Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church – Sukiyaki 2025!
Saturday, March 1, 1pm – 6pm
Blaine Memorial UMC, 3001 24^th Ave S, Seattle

Come to the Sukiyaki 2025 fundraiser and enjoy Sukiyaki, traditional Ohagi, Tsukemono, Baked Goods, and Blaine Cookbooks. Both limited In-Dining and Take-Out available at $20 per serving. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Altadena United Methodist Church Disaster Relief as they rebuild their church and neighborhood after the devastating Southern California wildfires. Pre-order your Sukiyaki and pick it up between 1pm – 6pm at the church. Pre-order link: https://blaineevents.square.site/

Tacoma Buddhist Temple – Sukiyaki Fundraiser
Sunday, March 2, 11am – 4pm
Tacoma Buddhist Temple, 1717 S Fawcett Ave, Tacoma

Mark your calendar for the Tacoma Buddhist Temple sukiyaki fundraiser that they’ve held for over 60 years! The traditional way of cooking each sukiyaki in individual pans is unique to the Tacoma temple. Choose to dine-in or drive-thru to enjoy our special beef or vegetarian sukiyaki for $24 OR a chicken teriyaki meal for $20. Each will be served as a combo with our mochi cupcake, Japanese rice and tsukemono. Hot tea will be offered for the dine-in experience.

Dine-In: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (1:00pm is the last seating).
Drive-Thru: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (please come only during your selected pick-up time)
ORDER DEADLINE: Saturday, February 22nd, 10 pm.

Visit the Temple website to order: https://www.tacomabt.org/sukiyaki-pre-order   

Wing Luke Museum – Annual Dinner & Auction: Wing Luke Legacies
Saturday, March 22, 5pm – 9 pm
Sheraton Grand Seattle, 1400 6^th Ave, Seattle

5:00 PM General Reception, Silent Auction, and Live Preview
6:30 PM Dinner and Live Auction

Emcee: Michelle Li
Speakers: Gov Bob Ferguson, Ron Chew
Auctioneer: Sasha Summer Cousineau
Reader: VIPER FENGZ

Silent Auction & Live Auction

Tickets and Registration: https://wingluke.ejoinme.org/2025

JCCCW – KINTSUKUROI! Film Screening
Friday, March 28 at UW, 7pm / / Saturday, March 29 at Nippon Kan Theater, 5pm

(see below for location address)

Join JCCCW for the first ever Seattle screenings of Ikeibi Films’ KINTSUKUROI!, a film recounting the story of the Ito family, detailing their experience in Topaz and Tule Lake Concentration Camps, the battlefields of Europe, World War II-era discrimination, and post-war life in San Francisco. Two screenings will be available:

• Friday, March 28th: University of Washington’s Architecture Hall in Room ARC 147 at 3943 W Stevens WY NE Seattle, WA 98195. Doors open at 5:30 PM and the film begins at 6 PM.
• Saturday, March 29th: Nippon Kan Theater in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District at 628 S Washington St Seattle, WA 98104. Doors open at 4 PM with a small reception, and the film begins at 5 PM.

Each screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s cast and crew for audiences to get a behind the scenes look into the making of this moving story. For any questions regarding the screening, please contact nikkeimuseum@jcccw.org

Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival
Friday, April 11 – Sunday, April 13
Fisher Pavilion and The Armory, Seattle Center

Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival will take place, at the Armory Food & Event Hall and Fisher Pavilion. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public. More information to come.