posted by Dave on Sep 9
Among the Bonsai plants was this miniature set of plants on a mat that caught my attention. Bonsai items like this are primarily created for the grower and the viewer. Somehow I think this one particular one would look good at my desk at work however I’m afraid something like that would be too fragile.
posted by Dave on Sep 8
Here is one of the cultural displays at the 2010 Okinawan Festival. The instrument you see is a popular one at Okinawan celebrations. It is the Sanshin (three strings) which is a fret-less 3-stringed instrument with a long slender neck attached to a rounded square, hallow sound box usually covered with snakeskin. The Sanshin is plucked rather than strummed using a plectrum worn on the index finger. The three strings rang from thick (lowest pitch) to thin (highest pitch) and are called the”uujiru” (man-string), “nakajiru” (middle string) and “miijiru” (female-string). In Hawaii Okinawan immigrants played the Sanshin at get-togethers in the plantation camps.
posted by Dave on Aug 31
Entertainment was abound at the Greek Festival . Here is a photo of the Nisiotes Dancers who performed a variety of Greek fold dancing in colorful regional costumes. Accompanying them was the Nisioupoula “Little islander” Dance Group. Also performing at the festival was Fotia a Greek band from California and the renowned guitarist Sotos Kappas.