Monday, February 1, 2010

4th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration: Year of the Tiger at The Delaware Art Museum!

Sunday, February 14, noon – 3:30 p.m.
Free | All ages

Kids and their families will have fun learning about Chinese New Year traditions with hands-on art projects, special performances, and art demonstrations. The celebration includes traditional Chinese shadow theatre performances by Chinese Theatre Works as well as a lion dance and Chinese yo-yo demonstrations from the Chinese American Community Center Folk Dance Troupe and Yo-Yo Club.

This program is in collaboration with Hanlin Chinese Culture Association. In addition, artwork created by children from the Chinese School of Delaware to commemorate this holiday will be on display.”

Schedule

Noon – 3:30 p.m. Art Activities, Calligraphy Demonstrations, Chinese Yo-yo Demonstrations, Tangram
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lion Dance
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Shadow Puppet Performance -- Tiger Tales*
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Shadow Puppet Performance -- Tiger Tales*

*Space is limited. Seating is first come, first serve.

Delaware Art Museum
2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19806
302.571.9590 | 866.232.3714 (Toll free)

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