Fall 2018 Festivals
CommUniversityDay
Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 12–4 PM
Academic Mall at SBU
Charles B. Wang Center Skylight Gallery
CommUniversity Day is a free, campus-wide open house designed to showcase the best of Stony Brook University and to build better campus and community relations. As part of this event, the Wang Center will offer a tour of our current main exhibit, Virtual Journeys: Chinese Buddhist Art and Architecture in the Digital Era, which explores hundreds of Buddhist caves and cave temples in China and the art and history within them using virtual reality technology.
Friday, November 9, 2018
5:30–6:30 PM Worship ritual
6:30–7 PM, Procession of lights
Charles B. Wang Center Zodiac Gallery Lobby
Diwali is a festival of lights that marks the victory of good over evil in Hindu mythology. This joyous festival is celebrated by South Asians all over the world and is India’s most important holiday. People celebrate and wish for blessings of good fortune by lighting millions of lamps and exchanging sweets. Please join us for a puja (a traditional worship ritual) and our procession of lights, followed by Indian sweets.
Spring 2018 Festivals
Lunar New Year: The Year of Dog
Sunday, February 18, 2018
2:00–6:00 PM
Charles B. Wang Center Theatre Lobby
| Vietnam of Mythical Tales and Songs | 2:00–2:45 PM | Chapel |
| Lunar New Year Family Activities | 3:00–5:00 PM | Theater Lobby |
| Chinese New Year Performance | 3:00-4:30 PM | Theater |
| Dinner | 5:00–6:00 PM | Zodiac Lobby |
Join us in saying goodbye to the Year of the Rooster and welcoming the Year of the Dog at the Wang Center's signature Lunar New Year Festival! This year, we will showcase Vietnamese songs and musical tales, as well as offer family craft activities from China, Japan, and Korea, including Japanese new year wreath-making, Korean fortune pouch-making, Chinese paper cutting, and much more.
In addition, the Confucius Institute will host a must-see magic show, Chinese dance, folk songs, and Peking opera in the theatre! Enjoy our cultural offerings and stay late for our grand finale dinner.
PERFORMANCE
Chinese New Year
Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Charles B. Wang Center Theatre
Sakura Matsuri: Cherry Blossom Festival!
Sunday, May 6, 2018
12:00–5:00 PM
Charles B. Wang Center
Welcome spring to Long Island with the blooming of sakura (cherry blossoms), the sounds of taiko drums, and a wondrous array of Japanese cultural exhibits at the Wang Center. The Wang Center will provide many exciting activities, including ikebana flower arrangement, tea workshops, manga drawing, origami paper folding, kimono dress-ups, and cosplay (costumed role-play of a Japanese manga character) for all ages. Please join us in your favorite manga character costume.
Space is limited for the workshops, so make your reservation fast!
This festival is co-produced by the Japan Center at Stony Brook University and the Ryu Shu Kan Japanese Arts Center. Please check their website for more information about the festival.
