Lunar New Year
February 1, 2016
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Lunar New Year events
Continued from page 15
Garden. Festivities include “Rolling in the
Wealth,” a Chinese Wishing Tree, lion dances on
weekends, a lantern display, and more. The
celebration culminates with traditional lantern
viewing February 19 to 22 from 6:30 to 8:30pm
(tickets required). For info, including a complete
schedule of events, call (503) 228-8131 or visit
<www.lansugarden.org>.
Multnomah County Library
Lunar New Year events
Feb 9, 13, 14 & 20; Feb 9, 6-7:30pm, Holgate
Library (7905 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland); Feb
13, 1-3pm, Gregory Heights Library (7921 NE
Sandy Blvd, Portland); Feb 14, 3-4:30pm,
Woodstock Library (6008 SE 49th Ave,
Portland); Feb 20, 2-4pm, Midland Library (805
SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Celebrate the Lunar
New Year and welcome the Year of the Monkey
with cultural performances, educational
activities, and light refreshments. For info, call
(503) 988-5389 (Holgate), (503) 988-5386
(Gregory Heights), (503) 988-5399 (Woodstock),
or (503) 988-5392 (Midland), or visit <events.
multcolib.org>.
Cherry Blossom Center
Lunar New Year celebration
Feb 12, 11:15am, East Portland Community
Center, Cherry Blossom Center (740 SE 106th
Ave, Portland). Enjoy lunch and cultural perfor-
mances at a Lunar New Year celebration. The
event benefits the Meals On Wheels program at
the Cherry Blossom Center. For info, contact
Colette at (503) 953-8104 or e-mail <Colette.
Livermore@mealsonwheelspeople.org>.
Lunar New Year
at Hing Hay Park
Feb 13, 11am-4pm, Hing Hay Park (423
Maynard Ave S, Seattle). Celebrate the Year of
the Monkey at the Chinatown-International
District Lunar New Year Festival. The event
features lion and dragon dances, taiko drum-
ming, entertainment, food, and more. For info,
call (206) 382-1197 or visit <www.cidbia.org>.
PSU Tet Show
Feb 13, 5pm, Portland State University,
Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom,
Room 355 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland).
Enjoy entertainment, a lion dance, an ao dai
(long dress) fashion show, dan tranh and dan
bau (traditional instrument) performances,
games, door prizes, food, and more at the PSU
Tet Show, presented by the PSU Vietnamese
Student Association. Doors open at 5:00pm. For
info, call (503) 725-5855, e-mail <vsa@pdx.edu>,
or visit <www.psuvsa.weebly.com>. To buy
tickets, call (503) 725-3307.
CCBA Lunar New Year dinner
Feb 15, 6pm, HK Café (4410 SE 82nd Ave,
Portland). Join members of the Chinese
Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA)
for a Lunar New Year celebration. The program
features an eight-course dinner, a lion dance,
and a raffle. A portion of the ticket price benefits
the CCBA scholarship program. For info, or to
buy tickets, call Mary at (503) 590-5815, e-mail
Janet at <janetslee13@gmail.com>, or visit
<www.ccbaportland.org>.
API Forward Lunar New
Year fundraising dinner
Feb 16, 5:30-7:30pm, Mandarin Cove (111
SW Columbia St, Portland). Connect with old
friends, meet new ones, and welcome the Year of
the Monkey at API Forward’s Lunar New Year
event. The evening, which includes an
eight-course Chinese meal, a silent auction, and
a short program, supports API Forward, an
education foundation for the leadership
advancement of local Asians and Pacific
Islanders. Free parking is available courtesy of
the restaurant. (The parking garage is located
between First and Second Avenues on S.W.
Jefferson Street, on the left side of the street.)
For info, call (503) 502-2386 or e-mail
<apiforwardfoundation@gmail.com>. To buy
tickets,
visit
<www.facebook.com/API
Forward>.
Oregon Asian Celebration
Feb 20-21, 10am-7pm (Sat), 10am-6pm
(Sun), Lane Events Center (796 W 13th Ave,
Eugene, Ore.). Attend “Share the Fun, We’re
31,” the 2016 edition of the annual Oregon Asian
Celebration. Visitors enjoy a bustling array of
Asian culture through a colorful marketplace,
Asian and Asian-American entertainment, arts
and crafts, cooking and martial arts
demonstrations, youth activities, exhibits,
Asian cuisine, and more. For info, or to obtain a
complete schedule of activities, call (541)
554-9350 or (541) 682-7332, or visit <www.
asiancelebration.org>.
CRAFTING THE NEW YEAR. All About China: Stories, Songs, Crafts, and More for Kids features craft
ideas, including directions on how to make a Lunar New Year Lantern.
Explore the Lunar New Year
and more in All About China
Continued from page 12
were introduced to China by way of the
Silk Road.
Since a large part of the Lunar New Year
is celebrating with food, the book also
includes some delicious and easy recipes.
Kid Friendly Long Life Noodles will please
any palate while Soy Sauce and Ginger
Chicken tickles the tastebuds and delights
guests. Finish off with some Festive
Almond or Mango Jello that the kids can
help make.
Finally, one craft shows how to make
your own red envelopes, called hong bao,
for the Lunar New Year. These are a
Read The Asian Reporter –
API Pride Lunar
New Year Banquet
exactly as it’s printed here – online!
Feb 27, 5:30-8:30pm, Szechuan Chef (5331
SW Macadam Ave, Portland). Join members of
API Pride for the organization’s annual Lunar
New Year Banquet. API Pride supports lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people of
Asian and Pacific Islander (API) descent in
Oregon. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
877-9379 or e-mail <api.pride@gmail.com>.
Visit <www.asianreporter.com>
and click the “Online Paper (PDF)”
link to download our last two issues.
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