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PRESS RELEASE
JUNE 8, 2013 (SATURDAY)
SOCIETY FOR FRIENDSHIP WITH CHINA
BRUSH CREEK AT THE COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI WILL BE PACKED WITH PEOPLE AND DRAGONS FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, JUNE 8 FROM 9:30 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M.
KANSAS CITY’S SOCIETY FOR FRIENDSHIP WITH CHINA WILL HOST THE CELEBRATION BEGINNING AT 9:30 WITH A CHILDREN’S DRAGON PARADE FROM WORNALL TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION STAGE AT NICHOLS PARKWAY. IT WILL OPEN A DAY OF DANCE AND MARTIAL ARTS PERFORMANCES AND CRAFTS AT STREET LEVEL AND DRAGON BOAT RACES ON THE CREEK.
KANSAS CITY’S CHINESE SISTER CITY XI’AN HAS BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. A SPECIAL TREAT WILL BE PERFORMANCES AT THE FESTIVAL ON THE PLAZA BY A TROUPE OF PUPPETEERS FROM XI’AN. PUPPET SHOWS ALSO WILL BE PRESENTED AT CHILDREN’S MERCY HOSPITAL AND FOR THE FAMILIES BLESSED WITH THE WORLD’S CHILDREN.
A CITY OF KANSAS CITY ROWING TEAM WILL BE JOINED BY RACERS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN BRACKETED COMPETITIONS FROM 10:30 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M.
YOU WON’T WANT MISS THIS EVENT. PLEASE JOIN US AT 9:30 A.M. ON SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2013 AT BRUSH CREEK ON THE COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA FROM BROADWAY BOULEVARD TO NICHOLS PARKWAY FOR A FULL DAY OF FUN.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE Dragon Boat Festival
OR CONTACT JAN ARMSTRONG AT 816-523-0903
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