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LA Chinatown's 74th Annual Moon Festival

Event of the Week

LA Chinatown's 74th Annual Moon Festival

Los Angeles Chinatown
9/29/2012 - 9/29/2012

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Zhongqiu Festival is a popular harvest festival celebrated by the Chinese dating back over 3,000 years. As homage to this time of year, Los Angeles Chinatown will host the 74th Annual Harvest Moon Festival on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. This free event offers event-goers a chance to see exciting roaming cultural acts such as lion dancers and kung fu artists perform against the magical neon backdrop of LA Chinatown. Held in Chinatown’s Central and West Plaza, the courtyards will be activated with hands-on cultural workshops, art gallery openings, food trucks, artisans, ghost storytelling, ping pong tourneys and shopping and dining at nearby Chinatown restaurants and merchants.

Children of all ages can enjoy art projects centered on the tradition of the Moon Festival and Chinatown bakeries will provide complimentary moon cake sampling. Foodies will be delighted as Chinatown’s best chefs demonstrate their culinary prowess utilizing a state of the art outdoor kitchen—attendees get to sample the food after each dish is made. As the moon starts to rise above the horizon, attendees will get a chance to view the bright harvest moon using state-of-the-art telescopes provided by Griffith Observatory.

Event location: 943-951 N. Broadway Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. For detailed program information, please call (213) 680-0243 or visit: www.chinatownla.com.

Events for Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 27, 2012Sep. 29, 2012

Performance
Awakening Fridays at Exchange LA - Aly & Fila
9/28/2012
Exchange L.A.

Music
Insomniac Presents: Awakening feat. Aly and Fila at Exchange LA
9/28/2012
Exchange L.A.

Concert
Bailamos! Rhythms of My City
9/28/2012
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes

Reading
Rick Mitchell's Ventriloquist: Two Plays
9/28/2012
The Last Bookstore

Special Event
13th Annual Public Safety Appreciation BBQ
9/28/2012
FIGat7th

Special Event
Stair Climb for Los Angeles
9/28/2012
Stuart M. Ketchum Downtown YMCA

Ongoing Events

Special Event
Dinner and a Movie
5/1/2012 - 9/30/2012
L.A. LIVE

Exhibit
Dualities
5/14/2012 - 10/19/2012
Bank of America Plaza

Exhibit
Cleopatra: The Exhibition
5/23/2012 - 1/6/2013
California Science Center

Exhibit
SHARED THREAD/CAAM’S Courtyard
6/28/2012 - 12/30/2012
California African American Museum

Film
Under the Sheet Music
7/13/2012 - 9/28/2012
Pershing Square

Exhibit
6th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design
7/31/2012 - 10/20/2012
FIDM Museum & Galleries

Performance
Free Sunday School
8/5/2012 - 3/20/2013
Parallel University

Exhibit
Whitney! Celebrating the Musical Legacy of Whitney Houston
8/16/2012 - 2/1/2013
The GRAMMY Museum

Exhibit
Politics and the Dancing Body
8/20/2012 - 2/15/2013
Ira Gershwin Gallery

Theater
East West Players Presents ENCOUNTER
9/6/2012 - 10/7/2012
David Henry Hwang Theater

Art Walk
Line by Line
9/13/2012 - 10/4/2012
DAC Gallery

Opera
LA Opera: The Two Foscari
9/15/2012 - 10/9/2012
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Exhibit
Jennifer Perlmutter - Running Through The Forest, Trails Of Uncertainty
9/15/2012 - 10/14/2012
Cero Space

Exhibit
Tony Cokes: Retro (Pop, Terror, Critique)
9/15/2012 - 11/11/2012
Gallery at REDCAT

Opera
LA Opera: Don Giovanni
9/22/2012 - 10/14/2012
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Exhibit
Giant Robot Biennale 3
9/23/2012 - 1/20/2013
Japanese American National Museum

Theater
NOVEMBER Starring Ed Begley Jr. & Felicity Huffman
9/26/2012 - 10/31/2012
Mark Taper Forum at the Music Center

Performance
Batman Live
9/27/2012 - 9/30/2012
STAPLES Center

Theater
American Misanthrope
9/27/2012 - 10/20/2012
Archway Studio and Theatre

Concert
Dudamel’s Rite of Spring
9/28/2012 - 9/30/2012
Walt Disney Concert Hall

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Regular Weekly Events

Certified Farmers Market @ Pershing Square
Pershing Square
Every Wednesday, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Certified Farmers Market @ FIGat7th
7+FIG @ Ernst & Young Plaza
Every Thursday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Certified Farmers Market @ City Hall
City Hall
Every Thursday, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Certified Farmers Market @ Bank of America Plaza
Bank of America Plaza
Every Friday, 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM

The Downtown Comedy Club
Downtown Comedy Club
Every Friday, Saturday, 09:00 PM - 01:00 AM

Historic Downtown Farmers Market

Every Sunday, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Awakening
Exchange L.A.
Every Friday, 10:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Inception
Exchange L.A.
Every Saturday, 10:00 PM

Bubbles & Brats: Bottomless Mimosas Every Sunday
Mignon Wine & Cheese Bar
Every Sunday, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Grand Park's Marketplace
Grand Park
Every Tuesday, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

L.A. Salsa Lounge
Les Noces Du Figaro
Every Tuesday, 7:30 PM - 12:00 AM

Street Food Cinema

Every, 5:30PM - 10PM

The Taming of The Shrew
Archway Theatre
Every Sunday, Friday, Saturday, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Zakku!! - The Art Of Public Being - Find Your Voice!
Chrysalis Studios
Every, 08:00 PM - 11:00 PM


Regular Monthly Events

Grand Park's Sunday Sessions
Grand Park
Every fourth Sunday, 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM



 
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