It took a village to present our creativity and togetherness to build and connect community through arts. We appreciate all the participants: audience, staff, volunteers, schools, organizations, businesses, performers, and artists. Thank you.

Hope you have an exuberant and sweet memories to take home with for the Year of the sss~SNAKE!

CAAN’s Lion Dance - Chinese New Year Celebration at Fairgrounds Nashville (2/8/2025): (click here)

Chinese New Year Celebration at Fairgrounds Nashville (2/8/25): (click here)

Chinese New Yar Celebration at Plaza Mariachi (2/15/2025) : (click here)

We thank the photographers: Martin O’Connor, Kurt Heinecke, Ray Friedman, Sherry Wang, Salina Ho, and Jen-Jen Lin

2025 Nashville Symphony project: Choreographer/costumes is Jen-Jen Lin; dancers are Annibelle Chatman, Justin Chatman, Tracy Collins, Keri Friedman, Jennie Li, Stan Jones, Jen-Jen Lin, and Anne Oppenheimer.

2025 CNY Planning Committee: Jen-Jen Lin (project director), Cindy Hui-Lio, Ray Friedman, Lizung Lin, Elizabeth Gaffron, Anne Oppenheimer, MeiYen Cracraft, CZ Chen, Annibelle Chatman, and Karen Grubbs. Volunteer Coordinator is Holly Yarbrough Burnett from Centennial Park Conservancy.

Sponsors for the 2025 Chinese New Year Celebrations are Nissan Foundation, TN Arts Commission, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, Vanderbilt University, Caterpillar Financial, and the public donations.

Participating organizations and schools: Frist Art Museum, Nashville Ballet, Sister Cities of Nashville, Metro Nashville Police dept., NECAT network, Bound Booksellers in Franklin, API Middle TN, Vanderbilt University Language Lab, Nashville Mantis Kungfu Club, MLK Academic Magnet High School, Ensworth Lower School, Merroll Hyde Magnet School, Harpeth Hall School, Belmont University, Nashville Chinese School, Fairgrounds Nashville, and Plaza Mariachi Music City.

Participating performers/artists: Alex Wong, Cecilia Wang, Louisa Wang, Joe rea Phillips, Ryan Black.

CAAN’s Lion Dance Team: Jen-Jen Lin, Justin Chatman, Keri Friedman, Anne Oppenheimer, Eileen Yee, Mary Li, Jianmei Perkins, Jennie Li, Saul Sharfstein, Michael Lin, Kai-Ming Chang, Meiling Chang, Linda Sharbel, Lauren Mayo, CZ Chen

Dance Nashville-CAAN: Lizung Lin, Julie Buzzell, CZ Chn, James Huang, Lily Huang, Jinxia Li, Shumei Lee, Huiyen Lo, Huizhen Liu, Cat Mocha, Lynn Sherman, Lucy Wang, and Fang Yu.

Nashville Dragon Dance Team-CAAN: Russell Buchi, Julian Buchi-Fotre, Russanne Buchi-Fotre, Anthony Dematteo, Stan Jones, Ted Marov, Ping Mayo, Huizhen Liu, Detang Shi, Aidan Sullivan, Jenny Zi, and Connor Jones.

Tech crew: MeiYen Cracraft (stage manager), Irene Moser (Assistant Stage Manager), Steve West (sound system), Martin O[Connor (photographer/videographer), Ray Friedman (photographer, technical support)

CAAN’s Board: Cindy Hui-Lio (Chair), Felix Wang (Treasurer), Jo Lippe (Secretary), Ray Friedman, Sherry Wang, Roberta Sanders, Susan Yang.