Author: Susan

SUMO STEW, chankonabe, sumo, wrestling, NYC, Brooklyn, Japan, Japanese comfort food, Brooklyn Brewery
Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Food & Drink

SUMO STEW 23 at Brooklyn Brewery 🗓 🗺

SUMO STEW 23 Monday, November 12th from 8:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Brooklyn Brewery – 79 N. 11th Street, Brooklyn Admission: $60 Inspired by a trip to Japan, photographer Michael Harlan Turkell returned to New York City with aspirations of importing the ancient sport of sumo and teamed up with Harry Rosenblum, owner of The Brooklyn Kitchen, a center for culinary education. The two created … Continue reading SUMO STEW 23 at Brooklyn Brewery 🗓 🗺
Susan
disaster preparedness, Japan, NYC, The New School, Parsons School of Design, Japan Society, Hirokazu Nagata, Ikaputra, Ruttikorn Vuttikorn, natural disasters
Community, Events

Disaster Preparedness Lectures at The New School and Japan Society 🗓 🗺

The Japan Foundation is presenting two upcoming talks on topics related to disaster management through creativity. The talks will feature Hirokazu Nagata, an expert on disaster preparedness and education. As the chairman of Plus Arts and the Vice Director of Design Creative Center Kobe, he teaches children around the world how to prepare for disasters through games and other creative activities. Joining Nagata will be … Continue reading Disaster Preparedness Lectures at The New School and Japan Society 🗓 🗺
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Okinawa, Denny Tamaki, Governor Denny Tamaki, NYC, NYU, Japan, U.S. military, military base
Events

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki to Speak at NYU 🗓 🗺

Governor Denny Tamaki Discusses the Power of Diversity and the Pride of Democracy in Okinawa Sunday, November 11 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. NYU Silver Center for Arts and Science – 100 Washington Square E (corner of Washington Place), Room 207 Admission: Free Newly elected Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki will speak at NYU about contemporary Okinawa. Organized by the Okinawa Prefectural Government, Governor Tamaki’s … Continue reading Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki to Speak at NYU 🗓 🗺
Susan
sakura, cherry blossoms, cherry, Ronin Gallery, Sato Sakura Gallery, NYC, Japan, ukiyoe Nihonga, woodblock prints, Japanese art, painting
Arts & Entertainment, Events

Ronin Gallery and Sato Sakura Gallery Collaborate with Sakura: An Enduring Tradition 🗓 🗺

Sakura: An Enduring Tradition Thursday, November 8 through Thursday, December 20 Sato Sakura Gallery – 501 W. 20th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues) Opening Reception: Thursday, November 8 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Admission: Free Ronin Gallery and Sato Sakura Gallery will transcend time and medium in the collaborative exhibition Sakura: An Enduring Tradition. Ronin Gallery will present a collection of 18th to … Continue reading Ronin Gallery and Sato Sakura Gallery Collaborate with Sakura: An Enduring Tradition 🗓 🗺
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Manga/Comics Reading and Research Network, MaRRN, Japan, NYC, RESOBOX, manga, comics, rakugo, Tozaburo Yanagiya, Dr. Keiko Miyajima, Haruko Kumota, Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events

Study Rakugo with the Manga/Comics Reading and Research Network 🗓 🗺

The Manga/Comics Reading and Research Network Meeting: Rakugo Thursday, November 8 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. RESOBOX East Village – 91 E. 3rd Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues) Admission: One minimum order of a drink or food from the RESOBOX cafe The Manga/Comics Reading and Research Network (MaRRN) in New York is a casual organization comprised of individuals and groups who engage with … Continue reading Study Rakugo with the Manga/Comics Reading and Research Network 🗓 🗺
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