Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street
San Francisco, Ca 94102
Information: (415) 581-3500
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www.asianart.org
Year of the Tiger
Sunday, February 7 Free admission to all*
Lion Dance
12:00–12:30 pm
Samsung Hall
Hands-on activities
1:00–4:00 pm
North Court
Author Reading
2:00–2:45
Tateuchi Gallery
Celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Tiger at the Asian Art Museum! Students of the Chinese American International School (CAIS) present Chinese classical music and dances from Chinese ethnic minorities, ending with a playful lion dance arranged by the students. The lion dance is an important part of every new year celebration and is believed to scare away evil spirits and insure a bright new beginning. After the performance, listen to Oliver Chin read from his newest book, The Year of the Tiger, a charming tale about Teddy the tiger and his human friend, Su. Stick around and color pictures from the book, illustrated by Justin Roth, have your face painted like a tiger, create your own red envelopes (hung bao), decorate them with auspicious symbols, and fill with chocolate coins to give to friends and family.
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