Chinese American Association of Lexington

莱镇元宵庆典 Lantern Festival on Feb 24!

火树银花合，明月逐人圆。随着明月的圆满，莱镇华协 (CAAL) 与莱星文化中心、莱镇图书馆、莱镇图书馆基金会、莱镇交响乐团及莱镇历史协会联合举办的莱镇元宵庆典 Lexington Lantern Festival 也将迎来庆祝农历新年的又一高潮。莱镇元宵庆典将在二月二十四日下午1:00-4:00pm 在莱镇图书馆(Cary library)举行，并于4:30-7:00pm 在 Lexington Depot 继续。

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Brought to you by CAAL and NLCC, in partnership with Cary Library, the Cary Library Foundation, Lexington Historical Society, and Lexington Symphony, the Lantern Festival awaits you! Come join us for an afternoon and evening of fun, and make a wish for a better year in 2024 for our families, community, and the world!

Program at Cary Library (1:00 pm – 4:00 pm):

●    DIY Lantern Making

●    Paper Cutting

●    DIY Candle Making

●    Flower Arrangements

●    Three Sessions of Performances (including a half hour special performance by Lexington Symphony String Quartet)

●    CAAL Lunar New Year Celebration Gala Poster Design Awards Ceremony 

●    And more!

Program at the Depot (4:30 pm – 7:00 pm):

●    Riddles Prize Redemption

●    Interactive Performances

●    Lantern Parade

●    Riddle Challenges

●    And more!

Stay tuned for more details coming soon! 

Please click on the link to know more information about the event.

Video Recording of the Lunar New Year Celebration

[LexMedia] On Jan 21, Chinese American Association of Lexington – CAAL hosted a wonderful Lunar New Year ceremony at LHS featuring fabulous performances to bring in the year of the dragon.

Watch LexMedia coverage of the evening.

星期天晚上没有现场观看莱镇华协举办的龙年春晚的乡亲们，可以在YouTube上看2024莱镇华协龙年春晚的全部21个节目和开场及谢幕篇。请欣赏波城第一春晚由21个表演团队近300人呈现的美轮美奂的视觉与听觉的盛宴！也许你可以看到自己，你的邻居或朋友在表演。

Lexington Lunar New Year Festival: Performance and Culture Fair preview videos!

The Lunar New Year is approaching, and 2024 is the Year of the Dragon! The dragon is an emblem of strength, vitality, and wealth in Asian culture. Come celebrate at the Lunar New Year Festival hosted by CAAL (the Chinese American Association of Lexington), an annual event that has become a part of Lexington’s rich cultural heritage.

This year’s festival features dozens of performance groups from Lexington and the greater Boston area. The festival will also feature a lively cultural fair, offering an array of food and drinks, interactive activities for all ages, and some surprises. Please bring cash for food and drinks.

Click this link for the preview video of the Lunar New Year Performance Night.

Click this link for the preview video of the Lunar New Year Culture Fair in the afternoon.        

We sincerely thank all our partners and sponsors whose generosity made it possible for us to bring this event to Lexington. See our event website for more information about them.

Hurry, as tickets for the Gala are selling fast! Click on the ticket purchase link now and join us in celebrating the Year of the Dragon.  A portion of ticketing proceeds will be donated to the Cary Library ChiRP project.  We look forward to seeing you on Jan 21!          

Date: January 21, 2024

Time: 5 – 7 pm Culture Fair, Food for Purchase and More

          7 –  9 pm LNY Celebration Performance Gala

Venue: Lexington High School, 251 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA

Ticket price: $20/person

Ticket purchase link: http://caal-ma.org/lny2024/buytickets/

莱镇活动早知道 – Lexington Happenings I 2024 January

我们一次次地换马，路也越赶越远，现在想回头也来不及了，于是我选择继续前行。此刻，晨雾在一片肃穆中升起，世界在我面前徐徐展开。

We changed again, and yet again, and it was now too late and too far to go back, and I went on. And the mists had all solemnly risen now, and the world lay spread before me.

— Great Expectations, Novelist, Charles Dickens

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