October 2017 Events Calendar 2017/9/20 Calendar <-- View September Events Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Illinois October 14 – December 31: “City and Country: Views of Urban and Rural Japan” @ Art Institute of Chicago Missouri Until January 28, 2018: “A Century of Japanese Prints” @ St. Louis Museum of Art Indiana Until April 1, 2018: “Hiroshige: Famous Views in the 60-odd Provinces” @ Indianapolis Museum of Art 1 Indiana October 1: Golf Classic with the Japan America Society of Indiana 2 3 4 Illinois October 4: "My Dad and Mr. Ito" film screening for Asian Pop-Up Cinema October 4: Tsukimi Moon Viewing Party @ Japan House in Urbana-Champaign 5 Illinois October 5-27: "WA-Jin Made in Japan" Art Exhibition @ JIC 6 Indiana October 6 & 7: Kiki’s Delivery Service screenings @ Indiana University Cinema Illinois October 6: Why Japanese American Incarceration Matters Today w/ Tom Ikeda @ Alphawood Gallery 7 Missouri October 7: Anime Getaway in St. Louis Illinois October 7: 20th Annual Greater Kansas City Japan Festival October 7: Aki Matsuri @ Christ Church in Chicago Nebraska October 7-8: Japanese Ambience Festival in Omaha 8 Illinois October 8: CSCI Cheering Stations at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9 Consulate is Closed for Columbus Day 10 Illinois October 10: “Artists Connect: Ayako Kato and James Becker” at the Art Institute of Chicago 11 12 Illinois October 12: “Fright Parade: Creatures of Ukiyo-e that Lurk in Anime and Manga” @ Floating World Gallery, Chicago 13 Illinois October 13 & 22: Blade of the Immortal film screening as a part of the Chicago International Film Festival 14 South Dakota October 14: Kogata Daycon Illinois October 14: JIC Booth at Open House with the Japanese Culture Center Chicago 15 16 17 18 Illniois October 18: YPC “Bougie on a Budget” Wine Tasting with the Japan America Society of Chicago 19 Illinois October 19: “The Targeted Other: Shared Experience of Japanese and Arab Americans” @ Univ. of IL Chicago 20 Minnesota October 20-22: Anime Fusion in Twin Cities 21 Illinois October 21-22: Historic Ikenobo Ikebana Demonstration with Senko Ikenobo at Japan House October 21: Shorts 5: Speak, See, Remember as a part of the Chicago International Film Festival 22 23 24 Missouri/Kansas October 24: October General Meeting with Dr. Hal Wert, The Marvelous Modern Traditional Japanese Novel with the Heart of America Japan America Society 25 Illinois October 25: Adachi Taiko Performance and Discussion @ Alphawood Gallery 26 Illinois October 26: Kowai Nite Cosplay Fest with the Japanese American Service Committee of Chicago 27 28 Illinois October 28: Atomic Age IV Symposium @ UChicago 29 Illinois October 29: "I Am A Monk" film screening for Asian Pop-Up Cinema 30 31 Illinois November 1-28: "Road of Light and Hope: National Treasures of Todai-ji Temple, Nara/Photographs by Miro Ito"@JIC