​Chinese New Year Brunch:  Celebrating the Year of the Earth Dog 
3 February, 2018     
​11:30 am - 1:30 pm​​
First Saturday PDX Planning Committee

​February 4, 2018 to February 3, 2019 is marked as the Year of the Earth Dog beginning with the Start of Spring, and the lunar calendar actually commencing on 16th February. Coming around only every sixty years, the Year of the Earth Dog is a time for honesty, fairness, and to cultivate integrity of character. With communication skills and continued loyalty, Dog sniffs out the truth, corruption is exposed, and the underdog is championed. Earth Dog possesses some of the finest qualities of any of the animal signs of the Chinese zodiac with the element Earth bringing healing, stability, and focus on nutrition.
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In 2018, the Year of the Earth Dog, success in love and in work, depends primarily on the quality of the communication between people, and learning that being selfless and generous can bring the promise of a more generous harvest in return.
First Saturday PDX  and friends celebrated the Year of the Dog over A DELICIOUS TEN COURSE MEAL at Szechuan Chef Restaurant wishing all our speakers, wonderful volunteers, valued attendees and YOU a fulfilling new year with Good Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity, Good Health, Happiness, Success and Kindness.
Szechuan Chef (503-227-3136)  is located in John's Landing, in the Water Tower Building on the west-side of SW Macadam Ave between SW Boundary St and SW Sweeney St. There is a parking lot on the SW Boundary St side and a parking garage on the SW Sweeney St side, for no charge.
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Gong Xi Fa Cai !
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Fresh Tangerines = gold and good fortune!
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Our educational program series has been developed in collaboration with PSU’s Institute for Asian Studies, and is free and open to the public.​  First Saturday PDX  full season schedule and descriptions available HERE

View our regular monthly location by clicking on the address below for directions:  
Portland State University, Academic & Student Recreation Ctr (ASRC),  Room 230
1800 SW 6th Ave, Portland OR 97201
Excellent MAX and bus transportation is right by the venue; plan your Trimet trip HERE.   There is also a nearby parking structure at SW 6th and Harrison with an entrance on 6th Avenue is also available.
View PSU Parking info:  
https://www.pdx.edu/transportation/hourly-visitor-parking​​​