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May 3–May 4, 2008
10 a.m.–6 p.m. | Rain or Shine* | Free with Admission
Sakura Matsuri, New York City's "Rite of Spring," marks its 27th year with over 60 events and performances celebrating Japanese culture and the blossoming of BBG's 220 cherry trees. Visitors to the weekend-long Cherry Blossom Festival can enjoy J-pop concerts, traditional Japanese music and dance, taiko drumming, martial arts, bonsai pruning workshops, Japanese Manga art, tea ceremonies, and workshops for all ages. New this year is the Sakura J-Lounge, featuring some of the country's hippest DJ's spinning Japanese pop sounds. Free with Garden admission.
*In case of rain, events will be moved to sheltered locations.
Sakura J-Lounge (Clockwise from top right: DJ Saiko Mikan, DJ 2Thirteen, DJ Hayden Honey, DJ Jaiko Suzuki)
PRINTABLE SCHEDULES
Printer-friendly schedule of events: Saturday and Sunday.
ADMISSION FEES & GUIDELINES
Admission fees will be charged all weekend during Sakura Matsuri, including Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Events are free with Garden admission and will be held rain or shine. Please read these important tips and guidelines for festivalgoers.
TICKETWEB
Tickets are also available through www.TicketWeb.com for Hanami and Sakura Matsuri. TicketWeb ticket holders will have expedited entry into the Garden.
Sachio Ito & Company (photo: Barbara Alper, courtesy BBG)
ZAN
The Original Sushi Pillow
Soh Daiko (photo: Barbara Alper, courtesy BBG)
Urasenka Chanoyu Center
Love etc.
The Tenri Gagaku Society of New York (photo: Barbara Alper, courtesy BBG)
Gaijin a Go-Go (photo: Barbara Alper, courtesy BBG)
Samarai Sword Soul (photo: Barbara Alper, courtesy BBG)
Brooklyn College Preparatory Center
Spinnin Ronin Martial Arts Dance Theater
Kensuke Okabayashi
L'Occitane
Yoshi Amao (photo: Barbara Alper, courtesy BBG)
Sugarworks
Sakura Tattoo (photo: Barbara Alper, courtesy BBG)
Origami Paper Folding (photo: Barbara Alper, courtesy BBG)
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| Noon–1:00 | Taiko Drumming Soh Daiko —Cherry Esplanade Stage |
| Noon–12:45 | Children's Suzuki Recital Brooklyn College Preparatory Center —Auditorium |
| 1:15–2:00 | Nihon Buyo Classical & Ryukyu Buyo Okinawan Dance Sachiyo Ito & Company with the Sonny Ochiai Quartet —Cherry Esplanade Stage |
| 2:00–3:00 | Cherry Blossoms & The Art of Perfume Anne Cecile Brilland, L'Occitane —Alfred T. White Memorial Amphitheater |
| 2:15–3:00 | Mask-Battles for the Truth A Samurai Drama Samurai Sword Soul —Cherry Esplanade Stage |
| 2:30–3:15 | Hanagasa Odori (Flower Hat Dance) Procession Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York —Lily Pool Terrace |
| 3:15–3:45 | Love etc. J-Pop Ballads | Artist Website and MySpace —Cherry Esplanade Stage |
| 3:30–4:15 | Butoh Dance Dean Street FOO Dance —Meadow |
| 3:30–5:00 | Koto and Shakuhachi Flute Concert Kyo-Shin-An Dojo with Yoko Reikno Kimura —Alfred T. White Memorial Amphitheater |
| 4:00–5:00 | Imperial Court Music Concert The Tenri Gagaku Society of New York —Auditorium |
| 4:00–5:00 | ZAN J-Pop from Tokyo —Cherry Esplanade Stage |
| 5:15–6:00 | The Legend of Ninja Kotaro Ninja Cosplay Spectacle Spinnin Ronin Martial Arts Dance Theater —Cherry Esplanade Stage |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 1:30–3:30 | DJ Saiko Mikan Spinning Group Sounds | Artist Website —Osborne Garden |
| 3:30–5:30 | DJ Hayden Honey Spinning Shibuya-kei | Artist Website —Osborne Garden |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 10:00–5:00 | Origami Crane Confections Chef Max Kitano, Sugarworks —Magnolia Plaza |
| Noon–1:00 | All About Sencha Green Tea Shiho Tonoshima, ITO EN —Members' Room |
| Noon–5:00 | Washi Ningyo Doll Making Yuko Doren —Magnolia Plaza |
| 2:00–3:30 | Ikebana Flower Arranging Fumiko Allinder —Auditorium |
| 2:00–3:00 | Mataro Ningyo Doll Making Kinuko Narada —Members' Room Annex |
| 3:00–4:00 | Moku Hanga Woodblock Printing April Vollmer —Steinhardt Conservatory |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 1:00–5:00 | Origami Paper Folding for Families Jeremy Aaron Horland & Soojin Horland —Lily Pool Terrace |
| 1:00–5:00 | The Game of Go Brooklyn Go Club —North Cherry Esplanade |
| 2:00–5:00 | Paper, Poetry & Plants for Families Discovery Workshop —Children's Garden |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 10:00–5:30 | Sakura Tattoo Parlor Temporary Tattoos —Magnolia Plaza |
| Noon–5:00 | "Sleeping with the Fishes" Sushi Pillow Photo Op The Original Sushi Pillow —Magnolia Plaza |
| 2:00–5:00 | Manga Library: Nature Comics AnimeNEXT —Members' Room |
| 3:00–4:00 | Meet Manga for Dummies Creator Kensuke Okabayashi —Members' Room |
| 4:00–5:00 | Book Signing, Manga for Dummies Kensuke Okabayashi —Members' Room |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 10:00–5:00 | Ikebana Flower Arrangements Students of Fumiko Allinder —Rotunda |
| 10:00–5:00 | Cherry Blossom Visions: Charles Gustina & David Wander —Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery |
| 10:00–5:00 | Living Sculpture Bonsai Display Friends of Bonsai —Steinhardt Conservatory |
| 10:00–5:00 | BBG Bonsai Permanent Collection —C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum, Steinhardt Conservatory |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 10:00–12:00 | Tour: Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden BBG Garden Guides —Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden |
| 11:00–11:30 | Bonsai Advice for Home Gardeners Friends of Bonsai —Steinhardt Conservatory |
| 1:00–2:00 | Experts on Flowering Cherries Gardener's Resource Center Staff —Gardener's Resource Center |
| 2:00–4:00 | Tour: Seasonal Highlights BBG Garden Guides —Visitor Center |
| 2:30–3:00 | Tour: C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum BBG Garden Guides —Steinhardt Conservatory |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 10:00–5:30 | Sakura Gift Express —Cherry Esplanade |
| 10:00–5:30 | Japanese Gifts & Bonsai —Lily Pool Terrace |
| 11:00–5:30 | Japanese Food & Beverages —Cherry Esplanade |
| 10:00–5:00 | Origami Crane Confections Sugarworks —Magnolia Plaza |
| Noon–5:00 | Sushi Pillows The Original Sushi Pillow —Magnolia Plaza |
| Noon–5:00 | Washi Ningyo Dolls Yuko Doren —Magnolia Plaza |
Sunday, May 4, 2008
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 10:00–10:20 | Kyoto Kimono Fashion Show Sakura Productions —Auditorium |
| 10:30–12:30 | Documentary Film Screening Hannari: Geisha Modern Miyuki Sohara (2007) 94 min. | Film Website (Screening followed by brief Q&A) —Auditorium |
| Noon–12:45 | Taiko Drumming Taiko Masala —Cherry Esplanade Stage |
| Noon–1:00 | Cherry Blossoms & The Art of Perfume Anne Cecile Brilland, L'Occitane —Alfred T. White Memorial Amphitheater |
| 12:45–1:00 | Children's Taiko Drumming Recital Genki Daiko Team —Cherry Esplanade Stage |
| 1:15–2:00 | Nihon Buyo Classical & Ryukyu Buyo Okinawan Dance Sachiyo Ito & Company with the Sonny Ochiai Quartet —Cherry Esplanade Stage |
| 1:30–2:30 | Traditional Tea Ceremony Urasenke Chanoyu Center —Alfred T. White Memorial Amphitheater |
| 2:15–3:00 | Koto & Shamisen Concert Masayo Ishigure & the Miyabi Koto Shamisen Ensemble —Cherry Esplanade Stage |
| 3:30–4:00 | Minbu Folk Dance Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York —Cherry Esplanade Stage |
| 3:30–4:15 | Butoh Dance Dean Street FOO Dance —Meadow |
| 3:30–5:00 | Koto and Shakuhachi Flute Concert Kyo-Shin-An Dojo with Yoko Reikno Kimura —Alfred T. White Memorial Amphitheater |
| 4:15–5:00 | Mask-Battles for the Truth A Samurai Drama Samurai Sword Soul —Cherry Esplanade Stage |
| 5:00–6:00 | Tips for Creating Simple Manga Characters Kensuke Okabayashi, Author & Illustrator —Auditorium |
| 5:15–6:00 | Gaijin a Go-Go Boot Shakin' J-Pop | Artist Website —Cherry Esplanade Stage |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 1:30–3:30 | DJ Jaiko Suzuki Spinning 70's and 80's Japanese Pop & Rock | Artist Website —Osborne Garden |
| 3:30–5:30 | DJ 2Thirteen Spinning Anime-themed J-Pop & J-Rock | Artist Website —Osborne Garden |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 10:00–5:00 | Origami Crane Confections Chef Max Kitano, Sugarworks —Magnolia Plaza |
| Noon–1:00 | All About Sencha Green Tea Shiho Tonoshima, ITO EN —Members' Room |
| Noon–5:00 | Washi Ningyo Doll Making Yuko Doren —Magnolia Plaza |
| 1:00–2:00 | Bonsai Pruning Techniques Julian Velasco, BBG Bonsai Curator —Steinhardt Conservatory |
| 2:00–3:30 | Ikebana Flower Arranging Fumiko Allinder —Auditorium |
| 2:00–3:00 | Mataro Ningyo Doll Making Kinuko Narada —Members' Room Annex |
| 3:00–4:00 | Moku Hanga Woodblock Printing April Vollmer —Steinhardt Conservatory |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 1:00–5:00 | Origami Paper Folding for Families Jeremy Aaron Horland & Soojin Horland —Lily Pool Terrace |
| 1:00–5:00 | The Game of Go Brooklyn Go Club —North Cherry Esplanade |
| 2:00–5:00 | Paper, Poetry & Plants for Families Discovery Workshop —Children's Garden |
| 3:00–3:30 | Taiko Drumming for Families Hiro Kurashima, Taiko Masala —Auditorium |
| 4:00–4:30 | Taiko Drumming for Families Hiro Kurashima, Taiko Masala —Auditorium |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 10:00–5:30 | Sakura Tattoo Parlor Temporary Tattoos —Magnolia Plaza |
| Noon–5:00 | "Sleeping with the Fishes" Sushi Pillow Photo Op The Original Sushi Pillow —Magnolia Plaza |
| 2:00–5:00 | Manga Library: Nature Comics AnimeNEXT —Members' Room |
| 3:00–4:00 | Meet Manga for Dummies Creator Kensuke Okabayashi —Members' Room |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 10:00–5:00 | Ikebana Flower Arrangements Students of Fumiko Allinder —Rotunda |
| 10:00–5:00 | Cherry Blossom Visions: Charles Gustina & David Wander —Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery |
| 10:00–5:00 | Living Sculpture Bonsai Display Friends of Bonsai —Steinhardt Conservatory |
| 10:00–5:00 | BBG Bonsai Permanent Collection —C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum, Steinhardt Conservatory |
| Noon–5:00 | Washi Ningyo Dolls Yuko Doren —Magnolia Plaza |
| 1:00–5:00 | Mataro Ningyo Dolls Kinuko Narada —Members' Room Annex |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 10:00–10:45 | Meet the Artist Cherry Blossom Visions: David Wander —Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery |
| 10:00–12:00 | Tour: Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden BBG Garden Guides —Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden |
| 11:00–11:30 | Bonsai Advice for Home Gardeners Friends of Bonsai —Steinhardt Conservatory |
| 11:00–11:45 | Meet the Artist Cherry Blossom Visions: David Wander —Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery |
| 1:00–2:00 | Experts on Flowering Cherries Gardener's Resource Center Staff —Gardener's Resource Center |
| 1:00–2:00 | Bonsai Pruning Techniques Julian Velasco, BBG Bonsai Curator —Steinhardt Conservatory |
| 2:00–4:00 | Tour: Seasonal Highlights BBG Garden Guides —Visitor Center |
| 2:00–2:45 | Meet the Artist Cherry Blossom Visions: David Wander —Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery |
| 2:30–3:00 | Tour: C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum BBG Garden Guides —Steinhardt Conservatory |
| 3:00–3:45 | Meet the Artist Cherry Blossom Visions: David Wander —Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery |
| Time | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 10:00–5:30 | Sakura Gift Express —Cherry Esplanade |
| 10:00–5:30 | Japanese Gifts & Bonsai —Lily Pool Terrace |
| 11:00–5:30 | Japanese Food & Beverages —Cherry Esplanade |
| 10:00–5:00 | Origami Crane Confections Sugarworks —Magnolia Plaza |
| Noon–5:00 | Sushi Pillows The Original Sushi Pillow —Magnolia Plaza |
| Noon–5:00 | Washi Ningyo Dolls Yuko Doren —Magnolia Plaza |