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The Mayor and Council of Rockville and the City's Asian Pacific American Task Force is hosting the 5th annual Lunar New Year Celebration, Saturday, Feb. 16, 3-5 p.m. at the Montgomery County Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe St.
Guest entrance to the Executive Office Building (EOB) will be on Monroe Street next to the PNC Bank.
Shuttle Bus Information:
A bus will make two runs to Monroe Street (Loading at intersection of Beall Avenue and Gibbs) starting at 2:30 p.m. The bus will make two rums from Monroe Street back to corner of Beall Avenue and Gibbs Street after the program ends at 5:00 p.m. (Loading at EOB circle).
The Celebration will Feature:
Xie cheng-qi, Child Beijin Opera
Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe
Diana Dance Studio
Korean Drum Team of Spark Matsunaga Elementary School
Korean Fam Dance of Matsunaga Elementary School
Lincoln Evergreen Chinese Performing Group
Tinikling Dancing- MHC Fil-Am Heritage Dance Ensemble
Washington Dunhuang Guzheng Academy
Harvest Dance by Dongbei Association
India Dance by Bell Zhong
Sponsors:
Dr Liang Hongzhi of Acupuncture & Herbal Center,
Dr. Tan cheng of CT Pain Medical Center, GA, MD
Dr. Peter Lee of Easter Holistic Health Inc, GA, MD
Kaplan University
Light refreshments will be provided courtesy of Pho Nom Nom Restaurant, Sweet Frog on Rockville Pike and Thai Pavilion, Starbucks,
Great Harvest Bread Co., Maria's Bakery and Bean Bag Deli & Catering.
Begin your Lunar New Year Celebration in Rockville Town Square, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy a parade, an outdoor Asian street market, and musical and dance performances. Indoors, be sure to visit the VisArts galleries at 155 Gibbs Street to participate in free family cultural activities. For more information about the events early in the day visit www.visartsatrockville.org/lunar-new-year.
For information about event parking visit www.rockvilleparking.com
2013 City of Rockville Lunar New Year Celebration
Our community celebrated Lunar New Year 2013 with a day-long event throughout Rockville including a series of performances and activities sponsored by the City of Rockville at the Executive Office Building.
Rockville 11 has the recap in this segment.
Watch Rockville 11's coverage of Rockville's 2012 Lunar New Year Celebration
For more information about the annual celebration call 240-314-8316.
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