Cross-Community & Alumni Network Lunar New Year Celebration: Community, Culture & Connection
Hosted by: Alma Atma Network
Venue: The Odyssey Art Gallery, about one block from Union Square
🧧 Welcome the Year of the Fire Goat!
Join us for an elegant and festive evening celebrating culture, connection, and community as we welcome the Lunar New Year together!
Across many Asian cultures, Lunar New Year is a cherished time for families and friends to reunite, share meaningful conversations, enjoy delicious food, honor traditions, and exchange wishes for happiness, good fortune, and prosperity.
The Year of the Fire Goat brings together the gentle, creative spirit of the Goat and the warmth and vibrant energy of the Fire element, symbolizing harmony, artistic inspiration, and collective growth.
✨ Our Celebration will feature the following:
🍽️ A buffet-style lunch featuring a delicious array of Chinese dishes
🎹 Live Jazz Piano Performance — A special 20-minute performance featuring original compositions from Owens Huang (OHNomad)'s jazz piano EP, with jazz improvisations by Leon Hsu, performed on a Steinway Model B grand piano.
🎁 Raffle Group Game — Pick up your raffle ticket at check-in and join us for a fun group activity! Lucky winners will receive delicious Swiss chocolates from Läderach, almond cookies, or fortune cookies from well-known Asian brands
🏮 Lunar New Year Traditions — Fortune cookies, festive red envelopes, and warm wishes for happiness and prosperity in the year ahead.
🍰 Dessert — Delicious cake from Paris Baguette to add a sweet touch to our celebration.
👗 Attire
No specific dress code is required, but I encourage everyone to dress up a little so we can take some beautiful photos together and capture the lovely memories of our celebration! :)
🎟️ Registration & Refund Policy
Members of our partner communities are welcome to use their corresponding discount codes — YALE, PRINCETON, LSE, CORNELL or BERKELEY — to receive 15% off the early-bird ticket price.
If you have attended one of our previous events, you are also welcome to use the code ALMAATMA to enjoy the same 15% discount.
Late Registration: Tickets purchased on or after January 29, 2027, at 12:00 AM will be priced at $75.
Your registration fee, excluding any applicable platform fees, is refundable until January 28, 2027, at 11:59 PM.
No refunds will be issued after this deadline.
🌍 Community Partners & Participating Communities
We are delighted to bring together members and friends from the following communities:
Yale Club of San Francisco
Princeton Club of Northern California
LSE Generate
LSE Alumni Network – San Francisco Bay Area
Cornell Alumni Association of Northern California (Cornel NorCal)
Berkeley Chinese Alumni International Association (BCAIA)
Along with friends, professionals, and supporters from across the San Francisco Bay Area.
🌱 About Alma Atma Network
Alma Atma Network is an independent, founder-led, mission-driven initiative that brings together talented individuals to share knowledge, expand perspectives, and foster purposeful connections. Together, we channel resources to support first-generation undergraduate students who immigrated to the United States from non-English-speaking countries and entered top universities as late arrivals, by providing mentorship and cultivating a culture of inclusion. Alma Atma Network is built for lasting impact and collective growth.
Event Terms & Conditions
1. Age & Alcohol Policy
This event is open to individuals aged 18 and older. Attendees may be required to present a valid government-issued photo ID. If alcohol is served, alcoholic beverages will be available only to guests aged 21 and older, in accordance with applicable laws.
2. Registration Fee
The registration fee, minus any platform fees, is refundable until January 28 at 11:59 PM. No refunds will be issued after this deadline.
3. Media Release
By attending, you consent to being photographed, filmed, or recorded. These materials may be used for promotional purposes by the event organizer without compensation or notice.
4. Personal Conduct
The organizer reserves the right to remove any attendee for inappropriate behavior, including but not limited to harassment, intoxication, or disruption of the event.
5. Assumption of Risk / Waiver of Liability
By attending, you voluntarily assume all risks related to participation and release the event organizer from any liability for personal injury, illness, loss, or damage incurred during the event.
6. Changes to Event Details
The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the event schedule, speakers, venue, or content if necessary.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the organizer from any claims, liabilities, damages, or expenses arising from your actions or participation in the event.
8. Force Majeure
The organizer is not responsible for delays, cancellations, or changes due to events beyond their control (e.g., natural disasters, strikes, public emergencies).
9. Dispute Resolution
In the event of any dispute arising out of or relating to the terms and conditions, the parties agree to first attempt to resolve the dispute through good faith negotiations. If the dispute cannot be resolved through negotiation within thirty (30) days, the parties agree to submit the dispute to mediation administered by a mutually agreed-upon mediator. If mediation is unsuccessful, the dispute shall be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall take place in San Francisco county, and the decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties. Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses of the arbitration, including attorney's fees, and shall share equally the costs of the mediator and arbitrator.