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JETAA Chapter Beat 4.1.10

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Freelance writer/editor Jonathan Trace (Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08) takes us on a walk around the JET Alumni community for another edition of JETAA Chapter Beat.

JETAA British Columbia

• Social Night – Saturday, April 10th, JETAABC is holding a get together and social night. Stay tuned to JETAABC for more details.
• Sumidagawa & Curlew River Opera Premiere – Thursday, April 15th, 8:00 the City Opera of Vancouver and NIkkei Place is giving a sneak preview of an upcoming Japanese dance and Western Opera experience. Be sure to check out the main event May 26, 27, and 28th at Frederic Wood Theatre, UBC.
• Vancouver Ikebana Spring Show – Saturday April 17th and Sunday April 18th, 12:00 to 5:00 at the Oakridge Centre Auditorium in Vancouver. The Vancouver Ikebana Association is holding it’s annual show for Japanese flower arrangement, including teacher demonstrations each day from 1:00 to 3:00.

JETAA Chicago

• Chicago Cubs Gameday – JETAA Chicago is selling upper deck tickets for the May 1st Chicago Cubs home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Cheer on the home team with your friends and fellow JET Alumni.

JETAA Pacific Northwest

• Happy Hour – Friday, April 2nd, 6:00 at Wann Izakaya. Get together on the eve of Sakura Con for a drink with friends and fellow JET alumni.
• JETAAPNW General Meeting – Wednesday, April 7th, 6:30 to 8:30 at the Convention Center Atrium in downtown Seattle. Get together with the alumni board and discuss upcoming events and the future of JETAAPNW.
• “Scenes of Childhood: Sixty Years of Postwar Japan” Photo Exhibit – April 12th through the 21st at the Seattle Center Pavillion, Seattle Center. This year’s Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival is hosting a special exhibit of 100 photographs that focus on the daily lives of Japanese children dating from the end of World War II to the present.

JETAA Northern California

• Hanami Picnic – Saturday, April 10th, 11:00 to 3:00 at Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park. Celebrate the coming spring Japanese style with JETAANC.

JETAA Florida

• Tampa Subchapter Tsudoi – Friday, April 2nd, 7:00 at Panera Bread in the Brandon Mall. The Tampa Subchapter will be hosting their monthly Tsudoi, an informal time for anyone interested in Japanese and Japanese culture.

What happened at your chapter’s event? If you attend(ed) any of these exciting events, JetWit would love to hear about them. Just email Jonathan Trace with any info, stories or comments.