Chinese to celebrate Year of the Dog

| 29 Sep 2011 | 07:57

Central Valley — The year 2006 in the Western calendar is Lunar Year 4704 in the Chinese calendar. And 4704, the Year of the Dog, starts on Sunday, Jan. 29. The Orange County Chinese Association and Chinese School will celebrate the Chinese New Year from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at Central Valley Elemental School, across the street from Woodbury Common. Admission is free for the stage performances. Tickets for the dinner party that follows can be purchased from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, Jan. 7, 14, 21, and 28, at Central Valley Elemental School during Chinese School hours.