BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.2844@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20110226T000000Z DTEND:20110227T000000Z DESCRIPTION:<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "san s-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>The 27th Annual Matsuri Fes tival takes over Heritage &amp\; <span style="border-bottom: #366388 2px d otted\; cursor: hand\;">Science Park in downtown Phoenix on Saturday and S unday\, February 26 &amp\; 27\, 2011.  \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\ ;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10 pt\;'> \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sa ns-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>This two-day celebration f eatures colorful displays of authentic Japanese art\, crafts\, and enterta inment. \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sa ns-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'> \n\n<p style="margin: 0i n 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; fon t-size: 10pt\;'>Traditional Japanese food and merchandise will be on sale.   \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-se rif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'> \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-siz e: 10pt\;'>This year\, the festival recognizes and celebrates Phoenix' Sis ter City Himeji in Japan\, making it the 2011 theme for Matsuri.<strong>  </strong>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><strong><span style='font-fam ily: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'> </strong>\n<p st yle="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color : #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>The second city to be formally recognized a s a Phoenix Sister City\, Himeji became a partner in 1976. The city is loc ated along the Seto Inland Sea some 40 miles west of Kobe\, which is the c apital of Hyogo Prefecture. \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span sty le='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'> \n\n <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>While Phoenix is named for the mytholo gical Phoenix bird\, <span style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted\; curs or: hand\;">Himeji Castle\, which is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan\, is called Oshiro or "White Heron" and is designated as a United Nations World Treasure. \n\nThe Japanese Friendship Garden\, Ro Ho En\, l ocated in Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix\, is the product and shared vision of the Sister Cities of Phoenix and Himeji and features 1\,5 00 tons of handpicked rock\, more than 50 varieties of plants\, flowing st reams\, an authentic tea house\, and a 12-foot waterfall and Koi pond.\n\n <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'> \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;" ><strong><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-si ze: 10pt\;'>New This Year!</strong>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><spa n style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>A beer garden with extended hours on Saturday only from 12 noon to 9pm each day.  \n\n<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sa ns-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Karaoke contest and some d ancing from 5pm-9pm each day.\n\n<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt\;"><strong> <span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\ ;'>2011 Taiko Entertainment</strong>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><sp an style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'> The following Japanese Taiko drumming groups and entertainers will be perf orming on the ASU Stage at <span style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted\ ; cursor: hand\;">Heritage Square and Science Center from 10:30 am - 5:00 pm:\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-se rif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'> \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-siz e: 10pt\;'>Fushicho Daiko*Phoenix Drummers\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0p t\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>All Arizona Taiko Team\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span s tyle='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Phoe nix Taiko Kai\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family : "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Saboten Taiko\n\n<p s tyle="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; colo r: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Aozora\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;" ><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt \;'>Kemushi\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Ken Koshio\, a native J apanese singer &amp\; song writer\, Taiko player and Japanese folk artist.   \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-se rif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Washington Elementray Taka Taik o Drummers\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: " sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Faith North Montessori T aiko\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-s erif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Senators Taiko\n\n<p style="ma rgin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #3333 33\; font-size: 10pt\;'>SGI Taiko\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><spa n style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>A wa Odori Dancers from Los Angeles\, CA\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;" ><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt \;'>Hands On Taiko ~ you know you want to try it!\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font -size: 10pt\;'> \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><strong><span style= 'font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Monroe St reet Stage Performers:</strong>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span st yle='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Araki Ryu Iaido\, Kenshin Dojo   <span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; col or: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9 wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.zg9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=ht tp%3A%2F%2Fwww.kenshindojo.net%2F" target="_blank"><span style="color: win dowtext\;">http://www.kenshindojo.net/</a>\n<span style="border-bottom: #3 66388 2px dotted\; cursor: hand\;">Arizona Aikido   <a href="http://r20. rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.9g9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.114&am p\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azaikido.com%2Findex.html" target="_bl ank"><span style="color: windowtext\;">http://www.azaikido.com/index.html< /a>\nArizona Karate Association  <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g 9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.8g9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=h ttp%3A%2F%2Fweb.mac.com%2Fazkarate%2FArizona_Karate%2FHome.html" target="_ blank"><span style="color: windowtext\;">http://web.mac.com/azkarate/Arizo na_Karate/Home.html</a>\nArizona Kyudo Kai and <span style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted\; cursor: hand\;">University of Arizona Kyudo Club  < a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.7g9ovme ab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mindspring.com%2F%2 57Ebsavary%2Fkyudokai.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext \;">http://www.mindspring.com/~bsavary/kyudokai.html</a>\nArizona Shotokan Association <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qi meab.0.6g9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azsho tokan.com%2Fazshotokan%2FHome.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: wi ndowtext\;">http://www.azshotokan.com/azshotokan/Home.html</a>\nBujinkan B udo Taijutsu   <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6 z4qimeab.0.5g9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.a rizonabujinkan.org%2Flinks.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windo wtext\;">http://www.arizonabujinkan.org/links.html</a>\nKitsune Robot   <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.4g9ovm eab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kitsunerobot.com%2 F" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext\;">http://www.kitsunerob ot.com/</a>\nPhoenix Kendo Kai   <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr= g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.ah9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p= http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phoenixkendo.org%2F" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext\;">http://www.phoenixkendo.org/</a>\nSouthwest Dojo  <a href=" http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.bh9ovmeab.g9wq6 7cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.southwestshinkendo.com%2F" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext\;">http://www.southwestshin kendo.com/</a>\nToybox   <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67c ab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.ch9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A %2F%2Fblogs.phoenixnewtimes.com%2Fuponsun%2F2010%2F08%2Ftoybox_stay_alive. php" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext\;">http://blogs.phoeni xnewtimes.com/uponsun/2010/08/toybox_stay_alive.php</a>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'> \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><strong><span st yle='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Stay posted to <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimea b.0.ipwgridab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azmatsur i.org" target="_blank"><span style="color: black\;">AZMatsuri.org</a> for entertainment updates.</strong>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><strong> <span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\ ;'> </strong>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><strong><span style='font -family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Admission </st rong><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>to attend the festival is free.  For more details\, please call H eritage Square Office at <span style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted\; cursor: hand\;">602.262.5071.  Recorded information is available at <span style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted\; background: none transparent s croll repeat 0% 0%\; cursor: hand\;">602.262.5029. Or at the website: <a h ref="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.dh9ovmeab. g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azmatsuri.org%2F" targ et="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext\;">www.azmatsuri.org</a>\n\n DTSTAMP:20250126T144548Z SUMMARY:27th Annual Matsuri: A Festival of Japan! Phoenix Sister City-Hime ji Celebrating 35 Years URL:/en/events/2011/02/26/27th-annual-matsuri-a-festival-of-japan-phoenix/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR