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ACCE: Chinese New Year Celebration 2014





ACCE - Andover Chinese Cultural Exchange





“Year of the Horse” - Chinese New Year

Celebration!

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Andover, MA – January 5, 2014: On Sunday,

January 26, 2014 at 4:00PM or 6:00PM

performance, the Andover Chinese

Cultural Exchange (ACCE) will celebrate

the Chinese New Year – “Year of the Horse” at the China Blossom, 946

Osgood St., North Andover, MA. Chinese New Year is the most important of the

traditional Chinese holidays and is a time to bring family together for

feasting and celebration.





Guests

will indulge in a dim sum buffet, enjoy

gong fu (kung fu), the lion dance,

traditional and modern Chinese dances, live

cultural music, and win a "Trip to China."

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In

addition, Shin-Yi Yang will please

with the Gu-zheng, an ancient

Chinese instrument (zither) that has strings that are plucked like a guitar’s.

Yang is the founder of the Boston Guzheng Ensemble and the two-time winner of

the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship given by the Massachusetts Cultural

Council's Folk Arts and Heritage Program.





Involve

the whole family with the "Wonders of China" exhibit, calligraphy, and hong bao (red envelopes with

lucky money), and win a "Trip to China."





Tickets are $30 per Adult, Seniors - $25, Children - $20. Proceeds will benefit ACCE - Andover Chinese

Cultural Exchange, a non-profit community group dedicated to introducing

Chinese culture, educational opportunities, and support for charitable causes

in the Merrimack Valley.





Don’t

miss this great opportunity to celebrate the Year of the Horse and gain

perspective on Chinese art, cuisine, culture, and travel in China!





Seating

is limited, reserve early.  Register at http://yearofthehorse.eventbrite.com/

  For more information, contact Richard

Soo Hoo - President, ACCE at richsoohoo@aol.com.





SCHEDULE:





4:00PM

or 6:00PM performance:





Ongoing Events & Live Performances:





Calligraphy with ACCE and the Chinese American Fine Arts Society

of Boston





Lion Dance from Yang’s Martial Arts





Chinese Folk Dance





Chinese Modern Dance





Gong Fu (Kung Fu) from Yang’s Martial Arts





Gu-Zheng (Zither) Performance from Shin-Yi Yang





Er Hu (string instrument) Performance





Buffet dinner featuring traditional dim sum





WHEN: Sunday, January 26, 2014

4:00PM or 6:00PM performance.





WHERE: China Blossom, 946

Osgood St., North Andover, MA





COST: Tickets are $30 per

person, Seniors - $25, Children - $20.





RSVP: Seating is limited, reserve

early.  Register at  http://yearofthehorse.eventbrite.com/    For

more information, contact Richard Soo Hoo, President of the ACCE at richsoohoo@aol.com.

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