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Lunar New Year Community Day at the City of Sonoma
March 2 @ 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm
The Sonoma Community Center will host its first inaugural Lunar New Year cultural event to celebrate and highlight the upcoming Year of the Dragon!
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Sonoma Community Center
276 East Napa Street, Sonoma, CA
- 3:30 – 4:30 pm
- Chinese calligraphy demonstration by Sonoma Valley Council Member Jack Ding
- 5:00 – 7:00 pm
- Redwood Empire Chinese Association Lion and Dragon dance performance
- Guzheng music performance by Sophia Gao
- Poetry reading by Ella Wen, Sonoma County Youth Poet Laureate
- … and delicious Chinese refreshments!
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Also known around the world as Chinese New Year, beginning on February 10, 2024 – the Center’s festivities will lead with a variety of creative programming. The Center will host a number of artistic workshops, present legacy educational programming, and culminate with an exclusive public performance from the Redwood Empire Chinese Association (RECA) on March 2nd.
Free to all, the Lunar New Year community day on Saturday, March 2nd will begin with a traditional Chinese Calligraphy demonstration by Sonoma Valley Council Member Jack Ding, including engaging performances by RECA’s musical performers, and a live poetry reading by Ella Wen, our Sonoma County Youth Poet Laureate.
Imagine captivating Chinese Lion and Dragon dancers moving through the halls of the historic Sonoma Community Center coupled with music, poetry, dancing, art, and delicious refreshments.
Join us for this very special joyous event. We look forward to seeing you there with your entire family of all ages and generations!