Please help with the relief efforts on behalf of all the victims & survivors of the large 9.0 earthquake & tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. Here’s how to help by attending:

JAPAN DISASTER RELIEF CONCERT

Saturday, March 26, 2011 – 4PM

Rincon Congregational United Church of Christ
122 North Craycroft Road (north of Broadway)
www.rinconucc.org

free concert – collecting donations

Organized by Toru & Laura Tagawa / Emma Noël Votapek / Keitaro Harada

Please join us at Rincon Congregational United Church of Christ Saturday,
March 26, 2011 at 4pm in a concert to help raise funds to aid the relief
agencies currently working in Japan. 100% of the donations received will
be sent to the JAPANESE RED CROSS SOCIETY.

Performers include members of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra & Arizona
Opera Orchestra, University of Arizona School of Music Students &
Professors and professional musicians of Tucson and Phoenix, AZ.

Aaron Boyd | Paula Fan | Laura Tagawa | Toru Tagawa | Emma Noël Votapek | Keitaro Harada | Neil Tatman |Mutsuko Tatman | Victoria Hauk | Jonathan Wintringham | Yuri Chayama | Aika Tatebe | Mari Kaneta | and many more…

Special Thanks to University of Arizona Department of East Asian Studies, School of Music & Japanese Student Association | Rincon Congregational United Church of Christ | Suzuki-kai | Yamato Japanese Restaurant |Sushi Yukari | The Japanese Association of Tucson | Dance For A Cause.

For other relief efforts, log onto Southern Arizona Association for Japanese Education website (click here). Fundraising will be occurring at upcoming events in April:

–Suzuyuki Kai Traditional Japanese Dance “Dance of Eternity” on April 17 at Green Fields Country Day School, 2 p.m.

–9th Annual Tucson Japanese Speech Contest on April 23, at PCC Downtown campus, 12 to 5 p.m.

For my previous blog “Please help Japan” click here, about purchasing limited edition Noh mask t-shirts.

4/8/11 UPDATE on Japan Disaster Relief efforts:
http://tucsoncitizen.com/community/2011/04/08/japanese-association-picnicfundraiser-for-japan-disaster-relief/

“The University of Arizona Humanities Seminars Program offers an “intriguing selection of the highest-quality courses in letters, arts and sciences designed specifically for adult students in the Greater Tucson community.

All courses are taught by present and former University of Arizona professors selected for their scholarly accomplishments and exceptional teaching abilities. The seminars give students the opportunity to tap into the minds of first-rate educators who are leaders in their fields of study.

This continuing education program provides university-level learning simply for the joy of learning. There are no tests or papers. Optional reading lists are provided so students can get the most from the experience.

Seminar students are a group of like-minded individuals who want to discover new ideas and deepen their life experiences.” Humanities Seminars students will have the opportunity to get acquainted with both adult education classmates and their professors.

“The University of Arizona’s Humanities Seminars Program has offered the community stimulating interdisciplinary conversations for more than a quarter century.” Please join them in this adventure in adult education.

The upcoming schedule for the Fall:

The Dream of Reason Produces Monsters: Goya and the Modern Dilemma
Malcolm Compitello,
Spanish and Portuguese
Mondays—9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1,8, 15, 29, and Dec. 6
Cost: $185.00

My God; I’d rather go to Paris than to Heaven: French Art 1780-1886
Sarah Moore,
School of Art
Tuesdays–9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30, and Dec. 7
Cost: $185.00

The Rise and Fall of the Hero: War, Blood and Human Destiny in the Heroic Epic
Albrecht Classen,
German Studies
Wednesdays–9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, Dec. 1, 8, and 15
Cost: $185.00

Theatres of Song: Lieder of Schubert and Schumann
Paula Fan,
School of Music
Peter E. Medine, Department of English
Wednesdays–1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, Dec. 1, 8, and 15
Cost: $185.00

Rebellious Men, Revolutionary Women: Twentieth Century Ireland
Ann Weekes,
English
Thursdays: 10:00 -12:00 p.m.
Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4, 18, Dec. 2, 9, and 16
Cost: $140.00

Changing minds/changing worlds: the politics and poetry of the 60s
Thomas Miller,
Professor of English and featured speakers invited by the Poetry Center
Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19, Dec. 3, and 10
Fridays—9:00 -12:00 p.m.
Cost: $185

Unless otherwise specified, all classes meet from 9:00am until noon in the Dorothy Rubel meeting room in the lovely new Helen S. Schaefer Building at 1508 E. Helen Street (SE corner of Vine St.), north of E. Speedway.

See website for more information and how to register for these seminars:http://humanities.arizona.edu/humanities-seminar-program/whats-ahead

Mail registration to:
Humanities Seminars Program
Attention: Kerstin Miller
P.O. Box 210150
1508 E. Helen Street
Tucson, AZ 85721-0150

Or please call Kerstin Miller at (520) 626-7845 or contact them by e-mail at humansem@email.arizona.edu.