On Sunday, October 19, 2014, celebrate autumn with a special evening at the stunning Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden in Pasadena. Learn about the “Way of Tea,” the sacred Japanese tea ceremony that embodies harmony, respect and tranquility. The skilled host will demonstrate the ceremonial preparation and presentation, and explain the meaning behind these time-honored rituals....
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Japanese American musical troupe The Grateful Crane Ensemble will be featured at “A Celebration of Stories” one-day family program celebrating all things literary in the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in San Marino on Saturday, Oct. 11. Books will be brought to life through performances in the gardens along with reading, children’s craft activities,...
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Forwarded for The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens September 11, 2014 Duncan Campbell joins Huntington staff as Curator and Director of the new Center for East Asian Garden Studies SAN MARINO, Calif.—The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens has named Duncan M. Campbell, former professor of Chinese studies at the Australian...
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The Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at California State University, Long Beach Sunday, June 8, from 9:00 am – noon, “Ueki” style pruning of the Black Pines Set www.csulb.edu/jgarden Ueki masters will demonstrate how to trim Japanese Black Pine trees in ueki style on Sunday, June 8 at the Earl Burns Miller Japanese...
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Privately owned historic, peaceful the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden in Pasadena will hold the Open Day on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, from 10:00 am through 4:00 pm. Admissions are $10 at the gate, $7.50 at the online reservation: http://japanesegardenpasadena.com The open day will be held on the last Sunday of every month. The Storrier...
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The members of California Aiseki Kai will present their 24th Annual exhibition of viewing stones at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in San Marino near Pasadena. In this year, the exhibition will take place in a new location, the Botanical Center, which is just a few feet from the main entrance. There will...
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The Huntington Library, Art Collection, and Botanical Gardens will host one-day symposium “East Asian Gardens as Social Spaces” on Saturday, Sept 28, from 8:30 am through 5:00 pm. Registration deadline is Sept. 16. Registration fee is $15, and optional buffet lunch is $16. For registration form, click here or mbailey@huntington.org or (626) 405-3503. This...
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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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On Feb. 1, 2013, the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles conferred on the Huntington Library, Art Collection and Botanical Gardens, the Foreign Minister’s Commendation in recognition of their contribution to the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and the U.S. through years of active involvement with Japan’s national symbol sakura (cherry...
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