Lunar New Year comes to a close Thursday. The end of the 15-day holiday period is celebrated with a Lantern Festival, which includes colorful lantern lightings, riddle games and sticky rice balls.
These Lunar New Year traditions, along with lion dances and fireworks, which drive away evil spirits, give Asians the chance to spend time with cherished family members, share gifts and enjoy cultural foods.
The Crow Collection After Dark presents its take on Lunar New Year with glow-in-the-dark dragon and lion dances, illuminated lanterns, arts activities and more from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday.
Here’s the schedule: 6 to 8 p.m. — music by harpist Anita Hu and arts activities such as Chinese calligraphy and paper cutting; 7 p.m. — concert by the Four Seasons Choral Society and Chinese Orchestra; 8 to 9 p.m. — lion and dragon parade and kung fu demonstrations; 9 to 10:30 p.m. — Chinese fortune telling; and 10 to 11:30 p.m. — beer samplings and karaoke with DJ Mark Ridlen.
Admission is free.
The museum is at 2010 Flora St. in Dallas. Call 214-979-6430 or visit www.crowcollection.org.
Young musicians to perform in concert
Three young North Texas musicians are grand prize winners of the Vernell Gregg Young Artists’ Competition and will play in the Lewisville Lake Symphony Orchestra Stars of the Future concert this week.
Steven Tsai, 15, has studied the clarinet for six years. A sophomore at St. Mark’s School of Texas, he’s a member of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, enjoys fencing and is a black belt in karate.
Brian Zhao, 13, is an eighth-grade student at Renner Middle School in Plano, where he’s orchestra president. He began playing the cello at age 9. Along with his passion for classical music, he enjoys playing basketball.
Emily Tan, 15, is a sophomore at Jasper High in Plano. She started playing the piano when she was 6. She also enjoys writing poetry, drawing, debate and community service.
The three will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater, 130 N. Charles St. in Lewisville.
Tickets are $10 for students, $25 for seniors and $30 for adults.
Call 972-874-9087 or visit www.lewisvillesymphony.org.
Chamber music group to perform
Pianist Jon Nakamatsu, violinists Ik-Hwan Bae and Philip Lewis, violist Atar Arad, cellist Jungshin Lim Lewis and clarinetist Jon Manasse will perform together in two Chamber Music International concerts.
They will perform a jazz piece by Leonard Bernstein, German Romantic music by Schubert and Schumann, 4 Rags for 2 Jons by John Novacek and works by Max Bruch.
The concerts will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, 9800 Preston Road in Dallas, and at 8 p.m. Saturday at St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church, 1220 W. Belt Line Road in Richardson.
Tickets are $10-$30 and $60 for a family.
