Glendale rings in Lunar New Year at Americana at Brand
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Hundreds of attendees watched performances by various acts, including the fan dance by the Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Company, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Hundreds of attendees watched performances by various acts, including a short one by television show Fresh Off The Boat actors, from left, Ian Chen, Forrest Wheeler and Hudson Yang, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Hundreds of attendees watched a parade where dancers like Eunice Kang from the Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Company showed off their intricate costumes, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Hundreds of attendees watched performances by various acts, including the Green Dance by Lilian Wang of the Shin Dance Academy, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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The Wong Tai-Sen Lion Dance Group performs the Dragon Dance, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Eunice Kang of the Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Company performs the Flower Crown Dance, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Eunice Kang and other members of the Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Company performed the Fan Dance, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Hundreds of attendees watched a parade before performances by various acts, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Hundreds of attendees watched performances by various acts, including a short one by television show Fresh Off The Boat actors, from left, Forrest Wheeler, Hudson Yang and Ian Chen, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Chloe Shin of the Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Company participates in a parade before performing at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Hundreds of attendees watched performances by various acts at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Hundreds of attendees watched a parade before performances by various acts, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Hundreds of attendees watched performances by various acts, including the Dragon dance by the Wong Tai-Sen Lion Dance Group, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Hundreds of attendees watched performances by various acts, including the drum dance by Alycia Chung of the Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Company, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Hundreds of attendees watched performances by various acts, including the peacock dance by Alice Zhai of the Shin Dance Academy, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Hundreds of attendees watched a parade which included the Lion Dance by the Wong Tai-Sen Lion Dance Group, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Hundreds of attendees watched performances by various acts, including dances by the Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Company, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Host and event MC Aaron Yang seems impressed by the drumming skills of 6-yer old Jacob Ho of the Wong Tai-Sen Lion Dance Group, at the Americana At Brand’s Lunar New Year Celebration in Glendale on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The event included the Lion Dance, the Dragon Dance, and an appearance by some of the actors from the hit television show Fresh Off The Boat. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
By Mark Kellam
The Americana at Brand celebrated the Lunar New Year — the Year of the Monkey — this past Saturday.
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The event featured lion and dragon dances to scare away bad luck as well as welcome good fortune. There were also calligraphy artists, face painters, craft activities for children and food.
It ended with a parade around the center of the Americana at Brand.
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Mark Kellam, mark.kellam@latimes.com
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Mark Kellam was city editor of the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader. He joined Times Community News in July 2011 as the business-politics reporter and was promoted to city editor in January 2013. Previously, he was an editor at the Los Angeles Daily News and managing editor at Champion Newspapers in Chino, Calif. Prior to that, he was an editor at Amos Suburban Newspapers in Dayton, Ohio, for several years. Kellam holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.