December 2017 Events Calendar 2017/11/22 Calendar December 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Minnesota October 7 – June 24, 2018: Hard Bodies: Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Sculpture@ Minneapolis Institute of Art Minnesota October 7 – June 24, 2018: Boundless Peaks: Ink Paintings by Minol Araki @ Minneapolis Institute of Art Illinois October 14 – December 31: City and Country: Prints from Early 20th-Century Japan@ Art Institute Chicago 1 Illinois December 1: 経営セミナー with Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago (JCCC) 2 Illinois December 2: Santa Claus "Senri Oe" is coming to town! @ PianoForte Foundation Illinois December 2: Sake and Indigo: Japanese Eco Wrapping Paper with Japanese Culture Center 3 December 3: JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test) Illinois December 3: Zazenkai - 座禅会 with Japanese Culture Center 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Missouri December 10: 2017 JAS Member Holiday Open House with Heart of America Japan America Society 11 12 13 Missouri December 13: Curator-Led Exhibition Tour, Japonisme in Print: Japanese Style/Western Culture@ Museum of Art and Archaeology 14 Illinois December 14: 31st Annual Holiday Fundraiser with Japan America Society of Chicago 15 16 Illinois December 16: Reduction 5@ Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Iowa December 16: Bōnenkai with Japan America Society of Iowa Illinois December 16: Japanese Sweets Cooking Class with Japanese American Service Committee 17 Illinois December 17: Taiko Legacy 14 @ Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 18 19 Minnesota December 19: Annual Meeting and Bonenkai 2017 with Japan America Society of Minnesota 20 21 22 23 Minnesota December 23, 2017 - May 13, 2018: Mizusashi: Japanese Water Jars from the Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection@ Minneapolis Institute of Art Illinois December 23: Solstice Haiku Workshop taught by William Seiyo Shehan Sensei with Japanese Culture Center Illinois December 23: Hiroshima Wind Orchestra @ The Midwest Clinic 24 25 26 Illinois December 26 - January 4 : A Tribute To Studio Ghibli @ Music Box Theater 27 28 29 30 31 Iowa December 31: 2017 Bell Tolling _ “joyanokane” (除夜の鐘) with Japan America Society of Iowa Illinois December 31: New Year’s Eve Service with Midwest Buddhist Temple
