After a year-long closure and a $6.8 million renovation, the historic Japanese Garden at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, reopened April 11 with a new ceremonial teahouse, teagarden, waterfall, accessible paths, and a restoration of the Japanese House. The teahouse, called Seifu-an (the Arbor of Pure Breeze),...
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An autumn tradition, the Japanese Garden Festival returns to Descanso Gardens at La Canada Flintridge on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3-4. The weekend celebrates Japanese arts, crafts and culture with activities for the whole family. Activities are free with admission, unless noted. Ikebana Display Both days | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Minka...
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The San Fernando Valley Branch of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana and The Japanese Garden (Suiho-en) in Van Nuys will present sculptural creations of floral and plant materials on Sept. 9, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Last gate admission at 3:15 pm. For the rare opportunity of being surrounded by the beauty of...
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As a living museum, Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at Cal State Long Beach campus manages a valuable collection of Japanese black pines, maples and ginkos, considered to be the backbone of the garden’s design. www.csulb.edu/~jgarden EMB Japanese Garden will hold the following program: Pruning Workshop: June 24 9 a.m.-noon Admission: adults $5, seniors...
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The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix presents the World Premiere of Sakura no Ne (Root of the Cherry Tree) at Theater Works in Peoria from April 13-22. Theater Works, 8355 West Peoria Ave, Peoria, AZ 85345 (623) 815-7930 www.theaterworks.org This stage production brings to life the intriguing story of two everyday kids...
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The Japanese Friendship Garden in San Diego will host its Annual Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday, March 17, from 10am to 6pm. The festival is free with admission to the garden. The garden will also participate in Balboa Park Family Day and offer children 12 & under free entry with a paid adult admission....
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An autumn tradition, the Japanese Garden Festival returns to Descanso Gardens at 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, north of Los Angeles on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5-6. The weekend celebrates Japanese arts, crafts and culture with activities for the whole family. The Gardens, from the Courtyard to the Japanese Garden, will be decorated...
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The vision of the Japanese Friendship Garden Society of San Diego is to be a premiere nonprofit organization that will build friendships by demonstrating the universal appeal of Japanese aesthetic sensibilities and views of nature. The Garden is a place of contemplation for visitors where Japanese garden concepts and symbolism have been adapted to the...
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The Friends of the Japanese Garden in California State University Long Beach presents the 2011 Winter Lecture featuring Kenneth I. Helphand, author of Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime on Friday, February 25, at 7:00 pm at Daniel Recital Hall in the CSULB campus. Light reception and book signing to follow lecture. The Friends...
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