Story and pictures by Ben McCanna/Workers Photographer
After a two-year, pandemic-related hiatus, the Chinese language and American Friendship Affiliation of Maine hosted its thirty second Lunar New Yr celebration to ring within the Yr of the Rabbit at Westbrook Center College on Saturday.
Though it was good to be again, the timing might have been higher, stated Gary Libby, interim president of CAFAM.
“We ended up with one of many worst dates in historical past,” he joked.
Sub-freezing temperatures Saturday hampered attendance, Libby stated. Usually the occasion, which features a efficiency by Boston-based Chinese language People Artwork Workshop, Chinese language cooking demonstrations, tai chi classes, calligraphy, crafts and extra, attracts about 700. On Saturday, about 200 folks filed into the Westbrook Performing Arts Heart to see Chinese language People Artwork Workshop carry out “The Legend Reborn.”
The Chinese language and American Friendship Affiliation of Maine, a nonprofit based in 1988, “supplies boards and outreach to advertise consciousness of and appreciation for Chinese language tradition,” in keeping with its web site. “We invite anybody with an curiosity in China to develop into a member.”
CAFAM has a number of different occasions on the books for 2023, together with the Mid-Autumn Moon Pageant potluck picnic at Fort Williams Park on Sept. 24.
Members of the Boston-based Chinese language People Artwork Workshop carry out at Westbrook Performing Arts Heart on Saturday as a part of the Chinese language and American Friendship Affiliation of Maine’s lunar new yr celebration.
Chichun Tsou of Portland writes the Chinese language title Snow Lotus throughout a calligraphy demonstration on Saturday at Westbrook Center College.
Siblings Ben, left, Eleanor and Alexis Ting of Yarmouth use calligraphy brushes and ink to attract pandas at a craft station Saturday at Westbrook Center College.
The Boston-based Chinese language People Artwork Workshop carried out for about 200 folks on the Westbrook Performing Arts Heart on Saturday to ring within the Yr of the Rabbit.
Steve Wong of Brewer and Max Javier-Wong of Gardiner carry out a lion dance within the gymnasium at Westbrook Center College on Saturday as a part of The Chinese language and American Friendship Affiliation of Maine’s lunar new yr celebration.
Sylvie Holmes, a volunteer for The Chinese language and American Friendship Affiliation of Maine’s lunar new yr celebration, helps Leilani Kim, 5, of Standish create a Chinese language dancing lion from paper.
Members of the Boston-based Chinese language People Artwork Workshop carry out at Westbrook Performing Arts Heart on Saturday.
Members of the Boston-based Chinese language People Artwork Workshop carry out at Westbrook Performing Arts Heart on Saturday.
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