Teance & White Magnolia Acupuncture & Tai Chi present Lunar New Year celebration in West Berkeley. We are bringing in the Lunar New Year with activities.
Performance, Demonstration, Classes & Acupuncture
12:00-12:20pm Opening Celebration - Lion Dance performance for the blessing by Kei Lun Martial Arts, founded in 1994. Kei Lun Martial Arts is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the cultural legacies of the lion dance, dragon dance, and martial arts.
12:30-1:30pm Tai Chi Demonstration - Tai Chi free introductory classes by White Magnolia Tai Chi school.
01:30-2:00pm Calligraphy Intro & Demonstration by Dr. Peiting C. Li, PhD - instructor of Chinese Calligraphy at the UC Berkeley Art Studio. Read more about the instructor here.
For Sale: 春 chun “spring” (spring festival, lunar new year) | 福 fu good fortune (dao 倒 “upside down” ——> dao 到 “arrive”) | 馬 ma horse
2:00-4:00pm Free Stress-Reduction Acupuncture with John Luna-Sparks LAc. Space is limited, call the clinic to reserve your space! (510) 570-8195
11:00-4:00pm Teance & White Magnolia's Free Activities:
**DIY-Writing Chinese Calligraphy - Spring Couplets 春聯 "Chūnlián"
A New Year's decoration that expresses happiness and hopeful thoughts for the coming year. Calligraphy students of Dr. Peiting C. Li will guide participants.
**Face / Body Painting by local art teacher Sandra Chang and high school students.
**Teance’s complimentary Lunar New Year Red teas (Hong Cha) for the prosperity and luck!
**White Magnolia's Complimentary Chinese Medicinal teas for the heath and energy!
**The Lucky Red Envelope Draw! The first 28 merchandise sale transactions of Teance have the exclusive opportunity to draw a red envelope with exciting prizes inside. Prize: Tasting (Tea for Two) or Tea Sample Package!
11:00-4:00pm Food/ Art / Craft / Gift Pop-Ups
**Babo's Kitchen: Babo’s Kitchen is home to Original Panjiri Granola. 100% Gluten free, proudly my family's recipe handed down to me by my mother.
**Flora of Asia: Created with a deep reverence for Nature | Respect for tradition and a Commitment to bring you the highest quality Flower Essences.
**Leudles Doodles: I am a queer Taiwanese-American artist who creates stationary items that illustrate the intersection of my identities as both a third culture child of immigrants and a queer person of color in America.
**Nekosama: a Taiwanese/woman owned local home bakery. Asian flavor inspired whimsical baked goods and pastries.
**Okkon: We are cooking Japanese soul food Okonomiyaki! Our homemade sauce, mayonnaise and dough are all made from scratch with love. Using organic local ingredients and seasonal veggies as much as possible.
**Of The Root: safe for your skin & safe for the earth! I created this brand to bring the Eastern herbs I grew up loving and trusting in Sri Lanka into Western skincare. An homage to my heritage and an invitation to experience the beauty of Ayurveda.
**Persimmon and Roots: a modern-day Asian American apothecary, offering herbal teas and remedies to accompany you on your journey home to yourself.
**Purple Fire Gems: Ancient treasures & Auspicious meanings become Your Personal Heirlooms.Local jewelry-maker Leslie Yee-Murata makes Asian-inspired earrings, pendants, and bracelets with semi-precious stones such as jade, carnelian, agate, and more.
**Roots and Rituals Halmoni San Korean Tea: We promote wellness through single origin, hand picked teas, from South Korea. Halmoni San means grandmother mountain and is an ode to the predominantly 60-70 year old women who hand pick tea in the mountains of Boeseong South Korea where this tea is grown.
**Tempyl: Face it – skincare is a journey Transform your esthetics practice. Empower every client's skin health by adding AI-powered aftercare technology to consults and facial treatments. Guide your clients through lifelong skincare with Tempyl.
**The Table Catering: a boutique Farm-to-Table pre industrial cuisine catering. Based in Berkeley with the accompanying values towards local sustainable food.
***Thank you to Kai Tzeng for the beautiful artwork "Yang Fire Horse". Prints are available at the teashop for purchase.
Kai is a local comic strip artist, builder, and creative improv facilitator. IG: @cattailscomix | cattailscomix.com
