Scholarly Arts of China
February 3 – 27, 2005
Special concert: February 10, 2005
Samsung Hall
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street - San Francisco, CA 94102
Visiting Chinese scholar-artist Li Xiangting and Bay Area musician Wang Fei will help the Asian Art Museum celebrate the Chinese New Year in February. Li will present painting, calligraphy, xiao (flute) and guqin (Chinese zither) demonstrations from February 3 through February 13. Wang will present Chinese zither (guqin and guzheng) demonstrations from February 17 through February 27. Li is acknowledged as one the most important guqin players of his generation and is a Professor at the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing. Wang is director of the North American Guqin Association (NAGA) and a guqin and guzheng instructor at University of California, Berkeley. The demonstrations will be held Thursday – Sunday from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. A special concert featuring both Li Xiangting and Wang Fei will be held on February 10, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
Admission: Free with museum admission of $5 - $10
Special concert: $5 museum members, $10 general (includes museum admission)
Tickets beginning January 10: online or Admission Desk.
For more information visit the museum website or call (415) 581-3500.
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Parade in the New Year
Through February 27, 2005
Chinese Historical Society of America
965 Clay Street
San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
The Chinese Historical Society of America presents Parade in the New Year, an exhibition of the history of the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade. Sponsored by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the exhibit tells the story of the parade through photographs, documents, costumes and props.
Evolving from a community affair into an event that actively promoted Chinese culture to mainstream America, the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade is now one of the largest parades in the country. Parade in the New Year documents this transformation through images and interviews.
Admission: $3
Hours: Tuesday - Friday 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.,
Saturday and Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more information call (415) 391-1188 or visit the Society’s website.
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Losar (Tibetan New Year) at the Berkeley Jewish Community Center
February 9, 2005—7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Berkeley Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA
The day-long celebration will start with a scarf offering to His Holiness the Dalai Lama followed by Prayer and tea. There will also be performances by Tibetan artists.
For more information visit the Tibetan Association of Northern California website or email contact@tanc.org.
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Losar at First Congregational Church
February 11, 2005—7:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
First Congregational Church
2501 Harrison Street
Oakland, CA
Admission: $25
For more information visit the Tibetan Association of Northern California website or email contact@tanc.org.
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Losar Pot Luck at Berkeley Marina Park
February 12, 2005— 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Berkeley Marina Park
Berkeley, CA
For more information visit the Tibetan Association of Northern California website or email contact@tanc.org.
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Losar Celebration in Santa Barbara
February 13, 2005—9:00 a.m.
Vairotsana Foundation
1524 Anacapa St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Traditional Tibetan chang (home-made rice wine), butter tea, and kapse (cookies) will be served. A potluck dinner starts at 4:00 p.m.
Fore more information call (805) 899-8177 or email info@vairotsana.org or visit the Vairotsana Foundation website.
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Tết Festival
February 11-13th, 2005
Garden Grove Park
9301 Westminster Blvd.
Garden Grove, CA92844
As a means to preserve tradition, the Vietnamese American community of Southern California celebrates the annual Lunar New Year Festival, known as the Tết Festival.
The Tết Festival is a long standing tradition, and the year 2005 marks the 23rd Lunar New Year celebration for the Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California (UVSA). Beginning in 1982, in recognizing the cultural significance of Tết, UVSA has organized an annual celebration of Tết in Southern California to maintain a core tradition in the Vietnamese community. The Tết Festival also serves as a means to fund community programs and projects. Because this event attracts more than 150,000 patrons yearly, it serves as the largest cultural event in the Little Saigon community.
This year, as the Year of the Rooster is celebrated in the City of Garden Grove, thousands of people, young and old, are expected to attend the festival.
Fore more information see the website.
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Tết Festival and Performance
February 12, 2005—Festival 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Performance starts at 6:00 p.m.
San Joaquin Delta College
5151 Pacific Avenue - Stockton, CA 95207
Performance will include Vietnamese Traditional Dancers, Dragon dancing, fashion show, singing, skits and more.
Admission: Festival is free; Performance is $10
For tickets call SJDC Box Office: (209) 954-5110 or for more information see the college website.
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Vietnamese Tết Festival & Parade
February 13, 2005— 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Downtown San Jose, on Market St.
The Vietnamese Spring Parade features marching bands from throughout the Bay Area, Vietnamese dance and cultural groups, floats highlighting historical events and landmarks of Vietnamese history, and wide participation by students from local schools.
Admission: Free
Fore more information call (408) 292-8232 or visit the website.
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Ji-shin-bal-ki – Korean New Year Celebrations
February 12, 2005
San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley Korean restaurants and shops
To celebrate the New Year a group of P’ungmul players (the traditional Korean art of drumming, singing, dancing, and playing instruments) from the Korean Youth Cultural Center (KYCC) in Oakland will visit Korean businesses in the Bay Area. Ji-shin-bal-ki, literally meaning “treading on the spirits of the Earth," is a traditional practice from Korea. P’ungmul players would visit every household in a village to wish them health and prosperity. Ji-shin-bal-ki is still performed in several Korean-American communities. Each year, members of KYCC pay visits to the Korean restaurants and shops in San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley, wishing another prosperous year for the community.
For more information call (510) 652-4964.
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Lunar New Year Celebration
February 12, 2005—12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
388 Ninth Street, Suite 290
Oakland, CA 94607
To help usher in the year 4703 as the Year of the Rooster, the Oakland Asian Cultural Center is planning an afternoon long festival. The theme of the festival is a Celebration of Youth, and the activities planned - although appealing to all ages - were chosen primarily for their youthful components.
Admission: Free
For more information call (510) 637-0462 or visit the Center’s website.
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Los Angeles Golden Dragon Parade
February 12, 2005—2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Chinatown, North Broadway
Los Angeles, CA
Drawing more than 50,000 visitors each year the Golden Dragon Parade features floats, marching bands, government officials, dignitaries, entertainers, local business leaders and cultural groups.
For more information visit the Parade website.
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2005 Chinese New Year Faire
February 12, 2005—10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
February 13, 2005—
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Asian Historic Thematic District
Third Avenue and J Street - San Diego, CA
Over 50 food and craft vendors will share in this Chinese New Year celebration. A children's cultural exhibit will feature opportunities to make a traditional Chinese lantern and learn the Chinese zodiac. All children are encouraged to participate in the annual lantern parade. Sponsored by the San Diego Chinese Center.
For more information call (619) 234-7844 or visit the Faire’s website.
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Chinese New Year Parade
February 19, 2005—5:30 p.m.
From Market at 2 nd Street to Kearny at Washington St.
San Francisco, CA
The Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade claims to be the largest event of its kind outside of Asia. Since 1958, the parade has been under the direction of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Over 100 units will participate in the Year of the Rooster parade. A San Francisco tradition since just after the Gold Rush, the parade is attended by hundreds of thousands of people that come to watch it on the street or tune in to watch it on television.
This year's Chinese New Year Parade will be broadcast live on KTVU Fox 2 or KTSF Channel 26 (Chinese broadcast).
For more information visit the parade website.
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Chinese Community Street Fair
February 19, 2005—10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Grant Avenue from California to Broadway
February 20, 2005
Pacific Avenue from Kearny to Stockton
San Francisco, CA
The Chinese Community Street Fair will feature Chinese cultural arts such as kite and lantern making, fine arts demonstrations, folk dance and puppet shows. Traditional and modern entertainment will be performed on the main stage throughout both days.
For more information visit the Fair’s website.
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Lao Iu Mien Culture Association New Year Party
February 19, 2005—4:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Bjornson Hall
2258 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA
Admission: $15
For more information call (510) 409-6378.
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