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When:
March 3, 2018 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
2018-03-03T13:00:00-06:00
2018-03-03T19:00:00-06:00
Where:
Art Institute of Chicago; Maggie Daley Park
Cost:
Free with Museum admission
Bring friends and family for a day of fun to celebrate the Chinese New Year Lantern Festival! Enjoy performances, detailed below, inspired by the Art Institute’s newly opened Chinese Bronzes exhibit, design and make some lanterns, and join in a Lion Dance-led lantern procession across the pedestrian bridge from Millennium Park to Maggie Daley Park, where performances will be featured on the skating ribbon and in the Fieldhouse. Don’t miss out on what is sure to be an exciting conclusion to the Chinese New Year season!
Schedule of Events:
- 3 PM Concert – Music of China: Past and Present featuring Yang Wei, pipa,the F-PLUS Trio, and Unheard-of//Ensemble, Fullerto
n Hall - 2 PM, 3 PM and 4 PM Story telling and Chinese music featuring actor Norman Garcy Yap and Guang Long Li, erhu
- 5 PM Lion Dance-led Lantern Procession from Modern Wing at the Art Institute to Maggie Daley Park Field House
- 6:15 PM Figure Skate Chicago Skates the Ribbon
- 6:30 PM Lantern Festival and Year of the Dog Crafts at the Maggie Daley Field House
Presented in partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Park District.