Name: Celebrate Kyoto! - Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary
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13apr10:00 am3:00 pmCelebrate Kyoto! - Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th AnniversaryThe Common, 2nd floorTopicsCulture and identityAges5 to 6,6+What are we learningBeing open to possibilities,Respecting self and others,Understanding different perspectivesProgram formatSpecial eventLocationJapanese House,Second Floor,The Common,Third Floor

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Join us to celebrate the Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary through Taiko drumming performance, Shishimai lion dance & parade, Shikishi art making, Origami, and

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Join us to celebrate the Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary through Taiko drumming performance, Shishimai lion dance & parade, Shikishi art making, Origami, and many more!

Don’t forget to visit the Japanese House exhibit – an authentic 140-year-old house. It was a very special gift from Kyoto to Boston on the 20th Anniversary of their Sister Cities relationship in 1979.

Activities (Please note that some programs have limited seating available)

All day – Display of Haiku Expressions about My Family!, by Boston Public School Students & Japan Airline Foundation, the Common (Floor 2)

11:00 – Shishimai Lion Dance by Steve Long & Ako Hiratsuka, the Japanese House (3rd floor)

12:30 – Taiko Drumming workshop with Odaiko New England, the Common (2nd floor)

1:30 – Taiko Drumming Performance by Odaiko New England, the Common (2nd floor)

1:50 – Shishimai Lion Dance by Steve Long & Ako Hiratsuka, the Common (2nd floor)

Visit the Japanese House! – See the Japanese House exhibit sign for opening hours (3rd floor)

Special thanks to our guests from Kyoto – Rotary Club of Kyoto South!

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(Saturday) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm(GMT-04:00)

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The Common, 2nd floor

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14apr10:00 am3:00 pmCelebrate Kyoto! - Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th AnniversaryMuseumTopicsCulture and identityAges5 to 6,6+What are we learningBeing open to possibilities,Respecting self and others,Understanding different perspectivesProgram formatSpecial eventLocationArt Lab,Japanese House,Second Floor,The Common,Third Floor

Program details

Join us to celebrate the Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary through Taiko drumming performance, Shishimai lion dance & parade, Shikishi art making, Origami, and

Program details

Join us to celebrate the Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary through Taiko drumming performance, Shishimai lion dance & parade, Shikishi art making, Origami, and many more!

All day – Display of Haiku Expressions about My Family!, by Boston Public School Students & Japan Airline Foundation, the Common (2nd floor)

10:00 – Shikishi Art – Japanese Calligraphy & Watercolor Workshop with Megumu Mabuchi, Art Lab (2nd floor)

11:00 – Shikishi Art – Japanese Calligraphy & Watercolor Workshop with Megumu Mabuchi, Art Lab (2nd floor)

12:00 – Shikishi Art – Japanese Calligraphy & Watercolor Workshop with Megumu Mabuchi, Art Lab (2nd floor)

1:00 – Message from Boston to Kyoto on a Giant Paper Crane with Guest Artist and Teacher Tim Nagaoka, the Common (2nd floor)

2:00 – Taiko Drumming Performance by Odaiko New England, the Common (2nd floor)

2:30 – Shikishi Art – Japanese Calligraphy & Watercolor Workshop with Megumu Mabuchi, Art Lab (2nd floor)

Visit the Japanese House! – See the Japanese House exhibit sign for opening hours (3rd floor)

Special thanks to our guests from Kyoto – Rotary Club of Kyoto South!

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(Sunday) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm(GMT-04:00)

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