Lunar New Year Celebration and Other Asian Traditions:

Sunday, February 12, 2017 • 12–4:30 pm

The Lunar New Year 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.

Whether you observe, Chun Jié (Chinese New Year), 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 — LION DANCE

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

SCHEDULE CONTINUES INSIDE

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 1

The Year of the Rooster

* If raining, preformance will move to Oak Street Plaza, Level 3.

** Limited seating. Doors open 15 minutes before each performance.

THE YEAR OF THE ROOSTER

1921 • 1933 • 1945 • 1957 • 1969 • 1981 • 1993 • 2005 • 2017 • 2029

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. They are most compatible with Ox, Snake, and Dragon.

PERFORMANCES

10TH STREET AMPHITHEATER, LEVEL 1 *

1:15 & 3:15 pm Utdari Samulnori, Korean Drumming performed by EGO, UC Berkeley’s Korean Traditional Percussion Group

Chinese Yo-Yo Tricks performed by Foothill High School Chinese Yo-Yo Club (1:15 only)

K-pop Dance performed by UC Berkeley’s Korean Performance Group (1:15 only)

Patty’s Chu’s Chinese Folk Dance Troupe (3:15 only)

Comedy and Super Fun Magic with Goofball

Martial Arts demonstration performed by Vovinam America

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

seasons from the Chinese calendar.

LECTURE HALL, LEVEL 1 **

1:30 & 3:30 pm Storytime The Year of the Rooster: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac with author Oliver Chin

2:30 pm Storytelling with Nan Zhou from DEAF Media. Voice interpretation provided.

PETTING ZOO

MUSEUM GARDENS, LEVEL 1 ***

1:30–4:30 pm Little Explorers Petting Zoo

HANDS-ON FAMILY ART ACTIVITIES & DEMONSTRATIONS

NEXT TO OMCA STORE, LEVEL 2

12–4:30 pm Chun Jié (Chinese New Year): Tea Ceremony with Fabula Tea

KOI POND & REDWOOD BURL, LEVEL 1

12–4:30 pm Chinese Calligraphy with Aiqin Zhou

I Ching with the School of Yimutology Culture games and prizes for the kids, Chinese tea tasting, and fortune telling

Seollal (Korean New Year): Bok Jumoni Making with Youngmin Lee Learn to make bags Koreans use to store money on New Year’s day.

Losar (Tibetan New Year): Tibetan Prayer Flag-Making with Jamyong Singye

Oshogatsu (Japanese New Year): 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

Construct a Korean Kite In honor of traditions practiced in Seol, write one wish on your kite that you want granted in the new year.

Year of the Rooster Button-Making Make one to wear or to give as a gift.

Face Painting with buildOn

Chinese Lanterns from Hongbao (Red envelopes) by Developing Virtue Secondary School

CALIFORNIA ROOM & REDWOOD BURL, LEVEL 1

12–4:30 pm Tet (Vietnamese New Year): Vietnamese Spring Rolls Making with Berkeley Buddhist Monastery

Vietnamese spring rolls are a popular dish of the Hanoi people and enjoyed during the Tet holiday.

Calligraphy with Dharma Master Jin Fo Shr

For upcoming programs and events, visit museumca.org.

OMCA wishes you and your family good luck and happiness in the Year of the Rooster!

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Special thanks to OMCA Staff, Docents, and Trustees, DEAF Media for American Sign Language interpretation, and all the volunteers who contributed their time to make this event possible.

The Lunar New Year Community Celebration is made possible in part by generous support from the Oakland Museum Women’s Board.

* If raining, performances will move to Koi Pond, Level 1

** Limited seating. Doors open 15 minutes before each storytime.

*** If raining, the petting zoo will move to Oak Street Plaza, Level 3

CLOSING CELEBRATION—DRAGON DANCE

MUSEUM GARDENS, LEVEL 1 *

4:30 pm End the celebration with a lively dragon dance performed by Developing Virtue Secondary School

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

BLUE OAK CAFÉ, LEVEL 2

10 am–6 pm Enjoy inspired dishes from local Chinatown restaurants. Lunch service offered through 2:30 pm.

FOOD TRUCKS, 10TH STREET

11 am–4:30 pm 3 Brothers Kitchen–Southeast Asian fusion WoKitchen–Chinese cuisine