Exhibitions 仙台市博物館 ポンペイ展 Sendai City Museum Exhibit of Pompei Term: Until June 5 (Sun.) 9:00 am – 4:45 pm Closed on Mon. Place: Sendai City Museum Fee: 1200 yen *The exhibition following the Pompei Exhibit has not been decided yet. Call the Museum or see website. Further information: Phone 022-225-3074 宮城県美術館 佐藤忠良展 The Miyagi Museum of Art Churyo Sato (sculptor) Exhibit Term: Until June 30 (Thurs.) 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Closed on Mon. Place: The Miyagi Museum of Art Sato Churyo Kinenkan Fee: Free Further information: Phone 022-221-2111 ６３回三軌展東北展 Sanki Exhibition in Tohoku Works from Sanki Exhibition at the National Art Center in Tokyo and works by artists in Tohoku Term: June 10 (Fri.) – 15 (Wed.) 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Closes at 3:00 pm on the last day Place: Sendai Mediatheque 6F Gallery Fee: 500 yen Further information: Phone 022-351-5807 井堂雅夫の仕事展 Masao Ido Art Crafts Exhibit Term: June 10 (Fri.) – 16 (Thurs.) 10:00 am – 9:00 pm Place: Maruzen Book Store Fee: Free Further information: Phone 022-264-0151 藍染作品展 ２０１１・夏 Aizome (Indigo Dyeing) Term: June 17 (Fri.) – 23 (Thurs.) 10:00 am – 9:00 pm Place: Maruzen Book Store Fee: Free Further information: Phone 022-264-0151 パワーストーン展 Ores, Fossils and Power Stones Exhibit Term: June 24 (Fri.) – July 7 (Thurs.) 10:00 am – 9:00 pm Place: Maruzen Book Store Fee: Free Further information: Phone 022-264-0151 Concerts & Performances 第４回仙台国際音楽コンクール優勝記念演奏会 ヴァディム・ホロディンコ ピアノリサイタル Winners’ Concert Series Vadym Kholodenko Piano Recital Date: June 4 (Sat.) 2:00 pm Place: Tokiwagi Gakuen Strauss Hall Fee: 2500 yen Further information: Phone 022-727-1875 東日本大震災支援 チャリティーコンサート Charity Piano Concert by Jun Kanno, Michiko Shoji & Keita Obushi Date: June 4 (Sat.) 2:00 pm Place: Kawai Music Shop Sendai Fee: 1000 yen Further information: Phone 022-261-2851 がんばろう宮城！大震災復興支援 チャリティーコンサート Charity Concert Date: June 4 (Sat.) Students of Miyagi Gakuin Women’s Univ. Music Course June 11 (Sat.) Sendai Russian Chorus June 12 (Sun.) Sendai Choir June 18 (Sat.) Bless June 19 (Sun.) Sendai Female Chorus “Paparachia” June 25 (Sat.) Green Wood Harmony June 26 (Sun.) Volunteer Chorus Group Time & Place 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm In front of Mitsukoshi Dept. Store 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm In front of Forus 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm In front of Fujisaki Dept. Store Fee: Free Further information: Phone 090-3123-6363 復興コンサート「鎮魂、そして希望」ラ・カンパネラ チャリティコンサート “La Campanella” Charity Concert Piano, Violin, Vocal & Cello Date: June 5 (Sun.) 2:00 pm Place: Pistari (Nagamachi) Fee: 3500 yen (with cake & drink) Further information: Phone 022-245-4286 祈りを込めて！ クラリネット＆ピアノ アンサンブル Clarinet & Piano Ensemble Date: June 12 (Sun.) 3:00 pm Place: Yamaha Music Shop Sendai 6F Hall Fee: 1000 yen Further information: Phone 022-346-0762 ３・１１東日本大地震応援トーク＆ライブ 〜祈り〜 ケニヤから日本へ Talk & African Music Show Date: June 13 (Mon.) 7:00 pm Place: Asian Shokudo “Cholon” Fee: 1500 yen (with one drink) Further information: Phone 022-247-4225 仙台モーツァルト協会第２３２例会 セレナーデも聴こう！ Sendai Mozart Association presents Serenade Concert by the members from Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra Date: June 16 (Thurs.) 6:45pm Place: Kawai Music Shop Sendai 4F Fee: 2500 yen Further information: Phone 022-261-2851 シュトラウスホール オーケストラ シリーズ 仙台フィルハーモニー Strauss Hall Orchestra Series Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra Charity Concert Date: June 24 (Fri.) 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm Place: Tokiwagi Gakuen Strauss Hall Fee: Free (Application starts at 10:00 am on June 9) Further information: Phone 022-225-3934 震災復興応援コンサート 「加茂綱村太鼓」演奏会 Kamo Tsunamura Taiko Performance Date: July 3 (Sun.) 3:00 pm Place: Denryoku Hall Fee: 2000 yen Tickets sold at Fujisaki & Mitsukoshi Dept. Stores. Further information: Phone 090-4478-3563 えずこウィンドアンサンブル Ezuko Wind Ensemble Date: July 3 (Sun.) 2:00 pm Place: Ezuko Hall Fee: Free Further information: Phone 0224-52-3004 沖 仁 サマーツア仙台公演 Jin Oki (Winner of the International Flamenco Guitar Competition) Date: July 15 (Fri.) 7:00 pm Place: Sendai Rensa (4-19-18 Ichibancho, Aoba-ku Sendai TIC Bldg. 7F Fee: 4300 yen Further information: Phone 022-268-2174
東日本大震災被災者支援 コンサート Charity Concert Violin & Piano Duo Date: July 17 (Sun.) & 18 (Mon.) 5:00 pm Place: Tea Lounge REFRAIN 2-9-7 Chuo Aoba-ku Urban Bridge Bldg. 1F ( Phone 022-211-1965) Fee: 2000 yen (with tea and sweets) Further information: Phone 022-211-1965 or 022-227-8770 北村裕子ソプラノコンサート Yuko Kitamura Soprano Concert Date: July 18 (Mon.) 3:00 pm Place: Yamaha Music Shop Sendai Fee: 2000 yen Further information: Phone 090-2603-7742 第３８回 ショパンファミリーコンサート Family Concert All F. Chopin Program Date: July 18 (Mon.) 2:00 pm Place: Kawai Music Shop Sendai Fee: 1500 yen 1000 yen (student) Further information: Phone 022-261-2851 東日本大震災復興祈念コンサート ケヴィン・ケナー ピアノリサイタル Kevin Kenner Piano Recital Date: July 18 (Mon.) 2:00 pm Place: Denryoku Hall Fee: 3000 yen 5500 yen (two Persons) Further information: Phone 022-227-8553 Movie Guide All the theaters in Sendai show movies for 1000 yen on the first of every month. Korede Iinda (J P) June 4 – Sakurai Yakkyoku Central Hall 022-263-7868 Princess Toyotomi (J P) May 28 – Dancing Chaplin (J P) May 28 – Moshi Dora (J P) June 4 – Kiseki (J P) June 11 – Shinsei Kamattechan June 25 – Cine Lavita 022-299-5555 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Until mid-June Black Swan Until mid-June Kimito Boku (J P) Until June 10 The Fighter Until June 10 Des hommes et des dieux Until June 17 The Killer Inside Me Until June 17 Chopin: Desire for Love June 4 – Hoshi Mamoru Inu (J P) June 11 – 127 Hours June 18 – Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Life June 18 - July 1 The Kids Are All Right June 25 – Sendai Forum 022-728-7866 *Movix Sendai and Sendai Corona Cinema World are closed now. Call theaters when they reopen or see website. Movix Sendai Phone 022-304-3700 Sendai Corona Cinema World Phone 022-387-5597 *Movie schedule subject to change; call theater before going (J P) = movie in Japanese Events とっておきの音楽祭 “Totteoki-no Ongakusai” Live Music Fair 2011 Power of Music for You and for Us! The fair aims to bring people, disabled and non-disabled, together to enjoy music. Date: June 5 (Sun.) 10:30 am – 5:00 pm Street Performance 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Finale at Shimin Hiroba Place: Shimin Hiroba, Jozenji-dori, Kotodai Koen, Sunmall Ichibancho, Vlandome Ichibancho, Sendai Mediatheque 1F, etc. Fee: Free Further information: Phone 022-265-0980 仙台バラ会「バラ園」 Rose Garden Rose Fair by Sendai Bara-kai is canceled this year; however about 200 roses raised by Bara kai are at their best in the park now. Stop by and enjoy various kinds of roses! Place: Kaigamori Koen (next to Kaigamori Shimin Center) Fee: Free Further information: Phone 022-271-5775 仙台トーストマスターズクラブ SENDAI TOASTMASTERS CLUB Learn to be a better speaker and listener by joining the Sendai Toastmasters Club Visitors are welcome. Dates: June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and July 6 Wednesday Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Place: Sendai Fukushi Plaza 10th floor, room #2 Transportation: Take the Minami #1 exit from the Itsutsubashi subway station. Turn right at the top of the stairs and you will find the Sendai Fukushi Plaza Building) Further information: Phone 022-219-1484
仙台YWCAバザー Sendai YWCA Bazaar Date: July 2 (Sat.) Time is not decided yet. Call YWCA Place: Sendai YWCA Transportation: Take a subway and get off at Kita Yobancho. 5 min. walk from exit North 1. Further information: Phone 022-222-9714 七夕交流会 日本文化を通してつながりましょう！！ Star Festival Party --- A chance to experience and enjoy Japanese culture --- Tea ceremony, Ikebana (flower arrangement), calligraphy, origami and kimono wearing Date: July 3 (Sun.) 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Place: Sendai International Center 1F Kenshushitsu (seminar room) & Workshop Fee: 200 yen (tea ceremony, calligraphy, origami and kimono wearing) 400 yen (Ikebana) *You can participate in three kinds of attractions with one ticket) *Open to 80 persons for origami, 30 persons for kimono wearing and 20 persons for Ikebana Further information: Phone 022-265-2480 ICAS七夕まつり ICAS Tanabata (Star Festival) for Foreigners Folk dance, Yukata (informal summer kimono) wearing, origami workshop, etc. Date: July 7 (Thurs) 10:00 am – Place: Tohoku Univ. International House at Sanjo-machi Fee 100 yen Further information: Phone 022-307-5251 A True Story Can You Get There On Your Own? I was one of the lucky ones. My parents gave me my university education, all the way through graduate school. But after that they very lovingly said, “You are on your own. Go out and use your education. Get experiences. Learn to stand on your own two feet.” So, out I plunged into life: often falling, scraping and bruising my self, but always pulling myself back up and soldiering on. It did not take long for me to find out that life near where I had grown up was too confining for me, so I set out to blaze greater trails. I started by crossing the USA and backpacking through South America. Then I headed for Europe, where I trained to be an English teacher. That enabled me to work in Spain, Northern Africa, and South East Asia before coming to Japan. I also spent a year on the move in India. And then struggled my way across Central Asia, amazed by the rich, rugged history of the countries along the Silk Road. In between teaching, I traveled, of course; I loved the cultures I was in, either living or passing through, so spent many an hour learning as much as I could about the people and culture of each place. But after more than fifteen years on the move, I knew I needed routes. And just as I became aware of that, a friend invited me to Japan. I came and have never left, except for brief trips here and there. After all those years and experiences, I feel I have completed my parents’ assignment well. I can indeed take care of myself. But some people do not seem to think so. The other day I was to meet and older friend at Izumity 21. I had not been there in years, so thought I had to exit the station and walk a few blocks to get there. “No! No! That’s not the way!” She said in an overly concerned tone. “I’m worried you can’t get there on your own. Let’s go there together.” I am not used to such clutching closeness. So, I told her I would be fine going by myself. But she insisted. So we finally agreed to meet on the subway. She would be on the 2:00 pm train in car number two. I was to get on at the next station at 2:02 sharp. It worked. We met exactly on time. At Izumi Station I saw the sign for Izumity 21 first, so pointed out the route to my friend. From there she took charge. When we arrived she said, “Wasn’t that easy? Now you know how to get here. So when you come the next time, you won’t get lost.” I smiled, also wondered how she would have managed riding on the top of rickety buses, walking for blocks with a knee-killing backpack, hunting for a hotel at night, asking passers-by for directions ---going from one end of this earth to the other on her own. Yet, that said, I should add that I was never really alone in my travels. None of those adventures happened without the generous help of others. Wherever I went, they gave kindly and thoughtfully, often going out of their way to assist me, even in the most unexpected times and places. And maybe that, too, although unspoken, was a lesson my parents hoped I would learn: my indebtedness to others as I sought my own fiercely independent way. (A, T.) Odds and Ends 公共施設の復旧状況をお知らせします Announcement of Recovery in Public Facilities Many public facilities in Sendai are closed now due to the recent earthquake. We are aiming to reopen facilities as soon as possible. Reopening schedule is as follows. *Sendai Mediatheque 1F – 4F already opened 5F – 6F June 2 7F around the end of the year *L-Park Sendai 5F June 16 6F around the end of the year *L-Sora already opened *Taihaku-ku Bunka Center Ra Ra Ra Hall around the end of the year *Sendai Literature Museum June 24 *Chitei-no-mori Museum (Tomizawa Site Museum) Early June *Spo-park Matsumori June 1 *Shellcom Sendai June 11 *Swimming pools Tsurugaya 6/30, Mizunomori 6/30, Kuzuoka 6/1, Imaizumi 6/1 *Sendai Science Museum July 1 *Seinen Bunka Center Early July *Rekishi Minzoku Shiryokan (Sendai City Museum of History and Folklore ) Early July
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