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Celebrate the Year of the Horse! Enjoy watching traditional Chinese dances and have fun creating Chinese New Year arts and crafts. Gung Hay Fat Choy!

It's the year of the horse! meaning a year of fast victories, surprising adventures and shocking romances within the Chinese calendar, that starts with the Chinese yr this Fri, Jan. 31. Celebrations historically run a full time period, ending Feb. 14, therefore there is many time to celebrate the vacation. Here ar some ways that to celebrate the year of the horse in and around Portland.

Chinese Food: this can be a simple thanks to celebrate, and is one which may not deviate too faraway from your regular routine. There ar many Chinese restaurants within the space, however scrutinize surface-to-air missile Bakall's recent article on her explore for native versions of her favorite childhood dishes for inspiration.

Garden Party: The computer network Su Chinese Garden (239 N.W. Everett) is hosting a full time period of events, taking off Fri with "Rolling within the Wealth," a conventional smart luck and prosperity activity that involves rolling gold coins and oranges through computer network Su's outside door, likewise as a dragon and lion dance team, martial arts demonstration and additional. The celebrations finish with 3 days of lanterns, from Feb. 12 to 14.

Go to www.lansugarden.org for a full list of events. price tag costs vary.

Cultural honest: Learn all concerning the culture behind the vacation at the Chinese yr Cultural Fair, going down Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Beaver State Convention Center (777 N.E. MLK Jr. Blvd.). Hosted by the Portland Chinese Times, the event can feature stage performances, lion and dragon dances, and many of nice food, of course.

Saturday, Feb. 1, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets ar $8 for adults, children below half dozen get in free.

Puppet Theater: Tears of Joy Theatre is staging a puppet variation of classic Chinese story, "The Monkey King," that guarantees flying, acrobatic, magic monkeys. The show opens Fri and runs Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. eight at the Imago Theatre (17 S.E. 8th Ave.).

Friday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 8. get tickets on-line at computer network.tojt.org or decision 503.248.0557.

Lunch Break Celebration: The Milwaukie Center (5440 S.E. Will Keith Kellog Creek Drive, Milwaukie) is hosting a free mid-day celebration Fri, with a lion dance demonstration at noontide. With somewhat Chinese food in tow it is a good way to pay a lunch break.