PB PERS Morikami Museum and Gardens

Talked with Wendy Lo, Curator of Education, Morikami Museum & Gardens.  Their "mission at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is to engage a diverse audience by presenting Japanese cultural experiences that educate and inspire."  The Morikami has several exhibitions right now including Akira: Architecture of Neo-Tokyo and Time Flow Like Water.  They also offer online exhibitions of some of the permenant collection.  Coming up in January they have tea ceremonies, Karesansui Raking demonstrations and more.  January 24th will be a Tango demonstration followed by the original "Shall We Dance" film.  They also have Orchid events, caligraphy classes, ramen spoon making classes and Kimono demonstration in Feburary and March.  And their Taste of Asia annual fundraising Gala will be in March.  Listeners can get hours, pricing, sign up for classes, get tickets to events, become a volunteer and can find out more info at www.morikami.org.