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Clyde Hoch, Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam Tank Commander and Section Leader, and author will present his experiences from enlistment through his service as a member of Co. C, 1ST Tank Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, in Vietnam and his return home. Adult $48 | University Park Student $20 | 18 and Younger $38 The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, led by Wang Fujian, became China’s first large-scale modern ensemble of traditional instruments when it was formed in 1952. The orchestra, which has performed throughout its homeland and in more than thirty countries, brings its twenty-piece chamber ensemble to Penn State. Luo Xiaoci, zheng (long zither); Qian Jun, dizi (transverse flute); Duan Aiai, erhu (bowed two-string fiddle); and the Seven Fairies Ensemble, erhu, dizi, yangqin (hammered dulcimer), guzheng (plucked zither), zhongruan (four-stringed, round sound box plucked instrument), and pipa (four-stringed, pear-shaped plucked instrument) are the featured soloists in a program of music from the orchestra’s Elegant Music Series. The concert includes the works Relic, Drum Fantasia, In the Still of the Night, Moon’s Reflection on Er-Quan, Sword Dance, Like a Dream, The Rainbow Skirt and the Feathered Coat, Jijiruling, and Moonlight on the Spring River. Complimentary round-trip shuttle service is provided between the Eisenhower Parking Deck and Schwab Auditorium. Adult $40 | University Park Student $15 | 18 and Younger $30 China’s first independent contemporary dance company is the creation of an acclaimed dancer and choreographer born in China to ethnic Korean parents. Jin Xing earned accolades as her country’s best dancer and by age 19 had moved to New York City to study with modern dance icons Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and José Limón. She then performed with ensembles in Italy and Belgium. Following six years in the West, she returned to China. Shanghai Tango features ten pieces that mix East and West in dance, music, and costumes. A Chinese folk tale about a mother divided between husband and lover inspired the title piece. Shanghai Tango’s sensual dance doesn’t include tango, but the use of music by Astor Piazzolla lends a tango influence. Shanghai Tango provides a glimpse at contemporary Shanghai, a cosmopolitan city that melds cultures and passions. Audio description, which is especially helpful to patrons with sight loss, is available for this performance at no extra charge to ticket holders. Based on the 1967 novel Incident at Muc Wa by Daniel Ford, this 1978 HBO production stars Burt Lancaster as a career army officer serving as an advisor within the Military Assistance Command in Vietnam (114 minutes R rating for strong language) Donation requested.
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LECTURE: Memoirs of a Vietnam Veteran 
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Cabin Fever Film Series: Go Tell The Spartans
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