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2013 Mountain View Buddhist Temple Obon and Bazaar (2 Days) - Mountain View Buddhist TempleNEW

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Date: Saturday, 20 July, 2013       Time: 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Mountain View Buddhist Temple
575 N. Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA 94043
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Map of Mountain View Buddhist Temple, 575 N. Shoreline Blvd

The Mountain View Buddhist Temple Bazaar and Obon is a two-day event featuring Obon dancing, Japanese and American foods, carnival games for the family, cultural exhibits, bookstore, flower shop, homecrafts store, children's crafts and taiko performances. �

Festival Date
July 20 - 21, 2013

Times
Sat: 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Sun: 12:00 pm � 8:30 pm

Cultural Programs
Saturday, July 20
4:30 pm
Mountain View Buddhist Temple Taiko (yagura stage)
M.C. Mike Inouye, NBC Bay Area TV Traffic Anchor

4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Food: Indoors Sangha Hall, Outdoor and Take-out.
Game Booths:� Children & Adult games
Flower Shop:� Cut & potted plants
BCA-- Cultural Books & Nenju
Home Crafts
Temple Cookbooks

4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cultural Room Exhibit: Ikebana, Suiseki, Bonsai, Mataro Dolls, Dharma & Nakayoshi Gakko display

6:00 pm
Jun Daiko (yagura stage area)
M.C. Mike Inouye, NBC Bay Area TV Traffic Anchor

10:00 pm
CLOSING

Sunday, July 21
12:30 pm
Mountain View Buddhist Temple Taiko (yagura stage)
M.C. Mike Inouye, NBC Bay Area TV Traffic Anchor

12:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Food: Indoors-- Sangha Hall, Outdoors, Take-out
Game Booths
Flower Shop
BCA---Cultural Books & Nenju
Home Crafts
Temple Cookbooks

12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cultural Room Exhibit: Ikebana, Suiseki Rocks,
Bonsai, Mataro Dolls, Dharma & Nakayoshi Gakko

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm��������
Children's Hands-on Cultural Activities: Ikebana flower arranging, Hachi-maki headbands, Calligraphy names, Brush painting & Calligraphy, Origami paper folding, Balloons by Debbie, Taiko drums

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Obon Jazz Band between Temple & Sangha Hall M.C. Mike Inouye

3:30 pm
Jun Daiko at yagura stage, M.C. Mike Inouye

6:00 pm
Chidori Band Coordinator: Shig Tashiro;
M.C. Bill Nishimoto

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Bon Odori dance: M.C.Bill Nishimoto; Coordinator:
Richard Fujikawa & John Arima, Odori
Instructor:� Marilyn Ozawa (Sanjo Kanyoshi)

8:00 pm
Raffle Drawing

8:30 pm
CLOSING

Obon Dancing
Saturday: No Dancing
Sunday: 7:00 pm � 8:30 pm

Obon Odori Dance Practice
Days:� Tues. July 9; Thurs. July 11
Tues. July 16; Thurs. July 1 8
Time: 7:30 pm each practice evening

Event Title
Mountain View Buddhist Temple Bazaar & Obon Festival (MVBT) (2 Days)

Event Location
Mountain View Buddhist Temple, 575 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043

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