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Throughout April: Japanese punk rock band One Ok Rock visiting Midwest venues

● March 2 – April 16: Japanese Bamboo Art Exhibit with the Japan America Society of Indiana

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● April 1-6: Ran film screening @ Gene Siskel Film Center (code "JAPAN" for discounted admission at box office)

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● March 2: Anime Chicago Symposium @ JIC

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● April 3: Karoshi-Con @ Northern Illinois Univ.

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● April 4: New School Year Opening Celebration with the Japan America Society of Iowa

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● April 5: "Finding Your Japanese Roots" event with the Japanese American Services Committee

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● April 6: Sushi Club - I Love Mr. Sushi with the Japan America Society of St. Louis
● April 6: Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Three Stories of Love @ AMC River East 21

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● April 7: Shurikenjutsu and Me with the Japan America Society of Chicago

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● April 8-14: Sweet Bean film screening @ Gene Siskel Film Center (code "JAPAN" for discounted admission at box office)
● April 8: Japan Night @ Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln

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● April 9: Spring Open House @ Univ. of IL's Japan House

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● April 6: Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Three Stories of Love @ Wilmette Theatre

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● April 11: Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm film screening @ Gene Siskel Film Center

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● April 14: Grant K. Goodman Distinguished Lecture in Japanese Studies @ the Univ. of KS

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● April 15: No Brand Con in Bloomington, MN
● April 15-17: Siouxper Con in Sioux Falls, ND

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●● April 16: Cherry Blossom Picnic with the Heart of America Japan America Society
●● April 16: Notre Dame Cherry Blossom Festival

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● April 17: Bento Rakugo (troupe from Hawaii) performance @ Univ. of MO, St. Louis
● April 17: Shodo Workshop for Beginners @ Univ. of IL's Japan House

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● April 18: CelebrAsian Preparations meeting with the Japan America Society of Iowa

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● April 22-24: Congregation-Con in Omaha, NE
● April 22: Slow Cinema Conference (East Asian) @ UChicago

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●● April 23: Asian Cultural Festival with the Heart of America Japan America Society
● April 23: Traditional Japanese Flower Viewing Tea Ceremony @ Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, IL
● April 23: Make Your Own Sushi Class with the Japan America Society of Indiana
● April 23 & 25: Ringu film screening @ Gene Siskel Film Center

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● April 24: Cherry Blossom Festival in Independence, MO
● April 24: Japanese Flower Viewing Tea Ceremony and Sweet Making Workshop @ Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, IL
● April 24: Fine Crafts & Artisan Sake @ Artezanato Studio in Naperville, IL

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● April 28: The Mid-Century Modern Movement & the Japanese Influence with the Japan America Society of Chicago
● April 28: East Asia Tea and Talk: ‘Vernacular’ Avant-garde: van Gogh and the 1950s Japanese Art Scene @ Univ of KS

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