May 16 - 18
52nd Annual Pittsburgh Folk Festival
David L. Lawrence Convention Center

International Foods, Traditional Music & Dance, Cultural Exhibits, Folk Crafts, Global Marketplace and Ethnic Cooking Demonstrations from more that 30 nationalities!

Advance tickets only $8.00 ($10 at the door)
Send Money and ticket requests to:
Wen-Ching Yang
3117 Treeline Drive • Murrysville, PA 15668

also that weekend.... May 14 - 18
Pittsburgh International Children's Festival
Held on the lawns of the University of Pittsburgh campus and Schenley Plaza — 30 or more FREE cultural/educational activities, outdoor kids stage, The Roving Art Cart, roving artists and Festival Food!
>> click here to read more about the festival

Saturday, June 21
Washington WildThings Baseball Game
Saturday — Game time: 7:05
Price: $8 / per seat
RSVP by June 10
Kristie S. — kristies@trfcc.org or 412.262.0842

Sunday, July 20
OCA/TRFCC Picnic
North Park

Friday, August 1
TRFCC Idlewild Picnic

August 15-17
Adoptions from the Heart Culture Camp
SPACE IS LIMITED SO REGISTER EARLY TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!!
>> Click here to REGISTER
AFTH has partnered with the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania to present its first Culture Camp, for families who have adopted Chinese children, August 15-17, 2008, to be held at Camp Laughing Waters Girl Scout Camp in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. There will be lots of fun for everyone with activities for adults and children. The adult groups will include such activities as Tai Chi, Chinese Calligraphy, Developmental issues of the Chinese adoptee and much more. Some of the children’s activities will be Chinese dance, storytelling, t-shirt making with Chinese symbols and outdoor Chinese games. Of course there will be swimming for both adults and children.

Families are invited to attend the entire weekend or just for Saturday when all activities take place. Friday check in will be from 6 to 8PM with a campfire and snack. Checkout will be Sunday at 11:30AM (continental breakfast included). Sleeping accommodations are platform tents (with bathrooms and showers close by) which sleep four, or cabins for several families to share, which sleep 26 (they have bathrooms and kitchens but no A/C and cost $25 more than the tents). Bring bedding, sheets, towels and toiletries. We suggest bringing a fan if you choose to stay in a cabin.

The costs are $100 per adult, $70 for children over 3 and $20 for children under 3. The cost covers all meals (snack on Friday, 3 meals on Saturday and a continental breakfast on Sunday) accommodations and activities. There is a $15 non-refundable deposit to be submitted with your registration and that will go toward the entire cost for a family. Costs are the same if you choose to only attend the Saturday activities or the entire damp event.

Much of the camp will be run by volunteer parents and volunteers from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania. This will be a camp facilitated by those who can pitch in and help by waiting tables, bringing food from the kitchen to the tables and the ever popular clean up of trash and other debris.

You do not have to be an AFTH family to attend the camp so tell your friends who have adopted from China through other resources.

Saturday, September 20
Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Fesitval
South Side