No.193-6
■ International Exchange Committee
The 15th Meguro City International Exchange Forum “Enjoy Bunraku”
- English Interpretation by Mark Oshima -
Date: Feb. 24 (Mon.) 18:30 〜
Place: Meguro Persimmon Hall (Small Hall)
(For further details see Jan. issue of Short News & the flier)
Apply to the Meguro UNESCO Association by postcard or fax as soon as possible. (Many applications are expected.)
■ Cultural Activity Committee
The 31th Meguro UNESCO Charity Concert
-Piano Recital by Maki Sekiya-
Date: Mar. 8 (Sat.) 18:00 〜
Place: Meguro Persimmon Hall
Program: Schubert, Gabitova, Ravel, Stravinsky
Tickets: All seats non-reserved - \2,000 for adults (\2,500 on the day);
\1,000 for students; \500 for school children & junior high students
Application: Send a postcard or fax to Meguro UNESCO with your name, address, phone number, and the number of tickets you need (See the flier)
■ International Support Activity Committee
“Volunteers Wanted!” - We need people who can visit a nearby elementary school or junior high school in Meguro City to pick up “miswritten postcards” that have been kindly collected by the students. We plan to visit schools after Feb. 20.
■ Training Program Committee
UNESCO Lecture -“Japan's Policy for International Cooperation in Education”
Lecturer: Prof. Takao Kamibeppu, Tokyo Jogakkan College
Date: Mar. 24 (Mon.) 18:30 - 20:30
Place: Nakameguro GT Plaza
■ Mr. Shuzo Shiibashi passed away on Dec. 22, 2002 at the age of 75. He
had worked as an auditor for Meguro UNESCO for many years. We pray his
soul may rest in peace.
■ Thanks! We received a contribution from Yoko Noguchi and Fuku Okami.
■ Opera Concert “Kaguya-hime”
Date: Mar. 16 (Sun.) 18:00 -
Place: Meguro Persimmon Hall (Tel: 5701-2913)
Tickets: \3,500 for seats A, \2,000 for seats B
Organizer: Meguro Executive Committee for “Kaguyahime”
Co-sponsors: Meguro UNESCO, Meguro Arts Foundation
★ Invitation to Chado (Tea Ceremony)
Members of Urasenke International hold a tea presentation in English. Chado
is not only about drinking ‘bitter’ tea. It is a composite art form
encompassing ceramics, pottery, flower arrangement, calligraphy, architecture,
interior design, Zen philosophy, literature, cuisine, lacquer ware, various
hand craft wares, etc.
Date: Last Sunday of every month 13:00 - 15:30 (Feb. 23, Mar. 30 …)
Place: Kindai-Kagakusha Bldg 9 F - 6 minutes' walk from JR Ichigaya Station
(Sobu Line); 2 minutes’ walk from Exit 5, Ichigaya Subway Station (Yurakucho
Line, Nanboku Line)
Fee: \1,000 (including tea and sweats), \500 for students
Inquiries & Reservation: Kazuko Umetsu
(Tel/Fax: 03-3724-6314)
★ Exhibition “Kururinpa” (Admission free)
Dates: Mar. 9 (Sun.) - 23 (Sun.) 10:00 - 18:00 (Closed on Thursdays)
Place: Art Gallery, Yokohama Museum of Art (10 minutes’ walk from Sakuragicho
Station)
Organizer: “Kururinpa Club” Kenichi Harada, a designer and member of Meguro UNESCO, belongs to.
■ Members' News
Kuniaki Yamashita became professor of Graduate School of Kyushu University.
Yasuo Hirata and his wife Michiko will come back to Japan in April after two years of work for JICA.
■ Welcome, new members!
TERUO KOBAYASHI, MASAKO NAKAYAMA, HIROKO TAKAHASHI, MASAKO KANNO, MASAKO KATAOKA, KAZUO KIKUCHI, RIE UCHIDA, TOMOMI SAEKI, ATSUKO SAITO, CHIKARA TAKAHASHI, YUMIKO YOSHIDA, MAKIKO KIKUCHI, AKIHIRO NAKAMURA, AYANO TANAKA, TOMOHIKO TAKAHASHI,
TAKASHI KUSUHARA, ATSUKO ITSUKI,
Friendship members: PAUL TAYLOR (U.S.A.), GEN I RYOU (China), SLAV VARLAKOV
(Ukraine), AGNES CHOW (Canada), ANIKO HARA (Hungary),I MADE AGUSTIKA (Indonesia),
ANDREW DUCKWORTH (U.K.), ANURODH HARIDAS MESHRAM (India), TOOD LANCE
SHINTANI (U.S.A.), KIM JEONG IN (Korea), CHO SOO HYON (Korea), HYUN MYUNG
SOOK (Korea), RAN ITU BUN (Taiwan), KIM MIN SUK (Korea), MAHAMMAD SHAJAHAN
SIRAJ (Bangladesh), SYED ABDUL HAMID (Malaysia), ROBERT DAWKINS (Jamaica),
STEPHEN DKYDRE BADOO (Ghana), HAANG MINH PHUONG (Vietnam), WETZIG KERSTIN,
MIRKO KERSTIN (Germany), TIO DAISY (the Philippines)