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A project of the Japantown Task Force. The following announcements are from organizations that serve the Japantown community. If you have an announcement to share, please send along a flier to info@japantowntaskforce.org. Japantown Cultural District はJapantown Task Forceの1つのプロジェクトです。以下のお知らせは、Japantown Communityに奉仕する団体からのものです。共有したいお知らせがありましたら、info@japantowntaskforce.org にチラシをお送り下さい。
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You are warmly invited to the Japantenna Craft Valley exhibit ribbon-cutting on Sat, 10/14, 11 am with Consul General of Japan Yo Osumi who recently arrived from Japan with his family and Mayor Masayuki Hayashi of Himi City in Craft Valley. The exhibit brings together Toyama Prefecture and its cities of Himi, Nanto, and Takaoka, plus Hida City of Gifu Prefecture and Komatsu of Ishikawa Prefecture to showcase over 100 different handicrafts and food from these unique rural communities for two days only! Join us at the Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center on the 2nd Floor of the Japan Center East Mall from 11 am-6 pm this weekend only.
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Grants for SF-based Artists! Grantseeker Info Webinars ALSO, applicants can schedule one 15-minute one-on-one consultation with Program Officer Jennifer Chu from October 10-November 6, 2023 at 5 pm using Calendly. Cultural Equity Initiatives (CEI) | Application Deadline: Thursday Nov. 2, 12N Artistic Legacy Grant (ALG) | Application Deadline: Tuesday Nov. 7, 12N San Francisco Artist Grant (SFA) | Application Deadline Thursday Nov. 16, 12N Apply to Be Considered as a Panelist for the Spring 2024 grant panel reviews The SF Arts Commission is recruiting grant panelists to serve on review panels in Spring 2024. We are seeking panelists who are experienced in racial equity, SF’s arts ecosystem, and are deeply connected to and engaged with the communities listed in the Cultural Equity Endowment Legislation. This is a paid opportunity and a great way to learn more about the grantmaking process. Sign up for regular updates from the Arts Commission here.***Please share the above information with San Francisco-based artists!
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October JTF MEETINGS: For agendas and Zoom links, go to the JTF website. JTF各委員会の10月定例ミーティングの開催日と時間のお知らせです。議題内容やZoomリンク等は、JTF website からどうぞ。 TONIGHT: Land Use & Transportation Committee: Thurs, 10/12, 6-8 pm NEW DATE: Ad Hoc Japan Center Technical Committee: Mon, 10/16, 5:30-7 pm Full Board Meeting, Wed, 10/18, 6-8 pm Peace Plaza Committee, Tues, 10/31, 5-6 pm.
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SAVE THE DATES FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS: 下記のイベントにもぜひご参加ください: Sat, 10/21, 12N-6pm: Voices of Maui Benefit Concert @ Peace Plaza [Nihonmachi Street Fair & Aloha by the Bay] Sat, 10/21, 4-6:30 pm: JARF Curry Cook-off Tickets, Entry Form @ Christ United Presbyterian Church [Japanese American Religious Federation] Sat, 10/21, 2-5 pm: Kimochi’s 50th Anniversary Celebration @ Pa’ina Restaurant & Bar [Kimochi] Sat-Sun, 10/21-10/22, 12N-2 pm: Fall Music Festival @ Peace Plaza [Japan Center Malls] Thurs-Sun, 10/26-10/29: Crystal City Pilgrimage Sat, 11/4, 1-5 pm: KOHO Japantown Film Festival @ Peace Plaza [KOHO] Sat, 11/4: “The Race for Free Spirit: A 50-year Uprising” Taiko Concert @ School of Arts & Culture, San Jose [PJ & Roy Hirabayashi] Sun, 11/12: 10th Anniversary of MIS Historic Learning Center @ Presidio of SF [NJAHS] Mon, 11/13, 5-8 pm: Special Film Screening of “Paper Lanterns” @ Herbst Theater [Japantown Cultural District, Japan Society of Northern California, UN Asso of San Francisco] Thurs, 11/16-Sun, 11/19: Japantenna Exhibit @ Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center, 2F Japan Center East Mall [JTF/JCD] Sat, 12/16: Silver Bells Craft Fair @ St. Mary’s Event Center [Kimochi] Sat, 12/16, 4:30-8 pm: Interfaith Gathering for Peace [We Are One] Sun, 12/31 DEADLINE: Arts Commission Grant Panelist Application Sat, 2/24/2024: Chinese New Year Parade interfaith, interracial delegation [We Are One]
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Photo credits: JTF staff, official event, organization websites, social media sites.
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