Chinatown Center Debuts This Weekend

Though many of its shops have been open for some time now, Austin's brand-new Chinatown Center on North Lamar celebrates its official grand opening this weekend. The two-day spectacle includes live music (The Ocean Band, Frequent Flyers, Ánh Duóng), martial arts demonstrations (Master Yi’s World Tukong Moosul Federation, Shaolin-Do Kung Fu), and local dragon dancers.

The 180,000-square-foot space is anchored by the behemoth M.T. Supermarket, where you'll come across everyday market staples (fresh produce, seafood, etc) as well as several harder-to-find items, like frozen snakehead chunks. We stopped by a few weeks ago and found their prices to be considerably lower than most grocery stores in town.

This weekend's festivities:

Saturday, September 30, 2006

• 11:00am–Noon Musical Performance by Anh Duong
• 12:15pm–1:15pm Lion & Dragon Dance by the Dallas Lion Dance Team
• 1:15pm, 1:45pm Dance Performance by UT Vietnamese Students Association
• 1:20pm-1:45pm Performance by Austin Chinese Folksing SIG
• 2:00pm–3:00pm Martial Arts Demonstration by Shao Lin Do / Kung Fu / Tai Chi
• 3:00pm–7:00pm Musical Performance by The Ocean Band and International Singers

Sunday, October 1, 2006

• Noon–1pm Musical Performance by Anh Duong
• 1:00pm–1:45pm Musical Performance by Frequent Flyers
• 1:45pm–2:15pm Martial Arts Demonstration by Master Yi’s World Tukong Moosul Federation
• 2:45pm–4:10pm Lion & Dragon Dance by Walnut Creek Elementary and UT Team
• 4:10pm–5:00pm Musical Performance by Frequent Flyers

[Chinatown Center Homepage]

Chinatown Center's Grand Opening Party
Saturday, September 30th - Sunday, October 1st
10901 N. Lamar Blvd [map]