August 2019 Events Calendar 2019/7/24 Calendar August 2019 February 22 – December 8 Indiana ”Step into the Seasons of Japan” Exhibit at Indianapolis Museum of Art April 28, 2019 – January 5, 2020 Indiana ”Fashion Redefined: Miyake, Kawakubo, Yamamoto” Exhibit at Indianapolis Museum of Art May 10 – November 17 Indiana ”Nihonto: The Samurai Sword” Exhibit at Indianapolis Museum of Art June 1 – September 1 Indiana Pop up: Ramen Noodle Shop at Indianapolis Museum of Art June 20 – October 25 Minnesota Japanese Artist Naoko Morisawa’s Artwork featured in “Horizontal Grandeur” at Stevens History Museum July 5 – October 27 Nebraska ”Dualities” Quilt Exhibition by Emiko Toda Loeb at International Quilt Museum July 19 – November 17 Indiana ”47 Ronin: A Tale of Honor and Loyalty” Exhibit at Indianapolis Museum of Art Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Kansas August 1: Kurashiki Student Delegation Exchange Dinner 2 Illinois August 2-4: Morton Arboretum “Destination Asia” Festival 3 Illinois August 3: JACL Chicago’s Japanese Community Picnic Illinois August 3: Summer Festival at Mitsuwa Marketplace (sponsored in part by Tsukasa Taiko) Illinois August 3: JCC Introductory Ikebana Workshop (Registration closes July 27) Minnesota August 3: JASM Japanese Speaking Club Missouri August 3: Kagi Dorobo no Messodo Film Screening in Kansas City 4 Illinois August 4: JCC Enchu Summer Heat Haiku Workshop 5 6 Illinois August 6: Tsukasa Taiko performs at NOIP in Walsh Park 7 Illinois August 7: Free Screening of Japanese Film “Glasses” at Chicago Cultural Center Indiana August 7: JASI (Indiana) Annual Gala Kansas August 7: Kurashiki Student Delegation Farewell Dinner 8 Illinois August 8: JASC Japanese Conversation Table Illinois August 8: Tsukasa Taiko performs in NOIP at Leone Beach Park 9 Illinois August 9-11: Ginza Holiday Festival at Midwest Buddhist Temple Illinois August 9-11: G-FEST XXVI Illinois August 9: Craft Beer Tasting with JASC’s Young Professionals Committee Illinois August 9: Tsukasa Taiko performs at NOIP in Pendleton Park 10 Illinois August 10: How to Draw Anime at JCC Minnesota August 10: JASM Japanese Speaking Club Missouri August 10: HAJAS Ethnic Enrichment Festival Booth Setup 11 Illinois August 11: Tsukasa Taiko performs at NOIP in Sun Yat-Sen Park 12 Minnesota August 12: JASM Nihonjin-kai Potluck 13 Nationwide August 13: Nationwide Screenings of Japanese Classic Film “Millennium Actress” (Subtitled) 14 15 Illinois August 15: JASC Caregiver Support Group 16 Illinois August 16: JCCC Art Social Illinois August 16-18: Anime Magic Missouri August 16-18: HAJAS at Kansas City Ethnic Enrichment Festival 17 Illinois August 17: Hanko (Seal Carving) Workshop at JCC Illinois August 17: JASC Afternoon at the Chicago Botanic Gardens with YPC Illinois August 17: Bon Odori Japanese Folk Dancing at the Midwest Buddhist Temple Minnesota August 17: JASM Japanese Speaking Club 18 Minnesota August 18: Japanese Obon Festival at Como Park Missouri August 18: JASSTL Chanoyu Tea Ceremony: Chabako Temae 19 Nationwide August 19: Screenings of Japanese Classic Film “Millennium Actress” (Dubbed) in select theatres nationwide 20 Illinois August 20-22: Special Screenings of Japanese Film “Yojimbo” at Logan Theatre Iowa August 20: Kizuna Meet – Bounds of Friendship with JASI 21 Illinois August 21: Relaxation and Meditation - Yoga Nidra at JCC 22 Illinois August 22: Mantra Yoga – Path to Freedom and Happiness at JCC 23 24 Illinois August 24: Ikenobo Ikebana Chicago Chapter Show at Botanic Gardens Iowa August 24: Manabiya Iowa Natsumatsuri with Hiyoko Club Summer Festival Minnesota August 24: JASM Japanese Speaking Club 25 Nationwide August 25: Ghibli Fest 2019 English dubbed screenings of Japanese film “My Neighbor Totoro in select theatres nationwide Indiana August 25: Children of Kurosawa Program Screening of “The Hidden Fortress” 26 Nationwide August 26: Ghibli Fest 2019 subtitled screenings of Japanese film “My Neighbor Totoro” in select theatres nationwide Missouri August 26: JASSTL Ikebana Class: Shoka Shimputai 27 Illinois August 27: JETAA Chicago Japanese Book Club - African Samurai 28 Nationwide August 28: Ghibli Fest 2019 English dubbed screenings of Japanese film “My Neighbor Totoro” in select theatres nationwide 29 Illinois August 29: “How Japanese Mathematics Instruction Creates High Performing Students” lecture at JASC Illinois August 29: Anatomy of a Fatality with Japanese Culture Center 30 Minnesota August 30 – Sept. 1: MetaCon 31 Missouri August 31 – Sept. 2: Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Gardens
