Lunar New Year Festival 2013 | Oakland

Join Oakland Asian Cultural Center and celebrate the Year of the Snake on February 16, 2013 with cultural performances, arts & crafts for the kids and workshops for the whole family.

Elements of Chinese, Korean, Mongolian, Vietnamese, and Philippine cultures will be featured in the daylong celebration.

Lunar New Year Activities

Arts & Crafts | 11:00am-4:30pm

Featuring Artist Nancy Hom’s Mandala project, and exhibit curated by Raymond Tang. There will also be New Year Button-making with The New Hall, Hawaiian Paper Leis, Chinese New Year Paper Snakes, Chabana Japanese Flower Arranging, making a Fukuwarai Japanese New Year game, Vietnamese paper Dragons for Tet, and more.

Cultural Performances | 12:00pm-2:30pm

• Jamaesori
• China’s Spirit Music Ensemble
• Patty Chu’s Chinese Folk Dance Troupe
• Ger Youth Center
• Winnie Wong & Diana Rowan
• Judith Kajiwara & Hip-Hop Students
• Shaolin Buddhist Temple & Education Foundation

Cultural Performances | 2:30pm-3:30pm

• Ryu-Q Murasaki Daiko
• Halau Makana
• Judith Kajiwara & Butoh Dance Students
• Seibi Lee
• Chaandam Youth Dance Company

Artist Workshops | 3:45pm-4:30pm

Want to learn more about an art form you saw on stage? Here’s your chance to get a free, hands-on opportunity to check out these amazing artists and their craft up close.

• Intro to Kathak Dance w/Seibi Lee
• Intro to Hula w/Halau Makana
• Intro to Korean Drumming w/Dohee Lee & Adria Otte
• Intro to Shaolin Gong Fu w/Sheldon Callahan

 

Links: Event details

Cost: FREE
Categories: **Annual Event**, East Bay, Fairs & Festivals, KFOG, Kids & Families, Live Music, Lunar New Year, San FranFREEsco, Theater & Performance Submitted by Becca Bandit