Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration at Lan Su
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News & Updates for Members - Summer 2016 Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration at Lan Su Business Member Profile: Airbnb �������������������� page 2 Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival—one of China’s most important cultural festivals—this September in Member Evenings in Lan Su ����������������������������� page 3 the garden ... see page 4 for more information. October is Tea Month ������������������������������������������page 4 Ninth Moon Floral Design Showcase ����������� page 5 Business Member Profile: Airbnb Airbnb shares how the benefits of their business membership supports their employees while at the same time assists Lan Su by building a larger volunteer base. When most people first think of Airbnb, they think of exotic vacations, weekend getaways and Board of discovering new cities Directors or countries� Users officers connect in an online marketplace which Kathy MacNaughton, President Terry Smith, Vice-President matches travelers and Jill Chen, Treasurer locals willing to rent out Raymond W. Cheng, Secretary their homes� Serving over 34,000 cities in Directors 191 countries takes an Shelley Dutton Airbnb staff volunteering at Lan Su Connie Hiram international team and Christine Lau a significant part of that Staff from Airbnb’s local Portland office volunteer each week as part of the Stephen Ledoux team is right here in Nook & Cranny patrol helping dust, polish and remove spider webs. Betty Jean Lee Old Town Chinatown. Greg Martin and enjoy some alone time,” says Pablo Shelley Peng Travis Rigby Based in San Francisco, Portland Airbnb’s Hernandez, a member of Airbnb’s Ground Helen Ying outpost serves as its North American Control department. As a yoga instructor, Kia Selley, ex-officio operations headquarters. With more than Hernandez has even led classes in the 300 employees, the company’s footprint here garden for their employees. “Doing yoga Lan Su staff has reached 37,000 square feet, spilling out on the terrace overlooking the lake and into other buildings in the neighborhood being surrounded by greenery is sublime. Leadership Lan Su shares� Airbnb volunteer commitment Lisa James, CFRE Vanessa Abahashemi Airbnb’s connection to Lan Su Edward Hemmings A significant part of community Katie Hill In 2015, Airbnb became a business engagement for Airbnb is employee Van Machado member with Lan Su which allows all of volunteers. “Every employee is given Rebecca Mackey their employees to visit the garden year- Scott Steele four hours a month to volunteer in the Kathie Titzler round and participate in the hundreds community and many employees choose Glin Varco of programs offered. Airbnb employees Lan Su where they can give back and even Gary Wilson have participated in a range of activities rejuvenate themselves in the process,” staff including tai chi, cooking demonstrations, Hernandez said. traditional Chinese music and the art of Mandi Lynn Atkinson Lynne Barrett calligraphy. The most popular volunteer opportunity Ceenan Calzadilla is the “Nook and Cranny Crew” – In 2016, Airbnb increased its membership Zoë Clark dusting railings and furniture, removing Stacie Duffey level to receive the benefit of hosting a spider webs and weeding the intricate tile Catherine Elder-Ouchaou private reception in the garden for staff Addie Fernandez mosaics. For Hernandez, it’s a win-win, “If from the Portland and San Francisco DeAnna Gomes employees can volunteer in the community Harris Goodman offices. Calvin Hamann while breaking away from work and have Sabrina Harris “We’ve found the opportunities to engage some time to focus on themselves in a Maggie Lim Kevin O’Neil are endless at Lan Su. Our team members tranquil environment – they’re going to Anne Perrigo come to Lan Su for one-on-one meetings, be very happy, satisfied and content with Venus Sun to decompress from work, read, meditate, their role in the community.” 2 Lan Su Chinese Garden Custom-designed garden shop items inspired by Lan Su’s leak window collection Use your membership discount to get one of these great new items in the Garden Shop! Bamboo and sterling silver necklaces Handcrafted Wooden trivets All of Chinese-American designer Melissa Lew’s work is The newest Lan Su exclusive items are these wooden trivets inspired by her Chinese heritage, especially the culture’s deep in oak and cherry from Vineyard Woodworks in a solid respect and esteem for nature. Her jewelry—exclusive to Lan finish or painted white. These handcrafted pieces are suitable Su—is consciously handcrafted from eco-friendly materials, for use in the kitchen as a traditional trivet or as a decorative, such as bamboo, stainless steel, and recycled sterling silver. wall-mounted piece of art paired with a solid wood base. Prices range from $20-$100 before your member discount. Prices range from $38-$48 before your member discount. did you Did you know that you can support Lan Su with your shopping at Amazon.com? Simply visit smile.amazon.com and choose Lan Su Chinese Garden (may be listed as Portland Classical know? Chinese Garden) as your beneficiary and Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchases to Lan Su! Two More Member evenings remain this summer Members get exclusive access to Lan Su on the last Wednesdays August and September from 6 - 8 p.m. There are two more member evenings this summer for you to enjoy the garden after-hours at your own pace. Savor complimentary bites and wine provided by Davis Street Tavern; sit and sip tea, sake and wine in the Teahouse; or dance along to live music. The Garden Shop will also be open to discover a new must-have for your collections. Upcoming music performers: August 31 — Duo Fuertes-Varnerin (Modern Tango) September 28 — Lenore (Folk - Americana) Due to overwhelming popularity of these evenings, Lan Su members are limited to only bringing the same number of guests as allowed per the back of you membership card. Exclusive Member Access evenings this summer Wander the garden after hours with two more Member Evenings on For more information about your membership benefits, August 31 and September 28 from 6-8 p.m. visit www.lansugarden.org/membership Lan Su Chinese Garden 3 October is tea Month at Lan Su Join Lan Su and The Tao of Tea for a series of tea events including a tea bazaar each weekend in October. October at Lan Su brings cool weather, new views as the garden’s trees and plants change color and the start of Tea Month. Presented in part by The Tao of Tea, Tea Month encompasses a range of activities and opportunities to learn more about tea for beginners as well as the most refined tea aficionado. Learn about the regions of tea and the different ways of brewing and serving tea at a tea bazaar every Saturday and Sunday. The tea bazaar will showcase an impressive variety of loose teas, beautiful Yixing clay teapots, and many other tea products on display and for sale every weekend. Tea month includes several other fun and educational programs such as a Gongfu tea ceremony demonstration medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine every Monday with the Red Robe Teahouse and a teas of every Tuesday, and a three-week feng shui lecture series mystery activity every Friday with The Tao of Tea. from 10,000 Blessing Feng Shui on Thursdays. Other tea related events include the Steeped in Words poetry For more information about Tea Month and all of the related series every Saturday, lectures on traditional Chinese events, visit www.lansugarden.org/teamonth Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival Thursday, September 15 - Sunday, September 18 great activities. Mid-Autumn Festival events include: • Mooncakes—a time-honored Mid-Autumn delicacy reminiscent of the full moon—available for sale each day from Red Robe Teahouse & Cafe • Learn how to perform the lion dance from NW Dragon & Lion Dance Association on Thursday and Friday • See a Lion Dance from NW Dragon & Lion Dance Association on Saturday and Sunday at 1 & 4 p.m. • Create your own paper lantern activity each day of the festival. Lanterns are used in many Chinese festivals, make your own to celebrate. • Enjoy Cultural Performances from local This September, Lan Su celebrates Zhong Qiu Jie (中秋节) community groups Saturday and Sunday at 2 & 3 p.m. or the Mid-Autumn Festival. With roots that go back • A High Flying Chinese Yo Yo performance by thousands of years, the Mid-Autumn Festival is an the Portland Chinese School on Sunday at noon. important traditional Chinese holiday. Taking place on the • See a dance & Music performance from the fifteenth day of the eight month of the lunar calendar, the Oregon Hope Chinese School on Saturday at noon. Mid-Autumn Festival is traditionally close to the harvest moon during the autumnal equinox. Mid-Autumn Festival at Lan Su Chinese Garden is presented in part by the Collins Foundation, Herbert A. Templeton Foundation, Jackson A time for family, stories, poetry and games, the Mid- Foundation, Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, US Bank Foundation, Autumn Festival at Lan Su will be filled with a number of Walter Clay Hill & Family Foundation and Zanthus. 4 Lan Su Chinese Garden Ninth Moon Floral Design Showcase Premiere Evening Friday, November 4 - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. — Be sure not to miss the early bird discount on tickets! Be the first to view fabulous floral exhibits, created by 25 gifted floral designers and staged within the magical beauty of Lan Su Chinese Garden. These stunning designs will capture the charm of the chrysanthemum and captivate you. See a live demonstration from featured artist Gerard Toh, listen to live music, sip champagne, enjoy decadent desserts, meet the floral designers and be the first to vote for your favorite chrysanthemum creation! Tickets: $55 $75 — general public (Early bird rate through Sept.