Calendar of Events — November 2007
All programs are free for Museum members and free with admission for non-members, unless otherwise noted. Events are subject to change.
Advanced reservations are recommended for most programs as space may be limited. When making a reservation, e-mail rsvp@janm.org or call 213.625.0414 at least 48 hours prior to the event. Include the name, date, and time of the program, as well as your name and the total in your party. Some programs may have separate reservation contacts. Please check program description.
Glendale Public Library Card Holders FREE Day!
Present your Glendale Public Library card and receive free admission to the National Museum!
One Book/One Glendale: A Citywide Reading Event
Designed to unify Glendale's diverse community, One Book/One Glendale hopes to foster community through the universal themes of family, injustice, and freedom explored in Julie Otsuka's historical novel, When the Emperor Was Divine. In conjunction with this citywide reading event, the National Museum presents a series of public programs that transports the stories and narratives told within the National Museum's walls to the Glendale Public Library. These programs on November 7, 8, 10, and 14 (see specific listings for program details) will be held at the Glendale Public Library, 222 East Harvard St., Glendale, CA 91205. For more information about One Book/One Glendale, contact Mary Alice Wollam at mwollam@ci.glendale.ca.us or 818.548.2047.
Mums on Parade
75th Annual Chrysanthemum Show and Sale
At the Descanso Gardens
Learn how to successfully grow these fall flowers. Purchase plants and flowers on the last afternoon.
Japanese Garden Festival
The grace of traditional music and dance, and the beauty of ikebana and chrysanthemums reflect the indelible mark of Japanese-American culture.
FREE to National Museum members
(valid membership card must be presented)
For more information call 818-949-0121 or visit www.descansogardens.org.
Giant Robot Biennale: 50 issues - Opening Reception
Join us in celebrating the opening of Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues.
Featuring appearances by:
- I & I Sound System
featuring Aurelito and Shakespeare - Scrabbel
- DJ Dumlao
- Pika Pika
and more...
Museum admission is FREE. RSVP for Reception at 213.625.0414 ext. 2222.
Meet Author Julie Otsuka
At the Glendale Public Library
222 East Harvard St., Glendale, CA 91205
FREE
When the Emperor Was Divine author Julie Otsuka in conversation with best-selling author and editor of Los Angeles Noir, Denise Hamilton.
Reclaiming Lives Turned Upside Down
At the Glendale Public Library
222 East Harvard St., Glendale, CA 91205
FREE!
Mitch Maki, dean of the college of Health and Human Services, California State University Dominguez Hills, moderates a panel with National Museum volunteers and docents, June Aoki, Richard "Babe" Karasawa, Mas Matsumoto, and author Julie Otsuka.
Flower Power!
Target Free Family Saturday
Celebrate the beauty of flowers and all things blooming during this free and fun family day for kids of all ages! Create beautiful and everlasting blooms using the most unusual materials.
Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.
2007 Target Free Family Saturdays
July 14 - Let's Go Fly a Kite!
September 8 - Shake, Rattle, and Bang!
November 10 - Flower Power!
A Celebration of Japanese American Culture
At the Glendale Public Library
222 East Harvard St., Glendale, CA 91205
FREE!
National Museum volunteers Ruthie Kitagawa (origami), Hal Keimi (taiko), and Rodney Kageyama (storytelling) share their expertise with the citizens of Glendale in this festive celebration of Japanese American culture.
Unique Flowers: A Workshop with Elizabeth Asawa
As part of Flower Power! this workshop teaches you how to transform plastic 6-pack rings into unique flowers. Limited to 15 participants, ages 12 and up. Advance reservations required.
FREE!
The First Battle: The Battle for Equality in War-Time Hawaii
by Tom Coffman
With war fears rising, a Council for Inter-racial Unity was organized in Honolulu in 1939 in support of Hawai`i's large Japanese ancestry community. When 120,000 people were incarcerated, a behind-the-scenes battle for justice and equality--reaching as far as the White House--set Hawai`i on a different course. Conversation with filmmaker Tom Coffman and Dr. Richard Kosaki follows screening.
Presented in collaboration with the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and Dr. Lane Hirabayashi, George & Sakaye Aratani Professor of the Japanese American Internment, Redress and Community, Asian American Studies, UCLA.
Meet Author Cynthia Kadohata
At the Glendale Public Library
222 East Harvard St., Glendale, CA 91205
FREE!
Edgar Award-winning author Naomi Hirahara joins Newberry Award-winning author of Weedflower, Cynthia Kadohata, in conversation.
Koi Live Auction
At the Long Beach/Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden, California State University, Long Beach
Purchase healthy, beautiful koi fish at affordable prices. Auction preview, 11:30 AM; auction, 12-Noon. $3 bidding participation fee.
FREE to National Museum members
(valid membership card must be presented)
For more information call (562) 985-5930 or visit www.csulb.edu/~jgarden.
Little Tokyo Walking Tour
Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents on this historic walking tour. $8 for National Museum members and $13 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Reservations along with comfortable walking shoes and clothes are recommended. Weather permitting.
