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January
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Saturday, 1/9/2010
Performances
11:30am-noon
4:00-4:30pm
Workshop 2:30-3:30pm
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Oshogatsu at the Peabody Essex Museum
Salem, MA
Oshogatsu, a festival welcoming the New Year, is one of Japan’s most
important annual festivals. Join us at the Peabody Essex Museum to
celebrate 2010, the Year of the Tiger!
Odaiko New England performs at 11:30 and again
at 4:00. You can also participate in our free
taiko drumming workshop at 2:30! Visit the
PEM website to
register for the workshop
and for more details about
PEM’s celebration.
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Peabody Essex Museum
(map)
- East India Square
- 161 Essex Street
- Salem, MA 01970-3783
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Sunday, 1/17/2010
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Oshogatsu at the Boston Children's Museum
Boston, MA
We continue our Oshogatsu celebrations by
welcoming the Year of the Tiger at Boston’s
Children’s Museum!
今年もよろしくおねがいします
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Boston Children's Museum
(map)
- 308 Congress Street
- Boston, MA 02210
www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org
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February
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Sunday, 2/28/2010
4:00-5:30pm
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Westford Elementary PTO Fundraiser
Westford, MA
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Blanchard Middle School
(map)
- 14 West Street
- Westford, MA 01886
Tickets are $8 in advance and available through Advance Sale E-Tickets before Tuesday, February 23. Remaining tickets will be $10 at the door.
www.westford.com/westelmpto
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March
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Monday, 3/8/2010
4:30-5:30pm
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York County Community College
Wells, Maine
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York County Community College
- 112 College Drive
- Wells, ME 04090
www.yccc.edu
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April
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Saturday, 4/3/2010
8:00-9:00pm
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Bennington College
Bennington, VT
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One College Drive
(map)
- Bennington, VT 05201
www.bennington.edu
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Friday, 4/9/2010
7:00-7:50pm
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Boyden Library
Foxboro, MA
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10 Bird St
- Foxboro, MA 02035
www.boydenlibrary.org
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Saturday, 4/17/2010
7:30pm
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Stone Church Arts
Bellows Falls, VT
- Bellows Falls Opera House
- Rockingham Town Hall
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7 Square
- Bellows Falls, VT
Stone Church Arts
Bellows Falls Opera House
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May
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Saturday, 5/1/10
2:00pm to 4:30pm
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Life is a dance: A Springtime Celebration of The Healing Arts
Harvard, Ma
A program of dance, drumming, song, and art. All are welcome.
Join one of Odaiko New England's founders,
Elaine Fong,
on Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 2 to 4:30 at Virginia Thurston Healing Garden (in cooperation with
Northeast Cultural Coop.)
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The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden
- 145 Bolton Road
- Harvard, MA 01451
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Saturday, 5/1/2010
9:30am and 11:30am
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Cherry Blossom Festival
Rhode Island
Odaiko New England heads to Rhode Island's first Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri),
celebrating the newly planted cherry trees on Roosevelt Avenue in Central Falls and Pawtucket.
- Sakura Matsuri (9:30 am performance)
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555 Roosevelt Ave.
- Central Falls, RI
- Sakura Matsuri (11:30 am performance)
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67 Roosevelt Ave.
- Pawtucket, RI
http://www.richerryblossomfestival.com/
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Sunday, 5/2/10
11:30am to 1:30pm
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Walk for Hunger
Boston Common at the finish line
Odaiko New England’s thunderous taiko rhythms will energize more than 40,000 walkers at this year’s Walk for Hunger in support of Project Bread. We’ll be playing on the Boston Common at the finish line of the 20-mile route. We look forward to sharing our spirit and joy with walkers at the end of a long and admirable journey.
For more details about the Walk for Hunger, visit ProjectBread.org
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Boston Common
- Charles Street
- Boston, MA
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Saturday, 5/8/10
7:00pm to 9:00pm
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Spring Showcase
Concord Ma
Join us for our Spring Showcase!
Our members and students perform the songs they have been working on all semester!
Saturday, May 8 from 7:00 to 9:00 with reception to follow.
Suggested donation of $10.
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Concord-Carlisle High School
- 500 Walden Street
- Concord, MA
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Saturday, 5/15/10
11:00am to 11:50am
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Asian Heritage Festival
Londonderry NH
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House of Samurai
- 28 Buttrick Road
- Londonderry, NH
www.house-of-the-samurai.net
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Saturday, 5/22/10
6:15pm to 6:45pm
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YMCA Movie Night
Woburn, MA
Odaiko New England will perform at the North Suburban YMCA in Woburn as a special pre-show for their movie night showing of Pixar's "Up."
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North Suburban YMCA (Woburn)
- 137 Lexington St.
- Woburn, MA
http://www.ymcaboston.org/woburn/upcoming_events/
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June
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Saturday 6/12/2010
12:00pm to 1:30pm
2:50pm to 3:10pm
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Boston Pride Parade
12 noon - 1:30 pm
The Pride Parade is an exuberant part of the celebrations during Boston's Pride Week. This year's Parade, on Saturday June 12, will wend its way from Tremont street in the South End to Government Center come rain or shine. Odaiko New England will be marching with MAP for Health, QAPA, and MASALA toward the front end of the Parade.
Boston Pride Festival
12 noon - 6 pm
Located at Government Center, the Pride Festival will feature live musical acts on the Plaza, a Family Fun Zone, Food and Merchandise Vendors, a Celebrity (Beer) Garden, and much more. Come join us for a day of fun. Odaiko New England will perform on the Main Stage from 2:50PM-3:10PM. Be sure to stop by our booth to check out our new merchandise, make your own hachimaki (headband), and say Hello!
http://www.bostonpride.org
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Saturday 6/12/2010
12:15pm to 1:00pm
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Waltham Riverfest
Odaiko New England joins in celebrating the City of Waltham
and its relationship
with the Charles River in the second annual Waltham Riverfest.
- Margarita's
- 211 Moody Street
- Waltham, Ma
http://www.walthamriverfest.com/
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Sunday, 6/13/2010
4:30pm
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Boston Dragon Boat Festival
Boston's
Dragon Boat Festival transforms ancient
traditions into an exciting cultural
event and is the longest-running dragon boat
festival in North America. Odaiko
New England is thrilled
to once again send some noise across the
Charles River toward the Boston-side races.
The Cambridge-side festival starts at 12:00
noon and admission is free. Odaiko New
England performs at 4:30 pm
Boston Dragon Boat Festival
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Memorial Drive near Flagg Street
- Cambridge, MA
www.bostondragonboat.org
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Saturday, 6/26/10
7:30pm to 7:55pm
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North Suburban YMCA Barbeque
Woburn, MA
Odaiko New England returns to the North Suburban YMCA in Woburn for the annual outdoor movie and barbeque event. The barbeque begins at 7 pm, drumming starts at 7:30 pm and the movie will start at 8 pm.
Prices for this event are $10 for NSYMCA non-members, $5 for NSYMCA program members and free for NSYMCA family members. To sign up for the event, visit the Welcome Center Desk at NSYMCA.
In the event of rain, the movie will be shown inside in the gym.
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NSYMCA Baseball Field
- 137 Lexington St.
- Woburn, MA
http://www.ymcaboston.org/woburn/upcoming_events/
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July
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Thursday, 7/8/2010
6:30pm to 7:20pm
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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
New Bedford, Ma.
National Park Visitor Center
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33 Williams Street
- New Bedford, MA
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
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Friday, 7/16/2010
Saturday, 7/17/2010
Sunday, 7/18/2010
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Newport Black Ships Festival
Odaiko New England performs at the Newport Black Ships Festival,
hosted by the Japan-America Society of Rhode Island.
Friday's Gala will be held at the Rosecliff mansion and will start at 6:30pm. Tickets are $150 and this is a black tie/kimono event.
Saturday's Prelude will be held at the
Brick Market and Odaiko New England will perform at 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm and 3:00 pm.
Sunday's Festival of Drums will be held at
Cardine’s Field and will start at 11:00 am.
Also on Sunday is the Kickoff performance for the Newport Gulls baseball game at 5:30 pm.
www.blackshipsfestival.com
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August
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Saturday, 8/7/2010
6:00pm to 8:50pm
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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
New Bedford, Ma.
National Park Visitor Center
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33 Williams Street
- New Bedford, MA
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
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September
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Saturday, 9/11/2010
8:00pm to 10:00pm
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Capriccio Festival
Ogunquit, ME
Capriccio: A Celebration of the Arts is a two-week long celebration throughout Ogunquit featuring a wide variety of the arts, such as poetry, film, painting, music, dance, architecture and sculpture.
Odaiko New England will be performing at the Dunaway Center on Saturday.
Dunaway Community Center
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23 School Street
- Ogunquit, ME
http://www.visitogunquit.org/event.php?id=18
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Thursday, 9/16/2010
2:00pm to 7:30pm
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Hasbro Inspiration Day
Pawtucket, RI
Hasbro toys once again gathers together artists, inventors and other talented people for their "Inspiration Day" held at their Pawtucket headquarters. Odaiko New England will be happy to inspire with the power of taiko.
Hasbro
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1027 Newport Ave.
- Pawtucket, RI
Hasbro
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Saturday, 9/25/2010
7:00pm to 7:50pm
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"Taiko Thunderdrums"
Cocasset River Recreation Area Fundraiser
Foxboro, Ma.
Odaiko New England is pleased to be part of the Friends of Camp St. Augustine’s fundraiser for the Cocasset River Recreation Area. The event will help raise funds for the development of their new “Hiking and Nature Trail”. The event is outdoors, but will move indoors for inclement weather.
Cocasset River Recreation Area
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68 Mill Street
- Foxborough, MA
Friends of Camp St. Augustine
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November
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Sunday, 11/21/2010
3:00pm to 4:00pm
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Thanksgiving Dinner at Christ Congregational Church
Odaiko New England performs at the Christ Congregational Church in Brockton for their Thanksgiving Day dinner.
Brockton, MA
Christ Congregational Church
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1350 Pleasant Street
- Brockton, MA
Christ Congregational Church
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2011
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January
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Saturday, 1/8/2011
Performances
11:30am to noon
3:30pm to 4:00pm
Workshop
2:00 to 3:00pm
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Oshogatsu at the Peabody Essex Museum
Salem, MA
Oshogatsu, a festival welcoming the New Year, is one of Japan’s most
important annual festivals. Join us at the Peabody Essex Museum to
celebrate 2011, the Year of the Rabbit.
Odaiko New England performs at 11:30 and again
at 3:30. You can also participate in our free
taiko drumming workshop at 2:00.
-
Peabody Essex Museum
(map)
- East India Square
- 161 Essex Street
- Salem, MA 01970-3783
pem.org
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