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CANCELLED: Japanese Tea Ceremony Demonstration

2013年09月29日

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED This event is FREE! The Japanese tea ceremony is called chanoyu or sado in Japanese. It is a choreographed ritual of preparing and serving Japanese green tea (called matcha) together with traditional Japanese sweets to balance with the bitter taste of the tea.

Indigo and Shibori Techniques with Shibori Girl

2012年11月17日 - 2012年11月18日

We are fortunate to once again have a two-day workshop to further explore shibori and indigo. Various types of vats will be used, vat making instructions to be presented, and a swatch sheet made with various fabrics. Additionally, we will work on stitched shibori as well as itajime and even try our hand at shirokage or “white shadow” shibori. Everyone will leave with a nicely varied collection of their own hand-dyed...

LOST AND FOUND, Life as I (K)NEW It

2011年10月02日

Sunday: 2 PM & 7 PM Amy Hill explores how her life has evolved since her daughter became a part of her family. She talks about adoption, single motherhood, multiracial/transracial identity mash-ups and her continuing struggles to figure it all out in a humorous and honest way. Far from her days of flying solo, she has moved into a not so solo world: her daughter may or may not make an appearance. Directed by Anne Et...

LOST AND FOUND, Life as I (K)NEW It

2011年10月01日

Saturday: 7 PM Sunday: 2 PM & 7 PM Amy Hill explores how her life has evolved since her daughter became a part of her family. She talks about adoption, single motherhood, multiracial/transracial identity mash-ups and her continuing struggles to figure it all out in a humorous and honest way. Far from her days of flying solo, she has moved into a not so solo world: her daughter may or may not make an appearance. D...

Kimono: From Past To Present

2010年04月24日

Come join us for a beautiful and educational kimono show and lecture, featuring men and women's kimono for all different occasions, by the International Beauty Association Yamanoryu Kisou. The show will feature furisode (a long sleeve kimono worn by unmarried women for ceremonies), homongi (a regular sleeved kimono worn by men and women for ceremonies), montsuki hakama (formal Japanese attire for men), and tom...

Cherry Blossom Festival Southern CA

2009年04月04日 - 2009年04月05日

Saturday 4/4/08 – 10:30 am – 6:30 pm Sunday 4/5/08 – 10:30 am- 5:00 pm *Entrance on 1st Street in front of the Japanese American National Museum & Lot 7. The Cherry Blossom Festival Southern CA is a free admission event to the public produced by a Volunteer Team and located in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles. Main Stage - Live entertainment of Japanese Dancing, Taiko, Kimono Fashion Sho...

Studio Lab Project

2009年01月31日

East West Actor's Conservatory in association with the National Museum presents a culmination of work performed by the students of the Musical Theatre Studio Lab Project.

Printmaking Workshop for Kids with La Mano Press

2007年03月03日

Kids ages 9 to 14 learn to create their own prints under the direction of La Mano Press artist, Gabriela Martinez. A Los Angeles arts institution dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of printmaking, La Mano Press aims to enhance the public's knowledge of graphic arts through exhibitions, onsite workshops, and publications. Space is limited and advance payment required. $20 members, $30 non-members. Includes m...

"Lost Battalions: Going for Broke in the Vosges, Autumn 1944" by Franz Steidl

1998年02月01日

Meet the author of Lost Battalions, Franz Steidl. Lost Battalions chronicles the fate of the 1st Battalion of the 141st "Alamo" Regiment, cut off for five days behind German lines, and the Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team which came to the rescue. At the same time, only five miles north, a 1000-man battalion from Salzburg, Austria, simply "vanished." The mountain troops sent to link up with them soon ...

No Pa'ani Hawai'i - Hawaiian Sports and Games

1997年03月16日

Members of Ainahau O Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club teach the traditions of the Makahiki Festival of sports and games. Compete in Hawaiian games including hu (kukui nut top spin), pala'ie (ball and loop), 'ulu maika (bowling), and many others.