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FTH to celebrate Year of the Ox with Chinese Temple Bazaar
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
For the fi rst time ever, Flushing Town
Hall’s Chinese Temple Bazaar will be held
virtually in celebration of the Chinese
Lunar New Year.
Th e event will be livestreamed on
YouTube on Sunday, Feb. 14, at 2 p.m.,
ushering in the Year of the Ox.
Last year’s festivities were canceled to
safeguard the community, as the programs
coincided with the onset of COVID-19.
Th is year, according to Minwen Yang,
chair of Flushing Town Hall’s Chinese
Cultural Committee, they’re reviving the
beloved event so that the community may
come together again.
“Our community stepped up to take
care of one another during dark times,
and we are resilient,” Yang said. “We will
hold this bazaar virtually because we are
still experiencing a pandemic. With the
arrival of a new year and aft er much hardship,
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The World’s Fare introduces the Virtual Whiskey Experience
BY QNS STAFF
editorial@qns.com
@QNS
Nights out just aren’t what they used
to be. But Th e World’s Fare has the perfect
solution to boring nights at home: the
inaugural World’s Fare Whiskey Virtual
Experience.
Th e fi rst World’s Fare Whiskey Tasting
Experience will take place on Zoom on
Feb. 25, from 8:30 until 10 p.m. Get your
tickets here and on Th eWorldsFare.nyc.
Virtual attendees will enjoy a whiskey
tasting of 10 top whiskey brands,
a one-hour, virtual, whiskey masterclass
experience where
they are guided by
10 of the top whiskey
distillers and
experts from across
the country and
abroad.
Included in the
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of whiskey
in a souvenir
box, masterclass
led by whiskey
experts, a branded
whiskey tasting
glass, tasting notes and
more all delivered
to your door.
The whiskey
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in the Feb. 25 class
include Virginia
D i s t i l l e r y
C o m p a n y
Courage &
Conv i c t i on
A m e r i c a n
S i n g l e
Malt from
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Mo u n t a i n
Rye Whiskey
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Whiskey from Ireland, Bruichladdich
Classic Laddie from Scotland,Uncle
Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey
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10 from Scotland,Widow Jane 10 Yr.
Bourbon from Brooklyn,Th ree Chord –
Strange Collaboration from Kentucky,
Starward Two-Fold from Australia and
Brenne Estate Cask Single Malt from
France.
Th e World’s Fare will also host two
additional Virtual Whiskey Tastings on
March 25 and April 22. All tickets are on
sale now at www.theworldsfare.nyc and
are limited.
we know this lively celebration will
lift our spirits.”
Th e Chinese Temple Bazaar is sponsored
by Tai Wang and Glow Foundation. It will
feature a feast of Lunar New Year celebrations
including: traditional folk dance by
the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company; “Hao
Bang Ah, New Year,” a new Chinese hand
puppet performance by Chinese Th eatre
Works; a paper-cutting demonstration by
Hongyi He and Ling Tang; a Chinese
comic crosstalk episode; “A Guide of New
York Love,” by Shuimu Xiangsheng; and
a fi sh-drawing demonstration by Arthur
Liu of the Queens Arts Education Center.
And, for those seeking culinary experiences,
tune in to see classic Lunar New Year
dishes: sweet and savory rice ball demonstration
by Queens Night Market’s Wanda
Chiu; a meatball dish called “braised lion
head” by Queens Night Market’s Johnson
Hu; and, a whole fi sh demonstration by
Glow Community Center.
For centuries in China, people have celebrated
the Lunar New Year in temple
fairs with performances, food and craft s
to conclude the fi nal stretch of a harsh
winter and celebrate the pending arrival
of spring.
Tai Wang, a member of Flushing Town
Hall’s Chinese Cultural Committee, said
Temple bazaars are among her most cherished
memories about Lunar New Year
while growing up in Taiwan.
“People watched the live performances
in front of a temple while enjoying
delicious treats from food stalls and fun
games by the vendors. I hoped to recreate
the fun experience in New York City. Th is
year, we are celebrating online with a great
variety of programs,” Wang said.
In keeping with the theme of the Ox,
which is characterized by attributes of
strength and determination, Flushing
Town Hall will also revive its community
art exhibition, “Call and Response: Grief,
Resiliency, and Hope” in February.
To be displayed outdoors along its
Northern Boulevard fence, the exhibition
fi rst launched in the summer of 2020. Th is
year, members of the community — amateur
and professional artists alike — are
invited to submit works on the theme and
ask themselves, “How can I live a courageous
life?” “How can I help build a resilient
community?” “What gives me hope?”
Flushing Town Hall will begin accepting
new artwork for display on Feb. 1.
Participants will be able to hang their
works directly on the fence or scan and
submit their work by email at education@
fl ushingtownhall.org.
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