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 stones […]
Master artist Setsuko Hayashi will demonstrate the classic yuzen and shibori dyeing techniques at Pacific Asia Museum on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2 – 3 pm. The demo will be conducted in Japanese and English. Free with museum admission. Yuzen and shibori are featured in the fabrics of Kimono in the 20th Century exhibition. Right after […]
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 the […]
Los Angeles County’s Music Center will present the very first Ondo night at a special Dance Downtown at its plaza on Friday, August 24, from 6:30 pm through 10:00 pm. The term “Ondo” known in the Japanese American community in Southern California actually means “Bon Odori” dancing in Japan. Free admission. All are welcome. No […]
Japanese folk and fusion ensemble Minyo Station will be performing at Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena on Friday, July 20, for Fusion Friday program. Pacific Asia Museum 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101 http://www.pacificasiamuseum.org/ Friday, July 20 Show time: 8:30 – 9 pm & 9:30 – 10 pm Minyo Station Marisa […]
Cultural News, 2009 July By Meher McArthur Visitors to the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in Hanford, a small town in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, pass through field after field of grazing cattle and groves of walnut trees and finally find themselves in a little corner of Japan, in a […]