Location
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
Description
Learn about children's celebrations in Japan during this special weekend. Listen to koto harp and shakuhachi flute music, enjoy traditional folk tales and watch a tea ceremony. Kids of all ages can make projects to celebrate the traditional Girls' Day and Boys' Day—design a kimono-clad paper doll, create a miniature carp kite, construct an origami samurai helmet and more at family-friendly, hands-on stations. The schedule includes: members of the Urasenke Chicago Association: tea ceremony at 10:30 a.m.; Michael Gould: shakuhachi flute at 11:30 a.m.; Anne Shimojima: traditional storytelling at 12:30 p.m.; Chicago Koto Group: koto harp at 1:30 p.m.
Event Cost: Free, $30 parking
Price Category: $
Event times: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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