Calendar

Feb
13
Sat
2016
Peabody Essex Museum Lunar New Year @ Peabody Essex Museum
Feb 13 all-day

Join Jennifer DeCristoforo at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA for Lunar New Year children’s crafts from ‘Lucky Bamboo Book of Crafts’ on February 13, 2016. We will be celebrating the Year of the Monkey! This is a great event with many performances and exciting Chinese New Year festivities.

Oct
28
Fri
2016
Maine Chinese Conference @ Husson University
Oct 28 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Jennifer DeCristoforo, author of ‘Lucky Bamboo Book of Crafts‘ will be a presenter at the Maine Chinese Conference in Bangor, Maine on October 28, 2016. She will address 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 in her workshop: Teaching Culture and Language through Making Chinese Crafts.

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!

Feb
16
Sat
2019
Lunar New Year at Peabody Essex Museum @ Peabody Essex Museum
Feb 16 all-day

Peabody Essex Museum will once again host a wonderful celebration for Chinese new year. You can count on crafts, food, workshops and dazzling performances. Lucky Bamboo Crafts will be part of the fun!

Feb
17
Sun
2019
Lunar New Year Chinatown Boston @ China Trade Center
Feb 17 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join Jennifer DeCristoforo and Lucky Bamboo Crafts in Chinatown, Boston for their huge Lunar New Year celebration hosted by Chinatown Main Street! What better place to be for parades, food, Chinese cultural performances and of course, loads of hands-on crafts for the kids.

Mar
8
Fri
2019
Foreign Language Association of Maine Annual Conference @ Holiday Inn By the Bay
Mar 8 all-day

Lucky Bamboo Crafts will be an exhibitor alongside lots of fantastic businesses and programs. Make plans to attend this vibrant and educational (FLAME) conference focused on teachers, administrators, language programs, travel programs and anyone interested in enriching their students with language. Registration is required and you can see more about the event here.  I hope to see you there!

Aug
17
Sat
2019
Riverfront Recapture Dragon Boat & Asian Festival, Hartford, CT @ Mortensen Riverfront Plaza
Aug 17 all-day

The Dragon Boat & Asian Festival in Hartford CT has invited Jennifer DeCristoforo back on Saturday, August 17th, 2019 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
7
Sat
2019
CAFAM Mid-Autumn Moon Festival @ The Woodfords Club
Sep 7 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Join the Chinese & American Friendship Association of Maine for a wonderful annual celebration in Portland at the Woodfords Club on Saturday, September 7, 2019 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.

This event is open to the public.

Sep
14
Sat
2019
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival-Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine @ Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine
Sep 14 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Join Lucky Bamboo Crafts for special activities celebrating the Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. This wonderful children’s museum in the heart of Portland, Maine always offers lots of educational fun and often hosts multicultural events. The activities and crafts are free with museum admission. Jennifer DeCristoforo will be offering a special Chinese hands-on craft from 1:15-2:30 p.m. as part of their day-long program.

Oct
25
Fri
2019
Maine Chinese Conference @ Bangor Elks
Oct 25 all-day

Jennifer DeCristoforo, author of Lucky Bamboo Book of Crafts will be an exhibitor at the Maine Chinese Conference in Bangor, Maine on October 25, 2019. 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.