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January Events at Fairplex!

January 4, 2016

Happy new year! We are back from our holiday break and Fairplex is busier than ever. Check out our January happenings below! The Music Run (Jan 9): We’re starting our “fun run” season with The Music Run. There is a DJ set up at each kilometer mark, spinning pop, rock, hip-hop, oldies and EDM. The…

Fairplex Weekend Recap: Asian American Expo and MLK Day of Service

January 20, 2015

Another fun weekend at Fairplex has come and gone. The Asian American Expo brought hundreds of visitors to campus for Lunar New Year celebrations. Rows and rows of food booths and shopping vendors, live martial arts, dance and music demonstrations and the Lunar Palooza nighttime event featured a diverse mix of cultures into the expo.…

FOOD NEWS: Ramen cake

November 19, 2013

Our minds were taken for a whirl with the invention of the Ramen Burger but this is a whole new level of “wow.” It hasn’t hit the States quite yet, but it’s making a splash in Japan. I present to you the Ramen Cake: Ramen Cake. Photo from Kotaku.com At first glance, this dish looks…

Carpet, Computers, Cars and Culture at Fairplex this weekend

January 13, 2011

I mentioned a few days ago that the Asian American Expo will be at Fairplex this weekend. We have a slew of other events this weekend, too, so if you are doing some home improvement, need a new hard drive, are looking for the perfect car part as well as wanting to indulge in some…

Asian American Expo – A Great Cultural Experience

January 12, 2011

My daughter’s second grade class just finished reading Chinatown by William Low. It piqued her interest about Chinese culture and led to a long discussion about food, families and neighborhoods. It was perfect timing, too, as Fairplex is hosting the Asian American Expo this weekend. It’s a great way to experience the sounds, smells and wares of China…