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The project team has integrated valuable community feedback received from from various surveys, open houses, and focused stakeholder meetings. Various perspectives and insights have been essential in shaping this vision, and the project team is excited to share the latest as they work towards a final design. We welcome all participants to join in person or virtually. 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This event will be a valuable opportunity to learn about classical Japanese dance and theatre from a seasoned performer whose family has practiced and taught traditional performing arts for centuries, as well as to appreciate the art of the dance itself in all its traditional and modern iterations. $25.</p><ul data-rte-list="default" style="padding-left:25px;"><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#313131;"><p class="" style="font-size:1.125em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#313131;"><strong>6 pm, Friday, January 24, 2025</strong></p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#313131;"><p class="" style="font-size:1.125em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#313131;"><strong>6 pm, Saturday, January 25, 2025</strong></p></li></ul><p style="font-size:1.125em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#313131;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">*Doors Open at 5:30 PM</p><p class="" style="font-size:1.125em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#313131;">@ Theatre of Yugen’s NOHSpace | 2840 Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA 94110</p><p class="" style="font-size:1.125em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#313131;"><a href="https://www.usajapan.org/event/experience-traditional-japanese-dance-with-ume-nakamura/?mc_cid=6f47360cb0&amp;mc_eid=ea6b91e3a7" rel="nofollow" style="color:#487c60 !important;"><strong>RSVP here.</strong></a><strong>　<br><br></strong><em>北カリフォルニアジャパンソサエティー</em>からのお知らせ：<br><strong>プロの日本舞踊家・中村梅さんをお迎えし、ライブパフォーマンスとQ&amp;A形式の炉端トークを楽しむ夕べにぜひご参加ください。</strong>中村梅さんは、名門の舞踊家一族の伝統を受け継ぎ、長年にわたり研鑽を積んできた舞踊家です。このイベントでは、日本の伝統舞踊や演劇について学ぶ貴重な機会となるとともに、古典から現代まで幅広く展開される日本舞踊の芸術を堪能いただけます。料金は$25です。</p><p style="font-size:1.125em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#313131;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;" class=""><strong>日時<br></strong>2025年1月24日（金）午後6時<br>2025年1月25日（土）午後6時<br>*開場：午後5時30分</p><p style="font-size:1.125em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#313131;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;" class=""><strong>会場<br></strong>Theatre of Yugen’s NOHSpace<br>2840 Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA 94110</p><p style="font-size:1.125em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#313131;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;" class=""><a href="https://www.usajapan.org/event/experience-traditional-japanese-dance-with-ume-nakamura/?mc_cid=6f47360cb0&amp;mc_eid=ea6b91e3a7" rel="nofollow" style="color:#487c60 !important;"><strong>お申し込みはこちら</strong></a></p><p style="font-size:1.125em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#313131;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;" class="">ぜひご参加ください！</p></div>
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Following the program, a march will lead to The Center/JCCCNC. 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