OAA Bazaar 2015 • Okinawan Food & Performances, Kid Games, Raffle Prizes, Okinawan Dango! - FundraiserNEW

On Sunday, Oct. 4, the Okinawa Association of America (OAA) invites you to their Annual Bazaar in Gardena. This is the only annual festival in L.A. that celebrates Okinawan culture, bringing the community together for an afternoon of delicious food, soulful entertainment, games, and raffle prizes! The OAA, a cultural non-profit organization formed by Okinawan immigrants 100+ years ago, also uses this event as their annual fundraiser.

Food booths will include tasty favorites like sÄ�tÄ� andÄ�gÄ« ("Okinawan dango"), Okinawa soba, teriyaki combo plates, and spam musubi. Want to try something new? We will have limited specials: ashitibichi (pig's feet), rafute (braised pork belly) sliders and donburi, beni-imo (Okinawan purple potato) ice cream, and taco rice (literally taco ingredients over rice; a popular fusion dish in Okinawa)!

Take your food to-go or stay and enjoy our all-day entertainment program which will include Okinawan and Hawai'ian music/dance, karate demonstrations, and contemporary performances. Guest performers include the El Marino Language School's 4th grade eisaa (Okinawan drum-dancing) group and members from The Grateful Crane Ensemble!

Raffle tickets are only $1 with great prizes: $300 grand prize, $200 Amazon gift card, gift basket from Jake Shimabukuro, plus more! Starting your holiday shopping early? We will have a limited supply of merchandise from Okinawa (books, CDs, postcards, souvenirs, stickers) plus OAA's original t-shirts, mugs, stickers, and tote bags.

Kids activities include carnival games, drawing/coloring, crafts, and our Warabi Eisaa Workshop, where they can make their own Okinawan hand drum (paranku)!

Please join us on Oct. 4, 11AM – 4PM, at the OAA Center, 16500 S. Western Ave., Gardena 90247. Parking available in nearby residential areas. Early arrival recommended (popular food/merchandise items sell out quickly). More information, donate, volunteer sign-up: 310-532-1929, oaamensore@gmail.com.

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