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DESCRIPTION:Mochitsuki 2008\, 12th Annual Japanese American New Year Festiv
 al\nSunday\, January 27\, 2008\n\nPortland Community College\, Sylvania Ca
 mpus\n12000 SW 49th Avenue\, Portland\, OR\n\n<strong>Mochitsuki with Aloh
 a</strong>\n1:00pm and 3:15pm\nPerforming Arts Center\nTickets: $5-$12\; B
 rown Paper Tickets (800) 838-3006\, online <a href="http://www.mochitsuki.
 org">www.mochitsuki.org</a>\nFeaturing:\nAlton Chung\, Portland Taiko\, Ta
 nuki Taiko\, Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo\, Fujiami-Kai\, Sahomi Tachibana\, Ka-a
 u Ahina and Aukai La'a\n\nCultural Fair in the College Center\nNoon to 4:0
 0pm\nSuggested donation of $2 for adults\, $1 for children\n<!--break-->\n
 Sponsors: Portland Taiko\, the Portland Chapter of the Japanese American C
 itizens League\, and Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center\n\n\nImagine a wild rat f
 easting on rice cakes! Eating smooth\, round rice cakes is the traditional
  Japanese way to welcome the New Year\, and 2008 is the Year of the Rat. T
 he Portland area Japanese American community invites the public to join in
  its lively celebration\, Mochitsuki 2008. We welcome the New Year with a 
 stage program of taiko drumming\, dance and storytelling\, and a Cultural 
 Fair featuring a community stage\, displays and hands-on activities for al
 l ages on Sunday\, January 27th\, on the Portland Community College Sylvan
 ia campus.\n\nStoryteller Alton Chung will emcee <em>Mochitsuki with Aloha
 </em> at the 1pm and 3:15pm performances in the Performing Arts Center. Th
 e exuberant Asian American drum performance group\, Portland Taiko and the
 ir youth group\, Tanuki Taiko\, will deliver heart-pounding rhythms. This 
 year's program will also include Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo's poetically playfu
 l storytelling and Japanese folk dance by Sahomi Tachibana's dance troupe 
 and Fujinami-Kai. It wouldn't have aloha without some hula dance by Aukai 
 Laa and Kaau Ahina. Tickets to <em>Mochitsuki with Aloha</em> cost $12 for
  adults\, $9 for students and seniors (62 years or older)\, and $5 for chi
 ldren (12 and under). There is no charge for children under 2. Tickets are
  available online at <a href="http://www.mochitsuki.org">www.mochitsuki.or
 g</a> or by calling Brown Paper Tickets: (800)838-3006. Admission includes
  access to the Cultural Fair.\n\nAt the Cultural Fair in the nearby Colleg
 e Center\, Japanese American and Hawaiian community groups will come toget
 her to showcase their culture and traditions from noon to 4pm. Food and en
 tertainment always go hand-in-hand at these festivals. The PCC Food Servic
 e Department will open its sushi bar and serve Japanese and Hawaiian speci
 alties for the event while the Community Stage will feature local performi
 ng groups and clubs. Activities such as calligraphy\, flower arranging and
  crafts provide hands-on opportunities and complement community organizati
 ons' informational booths. There is a suggested donation of $2 for adults 
 and $1 for children for entrance into the Cultural Fair. Tickets for <em>M
 ochitsuki with Aloha</em> include fair admission.\n\nOne essential delicac
 y of any Japanese New Year celebration is mochi\, a sticky rice cake. Trad
 itionally\, the rice is pounded into soft dough in a mortar\, the usu\, wi
 th a large wooden mallet called a kine. Pounding mochi requires a team eff
 ort and timing\, with one person wielding the kine and another brave perso
 n flipping over the mound of hot\, steaming rice between the impacts of th
 e mallet. Once the rice has reached a smooth\, consistent texture\, the do
 ugh is pinched off into individual servings and shaped into a smooth round
 . Traditional mochi pounding demonstrations will take place at the Cultura
 l Fair.\n\nNow in its 12th year\, Mochitsuki draws a crowd of more than 2\
 ,500 and is supported by the Japanese Ancestral Society\, the Japan Americ
 a Society of Portland and the Consulate General of Japan.\n\nFor the lates
 t schedule and information about Mochitsuki 2008\, visit our website at <a
  href="http://www.mochitsuki.org">www.mochitsuki.org</a>. For further ques
 tions\, email <a>info@mochitsuki.org</a>.
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SUMMARY:Mochitsuki 2008\, 12th Annual Japanese American New Year Festival
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