The annual Summer Festival (Natsu Matsuri) will take place Saturday, June 23, from noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday, June 24, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at theVenice Japanese Community Center, 12448 Braddock Dr., Los Angeles.
The event will feature food (snow cones, sushi, teriyaki chicken, udon), games (including a dunk tank), ondo dancing, cultural exhibits and demonstrations.
The performance/demonstration schedule is as follows:
Saturday
2:00 p.m. — Aikido
2:30 p.m. — Judo
3:00 p.m. — Iaido
3:30 p.m. — kendo
4:00 p.m. — Line dancing
4:30 p.m. — Karate
5:00 p.m. — Inroduction of queen and scholarship award
5:30 p.m. — Taiko
6:00 p.m. — Ondo
Sunday
1:30 p.m. — Hula
2:00 p.m. — Shodo
2:30 p.m. — Ikebana
3:00 p.m. — Odori
3:30 p.m. — Karate
4:00 p.m. — Judo
4:30 p.m. — Aikido
5:00 p.m. — Taiko
5:30 p.m. — Ondo
Admission is free. All proceeds go to the VJCC Operating Fund.
The center is located one block west of Centinela Boulevard, a half-mile north of the 90 Freeway.
For more information, visit http://vjcc.com.