February 2020 Events Calendar 2020/1/27 Calendar February 2020 October 2 – April 12, 2020 Nebraska ”The Story Quilts of Rumi O’Brien” exhibit at International Quilt Museum October 4 – March 29, 2020 Indiana ”Infinitely Kusama” exhibit at Wrightwood 659 exhibit at Indianapolis Museum of Art January 15 – July 31, 2020 Iowa ”Contemplate Japan” exhibit at University of Iowa Brunnier Museum of Art February 19 – March 3 Nebraska Hinamatsuri Dolls on Display at Lauritzen Japanese Gardens Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Illinois February 1: Ramen Cooking Class with JASC Illinois February 1: Suminagashi Paper Marbling Workshop at JCC Minnesota February 1: JASM Japanese Speakers Club Meeting Missouri February 1: HAJAS Shinnenkai 2 3 Illinois February 3: JASSTL Ikebana Shoka Class 4 Illinois February 4: Japanese horror film “Audition” screening at Gene Siskel Film Center Iowa February 4: Japanese Spring Festivals Lecture at University of Iowa Brunnier Museum of Art 5 Illinois February 5: Screening of Japanese Romantic Comedy “A Tale of Samurai Cooking – A True Love Story” with International Women Associates Indiana February 5: Indianapolis Bonsai Club Meeting 6 Illinois February 6: Color Your Valentine! Nerikiri (Japanese sweets) Workshop at JCC Kansas February 6: “Nijikaiwa” Japanese Language Practice Group Meetup Missouri February 6: Origami St. Louis Monthly Club Meeting 7 Illinois February 7: Kohakuto “Edible Jewelry” Japanese Sweets Workshop at JASC 8 Illinois February 8: Snow Viewing Tea Ceremony and Onigiri Workshops at Anderson Japanese Gardens Illinois February 8: Lunar New Year Celebration at Art Institute of Chicago Illinois February 8: Drawing Anime and Manga Course (ctd) at JCC Illinois February 8: Chicago Area Origami Society (CHAOS) Monthly Meeting Minnesota February 8: JASM Japanese Speakers Club Meeting 9 Iowa February 9: Family Sunday – Contemplate Japan at University of Iowa Brunnier Art Museum Missouri February 9: JASSTL Ikebana Valentine’s Freestyle Class 10 Illinois February 10: Springfield Bonsai Society Monthly Meeting Missouri February 10: JASSTL Ikebana Valentine’s Freestyle Class 11 Illinois February 11: Japanese Cyberpunk Thriller “Tetsuo: The Iron Man” screening at Gene Siskel Film Center Illinois February 11: JASC Ikebana Valentine’s Workshop 12 13 Kansas February 13: “Nijikaiwa” Japanese Language Practice Group Meetup 14 Wisconsin February 14-16: Anime Milwaukee Iowa February 14: Eastern Iowa Bonsai Association Meeting Missouri February 14: JASSTL Night at the Ballet – Could This Be Love? 15 Illinois February 15: Prairie State Bonsai Society Silhouette Show in Wheaton Illinois February 15: Tempura Cooking Class with JASC Illinois February 15: Tea Ceremony at UIUC Japan House Indiana February 15: IRON Folders origami society Monthly Meeting Iowa February 15: Iowa Bonsai Association Monthly Meeting at Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Iowa February 15: Quad City Bonsai Monthly Meeting Minnesota February 15: “J-Quiz” Japanese Quiz Bowl Minnesota February 15: JASM Japanese Speakers Club Meeting 16 Illinois February 16: Gong Bath at JCC Nebraska February 16: Nebraska Bonsai Society Monthly Study Group 17 Illinois February 17: JASC Kids Day Off Camps – Anime Drawing 18 Minnesota February 18: Minnesota Bonsai Society “Bonsai Basics” Class 19 Nebraska February 19 – March 3: Hinamatsuri Dolls on Display at Lauritzen Japanese Gardens 20 Illinois February 20: JASC Presents Special Lecture “From Heisei to Reiwa – The People’s Emperor” Kansas February 20: “Nijikaiwa” Japanese Language Practice Group Meetup Missouri February 20: JASSTL Presents Japan Currents – Global Impact of Anime and Manga 21 22 Illinois February 22: 2020 Illinois Japan Bowl Minnesota February 22: Twin Cities JACL Day of Remembrance Book Launch at Eastside Library Minnesota February 22: JASM Japanese Speakers Club Meeting 23 Illinois February 23: Zazenkai at JCC Illinois February 23: Sound Bath at JCC Iowa February 23: Floating World – Karen LaMonte’s imono Sculptures at University of Iowa’s Brunnier Art Museum Missuori February 23: Heartland JETAA Japanese Film Festival 24 Illinois February 24: Farming in the Future – Progress in the U.S., Israel, and Japan Iowa February 24: Go Beyond the Glass – Japanese Doll Festivals at Iowa State University Brunnier Art Museum 25 Missouri February 25: HAJAS Monthly Meeting 26 Indiana February 26: JASI presents “Japan Currents Symposium 2020” 27 Illinois February 27: JASC Presents Special Lecture “Japan and the U.S. – Geopolitical Challenges in Asia” Illinois February 27: “Tawada Yōko and Social Thought - Deconstruction, Destruction, Assimilation” lecture at University of Chicago Kansas February 27: “Nijikaiwa” Japanese Language Practice Group Meetup 28 Illinois February 28: Japanese Drama “Shoplifters” screening at Gene Siskel Film Center 29 Illinois February 29: Zen Meditation Workshop at JCC Minnesota February 29: Twin Cities JACL Book Club Meeting – American Sutra Minnesota February 29: JASM Japanese Speakers Club Meeting
