2019 Spring Tai Chi
Friday Morning Tai Chi Practice
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sept 6 – Nov 22, 2019
Join us every Friday morning at the MIX@Fenwick. We have instructors from the Northern Virginia Tai Chi Club who will take you through Tai Chi routines which is sure to refresh and re-energize you after a long week. Bring your friends and colleagues as all are welcome and the event is free.
- View the 2019 Fall-Tai Chi flyer
Chinese Reading Club
Advanced Chinese Reading Club
2:00 – 3:30pm
Sept – Dec, 2019
Are you interested to read contemporary Chinese short stories and literary works to discuss with others? Then come join our Advanced Chinese Reading Club where you can improve your spoken Chinese in a relaxed atmosphere while discussion contemporary Chinese fiction. Discussions are facilitated by a Chinese literature professor from Beijing Language and Culture University and there are no membership fees or dues required. Contact us for more information.
Meetings will take place during the following dates: Sept. 9, Sept. 23, Oct. 11, Oct. 25, Nov. 8, Nov. 22, and Dec. 2
- Click here for 2019 Spring Chinese Reading Club flyer
Fall Chinese Calligraphy Tuesdays
Chinese Calligraphy
Tuesdays 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Sept 10 – Dec 3, 2019
The free Chinese Calligraphy Workshops every Tuesday at 10am are extended for May. Please join us as we explore this ancient art form. Learn how to create your own visually stunning piece of Chinese calligraphy while practicing the basic techniques that are the foundation of all Chinese brush art. All are welcome in the CIMason reading room in the East Building room 129.
- View the 2019 Fall-Chinese Calligraphy flyer
Fall Chinese Painting Wednesdays
Chinese Painting
Wednesdays 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Sept. 18 – Dec 3, 2019
Please join our Chinese Painting workshops. This semester we will be exploring a variety of exciting and different themes taught by Bob Bernhards, who has been studying and teaching Chinese Painting for over 20 years. Come and create something new each time. Watch as you develop your own portfolio of Chinese Painting masterpieces. All are welcome to our free workshops.
- View the 2019 Fall-Chinese Painting flyer
Fall Hands on Chinese Crafts Fridays
Hands-on Chinese Crafts
Fridays 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Aug 30 – Dec 6, 2019
Are you interested to learn more about Chinese culture? Then come to one of our Hands on Chinese Crafts sessions held every week at the Confucius Institute at Mason’s Reading Room from 12:00pm – 1:30pm on Fridays. Seating is limited at this free event so be sure to arrive early.
Make your own Chinese craft to take home while having fun learning about Chinese culture.
Fall Chinese Game Club Fridays
Chinese Game Club
Fridays 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Aug 23 – Dec 6, 2019
Join us every Friday as we introduce and play a variety of Chinese Games. From Mahjong to Chinese Chess, learn about the interesting games that have enjoyed in China for generations. Make new friends, play old games and enjoy you Friday. Come and Play!
- View the 2019 Fall-Chinese Games Club Flyer
13th Annual China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections
China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections
Monday, November 18, 2019
The HUB Ballroom, GMU Fairfax campus
5:15 pm reception and refreshments
5:50 pm opening remarks
6:00 pm live national webcast moderated by George Stephanopoulos
7:00 pm town hall-style discussion with local audience
The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, George Mason University and the Confucius Institute at Mason are pleased to host one of the local venues for the 13th Annual CHINA Town Hall discussion, “The Effects of the U.S.-China Relationship on Our Communities.”
The evening will begin with a reception and refreshments (hors d’oeuvre) at 5:15 p.m. The substantive portion of the program will begin at 5:50 p.m. with opening remarks and a live national webcast featuring a discussion to be moderated by George Stephanopoulos, Chief Anchor of ABC News. Panelists will include Mr. Stephen A. Orlins, President of the NCUSCR; Dr. Melanie Hart, Senior Fellow and Director for China Policy at the Center for American Progress; Dr. Yasheng Huang, Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management and Faculty Director of Action Learning at MIT’s Sloan School of Management; and Dr. Ely Ratner, Executive Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for a New American Security.
2019 Spring Events Below
2019 Spring Chinese Reading Club
Advanced Chinese Reading Club
Alternating Mondays 2:00 – 3:30pm
Jan – May, 2019
Are you interested to read contemporary Chinese short stories and literary works to discuss with others? Then come join our Advanced Chinese Reading Club where you can improve your spoken Chinese in a relaxed atmosphere while discussion contemporary Chinese fiction. Discussions are facilitated by a Chinese literature professor from Beijing Language and Culture University and there are no membership fees or dues required. Contact us for more information.
- Click here for 2019 Spring Chinese Reading Club flyer
2019 Spring Chinese Calligraphy
Chinese Calligraphy
Tuesdays 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Jan 22 – May 21, 2019
The free Chinese Calligraphy Workshops every Tuesday at 10am are extended for May. Please join us as we explore this ancient art form. Learn how to create your own visually stunning piece of Chinese calligraphy while practicing the basic techniques that are the foundation of all Chinese brush art. All are welcome in the CIMason reading room in the East Building room 129.
2019 Spring Chinese Study Time
Chinese Study Time
Tuesdays 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Jan 22 – May 21, 2019
Wednesdays 10:00am -11:30am
Jan 23 – May 22, 2019
Need help with your Chinese homework? Want to learn how to say simple Chinese phrases, Chinese characters or learn about Chinese culture? Come to the Chinese Study Group at the Confucius Institute at Mason!
Our teachers from Beijing Language and Culture University are eager to help you learn more about China. Bring your lunch and meet them at our Reading Room in Room 129, East Building, Mason Fairfax campus for free tutoring.
- Click here for 2019 Spring-Chinese Study Time flyer
2019 Spring Chinese Painting
Chinese Painting
Wednesdays 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Jan 30 – May 22, 2019
Please join our Chinese Painting workshops. This semester we will be exploring 16 exciting and different themes. Come and create something new each time. Watch as you develop your own portfolio of Chinese Painting masterpieces. All are welcome to our free workshops.
- View the 2019 Spring-Chinese Painting flyer
Chinese Movie Club
Thursdays 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Jan. 24 – May 23, 2019
Chinese Movie Club is starting back again this semester on Jan. 24th. Please join us as we end all of our Fridays with a Movie shown in the CIMason Reading Room. All are welcome and the event is free.
2019 Spring Tai Chi
Friday Morning Tai-Chi Practice
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Jan 25 – May 24, 2019
Join us every Friday morning at the MIX@Fenwick where our teachers will take you through Tai-Chi routines which is sure to refresh and re-energize you after a long week. Bring your friends and colleagues as all are welcome and the event is free.
- View the 2019 Spring-Tai Chi flyer
2019 Spring Hands on Crafts
Hands on Chinese Crafts
Fridays 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Jan 25 – May 24, 2019
Are you interested to learn more about Chinese culture? Then come to one of our Hands on Chinese Crafts sessions held every week at the Confucius Institute at Mason’s Reading Room from 12:00pm – 1:30pm on Fridays. Seating is limited at this free event so be sure to arrive early.
Make your own Chinese craft to take home while having fun learning about Chinese culture.
2019 Spring Chinese Game Club
Chinese Game Club
Fridays 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Jan 25 – may 24, 2019
Join us every Friday as we introduce and play a variety of Chinese Games. From Mahjong to Chinese Chess, learn about the interesting games that have enjoyed in China for generations. Make new friends, play old games and enjoy you Friday. Come and Play!
Spring Festival Celebration-Monday Feb. 11th.
CIMason Spring Festival Celebration
Monday 2:00pm – 4:30pm
February 11, 2019
Piedmont Multi-Purpose Room
Please join us on Monday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. We will be making dumplings, playing games and enjoying the festivities of the holiday. The event is free and all are welcome.
Chinese Film Night: MONSTER HUNT
Chinese Film Night: Monster Hunt
Tuesday, April 9 5-8pm
Fenwick Library 1014
Co-Sponsored by University Libraries and CIMason as part of International Week 2019
On April 9, University Libraries and CIMason will be hosting a free showing of Monster Hunt, a film about a man going on an adventure to return a baby Monster home. This film was hugely popular in China when it came out; now you can see you much you like it. We will serve dinner and have Chinese tea afterwards as we discuss the films and its themes.