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DESCRIPTION:Here is a long blurb on LNY that can be edited or used for a pr
 ess release where applicable:\n\nLunar New Year (LNY)\, also known as Spri
 ng Festival\, is noted as being the most important holiday in Chinese cult
 ure\, and is also celebrated in Japanese\, Vietnamese\, Korean\, Mongolian
 \, and Tibetan cultures.&nbsp\; Since 2005\, the Oakland Asian Cultural Ce
 nter (OACC) has hosted a free public Lunar New Year Celebration at our ven
 ue\, located in the heart of Oakland&rsquo\;s Chinatown (easily accessible
  by public transit and personal vehicle).\n\nOACC's free LNY celebration w
 ill consist of an array of cultural performances by professional and amate
 ur performers sharing contemporary works as well as traditional forms\, an
 d combinations thereof.&nbsp\; The LNY celebration serves as an open house
  for OACC where we showcase performances\, demonstrations\, and activities
  by teachers and students of classes at OACC.&nbsp\; These include Mongoli
 an folk dance\, Chinese folk dance\, Gung Fu\, Qi Gong\, Guzheng (zither) 
 music\, Japanese Taiko drumming\, and Chinese painting and drawing.&nbsp\;
  We also invite special guest performances\, which have included the renow
 ned Chhandam Youth Dance Company (classical Indian dance Kathak)\, lion da
 ncing\, and local Asian and Pacific Islander singer/songwriters.&nbsp\;\n\
 nThe event also includes hands-on activities facilitated by artists\, visu
 al art exhibits\, and tabling opportunities for local non-profit\, social 
 service\, and arts and culture organizations.&nbsp\; Finally\, the event i
 ncludes a small arts and crafts marketplace and tabling opportunities for 
 individuals and businesses.\n\n<strong><span style="text-decoration: under
 line\;">Location and Time</strong>\n\nThis free event will be held at OACC
 \, located in the Pacific Renaissance Plaza (PRP) in Oakland&rsquo\;s Chin
 atown and downtown Oakland.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;OACC is just 3 blocks away from t
 he 12<sup>th</sup>&nbsp\;St. BART station and numerous AC Transit bus stop
 s.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Parking is also available in the attached PRP garage.&nbsp
 \;&nbsp\;The event will be held Saturday\, February 27<sup>th</sup>&nbsp\;
 from 11a-3pm.\n\nOACC is supported by the City of Oakland\, City of Oaklan
 d Cultural Funding Program\, the San Francisco Foundation\, the William an
 d Flora Hewlett Foundation\, and other generous foundations and individual
 &nbsp\;donors.
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SUMMARY:Lunar New Year Celebration @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center
URL:/en/events/2016/02/27/lunar-new-year-celebration-oakland-asian-cultura/
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