Date: August 13

Time: 4:00 - 9:00 PM
Where: The Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach, FL 33446
Details: event details

Inspired by Obon, Japan’s traditional three-day holiday honoring ancestors and thanking them for the quality of life enjoyed by the living, the Morikami will celebrate the 34th annual Bon Festival in one fun-packed evening. Entertainment will include rousing taiko drum performances, traditional Japanese folk dancing with audience participation and a street fair with games and vendor booths. The highlight of the evening will begin at sunset when the lake surrounded by majestic gardens will be transformed into a tranquil sea of lighted lanterns that, in accordance with Japanese custom, guide the departure of ancestors’ souls who have come for a brief visit among the living. A special fireworks display will cap the evening.

Date: August 20

Time: 12:00 - 4:00 PM
Where: Bayview Community Center 2000 East Lloyd Street Pensacola, FL 32503-578
Details: event details (pdf)

A summer festival with taiko drummers, traditional dancing, and more

Date: May 13, June 10, July 8, August 19, September 9
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Where:The Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach, FL 33446
Details: event details

Summer nights in South Florida are something special, especially when they are augmented with taiko drums and a cultural backdrop that can't be beat! Add a cold drink, a breathtaking sunset and a walking path through a tranquil garden, and you've got Sushi & Stroll Summer Walks!

Stroll the gardens at your own pace and take advantage of our self-guided audio tour. Excite your palate with something delicious from our own Cornell Café, indulge in some shopping at the Museum Store or tantalize your senses with a drumming performance by Fushu Daiko.

The Ikebana International groups around Florida begin their new seasons in September and October! Click on the specific meeting on the calendar above for meeting time and place. New members welcome (RSVPs may be required)!

Chapter: Orlando/Winter Park

Start Date: September 8
Runs: September - May, the second Thursday of each month

Contact: ricarrasco@aol.com; (407) 797-7337

Chapter: Sarasota

Start Date: September 12

Runs: September - May, the second Monday of each month

Contact: contactus@iisarasota.org

Chapter: St. Petersburg

Start Date: September 19

Runs: September - June, the third Monday of each month

Contact: ikebanastpete@me.com

Chapter: Miami
Start Date: September 20

Runs: September - May (except December), the third Tuesday of each month

Contact: Ms. Mieko Kubota at (305) 665-2141, or (305) 310-2511

Chapter: Naples

Start Date: October 5

Runs: October - May, the first Wednesday of the month

Contact: ikebananaples@me.com

Dates: August 5-7, 2011
Where:Wyndham Orlando Resort
corner of International Drive and Sand Lake Road in Orlando,
Details: event details

"Florida's Favorite Japanese Animation Convention."

See webpage for more details.

Dates:August 19-21, 2011
Where:Hyatt Regency Miami 400 South East Second Avenue Miami, Florida, USA 33131-2197
Details: event details

August 19-21, 2011 will see the 5th annual Mizu Con anime convention at the Hyatt Regency Miami in beautiful Miami, FL where attendees can enjoy the sand, sun and their favorite anime pastime. In addition to our illustrious guests we will have Costuming Contests, Informative Panels, Video Gaming Rooms, Artist Alleys, Video Rooms showing the latest works from Japan, and late night programming including a dance!!! Convention pre registration and hotel registration will soon be open! Please check back for updates and join our forum community to mingle with fellow Otaku!
We hope to see you there.

Mizu Con is an annual convention based on Japanese Animation and the many sub-genres of Anime. Mizu Con will feature many of the festivities found at most Anime conventions. Events will include interesting and informative panels, Anime DVD screenings, live action movies, video gaming and even an Anime music video showcase! Mizu Con will also host an Artist Alley where local artists may showcase and sell their artwork and crafts. In addition there will be a cosplay contest, special guests, a dealer's room and much more! With over 30 years combined staffing and running Anime conventions, we hope to bring a quality show to the community annually and with community support we will be able to achieve our goal.

Date:October 21-23
Time: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Where: St. Johns County Convention Center at the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village, St. Augustine, FL
Details: event details

EXP Convention is a weekend long all ages event to be held at the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village and St. Johns County Convention Center. The main purpose of EXP Con is to celebrate and promote American and Japanese video gaming, Japanese animation also known as anime, manga which are Japanese graphic novels, cosplay which is the act of creating and modeling costumes based on characters from Japanese and American media, and the melding of Japanese and American pop-culture.

Date:June 8, 2011 – August 14, 2011
Where: The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
Florida International University
10975 S.W. 17th Street Miami, FL, 33199
Details: event details

The exhibit will feature 20 woodblock print triptychs depicting first major conflict of Imperial Japan after Meiji Restoration of 1868 and the rapid westernization of Japan. The war was mainly fought for the control of Korea, at the time a subsidiary Kingdom of China. Japan's victory was overwhelming and swift, resulting in territorial gains, as well as Korean Independence and substantial monetarily reward. These woodblock prints were made by important artists and used in Japan as both propaganda and for the depiction of places the Japanese were only able to read about in newspapers.

Date:June 8, 2011 – August 14, 2011
Where: The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
Florida International University
10975 S.W. 17th Street Miami, FL, 33199
Details: event details

Temari is the centuries old tradition of handcrafting embroidered balls. Artist Sharon Thieman creates these beautiful objects with a modern sensibility.

Date: May 24- October 2, 2011
Where: The Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach, FL 33446
Details: (561)495-0233; exhibit details

High-flying, colorful constructions of paper and bamboo, Japanese kites are the products of artist-craftsmen following several centuries of inherited tradition.

Explore Japanese kites and kite papers featuring striking multicolored images of famous samurai warriors, demons, sea creatures and more!

Date: June 21 - October 2, 2011
Where: The Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach, FL 33446
Details: (561)495-0233; exhibit details

Japan is home to the world’s most vibrant ceramic culture and myriad active potters. For thousands of years women in Japan have been involved in the production of ceramics but only a few have ever been recognized. Soaring Voices: Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists includes over 80 ceramic works created by 25 exceptional contemporary women artists. The shape of the forms and the individual artist’s choice of subject matter, use of materials, and technical process, reveal a wide range of artistic innovations that will delight the senses.

Soaring Voices was organized in part by the Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Japan and International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC, and is funded in part by the Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation, Champion Solutions Group, and the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation.

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