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DESCRIPTION:The JAMsj Winter Boutique will be held at the San Jose Buddhist
  Temple Betsuin\n\nCome enjoy: Japanese-style collages\, Pacific Rim-inspi
 red clothing and  accessories\, hand-crafted jewelry\, washi crafts\, stat
 ionary\, and many  more specialty gifts. Also\, find out about special bou
 tique events\, such  as our popular author book signings\, donation drawin
 gs\, and silent  auction.\n\nMore than 33 artists and vendors will be on h
 and to sell a variety of arts and crafts and Japanese-style gifts\, includ
 ing clothing\, accessories\, hand-crafted jewelry\, washi crafts\, and sta
 tionery. JAMsj's very own volunteer-created\, unique\, hand-made greeting 
 cards will also be available for purchase.&nbsp\; Be sure to purchase a ti
 cket for the donation drawing and sign up for items in the annual silent a
 uction.&nbsp\;\n\nIn addition\, there will be a delicious assortment of Ja
 panese treats at the JAMsj refreshment center.&nbsp\; Don't miss the speci
 al book signings by guest authors and illustrators:&nbsp\; \n \n Oliver Ch
 in\, founder of Immedium\, a San Francisco publisher of dynamic children's
  picture books and titles on contemporary Asian America. Chin is also the 
 author of the popular annual series The Tales from the Chinese Zodiac\, wh
 ich includes The Year of the Dragon (2012) and Year of the Snake (2013).&n
 bsp\; He will be signing his books at the boutique from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00
  p.m.\n \n Felicia Hoshino\, author and illustrator of children's books su
 ch as Sora and the Cloud and the award-winning A Place Where Sunflowers Gr
 ow. Hoshino\, a native of San Francisco\, has prize-winning illustrations 
 appearing in children's magazines such as Cricket\, Spider and Ladybug.&nb
 sp\; She will be signing her books at the boutique from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00
  p.m.&nbsp\;\n\nJack Matsuoka\,a local cartoonist and author of Poston: Ca
 mp II\, Block 211 and Sensei.&nbsp\; His cartoons capture the memories of 
 growing up in a WW II incarceration camp in Poston\, Arizona. Matsuoka's a
 rtwork is featured on San Jose Japantown banners\; in calendars\; and in m
 any other publications including\, Nikkei West. In addition to his book si
 gning\, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.\, Matsuoka will be sketching portraits
  of visitors at the boutique.\n\nTo read more about these authors and to f
 ind out about participating artisans\, visit the JAMsj 2012 Winter Boutiqu
 e website\, https://sites.google.com/site/jamsjwinterboutique/home.&nbsp\;
  For more information\,&nbsp\; contact the JAMsj office at 408-294-3138\, 
 or email us at winter_boutique@jamsj.org.\n\nJAMsj members have the added 
 benefit of entering the Winter boutique an hour earlier than the general p
 ublic at 9 am.
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SUMMARY:JAMsj Winter Boutique
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