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Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association
44th Anniversay - 1962~2006

For Immediate Release
on Wednesday, August 23, 2006


The Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association is celebrating its annual Moon Viewing festival, "Otsukimi" on Sunday, October 1, 2006 at the Lakeside Park Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland near Lake Merritt from 5:30-9:00 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public.

Highlights include:
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Bonsai Garden - Open House by the Golden State Bonsai Collection North

Torii Gate (dedicated in memory of the late Oakland Council Member, Frank Ogawa)

Japanese "bento" box dinners (sushi & skewered meats/fish-vegetarian available upon request)* - advance order only by 9/25/06

6:30 p.m. - Japanese Martial Arts and Koto performances - Shimaoka Kazusa Kai - Koto performance

Shorenji Kenpo Demo (Martial Arts)

7:30 p.m. - Telescopic viewing of the moon and other celestial points of interest - Eastbay Astronomical Society

To order your Japanese dinner, send a check for $15 to:
OFSCA P.O. Box 13022, Oakland, CA 94661-3022
Deadline to Reserve a Dinner: September 25,2006
Questions? Visit our website at www.oakland-fukuoka.org or call (510) 482-5896

Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association
P.O. Box 13022
Oakland, CA 94661
(510) 482-5896
info@oakland-fukuoka.org
www.oakland-fukuoka.org




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