FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY!

Ring in the New Year and the Year of the Dragon with fun arts ‘n crafts, food, and exciting cultural activities and performances.

SCHEDULE:

11:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Craft and other fun activities for the entire family:

• It’s the Year of the Dragon! Celebrate 2012 in style by constructing a dragon hat to wear.
• Color and decorate a festive dragon streamer to wave in the New Year.
• We need a hand! Help us build a dragon by adding a cutout of your hand to our wall. Throughout the day our dragon will grow and by the end we’ll have a fun and colorful creature made by all our JANM friends who came to help us celebrate Oshogatsu!
• Toddler Room
• Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Learn how to fold an origami dragon.

11 AM - 3 PM: Learn how to make onigiri rice balls and enter the Onigiri contest. Sponsored by Common Grains 

11 AM – 5 PM: Special fukubukuro (lucky bag) store sale

11 – 5 PM: Calling all kids, slay the dragon and jump in our dragon jumper!

12 – 5 PM: Watch world-renowned candy artist Shaun Ichiyanagi make a dragon sculpture candy! (For children only. Candy Dragons will be raffled off at 4 PM)

1 – 2 PM: Try osechi-ryori (Traditional Japanese New Year foods) (While supplies last. 1st come, 1st serve)

1 – 4 PM: Have a balloon artist make a special pet dragon or dragon hat for you!

1 – 5 PM: Zaru soba (buckwheat noodles) with Kidding Around the Kitchen.

2 - 4 PM: Bring your camera and meet a real (costumed) dragon! 

4 PM: Three onigiri design winners will be announced. 100 of the top best entries will be on display after the selection is made.

2:30 & 4 PM: Mochitsuki (traditional rice cake pounding ceremony) demonstration and performance by Kodama Taiko

4:30 PM: Shi shi mai (traditional lion dance) and taiko performance by Kinnara Taiko

For more details about the onigiri contest >>

This program is generously sponsored by Mitsubishi International Corporation, City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs, LA Country Arts Commission.