LEVEL 3 Lunar Celebration and Other Asian Traditions: The Year of the Sunday, February 12, 2017 • 12–4:30 pm

The is one of the most important and festive holidays of the year for many Asian families around the world. Traditionally, families celebrate the New Year by cleaning the home, cooking a feast, making red and gold banners, and preparing other special decorations. This vibrant holiday also marks a time to remember loved ones and honor ancestors, earn favors and good fortune for the New Year, and celebrate the arrival of spring.

LEVEL 2 Whether you observe, C h u¯ n Jié (), Seollal (Korean New Year), or Tet (Vietnamese New Year) enjoy the sights, tastes, and sounds of the Lunar New Year. May the awakening sound of the rooster bring blessings of happiness, health and peace that surround you all through the year.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WELCOME

OAK STREET PLAZA MAIN ENTRACE, LEVEL 3 11:30 am & 1 pm New Year Songs performed by Dharma Realm Chinese Orchestra

OPENING CELEBRATION — LEVEL 1 10TH STREET AMPHITHEATER, LEVEL 1 * 12 pm Usher in the New Year and chase evil spirits away with a lucky lion dance by Developing Virtue Secondary School

PERFORMANCES

JAMES MOORE THEATER, LEVEL 1 **

1 & 3 pm Japanese Taiko performed by Jiten Daiko Balinese Dance performed by Gadung Kasturi Balinese Dance and Music Patty Chu’s Chinese Folk Dance Troupe (1 pm only) K-pop Dance performed by Korean Performance Group from UC Berkeley (3 pm only) Contortion Acrobatics Tricks performed by Teri Wing Magic Show performed by The Magic of Jade

* If raining, preformance will move to Oak Street Plaza, Level 3. ** Limited seating. Doors open 15 minutes before each performance. SCHEDULE CONTINUES INSIDE PERFORMANCES CALIFORNIA ROOM & REDWOOD BURL, LEVEL 1

10TH STREET AMPHITHEATER, LEVEL 1 * 12–4:30 pm Tet (Vietnamese New Year): Vietnamese Spring Rolls Making 1:15 & 3:15 pm Utdari Samulnori, Korean Drumming performed by EGO, UC Berkeley’s Korean with Berkeley Buddhist Monastery Traditional Percussion Group Calligraphy with Dharma Master Jin Fo Shr

K-pop Dance performed by UC Berkeley’s Korean Performance Group (1:15 only) CLOSING CELEBRATION— DANCE Patty’s Chu’s Chinese Folk Dance Troupe (3:15 only) MUSEUM GARDENS, LEVEL 1 * Comedy and Super Fun Magic with Goofball Martial Arts demonstration performed by Vovinam America 4:30 pm End the celebration with a lively dragon dance performed by Developing Virtue Secondary School 24-Festival Drums performed by Developing Virtue Secondary School (1:15 only) A typical unit consists of twenty four drums. The number twenty four represents agricultural FOOD AND BEVERAGES seasons from the Chinese calendar. BLUE OAK CAFÉ, LEVEL 2 LECTURE HALL, LEVEL 1 ** 10 am–6 pm Enjoy inspired dishes from local Chinatown restaurants. Lunch service offered through 2:30 pm. 1:30 & 3:30 pm Storytime The Year of the Rooster: Tales from the with author Oliver Chin

2:30 pm Storytelling with Nan Zhou from DEAF Media. Voice interpretation provided. FOOD TRUCKS, 10TH STREET 11 am–4:30 pm 3 Brothers Kitchen–Southeast Asian fusion PETTING ZOO WoKitchen–Chinese cuisine MUSEUM GARDENS, LEVEL 1 *** * If raining, performances will move to Koi Pond, Level 1 1:30–4:30 pm Little Explorers Petting Zoo ** Limited seating. Doors open 15 minutes before each storytime. *** If raining, the petting zoo will move to Oak Street Plaza, Level 3 HANDS-ON FAMILY ART ACTIVITIES & DEMONSTRATIONS

NEXT TO OMCA STORE, LEVEL 2 OMCA wishes you and your family good luck and happiness 12–4:30 pm Chu¯n Jié (Chinese New Year): Tea Ceremony with Fabula Tea in the Year of the Rooster! KOI POND & REDWOOD BURL, LEVEL 1 12–4:30 pm Chinese Calligraphy with Aiqin Zhou I Ching with the School of Yimutology THE YEAR OF THE ROOSTER Culture games and prizes for the kids, Chinese tea tasting, and fortune telling 1921 • 1933 • 1945 • 1957 • 1969 • 1981 • 1993 • 2005 • 2017 • 2029 Seollal (Korean New Year): Bok Jumoni Making with Youngmin Lee Learn to make bags use to store money on New Year’s day. The Year of the Rooster begins this year on January 28, 2017. Those born in the Year of the Rooster are deep thinkers, capable, and talented. Rooster people are always interesting and can be extremely brave.  (Tibetan New Year): Tibetan Prayer Flag-Making with Jamyong Singye They are most compatible with , , and Dragon. Oshogatsu (): Japanese Handmade Dolls with Mikio Sakuma New Year Crafts with DEAF Media, led by Amelia Wong, Ron Trumble, and members of the Bay Area Asian Deaf Association ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Construct a Korean Kite Special thanks to OMCA Staff, Docents, and Trustees, DEAF Media for American Sign Language In honor of traditions practiced in Seol, write one wish on your kite that you want granted in the new year. interpretation, and all the volunteers who contributed their time to make this event possible. Year of the Rooster Button-Making Make one to wear or to give as a gift. Face Painting with buildOn The Lunar New Year Community Celebration is made possible in part by generous support Chinese Lanterns from Hongbao (Red envelopes) by Developing Virtue Secondary School from the Oakland Museum Women’s Board.

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