NewPark Mall Celebrates Chinese New Year

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Event has passed (Sun Feb 10, 2013 - Sat Mar 7, 2015)
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WHAT: NewPark Mall invites the community to celebrate Chinese New Year and the year of the sheep. The festivities include a live lion dance, martial arts performances by the Jing Mo Athletic Association. FREE face painting and a chance to win a $300 NewPark Mall shopping spree.

The Jing Mo Athletic Association performances will include a brief history about the Chinese New Year and demonstration of several martial arts performances ranging from handsets to weapons such as the staff, spear, swords and hand-sparring sets, which illustrate different Northern and Southern Styles.

The traditional Southern Lion Dance signifies that all will be blessed with good luck and all evil will be chased away for the New Year. Performed throughout the main floor of the mall, the Lion Dance is performed to musical accompaniment, which includes the drum, cymbals and gong. After the dance the public is invited to pose for photos with the Lion

WHEN: Saturday, March 7 from 1-3PM

WHERE: NewPark Mall - lower level near JCPenney

Schedule

Newpark Mall - Department Stores
Highway 17 & Stevens
Newark, CA
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  1. Newpark Mall - Department Stores
    Highway 17 & Stevens, Newark, CA