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Lunar New Year is a celebration of family, feasting, and good fortune observed by millions of people around the world, particularly in East and Southeast Asia and in diasporic communities.
This free event for the whole community — presented by Addison County BIPOC+ and Town Hall Theater — showcases dance, art, and crafts from different Asian traditions, and culminates with a talk with E. Tammy Kim, contributing writer for The New Yorker and founding co-host of the podcast “Time to Say Goodbye.” Food and beverage will be available for purchase from vendors such as Stone Leaf Tea House and Sabai Sabai.
To mark the Year of the Dragon, Town Hall Theater will glow with paper lanterns and feature a variety of Lunar New Year presentations on its main stage, as well as crafting in the Byers Studio. The outline of activities includes:
12:30–1:30 pm: Tae Kwon Do demonstration with Master Kellie Thomas
1:30–3:30 pm: Family-friendly storytime and dragon-themed crafts and activities
3:30–4:15 pm: Performances and Demonstrations on the THT main stage: Chinese fan dance, Korean pungmul drumming, Chinese wushu
4:30 pm: Chinese calligraphy/painting demo with Yinglei Zhang
5:30–6:30 pm: A conversation with The New Yorker’s Tammy Kim