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  • Friday, October 4 – Sunday, October 6 – Japanese Flower Exhibition at Tower Hill

    Friday, October 4 – Sunday, October 6 – Japanese Flower Exhibition at Tower Hill

    Ikebana International Boston Chapter #17 presents a Japanese Flower Show at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, on Friday, October 4 from noon – 5 pm, Saturday, October 5 from 10 am – 5 pm, and Sunday, October 6, from 10 – 4. On Friday at 2 pm there will be an overview of three schools: Ikenobo, Ohara, and Sogetsu. Demonstrations will continue throughout the weekend. Also, on Sunday, there will be an ikebana workshop for children ages 7 and up at 1 pm. Pre-registration for this activity is required by calling 508-869-6111, ext 124. Pottery vendors will also be at Tower Hill during the show. For more information contact Kaye Vosburgh at vosburghk@aol.com or Joanne Caccavale at jcbcaccavale@gmail.com.

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  • Saturday, November 5, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Ikenobo School of Ikebana Show and Demonstration

    On Saturday, November 5, from 10 – 12, join the Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Boston to celebrate their 50th year anniversary at the Brae Burn Country Club, 326 Fuller Street in West Newton.  Enjoy a flower display from members and a demonstration by guest of honor professor Nobu Kurashige from Japan.  Admission is free. Dress code requirements: no denim, tee shirts or collarless shirts are allowed, although fashionable women’s tops without collars are allowed (presumably worn by women, not men.) For more information visit www.ikenobobostonchapter.org.

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  • Wednesday, July 16, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Ikenobo Beginners Flower Arranging Class

    In this hands-on class you will learn the basics of Ikenobo Japanese Flower Design from the President of Ikenobo Boston. The Ikenobo style has the longest tradition of Japanese Flower Arranging. You MUST RSVP and PAY IN ADVANCE as the Instructor will buy your flowers for you from the Boston Flower Market. RSVP to: GloriaHammac@Juno.com. Bring garden shears. Cost: $35 for Flowers + Instruction. You may attend as many classes as you like – these classes take place monthly (with the exception of an August summer break.) Each time they will have DIFFERENT flowers and you will learn a NEW Technique. You work at your own pace with the patient guidance of the Instructor.

    Dates: July 16th from 6–8pm

    Venue: TOTO Gallery, 123 North Washington Street in Boston

    MBTA: Orange and Green Lines to Haymarket. Street parking available. Government Center Parking garage is nearby.

  • Saturday, March 22, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm – Ikenobo Ikebana Workshop

    The Ikenobo Ikebana Chapter of Boston invites you to experience the Art of Japanese Flower Arranging in a one-day, hands-on workshop on Saturday, March 22, from 9:30 – 3 at Whitcomb Hall, First Parish Church, 50 Church Street, Waltham, Massachusetts.

    Learn about Ikenobo, an Ikebana school grounded in a finely developed aesthetic sensitivity born of the beauty of Japan’s natural environment. Ikenobo is unique to Japan, with its awareness that beauty lies not only in a flower in full bloom but in leaves, branches and grasses without flowers. This aesthetic began in 15th century Japan with the development of the Ikenobo school of flower arranging. Ikenobo arrangements extend from fixed form designs developed over centuries, to modern, contemporary styles that break with the original traditions but still retain an emphasis on good design: linear perfection, color harmony, space and form. This workshop will serve as an introduction to Ikenobo for beginner and advanced floral designers. You will make two arrangements that show the core rules of Ikenobo and how those rules have and can be adapted to contemporary designs.

    The morning lesson, Shoka Shofutai, will be taught by Mimi Santini-Ritt. Bring Shoka container, kenzan (pinholder), small pebbles or aquarium gravel to fill container, scissors, cloth for under scissors, bucket to hold flowers, and brown paper bag for trash. The Chapter will provide the floral materials. The afternoon session, Shoka Shimputai, will be led by Kathy Marble. Bring a Shoka container, another kenzan if possible, small pebbles or aquarium gravel to fill container, cloth for under scissors, and bucket. Best not to dismantle the first arrangement in order to create the second. Again, the Chapter will provide materials, but feel free to bring a special stem or two of your own. Arrangements will be corrected by the teachers. The cost is $40 for the day – coffee and tea will be provided, but please bring your own lunch.

    Reservations must be made no later than March 10 by sending a $40 check payable to IKENOBO IKEBANA SOCIETY OF BOSTON to Mimi Santini-Ritt, 92 Grant Avenue, Newton, MA 02459. Include your name and telephone number and reference the March 22 workshop. Flower material will be provided only for those who send their reservations and payment on time. Below is a picture of a Shoka container, for your reference. For more examples click HERE.

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  • Saturday, November 2, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm – Ikenobo Ikebana Society Newcomer Workshop

    On Saturday, November 2, from 9:30 am – 3 pm at the Chapel in the Espousal Center, 554 Lexington Street, Waltham, Gail Bartlett will teach a morning workshop on arranging Fuji mums, and Masako Yatsuhashi will conduct an afternoon session on Moribana.  For the morning session, bring a shoka container, pebbles and kenzan, scissors, cloth for under scissors, bucket to hold flowers, and brown paper bag for trash, along with a bag lunch.  Coffee and tea will be provided.  In the afternoon, you will need a suiban or other low container suitable for moribana and kenzan.  The Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Boston will provide the other materials for the morning, and some materials for the afternoon.  Please bring several stems to make your arrangement unique.  Arrangements will be corrected by the teacher.  $40 for the day.  Reserve now by calling Mimi at 617-332-6136 or email moimoiritt@gmail.com.

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  • Sunday, March 10, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Celebrating 550 Years of Ikenobo Ikebana

    The Japan Society of Boston and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston present The 2013 Rad Smith Program in Art: Celebrating 550 Years of Ikenobo Ikebana, featuring 45th Generation Headmaster Sen’ei Ikenobo and 46th Generation Headmaster Designate Yuki Ikenobo, on Sunday, March 10, from 3 – 4:30 at the Remis Auditorium of the Museum of Fine Arts. Commemorate the auspicious occasion of the 550th year since Ikenobo, a highlight of Japanese aesthetics, first appeared in public records. Ikenobo is the original school fo Ikebana, Japanese traditional flower arranging. The 45th Generation Headmaster, Sen’ei Ikenobo, talks briefly about Ikebana and Japanese traditional culture, and 46th Generation Headmaster Designate, Yuki Ikenobo, presents an Ikebana demonstration. Followed by a Mawari-ike ceremony, a traditional Ikebana-judged competition.  Tickets ($15 MFA members, seniors and students, $18 non members)  are available on line at www.mfa.org.