JACCC Announces Events for Week Two of Nisei Week Festival

Nisei Week Cultural Exhibitions Week Two will take place from Saturday, 08.20 - Sunday, 08.21.11 from 10am-5pm. Celebrate the 71st Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival with cultural exhibitions at the JACCC! For the second weekend of the festival, August 20-21, the JACCC will be filled with exhibitions ranging from bonsai to Japanese calligraphy, sashiko embroidery to Japanese dolls, and more! See below for the exhibitions list and location:

1st Floor
Bonsai (George J. Doizaki Gallery)

Basement
Japanese Calligraphy (Garden Room A)
Textiles (Garden Room B)

2nd Floor
Sumie Brush Painting (Conference Rooms B & C)

3rd Floor
Sashiko Embroidery (Room 311)

5th Floor
Kimekomi Japanese Dolls (Cultural Room)
Visit the Nisei Week official website for the complete list of events going on in Little Tokyo this weekend!

JACCC Campus
Admission Free!

Upcoming Events: 

Autumn Fest
Saturday, 09.24.11
Celebrate under the stars with specially created obento by some of LA's top chefs representing Maison Akira, K-ZO, Fraiche, Border Grill and more to be announced!

Shop for great finds on luxury vacation packages, art, jewelry, electronics, wine, and once-in-a-lifetime adventures at our live and silent auction.

Support the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in its mission to present the best of Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture, and to preserve community traditions for future generations.

For more information or to purchase tickets contact Jessie Kikuchi at jkikuchi@jaccc.org or call (213) 628-2725
JACCC Plaza
$75 General Admission / $750 for a table of ten
$150 Friends of Autumn Fest / $1,500 for a table of ten

Taiko Jam 2011
Saturday, 08.20.11, 8pm
The JACCC and the biennial North American Taiko Conference (NATC) present Taiko Jam 2011 at Stanford University's Memorial Auditorium in Palo Alto.

This one-night concert brings together world-class taiko ensembles for an evening of powerful, expressive music. Groups representing the full dynamic range of North American concert will be featured.

Memorial Auditorium
Stanford University
551 Serra Mall, Stanford

$30 General Admission
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit their website or call (408) 320-9882.

 

 

 

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