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.&nbsp\; \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-siz e: 10pt\;'>&nbsp\;\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-f amily: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>This two-day cel ebration features colorful displays of authentic Japanese art\, crafts\, a nd entertainment. \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-f amily: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>&nbsp\;\n\n<p st yle="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color : #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Traditional Japanese food and merchandise w ill be on sale.&nbsp\; \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='f ont-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>&nbsp\;\n\n <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>This year\, the festival recognizes an d celebrates Phoenix' Sister City Himeji in Japan\, making it the 2011 the me for Matsuri.<strong>&nbsp\; </strong>\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\ ;"><strong><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font- size: 10pt\;'>&nbsp\;</strong>\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span s tyle='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>The second city to be formally recognized as a Phoenix Sister City\, Himeji be came a partner in 1976. The city is located along the Seto Inland Sea some 40 miles west of Kobe\, which is the capital of Hyogo Prefecture. \n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; col or: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>&nbsp\;\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\ ;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10 pt\;'>While Phoenix is named for the mythological Phoenix bird\, <span sty le="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted\; cursor: hand\;">Himeji Castle\, wh ich is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan\, is called Oshiro or "White Heron" and is designated as a United Nations World Treasure. \n\nT he Japanese Friendship Garden\, Ro Ho En\, located in Margaret T. Hance Pa rk in downtown Phoenix\, is the product and shared vision of the Sister Ci ties of Phoenix and Himeji and features 1\,500 tons of handpicked rock\, m ore than 50 varieties of plants\, flowing streams\, 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: 10 pt\;'>&nbsp\;\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><strong><span style='fon t-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>New This Year !</strong>\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: " sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>A beer garden with exten ded hours on Saturday only from 12 noon to 9pm each day.&nbsp\; \n\n<p sty le="margin-bottom: 12pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Karaoke contest and some dancing from 5pm-9p m each day.\n\n<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt\;"><strong><span style='font- family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>2011 Taiko Ente rtainment</strong>\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-f amily: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>The following Ja panese Taiko drumming groups and entertainers will be performing on the AS U 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-serif"\; color: #3 33333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>&nbsp\;\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><sp an style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'> Fushicho Daiko*Phoenix Drummers\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>All Arizona Taiko Team\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font- family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Phoenix Taiko K ai\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-ser if"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Saboten Taiko\n\n<p style="margi n: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\ ; font-size: 10pt\;'>Aozora\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span styl e='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 Japanese sin ger &amp\; song writer\, Taiko player and Japanese folk artist.&nbsp\; \n\ n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Washington Elementray Taka Taiko Drum mers\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-s erif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Faith North Montessori Taiko\n \n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\ ; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Senators Taiko\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; f ont-size: 10pt\;'>SGI Taiko\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span styl e='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Awa Odo ri Dancers from Los Angeles\, CA\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Ha nds On Taiko ~ you know you want to try it!\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0 pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>&nbsp\;\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><strong><span style=' font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Monroe Str eet Stage Performers:</strong>\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span s tyle='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Arak i Ryu Iaido\, Kenshin Dojo&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <span style='font-family: "sans-s erif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn .jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.zg9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S058 8&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kenshindojo.net%2F" target="_blank"><span style= "color: windowtext\;">http://www.kenshindojo.net/</a>\n<span style="border -bottom: #366388 2px dotted\; cursor: hand\;">Arizona Aikido&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.9g9ov meab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azaikido.com%2Fin dex.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext\;">http://www.aza ikido.com/index.html</a>\nArizona Karate Association&nbsp\; <a href="http: //r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.8g9ovmeab.g9wq67cab. 114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.mac.com%2Fazkarate%2FArizona_Kar ate%2FHome.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext\;">http:// web.mac.com/azkarate/Arizona_Karate/Home.html</a>\nArizona Kyudo Kai and < span style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted\; cursor: hand\;">University of Arizona Kyudo Club&nbsp\; <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq6 7cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.7g9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http% 3A%2F%2Fwww.mindspring.com%2F%257Ebsavary%2Fkyudokai.html" target="_blank" ><span style="color: windowtext\;">http://www.mindspring.com/~bsavary/kyud okai.html</a>\nArizona Shotokan Association <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn .jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.6g9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S058 8&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azshotokan.com%2Fazshotokan%2FHome.html" target= "_blank"><span style="color: windowtext\;">http://www.azshotokan.com/azsho tokan/Home.html</a>\nBujinkan Budo Taijutsu&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <a href="http:// r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.5g9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.11 4&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arizonabujinkan.org%2Flinks.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext\;">http://www.arizonabujink an.org/links.html</a>\nKitsune Robot&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <a href="http://r20.rs6 .net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.4g9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\; ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kitsunerobot.com%2F" target="_blank"><spa n style="color: windowtext\;">http://www.kitsunerobot.com/</a>\nPhoenix Ke ndo Kai&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <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%2F www.phoenixkendo.org%2F" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext\;" >http://www.phoenixkendo.org/</a>\nSouthwest Dojo&nbsp\; <a href="http://r 20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.bh9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.114 &amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.southwestshinkendo.com%2F" target=" _blank"><span style="color: windowtext\;">http://www.southwestshinkendo.co m/</a>\nToybox&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr= g9wq67cab&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 .phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2010/08/toybox_stay_alive.php</a>\n\n<p style ="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: # 333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>&nbsp\;\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><s trong><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Stay posted to <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67cab&a mp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.ipwgridab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3A%2F% 2Fwww.azmatsuri.org" target="_blank"><span style="color: black\;">AZMatsur i.org</a> for entertainment updates.</strong>\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><strong><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>&nbsp\;</strong>\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><s trong><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color: #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>Admission </strong><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"\; color : #333333\; font-size: 10pt\;'>to attend the festival is free.&nbsp\; For more details\, please call Heritage Square Office at <span style="border-b ottom: #366388 2px dotted\; cursor: hand\;">602.262.5071.&nbsp\; Recorded information is available at <span style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted \; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%\; cursor: hand\;">602. 262.5029. Or at the website: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=g9wq67 cab&amp\;t=6z4qimeab.0.dh9ovmeab.g9wq67cab.114&amp\;ts=S0588&amp\;p=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.azmatsuri.org%2F" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtex t\;">www.azmatsuri.org</a>\n\n DTSTAMP:20241204T034531Z 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