{"id":13351,"date":"2010-09-01T14:24:21","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T18:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=13351"},"modified":"2010-09-01T14:24:21","modified_gmt":"2010-09-01T18:24:21","slug":"japan-america-society-roundup-9-1-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/09\/01\/japan-america-society-roundup-9-1-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan America Society Roundup 9.1.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gailsensei.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Gail Cetnar Meadows<\/a><\/strong> (Hiroshima-shi ALT 2007-10), co-founder of Hiroshima JET webzine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wideislandview.com\" target=\"_blank\">WideIslandView.com<\/a>, shines a light on some of the upcoming events of Japan America Societies\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usajapan.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">JS of Northern California<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visitjapannow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/tea-ceremony.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"172\" \/>Tea Ceremony Workshop<\/strong> \u2014 Learn how to make a perfect bowl of tea at this hands-on workshop. During this tea ceremony event, participants can learn about the history, cultural contents and basic principles of the tea ceremony in English.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Date: <strong>Friday, Sept. 17<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Time: 6:30 to 8 p.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Place: The Japan Society of Northern California (Conference Room),<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">For more information, <a href=\"http:\/\/japansocietyofnortherncalifornia.myshopify.com\/products\/tea-ceremony-workshop\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.us-japan.org\/jasp\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">JAS of Pennsylvania<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival<\/strong> \u2014 Enjoy traditional Asian music, dance and food, as well as arts and crafts at the Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival. JASP will have a booth there demonstrating traditional Japanese wrapping cloth techniques (furoshiki). Learn how to wrap and carry a water bottle, make a waist pouch and more.\n<ul>\n<li>Date: <strong>Saturday, Sept. 18<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Place: South Side Riverfront Park, Pittsburgh<\/li>\n<li>For more information, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.us-japan.org\/jasp\/events.html\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasga.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JAS of Greater Austin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.specialistswords.com\/images\/uploaded\/ktn4%5B1%5D.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"149\" \/>Nihon-to: The Swords of Japan<\/strong> \u2014 Come and learn all about Japanese swords from Frank Tomicek, a member of the Austin Kendo Doshikai and Japanese Sword Society of the United States, as well as a long time collector of Japanese swords.\n<ul>\n<li>Date: <strong>Monday, Sept. 13<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Place: 1701 Toomey Road, Casa de Luz Auditorium (1F), Austin<\/li>\n<li>For more information, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasga.org\/civicrm\/event\/info?reset=1&amp;id=84\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Does your Japan America Society have an upcoming event that you\u2019d like to share with JetWit readers? <a href=\"mailto:japansociety@jetwit.com\">Email Gail Cetnar Meadows<\/a> the info.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gail Cetnar Meadows (Hiroshima-shi ALT 2007-10), co-founder of Hiroshima JET webzine WideIslandView.com, shines a light on some of the upcoming events of Japan America Societies\u2026 JS of Northern California Tea Ceremony Workshop \u2014 Learn how to make a perfect bowl of tea at this hands-on workshop. 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