Japanese Summer Festival set

The 54th annual Japanese Summer Festival, complete with traditional foods, martial arts demonstrations and taiko drumming, is being hosted Aug. 14-15 by the Concord Diablo Japanese American Club.

Maryland Room Memories: It's a big small world

The "Slavery in Maryland" dioramas at the C. Burr Artz Public Library in Frederick.

The Missouri Botanical Garden's Annual Japanese Festival is September 4-5-6

Take a Daytime Japanese Garden Guided Tour or a Candlelight Walk By Karen Hill St. Louis, MO - The Missouri Botanical Garden's annual celebration of Japanese sights, sounds and traditions returns to St. Louis on Labor Day weekend! Experience the Japanese Festival, Saturday, Sept. 4 and Sunday, Sept. 5 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 6 (Labor Day) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $15 ...

Palo Alto temple holds Obon Festival this weekend

by Sophie Stid The Palo Alto Buddhist Temple will celebrate the Obon Festival for the 62nd time this weekend. Events begin Saturday (July 31) at 5 p.m. with a musical performance by members of the temple. They continue on Sunday, concluding with a traditional Bon Odori dance in the evening.

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9 p.m. each day. Ride ticket discount coupons are available at the Taco Truck in the Blue Sky Real Estate parking lot from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. through Saturday.