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  • Los Angeles Iced Tea Fesival

    Sep 17, 2016

    Sample refreshing iced teas and enjoy live entertainment at this unique festival. More than 20 iced teas will be available, along with boba options and tea ice cream. Talks will be offered on various iced tea blends and the art of making the perfect glass of summer iced tea. $12 general admission; free for children 12 and under. Visit icedteafest.com for more information and to purchase tickets. Presente...

  • JANM Summer Night Concerts

    Jul 30, 2015

    FREE JANM presents a new series of summer evening concerts with Asian American performers. Tonight’s featured artists are musical collaborators Magnetic North and Taiyo Na, who have achieved enormous popularity in Japan with their politically conscious brand of hip hop. Also appearing are Irish-Japanese American singer-songwriter Marié Digby, who vaulted to fame after her acoustic cover version of...

  • CAPE presents An Evening With Carrie Ann Inaba

    Jun 07, 2012 - Jul 07, 2012

    An intimate evening with Dancer, Choreographer, Producer, Television Host, and Judge on "Dancing With The Stars", Carrie Ann Inaba, one of the most admired artists, who happens to be of Asian American Pacific Islander descent, where she will share her path to success from Fly Girl to her role as a prime time television star! This exclusive intimate evening is special to CAPE and is intended to offer perspective and i...

  • Urban Gardens for Small Spaces: A Container Gardening Demonstration

    Sep 09, 2007

    In conjunction with the exhibition Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden, the National Museum presents a four-part series of gardening demonstrations led by horticultural experts. PART 4 Horticultural consultant and LA Times garden writer Lili Singer shows you how you can improve your green thumb -- even in small spaces -- through container gardening. Single demonstration price: $8 National Museum membe...

  • Big Drum

    Jul 14, 2005 - Jan 08, 2006

    Big Drum: Taiko in the United States explores the growing phenomenon of taiko (Japanese drum) ensemble performances through the use of several media presentations, historic photographs, artifacts, and even interactive opportunities for the whole family. Group taiko performance only developed in post-war Japan and the United States and Japanese Americans played a major role in its growing popularity. With few models t...

  • Japanese American National Museum Annual Dinner March 29th

    Mar 29, 2003

    The Japanese American National Museum will hold its 2003 Gala Dinner with the theme, "Honoring the Family Business: Building the American Dream", on Saturday, March 29, at the Century Plaza Hotel, with 71 Nikkei three-generation family businesses representing seven different states set for recognition. Family businesses have proven to be the backbone of Japanese American communities throughout the United State...

  • Memory Candles

    Feb 08, 1998

    Family Art Workshop Remembering and honoring your ancestors is an important part of building a strong personal and community life. Join artist Tony Osumi in creating and decorating your own eight-inch divinity candles with family photos and written memories of family members who have passed away. All are encouraged to bring family photos, letters and any written text that brings memories of a relative. Reservat...

  • Fall into Sumi-e

    Nov 08, 1997

    Fall is the season of change and reflection. Experience the art of sumi-e (ink brush painting). with resident artist Ryoko Shibata. Free with Museum admision. Reservations required by November 5. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.

  • Big Drum Articles—Kenny Endo

    Kenny Endo: Connecting to Heritage through Music Working with artists in various genres, he has paved new directions in using the traditional taiko, bringing a refreshing and creative approach to music through his background in western, ethnic, and traditional Japanese drumming. —from the Taiko Center of the Pacific website Taiko has played a significant role in Japan’s music history, appearing in ...

  • Big Drum: Taiko in the United States - Activities

    Percussion-Making Activities for Kids When musicians need to keep a rhythm going, nothing works better than a good percussion instrument. A percussion instrument is any musical instrument that is played by striking, shaking, rubbing, or scraping. Types of percussion instruments include drums, cymbals, rattles, and chimes. Kids, interested in making your own percussion instrument? Try one of these percussion-mak...