The Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) offers arts and cultural programs for children, youth and adults on Saturdays. From April to June, Sunshine Saturdays offer arts classes and book readings including – Karate, Chinese brush painting, lion dance, cartoons, children’s story hour and more. Open house on Sat. March 29, noon to 2 pm. Come to BCNC at 38 Ash St. (off Washington and Oak Streets).

Following is a list of classes and activities. For more information, please contact Giles Li at Giles.Li@bcnc.net or 617-635-5129 x1070. www.bcnc.net. Attached are brochures in English and Chinese. Sunshine Saturday English Brochure
[1] Sunshine Saturday Chinese Brochure

FOR CHILDREN
Artful Adventures: Discovering Cultures (5-7 yrs)
Lion Dance for Kids (5-9 yrs)
Karate for Kids (6-12)
Break Dance for Kids (7-12 yrs)
Chinese Brush Painting (7-12 yrs)
Drawing (9-12 yrs)
Cartooning (9-12 yrs)
Computer Animation & Games (9-12 yrs)

FOR YOUTH
Art from the Heart (11-18 yrs)
Girls Volleyball Clinic (11-18)
Public Speaking for Teens (11-18 yrs)

FOR ADULTS
Ballroom Dance for Beginners (adults)
4:15-6PM // 05.03-05.24 _ $50 single / $85 couple
Join in the latest trend for fitness and fun by learning the basics of ballroom dance from experienced instructor Raymond Eng.

FREE ONGOING PROGRAMS
Open Computer Lab (all ages)
12-3PM // Every Saturday

Drop-in Time at the Oak Street Youth Center (11-18)
12-4PM // Every Saturday

FOR FAMILIES (FREE PROGRAMS)
Children’s Story Hour (4-7 yrs & parents)
11AM-12PM // 04.05 - 04.19 - 05.03 - 05.17 - 05.31 - 06.14
Come with your child to listen to any one of these sessions to hear a children’s story in English and take home a free children’s
book too!

Book Reading with Grace Lin (4-7 yrs & parents)
2-3:30PM // 04.26
Acclaimed children’s book author Grace Lin will read and lead the group in a fun activity. Signed copies of her book will be available for purchase.

ESOL Tour of the Museum of Fine Arts (kids & parents)
12:30-2:30PM // 05.10
Educators from the Museum of Fine Arts will lead a group of BCNC parents and children through the exhibit and lead them through an art class together. Space is limited; registration is required.

Book Reading with Ha Jin (all ages)
2-4PM // 05.31
PEN/Faulkner Award-winning and Pulitzer-finalist novelist Ha Jin will read and sign copies of his newest novel A Free Life. Cosponsored with the Asian American Resource Workshop.

Book Talk with Moying Li (youth & parents)
11AM // 05.03
Moying Li, one of the first students to leave China for study abroad after the Cultural Revolution, will read from her new memoir Snow Falling in Spring. This event will take place at the Boston Athenæum at 10½ Beacon St near the State House.