Calendar

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!

Jul
12
Wed
2017
Chinese Crafts- Chebeague Island Library @ Chebeague Island Library
Jul 12 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join us for hands-on crafts and fun with Jennifer DeCristoforo, author and publisher of Lucky Bamboo Book of Crafts; Over 100 Projects and Ideas Celebrating Chinese Culture. This is a FREE event for all ages and all supplies will be provided. Drop in or stay for a while! The Chebeague Island Library is hosting this event.

Oct
1
Sun
2017
CAFAM Mid-Autumn Moon Festival @ Woodfords Club
Oct 1 @ 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Join the Chinese & American Friendship Association of Maine for a wonderful annual celebration in Portland at the Woodfords Club on Sunday, October 1 at 4p.m.. Enjoy a delicious potluck, moon celebration program and mooncakes.

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

Oct
27
Fri
2017
Maine Chinese Conference @ Spectacular Event Center
Oct 27 @ 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 October 27, 2017. 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.

Nov
11
Sat
2017
2nd East Coast National Lion Dance Competition @ Kowloon Restaurant
Nov 11 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus, MA is the Chinatown Main Street host location for this exciting National Lion Dance Competition. I’m excited to be invited to bring Lucky Bamboo Crafts to the event and make crafts with the kids during the all-day competitions. It is open to the public and a great opportunity to immerse yourself in Chinese culture!

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.

Feb
10
Sat
2024
Lunar New Year – Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine @ Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine
Feb 10 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Jennifer DeCristoforo and Lucky Bamboo Crafts will offer hands-on crafts for Year of the Dragon in the museum’s  MakerSpace. It is a privilege to be invited to share special Lunar New Year crafts in this fantastic, new children’s museum in Portland, Maine.

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.

Feb
18
Sun
2024
Chinese New Year Cultural Village 農曆新年文化村 Boston Chinatown @ China Trade Center
Feb 18 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Join Jennifer DeCristoforo and Lucky Bamboo Crafts for this Year of the Dragon Chinese New Year celebration 10a.m. – 3p.m. 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
24
Sat
2024
CAFAM Lunar New Year Celebration @ Westbrook Performing Arts Center
Feb 24 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join Jennifer DeCristoforo and Lucky Bamboo Crafts for this Year of the Dragon Chinese New Year 2024 celebration sponsored by the Chinese & American Friendship Association of Maine. The festival includes dazzling cultural performances, workshops, delicious food, a lion dance, and of course lots of great hands-on dragon crafts for the kids! We hope to see you there!