On April 27, the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in Hanford will organize the fourth KAZARI: Bonsai Display Competition. The competition focuses on creating a harmonious display of hanging scroll, bonsai tree, and an adjacent plant or stone to display in a tokonoma alcove. KAZARI is a judged competition and the prize...
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The Huntington Library opens three viewing stone exhibitions on Dec. 27 and will run through Jan. 2. Viewing Stones Show is open to the public with free admission. Bob Watson’s Suiseki and Steel and Stone exhibitions are required with entrance tickets. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is located at 1151 Oxford...
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The members of California Aiseki Kai will present their 23rd annual exhibition of viewing stones at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in Friends Hall. Admission free. www.huntington.org The show will open this year on Dec. 27, 2012 through Dec. 31 and on Jan. 2, 2013. The hours are from 10:30 am until 4:30...
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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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Bowers Museum Kofu Bonsai Kai Bonsai & Suiseki Show Location; 2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706 www.bowers.org September 26 – 30, 10 AM – 4 PM BONSAI & VIEWING STONES DISPLAY, WORKSHOPS & LECTURES John M. Lee Court The Bonsai and Viewing Stones Show consists of 28 trees and...
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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 Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens will host the California Bonsai Society’s 55th Anniversary Exhibition held in Friends Hall on March 24-25, 2012. Admission free for entering Friends Hall. Parking is also free. The Huntington Library is located at 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108. www.huntington.org The show will be open to the...
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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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Annual Sawtelle Cherry Blossom Festival will take place on Sunday, March 3, from 9:00 pm to 12:30 pm at Stoner Park, 1881 Stoner Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Sawtelle Cherry Blossom Festival is sponsored by the Japanese Institute of Sawtelle and its Japanese language school Sawtelle Gakuen along with the Stoner Park Unit of...
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