Topic: Event
Friday, Nov. 17 – Sunday, Nov. 20
Friday, 7:30 – 10:00 PM Geisha Gala Party: An Evening of Imperial Culture at Le Meridien Hotel, Garden Room, 465 South La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90048. Y&J Productions, 818-531-7662.
Friday, 8:00 PM Sankai Juku Kagemi-Beyond the Metaphors of Mirrors at Royce Hall, UCLA. UCLA Live, www.uclalive.org.
Saturday, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Japan Expo at Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall-K. General Admission, $12. Japan Expo, 213-617-0868, www.japanexpo.org.
Saturday, 12:30 – 7:00 PM Harmonic Concert, a joint performance by developmentally challenged individuals from Japan and America, at Heritage Forum, 201 East Broadway Ave., Anaheim, CA 92805. Admission Free. Kintetsu International Express (USA), 310-525-1670 ext. 279 Katie Conlon.
Saturday, 7:30 PM Choral Arts South Bay Concert at Torrance Community Church of the Nazarene, 700 Maple Ave., Torrance, CA 90503. Shige Higashi, publisher of Cultural News, will sing various Japanese songs and Western Classic music. Admission Free.
Saturday, 7:00 PM Long Beach Opera The Sound of a Voice and Hotel of Dream inspired by Japanese ghost stories at Aratani/Japan America Theatre in Little Tokyo. Long Beach Opera, 562-439-2580
Saturday, 8:00 PM Sankai Juku Kagemi-Beyond the Metaphors of Mirrors at Royce Hall, UCLA. UCLA Live, www.uclalive.org.
Sunday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Japan Expo at Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall-K. General Admission, $12. Japan Expo, 213-617-0868, www.japanexpo.org.
Sunday, 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM Koi Auction at the Japanese Garden at California State University Long Beach. Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, Friends of the Japanese Garden Members $3, CSULB students free, Children 12 and under free. Auction begins at 12 noon. www.csulb.edu/~jgarden.
Sunday, 4:00 PM Long Beach Opera The Sound of a Voice and Hotel of Dream inspired by Japanese ghost stories at Aratani/Japan America Theatre in Little Tokyo. Long Beach Opera, 562-439-2580
Friday – Thursday World Premiere of Film: Hannari – Geisha Modern at Laemmle Music Hall 3, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211, 310- 274-6869
Fri, Nov. 17  5:00pm 7:25pm 9:50pm
Sat, Nov. 18  12:10pm 2:35pm 5:00pm 7:25pm 9:50pm
Sun, Nov. 19 12:10pm 2:35pm 5:00pm 7:25pm 9:50pm
Mon, Nov. 20  5:00pm 7:25pm 9:50pm
Tue, Nov. 21  5:00pm 7:25pm 9:50pm
Wed, Nov. 22  5:00pm 7:25pm 9:50pm
Thur, Nov. 23   12:10pm 2:35pm 5:00pm 7:25pm 9:50pm