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FALL OPEN HOUSE 2019
Save the date!
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH
11am - 5pm
Come visit Japan House as we celebrate the arrival of the fall season with our annual Fall Open House! This is a great weekend event and a unique way for friends and family to enjoy fall festivities.
Guests are encouraged to visit Japan House anytime from 11am to 5pm to see the facility, walk the gardens, to watch or participate in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, and to view a collection of international tea ceremony objects, as well as Ikebana arrangements from our students enrolled in ARTD 299.
There will be a FREE PRESENTATION at 1pm by our guest lecturers, Tangerine Mountain, that will feature Japan House Interns in a fashion show. Tangerine Mountain will also be hosting a pop-up shop right outside the back door of Japan House from 11am - 5pm. Cash and credit card accepted. Tickets are not required for this free presentation, however, seating is very limited.
Traditional Japanese tea ceremonies will be offered for $12 throughout the day at 11:15am, 12:00pm, 2:15pm, 3:00pm, 3:45pm and 4:30pm. Ticket includes a bowl of matcha tea and Japanese sweet, called wagashi, which will be made using the recipes from our new wagashi cookbook, "The Art of Wagashi", written by Professor Emeritus Kimiko Gunji.
The presentation and entrance into the Fall Open House are FREE and open to all. Reservations are not required. However, tickets are required to attend a tea ceremony. A limited number of tickets will be pre-sold online. Pre-buying is easy and convenient - you just need to show up and you will have a reserved spot. Click here - https://fallopenhouse2019tickets.eventbrite.com and purchase your tickets now! There are only 30 spots per sessions. The remaining tickets will be sold at the door that day but space is limited and specific locations cannot be guaranteed. Arrive early for best selection.
Please arrive early enough so we can get started right on time. You will be asked to remove your shoes (or use shoe covers) when you enter Japan House. Please dress appropriately, legs are covered traditionally in Japan. We request that all individuals planning to participate in tea to please bring and wear socks (white socks are preferred).
Questions? Please call us at 217-244-9934, or email japanhouse@illinois.edu.
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OUR FEATURED GUESTS
TANGERINE MOUNTAIN
IMPORTS & DESIGNS
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Japan House is honored to welcome Tangerine Mountain Imports & Designs owners Cheri Santellano and Teri Noto as featured guest lecturers for the annual Fall Open House.
Sisters Cheri and Teri travel the United States and Japan with the mission to share traditional Japanese clothing to as many parts of the USA as possible. They have a 3,000 square foot warehouse and showroom in Schaumburg, IL, full of kimono, obi, Japanese street fashion, books (both antique and modern) about Japanese art and fashion, and an authentic Edo-period samurai armor set they have affectionately nicknamed “Fred.”
Together, they sell over 10,000 vintage kimono + obi sets throughout America each year, and have teamed up with ACDC Rag, a premier fashion brand out of Harajuku, to bring even more Japanese fashion to the States. As if they don’t already have enough to do as the largest importer of vintage kimono to the United States, they have also begun designing and producing their own line of kimono accessories and other items utilizing a combination of ukiyo-e prints and Cheri’s original designs.
These kimono sisters are thrilled and honored to be featured guest lecturers for Japan House's Open House 2019. As a previous student of Shozo Sato, Cheri is particularly thrilled to present their passions and love of Japan in the very place her sensei founded. They are excited to share about their journey and future goals of engaging America in meaningful and transformative cultural exchange with Japan through kimono.
For more information about Tangerine Mountain, please visit www.TangerineMountain.com and like/follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
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