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House of the Philippines
47th Annual Lawn Program June 15, 2008
Program begins at 2:00PM
Food: Pancit, Adobo, Lumpia, Turon, & Rice
Performers: PASACAT Dance Troup & COMB Insturmental Performers
Special Event: Philippine Clothing
House of the Philippines Members Present: 16
The history of the House of the Philippines involvement with
HPR's Lawn Program
House of the Philippines started the annual lawn program once it owned-shared a house in 1961. The other original houses started in 1935 but due to WWII the lawn program did not come to be till the end of the 40's. Currently the House of the Philippines celebrates it's 47th annual lawn program to celebrate Philippine Independence form the United States.
History of the HRP Lawn Program
On Sunday afternoons, from 12 - 4 p.m. the cottages are open to the public, showcasing crafts, artifacts, art work, music, videos and other cultural information from their respective countries. Volunteers are present to provide samples of ethnic pastries to visitors and to answer questions about the cottages and their activities. One house is featured each week, serving a fuller range of traditional food and presenting a "Lawn Program" from 2 - 3 p.m. on the HPR stage, featuring music, song and dance numbers performed by members of the cottage or by groups brought in for the occasion. HPR programs are attended by a wide assortment of people and for myriad reasons. Many San Diego "regulars" come every week to sample the ever-changing assortment of pastries, stroll through the beautiful park grounds, or to meet up with friends. Others come to support their favorite country or performer whenever their Lawn Program is on the stage. Some bring visiting friends from overseas to compare the cottages to what they have in their home country. Interspersed with the local San Diegans are tourists from Alaska to Florida and Japan to Mexico, wandering through the cottages, sampling exotic foods, taking pictures of the displays and sharing their plans and experiences from past or future trips abroad.
On Sunday afternoons, from 12 - 4 p.m. the cottages are open to the public, showcasing crafts, artifacts, art work, music, videos and other cultural information from their respective countries. Volunteers are present to provide samples of ethnic pastries to visitors and to answer questions about the cottages and their activities. One house is featured each week, serving a fuller range of traditional food and presenting a "Lawn Program" from 2 - 3 p.m. on the HPR stage, featuring music, song and dance numbers performed by members of the cottage or by groups brought in for the occasion. HPR programs are attended by a wide assortment of people and for myriad reasons. Many San Diego "regulars" come every week to sample the ever-changing assortment of pastries, stroll through the beautiful park grounds, or to meet up with friends. Others come to support their favorite country or performer whenever their Lawn Program is on the stage. Some bring visiting friends from overseas to compare the cottages to what they have in their home country. Interspersed with the local San Diegans are tourists from Alaska to Florida and Japan to Mexico, wandering through the cottages, sampling exotic foods, taking pictures of the displays and sharing their plans and experiences from past or future trips abroad.
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