The City of Rockville, out of an abundance of caution and in response to concerns from partners in the Asian-American community and others, is cancelling its Lunar New Year celebration that was scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 1 at Rockville High School. Read more.
Original post; Dec. 2, 2019:
Celebrate Rockville’s Asian cultures with performances, crafts and cultural displays at the city’s Lunar New Year celebration.
Celebrate Rockville’s Asian cultures with performances, crafts and cultural displays at the city’s Lunar New Year celebration.
The annual celebration will be held from 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Rockville High School, 2100 Baltimore Road. Multicultural performances will be from 1:30-2:45 p.m. The city is organizing the celebration in partnership with Rockville’s Asian Pacific American Task Force.
In its 12th year, the Lunar New Year celebration is a source of pride for the city’s Asian community and an educational opportunity for neighbors to learn about Asian culture. The celebration will mark 4718, the Year of the Rat on the Chinese Zodiac calendar. One in three Rockville residents was born outside the United States and 54 percent of the city’s foreign-born population was born in Asia, according to the city’s planning department.
Interested in participating by providing a Lunar New Year-themed activity or craft? Contact Amanda Knox at [email protected] for more information.
Find additional details, as they become available, at www.rockvillemd.gov/lunarnewyear.
This post has been updated.