Calendar

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.

Jan
25
Sat
2020
Peabody Essex Museum – Year of the Rat @ Peabody Essex Museum
Jan 25 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Come celebrate the ‘Year of the Rat’ at the newly renovated Peabody Essex Museum in the heart of Salem, MA. Jennifer DeCristoforo of Lucky Bamboo Crafts will be guiding special make-and-take art projects for Lunar New Year all day. This museum offers a wonderful Chinese cultural program each year for holiday family fun.

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.

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!