• Saturday, April 6, 2024
• 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
• Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson (map)
• Google Calendar  ICS

“Embark on a serene haiku walk through the Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson, an experience designed to immerse you in the vibrant renewal of spring amidst blooming flowers, fresh scents, and gentle sounds. This journey introduces you to the art of haiku poetry, a form celebrated for its ability to capture the ephemeral beauty of nature in a few succinct words, encouraging mindfulness and a deep connection to the present. You’ll wander the garden’s paths, pausing at inspirational points to observe, reflect, and pen your haiku, connecting with the season’s essence and your inner self. This interactive experience combines the beauty of Japanese garden design with the reflective practice of writing haiku, offering both seasoned poets and newcomers the joy of capturing spring’s spirit.

This event will be led by award-winning poet, Kenneth Pearson. Kenneth is the digital librarian for The Haiku Foundation and the author of five collections of poetry, including two collections of haiku. He resides in Vail, AZ.”

Date/Time:

Saturday, April 6 @ 12pm – 1:30pm

Tickets:

$20 General/$10 Members 

Space is limited. Please reserve your spot!Purchase Tickets

After a three year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, our popular Tucson Japanese Festival is returning on Saturday, March 23 once again at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center at 1288 W. River Road. Festivities start at 11 am with a Odaiko Sonora Taiko drum roll. Also at this opening we will be giving a tribute to our late SAJCC Director Yuki Ibuki who passed away in Kyoto, Japan on Dec. 3, 2023.

Flyer on the schedule of events and food options for purchase is below. Fee is again only $5 for adults, free for children 5 years and younger. Family fun for all ages, plus mochi pounding, martial arts, traditional dancing, origami, activities & games.

New this year are mochi art making, 50/50 raffle prizes, shogi game playing, butoh workshop.

• Wednesday, March 13, 2024
• 5:30 PM  7:00 PM
• Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson (map)
• Google Calendar  ICS

“Come hear the story of the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism and learn about his early life and how he became a spiritual leader. 

The word Buddha means “I am awake” pertaining to the discovery of how he became free from suffering and developed an embodiment of compassion, wisdom, and peace. 

A guided mindfulness meditation through the Gardens will follow the lecture. “Mindfulness is the ability to see things clearly, as they are, moment by moment and meditation is the foundation of mindfulness practice, the pillar of support through which our sense of self and world deepens, grows, and is clarified.” – Lhasha Tizer.

Lhasha Tizer, MS. is a certified Community Dharma Leader trained in Insight Meditation through Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She is a long time practitioner and teacher of meditation and mindfulness, studying for 47 years, and has been teaching Buddhist Studies since 2010. Through Desert Insight Meditation, her teaching community, she offers classes, book groups, and retreats at Tucson Community Meditation Center, the Sol Center and beyond. “


Date/Time:

Wednesday, March 13th, 2024

5:30PM-7PM

Advance registration required.

Tickets:

General public: $30 

(Gardens admission included)

*There will be an opportunity to sign up for follow up guided instruction in mindfulness meditation the next week on Wednesday, March 20th at Yume from 5:30-7pm.Purchase Tickets

Once again the popular Tucson Festival of Books will be held at University of AZ campus mall on March 9 & 10, 2024. Coming this year are three Japanese American authors:

Joe Ide (mystery)

Kazu Kibuishi (children’s books)

Misa Sugiura (children’s books)

Info on where/when these authors are presenting on various panels is all at www.tucsonfestivalof books.org. Click on “Authors”, then “Presenting Authors” for full bios. Schematic schedule of both days is at: https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?id=676.

Enjoy the Tucson Festival of Books.