JAPANESE CULTURE SERIES
This series provides a variety of experiences in
developing an appreciation to various aspects of the Japanese culture. Along
with the variety of classes there will be a bus trip to visit the Wing
Luke Museum in Seattle.
Thursday,
October 1--Bus to Seattle - - Visit Wing Luke Museum
Lunch at House of Hong (no-host)
Tour of museum will be with a docent.
BUS FARE: $30 per
person Limited to 36 people!
Bus will depart from PLU
Parking lot next to Trinity Lutheran Church at
9:00 a.m. Be sure to use your Parking Pass
to park in PLU lot.
Classes
in the series offered Fridays, October 2, 9, and 16
Friday, Oct. 2
Class Time:10:30--Noon
Garfield Book Co/Community Rm
Japanese Book
Bindin-- prepare your own journal type book.
Class
Fee: $20 including supplies for book
binding
(Class is limited to 25
students.)
Lunch-- 12:00--1:00--on your own
Friday, Oct. 2 Class Time:1:00--2:30
Garfield Book Co/Community Room
Make Your own Chop Class limited to 25.
Class Fee: $20
including supplies for chop
Instructor:
Kathryn Whitacre
Kathryn is a Tacoma artist who works in a
wide range of media including
sumi-e painting, calligraphy, bookbinding, and beadwork
Friday, Oct. 9 Class Time: 10:30--1:00
Garfield Book Co/Community Rm
Various
Instructors
Ikebana, Tea Ceremony,
Origami
Class Fee: $10
Lunch -- 1:00---2:00---on your own
Friday, Oct. 9 Class Time: 2:00--3:30
Garfield Book Co/Community Rm
Class Fee: $10
Japanese Dance and Music with Midori Theil
Friday, Oct. 16
Class Time: 10:00
Manitou
Community Center 4806 S. 66th
St.
591-5484
Arts of Peace/Arts of War: Martial Arts of Japan
Instructor:
Wayne Brannon
Class
Fee: $10
Martial arts has impacted
and influenced the Japanese culture and they have become a practice and a
popularity worldwide. This art dates back to the Feudal beginning and has
evolved into the formation of various styles and schools. Wayne Brannon is the
founder of Northwest Defensive Arts and has spent four decades practicing
Japanese, Korean, and Filipino arts.