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Calendar

Jul
29
Sat
ICA Play Date @ Piers Park
Jul 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Bring the kids for the Institute of Contemporary Art’s Play Date: Creating Wonderful Worlds. Once a month the ICA fills with activities for kids and adults to do together and Odaiko New England will be a part of it this July! The event runs from noon to 3pm.

“Admission is FREE for up to 2 adults per family when accompanied by children ages 12 and under. Youth 17 and under are always admitted free to the ICA.”

Aug
19
Sat
PopCult Anime Con @ Sheraton Framingham
Aug 19 all-day

Odaiko New England is happy to return to the PopCult Anime Convention in Framingham. We loved sharing Japanese drumming (or taiko) at the convention last year and look forward to doing it again this year.  We will be giving both a lecture/demonstration and a workshop for those inclined to give taiko a try. 

Registration with the convention is required to attend both the lecture and workshop.

Sep
9
Sat
Laconia Multicultural Festival
Sep 9 all-day

Odaiko New England is thrilled to return to the Laconia Multicultural Festival. Join us for an afternoon of food, music, crafts and fun. Performance time is 3pm-4pm.

Nov
18
Sat
Winter Extravaganza @ ACAS
Nov 18 @ 7:00 pm

Come see what our members and students have been working on. Join us as we get in the holiday spirit as only we know how–with lots of taiko! Come see our special guests from Hokuto Taiko Dojo, Jason Seymore and Matt Bernal.

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Mar
25
Sun
Sakura Taiko Takeover @ Washington DC Tidal Basin
Mar 25 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Join Odaiko New England and many other taiko groups in Washington D.C. for the Sakura Taiko Takeover at the Tidal Basin. This year the event will triple the Japanese drumming performances at the National Cherry Blossom Festival to honor the 50th year of taiko in the United States.

The festivities will be On Sunday March 25 from 12 noon to 6pm with taiko all day long. The event is free, but donations will support the groups traveling to the event. For more information, please check the event page.

Apr
8
Sun
Jasmine Toguchi Book Launch @ Savoy Bookshop & Cafe
Apr 8 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Join us at Savoy Bookshop and Cafe in Westerly RI for the launch of Jasmine Toguchi: Drummer Girl. There will be a reading, book signing and, since we’ll be there, taiko! The event is from 3-4pm.

Jasmine Toguchi: Drummer Girl about an 8-year-old girl looking for her talent for a talent show and she chooses to learn taiko!

The author, Debbi Michiko Florence, researched her book with Odaiko New England and we are pleased to be helping her launch the book!

Does your child want to be like Jasmine? Check out our Taiko for Kids.

Jun
24
Sun
PortConMaine @ The DoubleTree
Jun 24 @ 1:00 pm

Join us at PortConMaine, Maine’s geek culture celebration. A convention that includes anime, science fiction and fantasy, cosplay, table-top and video gaming, and other fandoms. Check out their amazing list of panels and events. ONE will be giving a taiko demonstration and workshops. A convention registration is required for access.

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Jul
14
Sat
City of Newport Black Ships Festival @ Touro Park
Jul 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Odaiko New England is very pleased to help celebrate the City of Newport’s weekend-long Black Ships Festival. This year catch our performances through out the day in Touro Park at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. The festival celebrates the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened the Japanese ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to United States trade.  The “Black Ships,” or “Kurofune,” refers to the Japanese term for foreign ships.

Shimoda is now Newport’s sister city and also celebrates this festival.

Jul
19
Thu
Summer in the City @ Raymond Park
Jul 19 @ 10:00 am

Odaiko New England brings taiko to Cambridge as part of the Summer in the City arts series. This free event brings music, dance, storytelling, theater, puppetry, movies and more to parks all over Cambridge. Summer in the City is supported by the City of Cambridge and Cambridge Community Foundation (CCF). Join us at 10am on Thursday, July 19th.

Aug
4
Sat
Alberti Hurdy Gurdy Festival
Aug 4 @ 11:00 pm

Odaiko New England will be adding some taiko boom to the Alberti Hurdy Gurdy Festival.