2012 Summer Festival on the Courtyard: Japanese American Olympics - JANM NEW
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Japanese American National Museum (JANM), Los Angeles, Japantown Little Tokyo
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Date: Saturday, 11 August, 2012 Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
100 N. Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012 USA
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Map of Japanese American National Museum (JANM), Los Angeles, Japantown Little Tokyo, 100 N. Central Avenue
London will host the Summer Olympics but JANM will host the JA Olympics. Join us for fun Japanese American games for the whole family-including a Jan Ken Po tournament, JA Trivia Challenge, origami design contest, crafts, and more!
Date
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Time
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY!
London will host the Summer Olympics but JANM will host the JA Olympics. Join us for fun Japanese American games for the whole family!
JA OLYMPIC COMPETITIONS-COMPETE FOR PRIZES!
| 11AM - 5PM | Basketball Free Throws Japanese Americans and basketball are like two peas in a pod! Make two out of three free throws and win a prize! 1 prize per person, while supplies last. |
| 11AM - 4PM | Origami Design Contest Calling all origami artists of all ages! Enter our origami design competition and leave your mark on the world of origami! |
| 1PM - 2PM | JA Trivia Challenge Think you know a lot of Japanese American trivia? Match your knowledge against others in JANM's first ever JA trivia competition! FREE! Check back for more details. |
| 2PM - 4PM | Jan Ken Po Tournament Do you think you can win the 1st annual JANM Jan Ken Po (rock-papers-scissors) tournament? Find out if you can beat the best of the best! Youth and adult divisions, $5.00 entrance fee. Check back for more details. |
| 4:30PM | JA Olympics Medals Ceremony Cheer on the winners of the Origami design contest, the Jan Ken Po Tournament, and the JA Trivia Competition. |
ACTIVITIES
| All Day | Hula Hoop Lessons Let HoopItUp teach you how to hula hoop your way to good health |
| All Day | Origami Scavenger Hunt Are you brave enough to take on the origami scavenger hunt? Complete it and you'll win a prize! |
| All Day | Toddler Room Come enjoy our fun and cool Toddler Room |
| 11AM 2PM | Gold Medal Fruit Kebabs Make some gold medal fruit kebabs with Kidding Around the Kitchen |
| 1PM - 5PM | Photo Souvenir Smile! Be part of JANM's JA Olympics with a picture souvenir! |
ALL-DAY CRAFTS
- Build a fun trophy for yourself or for a friend using an assortment of materials. Try to make it as unique as possible!
- Decorate an award "medal" and wear it to show off your creativity
- Hip, hip, hooray! You'll need a megaphone to project your cheers so come decorate one at the Museum
- Make a summer festival hat to show your style. Our paper hats are becoming a summer time tradition here at JANM because we always have so much fun seeing the hats fashioned by our visitors!
- Ruthie's Origami Corner: Make an origami sports ball of your own
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