Author: Lily Sun

4/2 Cherry Blossom Festival in Bowling Green, OH

Join us at this popular and FREE event on Bowling Green State University’s campus! Sunday, April 2nd, 2-6 p.m.

Programming includes caricatures, Japanese caligraphy, origami, traditional Japanese games, rice-cake making, kimono try-ons, taiko performance, martial arts demonstrations, traditional Japanese dance, and tastes of Japanese sushi and authentic Japanese refreshments.

This is an indoor event, so rain or shine doesn’t matter.

 

Lenhart Grand Ballroom

Bowen-Thompson Student Union

Bowling Green State University Campus

3/12 GLJETAA Meetup Bowling

Join us for bowling in Clarkston, MI! Sunday, March 12 at 3:30 PM.

Cherry Hill Lanes North, 6697 Dixie Hwy, Clarkston, Michigan 48346

GLJETAA Board Meeting

Clarkston, MI location, Sunday, 3/12, 1 p.m.

Monthly Board Meeting:
In addition to normal business, we will be making the rough plan for next years (April / March) activities and locations. We would love to have input from our members on what activities you would like to see.
We hope to see you there!

 

2/12 Ice Skating Meet!

Ice skating in Ann Arbor on Sunday, February 12th from 3:30 pm. Outdoor ice rink – rental skates available. See the below link for more details.
 
http://www.a2gov.org/departments/Parks-Recreation/parks-places/buhr/Pages/default.aspx

GLJETAA Board Meeting

February 12th, 1:00 pm, in Ann Arbor, at Hut-K Chaats.

3022 Packard Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48018

http://www.hut-k.com/

Logo Contest

Happy New Year Everyone! We’re having a re-branding contest with a $200 amazon gift card prize! Check it out!
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Japanese Prints of Kabuki Theater

On Saturday, January 21st, 11:00 a.m., join us to view Japanese Prints of Kabuki Theater from the Collection of the University of Michigan Museum of Art! Don’t miss your chance to experience gorgeous prints by major artists such as Utagawa Toyokuni (1769–1825), Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), and Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900). If you like, we can go out for lunch afterwards.

Meet at the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery, University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (See here).

For more information, see the exhibition’s website (click here).

新年会 New Year’s Celebration

GLJETAA will be hosting a New Year’s celebration in the Detroit area. We will be in the Tatami Room @ New Cherry Blossom in Novi.
Of course there will be delicious food and we are planning some fun activities as well (we will try to have games, karaoke, and koto playing). All Great Lakes JETAA members are welcome.

We hope to see you!

New Cherry Blossom 43588 W Oaks Dr, Novi, MI 48377

Youth for Understanding Luncheon

All Great Lakes JETAA members, who are registered on our website, are invited to a special luncheon session on December 5th.

Youth for Understanding (an international cultural exchange organization) is hosting a weeklong special delegation of Kakehashi Program (a Japanese Government Program) Participants from Japan. There are 25 students and chaperones between the ages of 19-27. There are college, grad, and ph. D. students all from Kanazawa University. Part of the goal of this exchange is to socialize with Americans around the same age to help the students learn about our culture.

This luncheon is a farewell to those students and chaperones Local community leaders and Consulate General of Japan staff will also be attending this event. The event will take place on Monday, December 5th from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Detroit-Dearborn.

For more information and to RSVP please contact
Debra Bledsoe at .

Monthly Meet-Up at Emagine Royal Oak

Sunday, December 11 at 3 PM. Join us for food, drinks, and bowling fun at Star Lanes, Royal Oak. We will provide free shoes and some appetizers to all JETAA attending and hope to see you there!

Emagine Theatres (Royal Oak, MI)
200 N Main St, Royal Oak, Michigan 48067