Chinese New Year Festival 2012
Feb. 4 & 5, Sat.-Sun.
10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., rain or shine!
Visitors can experience the beauty of Chinese music, dance, and culture as the arrival of the Year of the Dragon is celebrated at a Chinese New Year festival on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 4 & 5, at The Huntington. Hours for the event are 10:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. All activities are included with general admission.
Performances
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Location
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SaturdayFeb. 4 |
SundayFeb. 5 |
| Dragon dancers |
Scott Galleries Lawn |
11 a.m.
1 p.m.
3 p.m. |
11 a.m.
1 p.m.
3 p.m. |
| Martial Arts & Qi Gong |
Friends’ Hall* |
11 a.m.12 p.m. |
11 a.m.12 p.m. |
| Mask Changing (Bian Lian) |
Friends’ Hall* |
2 p.m.
3 p.m. |
2 p.m.
3 p.m. |
| Readings / Book Signings |
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| Author Oliver Chin & Illustrator Jennifer Wood Year of the Dragon** |
Overseers’ Room |
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
| Demonstrations |
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| Chinese Brush Painting by Pei-Fang Liang |
Library Lawn |
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
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11 a.m.-2 p.m. |
| Calligraphy |
Boone Gallery Foyer |
11 a.m.-4 p.m. |
11 a.m.-4 p.m. |
| Tai Chi |
Library Lawn |
12:30 p.m.2:30 p.m.
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| Martial Arts – Shaolin Temple Cultural Center |
Library Lawn |
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12:30 p.m.2:30 p.m. |
| Traditional Chinese Landscape Painter Bo Hong |
Entrance Pavilion |
11 a.m.-4 p.m. |
11 a.m.-4 p.m. |
| Noodle pulling by Chef Huang |
TBD |
11:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m. |
11:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m. |
| Music |
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| Spring Thunder Chinese Music |
Chinese Garden |
11 a.m.-1 p.m. |
11 a.m.-1 p.m. |
| String and Bamboo Orchestra |
Chinese Garden |
2-4 p.m. |
2-4 p.m. |
| Other Highlights |
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| Flower market |
Entrance Pavilion |
All day |
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| Penjing display, courtesy of the Southern Breeze Society |
Chinese Garden |
All day |
All day |
| Floral arrangements by Rosa Zee |
Chinese Garden/Entrance Pavilion |
All day |
All day |
| Scavenger hunt for children |
TBD |
10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. |
10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. |
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