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Japan-in-Houston Events Calendar

 

February of 2010

 

February 2nd The Japan American Society of Houston holds a lecture at Lone Star College, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
3 The Japan American Society of Houston holds a lecture at Clements High School in Sugarland, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
3 Cooking class SUSHI 101 will be taught at Central Market (Westheimer at Weslayan), 6:30 - 9:00 pm, by Chris Nemoto. Call 713-993-9860 for more information.
3 The Houston Bonsai Society holds their monthly general membership meeting.
3 Sushi Club of Houston is scheduled to meet at 6:30 pm at Kaneyama. Registration and an RSVP are absolutely required.
4 A cooking class called "Sushi and Handroll Workshop" is taught at at Sur la table, beginning at 6:30 pm, by Calvin Eata. Call 713-533-0959 for more information.
6 Class "Sushi & Sashimi" taught 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Leisure Learning as class no. T4210A on this date. Call 713-529-4414 for more information.
6 Houston regional Japanese Language Speech Contest.
9 The Houston Japanese Language Group meets at 7:00 pm at the Ginza. The theme for this meeting is "travel in Japan." This is a great opportunity for students and native speakers to socialize and speak Japanese in a casual setting. Like other MeetUp events, this is organized using the MeetUp WWW site.
9 Final date for registration for the March 3rd Mini Opera and Classic Concert. Contact the Japanese Association of Greater Houston and the Japan Business Association of Houston for further information.
12 The Japan American Society of Houston holds lectures at Varnett Public Schools.
13 A book reading event for Japanese speaking children will be held at the Sansuikai Center starting at 10:30 am. Contact the Sansuikai Center for further information, 281-493-1542.
13 A Japanese used book sale takes place at Wilchester Academy, 901 Yorkchester, from 9 am to 3:30 pm, organized by the ladies group of the  Japan Business Association of Houston.
16 A children's play event for Japanese speaking children will be held at the Sansuikai Center starting at 10:30 am. Contact mama_asookai (at) yahoo.co.jp for further information.
17 Sushi Club of Houston is scheduled to meet at 6:30 pm at Japanerios. Registration and an RSVP are absolutely required.
19 A "Play Date" event for Japanese speaking children will be held in Houston, starting at 11 am. Contact houstonplaydateclub (at) gmail.com for more information.
20 The Houston Japanese Language Group meets at 6:30 pm at Sushi Jin for an Enka-Oldies Japanese Karaoke Party. Like other MeetUp events, this is organized using the MeetUp WWW site. An RSVP is required.
21 A Karuta contest is held in Houston! This is somewhat associated with the Japanese Association of Greater Houston and takes place at 3 pm. An RSVP by February 11th is required. Contact the Japanese Association of Greater Houston for further details.
25 Class "Beginning Japanese Writing Lab" is taught 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at Leisure Learning as class no. T5752A on this date. Note that these Leasure Learning classes are far too short to learn anything much beyond tourist level Japanese. Call 713-529-4414 for more information.
26 A children's play event for Japanese speaking children will be held at the Sansuikai Center starting at 2:00 pm. Contact mama_asookai (at) yahoo.co.jp for further information.
February 27th

"TAO The Martial Art of Drumming" will be presented at 8 pm at The Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston. You've probably seen them on TV at some time. This group presents an alternative modern take on a traditional Taiko. Call 409-763-7173 for more information.

Do you know of an event that is missing? Write to the Japan-Houston mailing list, which provides timely notification of these events. Also see Useful Japan-related Links for the Houston Area.