Christina of Chinatown

LUCKY STAR BAKERY

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My friend Danny from Lucky Star Bakery brought me a traditional Chinese New Year turnip cake.

This turnip cake also has bacon bits & scallions! Yum! This cake is best when reheated and fried.

LUCKY STAR BAKERY

48 Bowery New York, NY 10013-4859
(212) 393-9181

CHINATOWN’S LUNAR NEW YEAR PARADE

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Photo by Antony Wong

MAYOR’S LUNAR NEW YEAR RECEPTION

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Mayor Bloomberg’s Lunar New Year Receptions always have CICF ice cream!

Photo by Frank Yee

Lychee, Almond Cookie, Red Bean, & Mango ice creams were served! Festivities also included drinks, appetizers, and lion dancing.

MAYORS LUNAR NEW YEAR RECEPTION 2012

CRIMSON KINGS AT LUNAR NEW YEAR PARADE

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The Year of the Dragon!

The Crimson King Drum Core perform for our parade.

http://www.crimsonkings.com/

CHINATOWN LUNAR NEW YEAR PARADE

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Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival

Date: Sunday, January 29, 2012

Time: 11:30AM – 4:00PM Festival & Booths

Time: 1:00 PM Parade starts

Location:Starts at Little Italy and goes through the main streets of Lower Manhattan/Chinatown (Mott, Canal, Bowery, Chatham Square, East Broadway, Eldridge, Hester, Forsyth & Grand St.) and ends at the Lower East Side on Grand St by Sara Roosevelt Park.

Cultural Festival & Booth: Sara Roosevelt Park (Canal & Forsyth St)

One block from major subway system, next to Manhattan Bridge, close by Brooklyn Bridge & Holland Tunnel and nearby all out of town buses, and surrounded by major market place.

Background:

The Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & New Year’s Day Firecracker Ceremony was founded in 1999 to provide New york’s Chinese American community with a large scale celebration on par with those in San Francisco and Los Angeles. In recent years it has suppressed it, the event has grown into a New York City-wide affair and New York’s biggest winter tourist attraction, luring thousands of visitors from all over the United States and the world. With the dog parade 5 years ago and 4 years ago the Pig race, 2- colorful float, 20 antique cars, 200 cultural performers & 3000 marchers participating making the parade more exciting. Last year, a record 500,000 spectators flooded the streets of Chinatown to welcome the year of the Rabbit. A truly pan-Asian spectacle, the Parade features cultural performers and organizations from all across Asia, including China, Korea, Japan, Vietman, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Hispanic & American dancer, bands and cultural floats.

Description:

A colorful spectacle featuring floats, marching bands, lion and dragon dancers, antique cars, beauty queens, Asian & Hispanic musical performers, magicians and acrobats, and local organizations. The floats will feature various cultural performances and special guests. Over 6,000 individuals will march in the Parade, which will span every major street in Chinatown. This is the biggest winter parade in the East Coast and a national and international tourist attraction. Elected officials, celebrities and community leaders are scheduled to take part in the Parade, which will be covered by local, national and international media. An outdoor cultural festival will take place at the Sara Roosevelt Park by Canal St & Forsyth St that will feature booths and performances by musicians, dancers, and martial artists.

To celebrate our 13rd year- we have plans for more exciting cultural and artistic entertainment with major cultural troupe from China and 1st time food court.

This year on January 28, 2012, we are working on operating at a school space, if weather warrens it, which holds 2000 people for our booths and performances.

MY CHINATOWN: CHRISTINA SEID

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My Chinatown: Christina Seid

LUNAR NEW YEAR PHOTOS

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Happy New Year!

Photo by Antony Wong

The Crimson Kings band play on Mott Street. Photo by Antony Wong

LUNAR NEW YEAR PHOTOS

THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON 2012

LUNAR NEW YEAR PHOTOS

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More of the Lunar New Year Parade Photos

Photo by Antony Wong

Little Lion Dancer by Antony Wong

LUNAR NEW YEAR PHOTOS
YEAR OF THE DRAGON 2012

CHINESE NEW YEAR IN CHINATOWN

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Gung Hay Fat Choi!

Photo by Antony Wong

LUNAR NEW YEAR PHOTOS

YEAR OF THE DRAGON 2012

LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION AT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF THE ARTS

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Asian American Arts Centre

In collaboraton with

The Children’s Museum of the Arts

Presents

Lunar New Year Celebration!

Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 10:30am – 6pm

Location: 103 Charlton Street, between Hudson St. & Greenwich St., just below West Houston St.
Entrance fee: $10

To celebrate the Lunar New Year 4710 – the Year of the Dragon—the Arts Centre is pleased to announce its annual “Lunar New Year Celebration”, this year in collaboration with the Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA) at its brand new spacious facility. The celebration features many special events, including those of AAAC mainly from 1pm to 5pm: - Ming Liang Lu – master paper-cut artist, particularly of portraits, Rose Ipsen Segal – an acclaimed calligrapher, Kavita Vyas – an Indian Mahendi hand painting artist, Shao Hua Yu and his protégé Wang Wai – masterful in the art of grass animal figurine weaving, and a special performance by Zong Li Lu at 1130am on hisduxianqin (於弦琴), – a traditional one string instrument.

Also featured are: a shadow puppet performance by Chinese Theater Works, a performance by the Chinese lion dancers of P.S. 124, as well as hands-on art making workshops.

Please join us in recognizing time-honored traditions as presented by these select artists as we bring in the Lunar New Year with bright colors, music, and a warm welcoming atmosphere. Children will be entertained by the array of activities prepared by the Museum and the whole family can enjoy the masterful displays of skill that our traditional folk artists will rekindle and revive for one of the most important Asian holidays of the year. The enthusiasm and liveliness of the P.S.124 Lion Dancers will invigorate the senses and a shadow puppet show by The Chinese Theater Works will be an intriguing learning experience for those who have never encountered the art form or “Tiger Tales” before.

This event is part the Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA) series of Multicultural Festivals, one-day festivals tied to various communities in NYC, this one highlights the Chinese American community.

It is an excellent opportunity to indulge the senses and participate in a cultural celebration. Bring the entire family—you won’t want to miss out! The event is open to the public at the Children’s Museum of the Arts and doors open at 10 AM and the festival ends at 6pmEntrance fee is $10 per person. Stay as long as you like!

For more information, please go to http://www.artspiral.org/new.html, or contact AAAC at aaacinfo@artspiral.com. You can check for a schedule of the whole day’s events at www.cmany.orgor http://blog.cmany.org or www.twitter.com/cmainnyc or call the Children’s Museum of the Arts at: (212)274-0986