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Baldwin Park recreation staff recap Lunar New Year, preview Black History Month and spring programs
Summary
Recreation staff reported an estimated 200 attendees at a Lunar New Year celebration moved to the Esther Snyder community center gym, described ongoing Zócalo pop-ups and art programming, previewed a Black History Month vendor fair on Feb. 22, and outlined youth flag-football and intramural sports rules.
Wendy Hernandez, Helen and other recreation staff told the Parks and Recreation Commission on Feb. 3 that recent and upcoming community programs have strong attendance and that organizers are adjusting spaces and registration to manage demand.
Wendy Hernandez said the city’s Lunar New Year celebration, held Jan. 29, was moved from the Julia McNeil Senior Center to the adjacent Esther Snyder Community Center basketball gym because of unexpectedly large turnout. "It was a fantastic event…we had about the 200," Hernandez said, and staff provided lion and dragon dancers, community dance groups, complimentary green tea, dim sum and red envelopes.
The recreation team credited community dance groups with longstanding involvement and thanked…
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