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DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 9\, 2011\n 12pm&ndash\; 3pm\n FREE\n 604.777.7
 000\n www.nikkeiplace.org<span style="color: #cc33cc\;">\n<span style="col
 or: #cc33cc\;"><span style="color: #cc33cc\;"><a href="http://www.nikkeipl
 ace.org/upcoming-events/celebrate-spring-apr-9/"></a>    \n A fun\,     fa
 mily friendly event to enjoy all that spring has to offer.\n &nbsp\;     \
 n The National     Nikkei Museum &amp\; Heritage Centre presents Celebrate
  Spring at     Nikkei Centre!     on Saturday\, April 9\,&nbsp\;  12pm to 
 3pm.     Located at Nikkei Place in Burnaby with a beautiful Japanese     
 Canadian garden\,     this is a free spring event featuring Japanese<stron
 g> taiko</strong> and <strong>dance</strong> performances\,     <strong>ki
 mono</strong> dress-up and sales\,<strong> tea ceremony</strong> \, make y
 our own     haiku\, cherry blossoms\,     kites\, and much more.     \n &n
 bsp\;     \n Enjoy a     special Sakura Bento lunch. Food vendors with Jap
 anese tea and cakes     will be on     site. Shop for kimono\, Japanese fa
 shion accessories\, bonsai\, soap\,     baby     clothing\, furoshiki gift
  wraps\, and wood carvings.     \n &nbsp\;     \n Order your     special <
 strong>Sakura Bento lunch </strong> for $12 in advance at     604.777.7000
      \n &nbsp\;     \n A new     exhibition BLOOM &ndash\; an Asian Artist
  showcase opens at the Japanese     Canadian     National Museum. Explore 
 the local talent. Some artists will be in     attendance.     A silent auc
 tion for these works will be held on April 30th.     \n &nbsp\;     \n <em
 >PROGRAM </em> \n 12:15pm&nbsp\;  Chibi Taiko performance     \n 1:30pm&nb
 sp\;  Japanese dance by Otowa-ryu Dance     Group     \n 2:15pm&nbsp\;  Ai
 kido demonstration     \n &nbsp\;     \n <em>ONGOING       EVENTS </em> \n
  Tea Ceremony     \n Kimono dress     up and kimono sales     \n Write you
 r     own Haiku     \n Origami     \n Japanese     kite making     \n Cher
 ry     blossom crafts     \n Scavenger     hunt     \n Enjoy the     beaut
 iful Japanese Canadian garden     \n Asian     Canadian Artist Showcase   
   \n Special food     and hand made craft tables     \n Amazake     tastin
 g     \n &nbsp\;     \n <em>VENDORS </em> \n CAKE-YA     (cakes) | CHADO T
 EA HOUSE LTD. (teas) | Yumi Matsuda (manju) | Pac     West     Imports/Exp
 orts (kimono) | Beauty Secrets of Japan (soap) | Babymaci     (baby     cl
 othing) | HABA (Japanese cosmetics) | Hop Frog Pond (furoshiki     gift wr
 aps)|     Motoharu Imanishi (wood carving) | Valerie Gilbert (cards) | Chi
 eko     Haraguchi     (miniature bonsai) | Damien&rsquo\;s Belgian Waffle 
 | Belen Embroidery |     Twinkets     (jewelry) | Kyoko Yamaguchi (jewelry
 ) | La Chocolaterie | NNM&amp\;HC     Auxiliary     | Artisan Sakemaker at
  Granville Island
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SUMMARY:CELEBRATE SPRING at Nikkei Centre 
URL:/en/events/2011/04/09/celebrate-spring-at-nikkei-centre/
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