4/10/10 j-CATION: Celebrate All Aspects of Japanese Food @ Japan Society

Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 1pm

Japan Society
333 East 47th Street (betw First & Second Ave)
New York, NY 10017

(212) 832-1155

Subway: 4, 5, 6, 7, S to Grand Central; 6 to 51st & Lexington Ave; E, V to Lexington & 53rd Street

Bus: M15 to 47th Street; M101 or M102 north on Third Avenue to 47th Street; or crosstown M27, M50 or M42

Suggested Donation: $5

For all ages

Feast on everything Japan Society has to offer at j-CATION, a day-long event taking over Japan Society’s theater, gallery, lounge, and classrooms.

Take your taste buds on a trip to Japan as the first-ever j-CATION digs into the theme of Japanese food.  Feast your eyes on Edible Cinema, drool over innovative bento box creations, and enjoy how-tos, tastings, and unexpected pairings of speakers throughout the day.  Authentic and unusual drinks and bites satisfy cravings of the curious.  The evening explodes into a feeding frenzy of music as the delicious sounds of Asobi Seksu deliver the main course.  D.J. AKI’s mouthwatering, sweet beats rock j-CATION into the night.

Can’t make it to j-CATION? You can still enter the  Virtual Bento Box Battle and show off your culinary creativity!

MAIN DISHES

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SAVORY SHOW Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters: Japanese Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi from the Arthur R. Miller Collection 1–9pm		EDIBLE CINEMA Nippon Eiga Series Flavor of Happiness 2008, 35mm, In Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Mitsuhiro Mihara. With Miki Nakatani, Tatsuya Fuji. © 2008 Flavor of Happiness Film Partners. 1:30–3:40pm
	CLASH OF THE FOODIES! Live Game Show With our pop superstars Our Hit Parade, Queen of Squeeze Amazon Annie & many more!  4:30–5:20pm
LUSCIOUS LECTURE Table Talk Featuring competitive eating champion Takeru Kobayashi of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest fame. 6–6:45pm		SONIC SENSATION Asobi Seksu The Delicious Sounds of the Brooklyn-Based Dream-Pop Band, with opening act by Me & Mars 9:30–11:30pm

SIDES

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j-LOUNGE Chill out with authentic and unusual drinks at the cash bar 1pm–1am		FOOD VENDORS Snacks and treats will be available for purchase 1pm–9pm
	VIRTUAL BENTO  BOX BATTLE Submit digital photos of your most innovative and adorable bento box creations through March 31, with all entries on view at j-CATION. Great Prizes!

DESSERT

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PULSE & CHILL Afterparty with DJ AKI 11:30pm–1am

Ticketing Information
Due to limited capacities, programs held in the theater and language center require tickets. Edible Cinema: Flavor of Happiness, Clash of the Foodies!: Live Game Show, Luscious Lecture: Table Talk and language, calligraphy and furoshiki class tickets will be released at Japan Society on Saturday, April 10th starting at 12:30 pm. Tickets for Sonic Sensation: Asobi Seksu will be released starting at 8:00 pm. All event admission is included in the $5.00 suggested donation. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Seating is general and space is limited.

http://www.japansociety.org/event_detail?eid=39639237