Events

Today we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader and visionary. Dr. […]

as Chinese New Year. This Pan-Asian Celebration is observed with family reunions, festive meals and gift-giving. February 6th, 2027. Lunar New Year is spectacular, loud and, for many cultures across […]

Today is the first day of Ramadan (raa·muh·daan), when many of our Muslim community members will observe 30 days of fasting; meaning no food or drinks; from sunrise to sunset. […]

Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the 40-day season of Lent. During Lent our Christian community members may give up eating fish, eggs, sweets and other activities and […]

Valentine’s Day, which is said to have many origins. Some believe that it originated from the Pagan holiday of Lupercalia, celebrated annually in Rome. It is also believed that Valentine’s […]

Sunday evening after sunset our Muslim community members will begin to celebrate Eid al-Fitr (EED- al fitter) which is the end of the holy month of Ramadan. You may say […]

Today is St. Patrick’s Day, which is a day during which our community members celebrate their Irish culture and heritage by wearing green and/or shamrocks. It also is a Christian […]

Today is Holi (hoo-lee), Also known as the “Festival of Colors”. This ancient Indian holiday represents the return of spring and triumph of good vs. evil. A key aspect of […]

Tomorrow is the Christian holiday, Good Friday, which is followed by Easter on Sunday. Good Friday represents the crucifixion of the Christian savior Jesus Christ. Good Friday is observed with […]

Tomorrow is the beginning of the Jewish holiday Passover. Passover lasts 8 days starting with celebratory meals called Seders (Say- dares), when families and friends gather and tell the story […]

This evening is the start of Eid al-Adha (EED al-adha) also referred to the “Festival of Sacrifice” This is one of the two major Islamic holidays which honor’s Ibrahim’s devotion […]

Today is Vesak (Vee-sak) Day, which is the most sacred Buddhist holiday. This day is when the Buddha was born, the day he attained enlightenment and the day he passed […]