Celebrate and learn about Lunar New Year with a focus on Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and Vietnamese culture at this free family event offered by the Heckscher Museum of Art. It is the year of the snake! Travel to each country and have your “passport” stamped at each hands-on station. Get creative and enjoy a variety of activities. Meet artists, enjoy live dance and martial arts performances, and more.

The first 100 guests will receive a lucky red envelope with celebratory stickers inside. At Lunar New Year, it’s tradition to give the gift of a bright, beautiful red envelope to friends and family. The red color symbolizes good luck and prosperity in Chinese and other East Asian cultures.

Live performances at 12:45pm, 2:15pm, and 3:45pm. All three performances will take place at each time.

• Learn the Lion Dance and accompanying music with Patricia Shih.
• Watch Wendi Weng perform traditional Chinese dances.
• Enjoy a martial arts demonstration by Sitan Tia Chi & Martial Arts.

Children are also invited to join in for select performances with Wendi Weng and Patricia Shih.

Join Patricia Shih and learn about Chinese culture with the Mobile Museum of authentic (and some replicate) artifacts of the history, art, culture, and more. Make a Chinese lantern and a bracelet with a Feng Shui coin. Meet artist Joan Kim Suzuki, view her artwork, and learn about Korean culture with many artifacts on display. Create a string spinner and pinwheel inspired by Korean mandalas. Fold your own origami with Hansen Lee from the Town of Huntington Asian American Task Force, and much more.