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Chinese New Year Family Festival 2019 at the China Institute

February 9, 2019 by Teresa Wang

Kick off the Year of the Pig with China Institute’s signature New Year Celebration for families. The festival opens with a lion dance followed by New Year-themed workshops and activities including dumpling making, lantern-making, Music at China Institute workshops, Chinese New Year Woodblock Printing with Dr. Li Mingjie, a puppet performance by Yu’er Liu, face painting, New Year treats, games, and a special music performance by the Stephanie Chou Trio.

Date: Sunday, February 10th

Time: 11 am – 3 pm

Location: 40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor (China Institute)

Age: All ages

General Admission: Free
Ticketed Workshops: Member: Adult $15, Children $5; Non-Member: Adult $20, Children $5

For the full schedule, and to RSVP for workshop tickets, please visit their website HERE!

Lunar New Year Family Festival

February 18, 2016 by Deirdre McAndrew

Lunar New Year Family Festival. Celebrate this New Year at MOCA with Chinese and Chinese American traditions. Enjoy folk arts with zodiac themed arts & crafts, festive music and dance performances, teaching artist demonstrations, storytelling, and much more.

Performances and Demonstrations:

11a: Lion Dance Performance and Workshop by the Columbia University Lion Dance Troupe
1p – 3p: New Year Festival Dances with the Chinatown’s Red Silk Dancers
2p: Tastes of the New Year (Tasting & Demonstrations)

Workshops & Other Activities:

11a – 4p: Drop in Arts and Crafts Activities: Fantastic Firecrackers and Zany Zodiac Puppets
11a – 4p: Rest + Play
12p, 1p, 3p: Legends Story Time

Teaching Artist Demonstrations

11a – 4p: Calligraphy Corner with Tianyi Shan
11a – 2p: Fish for More! with OrigamiTree.com’s Jenny Chan
12p – 2p: Balloon Animal Art with Artist Corinne Robkin
2p – 4p : Zodiac Face Painting
2p – 4p: Puppet Making + Puppetry with Chinese Theatre Works

Some events are ticketed, some are free with admission (limited capacity).

Can’t make it Saturday? Walking Tour Special: Preparing for the New Year in Chinatown will occur Sunday, February 22nd from 11a – 1p.

Date: Saturday, February 20th [Read more…] about Lunar New Year Family Festival

Family Festival at Governors Island!

May 23, 2015 by Deirdre McAndrew

Family Festival at Governors Island! 11th Annual Family Festival! The Family Festival celebrates the Island, play, and nature! As always, it will kick off an exciting summer of programming on Governors Island. Come for puppet-making with Lisa Abbatomarco, hand-made Trout Crowns and Sharks Galore with NY Aquarium, story-making with Story Pirates, the Central Park Zoo Wildlife Theater’s Butterfly Boogie, Arm of the Sea’s Hook, Line, and Sinker, compost learning and animal care with Earth Matter, flower planting with the Trust for Governors Island, live music, ice cream, face painting and tons of fun!

Environment, conservation, and sustainability are central to the Island’s identity. The Family Festival will explore the intersection of these themes and art making, another major focus of the Governors Island community. This year, the festival will take place in Nolan Park in the Island’s historic district.

Date: Sunday, May 24th [Read more…] about Family Festival at Governors Island!