December workshops, classes, and demonstrations at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens:
Tuesdays, December 3, 10, 17
Ikebana Flower Arrangement- Ikenobo School
Time: Beginners – 11am – 1pm
Intermediate – 1:15pm – 3:15pm*
Cost: $67.50 (Morikami Members $60) Advance Registration Required
*Intermediate courses are for students with prior experience or have taken at least three sessions of Ikebana classes.
Flower arranging, ikebana, is a traditional Japanese art form spanning centuries. Ikebana has various different schools of study, each with unique philosophies and aesthetics. Dating back to the 15th century, the Ikenobo School is the oldest and most traditional. Students in this course learn the basic principles and style of Ikenobo, creating fresh flower arrangements each week to take home and enjoy.
Wednesdays, December 4, 11, 18
Ikebana Flower Arrangement: Sogetsu School
Time: Beginners – 10:30am – 12:30pm
Intermediate – 1:30pm – 3:30pm*
Cost: $67.50 (Morikami Members $60) Advance Registration Required
Flower arranging, ikebana, is a traditional Japanese art form spanning centuries. Ikebana has various different schools of study, each with unique philosophies and aesthetics. The Sogetsu School is a contemporary school which focuses on the creativity and individuality of ikebana. The idea is that ikebana can be done by anyone, anywhere, with almost anything. Students will learn the basics of Sogetsu and create pieces each week to take home and enjoy. *Intermediate courses are for students with prior experience. For required materials or to register, visit morikami.org.
Saturday, December 7
The Art of Kokedama
Time: 10am – 12:30pm or 2–4:30pm
Cost: $65 Advance Registration Required
Kokedama is the Japanese art of growing plants in a moss-covered ball of soil. It is wrapped with string and contains an ornamental plant growing inside. These beautiful and decorative plants, brings an organic and natural touch to planting orchids, succulents, and other ornamental plants. Learn the mechanics of how to make kokedama, creating two regular size and one small one to decorate your home or to give away to a special person.
Saturday, December 7
Koto
Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Cost: $60 Advance Registration Required
Koto is a traditional Japanese stringed instrument first introduced to Japan from China in the 7th-8th centuries. Learn the fascinating history of this exquisite instrument and how to play it in this one-day introductory workshop. Instruments will be provided for participants to use in the workshop. To further your studies on the koto, sign-up for our koto class series or summer Guest Artist Workshops.
Sundays, December 8, 15
Sado: Tea Ceremony
Time: Beginners – 10:15am – 12:15pm*
Intermediate – 1–3pm
Cost: $60 (Morikami Members $55) Advance Registration Required
Expand upon your knowledge of Japanese tea ceremony in this hands-on class. Perform traditional Japanese tea ceremony, with its ever-evolving seasonal subtleties, in the authentic Seishin-an Tea House under the guidance of instructor Yoshiko Hardick. The tea ceremony changes from month to month and from season to season. Intermediate course requires approval by the instructor before registering. *Sunday Beginner’s II Class Prerequisite - You must have already taken a Thursday beginner’s I class session or a workshop to attend Sunday classes.
Thursdays, December 12, 19
Sado: Tea Ceremony
Time: Beginners – 10:15am – 12:15pm
Intermediate – 1pm-3pm
Cost: $60 (Morikami Members $55) Advance Registration Required
Expand upon your knowledge of Japanese tea ceremony in this hands-on class. Perform traditional Japanese tea ceremony, with its ever-evolving seasonal subtleties, in the authentic Seishin-an Tea House under the guidance of instructor Yoshiko Hardick. The tea ceremony changes from month to month and from season to season. Intermediate course requires approval by the instructor before registering.
Saturday, December 14
Sado: The Way of Tea
Time: 12pm, 1:30pm or 3pm
Cost: $5 with paid museum admission.
Observe Japanese sadō, an ever-changing demonstration rich in seasonal subtleties. Your involvement in the true spirit of sadō — harmony (wa), reverence (kei), purity (sei), tranquility (jaku) — along with a sip of matcha green tea and a sweet will help you bring a calm perspective into your busy life.
Saturday, December 14
The Art of Japanese Gift Presentation
Time: 10am – 12pm or 1:30–3:30pm
Cost: $35 Advance Registration Required
Learn the customs and art of Japanese gift presentation in this hands-on workshop. Combining traditions with contemporary aesthetics, participants are introduced to the beauty of Japanese packaging and design, often times incorporating natural and unconventional materials. Learn to wrap with washi (Japanese traditional handmade paper), create uniquely designed boxes, and other techniques to give your gift an Asian-inspired elegance. Workshop tools and materials will be provided for the participants to use.
Saturday, December 14
Family Fun: Snow Globe Ornaments
Time: 12–3pm
Cost: FREE (with paid museum admission). No Reservation Required
Get festive by decorating a Japanese wintry scene that you can keep inside your own snow globe ornament.
Saturday, December 14
Shibori Indigo – Scarf
Time: 10am – 3pm
Cost: $75 Advance Registration Required
The use of indigo dye, or aizome, has a long and cherished history in Japan. The deep blue colors for which Japanese textiles are celebrated come from the leaves of the tade ai, a plant introduced to Japan from China in the sixth century. Shibori is a Japanese technique of manual resist dyeing used to make patterns on fabrics. Learn various shibori techniques and make a shibori scarf to add to your wardrobe or for a special someone.
Saturday, December 14 – Sunday, December29
Family Fun: Nengajō: New Year’s Cards
Time: Virtual | Lobby: 10am- 5pm
Cost: FREE (with paid museum admission). No Reservation Required
Join us throughout the holiday season to create a nengajō, a Japanese New Year’s card, to share with friends and family.
Sunday, December 15
Film Screening: Akira
(124 mins., 1988, Rated R, Sci-fi, Anime)
Time: 11am (Dubbed in English)
Cost: $5 with paid museum admission (FREE for members as part of Member Appreciation Weekend. Children ages 3 and under free, limited tickets available
In the year of 2019, thirty one years after World War III, Tokyo has been rebuilt into Neo-Tokyo a modern metropolis. A secret military project endangers New-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
Sunday, December 15
Film Screening: Survival Family
Underwritten by Linda and Michael Sonnenreich
(117min., 2016, Not Rated, Comedy, Adventure, Family)
Time: 2pm (in Japanese, subtitled in English)
Cost: $5 with paid museum admission (FREE for members as part of Member Appreciation Weekend. Children ages 3 and under free, limited tickets available)
Exploring the comedic masterpieces by award-winning Director Shinobu Yaguchi, Survival Family will delight audiences with this post-apocalyptic comedy for the whole family. The Suzukis are a self-indulgent family who squirm at the sight of a dead fish. When Tokyo abruptly loses all forms of electricity – clocks stop, trains halt, and purification plants stop pumping water – they find themselves trapped in a city slicker’s first world nightmare. The Suzukis hop on their bikes and decide to escape the pandemonium and reluctantly head to grandpa’s farm in Kagoshima. Thrown in face of first-world challenges, they encounter ups-and-downs which ultimately bring their family together. And through their journey across mountains and farmland, they realize they gravity of taking resources for granted.
Thursday, December 19
Karesansui: Raking Demonstration
Time: 10:30am
Cost: FREE with paid museum admission. No Reservation Required
Karesansui or dry landscape garden, is founded on Zen ideology using carefully composed rock arrangements and gravel or sand. Karesansui are carefully raked to represent characteristics of water
such as currents and waves while boulder arrangements may be interpreted as islands. Learn about our Late Rock Garden and observe how the raking can be a practice in mindfulness and meditation.
Saturday, December 21
Family Fun: Kagamimochi
Time: Virtual Program
Cost: FREE
Let’s prepare for the new year by making a kagamimochi, a traditional Japanese New Year’s decoration.
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. For more information, call (561) 495-0233 or visit morikami.org.
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