East Meets Hollywood Family Arts Festival

Sun., Dec. 14, 2008, 10 am – 2 pm
FREE, ArtsPark at Young Circle

• Taiko drumming by Fushu Daiko
• Origami and storytelling by Kuniko Yamamoto
• Japanese body art
• Landscape drawing workshop
• Fish-rub printmaking
• Children’s sidewalk chalk art

The East Meets Hollywood Family Arts Festival will present live performances and interactive workshops for children and families in the beautifully landscaped setting of ArtsPark at Young Circle. The popular South Florida-based taiko drumming troupe Fushu Daiko will stir the crowd with its joyous and powerful Japanese rhythms. Origami artist and storyteller Kuniko Yamamoto will take families on a magical ride with mythological masks and puppets, stunning paper flower arrangements, and heartfelt stories from ancient Japan. Festival-goers will be treated to first-hand experiences in Japanese body art, landscape drawing, and learning the unique “fish-rub” printmaking technique in which fish scales become an art supply. Throughout the event, children will add their creative touch to ArtsPark by doing sidewalk art in select areas.

East Meets Hollywood Family Arts Festival is funded in part by the Downtown Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency.