Archive For The “cultural event” Category
Going, going, gone! I attended my first performance of Shen Yun this year, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), in Newark, New Jersey. The shows sell out quickly, and the run is very short in each city…lasting just about a week. So I was excited to get tickets. This is also my first…
Forecast: pink snow for Sakura Matsuri Get there early! Each year the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) hosts the Cherry Blossom Festival, which is known as Sakura Matsuri in Japanese. For an event this size, it takes a lot of planning; and timing is everything. The cherry trees can bloom as early as mid-March if weather…