麻州郊區塞冷鎮（Salem）的琵琶地博物館（Peabody Essex Museum (PEM)）為慶祝農曆新年，將於二月一日（週六）早上十點起至下午四點，免費開放。
這場為慶祝馬年新春舉辦的免費入場開放日活動，安排有傳統的舞獅，電影放映，傳統手工藝等等。
慶祝活動從早上十點開始，該館歡迎民眾自行製作獅子頭，用紅包袋做燈籠。十點半，由六到九歲的小朋友表演舞獅。十一點到十一點半，巾幗醒獅團將率隊舞獅，採青獻桔。十一點半，青少年揚琴古箏樂團在Morse禮堂表演。十二點在東印度海事廳演出霹靂舞，下午一點有中華民俗藝術工作坊演出傳統中國舞，下午二點十五分由李馬丁示範劍舞。下午一到三點有魚絲茶竹展示，下午三點在摩斯（Morse )禮堂放映1938年拍成，長48分鐘的“雀斑米（Freckled Rice）”影片。該片由Steven C. Ning執導，描述在甘乃迪年代時，以波士頓華埠內一名十三歲男孩蘇喬（Joe Soo），長大成人，面對起他的華裔美人身份的又喜又悲故事。
入場免費，預約可洽978-745-9500 x3011。
Lunar New Year celebration at PEM
Exciting day of FREE activities Saturday, February 1
SALEM, MA — Join the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) on Saturday, February 1 to celebrate the Lunar New Year and mark the beginning of the Year of the Horse. Enjoy a full day of festivities including traditional lion dances, a film set in Boston's Chinatown, sword play, traditional crafts and more!
All programs FREE with museum admission | For reservations, please call: 978-745-9500 x3011
Schedule
10 am-4 pm
DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY
Lion Head Color Painting
Atrium
Be inspired to create your own lion head mask after watching one of the dances.
Red Envelope Lanterns
Create Space
Red envelopes, given away at the Chinese New Year and other celebrations, are traditionally filled with money to ensure good luck in the year to come. Use them to create a symbolic red lantern to take home.
10:30-11 am
PERFORMANCES
Cubs Lion Dance
Atrium
The Cubs, dancers ages 6 to 9, demonstrate the strength, skill and coordination required to perform the lion dance.
11-11:30 am
PERFORMANCES
Lion Dance
Atrium
Gund Kwok Asian Women's Lion Dance Troupe performs this traditional dance to ward off evil for the coming year. After the show, talk to the performers and see their costumes up close.
11:30 am and 2 pm
PERFORMANCES
Chinese Dulcimer Guzheng Youth Band
Morse Auditorium
Tickets available day of program
Join us for two 40-minute performances by young musicians who have mastered ancient Chinese instruments.
Noon-12:45 pm
PERFORMANCES
Make a Move | breakdancing
East India Marine Hall
2:15-3 pm
PERFORMANCES
sword play
East India Marine Hall
Join Martin Lee, from Freestyle Motions, in two workshops. The first combines key elements from martial arts and breakdancing and the second introduces the basics of sword play.
1 pm
PERFORMANCES
Diabolo, Drumming and Folk Dances
Atrium
The Chinese Folk Art Workshop presents traditional dances for the New Year. Also, listen to drumming and see tricks with the diabolo.
1-3 pm
GALLERY SPOT
Up Close with Silk
Drop by the exhibition Fish, Silk, Tea, Bamboo: Cultivating an Image of China to explore the hidden symbols in a silk robe.
3 pm
FILM
Freckled Rice
Morse Auditorium | Suggested for ages 13 and up
Tickets available day of program
This beautiful and bittersweet look at Boston's Chinatown during the Kennedy years centers on Joe Soo, a 13-year-old boy coming to terms with his Chinese-American identity. 1938. 48 minutes. Directed by Steven C. Ning. In English and Cantonese with English subtitles.
IMAGE CREDIT
The Gund Kwok Dance Troupe usher in the new Lunar Year with traditional Chinese dances and drumming. Photo by Jason Fan.
ABOUT THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM
Founded in 1799, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents outstanding works of artistic and cultural creativity in ways that transform people's lives. The museum's collection is among the finest of its kind, showcasing an unrivaled spectrum of American art and architecture as well as outstanding Asian, Asian export, Native American, African, Oceanic, maritime and photography collections. In addition to its vast holdings, the museum offers a vibrant schedule of changing exhibitions and an interactive education center. The museum campus features numerous parks, period gardens and 22 historic properties, including Yin Yu Tang, a 200‐year‐old house that is the only example of Chinese domestic architecture on display in the United States. Currently, a comprehensive $650 million Campaign is underway to advance PEM's mission, fortify its endowment, improve infrastructure and build a 175,000-square-foot expansion, set to open in 2019. HOURS: Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am–5 pm and the third Thursday of every month until 9 pm. Closed Mondays (except holidays), Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. ADMISSION: Adults $18; seniors $15; students $10. Additional admission to Yin Yu Tang: $5. Members, youth 17 and under and residents of Salem enjoy free general admission and free admission to Yin Yu Tang. INFO: Call 866‐745‐1876 or visit our Web site at www.pem.org
中華廣教學校25日晚在喜臨門大酒樓舉辦籌款晚會，以國學啓蒙經典，古詩朗誦，展現校長曾秀芬上任後帶動的「傳承、創新、承擔（Dare to Dream）」方向，為該校籌得約廿萬元善款。
在晚會中，廣教學校還頒發“榮譽頌揚”獎，表揚對廣教學校，波士頓華埠社區卓有貢獻，年前退休，現任塔醫董事會副主席的甄艾倫（Ellen M.
Zane)，以及歷任昆士小學，昆士中學校長，為昆士中學帶進波市公校首個國際文憑（IB）課程，現擔任波士頓公校總監特別助理的黃伯勳。
中華廣教學校自從來自香港，獲有博士學位的曾秀芬出任校長以來，推出許多改革，也把廣教學校變成不只是單純的學中文，補習功課的語文學校，還設計出許多創新的教學方法與課程，引導學生接觸，學習更深一層的中華傳統文化，與現代社會接軌的科技知識。
當晚的儀式部分，由第五號電視台（WCVB-TV5）政治新聞主播伍沅湄（Janet Wu）擔任司儀，表演節目部分，由該校老師張馨予、蔡熙華主持。
廣教學校校長曾秀芬指出，該校使命是弘揚中華文化，教育學子學習東西方文化，支持移民家庭，增強青少年的能力，把學生培養成一個有擔當的人 。該校既是語言中心，也是文化中心，教育中心，要為國家，社會作育懂得回饋社區，社會的英才。曾秀芬因此也強調德育的重要。
華林功夫太極學校的舞龍，陣仗十足。（菊子攝）
