Morikami Monthly – July 2023

SUNSET STROLL

EXPERIENCE THE ROJI-EN GARDENS AFTER HOURS
JULY 20, 2023 | 5:30pm – 8:00pm

TAIKO PERFORMANCES RETURN TO THE THEATER
6:00 | 6:45 | 7:30

July’s Sunset Stroll will now feature Taiko drumming performances in the Morikami Theater. Taiko Tickets are free and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. This is a rain-or-shine event.

PURCHASE TICKETS
Morikami Museum Store

Buddha Board
$45.00
Member Price: $40.50

Brass Desk Gong
$85.00
Member Price: $76.50
Upcoming Events

Youth Calligraphy Workshop

Saturday, July 15, 2023
Explore the mesmerizing art of Japanese calligraphy in our dynamic Youth Workshop, where kids will learn to beautifully express their creativity through the fluid dance of brush and ink.

For Kids Ages 8-17
$25 + $5 material fee payable to instructor.

Family Fun: Tanabata
July 5-9, 2023 | 10am – 5pm

Make a wish for the Star Festival, Tanabata! Write your wish on a strip of colored paper, or tanzaku, and tie it to a branch of our Tanabata bamboo to celebrate.

All Family Fun Days are FREE* with paid admission

Film: Lu Over The Wall
Sunday, July 16, 2023

A delightful, visually enchanting animated film that weaves the tale of Kai, a gloomy middle schooler, who forms an unlikely friendship with a mermaid named Lu when she hears his music. Directed by Masaaki Yuasa, the film unfolds as a spellbinding fable of friendship and transformation, blurring the lines between tradition and modernity, loneliness and camaraderie, set against a beautiful backdrop of music and magical realism.

11:00 am (English) | 2:00 pm (Japanese, English Subtitles)
Cost: $5 with paid museum admission

The Art of Kokedama Workshop
Saturday, June 24, 2023

Kokedama is the Japanese art of growing plants in a moss-covered ball of soil. These beautiful and decorative plants bring an organic and natural touch to planting orchids, succulents, and other ornamental plants.

Session 1: 10:00am – 12:30pm
Session 2: 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Advance Registration Required

$60 + $25 material fee payable to instructor.

Film: Resistance at Tule Lake

Friday, July 28, 2023, at 7:00 pm

A potent, thought-provoking documentary that shines a light on the largest and most controversial of the Japanese American internment camps during World War II. Through intimate interviews and archival footage, the film uncovers the profound resilience and resistance displayed by internees, offering a stirring testament to the strength of the human spirit in times of injustice and adversity.

Post Screening Discussion Led by Director Konrad Aderer