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2009
- Year of the Ox
Welcome to the Japan America
Society of Maine website. If you are not already a member,
Join Now to explore the wide variety
of Japanese cultural programs and events sponsored by JASM and
others occuring throughout Maine.
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| JASM
Members -- Join us later in June
on a visit to Bowdoin's Japanese Garden
and the Eartheart Gardens in Harpswell
Cherry and apple blossoms came and went and it is already
June! Now it is garden-going season again, and we hope
youfll join us! On Saturday 27 June, from 11.30, wefll
visit first the Japanese Garden at Bowdoin College and
then, once again, the Eartheart Gardens in Harpswell.
First, however, on Thursday, 11 June, there will be
a working gathering of volunteers at Bowdoinfs Japanese
Garden. Wefll work from 9:00 to 11:00 or so. |
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Jo McCarten, a JASM member
and volunteer at the Bowdoin Japanese Garden, will reconstruct
the fence on the east end of the garden. Jo researched
traditional Japanese garden fences and will teach everyone
ethe knotf used to hold the fence together. The group
will be weeding and pruning and getting ready for JASMfs
visit on Saturday, 27 June.
Many of us enjoyed JASMfs visit to the Bowdoin Garden
last year. [We did it last year in a heavy drizzle and
it was delightful, so this is one event wonft be called
on account of rain.] Since we were there, the ground
cover has been changed to moss on the recommendation
of the Japanese Gardener Masa Seko, and wefll see other
changes the year has brought. Wefll have time for questions
and discussion and photographing.
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| After the Bowdoin Garden
visit, we will drive to Eartheart Gardens in Harpswell,
where wefll have our brown-bag lunch, and then wefll
enjoy the late Siberian Irises and early Japanese Irises.
Master Gardener
Sharon Whitney will tell us about her irises and answer
any questions we have. For a preview of what awaits
us there, visit
their website.
We look forward to seeing you at one or both of these
happy seasonal gatherings.
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The JASM Board |
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JASM
is considering several events in 2009. We have
not yet determined specifics; we will send you
these when we have them. Contact Lucy
Sloan
Wefll
keep you posted on otherJapan-related activities
as well. Please do let us know if youfve suggestions
for JASM programs this year! |
Early
Summer:
Visit to Japanese Garden, Bowdoin, and
Eartheart Iris Gardens. |
August:
Rissho
University students at USM with JASM
homestay weekends. |
September:
JASM ANNUAL MEETING.
Portland-Shinagawa
25th Anniversary Visit in
Portland. FFI: Yaeko
Collier |
| October/November:
Fall
Fest at a Japanese restaurant. |
| December:
End-of-the-year celebration: museum field trip?
potluck? suggestions? |
| SEE
YOU THERE! |
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We Had a Beautiful Day on Casco Bay
Saturday, September 13 aboard the 74' windjammer Frances
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Photos
by Lucy Sloan |
LINK
to
Maine Sailing Adventures Website
2008
Community Cultural
Celebration > September 20, Bridgton. Click here
for details, or call 207-647-2389, or email at info@cccofmaine.org
"AVENUES OF CONNECTION"
Click here
to read a very detailed report of the trip to Aomori last
fall by the Maine-Aomori Sister State Advisory Council delegation
and Governor & Mrs. Baldacci. (Acrobat Reader needed,
and be patient for large file to load.)
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