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| The Taipei International Jazz Festival continues with a free show tomorrow night at the Taipei Water Park (台北自來水園區) in Gongguan (公館). Performers include Random Taxi (台灣大學愛樂爵士樂團), a group of National Taiwan University students playing Bebop, cool, Latin and modern jazz, and the Gin Guitar Trio, led by guitarist Gin Lin (林華勁), which plays jazz standards. (For the festival preview, see Taipei Times Page 13 on June 20, 2008.) The festival coincides with the Taipei International Summer Jazz Academy (TISJA), a one-week summer camp for aspiring jazz musicians. Many of the performers in the festival are both former and current students of the camp, and will also be performing in pub concerts throughout the month. According to organizer Hsieh Chi-pin (謝啟彬), venues near MRT stations were chosen to encourage more people to come and learn about Taiwan’s growing jazz scene. (See the Events & Entertainment section on Page 14 and Page 15 in the Taipei Times on Fridays until the end of the month for details.) The festival concludes with two concerts on July 25 and 26 at the 2-28 Peace Park (二二八和平紀念公園), with jazz performers from the US, the Netherlands, Belgium and Taiwan. ▲ Taipei International Jazz Festival concert at Taipei Water Park (台北自來水園區), 1 Siyuan St, Taipei City (台北市思源街1號); near Gongguan (公館) MRT Station. For directions visit waterpark.twd.gov.tw/english/traffic.htm. For more information on the festival, go to www.taipeijazz.com ▲ Tomorrow night at 6:30pm ▲ Admission is free |  |
| Members of the Tunafish Jazz Quartet perform at the Taipei International Jazz Festival, which started two weeks ago at the Beitou Hot Springs Museum. The festival features up-and-coming local talent and accomplished international performers.
Photo: David Chen, Taipei Times | |
| With the opening of the 2008 International Ceramics Festival (國際陶瓷藝術節), children (and adults) finally have a good excuse to play with mud. Organized by Yingge Ceramics Museum, the month-long fest offers a full roster of activities and diversions for the young and young-at-heart, including pottery workshops, sculpting demonstrations — and a water park. Hungry festivalgoers can slurp noodles served from traditional hand-glazed stoneware bowls. Art connoisseurs will enjoy the 2008 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale (台灣國際陶藝雙年展), which started at the same time as the festival and this year features the work of 684 ceramic artists from 58 different countries. Pieces range from traditional to avant-garde, a testament to the potential of a bit of dirt and water. ▲ International Ceramics Festival ends on July 27; Taiwan Ceramics Biennale runs until Dec. 7. Opening hours are 9:30am to 5pm Tuesdays through Fridays; 9:30am to 6pm Saturdays and Sundays. Closed Mondays ▲ Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum (台北縣立鶯歌陶瓷博物館), 200 Wunhua Road, Yingge Township, Taipei County (台北縣鶯歌鎮文化路200號). Call (02) 8677-2727 or visit www.redblackdesigns.com/festival2008/tw/index.html (Web site in Chinese only) or www.ceramics.tpc.gov.tw/en-us/Home.aspx for more information ▲ Admission is NT$100 |  |
| A water park is one of the attractions at this year’s International Ceramics Festival in Yingge. Photo courtesy of Yingge Ceramics Museum |
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