Prescott Community Center

Learn the story of Abbott Lawrence and his brothers, Groton natives who rose to be Boston merchant princes and led the first industrial revolution in American history. Based on his thesis, community historian Joshua Vollmar will cover how Lawrence rose from a modest background to the heights of power, with the city of Lawrence, MA, named for him, and the family’s enduring legacy.

Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important holiday in Chinese culture! The celebration starts the evening preceding the first day of the year to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The family offers Laba porridge to the ancestors on the eighth day of the lunisolar month before the Chinese New Year. The house is thoroughly cleaned before the New Year's Eve reunion dinner. Food, a huge part of the New Year Celebration, represents well wishes for the beginning of the new year. Dragon dance, lion dance, fireworks, fresh flowers, food, and red envelopes bring in the new year. Lantern Festival concludes the new year with sweet glutinous rice balls. UNESCO has officially added the Spring Festival to the representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The participants will learn about Chinese New Year traditions and will taste some of the festival food at the end of the talk. Adult 18+ - Class $25 | Material fee $5 Children - Class $0 | Material fee $5 **All children must be accompanied by a paying/registered adult.** **All proceed benefit the Prescott Community Center.**