Welcome to the Denver Takayama Sister City Committee
activities page
Our coming events, background, some past activities, related organizations
Links about us
Karoke songs
Spring 2017 trip to Japan
Fall 2017 trip to Japan
Our committee activities
Committee general information
Denver Takayama on FaceBook
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Pictures from 2016 events
Pictures from 2015 events
Other organizations' activities
Uta Gassen competition
Shock Wave at DAM
Into the Fire at DAM
Volunteer opportunities
Coming events / activities
Thursday January 12 6:00-8:00 p.m.: DSCI Annual meeting and awards party at The Palm restaurant in the Westin Hotel, 1672 Lawerence St. in downtown Denver. Complimentary valet parking. Celebrate 2016 and kick off 2017, videos, entertainment, Volunteer of the Year Awards. $60 members, $85 non-members. Register and pre-pay here.
Tuesday January 17, 7:00 p.m.: Regular monthly meeting, Location: Home of Steve & Kitty Comstock. Click here to sign up (tell us who is coming) and get the address. (If the email link does not work for you, just send me an email directly: steve@trainersfriend.com)
Click here to see who has already signed up to come.
Sunday, January 22: Shinnenkai (Welcoming the new year) potluck, beginning at 2:00; location: Home of T.R. Reid, 3090 S. Madison St.; click here to sign up - tell us how many people and what you will be bringing (If the email link does not work for you, just send me an email directly: steve@trainersfriend.com)
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February 7: Setsubun (Spring kick off) meal, 6:00-8:00; location: Sonoda's
It's time to usher in happiness and good luck for the
new year and get those bad spirits to leave!
The Denver-Takayama Sister City Committee invites you to
a Celebration of Setsubun 2017!
When: February 7, (Tuesday) at 6:00 PM.
Where: Sonoda's Japanese Restaurant
3108 S. Parker Road
303-337-3800
What: A delicious, traditional Japanese set dinner menu; fun, frivolity; bean throwing ritual
This includes tax and tip, but non-tea drinks are extra. There is always an amazing spread of food!
Seating is limited so Pre-Register for this event by 02/3
by going ==> here <== where
you can register and pay for the event using the Pay Pal formsite,
or contact DSCI during office hours at 303-832-1336 if you need help with
registration/payment.
Last year we had a great time chasing away those devilish spirits, so come join the fun this year!
Click here to see who has already signed up to come.
Click here to see who has already signed up to come.
Find out about the Committee calendar, budgets, and so on ...
Plans for 2017 (.pdf document) (Last updated 26 December, 2016)
Working budget for 2017 (.pdf document) (Last updated 16 November, 2016)
Why Denver Takayama is relevant to the larger community - Japanese, Japanese-American, all interested in Japan - in Denver and Colorado (.pdf document) (Written 1 September, 2014)
Technical paper on emails
(.pdf document - Some thoughts on how to make email safer from hackers and more effective)
(Written 26 March, 2015)
Upcoming and on-going events / activities outside the Committee that may be of interest:
... January 28, 2017 ...
Uta Gassen singing competition
at the Denver Tri-State Budhhist Temple; starts at noon; lunch available for a fee.
More details soon.
... September 11, 2016 - May 28, 2017 ...
"Shock-Wave" - exhibition at
the Denver Art Museum (DAM), exploring the impact of Japanese designers on French (and Western)
fashion in the 1980's-1990's. Exhibition is included in general admission. Admission to the DAM
is free for children under 18. Details are
here (web page).
... September 25, 2016 - October 1, 2017 ...
"From the
Fire" - exhibition at
the Denver Art Museum (DAM), exploring contemporary Japanese ceramic arts. Exhibition
is included in general admission. Admission to the DAM is free for children under 18.
Details are here
(web page).