{"id":50733,"date":"2015-02-28T08:35:47","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T12:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=50733"},"modified":"2015-01-30T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T04:00:08","slug":"mocafamily-lunar-new-year-family-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=50733","title":{"rendered":"MOCAFAMILY: Lunar New Year Family Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

02\/28\/2015 11am-4pm
\nThe Museum of Chinese in America
\n215 Centre Street New York, NY 10013
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nBlaaast 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 \u2013 and much more family fun at MOCA, so herd on over!<\/p>\n

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.
\nFESTIVAL SCHEDULE<\/p>\n

Performances & Demonstrations<\/p>\n

11:00 am: Lion Dance Performance and Workshop by the Columbia University Lion Dance Troupe
\n1:00 pm, 3:00 pm: New Year Festival Dances with the Chinatown\u2019s Red Silk Dancers*
\n2:00 pm: Tastes of the New Year: Tasting & Demonstration<\/p>\n

Workshops & Other Activities<\/p>\n

11:00 am \u2013 4:00 pm: Drop in Arts and Crafts Activities: Fantastic Firecrackers and Zany Zodiac Puppets
\n11:00 am \u2013 4:00 pm: Rest + Play
\n12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm: Legends Story Time<\/p>\n

Teaching Artist Demonstrations<\/p>\n

11:00 am \u2013 4:00 pm: Calligraphy Corner with Tianyi Shan
\n11:00 am \u2013 2:00 pm: Fish for More! with OrigamiTree.com\u2019s Jenny Chan
\n12:00 pm \u2013 2:00 pm: Balloon Animal Art with Artist Corinne Robkin
\n2:00 pm \u2013 4:00 pm: Zodiac Face Painting<\/p>\n

* Denotes a ticketed event. Ticketed events are free with admission, but have limited capacity.<\/p>\n

Please check back on the webpage for updates on the festival schedule.<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit
\nhttp:\/\/www.mocanyc.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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