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Title: Chinese New Year Celebrations
Post by: Lise on Feb 16 07 04:24
Just thought if anyone's interested.....

  Saturday Feb 17 at Central Court, Lougheed Town Centre,

  10.30am to 1pm             Chinese Calligraphy

11am to 12noon              Lion Dance - traditional Kung Fu

12noon to 1pm                Chinese/ English songs

1.30pm to 4pm               Kim's pottery

1.30pm to 2pm               Korean traditional mask dance & drum

2.30pm to 3pm               Grace Lee Gayagum

3.30pm to 4pm                Korean traditional dance
Title: Re: Chinese New Year Celebrations
Post by: purelife on Feb 16 07 04:25
1.30pm to 4pm               Kim's pottery

 
LOL, not my class, btw. ;)
Title: Re: Chinese New Year Celebrations
Post by: Sportsdude on Feb 16 07 04:25
looks like a lot of fun. Weird how they do chinese new year on mardi gras day lol.  
Title: Re: Chinese New Year Celebrations
Post by: Lise on Feb 16 07 04:28
I have to wonder what kinda pottery class...... ROTFL.

    Other stuff:

  Mr. Ho Wonton House on 6731 Kingsway, Burnaby is having a lion dance on Saturday Feb 17th at 8pm.

  The Royal City Star Riverboat Casino at New Wesminster is also having a big celebration with Chinese treas (green tea and candies) as well as a lion dance at 4pm.
Title: Re: Chinese New Year Celebrations
Post by: Lise on Feb 16 07 04:36
There will be a CNY parade starting from Dr. Sun Yat Sen Gardens on Sunday, the 18th Feb at 12noon. Parade to begin at Pender Street.

    For those on Vancouver Island......

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 Chinese New Year falls on February 18 this year. Kick off the Year of the Boar in style amid Chinese lantern decorations and displays of traditional teaware. We'll be serving fortune cookies and a selection of rare and exotic Chinese teas.

 Free!

 Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

 Location: Silk Road Aromatherapy & Tea Co., 1624 Government Street

 
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Title: Re: Chinese New Year Celebrations
Post by: Russ on Feb 16 07 05:18
Are they going to have all that artillery, er, I mean fireworks going off everywhere like they did when I was in china for this celebration? It was CRAZY! I loved it! lol.
Title: Re: Chinese New Year Celebrations
Post by: kingy on Feb 16 07 09:34
purelife's name is kim?
Title: Re: Chinese New Year Celebrations
Post by: Sportsdude on Feb 16 07 09:38
shhhhh kingy. shhhhh