Mayor Oscar Goodman and His Wife, Carolyn to Attend
Meadows School Students’ 14th Annual Performance on Thursday, Feb. 18
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WHAT:
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To celebrate Chinese New Year and the year of the Tiger, The Meadows School will perform the traditional dragon parade throughout The Forum Shops at Caesars. The cast of singers and dancers includes 120 Meadows students – 60 from kindergarten and 60 from fifth grade plus
the school’s very special guests Mayor Oscar Goodman and his wife, Carolyn.
Meadows students will perform a Chinese dragon parade featuring red and gold costumes (Chinese colors of joy), drums and firecrackers (to keep evil spirits away) accompanied by two large and colorful dragons (powered by students). They will sing four songs in Chinese, with English translations. This is the 13th year the school’s students have conducted a Chinese New Year performance at The Forum Shops.
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WHO:
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Kindergarten teachers Linda Verbon, Kim Cagle and Melissa Truesdell; Librarian Marilyn Drake and Fifth Grade Teachers Bill Bissell, Linda Bookout, and Kathy Brennen worked with all of the kindergarten and fifth grade teachers to organize the event. Volunteer Maggie Chen taught Chinese lyrics and customs to the students, while Meadows School Music Director Jeff Kriske coordinated the performance.
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WHY:
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Chinese New Year 2010 begins on Feb. 14. In China and Taiwan, this is the longest and one of the most important festivities in the Lunar calendar. Because the track of the new moon changes from year to year, Chinese New Year can begin anytime between late January and mid-February.
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WHERE:
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The Forum Shops at Caesars
Performers will begin the parade near Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, continuing throughout the entire shopping center and stopping for a primary performance at the Fountain of the Gods in front of Gucci. The parade will then continue, ending at The Forum Shops lower valet area.
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WHEN:
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Thursday, Feb. 18 at 10 a.m.
The parade takes place on Thursday, Feb. 18, the fifth day of the Chinese New Year and is considered a lucky day for merchants for it is the birthday for the Chinese god of wealth. In China, firecrackers are lit to celebrate the reopening of stores after spending the holiday with family and friends.
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