One of the Top 100 Events in North America!
“The Hampton Beach Seafood Festival Celebrates 19 Years as a non-profit event sponsored by the Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce.”
Festivities include: Over 50 of the Seacoast’s top restaurants serving an abundance of mouthwatering seafood delicacies; 80 Arts & Crafts vendors promoting locally made products; hundreds of Ocean Boulevard merchants offering end-of-the-season Sidewalk Sales; a Kiddie Land with the region’s most notable Celebrities in Children’s Entertainment; continuous Culinary Chef Demonstrations produced by Pat Whitley; and two stages of continuous entertainment with 15 Bands and Orchestras. We’ve also planned two Main Events– on Saturday, the United States Air Force Band of Liberty wil ... Go to event
Celebrate the season with Asia Society. Bring friends and family to experience a night of fun and culture. This annual event features free museum tours, artisan demonstrations, special priced “leotinis”, discounts at AsiaStore and on membership and more. Join us for the festivities!
When: December 2, 2011
Time: 6:00pm -9:00pm
Where: 725 Park Avenue at 70th St.
New York City
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Celebrate Uzbek culture, cuisine, and art at the Embassy of Uzbekistan
Enjoy a traditional Uzbek dance performance and delectable Uzbek dinner buffet while learning about the rich history and culture of Uzbekistan.
We cordially request the pleasure of your company for a very special opportunity to experience Uzbek culture, cuisine, and hospitaility at the Embassy of Uzbekistan. Discover the traditions of Uzbekistan, combined with rich history, cultural heritage, delicious cuisine, an above all, warm and friendly people. Your evening features a dinner buffet feast of traditional Uzbek delicacies, a performance of Uzbek dances, as well as a wonderful opportunity to tour the embassy’s rare collection of beautiful paintings and art pieces as you meet other ICDC members. The embassy staff will ... ![thenutcracker[2]](http://ethnicevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/thenutcracker2-150x150.jpg "The Nutcracker Ballet by Tchaikovsky from the Royal Opera House")
The Royal Ballet & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Conducted by Koen Kessels
Directed by Peter Wright
Choreographed by Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
A magician with secrets, an enchanted gift, a battle with the Mouse King, a guiding angel and a visit through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets: it must be the seasonal favorite, The Nutcracker. The ballet draws on all the imagination and fantasy of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story of Christmas Eve, when young Clara creeps downstairs for one of her presents, but finds herself instead at the start of a night of magical adventures. The designs for this now classic production create the real world of the 19th-century – even when the Christmas tree magically grows and the toy soldiers come to life to fight the Mouse King! The beautifull ... 
Special guests, festive drinks and surprises await you on this New Year’s meeting of the members and guests of the US-Russia Business Council .
When: 5 January, 2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Where: Isla Cantina Restaurant,
8788 W Sunset Blvd,West Hollywood, California
Tickets: $40 General Admission.
Contact : Lena 818.377.2101
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Passport to the World gives visitors an inside-look into the beauty and richness of cultures from around the globe. Each culture fest provides a glimpse into that culture’s arts and heritage through displays, cultural presentations, performances and merchandise, and provides a forum for interacting and learning with community members of different backgrounds.
All culture fests are free and open to the public.
When:
African Culture Fest – Jan. 14, 15, and 16, 2012
Appalachian Culture Fest – Feb. 18 and 19, 2012
Celtic Culture Fest – Mar. 10 and 11, 2012
Asian Culture Fest – Apr. 14 and 15, 2012
Where: Cincinnati Museum Center, OH
Admission: Free
Join MOCA for a day of family festivities in celebration of the Lunar New Year! MOCA will ring in the year of the Dragon with family-friendly tours, workshops, a lion dancing performance, and arts and crafts activities.
When: Sun, Jan 22, 2012
Time: 10am – 5pm
Where: The Museum of Chinese in America
215 Centre Street New York, NY 10013
Admission: $10 General Admission; MOCA Members and Children aged 1 & under Free
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Celebrate Japan’s New Year’s holiday with lion dancing (shishi-mai) accompanied by live taiko drumming and Gagaku court music. There will be lots of traditional New Year’s activities for children, including special New Year’s calligraphy (kakizome), kite-making/flying (takoage), fukuwarai (funny face) game, taiko drumming, and rice pounding (mochi-tsuki).
Recommended for all ages.
When: Sunday, January 29, 2012
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Where: 333 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017
Ticket: Per session: $12/$5 Japan Society members; children ages 2 or under free.
Members may purchase tickets for family at the discounted price.
Gagaku music in the 3-4 PM session only.
Buy Tickets Online or call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. – Fri. 11 am ... 
Mouth to Mouth Lunar New Year Open Mic: Carla Ching and Angel Yau
Not ready for the New Year festivities to end just yet? Celebrate the Lunar New Year with hosts Ed Lin and Jen Kwok at our first open mic of 2012, featuring the brilliantly funny sketch comedian Angel Yau, who has performed at the NYC Underground Comedy Festival and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and playwright and 2008 Urban Artists Initiative fellow Carla Ching, whose work has been produced by the Ma-Yi Theatre Company and the Red Fern Theater Company amongst others.
Why not join the party and share your own New Year’s resolutions?! Sign-ups for 5-minute performance slots begin at 7:30PM.
When: Friday, February 3, 2012
Time: 8PM
Where: The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 West 27th Street, 6th Floor, B ... 
Celebrate Asia 2012 – A night of entertainment filled with celebrities from various Asian countries, flying to Jacksonville, Florida, especially to support this inaugural event. It will be a fun-filled festivity showcasing dancing lions and dragons, Asian celebrities, live Asian music, traditional Asian cuisine, ballroom dancing and more… all in Jacksonville, Florida. We party with our Asian celebrities from as far as Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore!
Several hundred people will be dressed up in the many flavors of colors, designs, and varieties of traditional Asian attires like : Kmer dresses, Filipino Barongs, Saris, Hanbok, Ao Dais, Song Koks, Emperor & Empress costumes, Kimonos, Geishas , Thai dancers with long nails and more!
Food: The evening will be fi ... 
