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2019 Brookline Cherry Blossom Festival
May 18, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$5 – $20
Please join us for our 8th annual family-friendly community festival celebrating Japanese culture and spring! Come enjoy music, dance, taiko drums, crafts, activities and Japanese food. Co-sponsored by The Genki Spark and the Brookline High School Japanese Program.
Schedule for 2019
OUTSIDE STAGE
12:00-12:20 – Festival Taiko Opening (all taiko groups) and Welcome
12:20-12:40 – Mountain River Taiko (taiko)
12:50-1:00 – Miyano Takahashi (traditional dance)
1:20-1:40 – Odaiko New England (taiko)
1:40-1:55 – Matsuko Levin (kimono kitsuke demonstration)
1:55-2:05 – Minako Itamoto (traditional dance)
2:15-2:30 – The Genki Spark (taiko)
2:35-2:45 – Little Kids Academy (dance)
2:45-3:05 – Bon Odori (festival dance celebrating ancestors)
3:10-3:30 – Festival Taiko Closing (all taiko groups)
INSIDE (MLK ROOM)
1:00PM – Matsuko Levin (kimono kitsuke)
1:30PM – Shunsuke Yamaguchi (kamishibai – story telling)
2:00PM – Odaiko New England (taiko demonstration/workshop)
