Bunka Sai Japanese Cultural Festival

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The Torrance Sister City Association presents:

The 39th annual Bunka Sai Japanese Cultural Festival 

Saturday 30 April & Sunday 1 May. 

Come experience Japanese art, dance, koto and shakuhachi music, Taiko drums, origami and martial arts demonstrations, including kendo, judo, aikido and naginata. Ikebana arranged flowers, bonsai, Girls Day dolls and batik will also be on display.  Games and crafts for the kids make this an event for the whole family.

The festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at the Ken Miller Recreation Center in Torrance.  Admission and parking are free.

Proceeds benefit student cultural exchange program which sends students to Kashiwa Japan in the summer for three weeks.

Ken Miller Recreation Center

3341 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance 90503 [MAP]
(Free parking)

Go Metro!

Torrance Blvd: T1, T2, T3
Madrona / 190th St: T6
Hawthorne Bl: 344, T8



TSCA Mission Statement:

Our mission, as the Torrance Sister City Association, is to promote friendship, goodwill, and understanding between the City of Torrance and the City of Kashiwa, Japan, through a people-to-people, citizen diplomacy approach and through joint participation in mutually established programs.We do this under the guidelines of Sister Cities International, the parent organization, and SoCal Inc., the Southern California Chapter of Sister Cities International. 

For more info see https://torrancesistercity.org/

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Los Angeles Animation Festival 2010

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 The 2nd Los Angeles Animation Festival / December 3-7

Animation fans rejoice -- the Cinefamily is proud to present The 2nd Los Angeles Animation Festival, from December 3rd-6th! This year’s events include the U.S. premiere of the new Jan Švankmajer feature, Pixar's Teddy Newton discussing his acclaimed hand drawn/3D/CG short Day & Night, and guest of honor Will Vinton presenting his short films, specials, commercials and a 25th anniversary screening of his 1985 Claymation feature The Adventures of Mark Twain. And that's only the beginning; the fest will premiere screenings of high-quality contemporary international animated features, including the new Chinese independent feature Piercing 1, the red-hot Japanese anime mindblower Redline, and Sylvain Chomet’s new masterpiece The Illusionist. In addition, musician/artist/filmmaker Brent Green will narrate and perform the soundtrack of his new mixed media movie, and we'll close the fest with a live rock ‘n roll soundtrack to the trippy cult classic Fantastic Planet! Artists’ panels, competition screenings, parties and award presentations -- a true international animation festival with something for everyone!

The LAAF Festival Pass allows you free guaranteed entry into every show in the fest, early admittance to any show, and admission into all LAAF festival parties!

Weekend pass - $125/$85 students (NOTE: festival passes will not be available at the box office during the fest. Sales of festival passes will end Wednesday, Dec. 1, 6:00pm, and are limited to a quantity of 75. Students must present a valid student ID at the box office when picking up their Festival Student Pass.)

Individual shows - $10/$6 Cinefamily members (except where otherwise noted)

Full details at http://www.laafest.com/

Silent Movie Theater, 611 N Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles 90048

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Go Metro:
Lines 10, 14, 714, 217, 218, 780

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