The Japanese Media Appreciation Club

Hi all,

I’m casually composing this email from an on-campus computer during my final stretch of work, with summer on my mind and a chicken Caesar pita in my heart.

This is an invitation to our final JMAC summertime event! Join JMAC and storm Oak Street Beach (because our first storm to the beach was rained out by… an actual storm) (but also because we scheduled two beach outings this summer) (but mostly because of the actual storm) this Saturday, August 29th!

As always, there will be two meet-up locations for this Saturday’s beach outing. Mark will be in front of the Barnes & Noble on the Loop campus and Samia will be by the green Infant Smasher statue in front of the Lincoln Park student center. Both Lincoln Park and Loop groups will meet at noon and leave for the beach at noon-thirty.

Let’s hope this storm to the beach won’t get rained out like the first, but if it does, all updates will be posted to our Facebook event page~ Give us a holla and tell us you’re coming!

Have a great rest of your summer!
Sara S.
JMAC Secretary

JMAC Website

Dearest reader,

How have you been? Are you having a good summer? More importantly, have you been eating well? Miss you lots, xoxo. We should totes hang out with JMAC sometime…like this Saturday!

Join JMAC on Saturday, August 15th for a trip to the Malott Japanese Gardens Summer Festival at the Chicago Botanic Gardens! There will be a tea ceremony demonstration, traditional storytelling, taiko drumming, and more~ This event “officially” ends at 2pm, but members are welcome to explore the Botanic Gardens at their leisure.

For this event, we will be traveling to the Botanic Gardens via metra and will meet at the Ogilvie Transportation Center in front of the Jamba Juice on the second floor of the station. There will be two groups meeting at Ogilvie: a 7:55am group led by Sara (<– me) and a 9:55am group led by Samia. Both groups will meet up 30 minutes before their respective departure time to purchase tickets and to board the Union Pacific-North train to Kenosha.

For more information about the festival schedule, head on over to our Facebook event page. This event will truly be an anticipated Saturday adventure. Hope to see you there!

Best,
Sara S.
JMAC Secretary

JMAC Website

Hello everyone!

So JMAC has an upcoming event! Tomorrow! Hhhah, totes not like I’ve been overworked at my summer job this past week or anything… (: Anyways…

The Ginza Holiday Festival celebrates Japanese culture on the grounds of the Midwest Buddhist Temple.There will be stage performances (such as traditional dancing, martial arts demonstrations, and taiko drumming), cultural exhibits, and Japanese cuisine!

Join JMAC tomorrow (Saturday, August 8th) for the Ginza festival at the Midwest Buddhist Temple! Meet up with Mark in front of the Barnes & Noble at the Loop campus or seek Sara (that’s me btw) by the large rusty green-colored statue in front of the Lincoln Park Student Center. Both groups will be meeting at 1pm and leaving at 1:30pm for the Sedgwick brown line stop.

Please be mindful of the $7 adult ($6 student) donation for admission to the festival. Check out the Facebook event page for the latest updates (as well as for a link for a $5 student coupon~).

Hope to see you there,
Sara S.
JMAC Secretary

JMAC Website

Greetings JMACers (and JMACquettes, idk),

There are only t-minus 48 days until fall quarter begins, but who’s counting~ However, in t-minus 2 days, JMAC will be going to Mitsuwa Marketplace!

Mitsuwa is a Japanese supermarket located in Arlington Heights. Mitsuwa has an entire grocery store of authentic Japanese food, a bakery filled with delicious breads and pastries, a bookstore (w/pretty awesome stationary, just sayin’), and a food court.

JMAC invites you to check out Mitsuwa and join this anticipated outing on Saturday, July 25th! Meet Anastasia on the Loop campus (in front of the Barnes & Noble) or meet Samia on the Lincoln Park campus (in front of the Student Center by the Bay Crusher statue). Both groups will meet at 12:00pm and leave at 12:30pm, travel to the Rosemont blue line station and board a Pace bus for Mitsuwa.

Be sure to RSVP on the event page for the JMAC 2015-2016 Facebook group and bring your appetite (and your wallet) for some Saturday shopping!

Best wishes,
Sara S.
JMAC Secretary

Hi all!

I hope everyone had a festive 4th of July weekend. In other news, I have crafted the majority of this JMAC email while in a waiting room for jury duty. *fist pumps* ‘murica!

Want to celebrate the rich traditions of others this weekend while making the most of a July summer night?

The Obon Odori Festival is a widely celebrated and colorful Buddhist festivity that honors loved ones who have passed away. The Midwest Buddhist Temple carries out the custom of honoring the spirits of one’s ancestors between mid-July and mid-August. Join JMAC on Saturday, July 11th for the Obon Festival, a summer night filled with traditional Japanese music, dancing, and live taiko drumming.

Joe will be leading a group that will rendezvous in front of the Barnes & Noble on the Loop campus. Meanwhile, I (Sara~) will be leading a Lincoln Park group meeting by the Babe Crusher statue in front of the Student Center. Both Lincoln Park and Loop groups will meet at 6:30pm and leave at 7pm for the Midwest Buddhist Temple.

More information about this event can be found on the Facebook event page for the JMAC 2015-2016 group. Hope to see you on Saturday evening for this summer outing!

Sincerely yours,
Sara S.
JMAC Secretary