Chinese New Year in Jamaica

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You know OUR LOVE will not fade away! Ransom Notes 1951 - 2008 "What the party calls for" .. Tickets and Travel Packages for CHNY2k9 - The Ripple Effect will go on sale online at www.chny.org September 25th at 12:00. Only 38 rooms will be available onsite and only 420 tickets will be sold.

Each year a growing community of friends and newcomers that we call "the Gecko Family" gather on the shores of a tropical paradise to celebrate the joy of life and friendship! Musicians, artists, poets, dancers, and partiers alike join together to express themselves in honor of the Chinese New Year.

YOU ARE HEREBY INVITED TO PARTICIPATE!

The 9th Annual Chinese New Year, CHNY2k9 the Ripple Effect, is a spectacular week long series of events that will happen on January 24th - 31st, in and around Negril, Jamaica!.

Proceeds from the concerts will benefit DeepBlueRipple International, Inc. - Providing Art, Music, and Play to Children with Disabilities. .

Kenyatta "Culture" Hill

Acoustic Syndicate

Little Feat guitarists Fred Tackett and Paul Barrere

Larry Keel and Natural Bridge

Snake Oil Medicine Show

Laura Reed and Deep Pocket

CX-1 with the Overtakers

Josh Phillips Folk Festival

Live Art, Niyabinghi Drummers, Fire Performers, the Burning Ox, Dragon Parades, Kids Fair, and many locally sposored events inspired by CHNY. Food and Craft vending and more!



For details, visit our website at:

www.CHNY.org

Who We Are

We're a community that comes together every year on Chinese New Year to share in laughter, thought, and memory-making in a tropical setting. We not only put on the most over-the-top celebration/vacation, we also provide art supplies, musical instruments, recreational equipment, books and other educational materials to the Jamaican schoolchildren in the communities we visit.

Our History

This is our ninth year! CHNY2k1 & CHNY2k2 were held in Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula. This will be our 7th year in Jamaica!

The Nature of Our Experience in Jamaica

The "Chinese New Year Celebration 2009" (CHNY2k9)the Ripple Effect, is the focus of our travels in Jamaica. For our gathering, we rent a pristine 900-acre property just outside of Negril, on a gorgeous, private, white-sand beach. Each year we build a stage right on the water's edge. We build a Dragon and go on parade with fire dancers, drummers, and musicians leading the way! It is a communal, multicultural event. Local musicians, artists, and poets often perform with our invited talents from the States and elsewhere. Some bring their music, some bring their dance, some bring their crafts to vend, and some just come for the experience.

Aside from the Chinese New Year celebration we gather daily for several other fun cross-cultural events and excursions. Some are planned, but many are spontaneous. Our connection to the community in Negril allows us to share with our guests a side of Jamaica not likely seen by conventional tourists. The neighborhood host numerous events during our stay.