{"id":13057,"date":"2010-08-12T16:03:40","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T20:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=13057"},"modified":"2010-08-12T16:03:40","modified_gmt":"2010-08-12T20:03:40","slug":"jetaa-chapter-beat-8-12-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/08\/12\/jetaa-chapter-beat-8-12-10\/","title":{"rendered":"JETAA Chapter Beat 8.12.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Freelance writer\/editor <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jonathantrace#h150-180\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Trace<\/a> <\/strong>(Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08)            takes us on a walk around the JET Alumni community for another     edition        of <strong><a href=\"..\/category\/category\/category\/jetaa-chapter-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Chapter Beat.<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/5677414.64339795.500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13058\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/5677414.64339795.500-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/5677414.64339795.500-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/5677414.64339795.500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnw.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Pacific Northwest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Salsa on the Beach &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, August 14th, 6:00 to 10:00 at Alki Beach. Find your groove and do a little <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dancesalsaon1.com\/events\" target=\"_blank\">salsa on the beach<\/a> this weekend. Feel free to just enjoy the show or join in if the mood strikes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aki Matsuri Volunteers Needed! &#8211; <\/strong>PNWJETAA is looking for volunteers to help with this year&#8217;s Aki Matsuri on September 11th and 12th. Do your part in helping to preserve the JET Program by helping to inform people about JET and your own experiences working and living in Japan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tsukimi no Kai &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, August 21st, 7:00 to 10:00 at the Seattle Japanese Garden. Gaze up at the harvest moon this month for a moonviewing event that includes haiku readings, music, tea ceremony and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dc.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA D.C.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day at the National Zoo &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, August 14th, 10:00 to 12:00 noon at the National Zoo. Enjoy a day outside exploring the animal kingdom at the zoo with JETAADC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jetaahawaii.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JETAA Hawaii<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bowling in Aiea &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, August 28th, 4:45 to 7:00 at Aiea  Bowl. Set em up and knock em down with JETAA Hawaii this month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaa.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JETAA UK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Annual JETAA Wales Picnic &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, August 22nd, 1:00 at Bute  Park in Cardiff. Get out the picnic basket and get outside with JETAA  UK for their annual picnic in Bute Park. Friends and family of JETs are  invited, so don&#8217;t miss it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaanc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Northern  California<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/nohtheatre.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13059\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/nohtheatre.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Noh Theatre Nite &#8211; <\/strong>Tuesday, August 24th, 6:00 at the San  Francisco Public Library, Paley Conference Room. Learn about Japanese  Noh Theatre with the JETAANC Kabuki Club. An informative documentary  about Noh will be shown, followed by a short Noh Performance on video  entitled, &#8220;The Wooden Water Well.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaaportland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JETAA   Portland<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>JETAA Masters Golf 2010 &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, August 22nd, 10:30 at McMenamins Edgefield&#8217;s Pub Course in Troutdale. Compete for the Sugoi &#8220;Green Jacket&#8221; at this years JETAA Portland Masters Tournament. Golfers of all levels are welcome to join and share in this exciting and fun day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jetaabc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA  British Columbia<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Summer BBQ \u2013 <\/strong>Saturday, August 14th, 11:30 to 4:30  at Jericho  Beach Park in Vancouver. Enjoy a day of cooking out and fun  games with  JETAABC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jetaany.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA New York<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Sake with the Haiku <\/strong><\/em><strong><em>Geisha<\/em> Play Reading \u2013 <\/strong>Friday, August 13th, 8:30 at the Tinker  Auditorium. JETAANY is presenting a one night only reading of the  critically acclaimed play \u201cSake with the Haiku Geisha,\u201d written by JET  alumnus and playwright Randall David Cook.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japanese Folk Dance, Bon Odori Class \u2013 <\/strong>Saturday,  August 14th, 2:00 to 3:30 at DANY Studios. Momo Suzuki, founder and  director of the Japanese Folk Dance Institute of NY will be teaching a  Bon Odori class, so come try your hand at some Japanese dance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>What happened at your chapter\u2019s event? <\/em><\/strong><em>If       you attend(ed) any of these exciting events, JetWit would love to     hear   about them. Just contact <strong>Jonathan Trace<\/strong> with   any    info,  stories or comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 Pacific Northwest Salsa on the Beach &#8211; Saturday, August 14th, 6:00 to 10:00 at Alki Beach. Find your groove and do a little salsa on the beach this weekend. 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