See Pictures from the Chinese Lunar New Year Parade
2008 Chinese New Year Splendor
Where: Radio City Music Hall
When:January 30-February 9, 2008
Cost: $58-$150
World-class performers will be featured in this showcase of the rich cultural heritage of the Chinese people, plus some of the best artistic traditions of the West.
Year of the Rat Dumpling Making Workshop at the China Institute For Families!
Where: China Institute, 125 East 65th Street, 212-744-8181
When: Sunday, February 10, 2008
Cost: $35 member/$40 non-member for one child and one adult
Each Sunday during the Lunar New Year Celebration the China Institute will host a dumpling making workshop for families.
Preparing for the New Year: Walking Tour
Saturdays January 26, February 2 & 8, 2008; 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Where: Begins @ MoCA, 70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor. Please call (212)619-4785 for more information.
Fee: $12/person, $10/student and senior, $6/member, free/children under 5; advance registration required. Space is limited.
Lunar New Year is the liveliest and most important celebration in Chinese culture and Chinatown is the place to experience it. MoCA's walking tour takes guests through New York Chinatown to learn about holiday traditions and customs; discover the area's history; and sample a few New Year's treats. Tours are conducted in English and are led by MoCA docents with personal or family roots in the neighborhood. In case of inclement weather, tours will be held in the galleries. For information and reservations please call (212)619-4785.
China Institute Lion Dance
Where: China Institute, 125 East 65th Street, 212-744-8181
When:Sunday, February 10, 2008 11 AM–12 PM
Cost: FREE!
Greet the Year of the Pig with a Lion Dance. This folk tradition is performed by acrobats and martial artists dressed in colorful costumes and accompanied by drums and gongs. This event is very popular and only early arrival can guarantee a good view of the performance. The Lion Dance is held on East 65th Street outside China Institute so prepare for cold weather.
23rd Annual Lunar New Year Festival of Chinese Dance, Music & Peking Opera
When: Saturday, February 16 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, February 17 at 2 p.m.
Where: Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at NYU, 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South) in Greenwich Village
Tickets: $25-35
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