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Lunar New Year
more. Mochitsuki also includes stage shows (11:30am-3:30pm)
featuring The Slants, Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo, Portland Taiko,
Utsuki Kai, Takohachi taiko, Oregon Koto Kai, and others. For
info, call (503) 224-1458 or visit <www.mochipdx.org>.
Lunar New
Year events
Lunar New Year at Hing Hay Park
Year of the Rooster Scratch-its
Jan 29, 11am-4pm, Hing Hay Park (423 Maynard Ave S,
Seattle). Celebrate the Year of the Rooster at the Chinatown-
International District Lunar New Year Festival. The event fea-
tures lion and dragon dances, taiko drumming, entertainment,
food, family-friendly activities, and more. For info, call (206)
382-1197 or visit <www.cidbia.org>.
Currently available for sale, Oregon Lottery Retailers. For the
second time, the Oregon Lottery is offering a Lunar New Year
scratch-it game. The red and gold $1 tickets highlight the Year of
the Rooster and feature a top prize of $888. For info, call (503)
540-1000 or visit <www.oregonlottery.org>.
Dragon dance & parade
USPS Year of the Rooster stamp
Now available. The United States Postal Service’s (USPS)
new Forever Stamp commemorating the Lunar New Year is
currently available to the public. Designed by Kam Mak along
with art director Ethel Kessler, the Year of the Rooster stamp is
the tenth of twelve in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series.
The stamp art depicts a rooster emblazoned on hong bao (lucky
red envelopes) as well as a cut-paper design of a rooster and the
Chinese character for rooster drawn in grass-style calligraphy.
For info, call 1-800-275-8777 or visit <www.usps.com>.
Tet Festival at Seattle Center
Jan 21-22, 11am-7pm, Seattle Center (305 Harrison St,
Seattle). Attend Tet Nguyen Dan — the Vietnamese New Year —
presented by Seattle Center Festál in partnership with Tet in
Seattle. Tet Festival 2017 ushers in the Lunar New Year with a
lion dance workshop, performances, food, a children’s area, a
Vietnamese spelling bee and knowledge bowl, and more. For info,
call (206) 684-7200, or visit <www.seattlecenter.com>.
Lunar New Year at The Wing
Jan 28, 11am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific
American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). Celebrate the Year
of the Rooster at The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific
American Experience. The event includes access to the “New
Years All Year Round” exhibit, which highlights Chinese, Lao,
and Polynesian-American traditions and celebrations; a lion
dance (11:00am); and Lunar New Year activities such as games, a
stuffed petting zoo featuring lunar zodiac animals, a scavenger
hunt, prizes, crafts, and more. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or
visit <www.wingluke.org>.
Chinese Spring Festival at PSU
Jan 28, 6-10pm, Portland State University (PSU), Smith
Memorial Student Union Ballroom (1825 SW Broadway,
Portland). Enjoy performances and food at the PSU Chinese
Spring Festival, a Chinese New Year celebration featuring a
fashion show, Chinese dance, ballet, opera singing, wushu, a
raffle drawing, and more. For info, call (503) 725-8576 or visit
<www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute>. To buy tickets, call (503)
725-3307 or visit <www.pdx.edu/boxoffice/home>.
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RINGING IN THE ROOSTER. Kick off the Lunar New Year with
a day of activities in downtown Portland. The January 29 event starts at
N.W. Davis & Third with fireworks and lion dances, is followed by the pa-
rade through downtown Portland, and ends with lion dances held at the
Oregon Historical Society Museum. (AR Photo/Jason Lim)
Lunar New Year kite exhibit
Jan 28-29 & Feb 4-5, 11am-5pm, World Kite Museum and
Hall of Fame (303 Sid Snyder Dr, Long Beach, Wash.). Learn
about kites from ten Asian countries in honor of the Lunar New
Year. The exhibit also features Thai food, Asian-themed movies,
and kite and origami crafts on January 28 and 29. Chinese food,
mahjong demonstrations, and other activities are highlighted on
February 4 and 5. For info, call (360) 642-4020, e-mail <info@
worldkitemuseum.com>, or visit <www.worldkitemuseum.com>.
Chinese New Year celebration
Jan 28-Feb 6 (daily), 10am-5pm, Lan Su Chinese Garden (239
NW Everett St, Portland). Ring in the Chinese Lunar New Year
with a series of activities, performances, and more. Festivities
kick off January 28 with hong bao (lucky red envelopes), a
Chinese Wishing Tree (10:00am-noon), lion dances (11:00am,
1:00pm & 3:00pm), and more. Other activities include storytel-
ling, music and dance performances, calligraphy, a lantern dis-
play, New Year card crafts, and more. The celebration culminates
with traditional lantern viewing February 7 through 12 from 5:30
to 8:00pm (tickets required). For info, or to obtain a schedule of
activities, call (503) 228-8131 or visit <www.lansugarden.org>.
Mochitsuki 2017
Jan 29, 11am-4pm, Portland State University (PSU), Smith
Memorial Student Union (1825 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend
Mochitsuki 2017, the annual Japanese-American New Year
celebration. The event includes mochi pounding, Japanese food,
hands-on activities, performances, ikebana, origami, games, and
Jan 29, 11am-5pm, NW Davis St & NW Third Ave (Portland).
Kick off the Lunar New Year with a mile-long parade in Portland.
The event starts at N.W. Davis & Third with fireworks, lion
dances, and traditional rolls, followed by a parade that marches
through downtown Portland to the Oregon Historical Society
Museum (1200 SW Park Ave, Portland), where more
performances by local lion dance teams are held. For info, call
(503) 222-1741 or visit <www.ohs.org>.
Lunar New Year at Uwajimaya
Jan 29, 2pm & 2:45pm, Uwajimaya Plaza (10500 SW Beaver-
ton-Hillsdale Hwy, Beaverton, Ore.). Watch Lunar New Year
performances held in honor of the Year of the Rooster. The event
features the Sunflower Chinese Dance Troupe at 2:00pm and a
lion dance at 2:45pm. For info, call (503) 643-4512 or visit <www.
uwajimaya.com>.
Chinese New Year storytime
Jan 29, 3pm, Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing (3415 SW
Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, Ore.). Join a Chinese New
Year-themed storytime welcoming the Year of the Rooster. For
info, call (503) 643-3131 or visit <www.powells.com>.
Cherry Blossom Center Lunar New Year
Feb 3, 11:15am, East Portland Community Center,
Multipurpose Rooms (740 SE 106th Ave, Portland). Enjoy an
Asian lunch and cultural performances at a Lunar New Year
celebration benefitting the Meals On Wheels program at the
Cherry Blossom Center. For info, call (503) 953-8104 or e-mail
<colette.livermore@mealsonwheelspeople.org>.
Tet Festival 2017
Feb 4, 9am-5pm, Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall C
(777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland). Celebrate the
Year of the Rooster at the Vietnamese Community of Oregon’s
Tet Festival. The daytime festival features activities including
performances, music, an ao dai (long dress) pageant, activities for
children, recognition of outstanding students, a kids’ fashion
show, a history competition, and more. An evening of musical
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