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2012 Mar 10 – Aug 26: Origami exhibition at Japanese American National Museum

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  Japanese American National Museum Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami Exhibition Tour with curator Meher MaArthur Saturday, August 25, 1:00 – 2:00 pm + Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami is the first museum exhibition to explore the history of paper folding, the works of the world’s foremost origami artists, and...
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A scientist to lecture about Origami application to space techonology, May 26

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In conjunction with Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami on display at the Japanese American National Museum, Dr. Robert Lang, former NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory staff, will lecture as following: From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes: The Modern Science of Origami Saturday, May 26, 2:00 pm Japanese American National Museum, 100 North Central...
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Feb 21: Slide lecture “Folding Paper: Infinite Possibilities of Origami”

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The Nibei Foundation’s Japan Studies Club features “Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami” presented by Ms. Meher McArthur, Asian art specialist, on Tuesday, Feb 21 at 7:30 pm at Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, 11570 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Reception and dinner will start at 6:30 pm. Admission including dinner is...
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Descanso Gardens to have Japanese Festival, Nov 5-6

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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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Wells Fargo bank employees create 30,000 origami cranes for Japan’s tsunami victims

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(This article appears at the front page of Cultural News August 2011 issue) Following the March 11 tsunami disaster in Japan, employees of Wells Fargo bank were looking for a way to show their support to the victims, beyond donating money. In Japan, the folding and stringing together of a thousand origami cranes is...
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Annual Origami Festival at Cal State Long Beach’s Japanese Garden, July 17

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Community members can discover why people have been enchanted by the art of origami — Japanese paper folding — for centuries as the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) hosts the annual Origami Festival on Sunday, July 17, from 10 am to 4 pm. Guests will have hands-on...
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Music Center to present Japanese storytelling with mime performance, May 15, 2010

Music Center to present Japanese storytelling with mime performance, May 15, 2010

(May 15, 2010)  A World City program at the Music Center presents Florida-based performer Kuniko Yamamoto and Los Angeles-based On Ensemble at the W.M. Keck Children’s Amphitheatre inside Walt Disney Concert Hall, Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, May 15 at 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Admission free. Performance tickets are free and distributed on...
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