All is ready for the 36th FACC Gala this Oct. 25
By Susan Palmes-Dennis ROCKINGHAM, North Carolina—It’s only days, even hours, away from the 36th Annual Gala of the Filipino-American Community of the Carolinas (FACC) and excitement for the event among the Filipino-Americans is palpable, lead organizers said. Scheduled this Saturday (Oct. 25), the FACC Gala will open at 5 pm at the Le Meridien Hotel in downtown Charlotte and it’s expected to draw more than 500 guests, said FACC 2nd Vice President Edelweiss de Guzman Vogel, who chairs this year’s annual event. With North Carolina House Representative Maria Cervania as special guest, the 36th Grand Gala takes on the theme of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere, specifically entitled ‘Touch Me Not: Sulyap Sa Noli (A Glimpse of Noli). ‘ This novel along with its sequel El Filibusterismo is a dramatization of inequity and injustice in the Philippines during Spanish colonial rule. In particular the Gala will be treated to a dramatization of Chapter 16 ...