Moon-viewing festival

DannyinJapan

DannyinJapan

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OTSUKIMI​
9th Annual Moon Viewing Celebration
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Celebrate the full autumn moon
Enjoy a Japanese tradition dating back to the Heian period (794—1186 A.D.),
when the evening was marked with poetry and music by court aristocrats. The
celebration later spread to warriors, townspeople, and farmers, and became a
harvest festival.
Highlights of the evening:

• Shakuhachi – bamboo flute music by Stan
Richardson
• Choral music by Cosmos Ladies Chorus
• Moon viewing music - light jazz by acoustic
guitarist Taku Saito
• Satsuma Biwa – lute played by Daniel Fletcher
• Introduction to haiku by poet Michael Moore
• Calligraphy & ikebana demonstrations

Details:

• 6:30 pm - Picnic, music, and demonstrations
• 7:30 pm - Program begins
• The Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Rd., Dallas
• Members: Adults $10, Children (3-12 years old) $3
• Non-members: Adults $15, Children (3-12 years old) $5
• Purchase tickets online at please contact Danny for info or at the gate (cash/check only)
• Bring your own picnic supper, beverage, and something to sit on
• In the event of rain, the program will take place in Rosine Hall at the Dallas Arboretum.
• For more information please contact Danny
お
月
見
 
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In the event of rain, what are you going to do, project a picture of the moon on the ceiling? :)
 
Sounds like a lot of fun, Danny:) I hope the weather holds out for you all.

House rules, however, mean that some of the contact info has to be done off Bladeforums. Sorry about that, buddy. Anyone that is interested should contact Danny for more information. It seems like a good time. I had no idea that you could play the lute. If you can, take some pics and make sure to give us an update as to how it went:):thumbup:
 
I never posted anything like that before, so I had no idea about the rules.
Edit anything you need to, im cool with it.
I have been playing the biwa since 2004.
 
Now could be get lute pictures while you are in your dalmatian PJ's? Also, hold the lute like you were "thrashing on your axe"...ya know, ninja style.:D
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In Texas, fer sure,
their sweet young voices will cheer
all the young men there.​
 
DannyinJapan said:
I wore the wrong pants.
Never again show my dogs
to the cantina.
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Add this one to my list of coffee-nose-rinse producing posts.

( How could I have forgotten about that video... ) :D

During my commutes to and from school many years ago, I would frequently pass through Chillicothe, Ohio. I always saw signs announcing the dates of the "Feast Of The Flowering Moon". I never attended, but I did learn that it was a Native harvest festival dating back to times before European contact. (Chillicothe was the Capitol of Ohio back when Ohio was the "wild west".) I think it's pretty cool that seasonal observances and community gatherings transcend cultures, times and geography. :)
 
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Well since Texas is a bit of a drive from Indiana, the wife and I will be looking out at the moon from our back yard (weather permitting). It's a day before our anniversary, so you know anything that is even remotely romantic is on the agenda. It should be nice:)

Now, anyone have any ideas of how to get me out of the cooking class I agreed to attend with her on the day OF our anniversary? 50 bucks (a piece!) to learn how to cook pumpkins and the like....<sigh> Baby gets what Baby wants, I guess:P
 
Steely_Gunz said:
Now, anyone have any ideas of how to get me out of the cooking class I agreed to attend with her on the day OF our anniversary? 50 bucks (a piece!) to learn how to cook pumpkins and the like....<sigh> Baby gets what Baby wants, I guess:P
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Hey Jake, dun't bee sellin punkins short as dere's a hunnert an won thangs ta dew wit 'em ya knoes!!!! :p ;)
Most everyone thinks of pumpkins as a dessert only dish such as pumpkin pie, pumpkin custard, rich pumpkin muffins, and the like.
But you'd be surprised at the savory dishes pumpkin can make! And not just savory but HOT and SPICY savory!!!!:thumbup: ;) After all punkins are an old, very old, ndn plant along with chili peppers, maters, and beans.<VBESEG> :)
 
You're right, Yvsa:)
They even advertised that this was "not just pumpkin pie!". I should hope for 50 bucks that wouldn't be. My mom is already queen of that arena and has passed that recipe on to my wife:D
In all honesty, I'm looking forward to it...sort of:) I mean, I would have rather done something else, but like you said, I'm curious as to what other dishes they have planned. We even bought three good sized pumpkins from a local farmer for experimentation after the fact:)
 
How did it go for y'all, Danny? Did the weather hold up down there?

I took the wife out into the backyard to look at the moon last night. Full and bright and close. The clouds were moving in thick and black as they are expecting some rain in these parts today and tomorrow. They tried their best, but the moon cut through the murk painting the edges silver and giving the illusion of smoke like the sky had been turned into smoldering ash. It even drowned out the sickly orange light pollution of the airport just to the west of us as metallic ribbons snaked around the sea of clouds stretching out from horizon to horizon.

It was gorgeous. The weather was unseasonably warm. The air was humid and still. Not like the oppressive mugginess that we get around here in the summer, but sort of like Mother Natures last lingering warm embrace before she says goodbye for the year and the icy fingers of winter creep in to pierce the night chasing away the blankets of clouds and leaving only frigid black skies. I don't know if I have ever seen a more beautiful moonlit night.

Thanks for this thread. I would have never thought to look up without it:thumbup:
 
It was cloudy and raining all day, but cleared up just before we started.
I was nervous, but I made it through both of my songs.
I shared the stage with Stan Richardson, which was an unbelievable honor for me.
I also met a Japanese girl who looked like lucy liu and was built like a porn star. Ahh me...
(she said no)
It was a good night.
 
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