by Tina Woo, Membership Chair
We’ve had a very successful membership drive to-date. Please welcome new member, Tim Hadlock and returning members: Carolyn Booker, Emiko Cheek, Sheri Glazebrook, Joel Hayashida, Lennie Kwock and Carol Fujimura and Anastasia Mandrussow.
Some upcoming summer activities:
Celebrate July 4 with fireworks, parades and music
– San Francisco Pier 39, The Embarcadero fireworks begin around 9:30 pm
– The Warriors will host Thrive City Block Party at Thrive City, the Plaza surrounding Chase Center, 11 am – 4 pm
– Relax on the Fourth of July on the USS Hornet, 10 am to 6 pm, Alameda
– Parades in Half Moon Bay, Orinda, Pleasant Hill
– Parkoncert at Civic Park, Walnut Creek, 3 pm
– San Francisco Symphony Concert, Davies Symphony Hall, Friday, July 2 & Stern Grove on July 4
- July 11: Virtual San Jose Obon Festival
Watch live cooking demonstrations, children’s crafts, SJ Taiko performances, Chidori Band & Odori Dancing
- August 7 & 8: Virtual Palo Alto Obon Festival
More information available soon
- The 84th San Francisco Stern Grove Festival with free concerts is happening once again. 10 Free Concerts at 2 pm from June 20 – August 29. Advance reservations required.
7/4 SF Symphony
7/11 Thievery Corp and Dessa
7/18 St. Paul & Broken Bones
7/25 X, The Avengers
8/1 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
8/8 Thundercat
8/15 Fitz and The Tantrums
8/29 Tower of Power
- The Bay Area museums have re-opened just in time for summer
Asian Art Museum: https://asianart.org/
Oakland Museum: https://museumca.org/exhibitions
- August 29 Annual Nisei Ski Club Annual Picnic – Save the Date!