{"id":16399,"date":"2011-01-24T16:20:21","date_gmt":"2011-01-24T20:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=16399"},"modified":"2011-01-24T16:20:43","modified_gmt":"2011-01-24T20:20:43","slug":"jetaa-chapter-beat-1-24-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/01\/24\/jetaa-chapter-beat-1-24-11\/","title":{"rendered":"JETAA Chapter Beat 1.24.11"},"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\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/jetaa-chapter-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Chapter Beat.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ml0004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16401\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ml0004-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ml0004-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ml0004.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nejetaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JETAA New England<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shinnenkai \u2013 <\/strong>Saturday, January 29th, 6:00 at Shabu-Zen. Celebrate 2011 with some shabu-shabu, good friends, and a raffle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/greatlakes.jetalumni.org\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Great Lakes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shinnenkai &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, January 29th, 5:00 at Yotsuba Japanese Restaurant in Ann Arbor. Celebrate the new year in style with friends and alumni. Upcoming elections, subchapter issues and other event ideas will also be discussed, so do not miss it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sydneyjetaa.org\/\"><strong>JETAA <\/strong><strong>Sydney<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yakiniku BBQ at the Beach &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, January 30th, 11:00 to 2:00 at Shelly Beach in Manly. Spend the day outside with fellow alumni and friends for a BBQ. Suikawari, sun and fun to be had by all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>JETAA New Orleans<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karaoke Shinnenkai &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, February 12th, 7:00 at Little Tokyo Small Plates and Noodle Bar. Sing, eat, drink and ring in 2011 with the group in New Orleans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>JETAA Minnesota<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bowling Night &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, January 29th, 8:00 at Memory Lanes. Roll some rocks and catch up with old friends at this fun event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicago.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JETAA  Chicago<strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/a><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tea_ceremony1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16402\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tea_ceremony1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Happy Hour &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, January 28th, 6:00 at Chizakaya. Kick off the weekend with friends and alumni this Friday.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Urasenke Tatezome Tea Ceremony &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, January 30th, 12:00  at the Japan Information Center, Consulate General of Japan. The JIC is  celebrating 2011 with a traditional tea ceremony.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jetaany.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA New York<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shinnenkai &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, January 29th, 7:00 at Restaurant Riki on 45th St. Join JETAANY for their new year&#8217;s celebration. It will be izakaya style food and nomihodai(all you can drink), so don&#8217;t miss it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaanc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA  Northern  California<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kabuki Club \u2013 <\/strong>Sunday, January 23rd, 2:00 at the  Oakland Asian Cultural Center. This  month\u2019s selection will be the  classic \u201cSukeroku: The Flower of Edo.\u201d A casual Shinnenkai will follow  the viewing at a nearby restaurant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jetaabc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA    British Columbia<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RtShak.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16403\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RtShak-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RtShak-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RtShak.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Annual General Meeting and Shinnenkai &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, January 28th, 6:00 to 9:00 at the YWCA Hotel Downtown.  Elect new directors and lend your voice to the future of JETAABC, then  catch up with friends and alumni at the 2011 Shinnenkai after the  meeting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shakuhachi Workshop &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, February 5th, 1:00 to 3:00 at  the Roundhouse Community Centre. JETAABC presents a workshop by the  renowned Shakuhachi(Japanese bamboo flute) artist and musician, Alcvin  Ryuzen Ramos. Learn how to play from the master and enjoy a day of  Japanese culture.<\/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>JBook Meeting \u2013 <\/strong>Monday,  January 24th, 6:30 in the  Adams Morgan\/U Street Area. Jbook is back for  the new year, with this  month\u2019s selection being \u201cThe Housekeeper and  the Professor,\u201d by Yoko  Ogawa. The discussion will be followed by a  screening of the film, so  don\u2019t miss it.<\/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 New England Shinnenkai \u2013 Saturday, January 29th, 6:00 at Shabu-Zen. Celebrate 2011 with some shabu-shabu, good friends, and a raffle. 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