March 2020 Events Calendar

2020/2/27

NOTICE: Due to concerns over COVID-19, many events are being canceled. Please be sure to check with event coordinators before attending any event to make sure it is still happening. We encourage everyone to exercise caution and keep your health a safety a priority.

March 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, 2020 Nebraska Hinamatsuri Dolls on Display at Lauritzen Japanese Gardens
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1 Illinois March 1: Hinamatsuri Girls’ Day at Japan House Illinois March 1: Chicago Speaks Japanese Meetup Missouri March 1: JASSTL Ikebana - Shoka Class	2 Illinois March 2: New Voices in Poetry with Sawako Nakayasu Missouri March 2: JASSTL Ikebana - Shoka Class	3 Illinois March 3: My America - Sawako Nakayasu at American Writers Museum Minnesota March 3: Minnesota Bonsai Society Monthly Meeting Wisconsin March 3: Milwaukee Bonsai Society Monthly Meeting	4	5 Illinois March 5: Bonsai Society of Central Illinois Monthly Meeting Iowa March 5: Yamato – The Drummers of Japan at Des Moines Civic Center Kansas March 5: “Nijikaiwa” Japanese Language Practice Group Meetup Missouri March 5: Origami St. Louis Monthly Meeting	6 Illinois March 6: “Soup & Rice” with Japanese American Service Committee	7 Illinois March 7: Hinamatsuri Girls’ Day at Japanese Culture Center Kansas March 7: 22nd Annual Japanese Language Contest Minnesota March 7: JASM Japanese Speakers Club Meeting Missouri March 7: Bonsai Society of Greater Kansas City Class with Guest Artist Todd Schlafer Nebraska March 7: Nebraska Bonsai Society Juniper Workshop #1
8 Illinois March 8: Chicago Speaks Japanese Meetup Illinois March 8: Chicago Area Origami Society (CHAOS) Monthly Meeting Iowa March 8: Yamato – Drummers of Japan at Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center Missouri March 8: JASSTL Ikebana – Freestyle Class Missouri March 8: Bonsai Society of Greater Kansas City Class with Guest Artist Todd Schlafer	9 Nationwide March 9: Nationwide Subtitled Screenings of Japanese Film, “Tokyo Godfathers” Illinois March 9-18: Kizuna 9 – Memory Commemoration of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Photo Exhibit Illinois March 9: Springfield Bonsai Society Monthly Meeting Missouri March 9: JASSTL Ikebana – Freestyle Class	10 Wisconsin March 10: Fox Valley Bonsai Society Monthly Meeting	11 Nationwide March 11: Nationwide Dubbed Screenings of Japanese Film, “Tokyo Godfathers” Illinois March 11: Treasured Teachings at Buddhist Temple of Chicago Wisconsin March 11: Yamato – Drummers of Japan at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center	12 Illinois March 12: JASC Japanese Conversation Table Kansas March 12: “Nijikaiwa” Japanese Language Practice Group Meetup Wisconsin March 12: Yamato – Drummers of Japan at Wisconsin Union Theater Wisconsin March 12: Badger Bonsai Society Monthly Meeting	13 Illinois (CANCELED)March 13: Japan-America Society of Chicago 90th Anniversary Dinner Iowa (CANCELED)March 13: Japanese Speech Contest at University of Iowa Missouri (CANCELED)March 13-15: Naka-Kon Anime Convention Wisconsin March 13: Yamato – Japanese Drummers at Marcus Performing Arts Center	14 Illinois(CANCELED)March 14: 2020 Kanpai Japanese Matsuri Illinois March 14: Ikebana International Chicago Chapter Special Ichiyo School Demonstration Minnesota March 14: JASM Japanese Speakers Club Meeting
15 Illinois (CANCELED)March 15: Kizuna 9 – Memory Commemoration Event at Japan Information Center Illinois (CANCELED)March 15: 4th Annual Toyoaki Shubukai Recital Illinois March 15: Chicago Speaks Japanese Meetup Missouri March 15: JASSTL Ikebana – Tatehana Class Nebraska March 15: Nebraska Bonsai Society Bald Cypress Workshop Wisconsin March 15: Yamato – Drummers of Japan at Wausau Grand Theater	16 Missouri March 16: JASSTL Ikebana – Tatehana Class	17 Illinois March 17: Tsukasa Taiko performs at Chicago Children’s Museum and Navy Pier	18 Illinois (CANCELED)March 18: “Tohoku Update – What’s Being Done to Build a Better Future” Economic Seminar Missouri March 18: “Understanding Japan’s Criminal Process – What Can We Learn from Mr. Ghosn’s Case?” with JASSTL	19 Illinois March 19: Origami Peoria Area Monthly Meeting	20 Iowa March 20: Eastern Iowa Bonsai Association Meeting Wisconsin March 20: Yamato – Drummers of Japan at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center	21 Illinois (CANCELED)March 21: 34th Annual Japanese Language Speech Contest at JIC Iowa March 21: Iowa Bonsai Association Monthly Meeting and Study Group Minnesota March 21: JASM Japanese Speakers Club Meeting Nebraska March 21: Nebraska Bonsai Society Juniper Workshop #2
22 Illinois (CANCELED)March 22: World of Dreams Takarazuka Review Alumni Show Illinois March 22: Chicago Speaks Japanese Meetup Indiana March 22: IRON Folders Origami Club Meeting	23	24 Missouri March 24: HAJAS Monthly Meeting	25 Nationwide March 25: Nationwide Screenings of Japanese Film, “Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna”	26 Minnesota March 26: JASM Corporate Roundtable with the Metropolitan Airports Commission	27	28 Minnesota March 28: JASM Japanese Speakers Club Meeting Missouri March 28: Bonsai Society of Greater Kansas City Workshop
29 Illinois March 29: Ho Etsu Taiko “Emergent” Performance at Prairie Center for the Arts Illinois March 29: Chicago Speaks Japanese Meetup	30	31