mavalabs x VCS - Tết Festival

​Come join us for a magical Tết celebration filled with food, drinks, performances, music, crafts, and games to ring in the Year of the Snake! Hosted by the Vietnamese Creative Society (VCS) and mavalabs (an experimental art & entertainment studio), this will be an exciting event full of creativity, joy, and comfort.

​Schedule:

• ​7 PM: Doors open

• ​8 - 9 PM: Performances

• ​9 - 10 PM: Karaoke or just chill :)

​What to expect:

• ​🍲 Food: Homemade Viet dishes with creative twists — scroll below for the menu! mavalabs runs an incredible supper club series and will be preparing the food, you’re in for a treat

• ​🍹 Drinks: Vietnamese themed cocktails (Come try out the Year of the Snake cocktail we crafted just for this event)

• ​🎶 Performances: Come hear live music from local Vietnamese artists…

• ​🎤 Karaoke: … or be the performer yourself! No Vietnamese party is complete without some late night karaoke. Confidence, but not singing skills, required ;) we recommend pairing with one of our custom cocktails

• ​🎨 Craft Workshop: We are a creative group after all :) come learn about Vietnamese calligraphy, design your own lì xì (red envelope) to give to others at the event, and participate in watercolor painting

• ​🃏 Games: Play classic Viet games like bầu cua cá cọp and tiến lên. Don’t know how to play? We’ll teach you!

• ​🎧 Music: Live DJ music from DJ Bodycopy

​Menu:

• ​Bánh Chưng with Pork Floss and Pickled Chilis & Radish

• ​Thịt Kho with Quail Eggs and Coconut Tamarind Sauce 

• ​Banana Blossom Curry Gỏi Cuốn w/ Fried Tofu and Mint

• ​Rau Muống Xào Tỏi (Stir-Fried Water Spinach)

• ​Chè Ba Màu Layer Cake (brought to you by Have Your Cake NYC!)

• ​Bánh Cam (Sesame Balls with Sweet Mung Bean)

​Cocktails:

• ​Jade Snake Cocktail (Honeydew Cosmo w/ Pink Peppercorn)

• ​Wood Snake Cocktail (Paris Manhattan w/ Chrysanthemum Syrup)

​Performances:

• ​Hao Le - music composer (https://www.instagram.com/hao.composer/)

• ​Valerie - singer-songwriter (https://www.instagram.com/valerie.hauyen/)

• ​quỳnh - singer-songwriter (https://www.instagram.com/fromquynh/)

​Learn more about the collaborators here:

• ​mavalabs (https://www.instagram.com/mavalabs/)

• ​VCS (https://www.instagram.com/vcs.nyc/)

• ​telos.haus (https://www.instagram.com/telos.haus/)

• ​Have Your Cake NYC (https://www.instagram.com/haveyourcake.nyc/)

• ​DJ Bodycopy (https://www.instagram.com/dj.bodycopy?igsh=cnF6cDJ5ZzZveDk1)