Inscape Winter Open Studios
Sunday, December 1, 12 noon – 6pm
815 Seattle Blvd S, Seattle, WA
Inscape is an art-making haven for the city, holding space for history and community for perpetuity. Friends of Inscape is a tenant-led grassroots organization working to preserve the Inscape Arts Building as an affordable arts and culture space for the benefit of the community. From 1932 till 2004, the US Immigration & Naturalization Service building served as Seattle’s detention and processing center for immigrants. In 2008, a group of investors purchased the building, renamed it Inscape, and built the spaces out as artist studios with the assistance of arts-friendly tax help from the city. A thriving artist community has been growing there ever since. You are welcome to come see dozens of open studios and guest artists!
JASSW 101st Holiday Celebration Dinner & Auction
Tuesday, December 3, 6:00pm – 8:30pm (doors open 5:00pm)
The Westin Seattle, 1900 5th Ave, Seattle
Jump start your holiday shopping with fabulous auction items and thank your colleagues and customers for a successful year — all while supporting a great cause! Master of Ceremonies Tomo Hoku Angie is bringing her energy and unique spirit to this dinner, and you won’t want to miss it! Early Bird pricing $250 / $300 after November 10.
Register through the JASSW website.
JASSW Holiday Marketplace
December 7, 10:00am – 4:00 pm
NVC Memorial Hall, 1212 S King Street, Seattle
Do some of your holiday shopping at NVC Memorial Hall! Japanese small businesses will be showing and selling their products and services at the first Holiday Marketplace conducted by the Small Business Program of the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington. Look at who will be there: https://jassw.org/holiday-marketplace/
BIJAC Mochi Tsuki
Saturday, January 11, 2025, 11am – 4pm
Woodward Middle School, 9125 Sportsman Club Rd NE, Bainbridge Island
For more than 30 years, the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Mochi Tsuki celebration has been an important traditional event to bring good fortune in the New Year. Once again, the public is invited to participate in making mochi the traditional way – steaming sweet rice over an open fire, then pounding the rice by hand with traditional, handcrafted cherry wood mallets (kine) in a granite bowl (usu). Visitors can get in on the action by trying their hands at pounding the mochi, forming it into cakes by hand, and eating it while it’s still warm and sticky! This event is enjoyed by adults and children alike. All activities are Free to the public — donations are welcome!
More information available at the BIJAC website.