Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden New Monthly Lecture Series at the Garden: “Aspects of Japanese Art” with Meher McArthur Japanese art historian Meher McArthur will draw from her 20 years of experience researching and curating Japanese art to present a series of lectures discussing aspects of Japanese traditional and contemporary art. The series will relate to […]
The Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden A Rare Chae to Enjoy the Sencha Tea Ceremony Sunday Sept 27, at 1 pm and 2 pm Sencha, “steeped tea,” is a method of tea drinking that evolved in China during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). After the collapse of the Ming, some Chinese Buddhist monks and scholars fled to […]
Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix Calling All Volunteers for Annual Garden Clean Up Day Saturday, Sept. 26 7:30 am – 10:30 pm It is hard to believe, but summer is nearly gone and fall is upon us again. In Phoenix, the temperatures are slowly dropping and we look forward to spending time outdoors. Best of all, the […]
The Shoseian Tea House & Friendship Garden is located in Brand Park, 1601 West Mountain Street, Glendale, CA 91202. The Friends of Shoseian will be hosting Dr. Kendall Brown, the author of his latest book, “Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America,” on Sunday, Sept. 20, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Dr. Brown will […]
Cultural News June 2015 By Meher McArthur Eighty years ago on a large estate in western Pasadena, Japanese landscape designer Kinzuchi Fujii had begun the construction of what was to become his masterwork, a large two-pond Japanese stroll garden with a 12-mat teahouse. Five years later, in 1940, the garden was completed to the delight […]
The Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden in Pasadena presents “Adventures in Onigiri” a hands-on rice ball making workshop for kids and adults by Japanese home-cooking instructor, Sonoko Sakai, at 2:30 pm on Open Day, April 26th. “Adventures in Onigiri” is a workshop to learn how to make healthy, cute, and delicious onigiri for snacking and lunches. […]
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens East Asian Garden Lecture Series Ahmanson Room, Brody Botanical Center Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public / No reservations required “Notes from a Kimono Sleeve: Women’s Education and Chanoyu” By Janet Ikeda, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia In today’s world […]
Open Day Sunday, January 25 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden 270 Arlington Drive, Pasadena CA 91105 The Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden is a beautiful, tranquil place during the winter and where else but Southern California does winter mean clear, warm days. That is the forecast for this Sunday, January 25th […]
“Viewing stones” are small, natural rocks that may evoke an emotion depending on the viewer’s mood and life experience. The year of 2014 is a very special year for the members of California Aiseki Kai as present their 25th Annual Exhibition of viewing stones at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in San Marino. Since last […]