Preserving and Interpreting Butte's Asian Heritage Since 1991
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P.O. Box 404, Butte, MT 59703 | Location: 17 West Mercury St. Map |
(406) 723-3231 info@maiwah.org |
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sat. | June 3-Sept. 30 $5 adults |
Group tours all year by appointment |
Museum closed for season: but call for tours
Admission: $5.00 adults, $3.00 children under 12
Chinese New Year Parade 2012: Saturday February 4, 3:00 p.m.
 2012 Chinese New Year Parade: Saturday February 4, 3:00 p.m. 2011 Newsletter Chinese New Year is just around the corner. This year commemorates the Year of the Dragon. As we have done since 1998, the Mai Wah Society is organizing a celebration which is highlighted by the Chinese New Year's Parade. Butte's Chinese New Year's Parade is the shortest, loudest (and often coldest) in the world, recognized by Reader's Digest as one of the most interesting processions in the United States. The parade will set out from the steps of the Butte Silver Bow Courthouse at 3:00 PM on Saturday, February 4. (Route map below - same as last year). This year features a performance by the Montana Taiko Drum Group from Bozeman in the Court House rotunda at 3:00 just before the parade. The group will accompany the dragon through the streets of Butte. Businesses wishing to make a donation in return for the special Dragon Dance blessing for prosperity in the coming year should contact Lindsay Mulcahy at 490-3913 by the January 20 deadline to schedule a blessing. Businesses along the parade route (see maiwah.org for the map) will receive blessings on Feb. 4 during the parade. Off-route blessings will be done on Friday January 27. On January 25th at 6:00 p.m. the Butte Public Library will present the award-winning documentary film "Last Train Home," a family story about the journey home for Chinese New Year along with 130 million other migrant workers in China. The Year of the Dragon Art Show opens Feb. 4 at the Venus Rising Coffee House at noon. The show ends on Feb. 25th with prizes awarded to the People's Choice winners at noon. Volunteers are needed to perform dragon dances and building blessings. Call Jana Faught at 782-5842 for more information.
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The Mai
Wah Society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization established
for educational, charitable, and scientific purposes, including
The Society collects and preserves artifacts, preserves historic buildings and sites, presents public exhibits, and supports research and publication of materials of scholarly and general interest. | ||||||
| To receive periodic information about meetings, upcoming events, calls for volunteers for projects, and notice of other information about the Mai Wah Society, submit the form at right. |
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 Our operations benefit from grants from the Montana Cultural Trust. |  A County History Initiative Grant from the Montana Historical Society is funding an exhibit of artifacts from the 2007 archaeological dig. |
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 Would you like to see information about Montana in Chinese? Click on the horses above to visit www.montana-chinese.org. | |
