More Events & Classes
Events
Celebrate Chinese New Year
January 26-February 8
An annual festival for families and children, the Garden’s Chinese New Year celebration includes lion dances, red envelopes for all visitors, storytelling, martial arts demonstrations, and displays explaining the rich culture and history of the celebration of the Chinese New Year. The celebration begins January 26 and culminates with a lantern viewing on February 8!
Visit the Chinese New Year page for a complete schedule and event guide for the Garden’s Chinese New Year celebration!
Bloom Guide Walk
January 17
10:00 a.m.
Discover the Garden in bloom as the Garden’s horticulture staff leads a tour of the Garden focused on the monthly What’s Blooming? guide.
The Bloom Guide Walk will occur on the third Saturday of every month.
Events in the Teahouse
Melody of the Purple Bamboo: Traditional Chinese Music in the Teahouse
Every Thursday
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Every Sunday
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m
Portland Orchids and Bamboo Chinese Ensemble
Free, with order of tea service and Garden admission
The Scholar’s Art
Tuesday, January 13
11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Dr. Jiyu Yang discusses and demonstrates the classical Chinese art forms of poetry and calligraphy. Bring home your favorite poem in beautiful calligraphic script.
Free, with order of tea service and Garden admission in the Garden’s Teahouse
The Art of Chinese Brush Painting
Thursday, January 29
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Watch artist Frances Li at work as she evokes the beauty of the garden setting with a brush painting demonstration .
Free, with order of tea service and Garden admission
Exhibits
Art Showcase
The Garden will feature a show and sale of original art from Suzhou and from Jiangsu Province.
A percentage of all sales are returned to the Garden to support future programs.
Classes
There are no classes scheduled at this time.
Event Policies
Where noted, some events, classes, and lectures require registration and/or payment. To register for these events and classes, please call the Garden’s Registration line at 503.228.8131 ext. 2001 and leave all required information. Unless otherwise noted, tickets or letters of confirmation are not issued. Your registration is complete when the event fee is paid in full.
To receive a full refund, cancellations must be made one full week in advance of the event, class or lecture.
Due to advanced purchasing of supplies and staffing requirements, participants who withdraw less than seven days prior to the event will not receive a refund or credit.
Cancellations by the Portland Classical Chinese Garden
Portland Classical Chinese Garden reserves the right to cancel or modify events, classes and/or lectures or change venues when necessary and will make every effort to contact all registrants in advance and/or accommodate them in other courses. Events, classes or lectures may be canceled for insufficient enrollment at any time. In this case, all participants will receive a full refund.