10th Annual Spring Festival
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 10 am to 5 pm
A full day of Japanese art, activities, performances, workshops, and food. Download the flyer and RSVP form here.
Free activities (with admission)
Art Show and Sale
All day, 10 am to 5 pm
California artists will display and sell their artwork—watercolors, ceramics, glass, greeting cards, baskets, and more. Participating artists: Ronnie Wrest, Hisako Koga, Patt Rank, Michael Garcia, and others.
Sand Stone Art by Bob Sandoval
10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Create your own decorative sand stone, using a mold, sand, sea shells, and bits of stained glass. Limited to 12 students per session.
KAZARI: Bonsai Display Competition
11 am to 5 pm
Click here for more information.
Hands-on Pottery Experience
All day, 10 am to 5 pm in the Art Show area
Come and decorate your own pottery! Ceramic artists will demonstrate how to glaze your own piece.
Hands-on Origami
1:30 to 5 pm
Origami artist Ray Thomas will introduce the delights of traditional Japanese paper folding.
Kendo Demonstration
3 pm
Shin Fresno Dojo of the Central California Kendo Federation (CCKF) will demonstrate this martial art of sword-fighting.
Taiko Performance by Fresno Gumyo Taiko
12 pm and 2:30 pm outdoors
Taiko, which literally means “fat drum,” has been described as the heartbeat of Japan. It s powerful rhythms, harmonies, and movements are unforgettable.
Bonsai Exhibition at the Center’s Bonsai Garden
10 am to 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm to 4 pm
Bonsai Demonstration and Lecture
12:30 pm outdoors
Conducted by Kathy Shaner, Curator of the Golden State Bonsai Federation Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt, using selected plant material from the Clark Center bonsai reserve collection.
Bonsai and Art Auction
1:30 pm outdoors
The auction items will be selected bonsai and potential bonsai plant material from the current inventory of the Center’s bonsai collection as well as artworks.
Ticketed Activities (pre-registration required)
Clark Garden Tours
Four tours: 10 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 3 pm
Landscape architect Bob Boro and docents will take you on a tour of the beautiful private Japanese garden.
60 minutes: $7 for members; $10 for non-members
Tea Demonstration
Two sessions: 10:30 am and 2:30 pm on the garden deck
Mrs. Kay Tokumoto, a master of the Urasenke School, will perform a tea demonstration. Observe the graceful movements of Mrs. Tokumoto preparing and serving tea.
45 minutes: $5 for members; $7 for non-members
Bonsai Workshop for Adults and Kids
Two sessions: 1:00 and 3:00 pm in Tent A
Participants will learn the fundamentals of bonsai and leave the workshop with an actual bonsai they have created.
90 minutes: $20 for members; $25 for non-members (Fee includes a bonsai tree.)