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| Official Website: Dragon Boat Festival Location: Western Avenue Bridge, Cambridge, MA map Phone:(617) 426-6500 Date: Sunday, June 8, 2008 Hours: 9:00am - 5:00PM Ages: Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults In/Outdoor: Outdoor Cost: Free see below |
Celebrate the sport, history and culture of Chinese Dragon Boat Racing at the Weeks Footbridge on Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Arts, crafts, food, martial arts demonstrations, music and dragon boat racing all in one location.
Hong Kong dragon boats are slim, teakwood racers with a hand-painted dragon's head at the prow and a flashy tail at the stern. Decorated in brilliant Chinese colors, each boat holds a crew of 18 sitting side by side, a steersperson at the rudder and a drummer whose beat sets the pace for the crew.
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ON CHARLES RIVER
9:00AM – 5:00PM Hong Kong Dragon Boat Races Finals
ALONG MEMORIAL DRIVE
12:00PM –5:00PM Asian Foods
IN ARTS AND CRAFTS TENT
12:00PM – 5:00PM
Chinese Arts and Crafts Activities
Recycle Art Activities
RIVER BANK BOSTON SIDE (12:00PM-12:30PM)
12:00-12:10 Eye-dotting ceremony
12:10-12:20 Dragon Dance by Wah Lum Kung Fu
12:20-12:30 Dragon Dance Parade over Bridge with Sponsors
CAMBRIDGE SIDE IN BIG PERFORMANCE TENT (12:30PM-5:00PM)
12:30-12:40 Dragon Dance by Wah Lum Kung Fu
12:40-1:00 Opening Ceremony
1:00-1:30 Chinese Music Ensemble, Chinese Yoyo, and traditional Chinese dance by GBCCA (Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association)
1:30-1:45 Korean Poongmul Drum/Dance Family Troupe
1:45-2:15 Hula and Tahitian Dance performance by Polynesian Dance Arts
2:15-2:45 Japanese Taiko Drumming by Odaiko New England
2:45-3:15 Chinese Martial Art and lion dance by Wah Lum Kung Fu
3:15-3:45 Chinese folk dance and music (drum and hulusi) by CCCC (Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture)
3:45-4:00 Korean Poongmul Drum/Dance Family Troupe
4:00-4:30 Hula and Tahitian Dance performance by Polynesian Dance Arts
4:30-5:00 Japanese Taiko Drumming by Odaiko New England
5:00 Award Ceremony
Area vendors will also be on hand for eats from 12:00pm - 5:00pm.
The race course runs from the Western Avenue Bridge to the Weeks footbridge.
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Living Root Dragon Boat Seeks Athletic Men And Women For 2007 Racing!, Wed 2 May 2007
Living Root Dragon Boat, a competitive Boston dragon boat club, seeks athletic men and women to train for the 2007 Boston Dragon Boat Festival on June 9-10, 2007! Train now this winter and be ready to race by June! This is where you want to be, racing with motivated men and women who want to excel and win! Opportunities to race in 2007 in Boston, Montreal, New York, Pawtucket, Hartford, San Francisco are available! Sign up today for a free practice on Thursday May 10, 2007! Photos of our team are available at: http://livingroot.org/PhotoGallery/index.php?cat=0&page=3! No prior dragon boat experience necessary. Athleticism, good overall fitness, and/or prior triathlon, swimming, basketball, cycling, marathon, volleyball, rugby, field hockey, lacrosse, football, soccer, running, crew, rowing, sculling, paddling, canoeing, white water rafting, outrigger, kayaking, water polo, yoga experience a plus. Visit www.livingroot.org or contact Bob Lee at Bob.Lee@livingroot.org for more information today!
Living Root Dragon Boat Seeks Athletic Men And Women For 2007 Racing!, Mon 22 Jan 2007
Living Root Dragon Boat, a competitive Boston dragon boat club, seeks athletic men and women to train for the 2007 Boston Dragon Boat Festival on June 9-10, 2007! Train now this winter and be ready to race by June!
This is where you want to be, racing with motivated men and women who want to excel and win! Opportunities to race in 2007 in Boston, Montreal, New York, Pawtucket, Hartford, San Francisco are available! Sign up today for a free practice on Thursday January 25, 2007!
Photos of our team are available at: http://livingroot.org/PhotoGallery/index.php?cat=0&page=3!
No prior dragon boat experience necessary. Athleticism, good overall fitness, and/or prior triathlon, swimming, basketball, cycling, marathon, volleyball, rugby, field hockey, lacrosse, football, soccer, running, crew, rowing, sculling, paddling, canoeing, white water rafting, outrigger, kayaking, water polo, yoga experience a plus.
Visit www.livingroot.org or contact Bob Lee at Bob.Lee@livingroot.org for more information today!
Sign Up For Dragon Boat Racing With Living Root Dragon Boat On Sunday June 11, 2006!, Sun 11 Jun 2006
Living Root Dragon Boat, a Boston dragon boat club, still seeks men, women, high school and college students to race at Montreal, Pawtucket and Hartford in 2006! Visit Living Root Dragon Boat's tentsite on the Boston side of the Charles River on Sunday June 11, 2006 at the Boston Dragon Boat Festival! $60 sign up fee and you get a free team jersey on the spot! $40 of your fee will be credited towards your next race! No prior dragon boat experience necessary. Athleticism, good overall fitness, and/or prior triathlon, swimming, basketball, volleyball, rugby, field hockey, lacrosse, football, soccer, running, crew, rowing, sculling, paddling, canoeing, white water rafting, outrigger, kayaking experience a plus. Visit www.livingroot.org or contact Bob Lee at Bob.Lee@livingroot.org for more information today!
Race In The 2006 Boston Dragon Boat Festival!, Sat 22 Apr 2006
If you're athletic and used to training several times a week, we want you today to build a co-ed dragon boat team to shine above all the other local dragon boat teams. We train men and women consistently year-round to get them positive results! Living Root Dragon Boat, a Boston dragon boat club, seeks men and women to race in Boston, Montreal, Pawtucket and Hartford in 2006! We are still accepting registrations to race at the Boston Dragon Boat Festival on June 10-11, 2006! No prior dragon boat experience necessary. Athleticism, good overall fitness, and/or prior triathlon, swimming, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, volleyball, rugby, football, soccer, running, crew, rowing, sculling, paddling, canoeing, outrigger, kayaking, white water rafting experience a plus. Visit www.livingroot.org or contact Bob Lee at Bob.Lee@livingroot.org for more information today!
Race In The Boston Dragon Boat Festival!, Tue 15 Nov 2005
Try a different sport today! Power! Teamwork! Excellence! Start dragon boat racing today!
Living Root Dragon Boat, a Boston dragon boat club, wants you today! Train for raincing in Boston, Montreal, Pawtucket and Hartford.
No prior dragon boat experience necessary. Athleticism, good overall fitness or prior triathlon, swimming, crew, sculling, rowing, paddling, canoeing, outrigger, kayaking experience a plus.
Visit www.livingroot.org or contact Bob Lee at Bob.Lee@livingroot.org for more information today!
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