The New York Philharmonic, in collaboration with CAMI Music, will celebrate the Chinese New Year for the fourth consecutive year, this time welcoming the Year of the Sheep with a program of Chinese composers, musicians, and traditional instruments, celebrating the cultural heritage of China and honoring the Chinese-American community, on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. Long Yu — music director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, artistic director and chief conductor of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, artistic director of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, and founding artistic director of the Beijing Music Festival — will return to the Philharmonic following his January subscription debut to conduct the Chinese New Year Concert for the fourth consecutive season. « more »
New York: At this year’s New York Ceramics & Glass Fair, running from January 21 through 25, loyal visitors are sure to notice a big change: More works that are contemporary and culturally diverse. « more »
AsianInNY will be offering a 15% discount to our audience through January 24, 10pm. Enter CODE LUNAR15 when you purchase tickets online, by phone, or in person. To buy ticket online, visit http://www.brooklyncenter.org« more »
The City Council voted Wednesday to mark Jan. 13 as Korean American Day in New York City. The city’s Korean population jumped 11% between 2008 and 2011 to over 103,000, according to the Asian American Federation. « more »
The Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC) will offer the next version of its highly successful Home Improvement Contractor Training (HICT) course in Mandarin in Flushing over a week in late January. « more »
The Village Voice announces its second round of restaurants for the eighth annual Choice Eats tasting event on Friday, March 13th (tickets on sale tomorrow at noon).The 7 new restaurants announced today include: Ample Hills Creamery, Brooklyn Kolache Co., Casa Mono and Bar Jamon, Gloria’s Carribean Cuisine, Mable’s Smokehouse, The Queens Kickshaw, and Robicelli’s. « more »
On Monday Jan 12 2015, New York is expected to introduce the country’s largest municipal-identification program, issuing cards intended as a boon for undocumented immigrants, the homeless and others who strain to navigate the bureaucracy of city services and institutions without government-issued ID. « more »
Beginning January 20, 2015, QBG is proud to host a new exhibit by the artist Paul Lin in the Gallery of the Visitor & Administration Building. Blending fine art and traditional crafts, Lin explores natural materials and transforms them into stunning landscapes and portraits. The Botanical Therapeutic Arts collection breaks away from using traditional art techniques; the works are composed solely of natural materials, such as petals, feathers, twigs and dried leaves. « more »
New York City will move to the forefront of a growing environmental trend by banning food establishments from using plastic foam containers starting this summer, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration announced Thursday. « more »
The past decade has witnessed an increasing interest in the field of Tibeto-Chinese Buddhist art. Especially the gilt metal icons produced in the Chinese imperial workshops of the early Ming period at the beginning of the 15th century, which have become the focus of attention and are much in demand by collectors all over the world. « more »
