Calendar

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!

Feb
2
Sun
2020
Boston Chinatown Lunar New Year @ China Trade Center
Feb 2 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Join Jennifer DeCristoforo and Lucky Bamboo Crafts for this Year of the Rat Chinese New Year celebration sponsored by Boston Chinatown Main Street Association. The festival, right in the heart of Chinatown, includes cultural performances, a parade, lion dances and of course lots of great hands-on crafts for the kids all day! We hope to see you there!

Feb
8
Sat
2020
Chinese New Year – Merrill Memorial Library @ Merrill Memorial Library
Feb 8 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Join Jennifer DeCristoforo and Lucky Bamboo Crafts for ‘Year of the Rat’ make-and-take projects and fun at Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth, Maine.

Jun
6
Sun
2021
Wear Orange Weekend Supporting AAPI Communities
Jun 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Join Moms Demand Action during Wear Orange Weekend for a guided craft tutorial by Jennifer DeCristoforo, the author of Lucky Bamboo Book of Crafts: Over 100 Projects & Ideas Celebrating Chinese Culture. We are partnering with Unified Asian Communities, a Maine-based nonprofit working to support and empower AAPI communities in Maine. If you register with Wear Orange, you can receive a free Asian craft kit.

Aug
21
Sat
2021
Asian Festival – Hartford, CT
Aug 21 all-day

Join Jen DeCristoforo and Lucky Bamboo Crafts at one of the largest Asian festivals on the East Coast this summer! She will be offering make-and-take China-inspired crafts all day. Don’t miss the fun, food, performances, vendors and activities at the beautiful Riverfront Recapture Park in downtown Hartford.

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

Feb
5
Sat
2022
CANCELLED – CAFAM Lunar New Year 2022 @ Westbrook Performing Arts Center
Feb 5 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UPTICK IN COVID IN MAINE Join Jennifer DeCristoforo and Lucky Bamboo Crafts for this Year of the Tiger Chinese New Year celebration sponsored by the Chinese & American Friendship Association of Maine. The event includes a performance by Boston’s Chinese Folk Art Workshop and a Chinese Cultural Village with lots of exhibits and activities! We hope to see you there!

Feb
13
Sun
2022
Chinese New Year Cultural Village 農曆新年文化村 Boston Chinatown @ China Trade Building, Boston, MA
Feb 13 @ 11:30 am – 3:00 pm

Join Jennifer DeCristoforo and Lucky Bamboo Crafts for this Year of the Tiger Chinese New Year celebration sponsored by Boston Chinatown Main Street Association. The festival, right in the heart of Chinatown, includes cultural performances, a parade, lion dances and of course lots of great hands-on crafts for the kids all day! We hope to see you there!

Aug
20
Sat
2022
Dragon Boat & Asian Festival (CANCELED), Hartford, CT @ Mortensen Riverfront Plaza
Aug 20 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

CRAFT ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN CANCELED AT THIS EVENT

The Dragon Boat & Asian Festival in Hartford CT has invited Jennifer DeCristoforo back on Saturday, August 20th, 2022 to bring Lucky Bamboo Book of Crafts to this wonderful Asian culture event. She will offer hands-on children’s Chinese craft activities and be signing books. Come to Hartford and enjoy all the free activities, performances, food and exciting dragon boat races on the Connecticut River. It is held in a beautiful city park along the river and is a perfect family event for a warm summer’s day! This day is not to be missed!

Check event details at this link:

http://www.riverfront.org/events/dragon-boat-asian-festival

Sep
24
Sat
2022
CAFAM Mid-Autumn Moon Festival @ Fort Williams Park
Sep 24 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 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 at beautiful Fort Williams overlooking the Portland Headlight.

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

This free event is open to the public and potluck contributions are encouraged.