Calendar

Feb
4
Sat
2017
CAFAM Chinese New Year Celebration @ Westbrook Performing Arts Center
Feb 4 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Jennifer DeCristoforo will be arranging and offering hands-on crafts for this wonderful Chinese New Year celebration in Westbrook, Maine. We will be rolling out great make-and-take projects for Year of the Rooster and ‘Lucky Bamboo Book of Crafts’ will be on sale for a special event discount.

There will also be performances, food and cultural presentations and exhibitions.

Feb
12
Sun
2017
Boston Chinese New Year Cultural Village @ Boston Chinatown Main Street Cultural Village
Feb 12 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Come join the fun on 2/12/17 in New England’s hub of Chinese culture, Boston Chinatown! Jennifer DeCristoforo, author of Lucky Bamboo Book of Crafts will be leading the ‘Year of the Rooster’ crafts at the Boston Chinatown Main Street  Lunar New Year Cultural Village in the heart of Chinatown. Excitement, great food, and lively performances won’t be hard to find!

Feb
10
Sat
2018
Lunar New Year Festival – CAFAM @ Westbrook Performing Arts Center
Feb 10 all-day

Jennifer DeCristoforo will be arranging and offering hands-on crafts for this wonderful Chinese New Year celebration in Westbrook, Maine hosted by CAFAM. We will be rolling out great make-and-take projects for Year of the Dog and ‘Lucky Bamboo Book of Crafts‘ will be on sale for a special event discount.

There will also be performances, food and cultural presentations and exhibitions.

Feb
1
Sat
2020
CAFAM Lunar New Year Festival @ Westbrook Performing Arts Center
Feb 1 all-day

Join Jennifer DeCristoforo and Lucky Bamboo Crafts for this Year of the Rat Chinese New Year celebration sponsored by the Chinese & American Friendship Association of Maine. The festival includes cultural performances, workshops, delicious food, a lion dance and of course lots of great hands-on crafts for the kids! We hope to see you there!

Sep
25
Sat
2021
CAFAM Mid-Autumn Moon Festival @ Fort Williams Park
Sep 25 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Join the Chinese & American Friendship Association of Maine for the wonderful annual celebration of the moon in Southern Maine. This will be an in-person, outdoor event.

Jennifer DeCristoforo, author of Lucky Bamboo Book of Crafts  will offer free Chinese crafts and fun for kids and her book will be available.

This free event is open to the public

Oct
28
Fri
2022
Maine Chinese Conference
Oct 28 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Jennifer DeCristoforo, author of Lucky Bamboo Book of Crafts will be an exhibitor at the Maine Chinese Conference in Bangor, Maine on October 28, 2022. She will meet educators and other professionals from language learning communities all along the East Coast. She will share ideas for integrating Chinese crafts with Mandarin learning in the classroom, have books for sale. and offer some free materials. This event requires registration.

Sep
29
Fri
2023
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival – Merrill Memorial Library @ Merrill Memorial Library
Sep 29 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Join Jennifer DeCristoforo and Lucky Bamboo Crafts at the library for a fun and free make-and-take lantern workshop. We will be celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival and kids can learn about this major Chinese holiday while we enjoy crafting together. All supplies and instruction will be provided.

Oct
1
Sun
2023
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival – Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine @ Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine
Oct 1 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Join Lucky Bamboo Crafts for special activities celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. This wonderful children’s museum in Portland, Maine always offers lots of educational fun and often hosts multicultural events. The activities and crafts are free with play session admission. Jennifer DeCristoforo will be offering a special Chinese hands-on Moon Festival craft in the MakerSpace from 2:30-3:30 p.m. as part of their day-long program.

Oct
14
Sat
2023
Maine Chinese Conference @ Husson College
Oct 14 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Jennifer DeCristoforo, author of Lucky Bamboo Book of Crafts will be an exhibitor at the Maine Chinese Conference in Bangor, Maine on Saturday, October 14, 2023. She will meet educators, students and other professionals from language learning communities all along the East Coast. She will share ideas for integrating Chinese crafts with Mandarin learning in the classroom, have books for sale. and offer some free materials. From 11a.m. – 12p.m., she will offer a demonstration of crafts from the book. This event requires registration.

Feb
16
Fri
2024
Chinese Culture Day – Falmouth Middle School
Feb 16 all-day

Jennifer DeCristoforo will bring Lucky Bamboo Crafts to Falmouth Middle School, Maine to help celebrate ‘Year of the Dragon’. The wonderful classroom staff and librarian are planning a day-long program to share lesson plans and Chinese culture projects with their 6th-grade students.

This is an internal school event, not open to the public.