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06/20 MANAA's General Meeting

06/22 The Great Chinatown Hunt

06/29 Chinatown Design Night

07/06 The Undiscovered Chinatown Tour (Jul)

07/20 Chinatown Summer Nights (7/20)

Special Events & Festivals
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113th Annual Golden Dragon Parade & Chinese New Year Festival

Saturday, January 28, 2012 and Sunday, January 29, 2012
113th Golden Dragon Parade: Sat, Jan 28th 1pm-4pm ONLY (commencing at Hill and Ord Streets and concluding at Broadway and Cesar Chavez). Grand Marshals are Disney's Mulan and Mushu and international bestselling author Lisa See. Honorary Grand Marshals include David Lee, Collin Lai and James B. Wong. For Parade information, contact the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at (213) 617-0396.

Chinese New Year Festival
Central Plaza & West Plaza
943-951 N. Broadway
Saturday, Jan 28: 12pm-8pm
Sunday, Jan 29: 12pm-5pm

FREE to the public

STREET CLOSURES
Saturday, January 28th, starting 11am to 12:00 noon
• Ord Street from North Broadway to Hill Street
• Cesar Chavez Avenue from North Broadway to Main Street
• North Broadway from Bernard Street to Cesar Chavez Street
• Bernard Street from North Broadway to Hill Street
• Hill Street from Bernard Street to Temple Street
• Spring Street from Cesar Chavez to Temple Street

FREEWAY CLOSURES
Saturday, January 28th
• 10:30am - 110 fwy Hill Street off ramp
• 12:30pm - 101 fwy Spring Street off ramp

Celebrate the weekend's festivities with us by taking METROLINK! METROLINK is offering a $10 special weekend pass. Bring your pass to the Information booth at the festival site and receive a special something from us for supporting public transportation and METROLINK.

Saturday, January 28th's Festival Schedule
From 12pm-8pm
Central Plaza
943-951 N. Broadway
*Entertainment Stage:
12:00pm - East Wind Lion Dance Team
12:30pm - Modern Lion Dance, Straw hat Juggling, Mongolian Contortion, Hoop Diving
1:00pm - 4:00pm - DARK (PARADE)
4:00pm - 5:00pm - Chi of Shaolin - Tale of the Dragon
5:00pm - Jin Wu Shaolin Kung Fu School
5:30pm - Modern Lion Dance, Strawhat Juggling, Mongolian Contortion, Hoop Diving
6:00pm - Connie Lim
6:30pm - 7:30pm - Chi of Shaolin - Tale of the Dragon
7:30pm - Musical Art featuring Gianna Nguyen
*Cupcake Wars 1000 cupcake giveaway (Sat Only at dusk ~5pm/5:30pm)
*LA Craft Experience
*LA Food Trucks: Calbi BBQ, Crepe N Around, Crispy Waffle & Frite, Holy Aioli, Tropical Shave Ice, ZZ Truck

West Plaza Festival Schedule
943 N. Hill Street
*Cultural Artisans (calligraphy, dough sculpture, candy sculpture)
*Storytelling (Dragon tales)
*Art & Craft Workshops
*Chair Massage with Spaahbulous

Sunday, January 29th's Festival Schedule
From 12pm-5pm
Central Plaza
943-951 N. Broadway
*Entertainment Stage:
12:00pm - East Wind Lion Dance, Chair Dance & Acrobatics, Strawhat Juggling, Mongolian Contortion, Hoop Diving
12:30pm - 1:30pm - Chi of Shaolin - Tale of the Dragon
1:30pm - Jin Wu Shaolin Kung Fu School
2:00pm - Chair Dance & Acrobatics, Strawhat Juggling, Mongolian Contortion, Hoop Diving
2:30pm - Traditional & Modern Dance Team
3:00pm - Andrew Figueroa Chiang and the Blazing Rays of the Sun
3:30pm - 4:30pm - Chi of Shaolin - Tale of the Dragon
4:30pm - Musical Art featuring Shin Kawasaki
*LA Craft Experience
*LA Food Trucks: Calbi BBQ, Crepe N Around, Don Chow, Grilled Cheese, Holy Aioli, King Kone LA (on Hill Street), MO Eggrolls, Tropical Shave Ice, ZZ Truck

West Plaza Festival Schedule
943 N. Hill Street
*Cultural Artisans (calligraphy, dough sculpture, candy sculpture)
*Storytelling (Dragon tales)
*Art & Craft Workshops

For more information contact (213) 680-0243.