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DESCRIPTION:<a href="http://www.oregonnikkei.org/mochitsuki/index.htm">Moch
 itsuki 2005</a> is on Sunday\, January 30\, 2005\, 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM at 
 Portland Community College\, Sylvania campus\, 12000 SW 49th Ave\, Portlan
 d\, Oregon.\n\n<!--Break-->\n<strong>Mochi Madness Performances</strong>\n
 Storyteller Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo\nPortland Taiko\nTanuki Taiko\nSahomi Ta
 chibana Japanese Dance (1:00 only)\nFujinami-Kai Japanese Dance (2:45 only
 ) \n\nAnd Free Cultural Fair\, running from noon-4:30 PM. Activities inclu
 de Mochi pounding\, ikebana\, calligraphy\, and hands-on activities for al
 l ages! Food and drink will be on sale.\n\nThe centerpiece of this New Yea
 r's celebration is the making of mochi\, or rice cakes. Mochi poundings at
  12:30\, 2:15\, 2:45 PM. This ancient communal tradition brings families a
 nd friends together to share in the labor and auspicious bounty of the new
  year. Large\, heavy wooden mallets are hoisted overhead to pound steamed 
 sweet rice grains into a smooth\, sticky dough. A cluster of nimble pinche
 rs waits nearby to form the dough into round cakes. Many Japanese American
  families make sure to begin the new year eating mochi.\n\nTwo Mochi Madne
 ss performances at 1:00 PM and 2:45 PM. Tickets:  Adults $10\, Students/Se
 niors $7\, Children $4. Call Safeway TicketsWest at 1-800-992-8499 to orde
 r today! (tickets subject to service charge\, all sales final).\n\n
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SUMMARY:2005-01-30 Portland\, Oregon: Mochitsuki 2005 -- Mochi Madness at P
 ortland Community College
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