Mer and I attended the dress rehearsal 2/6 for the Chinese Cultural Center’s performance, which will be held 2/14. The dress rehearsal was sparsely attended – the ‘real’ day will be jam-packed. The performances consist of routines executed by different combinations of Center members in a variety of silk outfits. These routines are somewhere between martial arts exercises and dances and involve swords, fans, ribbons, flags, and empty hands. All to the accompaniment of the drum group, which includes our yoga teacher and friend, Gail Rubin. My favorite performers included Tiffany Lin and the Monkey King.

Chinese New Year 30 pictures

Click the picture above for the album and a full screen slide show.

Flickr photoset from 2007 (8 pix):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjhinton/sets/72157594537596955/

New Year’s Day Hike 2010

We took a hike with friends on New Year’s Day in Elena Gallegos, a park in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains (Albuquerque, New Mexico). The trails were slushy. It was another beautiful, sunny day in New Mexico.

Xmas Day 2009

Photo album of 18 pix.