[Shaku] A few BC Shakuhachi-related events

Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu! (Happy New Year!!!) again!

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*Shakuhachi Fukizome (first blowing of the New Year) at Ayako
Sakaino's Teahouse

This February 9, at 12:00 noon, the Vancouver contingent of the SSBC
will be holding their semi-formal shakuhachi first blow of the New
Year in Vancouver, British Columbia at the tea house of Ayako
Sakaino. There will be semi-formal shakuhachi performances by all
attending shakuhachi players after a formal tea ceremony by tea
master, Ayako Sakaino. The address is:

4209 West 16th Ave., Vancouver, BC Tel: 778-371-1350
The following map is useful.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?
formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=4209%20W%2016th%
20Avenue&city=Vancouver&state=BC&zipcode=V6R&country=CA&geodiff=1

Sakaino Sensei has been practicing Japanese tea ceremony for over 30
years and is one of the leading teachers in Canada.

Suggested donation: $10.00.

RSVP to ramos@dccnet.com.

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*2nd Annual Victoria Tea Festival

This February 17, 2008
Victoria Conference Centre
720 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC, Canada
11am - 5pm

The Victoria Tea Festival is an annual destination event for the city
of Victoria, and the Pacific Northwest, in which consumers and
businesses and alike can indulge in an educational tea experience
exploring the traditions and trends of tea, while supporting a worthy
cause - Camosun College Child Care Services. The one day event
features tea tastings, delectable tea-food selections, exquisite tea
wares, lectures and demonstrations on a variety of topics by experts
in the industry, opportunities to purchase hundreds of teas and tea-
related products, and much more. Join us February 17 and enjoy the
world of tea through a plethora of learning opportunities: Tea
Tastings, Tea-Food Tastings, Lectures, Tea Leaf Readings.

Alcvin and Satomi will be playing koto and shakuhachi music there but
any other shakuhachi players (and Japanese musicians) are welcome to
come and play throughout the day. If you want to play at this event,
please RSVP to ramos@dccnet.com. There will be a table where
shakuhachi-related items will be displayed and for sale.

For full information on the festival, visit :
www.victoriateafestival.com/index.php.

Alcvin

In the Heart of Bamboo

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Received on Wed Feb 6 18:42 PST 2008