Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Lantern Festival 2009
A festival of Chinese arts, crafts, and entertainment
Where
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Come with your friends and family to enjoy a day filled with exciting live entertainment, including:
• Lantern-making workshop
• Martial arts and lion dancing
• Kite making, Origami and String knotting
• Feng shui workshop
• Musical and acrobatic performances
• Chinese caligraphy and Opera face painting
• CAM ‘s newest exhibit, Asian Roots / American Reality: Photographs by Corky Lee
• Guided museum tours, extended museum hours and much more
Come and visit Southern California’s newest cultural landmark, the Chinese American Museum, and enjoy a special FREE ADMISSION rate that day!
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