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CHOIR: Community choir starts practice

People who share a passion for singing are invited to join the International Community Choir, which will start rehearsals for a new season on Thursday. No audition is required to join the choir. Under the direction of Joan Pipkin, a Julliard-trained cellist who teaches music at the Taipei American School, the chorus puts on at least two concerts a year — one at Christmas and another in May. Because of a scheduling conflict, this season’s first practice will not be held at the regular location, the American Club, but at the Mother of God Church at 171, Zhongshan N Rd, Sec 7. For more information, read this month’s issue of Centered on Taipei or send an e-mail to internationalchoir@gmail.com.



VOLUNTEER: Immigrant center needs volunteers

Faced with a staffing shortage, the Taiwan Alien Care Association has issued a call for volunteers who are interested in helping immigrant spouses. The Taoyuan-based association was founded two years ago in order to assist Southeast Asian spouses from disadvantaged families. It welcomes volunteers who are computer literate, can help with document processing and can speak Thai, Vietnamese, Khmer or Indonesian. The group is planning to provide Chinese-language classes to immigrant spouses and Southeast Asian language classes to Taiwanese, association secretary-general Shen Fang-yu (沈芳羽) said. Interested parties can call the association at (03) 363-0037 or get in touch with Shen at 0982-661-341.



LECTURE: German center to hold lecture on heritage program

The German Institute and the German Cultural Center Taipei will hold a lecture on Thursday on the success of the UNESCO cultural heritage program. Dieter Offenhauser, deputy secretary-general and spokesman of the German Commission for UNESCO, is the invited speaker. The lecture is in English and is open to the public. For more information, contact the institute or the center at www.dk-taipei.org.tw.

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