“Lexington Happenings” is a bilingual monthly blog by Chinese American Association of Lexington. Please click the link and scroll down to read the February issue in English and discover the highlights of events in Lexington this month.
Join us for a grand celebration at Depot Building. Lexington are being transformed for the first ever Lantern Festival on Feb 5. We are celebrating and making history together! Please find details on the event website.
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Dotting the eyes of the dragon on the new CAAL banner designed by Cristina Burwell, Executive Director of Munroe Center for the Arts and painted by tens of CAAL volunteers. The legend has that the eye dotting awakens the CAAL dragon that kicks off the Lunar New Year celebration!
Please join us for a wonderful concert by Lexington Symphony this Saturday, Feb. 4th. The concert is sponsored by Bin Wu and Family in Recognition of the Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL)
Thank you Bin and your family for the generous support to Lexington Symphony and the community!
So proud that CAAL Co-President Dr. Hua Wang, was recognized as one of Get Konnected’s 50 Most Influential AAPIs in Boston at a wonderful and inspiring night yesterday celebrating the Lunar New Year!
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(Reported by Christina Xiao))
On January 22, 2023, the New Year Day of the Year of Rabbit, CAAL organized a Spring Festival Gala in Lexington with Artisan Dance Academy (ADA), Lexington Korean American Organization (KOLex), New Legacy Cultural CenterLexington Historical Society and Town of Lexington, MA
The whole event kicked off in the form of traditional Asian temple fairs around 5pm. The fair was crowded with people and bustling with the sounds of cheering. The cross-cultural booth and the food street attracted many Asian and non-Asian residents. The temple fair was full of representative elements from various ethnic cultures, from Chinese food, hawthorn berry, traditional Korean New Year’s snacks, to cultural booths with art and crafts, as well as modern and historical costumes.
At around 6:30 p.m., the stage performance of the Festival Gala officially started. A group of lovely Kungfu girls and boys demonstrated Chinese martial arts, winning applause from the audience. Next, the Jade Rabbit appeared on the stage, and the dragon-dance practiced by town officials and leaders of each organizers came to the live stage.
The whole program was full of wonderful performances. The young dancers dance for love, for the new year, lighting up dreams, and warming the world. From the traditional Chinese lion dance, Peking Opera to the colonial dance of the 18th century in North America, all showing the heritage and charm of culture to the public. And that’s what the whole event is about.
It was great to have the community come together on Jan 22 to share the festivity and support a great cause. We are super grateful to the more than 200 performers and 200 volunteers at the Lunar New Year Gala.
The celebration continues and we look forward to having everyone on Feb. 5 at the Lantern Festival!
Please browse the gallery for more photos.
Here is the Gala recording and coverage by LexMedia
Here is the report of the Gala by the Boston Film Academy (BFA)
Depot Building and Lexington are being transformed for the first ever Lantern Festival on Feb 5. We are celebrating and making history together!
Congratulations to all of the 2022 Women’s Visibility Banner Honorees! So proud of Co-president Melanie Lin! Lex See Her continues celebrating all of these amazing women throughout the fall and winter as part of the LexSeeHer Speaker Series! These photos are from the LexSeeHer Honorees Reception on Aug 17.
Here is the YouTube Recording of the event
Are you ready for a grand celebration tonight? It is a sold out event. Let’s ring in the year of the Rabbit with hopes that 2023 will be a year of health and prosperity!
Here is the link of the LNY Celebration Program Book:
Here is the details of the performances : 《节目单 》
亲爱的父老乡亲们，过年好！今年由多个组织共同打造的莱镇春晚庆典数日内票一抢而空，既是传承的精彩纷呈的盛会，更有许许多多的惊喜：
1⃣️ 兔年庙会：5:00 – 6:30pm 首届农历跨文化展台和年货美食一条街闪亮开张，吃的玩的应有尽有！
2⃣️ 春节晚会：6:30 -8:00pm 200多名演员和组织者将为您奉献多文化形式的艺术表演，盛大空前、丰富多彩的表演将带给您全新的感受。
3⃣️ 魔术表演：获奖魔术新星将倾情献艺。第一场5:30-5:45pm，第二场 5:50 – 6:05pm，地点Cary Hall 底层 Estabrook Hall 小剧场。
鲜红的灯笼挂起来，欢庆的锣鼓敲起来！来吧！浓浓的年味等您来品、精彩的表演等您来看、热热闹闹的兔年等您一起来过！
VIRTUAL – LexSeeHer Speaker Series Celebrates 2022 Banner Honorees on Thursday, January 26 at 1:00 PM
Here is the event registration link
Please join the LexSeeHer’s Speaker Series as we continues honoring our Visibility Banner Honorees. On January 26th, we will enjoy a conversation with CAAL Co-president Melanie Lin, and will recognize the 30+ years of contributions Elizabeth “Bettie” Clarke made to Lexington.
随着 2023 年的开始，LexSeeHer Speaker Series继续向我们的Visibility Banner 获奖者致敬。1 月 26 日，我们将与Co-president Melanie Lin进行对话，同时我们还将表彰Elizabeth “Bettie” Clarke 30 多年来为莱克星顿做出的贡献。
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