Friends of
the Japanese Garden of Buffalo

Almost two years ago the surprise October snow storm ruined many plantings in the Japanese Garden of Buffalo. The Friends of the Japanese Garden are continuing the effort to recover from the devastation.

Special Event: An Evening of Haiku – Poetic Journey of Japan Tuesday October 2nd, 7-9pm

Haiku with Dennis Maloney and Jerome Cushman

Join notable Haiku scholars, Dennis Maloney and Jerome Cushman for a discussion and reading of haiku poetry from the traditions of Japanese masters: Basho, Issa, and Buson to contemporary American haiku written within and expanding the tradition.

Insite Gallery, Neighborhood Collective 810 Elmwood Ave. Call tru-teas! for more information: 887-2921

Jerome Cushman at the 2005 HNA gathering (detail of photo © HNA)

Jerome J. Cushman taught, choreographed, directed, and led workshops for more years than he will admit. Since 1974 he has worked at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at the Rochester Institute of Technology in the performing arts and the Department of Cultural and Creative Studies.

For the past 18 years Cushman’s interest has taken him into the world of haiku as a writer, theoretician and performer. In 2000 he originated and co-ordinated the R.F. Panara Haiku Contest for NTID students and deaf college students at the Tsukuba College of Technology in Japan. Because of the success of this contest he has visited Japan 5 times to study and share in the Japanese haiku experience. In 2004 he helped to reestablish the Rochester Area Haiku Group which has monthly meetings and readings. He is also an active member of the Haiku Society of America (HNA) . His works have been printed in a variety of books and magazines.

Dennis Maloney is a poet and translator. He has published several volumes of translations from Japanese, these include Dusk Lingers: Haiku of Issa; Tangled Hair: Poems of Yosano Akiko; and Between the Floating Mist: Poems of Ryokan. In addition he is the editor/publisher of White Pine Press, a non-profit of poetry, fiction, essays, and literature in translation.

Special Event: Beneath the Harvest Moonlight -- Full Moon Viewing in the Japanese Gardens
October 26th, 7:00 - 10:00 PM

FREE! Join us in celebrating the view of the full moon from the vantage point of the Japanese Garden of Buffalo. You are welcome to bring your own binoculars or telescope. Enjoy a hot cup of tea served by Tru-Teas while you soak in the moonlight. This event is presented in partnership with the Friends of the Japanese Garden of Buffalo, The Japanese Group of Buffalo, the Buffalo Astronomical Association (an affiliate of the Buffalo Museum of Science) and the Elmwood Science Spot. Call 716-332-3524 for more details.

Need a sitter for the evening? Register for “Science Sitter,” science-enriched child caregiving at the Elmwood Science Spot, a sattelite studio of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences located at 810 Elmwood Avenue in the backspace studios of the Neighborhood Collective. Call 716-332-3524 to book a reservation.

Japanese Garden of Buffalo Behind the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society 25 Nottingham Court Buffalo, NY

Photo of the full moon just before the August 2007 eclipse (© Alan Friedman)

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November

Truly experience the Year of Japan in Buffalo-Niagara by joining us at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society for a celebration of the traditional Japanese holiday, Bunka no Hi (Japanese Culture Day). A benefit for the Japanese Garden of Buffalo, this wonderful event will include:

a Kimono Fashion Show and demonstration Japanese folk dancing with Odori no kai a special Ikebana display a presentation of the film, Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden a tasting of local Japanese foods Check out our website for more information on purchasing tickets, driving directions and a schedule of events: http://www.yearofjapan.org/kimono.html

Time: 11am – 2pm Tickets (all proceeds go to benefit the Japanese Garden of Buffalo): $15 ($10 for senior citizens, $5 for children under 13) Place: Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society 25 Nottingham Court Buffalo, NY

Contact: Trudy Stern at 887-2921 or Atsuko Nishida-Mitchell at mitatsu811@yahoo.co.jp for more information

Sports Event: Buffalo Kendo Club's Year of Japan Club Practice and Open House
Saturday November 3rd, 9:30am to 11:30am

The Buffalo Kendo Club has arranged an open house and demonstration to celebrate the Year of Japan! This open house was introduced in effort to educate and introduce the ancient art of Japanese fencing.

Kendo, or the way of the sword, is one of the oldest and most revered martial arts. Kendo is based on the fencing techniques and philosophy of the samurai, Japan’s feudal warriors. Prior experience in Kendo is not required to participate in this open house, but a positive attitude and the willingness to learn is! Many come to enjoy a hard aerobic work out with an exotic twist.

Bring a positive attitude, comfortable clothes, and mention “Year of Japan” when you call!

Buffalo Kendo Club 3211 Transit Road West Seneca NY, 14059

Contact Hiroaki Kimura at 716-675-8430 for more information.

Practice at the Buffalo Kendo Club

Family night: Year of Japan at Gusto at the Gallery
November 9

Join us at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery for Year of Japan at Gusto at the Gallery: an evening highlighting Japanese culture and traditions.

Sponsored in part by Buffalo-Kanazawa (Japan) Sister City Committee, Birdair Inc. and Mentholatum Co.

Schedule of Events:

TIME EVENT PLACE

5:00 – 7:00 p.m 5:30 – 6:00 p.m 6:00 – 6:30 p.m 6:00 – 6:30 p.m. 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Art Activity: Origami and Japanese Calligraphy Kendo Demonstration Traditional Tea Ceremony Demonstration and Ikebana display Japanese Storytelling with Rafe Martin (part 1) Japanese Storytelling with Rafe Martin (part 2) Anime Lecture and Film Screening of Millennium Actress Clifton Hall Clifton Hall Clifton Hall Clifton Hall Clifton Hall Clifton Hall

Film and lecture: Anime
November 9

A Japanese film celebration of the animation art of “Anime” and its culture with a special lecture by Susan J. Napier, a specialist on Japanese Anime from Tufts University. She is the author of Anime from Akira to Howl’s Moving Castle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation.

Includes a film showing of Sennen joyû (Millennium Actress) by Satoshi Kon, 2001

In conjunction with a course on Asian Films planned for Fall semester 2007.

Hosted by the Buffalo-Kanazawa sister city coalition and the University at Buffalo Asian Studies. A special reception after the film will be hosted by the Honorary Consul General for Western New York of Japan.

Part of the Year of Japan at Gusto in the Gallery

Performance: East Meets West: Movement Theatre
November 28

Join world renown mime artist, Yass Hakoshima and ballet artist, Sergio Neglia for a unique evening of movement and the sympathetic magic of Silent Language.

View the poster for the event online

7pm Drama Theatre at the Center for the Arts University at Buffalo Tickets: $24, students $12, seniors $20

Contact for more information: UB Center for the Arts (716-645-ARTS), the Neglia Ballet Artists (716-447-0401), or the Buffalo-Kanazawa Sister City Committee (716-830-8267)

Sponsored by the Mentholatum Company, Inc., Office of the Vice Provost for International Education, Astellas Pharma US, Inc., Buffalo-Kanazawa (Japan) Sister City Committee, Year of Japan in Buffalo-Niagara, Neglia Ballet Artists.

The Japanese Garden of Buffalo is located in Olmsted’s Delaware Park adjacent to the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Pan-Am Building. The entrance is off the parking lot. Parking is free. Park and walk toward the lake on the west side to the building. The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society’s Pan-Am Building is located at 25 Nottingham Court in Buffalo, New York. From Interstate 90, take Route 33 west to Route 198 (Scajaquada Expressway) west. Exit the 198 at Elmwood Avenue, turn right from the off-ramp onto Elmwood Avenue. Turn right onto the first street on your right , Nottingham Terrace, and turn into the parking lot at your right which is Nottingham Court. The Museum is located on your left from the parking lot. From Interstate 190, exit at Route 198 (Scajaquada Expressway) east and continue to the exit at Elmwood Avenue. Bear right and continue to the intersection with Elmwood. Turn right onto Elmwood Avenue and turn right on to the first street, Nottingham Terrace. At the first right turn into the parking lot which is Nottingham Court; the museum is located on your left from the parking lot.

This summer a group of Japanese Gardeners from our Sister City, Kanazawa Japan, visited Buffalo’s Japanese Garden and met Gardeners from the Olmsted Conservancy and other interested Western New Yorkers.

Buffalo’s Japanese gardening community is grateful for the generosity of our Sister City and our knowledgable guests.

Hi,

Yesterday, (April 27. 2008) what a gorgeous day it was !!! About 30 volunteers from HSBC, Buffalo Niagara Keeper, FJG, and Japanese Group of Buffalo participated in cleaning the Japanese Garden. Abi who is a zone gardener was so happy to be able to meet all volunteers! It was the first time for the volunteers from HSBC to visit to the Garden. They love the Japanese Garden! Abi took photos. He’ll give us them. Please visit to the Garden!

Atsuko

The city of Kanazawa, Japan made a gesture of friendship to the city of Buffalo by sending three professional garden experts to work with the Olmsted Park Conservancy to advise our city gardeners on the design and philosophy of Japanese gardens.

Mr. Akihide Uemura, Former President of the Ishikawa Prefecture Landscape Association; Mr. Hideaki Nakae, Managing Director of the Ishikawa Prefecture Landscape Association; and Mr. Makato Ura, Kanazawa City Gardener visited Buffalo at the end of June 2008.

For more information about their visit and to see a gallery of photographs—see the Buffalo in Japan-Niagara website: http://yearofjapan.org/2008/gardeners.html