Friday-Sunday, February 3-5, 2017 CHINA DAILY USA 14 GRE ATER WASHINGTON

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Wednesday, February 15, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pmGildenhorn Recital Hall

8270 Alumni Dr College Park, MD 20742

University of Maryland College Park will present a two-hour violin performance by acclaimed violinist Gao Xiang. As a multifaceted musician and composer, Gao composes, arranges and performs in the styles of Jazz, funk, bluegrass, Asian folk, pop and Latin American music. He is also the founding director of China Music Foundation and the University of Delaware’s Master Players Concert Series and was granted the Delaware Governor’s Award for his contribution in the Arts.

Music in Mind: Gao Xiang, violin

College Park, MD

As part of the Kennedy Center’s Lunar New Year Celebration for 2017, one of China’s most interna-tionally acclaimed orchestras will present Chinese traditional music as well as Beijing Opera. This pro-gram features Chinese orchestral works plus a spe-cial orchestration of Mahler’s Song of the Earth to include traditional Chinese instruments.

Beijing Symphony Orchestra

Monday, February 6, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pmThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566

Washington, DC

Tuesday, February 14, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm 2147 F St, NWRM 301 Washington, DC 20037

Movie Screening: Cape No.7

The Confucius Institute at George Washington Uni-versity will be screening classic Chinese movies throughout the spring. On the Valentine’s Day, they will screen Cape No.7, a 2008 romance comedy movie. It’s the second high-est-grossing fi lm in Taiwan’s cinematic history. Following the movie screenings, there will be an open discussion of the movie. Popcorn and soda will be served.

Washington, DC

Kennedy Center Family Day: Lunar New Year Celebration

The Kennedy Center will be holding the fun-fi lled Lunar New Year celebration of activi-ties and entertainment for participants of different ages. Activities include: paper cutting, Beijing-style applique, calligraphy, sugar and bottle painting, “bristle dolls,” and Chinese makeup. Participants can also dress up and snap pictures at their Chinese costume trunk. Performances by Beijing acrobats and Chinese musicians will also be presented at the event.

Saturday, February 4, 10:30 am - 4:00 pmThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566

Washington, DC

Chinese New Year Celebration

Washington, DC

The gallery will present their third annual Chinese New Year celebration featuring free attractions high-lighting contemporary performers and artists from Beijing. Performances include Beijing Opera, Chi-nese acrobatic performances, calligraphy demon-strations, paper cutting, sugar painting and dough fi gurines, Chinese New Year card crafts, Year of the Rooster mask making and photo booth. Chinese food will be available for purchase.

Sunday, February 5, 11:00 am – 5:00 pmArthur M. Sackler Gallery 1050 Independence Ave, SWWashington, DC 20560

The Center for Strategic & International Studies will host a discussion on a new book pub-lished by the International Mon-etary Fund, Modernizing China: Investing in Soft Infrastructure. The volume tries to proposes guidelines for China to invest more in its “soft infrastructure” including strengthening fiscal and monetary frameworks, con-tinuing reform of state-owned enterprises, developing policy to address fi nancial risks, and improving the dissemination of macroeconomic statistics.

Tuesday, February 14, 9:00 am - 11:00 am 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036

Modernizing China: Investing in Soft Infrastructure

Washington, DC

University celebration - Washington

Shoko Hamano, professor of Japanese and International Aff airs at George Washington Universiy (GWU), introduces a Japanese demon ritual, a Lunar New Year tradition originating in China and developed in Japan, on Monday at GWU’s 2017 Lunar New Year celebration in Washington. The annual university-wide celebration rang in the Year of the Rooster with a reception, welcoming remarks from GWU President Steven Knapp and performances by faculty and students. YUAN YUAN / FOR CHINA DAILY

The Chinese Lunar New Year Family Day event held at the Kogod Courtyard of Smithsonian’s American Art Museum in Washington on Jan 28 drew thousands of Americans, mostly parents with young children. They watched shows featuring lion dance, Peking Opera, acrobatics and traditional Chinese music, and participated in various activities such as paper-cutting, calligraphy, Peking Opera mask making and donning Chinese costumes. The event, in its fourth year, was jointly organized by the museum and the Chinese embassy in Washington. CHEN WEIHUA / CHINA DAILY

Family fun - Washington

Book Forum

Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai meets Peking Opera performers during a reception on Wednesday at the Chinese embassy to celebrate the Lunar New Year. CHEN WEIHUA / CHINA DAILY

Embassy bash - Washington

Dances with roosters - Washington

Children from the local Chinese community in the greater Washington area perform at the Chinese New Year Gala at George Mason University in Virginia on Sunday. The annual event, now in its 16th year, is held by the Coordination Council of Chinese-American Associations along with a group of Chinese-American organizations in the nation’s capital region. LU QIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY