LET’S HAVE FUN!
Join the JASGA community at the many exciting and enlightening activities we host throughout the year.
Taniguchi Tidy-Up
Saturday, January 18 2025 JASGA members: use code “Sakura” during sign up!
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Come join the fun and help manicure the Japanese Gardens at Zilker Botanical Garden. Our Ambassador to the garden Alan Cook will be there monthly and have some fun facts about the garden. It’s a blast.
12 years +
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One selected Saturday a month (Click Sign-Up below to see the date)
In July and August we will meet at 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. September - June
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Zilker Botanical Garden
2220 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78746
Popcorn Club
TBA February 2025
NHK Documentary: 10 Years w/Hayao Miyazaki
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Let’s meet, watch a movie, and enjoy some popcorn together.
JASGA is excited to invite you to join us for the Free NHK special screening of 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki. We will view Ep. 2 Drawing What's Real.
SYNOPSIS: An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the genius of Japan's foremost living film director, Hayao Miyazaki -- creator of some of the world's most iconic and enduring anime feature films. Miyazaki allowed a single documentary filmmaker to shadow him at work, as he dreamed up characters and plot lines for what would become his 2008 blockbuster, "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea." Miyazaki explores the limits of his physical ability and imagination to conjure up memorable protagonists. This program is the first of a 4-part documentary, "10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki."
GENRE: Documentary
This event is free to attend! Please RSVP, as space is limited. Popcorn will be provided, so please bring your own non-alcoholic beverages.
All Ages
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Saturday, November 2, 2024
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Asian American Resource Center
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Asian America Resource Center (AARC) Community Meeting Room #8
Address: 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754
Kawaii Club
Blanton Museum of Art: Modular Origami
Saturday, January 11, 2025
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Let’s meet, make something cute, and enjoy some fun times together.
This month fold learn about the history of paper and geometry of origami with our two cultural workshop instructors: Fumiko and Lindsay
Blanton Museum of Art
All Ages
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Saturday, January 11, 2025
12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
All supplies provided. Just come and have fun with us.
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Blanton Museum of Art
200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78712
Parking Available in the Brazos Garage or street parking.
Online Nihongo Social Club
February 17, 2025 with Shirata-SEnsei (7:00 p.m.) Registered Students + JASGA Members
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Let’s meet and practice speaking Japanese together for 30 minutes
Join us this month online at for our monthly Nihongo Social Club!
This is for JASGA registered students and JASGA members to practice speaking Japanese with our fun instructors. All levels welcome. Registration required.
Make new friends and beef up your Japanese skills.
All levels welcome :-)
Ages 14 +
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Monday, February 17
7:00 p.m. (30 minutes)
Online: Sign-up required
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This February....we will meet online!
Once you are signed-up, we will send you an invitation to your email for the GoogleMeet Link.
We meet in-person at:
Tweedy’s (the old Spiderhouse)
2908 Fruth Street
Austin, TX 78705
AUstin Film Society Special Screening
George Nakashima Woodworker
SUnday, February 9, 2025 (2:00 pm)
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JASGA presents an AFS Austin Film Society Special Screening: George Nakashima Woodworker on Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.
The UT School School of Architecture Instructors Mark Macek and Kevin Alter will be on the panel along with George Nakashima’s nephew John Nakashima the Filmmaker. Chale Nafus former AFS Board member and past Director of Programming at Austin Film Society will be the moderator of this dynamic panel.
George Nakashima (American, May 24, 1905–June 15, 1990) was a woodworker, furniture maker, and architect. He was born in Spokane, WA. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Washington in 1929 and a Master of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1931.
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Sunday, February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Reception: Panel Discussion 4:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Q & A: 4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
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6406 N IH-35 Suite 3100
Austin, TX 78752
Pease corps + JASGA
Garden Volunteer
Saturday, February 2025 TBA
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Let’s meet, join hands and volunteer to maintain and improve Pease Park and enjoy some fun times together.
Parents can register their kids by writing in their children's name and using the parent's email address.
Thank you to the members, families, and friends of JASGA for joining the Conservancy's Park Operations Team and helping keep Pease Park clean and healthy for all to enjoy!
All ages welcome; children must have adult supervision.
What to Expect 🌳
The project for this opportunity depends on the seasonal needs of the landscape but could involve mulching, weeding, seeding, planting, seed collecting, litter pick-up, or other general garden care tasks.
What to Bring 🎒
Please bring a refillable water bottle to stay hydrated along with any items you may need, such as sunscreen, bug spray, snacks, etc. Pease Park Conservancy will provide all necessary materials, including gloves, but you are welcome to bring your own pair.
What to Wear 🥾
Volunteers are encouraged to wear close-toed shoes, long pants and socks, and comfortable weather-appropriate clothing that they do not mind getting dirty.
Note:
Parents will need to register their children, but this is quite easy. Once parents enter their name and email information under the "Who is registering section" they will simply click the "Add Minor" drop-down, click "Add Minor", then input the child's name. Each child will need their own entry.
Please note the maximum capacity of volunteers is 20 and registrations will close on October 5th at 3:30 in the morning to give the operations team plenty of time to plan materials.
We will send a reminder email with all of the logistics (event date/time, meeting location/address, parking information, materials to bring and attire to wear) to registered participants the day before the volunteer opportunity.
All Ages
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Saturday, November 30, 2024
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Pease District Park
All ages welcome
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Parking Information & Meeting Location 🚘
We highly encourage alternate forms of transportation such as walking, biking, public transportation, carpooling, or rideshare when visiting Pease Park. If you drive there is a small parking lot in Kingsbury Commons (1100 Kingsbury Street) and available street parking along parkway.
Additional FREE parking can be found at the Austin Recreation Center parking lot (1301 Shoal Creek Blvd) or the ACC Rio Grande Parking Garage (824 W 12th Street). Both of these options connect to Pease Park via a short walk along the Shoal Creek Trail.
Once you arrive please meet JASGA and the PPC staff member at the volunteer hub. This is the large metal building just next to the restrooms and amphitheater.
