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Date: Saturday, 10 August, 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Japanese American National Museum Plaza

369 N. First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012 USA

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Summer is here and it's time for family fun! Natsumatsuri means "summer festival" in Japanese and we hope you will join us at the Japanese American National Museum for a FREE day of cultural performances, demonstrations, activities, and crafts.

We have something for everyone at the festival! Kids of all ages will have a blast with airbrush tattoos, a bounce house, and taiko drumming lessons. The whole family can enjoy our first-ever Japanese Mariachi performance, or a guided tour of the (air-conditioned!) exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community. Join the wacky paper hat club or beat the heat by decorating and making a cool paper fan! And these are just a few of our activities -- check out the full schedule below!

CULTURAL PERFORMANCES & DEMONSTRATIONS

11:30AM 12:30PM	Taiko Demonstrations Taiko is a Japanese American tradition! Learn how to play taiko drums with JANM docent Hal Keimi
1PM	Obon History & Traditions What is Obon all about? Rev. Bill Briones of Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple will discuss the history and traditions of Obon in Japan and the United States
2PM – 5PM	Try on a yukata and have your picture taken! Suehiro Kimono Agency will dress you in a yukata so you can have a special picture to take home! Yukata are traditional light Japanese garments worn during the summer to keep cool.
2:30PM	Obon Dance Demonstration Get ready to dance! Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple will show you how to dance traditional Obon dances
4PM	Japanese Mariachi Join us for our first mariachi concert at JANM! Roger Del Norte, the Japanese mariachi singer, will perform with the Mariachi band MEXICAPAN. Mariachi singer Lupita Infante will join as a special guest for the concert
4:30PM	Taiko Performance Enjoy a fun taiko performance by L.A. Matsuri Taiko!

ACTIVITIES

All Day	Bounce House Bounce around in our fun bounce house
All Day	Toddler Room A fun place for our youngest guests to hang out
All Day	Make a Wish! Making wishes during the summer is a Japanese tradition. Write your own with our fun activity!
11AM – 3PM	JANM Natsumatsuri Tote Bag Grow Your Own Media will screen print a special JANM Natsumatsuri tote bag just for you (For children only, while supplies last)
12PM/12:30PM 1PM/1:30PM 2PM/2:30PM	Common Ground Tours + Origami Lessons Take a family tour of Common Ground: The Heart of Community with our experienced docents, followed by an origami lesson!
12PM – 5PM	"What Are You?" Photo Activity We've brought back the popular activity from the kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa exhibition. Take a picture and respond to the question "What Are You?"
1PM – 5PM	Airbrush Tattoos Let Party Faces give you a cool airbrush tattoo (For children only, line ends at 4:30PM)

ALL-DAY CRAFTS

Self Portrait
Celebrate Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter (on view through September 22, 2013) with a self portrait
Make a custom fan
Beat the heat by decorating and constructing a cool fan
Molded Paper Hats
It's a JANM summer festival tradition! Make a wacky paper hat to show your style
Origami
Ruthie's Origami Corner: Fold a hopping frog

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Saturday, 10 August, 2013

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Emily Leventhal

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