Ends 2/22 - Bloomingdales Celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year with Red Envelopes Filled With Prizes and Festivities!

CHINESE NEW YEAR February 19-22, 2015
You're invited to celebrate the Year of the Ram.  You'll find plenty of gift-worthy goods at our special Chinese New Year showcases.

This year Bloomingdale’s 59^th St will be giving out red envelopes from 2/19 – 2/22.  No purchase necessary.  Select envelopes will be filled with prizes such as a Bloomingdale’s gift card of $8, $88, or $888; Year of the Ram tote bag; Free froyo at Forty Carrots, special offers at the Bobbi Brown, Clarins, Estee Lauder, and SK-II counters; savings at select Bloomingdale’s dining destinations; and special savings at Maximilian Fur Salon.

See what some of the festivities are below:

TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC WITH NTD TELEVISION CLASSIC MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Performance with traditional Chinese instruments.
Saturday, 1PM-4PM - at the Balcony

TRADITIONAL CHINESE PAPER CUTTING
Artist sculpts with a single sheet of paper and a pair of scissors.
Saturday, 1PM-4PM, 3rd Floor

THE ART OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
Artist tells a story as each brushstroke clearly articulates with a perfect counterbalance of expression and control.
Saturday, 1PM-4PM, 3rd Floor

CHINESE TEA CEREMONY & TASTING WITH RADIANCE TEAHOUSE
A good cup of tea soothes the soul, calms the mind, and warms your spirit.  Stop by for a tea tasting with Radiance Teahouse.
Saturday, 1PM-4PM, Housewares on 6th Floor

BOBBI BROWN
Feel glamourous with one of Bobbi's Make Up Lessons - Our Treat.  Let us teach you how to achieve the perfect red lip or stand out eye!
Through Sunday, All Day, Cosmetics on 1st Floor

GODIVA CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR
Limited edition gift box, Godiva chocolate sampling, 
Saturday, 1PM-3PM, Home on 6th Floor

RELAX AND UNWIND WITH MYSPA2GO
Chinese style chair massage, chopstick hair styling, 
Saturday, 2PM-4PM, Cosmetics on 1st Floor

MR. K'S CULINARY DEMONSTRATION
Chef Li cooks Braised Pork Ribs with Soy Sherry Reduction,
Saturday, 1PM-3PM, Housewares on 6th Floor

FACE PAINTING
Chinese Zodiac Animal face painting,
Saturday, 1PM-4PM, Bkids on 8th Floor

Happy Chinese Lunar New Year,
Terresa =)

12/18 - Free Veniero's Cookies!

REPOST from DNAinfo.com:

EAST VILLAGE — Legendary bakery Veniero’s Pasticceria will give out free butter cookies "the size of your hands" to mark its 120th anniversary in the East Village on Thursday.

The East 11th Street bakery will hand out about 340 cookies designed to celebrate two milestones: 120 years since the shop opened in its current location in 1894, and 120 years since the Third Street Music School Settlement opened in the neighborhood as well. 

The cookies will feature the two groups' logos, as well as the words “Celebrating 120 Years 1894-2014," said Robert Zerilli, co-owner of Veniero's.

“They’re big cookies, the size of your hands,” Zerilli said.

The cookie giveaway will cap an afternoon of caroling festivities in the East Village.

About 150 to 200 students, faculty, alumni and parents from the Third Street Music School Settlement will gather in Union Square Park at 4 p.m. to kick off the caroling.

“We will be singing about Christmas, about Hanukkah and everything in between,” said Valerie Lewis, the school’s executive director.

The group plans to stop in seven locations, including the Con Edison headquarters at East 14th Street and Iriving Place, St. Mark’s Church at East 10th Street and Second Avenue and Veselka, located a block away, according to an event flier.

The carolers' final stop will be at Veniero's, where free cookies will accompany the songs.

The Third Street Music School Settlement originally opened on East Third Street, Lewis said, but moved to 235 E. 11th St., a block away from Veniero's, in 1974. The school offers music and dance classes to children and adults and also operates its own preschool.

Notable alumni include pop singer Ingrid Michaelson and Bobby Lopez, who co-wrote the Broadway musical "Avenue Q" and the song "Let It Go" from the Disney movie "Frozen," according to the school's website.

Veniero's, which was opened by Zerilli's great uncle Antonio Veniero, has stood in the same location for the past 120 years.

The bakery, which made cakes for Frank Sinatra and Liza Minelli, is known for its New York-style cheesecake, butter cookies and traditional Italian holiday cookies, which are only sold a few times a year.

Third Street Music School Settlement’s caroling event will take place Dec. 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. Click here for a map of the route and more information.

Enjoy,
Terresa =)