Celebrate Lunar New Year with Kaeshi Chai a Family Literacy Party Tour

This is a press release from the Humboldt Literacy Project:

We are bringing the joy of Lunar New Year to your library with an interactive cultural experience led by dancer, teaching artist, and movement specialist Kaeshi Chai. These lively, hands-on programs combine movement, storytelling, language, and creative play to introduce children and families to Chinese cultural traditions in an engaging and memorable way. Participants learn through doing, dancing, balancing, exploring language, and celebrating together.Learn about animals from China, New Zealand, and Australia. Discover the history and meaning of Chinese characters and pictograms. Practice simple Chinese words and phrases. Hear the traditional story of the Nian Monster.Learn about and embody the Chinese Zodiac animals, and much more. This interactive program encourages curiosity, confidence, creativity, and cultural appreciation while keeping children actively engaged. This is a free event for families and each child will receive a free book at the end.

Since 1981, Humboldt Literacy Project has provided free, confidential English Language tutoring with programs for native English speakers, English as a second language, and family literacy. For more information on this event or to learn about Humboldt Literacy Project

call (707) 445-3655 or at humboldtliteracy.org.

HOOPA LIBRARY 370 LOOP RD WEDNESDAY MAY 27

10:30 AM AND 12:00 PM

FORTUNA LIBRARY 753 14TH STREET THURSDAY MAY 28, 3:30 PM

AZALEA HALL 1600 PICKETT ROAD (MCK) FRIDAY MAY 29 4:00 PM

ARCATA LIBRARY 500 7TH STREET SATURDAY MAY 30 11:00 AM

EUREKA LIBRARY 1313 3RD STREET SATURDAY MAY 30 2:30 PM