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The Japan-America Society
of
Vermont
Dedicated to Improving Cultural Understanding and
Business Interaction
123 Ethan Allen Avenue,
Suite 203 -
Colchester, VT 05446 - U.S.A
email : info@jasv.org
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Calendar of Japanese
Events
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email, please send your request and email address to info@jasv.org.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
March 11: Japanese Tea Tasting
and Ceremony
Dobrá, 80 Church Street, Burlington, Vermont
March 11: Shinsai: Theaters
for Japan
Middlebury College, Mahaney Center for the Arts Dance
Theater, 2 – 3:30pm
An afternoon of staged readings
presented by Middlebury College's Theatre Program and Potomac
Theatre Project, performed on the one-year anniversary of the
devastating earthquake that struck Japan. The title of the
performance, "Shinsai," means "great quake" in Japanese. Running
time: 70-80 minutes. A short reception with the artists will
follow the performance
http://www.middlebury.edu/events?trumbaEmbed=date%3D20120311#/?i=1
March 13: Japan One Year Out
Middlebury College Robert A.
Jones Conference Room, 4:30 – 6pm
Middlebury College will be
hosting a panel discussion with Q & A regarding Japan one
year after the earthquake 2011. Sponsored by the Rohatyn Center
for International Affairs.
March 19: Grave of the Fireflies
(Film)
at Green Mountain Film Festival,
Montpelier, 7 PM.
Grave of the fireflies, to
be shown as part of the Green Mountain Film Festival, is a 1988
Japanese animated war tragedy film written and directed by Isao
Takahata. This is the first film produced by Shinchosha, who
hired Studio Ghibli to do the animation production work. Roger
Ebert considers it to be one of the most powerful war movies
ever made and, in 2000, included it on his Great Movies list.
For more information, see
http://www.greenmountainfilmfestival.org/
April 21: Aikido of Champlain
Valley Matsuri Festival
Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257
Pine Street, Burlington Vermont
Aikido of Champlain Valley will
be celebrating Matsuri festival at their dojo . This special
event will include workshops and demonstrations of traditional
Japanese arts (aikido, taiko, ikebana, origami, bonsai, food,
etc.) More information coming soon on workshop times and
schedule at their website,
http://www.aikidovt.org.
March 20 – April 27, The
National Cherry Blossom Festival Centennial Celebration
The National Cherry Blossom
Festival will commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the gift
of trees from Tokyo to Washington, DC with a five week 2012
Centennial Celebration, March 20 – April 27. For more
information and opportunities to participate, visit their
website at
http://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/
Annual Events
Shin'nen Kai (New Year Welcome Party
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early January)
Matsuri Festival of Japan (Odd numbered years, late March/early
April)
Festival of Cultures* (early April)
Annual JASV Meeting (Late June)
Tsukimi Moon Viewing (the weekend before the September Full Moon)
Vermont International Festival* (early December)
*Events marked with an asterix are events sponsored by other
organizations in which the JASV annually participates
Ongoing/Weekly events -
Aikido of
Champlain Valley has classes every day
of the week. They also offer Zazen and Iaido sessions. Please
check
their schedule
for details.
JKA of
Vermont has karate classes every
Monday: 5:30 pm. Wednesday: 7:00 pm. Friday: 6:00 pm for adults at
their new dojo. Students are welcome year round. For more
information
contact Jairo Blanco at E-mail: jairo@jkavt.com;
Fax: 802-951-9047; Phone: 802-264-3106 during the day, or
802-951-9047 after 5 pm.
Mandala
Vermont has weekly practice sessions
on Thursday evenings in the Burlington area. These sessions are
free
and newcomers are welcome. Contact Mandala Vermont by email at
info@mandalavermont.org
or by phone at 434-3271.
Shobu Aikido
Vermont in Woodstock has Aikido
classes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:00pm,
Thursday
at 7:00pm, and Saturdays at 9:00am. Visitors and beginners are
always
welcome.
Vermont
Aikido in Burlington holds classes
Tuesday through Friday 6-7:30pm, Saturday 9:30-11am, Sunday
10am-11:30am. Monday is Kodokan Judo, class 6-7:30pm. Visitors are
always welcome for practice or to observe.
The Vermont Go Club
meets regularly every
Wednesday night in Burlington: at Uncommon Grounds on Church
Street
from 6:00 - 9:00 P.M. and then at Mr. Mike's from 9:00 - 11:00
P.M.
or so. For more information contact Peter at schumer@middlebury.edu
or at his home number 388-3934.
Updated: March 8, 2012