Takamatsu City Art Museum and the "Metamorphose" Exhibit

The Art of Art
by Pat Scanlon

In my pre Takamatsu existence, I was once an education officer in a government art gallery and have kept up a life-long interest in the visual arts all my life. One of the pleasant surprises Takamatsu City has to offer is a very beautiful multi-storied monolith that is the city’s gallery. This building is an exercise in modern, clean design and one of the most visitor- friendly galleries I’ve ever been to. Walking in the entrance the natural light and spaciousness of the first floor is immediately calming and beautiful. Alright, OK, so lots of people just go to the annexes there to sit in the Miles Van der Rhoe ‘Barcelona chairs’ and snooze away the afternoons. But it looks a pretty attractive and cool idea to wile away a summer's lunchtime if you ask me …

Times: 9:30~7:00 weekdays. 9:30~5:00 weekends and holidays.

The Third Kagawa English Haiku Gathering

On March 28th (the day following our World of Artists and 007 Events) we will be holding our third Kagawa English Haiku Gathering to commemorate the beginning of the cherry blossom season. This will be the second time that this semiannual event will be held in Ritsurin Garden’s Kikugetsu-tei Teahouse.  This is a rare and wonderful chance to experience writing haiku poetry, one of Japan’s most prized literary traditions, as you enjoy the view of Ritsurin’s beautiful landscapes and cherry blossoms from the exquisitely designed space of the Kikugetsu-tei.    

Date and time:
Sunday March 28th, 13:00 to 15:30

Location:
Kikugetsu-tei Teahouse, Ritsurin Garden

Cost:
Entrance to Ritsurin Garden (400 yen) + Entrance to Kikugetsu-tei (500 yen)
[Pay each fee at the respective entrances to the garden and teahouse.  Entrance fee for Kikugetsu-tei includes matcha tea and sweets]

Special Guest Lecturer:
Ms. Fumiko Hara, Vice Chairperson, Kagawa Branch, Haiku Poets Association


Application:
Please apply by e-mailing kfunet@gmail.com by Friday March 19, 2010.
This event is limited to the first 10 people who reply, so please apply as soon as possible.

Other:
Before the haiku event, we will be distributing a list of important terms and useful haiku vocabulary to all participants.  If you would like to bring haiku poems that you have composed before hand, you are welcome to do so.  However, no prior experience or prior preparation is necessary.  Please bring the vocabulary list, a notebook, and a pen or pencil to the event.

Daffodil Festival on Ogijima!!

Come and enjoy  sights and fragrances of thousands of daffodils
blowing in the island winds on Ogijima!





Details:
Daffodil Festival on Ogijima
Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010
Time: 8:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Ogijima (Takamatsu)
Ogi's website - http://ww8.tiki.ne.jp/~ogi-island/

Join our Marugame International Marathon Participant Salute

We are running a salute to all of the foreign residents and visitors who completed the Marugame International Half Marathon on Sunday February 7, 2010. If you finished the Half Marathon and would like to be included in the salute on our blog page, please write to kfunet@gmail.com with the following information:

First name:
Impressions of the race:
Current town of residence:
Half Marthon Time (optional):
Did you reach your goal for the race: yes/no (optional)
Photographs (optional):

Please write with your information by Monday Feb. 15th! The profiles will be uploaded next week, so be sure to check out our blog, k-funet.blogspot.com!

K-FUN Event: Bond Night Party!!!

 

A night of food, drinks, music...and 007!!!  As we continue our efforts to attract to Kagawa Prefecture the filming of the next James Bond, we hope that you will join us on Naoshima for this "spy-tacular" event!

Date and time:       
Saturday March 27, 2010, 15:30 - 20:00

Location:              
007 Museum, Naoshima (near the Marine Station Naoshima at Miyanoura  Port)

Musical Acts:
Ishii Brothers
Danny and Lindsay Boots
Jeremy Lanig