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When: Thursday, March 11th, 6:30pm
Where: Amber Restaurant (432 6th Ave, between 9th and 10th Streets)
Subway-A,B,C,D,E,F,V @ West 4 Station
#1 Train @ Christopher Street Station
Cost: $10 (Includes 2 drink tickets and passed hors d’oeuvres.
Hors d’oeuvres include Thai, Japanese, and Chinese cuisine)
JETAANY invites you to its Annual Meishi Exchange.
Join us at our largest social networking event of the year. This is the opportunity to mix and mingle with JET alumni and other organizations in the area. This is an open invitation event. Please feel free to pass along to friends and co-workers. No RSVP necessary.
Questions regarding this event please contact Monica Yuki vicepres@jetaany.org
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When: March 28th, 1pm
Where: Ocean Jewel Seafood Restaurant (133-30 39th Ave., Flushing, NY 11354)
Subway- #7 Train to Main St.
RSVP: Please RSVP to Amber at secretary@jetaany.org by Friday, March 26th
Let’s do brunch, Chinese style! Dimsum are delicious Chinese hors d’oeuvres usually eaten for brunch and Flushing has some of the best in the country (some even say it’s even better than Chinatown). If you’ve never been, it is definitely a quintessential cultural experience as servers wheel around carts full of these tasty delights. Dimsum come in many varieties: from steamed to deep fried, seafood to vegetable and just about everything in between. There’s definitely something for everyone and even some interesting combinations for those adventurous gastronomes.
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When: Saturday, April 24th from 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Where: Kinokuniya Bookstore (1073 Avenue of the Americas, New York)
Cost: $15 (includes workshop fee and all materials)
Payment deadline: April 17, 2010
Origami is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding (Oru meaning “folding” and kami meaning “paper”).The goal of this art is to create a representation of an object using geometric folds and crease patterns preferably without gluing or cutting the paper, and using only one piece of paper. In modular origami, several identical units are combined to form a figure. This event will introduce the art of making origami animals and other special origami techniques.
To reserve your spot, please click on the paypal button below. If you have any questions contact JETaaNY@mieinc.net
This event is produced by MIE Inc.
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When: Tuesday, April 20th from 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Where: Decibel Sake Bar (240 East 9th Street, New York)
Cost: $35 (Limited to 30 people)
Payment deadline: April 18, 2010
Get as close to Japan as you can get without stepping on a plane. You’ll have a chance to taste your favorite savory Japanese pancake and those oh-so-delicious Japanese octopus dumpling balls from Decibel, one of New York’s favorite Japanese hotspots. Also Sake Discoveries will serve you samples of some of Japan’s best sake from Hakkaisan Brewery which uses only highly polished, locally-produced sake rice from Niigata Prefecture which is known for producing high quality rice and water. The “Hakkaisan” series has a lot of loyal fans in Japan as this sake is a clear, crisp and refined honjozo. You’ll be served three types of sake for tasting, Hakkaisan’s Ginjo, Tokubetsu Junmai, and Honjozo (warm). Also, Ms. Kumiko Kurosawa, Hakkaisan’s representative will show up as a guest.
To reserve your spot, please click on the paypal button below. If you have any questions contact JETaaNY@mieinc.net.
This event is produced by MIE Inc.
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When: Saturday, April 10th from 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Where: PMT Studio (69 West 14th Street, New York)
Cost: $20 (10 person minimum for the workshop)
Payment deadline: April 3, 2010
Taiko has developed into a wide range of percussion instruments that are used in both Japanese folk and classical musical traditions. Cobu, a professional taiko drumming group, will perform their critically acclaimed pieces and then participants will have a chance to learn from these rhythmic masters.
Cobu was created as a Live Rhythm Performing Arts Group in 2000, and combines elements of Japanese traditional taiko drumming with rhythmic tap dancing. The extremely positive impact of the performance has received rave reviews from The New York Times. For more information about Cobu, click here
To reserve your spot, please click on the paypal button below. If you have any questions contact JETaaNY@mieinc.net.
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Save the Date: April 11th, 2010
Hanami season will soon be in full swing. While we may not have cherry blossom trackers here in the United States, there are still some amazing places to sit down under a sakura tree and enjoy some Japanese festivities. Join JETAANY and its Philadelphia Subchapter at the annual Sakura Sunday in the Greater Philadelphia area. More details and information to come, but mark your calendars!
For more information on the festival, click here.
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The Japan Society invites 25 JET Alumni members on Thursday February 25th for a Shochu Tasting & Reception for FREE. Come join other young professionals and learn about shochu from expert Yukari Sakamoto and sample over 20 kinds of shochu from 12 leading Japanese breweries. Mixologist Gen Yamamoto will pour his signature cocktails and give advice about the variety of ways to serve shochu. Light Japanese food will accompany the tasting.
First 25 JET alumni that RSVP will make the list. The list will open to FOJ (friends of JET) on February 19th.
Date: Thursday February 25th
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Japan Society 333 East 47th & 1st ave.
RSVP to Monica at vicepres@jetaany.org with name, prefecture and years on JET. FOJ’s please rsvp to get on the waitlist.
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When: Wednesday, February 24, 7:00pm
Where: Japan Local Government Center, 3 Park Ave (on the SE corner of 34th)
RSVP: Amber at secretary@jetaany.org
(space limited to first 30 respondees)
Food will be provided, but please BYOB.
Mark your calendars for the next Quarterly meeting because JETAANY has some exciting announcements to make! This summer, NYC will play host, for the first time ever, to the JETAA National Conference, an event involving all 19 US chapters of JETAA. Get involved in the planning process and make your opinions heard. You will have the chance to join one of the planning committees.
Also, if you are interested in becoming an executive officer for the coming year (April 2010-April 2011), you will have a chance to introduce yourself and your platforms at this meeting. Anyone can throw their name in the hat. The final candidates will be selected by the JETAANY Board of Directors.
Executive positions are:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
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Come join the first Nihongo Dake Dinner for 2009! Please note, for NDD’s going forward we will have both a beginner (shokyu) and an advanced (jyokyu) table, so everyone who’s interested in speaking about Japan and their experiences can join. For the next NDD we’ll dive into Chinatown, enjoying a variety of Chinese food from one of Chinatown’s delicious restaurants.
When: February 23, 2010
Place: Congee Village Restaurant & Bar, 100 Allen Street, New York NY 10002
Time: 7pm until late
Price: 20 dollars includes all food. Drinks are separate.
To reserve your spot, click on the “Buy Now” button below.
If you have any questions, please contact Jon Hills at jhills2806@gmail.com
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When: Feb. 18th
Where: Kat Barnas’ apartment in the Financial District.
What: Spinning Tropics by Aska Mochizuki (Can be found in Kinokuniya or on Amazon)
If you are interested in joining other JET Alumni in exploring Japanese literature, contact Jessica Langbein at jessicalangbein@yahoo.com.
