By MOOK Travel Life Network, Chen Guanxin, compiled and reported
In the festive December holiday spirit, the Taichung City Cultural Affairs Bureau will also host a free “2012 Happy Taichung Christmas Concert” from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on December 22 at the Round Round Outdoor Theater. The event will feature performances by local and international artists including Huang Yuxiang, the Catholic Sophia Girls’ High School Symphony Orchestra and Choir, South African reggae band Wailing Soul, and Japan’s Kikuta Blues Band, delivering a Christmas concert celebration akin to a sumptuous banquet. On the day of the event, there will also be a special “Love Christmas Gift Box” donation drive, inviting the public to wrap items such as books and stationery into simple gift boxes to be donated to rural schools and social welfare organizations.
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The 2012 Happy Taichung Christmas Concert is set to take place in the evening of December 22, along with a special Love Christmas Gift Box donation drive where the public is encouraged to donate books, stationery, and more to rural schools and social welfare institutions. (Photo provided by Moleskine Editorial Department)
The performance lineup includes the Black Eyeglasses Visually Impaired Band, the Taichung College & University Combined Wind Orchestra, the Taichung Classical Stars Ensemble, pop singer Tao Yanlin, the South American Roberto Latin Band, German violinist Andreas, American rock violinist Jamii, Asian coloratura soprano Fu Mengqian, and the Diplomatic Rock Band among other notable acts. In line with green environmental initiatives, the concert will also offer 1,000 small green potted plants as giveaways. Attendees who come to enjoy the festive music at the Round Round Outdoor Theater and either fill out an event questionnaire or check in on-site will have the chance to receive one of these charming green potted plants.
Additionally, amid the blessing of Christmas Eve carols, the event will also host a “Citizens’ Love Christmas Gift Box” donation drive. The public is encouraged to simply wrap items such as stationery, books, and toys and deliver them to the service desk at the Round Round Outdoor Theater. After the concert, the Cultural Affairs Bureau will transport the donations via special vehicle to social welfare institutions including Lishan Junior-Senior High School, Pingdeng Elementary School, Taichung Guangyin Children’s Home, the Qili Children and Youth Home under the Zhang Xiuju Foundation, and the private Ganning Social Welfare Charity Foundation in Taichung. The first 1,000 donors will receive a green potted plant on the spot. The donation period runs from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
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