Sunday, July 21, 2019 | 11am to 4pm
Mott Street, Manhattan
(Canal Street to Worth Street)
Join us in Manhattan's Chinatown to
celebrate the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act;
to instill and reinforce pride among all members of the disability
community, their caregivers, family, friends and supporters; to change
the public perception of people with disabilities; and to tear down the
barriers and boundaries that divide us in order to foster a spirit of
unity and collaboration.
Happening for the first time this
year, we'll be celebrating 25th Annual Burmese New Year Water Festival
too. Also our friends at GrowNYC will be hosting a Stop 'N' Swap,
allowing passerbys to bring clean, reusable, portable items such as
clothing, housewares, games, books & toys that are no longer needed,
and for taking home at no cost.
From 11am to 4pm, visit cultural and
information booths throughout Mott (Worth to Pell Street), enjoy games
and activities, as well as taste all the delicious foods that Chinatown
has to offer everyone.
Stage Program (between Canal & Bayard)
12pm - Greetings
2pm - Salome James Jazz Trio
3pm - Chris Petz and Friends
Stop 'N' Swap (between Bayard & Pell)
Bring clean, portable, reusable items you no longer need and take home something new-to-you.
Stage Program (between Mosco & Worth)
11am - NY Chinese Cultural Center
12pm – THINGYAN STORY – KYAW THA HLA
12:10pm – OPENING SONG/DANCE
12:20pm – SINGING
12:40pm - THINGYAN SONGS & GROUP DANCES
1pm – SINGING
1:20pm – Models
1:30pm – GROUP DANCES
4pm - Closing Song & Dance
Water Activities (between Pell & Worth)
Slip-n-Slide Rides & Laung Hilay (canoe) Ceremony
Participating Organizations/Agencies (In Formation)
Asian CineVision
Chen Dance Center
Chinatown Kiwanis Club
GrowNYC
Intrepid Museum of Air, Space & Science
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Lyft Inc. / Citi Bike
New Museum
New York Chinese Cultural Center
New York Chinese School
New York Cosmopolitan Lions Club
New York Global Leaders Lions Club
NYC Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services
NYC Emergency Management
US Census Bureau
Xincon Home Care
Presented
by the Chinatown Partnership, Chinatown BID, Art Beyond Sight, Myanmar
Chinese Association of New york, Thingyan Association, and the New York
City Department of Transportation.
Weekend
Walks are multi-block, multi-day events on commercial corridors that
promote the use of streets as public space. Community based
organizations apply to close commercial streets and provide active
programming that highlights local businesses.