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● February 12-June 21: “Objects and Voices: A Collection of Stories” @ Univ. of Chicago’s SMART Museum of Art

● March 13 – July 12: “On Stage! Japanese Performing Arts” Exhibit @ Indianapolis Museum of Art

● March 24 – May 22: “Traditions Transfigured: The Noh Masks of Bidou Yamaguchi” Exhibit and "Amerimanga! Convention and Expression" at the Northern Illinois University Art Museum

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● April 2: Welcome Reception for Toshiyuki Iwado, Consul-General of Japan in Chicago

● April 2 - 4: Uchida Plays Mozart @ Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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● April 3: “The Metamorphoses of a Folktale Hero: Momotaro in Propaganda and Literary Parody” @ Univ. of IL – Urbana-Champaign

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● April 4- June 21: “Spreading Devotion: Japanese and European Religious Prints” @ the Art Institute of Chicago

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[Deadline] April 8: Bridging Scholarship Application

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● April 9: Group from Saitama Visiting Japanese Culture Center in Chicago, IL

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[Deadline] April 10: Japan Foundation Salary Assistance Grant for Japanese Language Courses

[Deadline] April 10: 2015 TOMODACHI-Mitsui & Co. Leadership Program Application

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● April 11 – August 9: “Journey of Memory: Allen Say” @ Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, NE

● April 11: Spring ArtScene @ Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, IL

● April 11: Spring Open House @ Japan House at Univ. of IL, Urbana-Champaign

● April 11 & 12: Decorations Japanese short film @ Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison, WI

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● April 12: Made in Japan film screening @ Gene Siskel Film Center

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●● April 14: Japan-America Society Networking Event with the Heart of America Japan America Society of Chicago

● April 14: Ms. Akiko Taguchi @ IIT Law School Lecture

● April 14: Asia LENS Film Series: Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard @ Univ of IL – Urbana-Champaign

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[Deadline] April 15: JET-MIP Application

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● April 16: “Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy: Creating the Modern Manga/Anime Complex” lecture with Fred Schodt @ Univ. of WI-Madison

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●April 17: 16th Annual IU South Bend Asian Heritage Celebration

●● April 17-19: Anime St Louis Convention in Collinsville, IL/MO

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●● April 18: Cherry Blossom (Sakura) Picnic with the Heart of America Japan America Society

●April 18: Tsugaru Shamisen & Taiko with the Japan America Society of Chicago

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● April 19: Matsutoyo Kai performance at Univ. of MO-St Louis

● April 19: Tsugaru-Shamisen & Taiko Performance @ Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, IL

● April 19: The Economic Club of Minnesota: Luncheon featuring The Honorable Haruhiko Kuroda Governor, Bank of Japan

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[Deadline] April 20: 2015 Summer Internship Opportunity at the JIC

● April 20: “Yokai: Monsters of Japanese Folklore” webinar with Dr. Michael Dylan Foster @ Indiana Univ.

● April 20: 6 Week Introduction to Tea Ceremony with Omar Francis Sensei from Chado Urasenke Tankokai Chicago Association @ Japanese Culture Center

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● April 21: Consul General Iwado Welcome with the Japan America Society of Indiana

● April 21: Parent and Child Reading Group at the JIC

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● April 24: 6 Week Introduction to Tea Ceremony with Omar Francis Sensei from Chado Urasenke Tankokai Chicago Association @ Japanese Culture Center

● April 24-26: CONgregation Anime Convention in Omaha, NE

● April 24-26: No Brand Con in Eau Claire, WI

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●● April 25: 2015 Asian Cultural Festival with the Heart of America Japan America Society

●● April 25: KC Ikebana Group Exhibit with the Heart of America Japan America Society

● April 25-26: Hanami Chakai: Traditional Japanese Flower Viewing Tea Ceremony @ Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, IL

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● April 30: Japan Student Network Forum @ Japan America Society of Chicago

 

 

 

 

 

    

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