MUSEUM OF CHINESE IN AMERICA (MOCA)’S TWO EXHIBITIONS EXPLORING ARCHITECTURE IN CHINESE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES

December 10th, 2015

The Museum of Chinese in America is pleased to announce that due to popular demand, SUB URBANISMS: Casino Urbanization, Chinatowns, and the Contested American Landscape and Chinese Style: Rediscovering the Architecture of Poy Gum Lee, 1923 – 1968, exhibitions which were previously scheduled to close on January 31, have been extended through March 27, 2016. [Read More]

The Grand Tour: Big Apple Circus Family Benefit with Guest Ringmaster Jim Gaffigan Raised More Than $420,000

December 10th, 2015

Big Apple Circus hosted its annual Holiday Season Family Benefit, a special event that raises funds for the nonprofit performing arts institution’s community programs, on Saturday, November 21, 2015 under the Big Top in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center (62nd Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues), and featured comedian Jim Gaffigan as Guest Ringmaster. The event was attended by 1,100 audience members and raised more than $420,000 to support the company’s community programs. [Read More]

2016 “Happy Chinese New Year” New York City Festival Announced

November 24th, 2015

The China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and the U.S.-China Cultural Institute, Cultural Associate of the Committee of 100, announced today at a press conference at Lincoln Center that Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun, the New York Philharmonic, National Dance Institute, Fireworks by Grucci, and New York School of Interior Design will be among the prestigious partners participating in the many exciting events throughout New York City that will comprise the second annual “Happy Chinese New Year: Fantastic Art China” festival in February 2016. [Read More]