Jie Ming Chinese New Year 

2025 Chinese New Year Performance

Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year,
falls on January 29, 2025, beginning the Year of the Snake!  
This year's performance will be held on 

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 6pm at 

The O'Shaughnessy Auditorium at St. Catherine University
2004 Randolph Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

Tickets

Tickets are now available to reserve through
The O'Shaughnessy Auditorium at St. Catherine University's
e-ticketing service

This event is free, but each attendee must reserve a seat.  Performers will not need a reserved ticket as they will be watching the performance backstage.  To ensure all families have a chance to attend, families are initially limited to 4 tickets. Additional tickets will be available to reserve after Tuesday, February 4.  

Volunteer 

Teachers will likely request parents to help with getting the students ready prior to the event.  The following request is to solicit help during the event with getting students out of their costumes with the costumes stored in the appropriate bins for transport back to the school.

Schedule*  

(*Note that all times are approximate and subject to change)

Performance Order

Opening Remarks
5A - Dragon Dance 5C - Dragon Dance
KB - Polga 3C - Chen
1C - Qin 2A - Chen, Ping
KD - Li, Wenjuan 1B - Zong
3B - Min 4B - Jiang
KA - Li, Michelle 5B - Gan
3A - Rhein 2B - Chen,  Xin
KC - You 5C - Xie
2C - Qiao 4A - Schlomka
1A - Li, Yi 5A - Grummons
Intermission 5B - Dragon Dance

Tips to Help You Prepare for a Successful Evening:

Before You Arrive

✓  Bring your tickets (more details on tickets to be sent by email)

✓  Make sure your child is hydrated! Pack a refillable water bottle and label with your child’s name.

✓ Make sure your child eats well! Feed your child a nutritious meal before arriving at the performance venue and pack an easy-to-eat snack for later. Regular classroom restrictions apply (e.g., no peanuts, etc.).

✓  Bring a labeled backpack or bag to hold your child’s personal belongings (e.g., water bottle, snack, coat, etc.).

✓  Send along a book, game, or other quiet activity for your child and label with your child’s name.

✓  Students from several classrooms will change into costumes together in one room, so please make sure your child wears appropriate underlayers & clothing before arriving to the venue. See links on this page detailing costume and hairstyle specifications for your child’s class (should have been provided by your teacher).

✓  We reuse costumes in future performances. Talk to your child about practicing good costume care. No eating, sliding, climbing, or roughhousing while wearing them.

When You Arrive

✓  Be on time to the performance venue to ensure there is plenty of time for your child to change into costume. Students should arrive between 5-5:30 PM.  Students must enter at “Student Entrance” by the Frey Theater (see image below).  Volunteers will be on hand to guide the students inside. Otherwise, please allow yourself 10-15 minutes to park and walk your student over to the student entrance.

✓  Help your child change into costume and organize any personal belongings (e.g., jacket, clothes, etc.) in a labeled backpack.  As the rooms are crowded, please leave the room (unless you are a classroom helper) after your child has changed.

✓  No photography allowed in the changing rooms.

✓  Enjoy concessions available for purchase from the O'Shaughnessy Staff

A Free YouTube live streaming link will be provided prior to the performance to share with family and friends who cannot attend.

After the Performance

✓  Students will return to the Frey Theater after their class performs to change out of their costumes and stay with their teacher. If you can help students change out of their costumes, please sign up to do so..

✓  You must promptly pick up your child at the end of the performance. Only your child’s teacher will be allowed to dismiss your child to your care.

✓  Students and teachers have been preparing for months. Celebrate their hard work, enjoy the show, and engage with other families!

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out directly to your teacher or room parent.

Parking

Parking for this event is free. 

Please visit the following site to get access to all the  parking information: 
https://oshag.stkate.edu/home/plan-your-visit/

For those planning to drop off before parking, you can enter through Gate 3 (off of Randolph Ave) and proceed to the parking lot.  If you prefer to park first, the main parking lot is closest to Gate 4 (off of Fairview Ave).  More detailed information to include videos are on their site (see link above).

Student (& Volunteer) Entrance
(see images below)

Concessions will be available for purchase and sold by the University | Auditorium Staff
(For past attendees, note that we will not be providing free food at this venue)

How to Prepare Your Child for a Smooth Costume Change 

Most students will be changing in a general area with no gender distinctions . Therefore, please make sure to dress your child appropriately for quick costume change. Click on the links for details: NOTE: If there is a conflict between what is shown below and what you received from the teacher, please default to the one you received from the teacher.