Contact: Erin Jenkins
CKPR
407-541-0831
ebjenkins@ckpr.biz
or
Andrew J. Groveman
Belz Enterprises
901-260-7278

 

CALENDAR LISTING

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION AT PEABODY PLACE MUSEUM


WHO:

Peabody Place Museum


WHAT:

Peabody Place Museum celebrates the Chinese Lunar New Year of Monkey. The Museum will observe Chinese New Year’s Day, which falls on January 22 this year, with free admission to the public from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The celebration will continue on Sunday, January 31, with a day of hands-on arts and crafts for children, special museum tours, story time and arts demonstrations.

Sunday’s festivities will also include lion and dragon dances at 1 p.m. in the Peabody Place Entertainment and Retail Center, followed by Chinese performances at the Center for Southern Folklore. Children will be admitted to the craft area for $2.00 with a paying adult. Museum admission is $5.00. Children under 12 will be admitted to the museum free of charge.


WHEN:

Thursday, January 22

Free Museum Admission, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday, January 31
11 a.m. Story Time: The Making of Monkey King
12 p.m. Guided Museum Tour
1:00 p.m. Lion Dance at the Peabody Place Entertainment and Retail Center.
2:00 p.m. Chinese Performances at the Center for Southern Folklore.
3 p.m. Story Time: Monkey King Wreaks Havoc in Heaven

WHERE:

Peabody Place Museum
119 South Main Street
The Pembroke Square Building
Concourse Level
Downtown, Memphis, TN