Asian Lunar New Year Festival Feb. 21 at Sheldon
Released on 02/18/2015, at 2:00 AM
Office of University Communications
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015
WHERE: Sheldon Museum of Art, 12th and R streets
Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Asian Community and Cultural Center invite the public to a celebration of the Asian lunar new year from 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 21 at the museum, 12th and R streets.
The festival includes craft-making activities, traditional dance, games and music. Featured performers for the event include the Trans-Oceanic Costume Team, Chinese Silk Road Dancers, India Children's Dance Group, KSN: Karen Traditional Dance Group and Linh Quang Temple Lion Dance Troupe.
The museum and festival are free and open to all.
Sheldon Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of more than 12,000 objects focusing on American art. Sheldon is open free to the public during regular hours: Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays. Additional information is available on the museum's website, http://www.sheldonartmuseum.org.
News Release Contacts:
- Ann Gradwohl, Public Relations and Marketing Manager, Sheldon Museum of Art
phone: 402-472-1197