SAN FRANCISCO — Buddhist Church of San Francisco, 1881 Pine St. (at Octavia Street) in San Francisco, will hold its 76th annual Ginza Bazaar on the weekend of July 26-27 with Obon dancing on Sunday afternoon.
The schedule is as follows:
Saturday, July 26
12 to 8 p.m.: Bingo in Gym
12 to 7:30 p.m.: Children’s games in Stuart Hall and on Octavia; silent auction, art sale, BWA boutique in Gym
12 to 1 p.m.: Book reading and signing by poet, playwright, actor and BCSF member Hiroshi Kashiwagi (“Starting from Loomis”) in Hondo
1 to 1:10 p.m.: GenRyu Arts (taiko) on Octavia
1:10 to 1:20 p.m.: Opening service with Rev. Ron Kobata on Octavia
1:20 to 1:30 p.m.: GenRyu Arts on Octavia
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.: Dance lesson, “Bon Odori 101” on Octavia
2 to 5 p.m.: Bone marrow registry booth in Courtyard
3 to 4 p.m.: Ikebana demonstration in Courtyard
3:30 to 5 p.m.: Acupressure booth in Upstairs Gym
4 to 4:30 p.m.: Magician Erik Jacobsen in Courtyard; S.F. Kendo Dojo demonstration in Stuart Hall
4:45 p.m.: BCSF Hondo tour (meet at Octavia and Pine)
5 to 5:30 p.m.: Metta service in Hondo; magician Erik Jacobsen in Gym; Ke ‘Olu Makani Ka ‘Ohu Mai Ka Lani (hula halau) in Stuart Hall
Sunday, July 27
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Bingo in Gym
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Children’s games in Stuart Hall; silent auction and art sale in Gym
12 to 4 p.m.: Bone marrow registry booth in Courtyard
12 to 5 p.m.: Acupressure booth in Upstairs Gym
12 to 12:30 p.m.: BCSF Youth Taiko Ensemble on Octavia
12:30 to 1 p.m.: Jiten Daiko on Octavia
1 to 3 p.m.: Bon Odori on Octavia
3:30 to 4 p.m.: BCSF Hondo tour (meet at Octavia and Pine)
5 p.m.: Bingo grand prize (iPad Mini) in Gym; silent auction closing in Gym
5:30 p.m.: BWA quilt raffle drawing in Gym
5:30 to 6 p.m.: Raffle drawing in Gym
For more information, call (415) 776-3158 or visit www.bcsfweb.org.