Dec 12

JET alum Rosie de Fremery launches new blog and website

Former JETAA NY Vice-Prez Rosie de Fremery (Shizuoka-ken, 1998-2001) recently launched a new blog about food (working with a couple friends) and also a new Etsy store website.   In Rosie’s own words…

Nosh Pit is a group food blog I’ve started with two friends who are as passionate about food as I am.  We launched it on Sunday and have already put up several recipes and restaurant views, with discussions beginning in the comments section.  So far I’ve posted a friend’s recipe for maple bourbon sweet potato pie and a review of a French patisserie I discovered this week.  Please check it out at http://noshpit.wordpress.com/

The second is Shining Flower Productions, an Etsy store where I am selling hand-painted greeting cards for the upcoming holidays.  For now I’m just selling two designs, one of an angel for Christmas and one of a Chanukiah for Chanukah, but I do plan to offer more watercolor card designs and some original Japanese calligraphy in the future.  The store can be found at http://shiningflower.etsy.com/


Dec 8

Roland Kelts Update: Studio360 in Japan and Interview in Brooklyn Rail

Roland Kelts (Osaka, 1998-99), author of Japanamerica, has a few new things going on since we last checked in with him.

Studio360See some photos and read about Roland working with the Studio360 folks in Japan on an upcoming radio program.  (Studio360 is a great show that runs on NPR and explores cultures via their artists.)

Brooklyn Rail — Roland has an interview in Brooklyn Rail with David Hadju, A Columbia Journalism School professor and author of Lush Life, Positively 4th Street, and now Ten Cent Plague, a record of America’s pre-code comic book auteurs.


Dec 4

Thanks to writer/designer Meredith Hodges-Boos (Ehime-ken, Uwajima-shi, Yoshida-cho, 2003-05), JetWit now has some funky new merchandise.  Chotto mite kudasai!


Dec 2

Kinokuniya (NY) to host George Hirose – Night Light – Fri. Dec 5

Kinokuniya Book Store (6th Ave between 40th & 41st Sts.) will be hosting the George Hirose:  Night Light – Images from Japan, New York exhibit from December 5-30, with a special reception and book signing on Friday, December 5 from 5:30-8:00 p.m.

The reception will also feature a live performance of traditional Okinawan music by KOSSAN (who plays for the popular and exuberant chindon band HappyFunSmile for which George has done photography work and is a big fan.)


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