5 Ways to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Orange County
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ebruary 12, 2021 marks the start of the Year of the Ox. Here’s a guide on how to celebrate Lunar New Year safely in Orange County.
Bowers Museum Virtual Family Festival
February 28
Join the Bowers Museum from the safety and comfort of your home for the Year of the Ox Lunar New Year celebration via their Facebook page. The free event features live performances, cooking lessons, and craft making.
February 12 through 28
Enjoy taking beautiful photos with Year of the Ox decorations scattered all around Fashion Island. Take advantage of special promotions from many of the participating retailers and restaurants.
Historic Tales of Dragons and Reptilian Monsters
The Egyptians were said to be invaded each year by flying serpents from Arabia that threatened their frankincense trade, while Alexander the Great encountered a great hissing dragon when he invaded India. In 1035, a terrible dragon was killed in the swamps of Hungary, the memory of this event living on through the royalty of the Báthory family and the Báthory seal.
In Kradów, Poland, a dragon was said to terrify the inhabitants, requiring weekly an offering of cattle to appease its appetite lest it devour human flesh. The dragon’s demise, according to Polish folklore, traces to a poor cobbler’s apprentice. Cleverly concealing smoldering sulfur in the skin of a calf, this apprentice caused the fiery death of the dragon. Today, large bones said to belong to this dragon hang from the ceiling of the Wawel Cathedral.
An Evening with Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
The Skirball presents an online discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, whose book
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope, inspired the Skirball s current online exhibition. The conversation and Q&A will be moderated by Eric Liu, co-founder and CEO of Citizen University. Signed books aare available for purchase at bronxriverbooks.com.
Artist Arshile Gorky, pictured here in childhood with his mother, inspired the collaborative film, They Will Take My Island. (Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Tuesday, Jan. 26; 4 p.m. PST
They Will Take My Island
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A jogger passes by the Westend Bar on Monday in Costa Mesa. The owner of the bar is the first person criminally charged in Orange County for operating during the pandemic.
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Bowers Museum exhibits gold and jade masterworks from Taiwan
“Mundane Affinity,” 1995, by Wu Ching on display and available through virtual tour through the Bowers Museum.
(Courtesy of Wu Ching)
An exhibit showcasing jade and gold sculptures that began Dec. 12 at the Bowers Museum continues through May 30, with virtual tours planned for early in 2021.
“Treasures in Gold & Jade: Masterworks from Taiwan,” features the sculptures of two artists based in Taiwan, Wu Ching and Huang Fu-shou.
“Jump,” by Huang Fu-shou is featured in an exhibit by the Bowers Museum in cooperation with the Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles, an arm of the Taiwan Ministry of Culture.