Bon Odori Festival

Bon Odori Festival

Saturday, August 1, 2009
FREE!


11:00 am - 4:30 pm
Atrium Uptown (formerly Wachovia Atrium)
301 S. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

This is the biggest yearly Japanese festival in North Carolina! Admission is FREE.

Here are some of the features:

"Bon Odori" Japanese Dance Performance
Japanese Drum Performance by "Matsury-za"
"Aikido" (Japanese Martial Art) Exhibition
Japanese Tea Exhibition
Japanese Food & Crafts
Raffle Grand Prize: Airline Ticket (purchase a raffle ticket for $5)

Hosted by the Japanese Association in Charlotte and The Japanese Language School in Charlotte
Supported by the Arts & Science Council and the Consulate General of Japan, Atlanta. This project is made possible, in part, with funding by the Arts & Science Council and the Grassroots Program of the NC Arts Council.

Bam-Jazz Free Outdoor Concert

Bam-Jazz Free Outdoor Concert

Friday, August 7 through Saturday, August 8, 2009
FREE!

Bam-Jazz website.

Bill Averbach & Bam-Jazz will be performing their New orleans flavored brand of Jazz, Blues, Cajun, and World Beat music for the free Summer Concert Series at Fountain Plaza in Stone Crest at Piper Glen.

The group features some of Charlotte's finest musicians and promises to be an entertaining and magical show.

StoneCrest at Piper Glen
7804 Rea Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28227