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Friday, April 24
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All Day
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Armory Food & Event Hall
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Update:  While this event has been officially cancelled in-person, organizers have arranged a VIRTUAL option on April 24-26. 
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FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH SCHEDULE:

• 45th annual SCBJC Festival Opening Ceremony
10:59am

• Greetings from Tazue Sasaki, Chair, SCBJCF Committee
11:00am

• Greetings from Robert Nellams, Director, Seattle Center
11:04am

• Greetings from Jenny Durkan, Mayor, City of Seattle and Festival Honorary Co-Chair
11:09am

• Greetings from Yoichiro Yamada, Consul General of Japan in Seattle
11:14am

• Recognition of Steve Sneed, Artistic Managing Director, Cultural Affairs, Public Programs, Seattle Center
11:17am

• Recap: 20th Anniversary, Festál 2017
11:22am

• Nanbanzuke by Kimie Kuramoto, with New Day NW
11:41am

• Soba Making by Meee Minamoto
11:51am

• Storytelling with Jeff Chiba Stearns
12:11pm - 1:11pm

• Screening: Conference w/JAXA Astronaut Yamazaki
1:09pm - 1:29pm

• Screening: What Are You Anyways? By Jeff Chiba Stearns
1:30pm - 1:40pm

• Trailer: The Origin of Hapa by Jeff Chiba Stearns
1:40pm - 1:43pm

• Tea Ceremony
1:43pm - 2:13pm

• Folk Tales by Lori Tsugawa Whaley
2:13pm - 2:33pm

• Lecture: Cherry Blossoms with Paul Talbert
2:33pm - 3:00pm

One of the longest running Festál events, Cherry Blossom Festival commemorates the long friendship between the people of Japan and Washington State and serves as a harbinger of springtime at the Center. Imaginative programming over the years and stunning visual arts attract large and appreciative audiences. 
 
Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival has been pioneering the co-existence of grassroots introduction of ancient and contemporary traditions of Japan with hands-on experiences, tastes, and visual/performing opportunities.
 
Current efforts are directed towards innovative and in-depth outreach of not only the above but incorporating science/technology and cultural examinations of race and social justice of Japanese in America, Japanese Americans, Japanophiles and those we interact in our daily lives.  Interaction remains an integral aspect of the festival. 

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