- Jun 10, 2014
We had a great time at the Japan Festival Boston, at the Cambridge River Arts Festival this past Saturday! We had a fantastic turnout from NEJETAA members and festival goers alike. Thank you for our members who volunteered – we couldn’t have done it without you. Also thank you to everyone who helped us write omikuji! They were so popular that we ran out for the second year in a row. By the end, our bamboo tree was bogged down with everyone’s curses!
It was a great opportunity to share our stories of Japan and promote the JET Program! By the way: another great chance to get involved is coming up! Help the next wave of JETs by answering their questions at the JET Q&A and/or join for an informal Social Hour to follow. Details here.
よろしくお願いします!
If you’re interested in trying your hand at Japanese flower arranging, check out this information we recently received from a member of the Ikenobo Japanese Flower Arranging Society about two upcoming beginners classes in June and July:
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TRY New Monthly Evening FUN Creative Beginners Japanese Flower Arranging Class. In this hands on class you will learn the basics of Japanese Flower Design from the President of Ikenobo Boston. The Ikenobo style has the longest tradition of Japanese Flower Arranging. You MUST RSVP and pay in advance as the Instructor will buy your flowers for you from the Boston Flower Market.
RSVP to: GloriaHammac [at] Juno [dot] com Bring scissors/garden shears.
Cost: a modest $35 for Flowers + Instruction. You may attend as many classes as you like. Each month we will have DIFFERENT Flowers + Learn a NEW Technique. IMPORTANT: The Instructor REQUIRES PAYMENT IN ADVANCE.
Dates: June 18th from 6–8pm (repeats July 16th)
Venue: TOTO Gallery, 123 North Washington Street in Boston
On street parking. Or park in the nearby Government Center garage. MBTA: Haymarket or North Station the Orange and Green Lines.
More about our AWESOME Instructor. He is the PRESIDENT of Ikenobo Boston. Ikenobo is the original and oldest style of Japanese Flower Arranging. The Instructor is J.Padilla-Zamudio. He has certification from Ikenobo Headquarters in Japan to teach. He goes back frequently to Kyoto, Japan to learn from his Ikebana Masters. He has taught for 15 years. He discovered Ikebana while studying Science in Japan. He is a Scientist by Day. Japanese Flower Arranging Teacher by Nite.
As far as we know, we are the ONLY ones with a downtown Nite after work Boston Japanese Flower Arranging Class.
For more info about our Classes, please see our Japanese Flower Arranging Meetup Site at: http://www.Meetup.com/Japanese-Flower-Arranging
It is FREE to join. We have many pics of past classes, upcoming Classes & Events, etc…
- May 27, 2014
The votes are in!
Congratulations and welcome to the new NEJETAA Officers!
President: Leslie Risak Vice-President: Matt Castle Treasurer: Jenny Cheng
よろしくお願いします！
Thank you to our outgoing NEJETAA Officers for their dedicated service: Brian Peckrill (President), Jeffrey Vales Kennedy (VP), Patricia Frisoli (Treasurer), Katie Mulroy (Social Chair) お疲れ様でした！ Best of luck to you all!