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Japan America Society Round-Up 4.13.09

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Current Hiroshima-ken JET Gail Meadows shines a light on some of the upcoming events and activities of various Japan America Societies …

JAS of Kentucky

• Canoe Excursion – Join fellow JAS members for a canoe/kayak trip on the Elkhorn Creek designed for beginners. Float along and breath the fresh air in the midst of Kentucky river country. The cost is $25, lunch included.
  • Date: Saturday, April 18
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Place: Meet at the Yuko-En Garden in Georgetown (near the Cardome Center)
  • For more information: http://jask.org/events?eventId=44627&EventViewMode=2&CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=4/11/2009

JS of Northern California

• Haiku Program – Learn about the origins of the art of haiku from a well-known translator of the medium, Jane Reichhold, during her program “The Secrets of Haiku from Master Basho”. Reichhold will discuss Japan’s legendary 17th century poet Matsuo Basho, the creator of haiku. The cost is $8 for society members, $15 for non-members. Society members must call ahead to get the lower rate: (415) 597-6705. 
  • Date: Thursday, April 23
  • Time: Networking & Wine at 5:30 p.m., Program at 6 p.m.
  • Place: The Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street, San Francisco
  • For more information: http://japansocietyofnortherncalifornia.myshopify.com/products/basho

JAS of Indiana

• Lecture by Dick Hebdige – Hebdige’s lecture is titled “After Love, After Punk: Takashi Murakami and the Contemporary Japanese Dreamscape.” The JAS describes it this way: In the 30 years since punk icons Richard Hell and Johnny Rotten snagged the public’s attention, punk has become an anti-fashion statement, a marketable music genre and a secessionist lifestyle. The same period of time has witnessed the invasion of the international art- and media-scape by Japanese anime and art phenomenon Takashi Murakami. This talk by Dick Hebdige, who explores punk’s relationship to the mainstream, uses Murakami’s work as a lens to view how ideas and attitudes about youth culture, consumerism, sex and love have changed in the three decades since Hebdige’s book Subculture: The Meaning of Style was published in 1979.
  • Date: Thursday, April 23
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Place: The Toby Theater, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Road
  • For more information: http://www.japanindiana.org/EventDetails.aspx?EventID=65

JAS of Georgia

• Asia Breakfast Briefing: Economic Developments in Asia – Learn how the global financial crisis is impacting the Pacific Rim, with serious implications for U.S. companies doing business in Asia. Speakers come from Jones Day’s offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Taipei. RSVP required.
  • Date: Friday, April 24
  • Time: Registration & Breakfast 8 to 8:30 a.m.; Program 8:30 to 10 a.m.
  • Place: Jones Day, 1420 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 800, Atlanta
  • For more information: http://www.jasgeorgia.org/

Does your Japan America Society have an upcoming event you’d like to share with JetWit readers? Email Gail Meadows the info.