02/28/2015 11am-4pm
The Museum of Chinese in America
215 Centre Street New York, NY 10013
Blaaast into the New Year with MOCA! Visitors of all ages are invited to celebrate Chinese and Chinese American traditions and folk arts! Enjoy an awe-inspiring lion dance, create zodiac themed crafts, embark on storytelling journeys, and sway along with Chinatown’s Red Silk Dancers – and much more family fun at MOCA, so herd on over!
Tickets: $10/person; $8 for all MOCA Dual and Individual Level Members; Free for MOCA Family Level Members and above, children under 2, and Cool Culture families. Advance online purchase recommended.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Performances & Demonstrations
11:00 am: Lion Dance Performance and Workshop by the Columbia University Lion Dance Troupe
1:00 pm, 3:00 pm: New Year Festival Dances with the Chinatown’s Red Silk Dancers*
2:00 pm: Tastes of the New Year: Tasting & Demonstration
Workshops & Other Activities
11:00 am – 4:00 pm: Drop in Arts and Crafts Activities: Fantastic Firecrackers and Zany Zodiac Puppets
11:00 am – 4:00 pm: Rest + Play
12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm: Legends Story Time
Teaching Artist Demonstrations
11:00 am – 4:00 pm: Calligraphy Corner with Tianyi Shan
11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Fish for More! with OrigamiTree.com’s Jenny Chan
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Balloon Animal Art with Artist Corinne Robkin
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Zodiac Face Painting
* Denotes a ticketed event. Ticketed events are free with admission, but have limited capacity.
Please check back on the webpage for updates on the festival schedule.
For more information, please visit
http://www.mocanyc.org