Chinese New Year Dinner: Sunday, January 29, 2012
Hello, students! The dinner celebrating the Year of the Dragon will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2012, at the Blue Ginger Asian Kitchen restaurant. Dinner starts at 1:00pm; the price is $13.00 per person. You can sign up during any class between now and then.
The Year of the Dragon begins on Monday, January 23.
Click here for directions to the Blue Ginger Asian Kitchen.
Click here to see what the Year of the Water Dragon will be like for you.
Click here to read more about the Chinese zodiac.
Sifu Day Celebration: Sunday, July 24, 2011
This year's Sifu Day celebration will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2011, from 10:00am to 1:00pm, at From the heart Yoga. The address is 714 Wealthy Street SE. This is a potluck, so bring a dish to pass. This year, in addition to food and celebration, we will be demonstrating some advanced kung fu techniques.
Chinese New Year Dinner: Sunday, February 6, 2011
It's that time of year again! Attention, students of Master Lee: This year's Chinese New Year dinner, celebrating the Year of the Metal Rabbit, will be on Sunday, February 6, 2010 at the Blue Ginger Asian Kitchen in Wyoming, Michigan. The festivities will begin at 1:00pm. The price is $13.00 per plate. There is a sign-up sheet available during class. Guests are welcome.
Directions to the Blue Ginger Asian Kitchen.
Sifu Day Celebration, 2010
Attention students of Master Lee: This years' Sifu Day celebration will take place on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at the YWCA. We will start at 10:00am and end around 1:00pm. This is a buffet, so please bring a dish to pass. There will be class photos, so remember to wear your white class t-shirts.
Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts Performance, 2010
It's that time of year again: We will be performing at the Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts on Saturday, June 5, 2010, from 1:00 to 2:30pm. We will be in our usual space at the adult involvement area behind the County building (Google map here). Hope to see you all!
School Events and Photographs
Chinese New Year Dinner: Sunday, February 21, 2010
Attention, students of Master Lee: This year's Chinese New Year dinner, celebrating the Year of the Tiger, will be on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at the Blue Ginger Restaurant in Wyoming, Michigan. The festivities will begin at 1:00pm. The price is $13.00 per plate. There is a sign-up sheet available during class. You are welcome to bring as many guests as you would like.
Directions to the Blue Ginger Asian Kitchen.
Sifu Day 2009
Sifu Day was a lot of fun! We had the honor of having photos taken by Anisa Williams, who has generously placed them online for public viewing. You can see the photos here.
Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts Performance, 2009
The 2009 Festival of the Arts demonstration was one of our best yet. The crowd was enthusiastic and appreciative, and we couldn't have fit another person into the audience participation portions of the show. Photos are generously provided by Anisa Williams, Geoffrey Williams, and the family of Mark and Sharon Van Kuik.
Chinese New Year Dinner: Sunday, February 1, 2009
Attention, students of Master Lee: Come and celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Earth Ox on Sunday, February 1 at 1:00pm at the Blue Ginger Asian Kitchen on Byron Center Road. Price is $13.00 per plate. Guests are welcome. The sign-up sheet is available during class sessions.
Directions to the Blue Ginger Asian Kitchen.
Sifu Day, 2008
Attention, students of Master Lee: Our Sifu Day celebration this year is Saturday, July 26, from 11:00am to 2:00pm, at the YWCA (Center for Women), in the banquet room on the first floor. Note that this is on a Saturday this year, NOT Sunday. There will be no class on the 26th. It is a potluck, so bring a dish to pass. Wear your class shirts, as many photos will be taken. See you there!
Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts Performance, 2008
Photos of our festival performance can be found here.
Chinese New Year Dinner: Sunday, February 10, 2008
Attention, students of Master Lee: The Chinese New Year dinner will be on Sunday, February 10, at 1:00pm at the Blue Ginger restaurant. Price is $13.00 per plate. Guests are welcome. The sign-up sheet is available during class sessions.
Directions to the Blue Ginger.
Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts Performance, 2007
This year's performance went very well. We have collected over a thousand photos of our superb students and wonderful audience, and they are being sorted and uploaded to the site a little at a time. You can browse the photos here, or view a slideshow here. Thanks so much to everyone who was involved in making this one of our best performances yet!
Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts Performance, 2006
This year we will be performing at the Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts in downtown Grand Rapids, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at the Adult Involvement stage.
UPDATE: Regrettably, this year's performance was rained out.
Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts, 2005
On Saturday, June 4 we performed for a large audience at the Festival of the Arts. Photos of our performance are here.
Midland Martial Arts Open 2005
On Saturday May 28, 2005, Master Lee and nine of our students traveled to Midland, Michigan to compete in the Midland Martial Arts Open, sponsored by Master Douglas Chung and Chung's School of Praying Mantis. Details and photos are here.
Midland Martial Arts Open 2003
On Saturday May 24, 2003, Master Lee and some of our students traveled to Midland, Michigan to compete in the Midland Martial Arts Open, sponsored by Master Douglas Chung and Chung's School of Praying Mantis. Details and photos are here.
Note About the Photo Pages
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