s Birthday & Mother’s Day Celebration
Place: Shaolin Temple USA
2008.02.03 • Sun 10 am - 4 pm
Shaolin Temple USA Grand Opening
10 am-1 pm:
Buddhist Ceremony, Unveiling ceremony, Lion Dance
Shaolin Kung Fu Exhibition and reception
1 pm - 4 pm:
Open House, Shaolin Kung Fu demonstration, free kung fu lessons.
« Announcement »
• Shaolin Temple USA Grand Opening Buddhist Ceremony •
2007.11.24 • Sat 2-3 pm
2 Performances at Fremont Main Library
2400 Stevenson Blvd. (@Paseo Padre)
Fremont, CA 94538
[More information]
[KTSF Channel 26 news clip]
[The Argus] [World Journal] [Singtao Daily]
2007.11.17
Featured performance for the Elders at City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, Talmage, CA
2007.09.29
Featured performance at Moon Festival/China National Day Celebration at Mission College, Santa Clara, CA. Event was organized by Northern California Chinese Association.
2007.09.26
Shaolin Temple USA Masters Shi Yanran and Shi Yansong began semi-weekly Shaolin kung fu classes as an in-kind service to help build self-esteem and physical health of children at Friends of Children with Special Needs in Fremont, CA.
2007.09.15
Invited by San Francisco Sunset District Comittee to perform at the multiculturals Annual Sunset District Autumn Moon Festival. (photo gallery)
2007.09.01
Featured performance at Sing Tao Expo 2007 at San Mateo Expo Center. Expo was attended by 60,000 and the Shaolin Kung Fu Monks’ performance was a great hit.
2007.08.26
Shaolin Temple USA began propagation of Buddhist teachings to the public. Weekly Zen studies classes are conducted by Master Shi Yanjia.
2007.08.21
The Venerable Abbot Shi Yongxin of China Songshan Shaolin Temple arrived at Los Angeles for a 8-day visit. Kung Fu Monks Corps of Shaolin Temple USA greeted their teacher at Los Angeles International Airport.
2007.08.18
Benefit performance for Jinan, China Flood Relief Fund at World Journal headquarters in Millbrae, CA
2007.08.12
Full-length performance at the Northern California Chinese Athletic Federation Games, at James Logan High School gymnasium, Fremont, CA.
2007.08.11
Performed in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games One-year Countdown Celebration at James Logan High School, Fremont, CA.
2007.07.28
Mayor Kris Wang of Cupertino visited Shaolin Temple USA to discuss and invite masters from the Temple to teach kung fu to children at Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN) in Fremont, CA. Mayor Wang is a board member of FCSN.
2007.07.26
Sing Tao Daily published a full-page feature article on Shaolin Kung Fu Monks Corps and Shaolin Temple USA, after the authors of the article followed the monks’ trails for a period of time.
2007.07.13
Shaolin Temple USA opens to the public for Shaolin Kung Fu classes in Fremont, California. Classes are offered 7 days a week.
2007.07.06-08
Shaolin Kung Fu Monks Corps of 16 presented in 4 full-length performances at Hawaii Theater, Honolulu, on invitation by Gee Yung Martial Arts of Hawaii, produced by CPAA. Performances caused a great sensation in Hawaii.
[Poster]
2007.06.10
Shaolin Kung Fu Monks Corps invited to preside as head judges and judges at IntMAT Martial Arts Tournament, produced by CPAA.
2007.04.05
Shaolin Kung Fu Monks Corps presented in 2 special performances for elementary and middle school students, at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose.
2007.03.23
A special performance by Shaolin Kung Fu Monks Corps at the California Theatre of San Jose, presented by City of San Jose Festival of Cultures, produced by Chinese Performing Artists of America.
[Poster] [Arts Council San Jose promotion] [Review]
2007.03
Featured at the “One Song” concert produced by China Central TV, a star-studded (China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) concert to celebrate Chinese New Year, at Cow Palace, San Francisco.
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