It was standing room only at the Orinda Library Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 10, as the lion dancers of Tomizaki’s Champions Kung Fu Institute chased away the bad spirits of last year and rang in the Year of the Dragon. The annual Lunar New Year celebration, which has become a traditional event, was hosted by the Orinda Library with the generous support of Roselyn and Weylin Eng of Orinda. At the end of the performance, much to the delight of children, parents and grandparents, the Concord-based Tomizaki’s Champions, who also presented a lively kung fu demonstration, posed the lions so kids could have their pictures taken with the colorfully decorated mythical creatures. The Year of the Dragon has officially begun in Orinda. Gung Hay Fat Choy!
