The 9th North American Sogetsu Seminar, a national conference of Sogetsu Ikebana School, will be held at J.W. Marriott Los Angeles LA Live Hotel from Friday April 26 through Tuesday April 30. For this special event, Iemoto (head master) Akane Teshigahara of Sogetsu’s headquarters in Tokyo will come to Los Angeles to not...
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The Huntington Library Chinese and Japanese Garden Lecture Series “Ikebana and Contemporary Art” on Feb 19 is cancelled. + Karin Higa, former senior curator of art at the Japanese American National Museum, will lecture about “Ikebana and Contemporary Art” on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 pm at the Huntington Library, Friends’ Hall. Free and...
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The Los Angeles Branch of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana was invited at the Huntington Library in San Marino on Dec. 27 to install large size ikebana for New Year’s celebration. Two large size ikebana is exhibiting until Sunday, Jan. 6. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is located at 1151 Oxford...
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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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The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center host Japanese culture exhibition during the Nisei Week. The JACCC is located at 244 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. www.jaccc.org Week One, Aug 11 -12, 10 am – 5 pm 1st Floor / Ikebana Flower Arrangement: Kado Kyoju-kai – Doizaki Gallery Four major ikebana...
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Ikebana Exhibition by Nanka Ikebana Kyouju-kai (The Ikebana Professional Association of Southern California) at JACCC, Doizaki Gallery on August 13 and 14, from 10 am – 5 pm. Yokou Kitajima (Sogetsu School) Branches of willow and leaf of fig: This combination of material expresses that totally different characters could form a harmony. Shunkei Kassarjian...
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The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles presents the first exhibition in its Spring 2011 Season, Bamboo and Petals from Sunday, April 17 to Sunday, May 8 at the George J. Doizaki Gallery, featuring Japanese Bamboo Baskets adorned with works by three distinct flower schools from the Los Angeles Ikebana chapter,...
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The Los Angeles Branch of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana marks its 25th anniversary this spring. As part of the anniversary celebration, a special ikebana demonstration by Tetsunori Kawana, a Grand Master of the Sogetsu school, is planned and the public is invited to attend this show. www.kawadaworld.com The demonstration and luncheon by Sogetsu’s...
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The Nibei Foundation – Japan Study Club 11570 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064 February 15, 2011 Youkou Kitajima is a First Degree Instructor on the Board of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana (flower arranging) in Japan. He is known for his most dynamic and beautiful arrangements based on the Japanese traditional style...
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