Chiao Bin Huang, a Mandarin Chinese teacher in Carlisle Public Schools, performs a solo Chinese ribbon dance during a Lunar New Year Festival at Concord-Carlisle High School, Feb. 10, 2024. This year is the Year of the Dragon. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge Photo Gallery: Concord celebrates the Year of the Dragon February 10, 2024 The Yuanqi Ladies Team performs the umbrella dance “Spring Rain,” during a Lunar New Year Festival at Concord-Carlisle High School. The annual event was organized by Carlisle and Concord Mandarin Chinese classes, the Far East Association Club and sponsored by the Concord-Carlisle High School Parents Association and Concord Middle School Parent Teacher Group. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge Jenna Hwang, 4, of Carlisle, dresses in traditional Korean clothing known as hanbok as she watches a shadow puppet show during a Lunar New Year Festival at Concord-Carlisle High School. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge Members of the Yuanqi Ladies Team dance group warm up in a CCHS corridor before performing for a packed audience in the Concord-Carlisle High School auditorium during the town’s Lunar New Year Festival. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge Carlisle Public Schools and Concord Middle School students perform during a Lunar New Year Festival at Concord-Carlisle High School. This year is the Year of the Dragon. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge The Yuanqi Ladies Team dance group descends a Concord-Carlisle staircase to perform for a packed audience in the Concord-Carlisle High School auditorium during the town’s Lunar New Year Festival, Saturday. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge Chiao Bin Huang, a Mandarin Chinese teacher in Carlisle Public Schools, dances a solo performance on the CCHS auditorium stage during a Lunar New Year Festival. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge The Boston area Yuanqi Ladies Team reviews a video of their performance of the umbrella dance “Spring Rain” during a Lunar New Year Festival at Concord-Carlisle High School. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge Ying Zhang of the Boston Happy Dance Troupe applies make-up before dancing a square dance during a Lunar New Year Festivalat Concord-Carlisle High School. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge Kayla Hum, 13, left, Kayla Zhang, 12, and Alexis Zhang, 13, rehearse in a Concord-Carlisle corridor before performing at the town’s Lunar New Year Festival. They play a two-stringed violin known as an erhu. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge The Boston Happy Dance Troupe rehearses before performing for a packed audience at Concord-Carlisle High School. The annual event was organized by Carlisle and Concord Mandarin Chinese classes, the Far East Association Club and sponsored by the Concord-Carlisle High School Parents Association and Concord Middle School Parent Teacher Group. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge X Facebook Email Related Posts October 5, 2024 Concord non-profit’s outreach supports Ugandan kids and moms October 4, 2024 New horizons: CCHS student-ambassador spending year in Malaysia October 1, 2024 As fiscal year begins, school budget already $475K in the red