ArtsWestchester Hosts Lunar New Year Celebration on March 1

The following announcement is from ArtsWestchester:

A Folk Arts event in celebration of the Chinese New Year with traditional Chinese art forms

WHO:

ArtsWestchester in partnership with
Organization of Chinese Americans, Westchester & Hudson Valley

WHAT:
A Folk Arts event in celebration of the Chinese New Year

WHEN:
Sunday, March 1, 2015, 2-5pm

WHERE:
ArtsWestchester
31 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601

SUMMARY:
ArtsWestchester partners with the Westchester & Hudson Valley chapter of Organization of Chinese Americans to present a showcase of local and regional traditional artists across a wide variety of art forms, including music, dance, magic and visual arts.

Performances Include:

• The East River Ensemble – Sizhu (silk and bamboo) instrumental music
• New York Chinese Cultural Center, Westchester Dance School
• Community musicians Isabel Peng on guzheng (plucked zither) and Ariane Kuo on yanqin (hammer dulcimer)
• Kwan’s Kung Fu Lion Dance Ensemble, Peekskill
• Special guest Li Lin – bian lian (changing face magician) of the Sichuan opera tradition

Visual artworks by photographer Bibiana Huang Matheis and painter Lida Yang Zimmerman will also be on display.

Sponsor Message: This program is made possible with support from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

For more information, please contact Tom van Buren at 914-428-4220 x329 or tvanburen@artswestchester.org.

Photo credit: ArtsWestchester

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