04 March 2013
Remember to enter our Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai ticket giveaway! (Ends 10 March)
Shepparton’s Art Blockbuster – see our media coverage here
Face to Face With Fukushima – Melbourne
A delegation from Japan will tour Australia to share firsthand accounts and experiences of the Fukushima nuclear disaster that occurred following the Tsunami that devastated East Japan on March 11, 2011. The tour will commemorate two years since the disaster occurred with public meetings and events around Australia.
Date: 9 Mar, Picnic & Talk, 1.00pm-2.30pm / Dinner, Talk & Presentation, 6.30pm onwards
Venue: Picnic at Village Green, CERES, Cnr Roberts and Stewart St, Brunswick East || Dinner at La Notte, 140 Lygon St Carlton
Admission: Picnic, $10, under 18 free / Dinner, $30, bookings required, RSVP secretary@mapw.org.au (Carole)
Website: choosenuclearfree.net/tour/
Support Fukushima Kids 2013
This is a fund raising event to support the “Fukushima Youth Ambassadors” visit in Australia. There will be performances by Noriko Tadano (shamisen), Fuefukuro (drum and flute ensemble), Yumi Umiumare (butoh) and more.
Date: 11 Mar
Venue: Wabi Sabi Garden, 17 Wellington St, St Kilda
Admission: Free, donations welcome
Website: Search ‘Support Fukushima Kids 2013’ on Facebook
Free Japanese Film Screenings
Three Japanese films grace the screens this March; Fukushima Hula Girls, Quartet! and Light Up Nippon For detailed information and session times, please visit the website.
Date: 12-13 Mar, Various times
Venue: Japan Information & Cultural Centre, Consulate-General of Japan, Level 8, 570 Bourke St, Melbourne
Admission: Free, spaces limited, RSVP to meljapan@mb.mofa.go.jp
Website: www.melbourne.au.emb-japan.go.jp
Children’s Handicraft & Picture Book Display
Children’s picture book author and illustrator, Toshi Handa of Kodomoon Art commemorates the 2-year anniversary of the Mar 11 disaster in Japan through an exhibition of artworks by children from his art workshops.
Date: Until 4 Apr
Venue: Japan Information & Cultural Centre, Consulate-General of Japan, Level 8, 570 Bourke St, Melbourne
Admission: Free
Website: www.melbourne.au.emb-japan.go.jp
Meet in the Middle
A collaborative exhibition of limited edition prints by Kyoko Imazu and Damon Kowarsky.
Date: Until 1 Apr
Venue: Atrium Gallery, Lvl 35, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, 25 Collins St
Admission: Free
Website: damonandkyoko.tk/
