Join AsianInNY to celebrate Lunar New Year, the Year of Rat, with all the exciting activities in Queens Center Mall. Join us for a day of FREE performance, giveaways and kids interactive area to learn everything about Lunar New Year!
Jan 25th 2020 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
90-15 Queens Blvd, Elmhurst, NY 11373 (LEVEL 2, ACROSS FROM STARBUCKS)
Ring in the Year of the Rat at Queens Center Mall’s festive Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, Jan 25th, noon to 3PM on Level 2, Center Court. Join us for traditional Asian Cultural Performances, Lion Dance, Chinese Dance, Live Music, Crafts Making, and Photo Booth.
Enjoy special promotions from participating stores and be one of first 200 guests to receive a traditional Lucky Red Envelope with great prizes and gifts inside. There will also be a kids-learning interactive area to get your kids for hands-on experience to learn everything about Lunar New Year!
Stage Performance:
MC: Valerina Young
Lion Dance: New York Hung Sing Kwoon
Music Performance: QM Children’s Rock Band
Chinese Dance Performance: Ashley Dance Center
Singing Performance: Pamela J Powell
Kids Dance Performance: Power Girls
K-Pop Dance Performance: Amber Lee
Kids Demonstration Stations:
Jenny Chan: New Year of Rat Crafts
Jenny W. Chan is the founder of Origami Tree, a one-stop resource with hundreds of free arts and crafts tutorials for children, parents, and teachers. She has been featured on the Rachael Ray Show, CBS News, Good Housekeeping, and has even taught First Lady McCray. Jenny offers crafting tutorials and giveaways regularly on her YouTube channel, home to over 130,000 subscribers and 23 million views. You can find her at YouTube.com/OrigamiTree.
Sarah Wang: Red Envelope Lantern Making
A photographer and curator born in Harbin, China, Sarah grew up in the Bay Area from the age of six. She earned her BA in Art Education from San Francisco State University with an emphasis in drawing and painting as well as a CA Teaching Credential in K-12 Art Education. In 2014, Sarah along with fellow artist, Shaina Yang opened an alternative art space in the Lower East Side, called City Bird Gallery. They offered an experimental space for emerging & professional artists as well as student and community organizations to exhibit their work.