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Happy Fall!
Hope this finds you enjoying the crisp weather and the changing of the leaves!
We have a lot of events to share with you below to keep you busy this month!
Even though the 10th anniversary festival was over a month ago, we have more fun and festivities in store for you! Please mark your calendars for Friday, October 15th, 5:30pm as the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival celebrates its 10th birthday by bringing you another aspect of the Asian culture...games! See below for more information.
For all the dragon boat paddlers out there, check out ways you can improve your paddling chops with the Dragonboat Race Association of Colorado (DRACO).
The fall season indicates time for the mid-autumn moon festival, a tradition more than 2000 years old tradition in China and Vietnam to celebrate the harvest. It marks the autumn equinox, when the moon is at its fullest and roundest. It's also a time to eat savory moon cakes found at Asian grocery stores like Pacific Ocean Marketplace, one of our Marketplace vendors.
Have a great month and hope to see you at one of the events below!
Best Regards,
Erin Yoshimura
Executive Director |
CDBF 10th Birthday Party! |
 Date: Friday, October 15, 2010, 5:30-9pm
Time: 5:30-7pm Games/Networking/Light appetizers; 7-9pm Dinner
Place: Kings Land Seafood Restaurant, 2200 W. Alameda Ave.
Cost:
$60 Early Bird Registration by October 5th
$70 Registration after October 5th or at door
$1000 Corporate Table (10 seats)
The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival has reached a milestone this year! Please join us in celebrating 10 years of pan-Asian culture, education and dragon boat racing on Friday, October 15th, 5:30 pm at King's Land Seafood Restaurant.
And, what would a birthday party be without fun and games? To highlight another aspect of Asian/Asian Pacific American culture, we're playing Mahjong, Go, Hanafuda and other Asian games. If you've always wanted to learn how to play, be sure to register early (plus, you'll get the early-bird discount!).
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: http://www.cdbf.org/birthday.html. |
| NEWS FROM THE DRAGONBOAT RACING ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO |
Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Parade
On August 21, DRACO participated in the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Parade, showing off one of our new Taiwanese Flag-Catcher dragon boats (see photos). According to Parade Chair Stephen Keller, "DRACO and the Dragon Boat were lively additions to the Parade, and I will be sure to add you to the invitations list for 2011." Prior to this event, our new Flag-Catchers were on display in the DRACO Sculpture/Training Park at 4439 Brentwood Street.
Phantom Dragons to Race in San Diego
The Phantom Dragons, DRACO's traveling competitive race team, will compete in the upcoming San Diego Dragon Boat Festival on October 23-24 (see here). We are practicing every Saturday morning and Tuesday evening at Standley Lake, and we still need paddlers! If you are interested in going to San Diego to race with us, please contact Captain Bligh at DRACO@cdbf.org. If you wish to sponsor the team and/or contribute to our efforts, please let us know that as well!
Winter Practice Opportunities
For those of you who don't know, DRACO now holds practice sessions all year! During the boating season (May 1 through September 30), regular "on-the-water" outdoor practices are held at Standley Lake. Off season / early season indoor sessions are held in the swimming pool at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center (4005 Kipling Street). We also have the benefit of a three professionally trained dragon boat coaches who have attended week-long Great White North training camps in Florida (one has completed the Dragon Boat Canada Level II Coaching Certification Course, and two have completed Level I Courses).
Last fall, to facilitate our off-season training, we constructed a training platform to simulate dragon boat paddling in a swimming pool. A YouTube video that chronicles the design and construction of our pool paddling simulator, and shows it in use at a recent practice session, can be seen at the here:
We're currently planning an indoor competitive dragon boat event for sometime this winter - stay tuned for details! I look forward to paddling with all of you soon!
Paddles Up!!!
Michael J. Boyd (Captain Bligh), President
Dragonboat Racing Association of Colorado
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CELEBRATE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL |
 The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals in China that began more than 2,000 years ago. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the 15th day of the 8th month is the exact midst of autumn, so it's called the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is an evening celebration when families gather together to light lanterns, eat moon cakes and appreciate the round moon. On that night, the moon appears to be at its roundest and brightest. The full moon is a symbol for family reunion, which is why that day is also known as the Festival of Reunion. |
| UPCOMING ASIAN COMMUNITY EVENTS | |
For the most complete calendar of events happening in Colorado's APA community visit asiaxpress.com.
Do you have an upcoming event that you want to share with the local APA community? If you would like your event listed in the next CDBF monthly newsletter, please email a brief description to media@cdbf.org.
Nan Desu Kan Anime Convention
Dates: September 10 - 12, 2010
Place: Marriot DTC, 4900 South Syracuse St. Denver, CO 80237
Cost: $50 registration
Nan Desu Kan is the largest anime convention in the Rocky Mountain region with an annual attendance or more than 6,000 anime fans from around the world. For more information, go to: http://www.ndkdenver.org.
Asian Pacific Development Center's 30th Anniversary
Date: Sat. September 18, 2010, 5:30pm - 9pm
Place: Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada, CO 80003
Cost: $75/person; $125/couple
Join APDC to celebrate its 30 years of service in the community, with a dinner, silent auction and entertainment. For more information, visit http://www.apdc.org.
Nathan Yip Foundation "Under the Harvest Moon" Date: Sat. September 25, 2010, 11am - 2pm Place: King's Land Chinese Restaurant, 2200 W. Alameda Ave. Denver, CO 80223 Cost: $35/adults; $25/children under 12 Join Linda and Jimmy Yip for a traditional dim sum meal and traditional Hmong dancing by Walter-Ntxhais Nplaim Dej in support of the Nathan Yip Foundation. For more information, visit http://www.nathanyipfoundation.org.
3rd Annual OCA Colorado Mid-Autumn Festival Date: Sat. September 25, 2010, 6pm - 9pm Place: Empress Seafood Restaurant, 2825 W. Alameda Ave. Denver, CO 80219 Cost: $30 for OCA members; $35 for non-members Join OCA Colorado for a 10-course dinner including lobster, shrimp, beef, chicken and vegetable dishes. Don't forget your dancing shoes, as they will have a professional KJ playing all your favorite tunes. For more information, visit http://www.ocacolorado.org.
Hoi An Foundation's Mid Autumn Moon Celebration Date: Sun. September 26, 2010, 5pm - 8pm Place: Space Gallerge, 765 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204 Cost: $125/dinner and reception; $40/cocktail reception Support Hoi An Foundation for an amazing five-course Colorado Harvest Dinner, prepared by May Nguyen, Chef and Owner of Parallel Seventeen and the new Street Kitchen Asian Bistro. For more information, visit http://www.hoianfoundation.org.
Vote for Camp Amache in the "This Place Matter Community Challenge"
Sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the entry with the most votes will win $25,000 to help preservation of the site. The goal of the This Place Matters Community Challenge is to rally as many people around the grassroots issues of preservation in our communities as possible. To vote for the Colorado Preservation - Camp Amache, click here. |
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DONATE AND HELP FLOAT OUR BOATS |
 Did you enjoy the 10th Annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival?
Producing a large event like this takes a lot of resources and funds each year. While we're grateful to our many hard-working volunteers, we need your help to ensure that we'll be celebrating many more birthdays for the festival.
We're trying to raise $20,000 by the end of the year, with people like you donating $10 (or more is great too!) to move the dragon boats a little closer to our goal.
We partner with an innovative Denver organization, GivingFirst, to process your online donations.
When you donate to CDBF through GivingFirst, the Community First Foundation will pay the credit card processing fees. So every dollar you donate goes straight to our campaign. This is a great way to maximize your generous donation in support of the largest pan-Asian celebration in Colorado.
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About the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival |
Your Weekend Passport to Asia and the Pacific - Dragon Boat Races. Cultural Education. Performing Arts. Food. Marketplace.
About the CDBF
Founded in 2001 to celebrate Colorado's diverse Asian Pacific American (APA) communities, the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (CDBF), a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, has become the region's fastest growing, family-friendly summer festival. CDBF offers festival-goers the opportunity to explore APA culture through performances, educational programs, arts and crafts, shopping, dining and the exciting athletic competition of dragon boat racing.
The 10th Annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival was presented by community partner SCFD Tier III in association with Comcast, MillerCoors, Westwood College, The Denver Post Community and Fox 31 and is supported by Allied Insurance a Nationwide® Company, Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk, Pepsi Bottling Group and Your Neighborhood Toyota Stores. CH2M HILL and Denver Water are contributing sponsors.
Contact Information:
11049 West 44th Avenue Suite 110
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
T: 303-953-7277
F: 303-953-7278
Toll-free: 877.716.BOAT (2628)
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| 2010 SPONSORS
Community Partner:
Associate Sponsor:
MillerCoors
Media Sponsors:
Comcast
Westwood College
Fox31 News
The Denver Post Community
Supporting Sponsors:
Allied Insurance, a Nationwide Company
Pepsi Bottling Company
Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk
Your Neighborhood Toyota Stores
Contributing
Sponsors:
CH2M HILL
Denver Water |
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